Website to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema
July 12th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 12 (IANS) The National Film Archive of India, a unit of the union information and broadcasting ministry, will Friday launch a website to celebrate 100 years of Indian ... Read more...
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Let me dance and sing, says Adnan Sami after divorce
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Pakistani singer Adnan Sami's divorce from his second wife Sabah Galadari has come through, and he is ecstatic and says he feels like breaking into the ... Read more...
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India’s screen divas are symbols of Indian femininity: Neville Tuli (Interview)(With Image)
June 15th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The divas of Indian cinema are works of art immortalised down the ages on screen and in the media. Women in Indian cinema have ... Read more...
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Asha Bhosle keeps grandsons away from today’s films
April 19th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Veteran singer Asha Bhosle is not too pleased with the "vulgar" content of contemporary films. So, she prefers to keep her grandchildren away from watching ... Read more...
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Hot Yoga reverses Sudhir Mishra’s aging process
March 30th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra is currently on an all-time high. Ever since the 53-year old filmmaker discovered Hot Yoga he has begun to feel the change, espeically ... Read more...
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R.K. Narayan’s ‘Guide’ comes to Indian stage in theatrical avatar (Preview) (With image)
March 13th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Forty-four years after R.K. Narayan's literary milestone, "Guide", the love story of tour guide Raju and dancer Rosy, was made into a Broadway musical with ... Read more...
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Colors snaps up rights to Screen Awards
December 13th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Hindi entertainment channel Colors has bagged the rights to telecast the 18th edition of Screen Awards, a property that has been associated with Star Plus ... Read more...
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Dev got too involved with himself: Waheeda Rehman
December 6th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The ethereal Waheeda Rehman missed the opportunity to meet her co-star Dev Anand one last time, but fondly remembers him as a good producer. She, however, ... Read more...
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‘Khoya khoya chand’ - Some of Dev Anand’s hit songs
December 4th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) From Sadhana to Waheeda Rahman, Usha Kiran to Nalini Jaywant, Dev Anand romanced most of the beauties of the black and white era. The songs ... Read more...
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Filmography of evergreen star Dev Anand
December 4th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The evergreen Dev Anand charmed audiences with various roles and was one of the few stars who appeared with a range of actresses.Here is ... Read more...
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Fans mourn Dev Anand’s demise
December 4th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Fans of Dev Anand woke up to a rude Sunday morning shock as the news of the legendary actor's passing away in London unfolded here. His ... Read more...
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‘With ‘Pyaasa’ West discovered auteur work in Bollywood’
August 7th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Locarno (Switzerland), Aug 7 (IANS) French film critic Jean-Michel Frodon introduced Indian filmmaker Guru Dutt's 1957 classic "Pyaasa" to the audience at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival as a ... Read more...
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Oh mother! How she’s been edited out of Bollywood (Mother’s Day is on May 8)
May 7th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The always tired woman in white slaving over a sewing machine, the sacrificing one wracked by coughs but lifting load after load at a ... Read more...
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On Valentine’s Day, ‘Pyaasa’ among Time’s top romantic movies
February 14th, 2011 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian director Guru Dutt's fifties' classic musical-drama "Pyaasa" has been listed fifth among Time magazine's Valentine's Day list of top Romantic Movies.For the Feb 14 ... Read more...
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I hope to do a lot more work: Waheeda Rehman
January 26th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Graceful and evergreen actress Waheeda Rehman says she is honoured to be named for the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, and says she ... Read more...
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The List For Padma Bhushan And Padma Shri Awards Recipients’ Of 2011 Announced
January 26th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The recipients for the country’s second highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan has been given to the Telegu star A. Nageshwar Rao.The 86-year old has made more than 250 films ... Read more...
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VVS Laxman, Sushil Kumar amongst 128 Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Indian batsman VVS Laxman, shooter Gagan Narang, wrestler Sushil Kumar and movie stars Tabu, Kajol and Irrfan Khan and singer Usha Uthup are among 84 personalities ... Read more...
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List of the Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The following is the list of 128 Padma awardees approved by President Pratibha Patil on the eve of the Republic Day Tuesday.
Padma Vibhushan
01.Kapila VatsyayanArt-Administration and Promotion
02.Homai ... Read more...
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First woman press photographer among 32 Padma women awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Two years before she turns 100, Homai Vyarawalla, India's first woman photo-journalist, was Tuesday named among the 32 women for the civilian Padma awards in the fields ... Read more...
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Shashi Kapoor, Shyam Saran among 31 for Padma Bhushan
January 25th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Eminent composer Khayyam, veteran actors Shashi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman, noted social workers Rajashree Birla and Shobhana Ranade, banker Chanda Kochhar, and former foreign secretary Shyam Saran ... Read more...
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Waheeda Rahman gets Padma Bhushan
January 25th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The ethereal Waheeda Rehman, best known for her performances in movies like "Pyaasa" and "Guide", has been chosen to receive the Padma Bhushan, the nation's third highest ... Read more...
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Best Onscreen Bollywood Couples Over The Years
January 25th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bollywood has always had quite the best onscreen couples that have remained in the memories of audience’s even years after the movies have gone into the retro archives.So let us look ... Read more...
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Waheeda Rehman: Classics Should Not Be Remade
January 13th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Veteran actress and most adored star Waheeda Rehman was a bundle of delight at the launch of ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ which has a compilation of 40 of the most popular ... Read more...
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Sonam or Vidya can reprise my ‘Pyaasa’ role: Waheeda Rehman
January 12th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The veteran actress and the heroine of the 1957 classic "Pyaasa" Waheeda Rehman feels that certain films should be kept from remake. If, however, the film ... Read more...
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Waheeda Rehman to inaugurate Kerala film festival
November 28th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Legendary actress Waheeda Rehman will travel south to throw open the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in December this year.IFFK Chairman and the festival director K.R. Mohanan ... Read more...
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Bollywood actors attend screening of cancer documentary ‘1 A Minute’
October 28th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Shaikh SharikMumbai, Oct.28 (ANI): Bollywood actors Fardeen Khan, Hrithik Roshan and his wife Suzanne, besides film director Vidhu Vinod Chopra and veteran actress Waheeda Rehman attended a special screening of ... Read more...
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Mohammad Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor’s sons to sing together
May 5th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Legendary singers Mohammad Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor have only ever sung one song together in their entire career.Audiences were enthralled by their number, "Kaisi haseen aaj bahaaron ... Read more...
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Hong Kong Film Festival to pay tribute to India’s Guru Dutt
March 15th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), March 15 (ANI): The prestigious 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), from March 21 to April six, will pay special tribute to India's late actor-director-producer-writer Guru Dutt, whom it ... Read more...
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I knew India and its clothes inside out: Bhanu Athaiya
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The ever elegant Helen swaying to "Oh Haseena" in black and red, Meena Kumari draped in yards of silk exuding sensuality in "Sahib, Bibi ... Read more...
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Nanda Makes A Rare Public Appearance
February 20th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Nanda along with best friend Waheeda Rehman made a rare appearance on Tuesday for a screening of Ravi Jadhav's highly-acclaimed Marathi film Natarang at the Ketnav theatre ... Read more...
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Yesteryears actress Nanda makes rare appearance
February 20th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Reclusive yesteryears heroine Nanda made a rare public appearance along with close friend Waheeda Rehman at the screening of Ravi Jadhav's highly acclaimed Marathi ... Read more...
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Bhanu Athaiya encapsulates journey of dreams in book
February 20th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Acclaimed designer Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win an Oscar for designing costumes for the film "Gandhi", has released a book on her journey in ... Read more...
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Three Indian films at Belgrade Film Festival
February 20th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 20 (ANI): Three Indian films-"Gulaal", "Delhi-6", and "Dev D."-are being shown in famous "38th Belgrade International Film Festival" (FEST) being held in Serbia from February 19 to 28."Gulaal", ... Read more...
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Amitabh launches new version of ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’
January 25th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan released the new version of the patriotic song "Mile sur mera tumhara" here on the eve of Republic Day. It is now titled "Phir Mile ... Read more...
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Big B wants Dilip Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar to see ‘Paa’
December 28th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has received compliments for his performance in "Paa", wants veteran actor Dilip Kumar and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to see the movie.
"I have ... Read more...
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