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Rakhi Vijayan voted out of 'Bigg Boss'

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Television actress Rakhi Vijayan, best remembered for playing Sweety in the comedy show 'Hum Paanch', was Friday voted out of reality show 'Bigg Boss' in the second week of the programme.

Friday, August 29, 2008 11:52:01 PM

Sarath Kumar signed for trilingual movie to be shot in Afghanistan

Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Sarath Kumar has been signed by director Om Prakash to play the lead in a trilingual movie - the first south Indian venture to be shot in Afghanistan, publicists told IANS Friday.

Friday, August 29, 2008 6:52:53 PM

Priyadarshan builds sound studio in Singapore

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Director Priyadarshan, who is busy completing 'Billo Barber' with Shah Rukh Khan and Irrfan Khan, has built a sound studio in Singapore and hopes that it will help Indian ad-filmmakers.

Friday, August 29, 2008 6:45:57 PM

Apara Mehta out, Saroj Khan in on 'Aajaa Mahi Vay'

Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan has replaced TV actress Apara Mehta as a judge in Star Plus's reality show "Aajaa Mahi Vay".

Friday, August 29, 2008 5:45:02 PM

Juhi Chawla to do cameo in Vivek Sharma's next (Snippets)

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) After doing a full-fledged role in director Vivek Sharma's "Bhoothnath" that did not fare well at the box office, Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla has agreed to play a cameo in his next project titled "Kal Kisne Dek

Friday, August 29, 2008 5:43:27 PM

When Amitabh had London audiences on their feet

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he was overwhelmed by the 'unprecedented' response of the crowds in London when he performed there with son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai.

Friday, August 29, 2008 4:20:44 PM

Farouque Shaikh, script are the USP of 'Saas Bahu Aur Sensex'

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) The highlight of the US-based film distribution company Warner Brothers's maiden venture 'Saas Bahu and Sensex' is its plotline and Farouque Shaikh, who is returning to the big screen after 10 years, says Raman Lamba.

Friday, August 29, 2008 1:41:02 PM

Marathi actress Jaishree Gadkar dead

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Well-known Marathi actress Jaishree Gadkar died early Friday at her home in Dadar, central Mumbai, following prolonged illness, a family source said.

Friday, August 29, 2008 10:37:59 AM

Akshay Kumar is the biggest metrosexual star: Rocky S

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Designer Rocky S has clothed Bollywood star Akshay Kumar for eight long years and says the actor is the most stylish and metrosexual man around.

Friday, August 29, 2008 8:43:11 AM

Rajnikant is above success and failure: Mohanlal

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Rajnikant may have drawn flak from critics for his cameo in box office dud 'Kuselan', but Malayalam star Mohanlal says that the Tamil superstar's stature is 'beyond success and failure'.

Friday, August 29, 2008 7:19:57 AM

On radio for 168 hours, Dheena sets new Guinness record

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Big 92.7 FM's Radio Jockey (RJ) Dheena has broadcast live on radio continuously for 168 hours and entered the Guinness Book of World Records, bettering the previous mark by 33 hours.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:29:48 PM

Barbers out to nick bruised 'Kuselan' further

Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) After distributors and exhibitors, now it is the turn of a body of hairstylists in the state to launch a protest against the Tamil box office dud 'Kuselan' and its director P. Vasu.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:38:36 PM

Mallika Sherawat's 'hut' near Kovalam beach gets ready

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (IANS) Bollywood's hot and happening actress Mallika Sherawat's dream hut is being built at Vizhinjam near the well-known Kovalam beach in Kerala.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:22:09 PM

Filmmaker Nupur Basu tells story of India's unwanted girls

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Vaijanti, a young woman from Agra, found her married life turning into a nightmare when a sex scan showed a second girl child in her womb. Her in-laws insisted she terminate the pregnancy. She left her husband's home.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:18:26 AM

'Dil Kabaddi' is a film strictly for adults: Irrfan Khan

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) 'Dil Kabaddi' is Irrfan Khan's first full-on film on sexual politics and he says he liked the idea of playing a man who's sexually adventurous.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:31:16 AM

Imran, Ranbir are my favourite actors: Bipasha Basu

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Bollywood's dusky beauty Bipasha Basu says that her favourite actors right now are both newcomers - her 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' co-star Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan of 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' fame.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:22:54 AM

Malayalam film body has lost importance, say industry members

Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) The forthcoming elections to the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) have lost their meaning as many major directors and producers have formed a separate union, industry members said.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:45:03 PM

My butt looks good in jeans: Akshay Kumar

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar, who is the brand ambassador of Levis jeans, says his butt looks good in the denim.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:12:44 PM

My singing in 'Rock On' makes the character real: Farhan Akhtar

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Director Farhan Akhtar, who makes his acting and singing debut with 'Rock On', says his crooning for the film was essential to make the character authentic.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:25:30 PM

Director Dayal turns producer with 'Circus'

Bangalore, Aug 27 (IANS) Kannada director Dayal Padmanabhan of 'Baa Baro Rasika' fame has turned producer with 'Circus' and says the film will fulfil his dream of making a movie using a train.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:59:28 PM