Shekhar H Hooli

Articles by Shekhar H Hooli

Having started out as a Lecturer in English in various colleges in Dharwad and Bangalore, Shekhar began his journalism career with MacMillan India. He worked with Oneindia (Filmibeat) for seven years before joining IB Times India in 2014. He interviews actors, directors, producers and technicians and heads the team that covers Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. A post graduate in English from Karnataka University, Shekhar has nearly nine years of experience in online journalism.

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Bangalore COVID-19 cases for today

Bangalore COVID cases today: BS Yeddyurappa lifts lockdown despite rise in numbers

Bangalore has registered 1,714 new cases of COVID-19-affected people on Tuesday with its total tally standing at 26,746. CM BS Yeddyurappa has lifted the lockdown, despite rise in the number.

Jul 21, 2020

Shakuntala Devi, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Bhuj: The pride of India and The Big Bull

Shakuntala Devi to Bhuj: 4 biopics inspired by real events set to rule OTT platforms

Shakuntala Devi, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Bhuj: The pride of India and The Big Bull are four biopics, which inspired by real events. They are set for release online soon and rule the OTT platforms.

Jul 21, 2020

Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat reminds Anupama Chopra how VV Chopra bullied and drove him close to suicide

Chetan Bhagat has hit back at film critic Anupam Chopra and questioned her silence when her husband Vidhu Vinod Chopra bullied him, denied him credit for 3 idiots and drove him close to suicide.

Jul 21, 2020

Taapsee Pannu and Lakshmi Manchu on No 1 Yaari with Rana

'I'm very proud of the way Tapsee reacted to the allegations': Lakshmi Manchu

Tollywood actress Lakshmi Manchu says that she is very proud of the way her friend Taapsee Pannu reacted to the allegations made by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her team against her.

Jul 21, 2020

Kangana Ranaut and Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu openly attacks Kangana Ranaut: There is no actor such as 'chota mota' actor

The verbal war between Taapsee Pannu and Kangana Ranaut is intensified with the former openly attacking the latter, saying that there is no actor such as "chota mota" actor and a film is a team effort.

Jul 21, 2020

Bigg Boss Telugu 4 official updates: Star Maa launches logo of season 4

The much awaited Bigg Boss Telugu 4 is almost here, as Star Maa has launched the logo of the season 4 on Monday evening. Akkineni Nagarjuna is likely to return as host on the show.

Jul 21, 2020

Sitara Ghattamaneni with her brother Gautam, parents Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar

Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar share emotional note on daughter Sitara's birthday

Superstar Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar have shared emotional notes on Instagram for their daughter Sitara, who has turned eight today.

Jul 20, 2020

Prabhas and Deepika Padukone

Prabhas and Deepika Padukone to get Rs 100 crore as their remuneration for Nag Ashwin film

Prabhas and Deepika Padukone are said to be paid Rs 70 crore and Rs 30 crore, respectively, as their remuneration for Nag Ashwin film.

Jul 20, 2020

Ram Gopal Varma with SS Rajamouli, Prakash Raj and Puri Jagannadh

Ram Gopal Varma urges SS Rajamouli to release RRR movie trailer on pay per view model

Ram Gopal Varma says if SS Rajamouli makes the audience to pay Rs 150/200 to watch the trailer of RRR movie starring Junior NTR and Ram Charan, the producer will get back his investments from it alone.

Jul 20, 2020

Parannageevi vs Power Star: Pawan Kalyan fan set to give RGV a taste of his own medicine on July 25

Pawan Kalyan fan, Dr Nutan Naidu is all set to give Ram Gopal Varma aka RGV a taste of his own medicine, as he will release his movie Parannageevi online with controversial film Power Star on July 25.

Jul 20, 2020

RGV's movie Power Star still

Ram Gopal Varma takes U-turn: Promise on all Gods 'Power Star' is not about Pawan Kalyan

Ram Gopal Varma seems to have taken a U-turn after the song Gaddi Thintava received 20,000 dislikes on YouTube on Sunday. He swore on all Gods and said Power Star is not about Pawan Kalyan.

Jul 20, 2020

Valimai First Look Poster - Fan Made

After Rajinikanth and Vijay, Ajith gets bomb threat; man arrested for hoax call

After Rajinikanth and Vijay, another Tamil superstar has become a victim of the bomb threat. The Chennai police conducted a search at Ajith Kumar's house on Saturday and arrested a man a day later.

Jul 19, 2020

Prabhas and Deepika Padukone

Some Prabhas fans unhappy with Deepika Padukone in Nag Ashwin film; 2 reasons why

Some Prabhas's fans say that Deepika Padukone is an unnecessary expenditure for Nag Ashwin's upcoming film. Vyjayanthi Movies should better invest the amount in technical aspects of Prabhas 21.

Jul 19, 2020

RGV's movie Power Star still

Crazy Ram Gopal Varma makes Pawan Kalyan fans pay Rs 25 to watch Power Star trailer

Ram Gopal Varma is making Pawan Kalyan fans pay Rs 25 to watch the trailer of the movie, which will be released on July 24.

Jul 19, 2020

Deepika Padukone and Prabhas

Deepika Padukone to romance Prabhas in Nag Ashwin's next movie, Vyjayanthi Movies confirms

Producer Aswani Dutt, the owner of Vyjayanthi Movies, has made an official announcement about the historic pairing of Prabhas and Deepika Padukone for his next film, which is directed by Nag Ashwin.

Jul 19, 2020

Mahesh Babu review of Oh My Kadavule

Mahesh Babu review of Oh My Kadavule: Prince heaps praises on Ashok Selvan and Ashwath

In his review of Oh My Kadavule, Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu has heaped praises upon actor Ashok Selvan and director Ashwath Marimuthu for their work.

Jul 19, 2020

Kannada film Law

Amazon Prime's Kannada movie Law receives all kinds of praises from the audience

Law movie review and rating: Director Raghu Samarth's Kannada film Law starring Ragini Prajwal has received positive response from the audience.

Jul 17, 2020

Kajal Aggarwal

Kajal Aggarwal follows Rakul Preet Singh and Vijay's footsteps to stay in the game

Kajal Aggarwal is apparently following Rakul Preet Singh and Vijay's footsteps, as she is said to have decided to take a cut in her remuneration to stay in the game.

Jul 17, 2020

Dalit Judge Ramakrishna

Dalit judge attacked by Andhra minister's aides, N Chandrababu Naidu condemns incident

N Chandrababu Naidu condemned the attack on Dalit Judge Ramakrishna by the aides of YSRCP leader Peddi Ramachandra Reddy, Minister of Mines and Minerals.

Jul 17, 2020

Telangana police giving a bath to elderly man

Telangana cops' gesture towards elderly man wins over internet. Watch video

A video featuring Telangana Police giving a bath to an elderly man and shifting him to a hospital is creating a buzz on Twitter with many people praising the cops' kind gesture towards the old man.

Jul 17, 2020

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