Mumbai Apr 22 PTI The Indian Performing Right Society IPRS on Friday announced a new initiative to raise awareness about music copyright and licensingAs part of the campaign the IPRS would be associating with music schools and institutes across India to build awareness of the rights for music and its creatorsThe initiative will be amplified further through year-long activities for its members and music creators to exchange knowledge and ideas about authors and their rightsIt will kick off from April 26 when the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated with a session at Whistling Woods institute during which the IPRS will shed light on why it is vital for the creator and those associated with music and media to understand IP and Copyright The aim behind the initiative is to create and spread awareness about fair pay and fair play of music and emphasize the importance of acquiring a licenseThe Indian Performing Right Society Ltd IPRS is consistently innovating to safeguard its members works and rights Continuing with its efforts IPRS is now all set to expand its horizon reaching out to the youth and the nations future creators helping them to find out how IP rights can support their goals and help transform their dreams into realityWe aim to bring about the much-needed change towards understanding and acknowledging the rights of a creator veteran screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar who is the chairman of the IPRS said in a statementRenowned music composers Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya of the popular Sachin-Jigar lauded the initiative and it will help songwriters and music creators carve a better future as they get a grip on the tools of the IP systemThe fact that the program is going to be supported with year-long activities makes it all the more advantageous for the songwriters and music creators who often pay the price for their ignorance about their rights and end up being deprived of their credits and income while carrying the mental agony they added PTI RB RB RB

Mumbai Mar 25 PTI Prime Video is adding Kristen Stewart-starrer Spencer and Bhutanese movie Lunana A Yak in the Classroom to its vast library of Oscar-nominated filmsThe two titles join the service along with Denis Villeneuves Dune which is nominated for 10 Oscars at the upcoming 94th Academy AwardsSpencer whose lead star Stewart will be vying for the best actress award at the Oscars ceremony on March 27 will stream on Prime Video from April 1Directed by Pablo Larrain the film focuses on three turbulent days in the life of Princess Diana Stewart during the Christmas of 1991Lunana A Yak in the Classroom which is the first Bhutanese movie to be nominated in the best international feature film category will drop on Prime Video on April 15The film follows the charming story of a teacher who is reluctantly transferred to a remote village and ends up learning quite a bit throughout his journeyDune the screen adaptation of author Frank Herberts seminal1965 novel started streaming on Prime Video from FridayThe streaming service will also be home to two other foreign language movies -- Drive My Car and The Worst Person in the WorldThe two films which are also nominated in best international feature film category will be available from April 1 and May 13 respectively on Prime Video Channel MUBI with an add on subscription PTI RB RB RB

Mumbai Jan 20 PTI Actor Dulqueer Salmaan on Thursday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptomsThe 35-year-old actors diagnosis comes days after his superstar father Mammooty also tested positive for COVID-19Salmaan posted a brief statement on his official social media handles to share the news and said that he has started isolating at his residenceI have just tested positive for Covid19 Im isolating at home and have mild flu symptoms but I am otherwise ok People who were in close contact with me during the shoots over the last few days please isolate and test if you notice symptoms the Kurup star wroteMammooty shared the news of his COVID-19 diagnosis on January 16 saying that he contracted the virus despite taking precautionsThe 70-year-old star was reportedly shooting for his upcoming film CBI 5 when he tested positiveOn Thursday India logged317532new coronavirus infections takingthe total tally of COVID-19 cases to38218773which includes 9287cases of the Omicron variantaccording to theUnion Health Ministry data PTI RB RB RB

Mumbai Dec 24 PTI Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan on Friday said that she has recovered from coronavirusKhan who had tested positive for COVID-19 on December 13 shared the news in a brief statement on her Instagram StoriesI have tested negative for Covid-19 Thank you to my darling sister for being our anchor through this nightmare My BFF Amrita we did this my darling friends and family my Poonie Naina and everyone for praying My fans for your DMs the 41-year-old actor wroteKhan also expressed gratitude to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC for their continuous supportThe BMC for being so amazing and prompt SRL Dr Avinash Phadke Labs for being the best And lastly my dear husband for being so patient to be locked in a hotel room away from his familyMerry Christmas everybody stay safe Ok bye have to kiss my babies like never before the actor concluded her statementKhan shares two children -- Taimur and Jeh -- with her husband actor Saif Ali KhanMeanwhile a BMC official said that the genome sequencing report of Khan for Omicron variant of COVID-19 turned out to be negativeAfter Khan revealed her diagnosis on December 13 her close friend and actor Amrita Arora had announced that she has also tested positive for COVID-19At the time it was reported that both Khan and Arora tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a dinner at producer-director Karan Johars residence Besides the two actors Sohail Khans wife Seema Khan and jewellery designer and film personality Maheep Kapoor had also tested positive for COVID-19 PTI RB RB RB

Mumbai Dec 24 PTI Actor Arjun Bijlani on Friday revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirusThe 39-year-old actor shared the news in a post on Instagram and said that currently he has mild symptomsThis how corona sings to you and your expression when you know youre positive ekmainaurekktu Mild symptomsisolated in my room taking good care of myselfKeep me in your prayers feelkaroreelkaro please be extremely careful and wear ur masks God bless all Bijlani wrote in the postLast year Bijlanis wife Neha Swami and son Ayaan had tested positive for the coronavirus They both had later recoveredMaharashtra on Thursday reported 1179 new coronavirus cases including 23 Omicron variant ones and 17 deaths the state health department said PTI RB RB RB

Mumbai Dec 20 PTI Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar on Monday said he has finished the Abu Dhabi schedule of his next directorial projectThe filmmaker known for hits like Tiger Zinda Hai Sultan and Bharat shared the news in a post on InstagramSchedule wrap in abudhabi thank you for all your support specially local production and filmabudhabi see you again super soon Zafar wrote alongside his own photoAccording to media reports the untitled project led by Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is a crime action film that will mark the maiden collaboration between the actor and the filmmakerThe film is said to be the official adaptation of the 2011 French film Nuit Blanche Sleepless Night which was adapted into a Tamil movie titled Thoongaa Vanam and starring South superstar Kamal HaasanKapoor will reportedly play a cop who chases after drug lords PTI RB RB RB

Mumbai Oct 22 PTI Narrating the ordeal she goes through at the airports during security checks actor and well-known Bharatanatyam dancer Sudhaa Chandran has made an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a special card to people with artificial limbsThe 56-year-old actor posted a video on her Instagram page on Thursday evening and said she is totally hurt to go through the grill at the airports every time she is flyingTotally hurt each time going through this grill is very very hurtinghope my message reaches the state and the central govt authoritiesand expecting a prompt action she wroteIn the video which seems to be shot at an airport Chandran first introduced herselfThis is a very personal note that I want to tell our dear Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji This is an appeal to the central government and the state governmentI am Sudhaa Chandran an actress and dancer by profession who has danced with an artificial limb and created history and made my country very proud of me the actor saidChandran said she has requested the airport authorities on a number of occasions to conduct an ETD Explosive Trace Detector for her artificial limb but they always ask her to remove itEvery time I go on my professional visits each time I am stopped at the airport and when I request them at the security to the CISF officials that please do an ETD Explosive Trace Detector test for my artificial limb they still want me to remove my artificial limb and show it to them Is it humanly possible Modi ji Is this what our country is talking about Is this the respect that a woman gives another woman in our society It is my humble request to you Modi ji that please give us a card just like senior citizens have she said in the videoOn Friday the Central Industrial Security Force CISF replied to a news story about Chandrans grievances and apologised to the actor for the inconvenienceWe are extremely sorry for the inconvenience caused to Ms Sudhaa Chandran As per protocol prosthetics are to be removed for security checks only under exceptional circumstances read the tweet from CISFWe will examine why the lady personnel concerned requested Ms Sudhaa Chandran to remove the prosthetics We assure Ms Sudhaa Chandran that all our personnel will be sensitised again on the protocols so that no inconvenience is caused to travelling passengers it addedChandran lost right leg at the age of 16 in 1981 She got injured in an accident and was later admitted to a hospital where doctors had to amputate her leg after discovering gangrene formationShe subsequently regained some mobility with the help of a prosthetic Jaipur foot Since then she has been performing as a professional dancer as well as acting in films and television shows PTI RB RB RB