Archive for October, 2009
WHY JON’S THE BOSS AFTER 25 YEARS IN ROCK
THE X Factor has become renowned for showcasing acts making a big comeback, such as Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston, but this week it plays host to Bon Jovi, a band which has been around since 1983. With a new album and documentary film released …
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Amitabh Bachchan gets SMS threat for visiting Dargah, temple
MUMBAI: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he was threatened by an unnamed person through a text message for visiting a Hindu temple and a Muslim dargah. The 67-year-old actor had described his religious routines in an earlier blog …
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I was frustrated before ‘Jail’ happened to me: Manoj Bajpai …
NEW DELHI – At a time when his contemporaries were doing film after film, Manoj Bajpai was sitting at home nursing an injured shoulder and missing out on coveted projects. The actor, who will be seen in ‘Jail’, says he was going through a …
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The other side of Iran
Mumbai: Like most people, I imagined Iran to be something of a police state — fortress-like and impermeable to visitors. Actually, getting in was shockingly easy. Along with other tourist paradises like Thailand and the Maldives, Iran offers its …
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Relive bond of friendship with ‘London Dreams’
New Delhi: Massive stage settings, rock concerts and music as a binding factor, Ajay Devgn-Salman Khan starrer “London Dreams”, which releases Friday, relies on the bond of friendship more than its rock background.Produced and directed by Vipul Shah …
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Aamir was hesitant to with VVC
Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan said that he had apprehensions about working with producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra before signing 3 Idiots, which is set to release on December 25. During the course of making of the film, I realised that my apprehensions were …
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Ash: Life has come a full circle
Fifteen years after she won the Miss World beauty pageant, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan continues to be the most celebrated Bollywood brand ever. With her waist-length hair cascading down high cheek bones, and striking green-grey eyes, with bodyguards …
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Hrithik warned over loud music at mummy’s birthday bash (Press Trust of India)
Mumbai, Oct 26 (PTI) Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan had some uninvited guests at the birthday bash of his mother, when police turned up to warn the actor against playing loud music at his suburban Juhu residence.
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Karnataka rebels seek change of guard
NEW DELHI: In what may spell fresh trouble for the BJP government in Karnataka, Bellary’s ‘Reddy brothers’, who are leading a revolt against chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, have sent feelers to the Congress raising the prospect of political …
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Fire at India Oil Depot Kills Six
JAIPUR, India — A huge fire at an Indian oil depot that has killed at least six people and injured 150 will be allowed to burn out as firefighters have little hope of dousing it, officials said Friday. Another six people are trapped in the …
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