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Felicitating Shammi Kapoor |
| Charismatic Shammi Kapoor was felicitated at the 10th Osian’s Cinefan Festival with Aamir Khan speaking on the occasion. The 77-year-old actor has witnessed the journey of Indian film from black-and-white to hi-tech colour and contributed much that will be remembered by generations to come. |
| Date: 2008-06-16 15:27:55 - Added by: admin |
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Reduced ban for Knight Rider Shoaib |
| Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar finally got some relief on Saturday when his impending five-year ban was reduced to eighteen months. The Rawalpindi Express has also been fined 7 million rupees by a PCB appeals tribunal. Shoaib’s lawyer Abid Hasan Manto said the ban can be appealed against but that Shoaib will take a decision after going through the order of the tribunal. |
| Date: 2008-06-15 15:16:14 - Added by: admin |
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Kismat Konnection ready for release |
| Following the super-hit Jab We Met, Shahid Kapoor will soon be back with yet another romantic comedy. Aziz Mirza’s Kismat Konnection starring Shahid and Vidya Balan as the lead pair is ready for release. Shahid plays a multi-faceted guy who is great at whatever he does. Unfortunately, his luck fails him at the most inopportune moments. Will Kismat Konnection manage to connect with the audience? |
| Date: 2008-06-15 13:52:00 - Added by: admin |
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Hilsa gets dearer this monsoon |
| Skyrocketing food prices have hit everyone hard. And the latest casualty is the silvery Hilsa, a favourite among fish-loving Kolkatans. With the Bangladesh government nearly doubling the export price of the Hilsa, demand for the fish has dropped considerably in Kolkata’s fish markets. |
| Date: 2008-06-14 16:35:44 - Added by: admin |
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Banking on Bolly link-ups and break-ups |
| ‘Link-up’ and ‘break-up’ stories are just use-and-throw material for Bollywood, serving the purpose of attracting viewers’ attention. Several movies in Bollywood are hyped, and the love affair of its star cast is breaking news on every channel, right before or after their release. ‘Tashan’ saw a lot of media hype because of the Saif- Kareena romance. ‘Jab We Met’ was accompanied by Kareena and Shahid’s ‘Jab We Split’ story. The rumour of John and Bipasha splitting shouldered the slow moving ‘Goal’. There are also the Abhishek-Aishwarya, Deepika-Yuvraj, Deepika- Ranbir stories…and the list continues. |
| Date: 2008-06-14 13:31:51 - Added by: admin |
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Football fever grips Kolkata |
| With the Euro Cup underway, football fever seems to be gripping India. In Kolkata, football lovers gather in large numbers to watch matches on TV screens and cheer their favourite teams along the way. India’s low FIFA ranking at the 153rd position doesn’t seem to dampen their appetite for the game. Young football enthusiasts bend it like Beckham on the rain soaked Maidan. However, Kolkata's soccer lovers feel upset over the decline of Indian football and veterans lament the downfall of the sport in the country. |
| Date: 2008-06-14 13:23:57 - Added by: admin |
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Khushboo – A light hearted love story |
| Romance is in the air and big banner romantic flicks like ‘Love Story 2050’, ‘Jane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ are creating quite a pulse. But that’s not all. Another light hearted flick ‘Khushboo’ by filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani is all set to cash in on the romantic flavour. |
| Date: 2008-06-13 17:33:32 - Added by: admin |
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Army called in Bengal as protesters clash with police |
| Demand for a separate Gorkhaland in West Bengal is getting more violent each day. The government called the army on Thursday after violent clash between the protesters and the police. Police resorted to tear gas on activists of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or Gorkha People’s Liberation Front, GPLF, who clashed with the locals at Champasari area in Darjeeling. Dozens of people were injured. |
| Date: 2008-06-13 15:14:09 - Added by: admin |
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Via Darjeeling - Trailer |
| The age-old Bengali tradition of “Adda” – where friends gather to exchange stories & gossip over drinks & dinner. In one such meeting, five friends discuss the incident of a honeymoon and a missing husband. “One story, Multiple endings |
| Date: 2008-06-13 15:01:52 - Added by: admin |
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Bollywood to go global |
| After Indian stars making debuts in international flicks, it’s time for Bollywood to go global. Indian film distributors have joined hands to make their presence felt in the international entertainment market. Percept Picture Company recently entered into an agreement with Pritish Nandy Communications for worldwide distribution of the upcoming Bollywood flick Ugly Aur Pagli. |
| Date: 2008-06-13 13:34:53 - Added by: admin |
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