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Veteran comedian Dinesh Hingoo, known for his impeccable comic timing across over 300 films, has revealed that he still steps out to work at the age of 86 — not out of choice, but necessity. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the actor candidly spoke about his current reality. Opening up further about the financial strain, Hingoo added, “Doctor kabhi Rs 5000 mangte hai kabhi Rs 6000. Character artists ko itne paise nahi milte..."

Kailash Kher recently criticised the practice of asking singers to perform on demand, saying it harms their dignity. At a Delhi event, he refused such a request, comparing it to asking Sachin Tendulkar to hit a six. His remarks sparked mixed reactions online from fans and critics alike across platforms.

KOLKATA: Devdas topped yet another cine-awards list as best film, while thespian A K Hangal and actress Ravina Tandon figured as favourites in the kalakar awards to be given away here on January 23.

However, she changes her mind after the organizers insist that she received it.

The core committee of Mandd Sobhann has chosen Christopher D’Souza of Neenasam for the 11th Kalakar Puraskar. Christopher D’Souza is a young Konkani theatre artiste and director who has graduated from Neenasam and now trains artistes and directs plays for Kalakul – the theatre repertory. For his contribution in taking Konkani theatre to great heights, the committee has chosen Christopher for the Kalakar Puraskar.

The actress bagged yet another award for Jeannie Aur Juju months after quitting it

The film won the prestigious award in Kolkata on Sunday.

Applications have been invited for the 18th Kalakar Puraskar offered by the Carvalho family and Mandd Sobhann. An artist of Konkani mother tongue and of Karnataka origin, who has made significant achievements in either music, drama, dance or folk art, will be selected.

Applause seems to be raining on Sushant Singh Rajput as he seems to have bagged awards across most national award ceremonies for the Best Television actor!

Another Gujarati writer has returned his award to Gujarat Sahitya Academy to support the movement demanding autonomy of the institute.

Konkani music yodelling king Melwyn Johnson Peris will be honoured with the 18th edition of Kalakar Puraskar presented by Carvalho Family at the award ceremony to be held at Kalangann here on November 6.

The 100th show of popular Marathi musical, `Katyar Kaljat Ghusli', will be an added attraction at the 9th edition of `Vasan totsav', a musical carnival that will take place at the New English School Ramanbaug ground between January 15 and 17.

CID's Daya recently gave a power packed performance on stage at an award function, where he suffered a major wardrobe malfunction.

A mix of Indian classical, Sufi, ghazal and fusion music will feature in the 8th edition of ‘Vasantotsav’, a music carnival organized by Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan, to be held at the New English School Ramanbaug ground between January 16 and 18. The performances would be held from 6-10pm on all days.

After casting a spell on the silver screen, Debashree Roy is ready for her first web series. The actress will be seen in director Sourav Chakraborty’s upcoming OTT project which will stream on a leading Bengali OTT platform. She was last seen in television show ‘Sarbajaya’, starring Deepankar De, Kushal Chakraborty, Moumita Gupta and others.

The year 2020 has witnessed the world fight an invisible enemy on unequal terms. But grit, adaptability and determination to survive helped people sail through the pandemic.