Another horror film for Bipasha?
September 20th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Bipasha Basu has tasted success with "Raaz 3", and is already working on horror film named "Aatma". She might soon sign another horror-thriller, being scripted by ... Read more...
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‘Gattu’ first CFSI film to be released commercially: Nandita
July 6th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Nandita Das says that "Gattu" is the first work by Children's Film Society, India to be released commercially." 'Gattu' is the first film that CFSI is ... Read more...
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Chadha, Ali triumph at Callaway junior golf tour
June 6th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, June 6 (IANS) Ankur Chadha and Tutul Ali emerged winners in the final round of the Callaway Golf Junior Tour at Jaypee Greens here Wednesday.Chadha won with a ... Read more...
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TV doesn’t have many fashion-based shows: Shantanu
May 31st, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Shantanu Mehra of designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil feels that television doesn't have shows dedicated to fashion and hopes "I Love Style" will help in filling ... Read more...
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‘The Forest’ terrorises despite the cliche (IANS MOvie Review)
May 11th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "The Forest"; Cast: Nandana Sen, Jaaved Jaaferi and Ankur Vikal; Director: Ashvin Kumar; Rating: ***Charlie Chaplin once said, "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman ... Read more...
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Don’t review a film before its release: Javed Jafferi
May 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Javed Jafferi starrer "The Forest" hits theatres Friday but the film has already got a thumbs up from the critics. Despite this applause, the actor is ... Read more...
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Radha of ‘The Forest’ all silk and steel: Nandana Sen
May 11th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Nandana Sen says that her character of Radha in Ashvin Kumar's "The Forest", is the oldest she has ever played and one which is "silk and ... Read more...
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Actors shocked at Imagine TV shutting down
April 13th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Actors shooting for "Jamuna Paar" and other soaps on Imagine TV are shocked at the sudden decision of the Hindi entertainment channel to shut ... Read more...
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Now, Ashvin Kumar’s ‘The Forest’ will release May 4 (With Image)
April 4th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Ashvin Kumar's feature film "The Forest", which was earlier sceheduled for April 13 release, will now hit the screens May 4.Known for making issue-based documentaries, ... Read more...
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IITan trio streamline transportation business
March 29th, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Mumbai-based entrepreneur Vikas Parashar wanted to rush a consignment of consumer goods to Ludhiana, necessitated by heavy demand. But he also feared cancellation of the ... Read more...
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Distribution system is ruined in Bollywood: Documentary filmmaker (With Images)
March 17th, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Well-known documentary filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, who had to wait for four years to release his first feature film "The Forest", says the unsystematic distribution system ... Read more...
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‘Chaurahen’ masterstroke by Rajshree Ojha (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ****)
March 16th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Chaurahen"; Cast: Victor Banerjee, Roopa Ganguly, Ankur Khanna, Soha Ali Khan, Karthik Kumar, Shayan Munshi and Zeenat Aman; Director: Rajshree Ojha; Rating: ****The four stories, originally written by Nirmal ... Read more...
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Angad Cheema tied 13th at Faldo Series Asia final
March 14th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mission Hills (China), March 14 (IANS) Angad Cheema was at tied 13th at the end of the first round of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at the Mission Hills ... Read more...
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‘Jamuna Paar’ crew shoots at India Gate (With Images)
February 24th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Producer Rajan Shahi chose the historic India Gate as the backdrop to shoot a few scenes for his new show "Jamuna Paar", which captures the ... Read more...
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Benegal remembers his ’stormy friendship’ with Satyadev Dubey
December 27th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal describes his 49-year-long association with late Satyadev Dubey as a "stormy friendship". He says they worked together on six films but after ... Read more...
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Basketball nationals: Tamil Nadu assert their dominance
December 19th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu carried on their impressive run in the 62nd senior National basketball championship comfortably beating Andhra Pradesh 76-47 here Monday.The first quarter between the ... Read more...
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Fighting child labour in Moradabad - with comics
October 26th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 26 (IANS) For 14-year-old Ashraf, school doesn't end with the stroke of the last bell. Rather, the next few hours proceed 'comically', as he vigorously starts ... Read more...
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Aditi, Vashistha qualify for Faldo Series
October 1st, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Aditi Ashok in girls under-16 category, Vashistha Pawar in boys under-16, and Ankur Chadha in boys under-18 emerged as winners in the Faldo Series qualifiers ... Read more...
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Toyota-IGU golf: Vashistha Pawar emerges champion
September 30th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 30 (IANS) Vashistha Pawar kept his nerve and lead intact to emerge the Toyota-IGU junior golf champion here Friday.The Coimbatore golfer had a tough day on the course ... Read more...
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India’s junior golfers eyeing for berths in Faldo Series Asia
September 26th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) Syed Saqib of Bangalore and Ankur Chadha from the DLF, Gurgaon, will be among the front-runners at the Toyota - Indian Golf Union's (IGU) Faldo Series ... Read more...
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Gulzar to get lifetime award at Mumbai film fest
September 20th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Veteran poet-lyricist Gulzar will be honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the 13th Mumbai Film Festival, says Shyam Benegal."This year we are giving the ... Read more...
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‘Soundtrack’ was emotionally exhausting: Rajeev Khandelwal
July 16th, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) After playing the intense cop in "Shaitan", Rajeev Khandelwal will be seen as a musician in "Soundtrack", a role he says ranks as one of his ... Read more...
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Victor Banerjeee signs Indian-American director’s debut film
July 6th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Veteran actor Victor Banerjee will play an intense role in Indian-American Amit Kumar's directorial debut "Blemished Light", which will deal with discrimination that happens in ... Read more...
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Air India to restore full operations next week (Lead)
May 7th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) National carrier Air India Saturday said it expects full normal operation of domestic flights from next week, as the striking pilots start reporting for work. ... Read more...
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Air India to operate 160 flights by Monday
May 7th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) National carrier Air India Saturday said it will operate around 160 flights by Monday, from its current frequency of 40, as the striking pilots start ... Read more...
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‘Soundtrack’ remake of ‘It’s All Gone Pete Tong’
April 10th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Actor Rajeev Khandelwal's second Bollywood venture "Soundtrack", also starring Soha Ali Khan, is the remake of award-winning Canadian film "It's All Gone Pete Tong" and ... Read more...
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Man dies of food poisoning in Delhi, 16 held (Second Lead)
April 7th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A 58-year-old man has died in Delhi of food poisoning after he ate food prepared from buckwheat flour, police said Wednesday. At least 222 people ... Read more...
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Man dies of food poisoning in Delhi; 11 held (Lead)
April 6th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A 58-year-old man has died in Delhi of food poisoning after he ate food prepared from buckwheat flour, police said Wednesday. At least 222 people ... Read more...
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17 held for betting on cricket World Cup final
April 5th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Seventeen people, including two students, were arrested and six syndicates busted for betting on the India-Sri Lanka cricket World Cup final match played in Mumbai, ... Read more...
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‘Jiyo India’, Bhopal celebrates India’s win
March 31st, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) The youth of Bhopal, the City of Lakes, came out on the roads on jeeps and bikes to celebrate India's semifinal triumph over arch-rival Pakistan Wednesday ... Read more...
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Four cricket betting syndicates busted, 11 arrested
March 25th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Four betting syndicates, involving almost Rs.4 crore, operating during the India-Australia World Cup quarter-final match Thursday were busted and 11 people arrested, police said Friday."Three ... Read more...
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Mahindra ups corporate support to Indian theatre
February 27th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Corporate support to Indian theatre has got a fresh shot in the arm with the Mahindra Group hiking from Rs.60,000 to Rs.75,000 its honorarium to troupes nominated ... Read more...
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After Goutam Ghose, Benegal to wow audiences in Nepal
February 9th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 9 (IANS) Close on the heels of acclaimed Indian film director Goutam Ghose wowing Nepal with a mini film festival that screened three of his films in Kathmandu this ... Read more...
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Two killed in road accident
January 30th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Two people were killed and over a dozen injured when a vehicle, carrying about 20 passengers, collided head-on with a gas tanker in Ghaziabad area Saturday afternoon, police ... Read more...
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Daredevilry at Rajpath: 35 men on one bike! (Lead)
January 26th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Dare Devils of the army revved up their bikes at the Republic Day parade Wednesday and showed why they had five world records to their credit. ... Read more...
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