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Rakeysh Mehra to make animation film now

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) After films like 'Aks', 'Rang De Basanti' and the just released 'Delhi-6', filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra says his next is an animation venture.

Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:02:30 AM

Dancing, yoga secret of my fitness: Hema Malini

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) She is 60 but can easily give the young brigade a run for their money. Bollywood diva Hema Malini says that the secret of her fitness and evergreen beauty is dancing as well as yoga.

Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:58:13 AM

BIG Cinemas crosses 100-screen mark in west India

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) BIG Cinemas, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), has crossed the 100-screen mark in western India, the company said Friday.

Friday, February 20, 2009 9:15:19 PM

John Abraham in Rob Cohen's next

Rob Cohen of 'The Fast and Furious' is all set for a new action adventure that will comprise of star cast from Bollywood.

Friday, February 20, 2009 6:54:46 PM

Another Bhojpuri star in poll race?

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Bhojpuri actor and star of reality TV show 'Bigg Boss' Ravi Kissan is likely to join the Congress in the run up to the general elections.

Friday, February 20, 2009 1:15:13 PM

India's poverty in Oscar spotlight

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'The Final Inch', 'Smile Pinki'... in a first, three India themed films up for the Oscars, and all three dealing with poverty and disease!

Friday, February 20, 2009 1:14:06 PM

They've started calling Indians 'slumdogs': Composer Aadesh Srivastava

Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Bollywood composer Aadesh Srivastava says he is embarrassed to walk on the streets of the US after Oscar-nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire' because 'they have started calling Indians slumdogs'.

Friday, February 20, 2009 7:52:59 AM

Meerut's war on polio finds a global face

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Munzareen Fatima is hardly the toast of Indian showbiz - but the tough Meerut housewife clad in a burqa and a lace shawl covering her head is India's new face at the 2009 Oscar awards.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:07:47 PM

It's natural for Sanjay to join politics: Hema Malini

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) It was only natural for Sanjay Dutt to join politics, says actress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:01:33 PM

'Heaven On Earth' to be released as 'Videsh' in India

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Hindi version of NRI filmmaker Deepa Mehta's Punjabi film 'Heaven On Earth', about domestic violence in the immigrant community in Canada and Preity Zinta in the lead role, will release in India as 'Videsh'.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:00:18 PM

14 bands from seven South Asian nations to perform in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Fourteen contemporary music ensembles from across seven South Asian countries will treat music lovers in the capital to new trends in contemporary rhythms and sounds during the Feb 20-22 South Asian Bands Festival.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:23:28 PM

Tata Sky to air 'Slumdog Millionaire' though it has A-certificate

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Tata Sky is set to air Oscar favourite 'Slumdog Millionaire' and claims it has the required permission to show the English version that has got an A-certificate.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:05:15 PM

'Heaven On Earth' as 'Videsh' in India.

BR Films & Deepa Mehta come together with a hard hitting social drama!

Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:12:55 PM

Salman drops his shirt again

Taking forward his well-known legacy of taking off his shirt, Bollywood star Salman Khan has done it again - this time on Zee TV's reality show 'Lux Dance India Dance'.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:51:59 AM

Dhoni to be brand ambassador of Kolkata Fashion Week

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all set to be the brand ambassador of the first ever Kolkata Fashion Week to be held in April.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:16:52 PM

Sanjay Dutt visits father's one-time home in Lucknow

Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) Actor Sanjay Dutt Wednesday evening finally visited the humble dwelling in a narrow bylane of Lucknow where his late father Sunil Dutt had lived way back in 1949.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:41:46 PM

Macho models discarded as WIFW auditions focus on lasses

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Male models are just not in demand these days. So much so that the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) decided not to hold auditions for men for the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW).

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:23:01 PM

Sanjay Dutt borrows Hirani for a comedy

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Sanjay Dutt has done what many of the biggest banners of Bollywood, including Yash Raj Films, couldn't. He has managed to convince Raj Kumar Hirani to direct a film for his production house.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:14:11 PM

Upset parents create chaos at talent hunt event

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The finale of a kids talent hunt event turned chaotic Wednesday after disappointed parents of children who failed to win prizes got into a heated argument with the organisers.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:48:43 PM

Jade Goody invites Shilpa Shetty for wedding

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Cancer-stricken British reality TV star Jade Goody has invited Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty to attend her wedding ceremony Sunday.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:47:13 PM