Mumbai, Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who will soon be seen in "Veere Di Wedding", says she is not a feminist and believes in equality.

Kareena, along with co-actors Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania, director Shashanka Ghosh and producers Rhea Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, were at the "Veere Di Wedding" music launch here on Tuesday.

Mumbai, Actress Rasika Dugal, who essays Safia Manto in Nandita Das' directorial "Manto", needed no make-up or prosthetics for her portrayal.

"Manto" is based on the life of late writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Safia was his wife.

"Srikant and his team did a fabulous job of designing the look of the characters. On most days I shot with no make-up. The team just found ways to tweak small things to show a change in the look over the years, since the story of the film is over six years and Manto and Safia go through a lot in those years," Rasika said in a statement.

Mumbai, Actor Anupam Kher's greatest challenge as an actor is now upon him as he plays former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in "The Accidental Prime Minister".

The shooting which was recently concluded in London had Anupam placed in a precarious dilemma.

"It is easy to play a personality who is someone long gone, no matter how distinguished.

Actress Sonakshi Sinha says her goal is to consistently push her limits to be the best version of herself.

"My goal is to consistently push my limits to be the best version of myself everyday. I have never been (like) this before. Now that I'm here, I only want to get better and better," Sonakshi said in a statement to IANS.

"I work towards breaking the patterns of my body and challenging it's awareness with everything I do -- from my diet to my exercise routine. At the end of the day, it is hard work and dedication that pays off because in the long term, there are no shortcuts," she added.

New Delhi, Ryan Reynolds-starrer "Deadpool 2" has registered a business of Rs 33.4 crore net in its opening weekend in India.

The film collected Rs. 11.5 crore on Sunday, according to a statement issued on behalf of the makers.

"'Deadpool 2' has crossed the lifetime collection of 'Deadpool' (Rs 30 crore) over the weekend itself. It should eventually do more than double the previous instalment. The overall dubbed contribution is 49 per cent with Hindi contributing to 41 per cent of weekend collections," the statement added.

Birmingham, Actress Sargun Mehta, who has starred in Punjabi films like "Love Punjab" and "Angrej", says the UK is one of the biggest markets for the genre.

She had attended the first edition of BritAsia Punjabi Film Awards, presented by Metatron Global Fund, here on May 12. The winners, including her, were acknowledged for their work and contribution to putting Punjabi cinema on the global map.

London, Internationally acclaimed Indian actress Priyanka Chopra sported a chic dress suit at actress Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding at the St. George's Chapel on Saturday.

West Bengal Government to honour Asha Bhosle

Kolkata, Veteran singer Asha Bhosle will be honoured by the West Bengal government on May 21.

Asha on Saturday thanked the state government and said that she will receieve the award in person.

"My sincere thanks to the West Bengal Government for bestowing their highest civilian award on me. I shall receive the same in person in Kolkata on May 21," Asha Bhosle tweeted.

Asha Bhosle has been a part of the Hindi film industry for over six decades and has sung numbers like "Zara sa jhoom loon main", "Uden jab jab zulfen teri" and "In aankhon ki masti".

Mumbai, Actress Sonali Bendre says one often forgets the joy of reading in day-to-day life, and hopes to come up with several initiatives to keep the love for reading alive.

The actress backed one such initiative on Wednesday by hosting the India Premiere of Jane Fonda's "Book Club"

Mumbai, Filmmaker Siddharth Anand says he loves actress Madhuri Dixit Nene for the charm she adds to her performance.

The filmmaker confessed about his crush when the actress came on the sets of "Dance India Dance Li'l Masters". She came to promote her forthcoming film "Bucket List", read a statement to .