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‘Agneepath’ overwhelms global box office, earns $3.2 mn


February 1st, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) After a record opening in the domestic market, filmmaker Karan Johar's "Agneepath" has tasted success in the overseas market by earning $3.2 million (Rs.160 ... Read more...

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I’m fuelled up, ready for challenges, says Hrithik post ‘Agneepath’ success


January 30th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan has tasted big success after a long time with "Agneepath" and the Bollywood heartthrob says the overwhelming response to the movie has motivated ... Read more...

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CA wants Tendulkar to play in ODIs


January 14th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) eagerly wants India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar to play in the ODIs to make the ensuing triangular series, also involving Sri Lanka, ... Read more...

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Salman, SRK named most profitable actors


January 7th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan have been named the most profitable actors of the Hindi film industry in India and abroad respectively by ETC ... Read more...

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No one could get dirtier than ‘The Dirty Picture’: Vidya Balan


December 8th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Vidya Balan has received rave reviews for her performance in "The Dirty Picture" and, impressed by her dare-bare act, Kareena Kapoor is said to have ... Read more...

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‘The Dirty Picture’ required me to be unapologetic: Vidya


November 21st, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 21 ( IANS) Vidya Balan's dare bare act in her upcoming film "The Dirty Picture" is the talk of the town. The actress confesses that in the beginning, ... Read more...

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Hindi film awards for social causes


October 30th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Acknowledging the huge impact of cinema on India's socio-cultural life, a civil society organisation working in various fields of social concern here Sunday announced it would ... Read more...

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‘Sarathi’- a sure shot winner (Kannada Movie Review)


October 1st, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sarathi"; Cast: Darshan, Deepa Sannidhi and Sharath Kumar; Director: Dinakar S; Producer: K.V. Sathya Prakash; Music Director: Hari Krishna; Dialogues: Chintan; Rating: ***"Sarathi" is surely going to lift up the ... Read more...

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Hayden picks up stakes in Brisbane Heat


July 26th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 26 (IANS) Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden picked up equity in Brisbane Heat Twenty20 franchise, for whom he turns out as a player in the inaugural season of ... Read more...

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Don’t regret anything: Harman Baweja


July 8th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Three-films-old Harman Baweja hasn't had a dream run at the box office but the actor doesn't regret anything and is looking forward to his forthcoming ... Read more...

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Indian football fraternity shocked at JCT’s decision


June 20th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Indian football fraternity was shocked and dismayed at JCT's decision to disband their 40-year-old Phagwara-based club, which has produced some stalwarts like Inder Singh ... Read more...

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JCT decides to disband football club, AIFF shocked (Lead)


June 20th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) After Mahindra and Mahindra, now JCT has decided to wind up its Phagwara-based popular club for, what it says, the lack of mileage from the ... Read more...

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Bollywood has changed for the better: Juhi Chawla


May 27th, 2011 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) There have been plenty of changes in Bollywood - people are more organised, there are more women in the industry and infrastructure has improved, ... Read more...

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With ‘Haunted’, audiences queue up to get terrorised again


May 17th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Movies and television shows are going the scary way again - and making money too. It's the time for chills and thrills once more ... Read more...

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‘Ragini MMS’ - literal, cliched and boring (IANS Movie Review)


May 13th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ragini MMS"; Cast: Raj Kumar, Kainaz Motivala; Director: Pawan Kripalani; Rating: * 1/2When Dibakar Banerjee took a previously done concept to make "Love Sex Aur Dhokha" (LSD), he not ... Read more...

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Malaysia’s gay-themed film earns RM1mil in 5 days!


March 31st, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 31 (ANI): A Malaysian film, depicting the lives of a gay couple, raked in one million ringgit in just five days.The film, Dalam Botol by Raja Azmi Raja Sulaiman, ... Read more...

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Blues Singer Marvin Sease Dies At 64


February 9th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Marvin Sease, the renowned blues singer passed on February 8 at the age of 64 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The blues legend lost his life just ... Read more...

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Dhanush Signs Director Chimbudevan’s Fantasy Project


January 29th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kollywood star Dhanush has never disappointed any director with a good script but he surprised many when he signed director Chimbudevan’s next project. Chimbudevan is mainly known for his comedy ... Read more...

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Scriptwriter Of Yamla Pagla Deewana Is On Cloud Nine


January 28th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
starring Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby Deol. Jasvinder is elated with the commercial success of the film. Jasvinder finds the all adulation hard to believe. Jasvinder commented that it feels like ... Read more...

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I’m very happy, says Kajol after Padma Shri


January 25th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) She has been honoured with Padma Shri now and Bollywood actress Kajol, who is among this year's recipients of the India's fourth highest civilian award, is on ... Read more...

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Kajol, Tabu, Irrfan Khan get Padma Shri


January 25th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Talented Bollywood actress Kajol, and versatile actors Tabu and Irrfan Khan were named for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour on the eve ... Read more...

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I Want To Do More Commercial Films: Sumanth


January 7th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
. Sumanth will be playing a cricket coach onscreen in his next.A self proclaimed sports enthusiast, Sumanth says that he loves playing and watching football and basketball, but when you are ... Read more...

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Manoj K Jayan Awarded For ‘Pazhassi Raja’


January 6th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
South Indian actor Manoj K Jayan has won one of the most prestigious awards given to achievers in the South Indian film industry. According to reports in the media, Manoj ... Read more...

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Suzanne Roshan Plans Surprise For Birthday Boy Hrithik Roshan


January 4th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hrithik Roshan is all set to turn 37 years old in style and his wife dearest will leave no stone unturned to make the celebrations a success. According to reports ... Read more...

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Nayanthara Has Become Queen Of Southern Box Office In 2010


December 20th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
However, the year 2009 was not quite good for the 26 year old actress as she had just one successful release in the form of Suriya starrer Aadhavan. It was released ... Read more...

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Dhanush Completes A Decade In Kollywood


December 18th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Film industry is no less than gambling because no actor can be guaranteed a year long successful career here. So, when a young actor completes a decade in the industry, ... Read more...

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Neil Nitin Mukesh: Failure Is A Step Towards Success


December 9th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
In a career spanning five films, Neil Nitin Mukesh has chiefly been portrayed as an action hero on screen. It is strange that in an era when newbies in Bollywood want ... Read more...

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Kollywood: What Keeps The Top Heroines Away From Tamil Films?


December 9th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Trisha has made her Bollywood debut with the Akshay Kumar starrer movie Khatta Meetha this year. The film could not do well at the Box Office but Trisha got noticed by ... Read more...

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Failure helps to keep you grounded: Neil Nitin Mukesh


December 9th, 2010 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sharma New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Five films old, plenty of critical acclaim but no real box-office success yet... Neil Nitin Mukesh takes everything in his "positive stride" and says ... Read more...

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Dhobi Ghat: Kiran Rao Tries To Capture Multiple Layers Of Mumbai


December 7th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Rao admits that the movie is a small budget one and she even could not afford to pay Aamir, who is also the producer of the film apart from starring in ... Read more...

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Brand Bewakoof rings success in Jharkhand town


December 5th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar Giridih (Jharkhand), Dec 5 (IANS) What's in a name? Had legendary playwright Shakespeare posed this question in Jharkhand's Giridih town, he would have got a collective reply - "everything". ... Read more...

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B.R. Chopra was Nostradamus of Indian film industry: Biographer


November 28th, 2010 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) B.R. Chopra could well be called the Nostradamus of Bollywood. He dwelt on issues like capital punishment long before there was a debate on it and ... Read more...

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Open to Deepika gifting me condoms: Ranbir


November 21st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Bollywood hearthrob Ranbir Kapoor says he's quite open to the idea of former girlfriend Deepika Padukone gifting him a pack of condoms and wishes her all the ... Read more...

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Ranbir Kapoor receives Teacher’s Achievement Award


November 21st, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor was awarded the 10th Teacher's Achievement Award for entertainment here Saturday."I come from the family where both teachers play an important part. Teachers ... Read more...

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Why Anna Wintour is ‘the ultimate gatekeeper’ of celebs


November 8th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 8 (ANI): Vogue editor Anna Wintour is 'the ultimate gatekeeper' of celebrity, says Elizabeth Currid-Halkett of USC in her new book 'Starstruck'.The author said an analysis of Wintour's ... Read more...

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