Priyanka turns producer for mobi-series

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Priyanka Chopra is all set to woo audiences with her first production. Though film-making still seems some way off the actress, her mobi-series is here.

Purple Pebble Pictures' first show, titled It's My City, is a sitcom that targets young audiences and will go on air on January 22. It will have 14 episodes and will air twice a week. 

The 33-year-old took to her Twitter handle and introduced the lead characters of the series.

Priyanka, who is bagging worldwide appreciation for her American sitcom Quantico, has been recently nominated in the Best Actress category at the eighth Annual Shorty Awards alongside Amandla Stenberg, Cara Delevingne, Elizabeth Banks, Gabourey Sidibe, Kerry Washington, Maisie Williams, Olivia Wilde, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P Henson, Uzo Aduba and Zendaya.

The Short Awards highlight the best content across the social media landscape including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube and Instagram.

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Salman, Shah Rukh in legal trouble

A criminal complaint against Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly hurting the sentiments of devotees by entering the sets of a temple wearing shoes while shooting for Bigg Boss 9, will be heard by a Delhi court on Friday.

The complaint filed by an advocate sought the court's direction to the police to register an FIR against the two superstars, the Colors channel, director and producers of the reality show for alleged offences of sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 298 (uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC.

The case has been listed for hearing before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate V K Gautam on January 22.

The complaint filed by advocate Gaurav Gulati alleged that in a video being circulated, Shah Rukh and Salman were seen wearing shoes on the sets of temple of goddess Kali while shooting for an episode of Bigg Boss where the idol can be seen in the background.

'It has been seen by the complainant on YouTube on December 15, 2015 that both the actors were standing and moving on the sets of Kali Mata temple wearing their shoes.'

'It is a disrespect to the Hindu religion and its belief as it is strictly prohibited to come in the temple with shoes and also they were showing their back to the idol which is also deemed to be an insult to the Hindu goddess... (sic),' it alleged.

Maintaining that it seemed to be a 'well-planned malicious act to outrage Hindu feelings', the plea also claimed that any kind of misdeed committed by them affected the masses.

Seeking prosecution of the two actors, channel and the show's director and producer, the complainant claimed he felt insulted about his religious belief.

He said he had approached Roop Nagar Police Station here with his complaint but no action was taken by the police and so he moved the court.

Source: ANI, PTI