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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Mahesh Babu and his son Gautam swim time photo

Namrata Shirodkar shares swim time photo just before Mahesh Babu crossed 10 million followers

Actress Namrata Shirodkar has shared a swim time photo of Mahesh Babu and his son Gautam just before he crossed 10 million followers on Twitter. He the first south star to achieve this feat.

Jul 2, 2020

RRR movie

SS Rajamouli's RRR to release directly on OTT and collect Rs 1,200 cr in 5 hours, speculates KRK portal

A portal is spreading fake news that SS Rajamouli is releasing the RRR movie directly on his personal app. The Junior NTR and Ram Charan starrer would collect Rs 1,200 crore in five hours.

Jul 2, 2020

Amitabh Bachchan in Sarkar

RGV to Sarkar Amitabh Bachchan: You are looking like a cross between lion and tiger

On 15 years of Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma shared Amitabh Bachchan's poster and said that he is looking like a cross between a lion and a tiger. RGV also praised Abhishek Bachchan.

Jul 2, 2020

Samantha Expecting Baby from Naga Chaitanya

Samantha Akkineni is not part of Naga Chaitanya's Thank you, confirms Vikram Kumar

Vikram Kumar revealed that he has not roped in actress Samantha Akkineni to play the female lead opposite Naga Chaitanya in his upcoming movie 'Thank you'.

Jul 2, 2020

Director Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam

Pelli Choopulu director to take legal action against Tollywood stars' fans

Director Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam of Pelli Choopulu fame has threatened to take legal action against the Tollywood stars' fans after they trolled him for his views on the Malayalam film Kappela.

Jul 1, 2020

Rana Daggubati with father Suresh Babu

Rana Daggubati's father on nepotism: Tollywood is balanced with outsiders and insiders

Rana Daggubati's father Suresh Babu opens up about the nepotism debate and said that Tollywood is balanced with outsiders and insiders and Ravi Teja, Nani, Raj Tarun and Vijay Deverakonda's success are the proof.

Jul 1, 2020

Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan

Ram Charan fan club to distribute essentials to theatre staff at Chiranjeevi's birthday celebrations

Ram Charan's fan club is set to celebrate megastar Chiranjeevi's birthday in an unique way. As a part of the celebrations, the fans have planned to distribute essentials to theatre staff.

Jul 1, 2020

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches 1088 ambulences

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches 1088 ultra-modern 108 and 104 ambulances on Doctor's Day

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched 1088 ultra-modern 108 and 104 ambulances on Doctor's Day.

Jul 1, 2020

Kartik Aaryan with Shehnaaz Gill

Kartik Aaryan trends after he followed Shehnaaz Gill, leaves his mother worried

Shehnaaz Gill's fans were thrilled over Kartik Aaryan following her on Instagram and commenting on her post. They started trending his name on social media. But his clueless mother was surprised over this trend.

Jul 1, 2020

Amrutham Dhvitheeyam

Amrutham Dhvitheeyam 3 new episodes strike a chord with audience

ZEE5 has announced the launch of three new episodes of its most popular Telugu original Amrutham Dhvitheeyam. These new episodes are now streaming in addition to the previously released lockdown special.

Jun 30, 2020

47 Days

47 Days gets mixed response: Viewers say Satyadev starrer fails due to boring narration

The Telugu movie 47 Days starring Satyadev, Roshni Prakash, Pooja Jhaveri, Sathya Prakash and Ravi Varma, has received mixed reviews and ratings from the audience.

Jun 30, 2020

Woman asks colleague to wear mask, gets beaten up with iron rod

Andhra Tourism officer assaults woman colleague: Rashmi Gautam, Smita, Harish Shankar condemn incident

Few Telugu celebs, including TV anchor Rashmi Gautam, singer Smita, director Harish Shankar, condemned the assault incident in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore.

Jun 30, 2020

Allari Naresh in Naandhi

Naandhi teaser review: First impact assures Allari Naresh set to bounce back

The first impact of Naandhi has been released today as Allari Naresh's birthday treat. The teaser has impressed the fans of the comedy actor and has got rave reviews from them.

Jun 30, 2020

PV Narasimha Rao

PV Narasimha Rao was not responsible for Babri demolition: PV's Grandson to Owaisi

PV's grandson NV Subhash has come down heavily upon the AIMIM. He said that the party chief Asaduddin Owaisi is criticising former Prime Minister late PV Narasimha Rao for publicity.

Jun 30, 2020

DK Shivakumar at Congress' anti-fuel price hike protest in Karnataka

DK Shivakumar makes mockery of social distancing in Congress anti-fuel price hike protest

KPCC President DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders failed to maintain social distancing norms at the anti-fuel price hike protest in Karnataka.

Jun 29, 2020

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Andhra CM Jagan Reddy releases incentives of over Rs 500 cr to restart MSME operations

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has released Rs 512.35 crore to restart the operations of MSMEs in Andhra Pradesh.

Jun 29, 2020

Disney Hotstar announcement

Vidyut Jammwal ignored by Disney+Hotstar, actor says 'the cycle continues' after Sushant's demise

Vidyut Jammwal is upset with the discriminatory behaviour of Disney+Hotstar. He was not invited for its big announcement about Khuda Haafiz. He says that 'the cycle continues' even after Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide.

Jun 29, 2020

K Chandrashekar Rao paying tributes to former PM Late PV Narasimha Rao on Sunday

KCR requests Narendra Modi to rename Hyderabad Central University after PV Narasimha Rao

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao has written a letter to PM Modi, requesting him to rename Hyderabad Central University after late PV Narasimha Rao.

Jun 29, 2020

Krishna and His Leela

Krishna and His Leela receives backlash, netizens trend #BoycottNetflix for its Hinduphobic content

Netflix's Krishna and His Leela is facing a backlash with its Hinduphobic content, hurting the religious sentiments of many people across India.

Jun 29, 2020

Allari Naresh's nude look in Naandhi

Comedian Allari Naresh gets seriously 'naked' in Naandhi poster; fans await teaser

Comedy actor Allari Naresh has released the first look poster of his movie Naandhi featuring him completely nude. He also announced to unveil its first impact on June 30 and the poster has made everyone wait for it.

Jun 28, 2020

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