Manish Naggdev feels positive roles challenging, but limiting
July 15th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Goody, goody roles do not have too much scope for improvisation. Therefore, it is challenging to make them stand out, says Manish Naggdev, currently seen ... Read more...
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‘Madhubala’ shot in Ramoji Film City
May 26th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Most Hindi TV shows are shot in Mumbai's Film City, but the makers of "Madhubala...Ek Ishq, Ek Junoon" went a step ahead and shot its ... Read more...
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A red carpet premiere for TV’s ‘Madhubala’
May 22nd, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The launch of forthcoming show "Madhubala... Ek Ishq, Ek Junoon" here was nothing less than a glamorous red carpet Bollywood premiere. And why not -- the ... Read more...
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Small screen’s ‘Madhubala’ has no Bollywood plans (With Images)
May 21st, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) She is set to portray a Bollywood diva on the small screen, but Drashti Dhami, the lead actress of forthcoming show "Madhubala... Ek Ishq, Ek ... Read more...
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Sushmita Mukherjee in ‘Madhubala’ (With Images)
May 18th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Actress Sushmita Mukherjee, fondly remembered as the Kitty of the 1980s show "Karamchand", is set to feature in "Madhubala - Ek Ishq, Ek Junoon" that ... Read more...
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‘No secrets in kitchen’ is celebrity Indian chef’s mantra
May 8th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) US-based celebrity writer-chef Vikas Khanna, whose signature Indian dish 'Tree of Life' - a variation of gobi ka pakoda - is soon to be ... Read more...
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Theatre veteran Satyadev Dubey passes away (Second Lead) (With Image)
December 25th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) In a big loss for Indian theatre, well-known playwright and director Satyadev Dubey passed away here Sunday after several months of illness. He was 75.Dubey, who ... Read more...
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After 10 years, Shashi visits theatre - for ‘Rockstar’
November 19th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) His frail condition notwithstanding, yesteryear star Shashi Kapoor went to watch "Rockstar", his late brother Shammi's last big screen performance, at a theatre after almost a ... Read more...
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Indian platter goes casual; eateries reap bounty
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A large helping of green Tex Mex salad, a handful of tangy olives, chives, noodle, kadhai paneer, potato augratin and naan: the Indian dinner plate ... Read more...
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From Amritsar to New York - Indian chef blazes a trail!
October 23rd, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) As a boy in the bylanes of Amritsar, he dreamt of having his own chana bhatura stall. But making dhoklas abroad changed life for ... Read more...
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TV going downhill for a decade: Kitu Gidwani (Interview)
June 8th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Udaipur (Rajasthan), June 8 (IANS) Kitu Gidwani, who has been associated with the small screen for 27 years, featuring in serials like "Trishna", "Junoon" and "Swabhimaan", believes it has been ... Read more...
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Ruskin Bond Has Special Appearance In ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’
January 24th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
, which is based on the writer’s short story ‘Susannah’s Seven Husbands’.The novelist will have his big screen appearance and he has jokingly said that he asked Vishal not to cut ... Read more...
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I expanded my story for ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’: Ruskin Bond (Interview)
January 23rd, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Ruskin Bond, the grand old "sahib" from Landour in Mussourie, has been bitten by the tinsel bug. The novelist will make his maiden foray on ... Read more...
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For adventure, lifestyle, gay love, head for the bookshelf (IANS Books This Week)
August 26th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) From lifestyle to business, summit catastrophes to gay love, the book case this weekend is a study in contrasts.
1. Book: "Broom Groom"; Written by ... Read more...
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Sonu Niigaam, Rahat Fateh Ali to judge ‘Chhote Ustad’
June 21st, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Popular singers Sonu Niigaam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will judge the second season of Star Plus' children music reality show "Voice of India Chhote Ustad".
"I will ... Read more...
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Meet the ‘rock’n'roll jihadist’!
May 16th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 16 (ANI): He calls himself 'rock'n'roll jihadist' and he's out to make a change. Salman Ahmad, a Pakistani musician, is in Britain to tell students to choose guitar over gun.A ... Read more...
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My dream is to playback for SRK: Abhijeet Sawant
April 24th, 2010 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Abhijeet Sawant, who fulfilled his dream of winning the "Indian Idol" contest five years ago, now nurtures another one. He says he would love to playback ... Read more...
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LUV SINHA - The ‘Luvable’ young Rebel
March 29th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):His debut 'Sadiyaan' has not even released yet but Luv Sinha is already the talk of B town and beyond..And, Luv is not just 'luv'able. He is ... Read more...
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‘Saas-bahu’ serials were a curse: Kitu Gidwani
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Kitu Gidwani, who was last seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's hit movie "Fashion", is returning to the big screen with "Hello Zindagi". Also a well known television face, ... Read more...
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After ‘Lahore’, mom is the word for Nafisa Ali (With Images)
February 19th, 2010 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) After playing a mother in "Lahore", a film that she feels will improve relations between India and Pakistan, social activist and actress Nafisa Ali ... Read more...
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‘Anarkali’ actress Bina Rai dies (Lead)
December 6th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Legendary actress Bina Rai, who charmed Indian audiences with her performances in "Anarkali" and "Taj Mahal" and won a Filmfare award for "Ghunghat", died of a heart attack ... Read more...
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‘Anarkali’ actress Bina Rai passes away
December 6th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Legendary actress Bina Rai, who won the Filmfare award for her performance in "Ghunghat" (1960), died of cardiac arrest here Sunday.
She is survived by two sons - Prem ... Read more...
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Relive the junoon with ‘DLF IPL Season 2 Flashback’ ONLY ON MAX
September 4th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
MAX presents the best of DLF IPL Season 2 match highlights.
MAX, India's Premium Movies and Special Events channel is all set to make the cricket lovers relive the DLF Indian Premier League ... Read more...
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“I Haven’t Plagiarized”: Pritam Chakraborty
June 23rd, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaThe super successful Pritam Chakraborty is a very unhappy man right now.The accusation that the track Hai junoon from New York is copied from a track Naluri lelaki ... Read more...
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‘New York’ impresses with nice, hummable tracks (IANS Music Review)
June 11th, 2009 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "New York"; Music Directors: Pritam Chakraborty and Pankaj Awasthi; Lyricists: Sandeep Srivastava and Junaid Wasi; Singers: KK, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Pankaj Awasthi and Caralisa Monteiro; Rating: *** 1/2After ... Read more...
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Nafisa Ali named Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow (Lead)
April 5th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) Film actress and socialite Nafisa Ali was Sunday named the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat.
Nafisa's name was announced by party general secretary ... Read more...
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TRPs have degraded quality of Indian TV soaps, serials: Experts
July 21st, 2008 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The classic school of scriptwriting suggests that every story must have three basic parts - beginning, middle, and end - without which it is not complete. ... Read more...
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Abhijeet Sawant set for image change with film debut
June 29th, 2008 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant says he is set to change his 'romantic' image with his acting debut in "Lottery". "The movie is not at all a ... Read more...
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Top Pakistani band to rock Srinagar today
May 25th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by admin
Srinagar, May 25 (ANI): Top Pakistani Band Junoon is set to rock Srinagar today by its musical performance.Junoon, arguably one of South Asia's hottest rock bands, will play on the banks ... Read more...
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South Asian dignitaries in Kashmir for rock performance
May 24th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Many prominent members of the South Asian Federation (SAF), including former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga and Indian ambassador to Afghanistan S. Makhdoom Rahim, arrived here for Pakistani ... Read more...
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Salahuddin warns Pak govt against Junoon performing in Srinagar on Sunday
May 23rd, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by admin
Muzaffarabad (PoK), May 23 (ANI): The United Jihad Council (UJC), the Muzaffarabad-based ISI sponsored group of extremist organizations, has reportedly urged the Pakistan government to ensure that Pakistani rock group Junoon ... Read more...
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Kashmiris eagerly await Pakistani band Junoon
May 21st, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by admin
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) The youth in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the state capital, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Pakistani rock band Junoon, scheduled to perform here ... Read more...
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No school can make you an actor: Kiran Kumar
March 12th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by admin
By Shweta Sharma
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Actor Kiran Kumar may be an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), but he does not believe in the concept of ... Read more...
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