Despite the popularity of TV, cinematic rights come with their drawbacks. While it is thrilling for a novelist to have their work taken up by a production house, sometimes their work ends up in a forgotten corner for a long time.

The 75th Cannes Film Festival was inaugurated on 17 May and as usual had a star-studded list of attendees from around the world with their best outfits.

A string of celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Ajay Devgn and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra praise wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has ended India's long wait for a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics.

Comedian Robin Williams had health problems that would have killed him within three years if he had not ended his own life, his widow has said.

Australian actress Cate Blanchett has taken centre stage at a London Film Festival featuring several strong female leads.

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who plays an FBI agent in her international debut TV show "Quantico", will now be seen on popular American late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

The disparity in the remuneration of female actors versus the male actors in India, has now attracted a reaction from Katrina Kaif.

Actors of Middle Eastern origin face an even more unpleasant prospect as they are often restricted to a range of roles that can be narrow, degrading, and offensive, reports Vox movies.