I’ll not quit dancing: Esha Deol
August 11th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Esha Deol is hardly seen on the big screen, but the recently-married actress, a trained Odissi dancer, says she will never quit dance."It's (dance) a convention ... Read more...
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Jayati Bhatia out of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5′
July 28th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) TV actress Jayati Bhatia's stint on dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" came to an end Saturday night.She was eliminated from the show in ... Read more...
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19 women among Padma award winners
January 25th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Nineteen women, including veteran actor Shabana Azmi and director Mira Nair, have won this year's Padma awards announced Wednesday.Azmi, Nair and educationist Vidya Dehejia are ... Read more...
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Johar recalls ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ premiere (Movie Snippets)
October 16th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" released this day 13 years ago, and filmmaker Karan Johar recalls how he was a wreck of nerves at the ... Read more...
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I was moved by ‘The Desire’ script: Shilpa Shetty’s mom
September 21st, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Sunanda Shetty was so moved by the script of "The Desire", which stars her daughter Shilpa in the lead role, that she decided to bail it ... Read more...
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‘The Desire’ my last for now: Shilpa Shetty (Interview)
September 14th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Shilpa Shetty, who is returning to the big screen in a full-fledged role after four years with her delayed project "The Desire", says it is ... Read more...
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‘Tagore’s works finding pan Indian voice now’ (With Images)
August 12th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) After years of cultural confinement in Bengal, Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's dance ballets and other works are finding a pan-Indian voice, says eminent Odissi danseuse ... Read more...
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Foreign feet on India’s traditional dance floor
May 1st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The ancient classical dance form of Mohiniyattam has kept Russian dancer Olga Stoliarova wedded to India for the last eight years since she came to ... Read more...
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Odissi dance animates Malaysian painter’s work
April 17th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 17 (IANS) Renowned Malaysian painter Bayu Utomo Radjikin's muse has come alive through the body form and facial expressions of Odissi dancers.Odissi, the classical dance form originating ... Read more...
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Malaysian artist to perform Odissi dance in US
March 15th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (IANS) After weaving a magical spell over Indian audiences, a Malaysian Odissi dancer and his troupe will depict images of the Shaivite and Tantric traditions in ... Read more...
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Pooja Bedi plays Egyptian princess in Telugu movie
January 30th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Actress Pooja Bedi is upbeat about her comeback to Telugu cinema. Nearly two decades after featuring in "Chittemma Mogudu" alongside Mohan Babu, she will now be seen as ... Read more...
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Bhubaneswar hosts all male Indian classical dance festival
January 28th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Sharada LehangirBhubaneshwar, Jan 28 (ANI): Be it Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi or Kathak, it is no secret that Indian classical dance is a major crowd puller.There is, however, a perception that ... Read more...
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Interesting Facts and Figures Rani Mukherjee
May 12th, 2009 - 11:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Rani Mukherjee born on March 21, 1978, is an Indian film actress who works in Bollywood movies.Making her acting debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996)Mukherjee had her first ... Read more...
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Italy knights Indian wine expert Subhash Arora
March 19th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Indian wine expert Subhash Arora and seven others, including a lawyer and an Odissi dancer, have been knighted by the Italian government for their exemplary services in ... Read more...
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Shilpa learnt Chinese from her Chinese co-star Xia Yu
March 14th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
First shooting schedule of Shilpa Shetty's first international project, The Desire has just ended in Kerala. Working alongside Chinese superstar Xia Yu, the diva has also learnt Chinese language from him.A ... Read more...
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Ganguly participates in Holi program at his wife’’s dance school
March 11th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha Menon
Kolkata, Mar. 11 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly participated in a childrens Holi programme on Tuesday, which was organised at his wife Donas dance academy.
Dona, who is an ... Read more...
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My Chinese co-star is sweet, cooperative, says Shilpa
February 1st, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Actress Shilpa Shetty, who plays an Odissi dancer in an upcoming Sino-Indian film venture titled "The Desire", is full of praise for her Chinese co-star Xia Yu, whose ... Read more...
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Shilpa Shetty and Jayaprada took lessons in the classical Indian dance
January 27th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 27 (IANS) Bollywood actresses Shilpa Shetty and Jayaprada took lessons in the classical Indian dance form of Odissi for an India-China joint film venture. And the Orissa-based dance guru is ... Read more...
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Shilpa Shetty to star in India-China film
January 10th, 2009 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has been roped in to star in an India-China joint film venture.Tentatively titled "The Desire", the film will show Shilpa rubbing shoulders with Chinese ... Read more...
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Indians in Gulf plan elaborate I-Day celebrations
August 14th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian missions and expatriate Indian organisations across the Gulf are making elaborate preparations to mark the 61st anniversary of India's independence this Friday. In Abu Dhabi, Indian Ambassador ... Read more...
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