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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Mohan Babu in Gayatri

YVS Chowdary's cheque bounce case: Mohan Babu gets one-year jail term, fined Rs 41.75 lakh

Mohan Babu's legal team has reportedly succeeded in getting bail. He has also issued a statement to announce that he will question the judgment in sessions court.

Apr 2, 2019

Maharshi

Maharshi digital and satellite rights sold: Did it fail to beat Mahesh Babu's BAN record?

Director Vamsi Paidipally's Maharshi starring Mahesh Babu and Pooja Hegde has fetched Rs 27.80 crore from the sale of its digital and satellite rights but failed to beat the record of Bharat Ane Nenu (BAN).

Apr 2, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

Lakshmi's NTR box office collection day 5: RGV's film crosses $250,000 mark in US

Lakshmi's NTR has crossed $250,000 mark at the US box office in five days and emerged as the highest grossing film for RGV aka Ram Gopal Varma.

Apr 2, 2019

Samantha Akkineni walking up the steps from Alipiri, Tirupati to Tirumala

Samantha Akkineni climbs 3,500 steps for Majili success: Did Naga Chatanya reach Tirumala by car?

Actress Samantha Akkineni climbed 3,500 steps from Alipiri, Tirupati, to Tirumala to offer prayers to Lord Venkateshwara for the success of Majili, but her husband Naga Chaitanya apparently reached the temple by a car.

Apr 2, 2019

J Mahendran and Rajinikanth's rare and unseen picture

J Mahendran's death: His rare and unseen pictures with Rajinikanth and Vijay go viral [Photos]

Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth and Vijay fans are shocked and saddened over the sudden death of Tamil filmmaker J Mahendran and they paid tribute to him by sharing his rare and unseen pictures with their favourite heroes.

Apr 2, 2019

Lucifer

Lucifer box office collection day 4: Mohanlal film turns fastest Rs 50 crore grossing Malayalam film

Prithviraj's Lucifer has beaten the collection records of Mohanlal's Odiyan at the worldwide box office in its 4-day first weekend and become the fast Rs 50 crore grossing Malayalam movie.

Apr 1, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

Stay on Lakshmi's NTR release: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing of director RGV's plea

Ram Gopal Varma had challenged the High Court's stay on the release of Lakshmi's NTR in Andhra Pradesh.

Apr 1, 2019

Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's kissing scene in Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade lip-lock video: Vijay Deverakonda upset with fans for targeting Rashmika Mandanna

Sources close actor Vijay Deverakonda say that he is upset with fans targeting Rashmika Mandanna over the lip-lock scene in Dear Comrade. He says it is a harmless kiss.

Apr 1, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

Lakshmi's NTR box office collection day 3: RGV's film beats Mahanayakudu weekend record

Ram Gopal Varma's Lakshmi's NTR has crossed Rs 10 crore mark at the worldwide box office in three days and beaten the first-weekend collection record of Balakrishna's NTR: Mahanayakudu.

Apr 1, 2019

Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan plans to make Chiranjeevi Andhra Pradesh chief minister if Jana Sena comes to power

Power star Pawan Kalyan, who is confident of Jana Sena Party winning majority seats in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, has plans to make his brother, megastar Chiranjeevi, the chief minister.

Apr 1, 2019

Prabhas in Saaho

Prabhas takes a sleek route and fights with rain, dust, car and bike for action scenes in Saaho

Baahubali actor Prabhas, who gained weight for Baahubali movies, has now lost 7 to 8 kg for director Sujeeth's Saaho. He is leaving no stone unturned to give a realistic touch to its action scenes.

Mar 31, 2019

Mahesh Babu, Allari Naresh and Pooja Hegde in Maharshi

Mahesh Babu's Maharshi is facing these 2 problems

The team of superstar Mahesh Babu's Maharshi needs 21 days to complete its shooting. On the other hand, there are no buyers for its overseas theatrical rights.

Mar 31, 2019

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu's remuneration doubled for director Anil Ravipudi film?

Superstar Mahesh Babu, who is busy with Maharshi, will reportedly get Rs 50 crore as his salary for director Anil Ravipudi's next film and it is 100 per cent more than his remuneration of Maharshi.

Mar 31, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

Lakshmi's NTR craze: AP viewers travel to Telangana and Karnataka to watch RGV's film

Some upset viewers from Andhra Pradesh travelled to Hyderabad (Telangana) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) to watch Ram Gopal Varma aka RGV's Lakshmi's NTR over this weekend.

Mar 31, 2019

Mohan Babu, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Vishnu Manchu

After RGV, Mohan Babu says Chandrababu Naidu cheated NT Rama Rao and his sons

Senior actor Mohan Babu is the latest Tollywood celeb to take a dig at Nara Chandrababu Naidu after Ram Gopal Varma (RGV).

Mar 31, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

After watching Lakshmi's NTR, this is what viewers say about TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu

After watching Lakshmi's NTR, some viewers are furious with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and said that they would not support the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Mar 30, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

Lakshmi's NTR box office collection day 1: RGV's film starts with a bang everywhere

Lakshmi's NTR has collected over Rs 4 crore gross at the worldwide box office on the first day. The movie has become the biggest opener for Ram Gopal Varma (RGV).

Mar 30, 2019

Lakshmi's NTR

Lakshmi's NTR box office collection RGV's film beats Super Deluxe, Lucifer and Suryakantam in US premieres

Ram Gopal Varma aka RGV's Lakshmi's NTR collected $84,578 at the box office in the premiere shows, while Suryakantam, Lucifer and Super Deluxe grossed $48,731, $30,437 and $5,914, respectively.

Mar 29, 2019

Suryakantham

Suryakantham movie review and rating by audience: Live updates

Suryakantham movie review live updates: Director Pranith Bramandapally's Telugu movie Suryakantam is a romantic comedy starring Niharika Konidela, Rahul Vijay and Perlene.

Mar 29, 2019

Mahesh Babu, Allari Naresh and Pooja Hegde in Maharshi

Maharshi song Choti Choti Baatein review: Upset fans call DSP's music and voice big let down

The first song Choti Choti Baatein from Maharshi has disappointed some fans of Mahesh Babu, who call Devi Sri Prasad's music routine. Scroll down to their negative reviews and response.

Mar 29, 2019

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