Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai has made it to the cover of Vogue for the third time, sporting an all black feathered look. The magazine carries interesting tidbits on the former beauty queen from 10 men who know her well. The magazine has spoken to people including Ash’s husband Abhishek Bachchan, designer Manish Malhotra, director Ashutosh [...]
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Aishwarya once again on Vogue cover
February 1st, 2011 |
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Burial battle intensifies in Nepal
January 31st, 2011 |
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Scores of demonstrators flocked to the holiest Hindu shrine of Pashupatinath Monday to protest against the newly enforced ban on burying non-Hindus on the temple’s forested land even as the former Hindu kingdom’s culture minister warned the state would take tough steps to uphold the ban. “Today’s protest is just a symbolic one,” said Yograj [...]
Abhishek teaches Italians to wear dhoti
January 21st, 2011 |
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After the dhoti-clad look in his last period film “Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey”, Bollywood’s star actor Abhishek Bachchan has become quite a pro in tying one and displayed his expertise to Italians on a trip to Florence. “When Abhishek was in Florence, people requested him to show how to wear a dhoti (the wraparound [...]
Will attend IIFA if we’re free: Abhishek Bachchan
January 21st, 2011 |
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Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan has said that if their work schedules permit they would definitely go to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards to be held in Toronto. “I don’t know when it is but obviously if we are free and not working, yes we’ll go for it. We’ll see if we could [...]
Salman’s ‘Dabangg’ sweeps Apsara Awards
January 12th, 2011 |
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Actor Salman Khan’s blockbuster entertainer “Dabangg” made it’s presence felt at the Chevrolet Apsara Awards Tuesday night by bagging eight awards in different categories. The film that has been produced by Arbaaz Khan and directed by Abhinav Kashyap laid its hands on trophies for categories like best film, best actor (Salman Khan), best female singer [...]
Salsa, Latino edging out Indian classical dances in Bollywood?
January 5th, 2011 |
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When was the last time you saw a Kathak or a Bharatanatyam dance in a Hindi film? With fast-paced Western dance forms like salsa, latino and tango making inroads into Bollywood and being liked by the people, the casualty has been the graceful Indian classical dance forms. Bollywood’s dancing queen Madhuri Dixit, who wowed with [...]
Italian television: The glory of Berlusconi
December 16th, 2010 |
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Like its founder, Mediaset is tacky, unfairly advantaged—and resilient
NO MATTER how much he provokes them, Italians seem unable to dislodge Silvio Berlusconi. The prime minister’s narrow victory in a confidence vote on December 14th leaves him weaker but in place. Shares in Mediaset, the media firm he founded, promptly rose on news of his escape. Indeed, the company is stronger than the man.
Built by Mr Berlusconi in the 1970s, Mediaset is in effect controlled by his family’s holding company, Fininvest. Together with RAI, a state outfit also under the prime minister’s sway, it forms a virtual broadcasting duopoly in Italy. Once famous for women in bikinis, Mediaset’s channels now carry international reality-TV formats such as “Grande Fratello” (“Big Brother”) and “Italia’s Got Talent”. They still squeeze in plenty of cleavage. …
Bihar polls: Maoists trigger blasts in Jamui, BSF retaliates
November 1st, 2010 |
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Maoists triggered off a blast in Betia forest area near Jamui district in the early hours of polling for 42 Assembly constituencies in Bihar today. Director General of Police Neelmani said Maoists had triggered a blast near a bridge on the Chakai-Jamui main road in Betia jungle. The Maoists fled after BSF commandos retaliated, he [...]
Akshay Kumar promotes ‘Action Replayy’ in Mumbai
October 11th, 2010 |
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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar promoted his upcoming Bollywood flick ‘Action Replayy’ in Mumbai. Kumar played his favourite songs from the 1970s at the retro-music-and-dance night event, as a part of the promotional campaign. “This was the action replay, it takes you towards 1970s. It takes you toward back music. Like today you have the songs, [...]
‘Robot’ – Rajnikanth scores again
October 1st, 2010 |
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Film: “Robot”; Cast: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Denzongpa; Director: S. Shankar; Rating: *** Those in the know are aware that ‘superstar’ Rajnikanth is perceived to be in the image of god. Rajni makes fewer mistakes during the course of a film, than god. In “Robot” this perception is taken a step further as Rajni creates [...]
Rajnikanth’s fans seeking divine help for Enthiran’s success
September 22nd, 2010 |
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Fans of superstar Rajnikanth are praying to make his upcoming Tamil film Enthiran, a huge success. The multi-million dollar movie started its world promotion in Malaysia on July 31, reported Malaysian Nanban. The paper said that more than 100 hardcore fans, aged 14 to 60, many on their knees, climbed the steps of the Lord [...]
Asha Bhosle unveils album, celebrates 77th birthday in Mumbai
September 8th, 2010 |
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Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle unveiled an album called ”Unheard Melodies” here, and celebrated her 77th birthday with her fans. Though her birthday is on Wednesday, she celebrated it a day before. “This album includes songs of Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. These songs are almost 30 years old so very few people must [...]
Importance of Correct Data in Technical Analysis Posted By : Rahul Rai
July 3rd, 2010 |
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The value of clean and correct data in case of technical analysis
Thirty Merc band to release new album today
June 19th, 2010 |
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The Dubbo rock band Thirty Merc will release its new album Mousetrap Heart today. The band will start a tour from July 1 in Wollongong and visit many cities across the world to give performances. The band is known in Australia for its hard work. It gave 68 performances in just 90 days once. The [...]
Curiosity about Raavan, as it nears release
June 18th, 2010 |
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Mani Ratnam’s much talked abut and awaited film Raavan is to be released this Friday in domestic and overseas circles. While the Tamil version will be released on 220 screens in South India, its premier in London has already gained popularity. The film is awaited so eagerly due to Mani Ratnam and abhishek Bachchan’s title [...]
Raavan — The Most Awaited Mani Ratnam Film
June 16th, 2010 |
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Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited Raavan — starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and South-Indian superstar Vikram — is a landmark adaptation of the ancient epic ‘Ramayana’, moulded to suit the contemporary tastes.
Raavan is the story of police inspector Dev (played by Vikram) and his classical dancer wife Ragini (Aishwarya) who relocate to Lal Maati, a remote town [...]
Abhishek Bachchan’s villainous role in Raavan awaited
June 15th, 2010 |
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Abhishek Bachchan is all set to reveal himself in a roll of a villain called Beera in the film Raavan, which will be released on Friday. The film has created hype across the glob as it is being released on overseas markets and in Tamil as well, besides Hindi.
The film with Abhishek as [...]
Govinda’s role in Raavan modeled after Hanuman
June 15th, 2010 |
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Though speculation about Govinda’s role in the Mani Ratnam’s about to be released movie Raavan is not clear yet, but speculations are that his character is modeled after Ramayana’s Hanuman.
The star actor is playing a forest officer and he helps Vikram, playing the character of Dev, in searching for his wife Ragani, a character [...]
US to screen Raavan’s Tamil and Telgu versions
June 14th, 2010 |
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Raavan, a much-awaited movie from Mani Ratnam, will also be released in US with its Tamil and Telgu dubbed versions. The Tamil version of the film featuring Bollywood couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai was simultaneously made in Tamil also.
While the Tamil version is named Raavanan, the Telgu version is called Villain and has [...]
Flying every week to shape Abhishek’s hair
June 11th, 2010 |
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Abhishek Bachchan’s hairstylist Aalim had to flew back to Kerala every week to keep the star’s fair perfectly in shape in accordance to the demands of his character in the film. This can happen only in films.
The director of the film Raavan, Mani Ratnam wanted Abhishek to have short hairstyle so that it [...]