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Anupam Kher to lecture at Cambridge university

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has been invited by the prestigious Cambridge university to give a lecture about the opportunities for the West in Bollywood, which is growing into a global cultural phenomenon. The actor has been invited by the prestigious UK based university to give a lecture during the 29th Cambridge Film Festival on the [...]

‘Kaanchivaram’ Best film at National Film Awards

Tamil filmmaker Priyadarshan’s “Kanchivaram” has bagged the National award for Best film for 2007, while Tamil actor Prakash Raaj pipped Bollywood hearthrobs Aamir and Shahrukh to win the Best actor award for his performance in “Kanchivaram”. Shahrukh and Aamir, who were in the fray for the best actor award for ‘Chak De India’ and ‘Taare [...]

A R Rahman wins ‘Grassroot Grammy’

Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman has pipped another great Ilayaraja to win the ‘Grassroot Grammy’ held in the US. The ‘Mozart of Madras’ bagged the top prize for the soundtrack in the Tamil film “Godfather” in the ‘Best Indian album’ category at the ‘Just Plain Folks 2009 Music Awards’ held recently. Bangla band ‘Krosswindz’ and [...]

Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for USD 4 bn

Entertainment major Walt Disney Company will acquire Marvel Entertainment, the firm well known for comics of super heroes, for an estimated USD 4 billion in a cash and stock deal. The proposed transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies. Walt Disney in a statement today said that based on the closing price [...]

Forum for broadcast editors launched

Editors of leading news channels on Saturday launched a forum, Broadcast Editor’s Association (BEA) with the aim to highlighting and discussing issues of editorial importance in broadcast journalism. “We were feeling the need for setting up an Editor’s forum, where we could discuss issues related to editorial content in television news channels. Therefore, BEA has [...]

Venezuela wins Miss Universe crown again

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez has been named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas. Stefania Fernandez was crowned Sunday night. Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz, was the runner up. The televised event included musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. Hosts were Billy Bush, [...]

Ray’s classics to be screened at India fest in Los Angeles

Twelve Indian films, including Satyajit Ray’s “Pather Panchali” and “Agantuk”, and critically -acclaimed “Rudali” and “Salaam Bombay” will be screened at the 7th annual film festival of India at Atlanta from 21st August. The films have been chosen from the archives of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) to be shown at the High Museum [...]

Brahmaputra – The First Assamese/Hindi Soft Rock Album

Brahmaputra is a unique album, not only because it is multi-lingual but also because its sound is fresh, the tunes seem to be Western but also have very Indian touches and flourishes. It would be difficult to slot it into a particular genre; some of the songs have a pure soft rock sound whereas a [...]

King Khan enthralls US fans at Independence Day Carnival

Hurt but unfazed by his recent detention at the Newark airport, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan did what he does best at the South Asian Carnival here — he entertained, wowed and mesmerised thousands of hisardent fans. It was a dream come true for the fans, who were waiting eagerly to catch a glimpse of [...]

DD kicks off Golden Jubilee celebrations with Rahman’s concert

National broadcaster Doordarshan kicked off its year-long Golden Jubilee celebrations with a music maestro A R Rehman concert as Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni promised that DD would broadcast the 2010 Commonwealth Games on High Definition format. “Doordarshan made its humble beginning in a makeshift studio in September 1959. In those days, there [...]

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