Piggy Chops is excited, but scared! (Movie Snippets)
September 6th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) The countdown for the release of Priyanka Chopra's first single "In my city" and her unique film "Barfi!" has started. The actress is excited, but ... Read more...
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Mona Singh loves rain! (TV Snippets)
July 12th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Actress Mona Singh loves everything about Mumbai's monsoon - be it driving around in her car or eating roadside goodies with a hot cup ... Read more...
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Special menus in Mumbai hotels for Republic Day
January 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) As the country gears up to celebrate its 63rd Republic Day, hotels in this city are set to welcome guests with enticing special menus and ... Read more...
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On Day 2, literature meets 5,000 people (Jaipur Dairy)
January 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie may have skipped the Jaipur Literature Festival but more than 5,000 weekend revellers - including housewives and students ... Read more...
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Now have vodka ‘Masala Marke’!
May 13th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Vodka just got a desi twist! Leading vodka brand Smirnoff has launched a new "Masala Marke" pack, complete with a vodka bottle, a bottle of ... Read more...
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Pineapple halwa, to chicken shami kebab for the Obamas
November 8th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) From pineapple halwa, to achari fish tikka, chicken shami kebab and even palak papdi chaat -- it was a mouth-watering repast of Indian delicacies served to ... Read more...
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Athletes find food at Games Village ‘divine’
October 1st, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Hot chicken curry, butter chicken, vegetable biryani, gol gappas...Indian cuisine is giving a gastronomic high to foreign players and delegates at the Commonwealth Games Village. From "awesome" ... Read more...
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CWG: Delhi to get 40 info-cafes for tourists
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) About 40 info-cafes will be launched here Friday to provide information to the over 100,000 tourists who are expected to visit the capital during the Commonwealth Games. ... Read more...
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Minissha Lamba Falls Violently Ill
March 30th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 30th (Sampurn Wire): When the buzz on Saturday was that Minissha Lamba was very unwell, one just presumed it was exhaustion after all the promotion work that she did for ... Read more...
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Aftab grateful to Shah Rukh for helping with ‘Aao Wish Karein’
November 16th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Aftab Shivdasani, who has turned producer with his just-released "Aao Wish Karein", says he is grateful to superstar Shah Rukh Khan for having lent his voice to ... Read more...
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‘Aao Wish Karein’ - a sweet, simple romantic tale (Hindi Film Review - Ratings: ***)
November 13th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Film: "Aao Wish Karein"; Cast : Aftab Shivdasani, Aamna Shariff, Johny Lever, Rati Agnihotri; Director: Glenn Baretto; Ratings: ***"Aao Wish Karein" is a sweet and simple film with its ... Read more...
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Nine-day navaratri festivities culminate in joyous Dussehra
September 28th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Effigies of demon king Ravana were ready to be burnt and devotees offered farewell prayers to Goddess Durga Monday as Hindus across India prepared to celebrate Dussehra ... Read more...
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Indians dig into sausages - desi style
July 26th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) How about some sausage omelette for breakfast, sausage rice and vegetables for lunch and sausage rumali roll or sausage chaat for a quick ... Read more...
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Chaats, curries spice up Indian’s business in Macau (With Image)
June 15th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
Macau, June 15 (IANS) She was a single mother and came here over 25 years ago with a mission to teach kathak to Indian classical dance enthusiasts. But Aruna Jha ... Read more...
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Anuj Saxena making in roads in South cinema too
June 7th, 2009 - 2:50 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
After successfully producing the first hindi film Aloo Chaat which recently celebrated 50 days and a Kannada Film "Housefull" actor Anuj Saxena extends his production house Maverick's portfolio by presenting a ... Read more...
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No big releases, IPL, spell losses for multiplexes
April 25th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The revenue-sharing tussle between producers and multiplexes has cost the owners of movie theatres dear. With no big releases and the Indian Premier League (IPL) fever ... Read more...
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I’m not launching Paswan’s son as actor: Prakash Jha
March 25th, 2009 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag is all set to enter Bollywood and there were rumours that filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is to contest the ... Read more...
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‘Aloo Chaat’ is neither funny nor new (IANS Film Review, Rating: *1/2)
March 24th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Aloo Chat"; Director: Robbie Grewal; Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Amna Sharif, Linda Arsenio; Rating: *1/2"Do you have a boyfriend?" Aftab Shivdasani, dimpling with mischievous intent, asks his ... Read more...
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Love without the food of music - ‘Aloo Chat’ crew shows how
March 20th, 2009 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) This one may make it to the 'Believe It Or Not' category. When the song 'Dhadke Jiya' was choreographed for the film 'Aloo Chaat', there ... Read more...
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Punjabis dominate Bollywood releases this season
March 19th, 2009 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) It's time for bhangra. Three films to be released in the next fortnight will have one common theme - a Punjabi background."Aloo Chaat", "Ek - ... Read more...
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Shahid’s birthday will be a close-knit affair (Film Snippets)
February 24th, 2009 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Bollywood actor Shahid Kapur, who turns 28 Wednesday, is looking forward to celebrating his birthday by hosting a party for family and close friends.
"Shahid is pretty excited ... Read more...
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Aftab Shivdasani’s daredevil stunts in ‘Kambakht Ishq’
August 16th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Akshay Kumar's daredevil stunts and Kareena Kapoor's lip-locking with Hollywoood action star Sylvester Stallone in "Kambakht Ishq" has been widely reported, but Aftab Shivdasani's stunning ... Read more...
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Ex-IAF pilot takes Indian flavours to Lithuania
June 29th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
Vilnius (Lithuania), June 29 (IANS) When he was flying aircrafts, Wing Commander Rajinder Kumar Chaudhary, a retired Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot, had probably never imagined he would someday open ... Read more...
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Aftab moves from ‘Factory’ to ‘Acid Factory’
February 21st, 2008 - 8:43 am ICT by admin
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Aftab Shivdasani started his career nine years ago with "Mast". Today, he has gone from Ram Gopal Varma's "Factory" to director Suparn Varma's "Acid Factory". ... Read more...
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