Friday 20 April 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Monday 16 April 2012
Sunday 15 April 2012
Saturday 14 April 2012
i am not lonely, still you are with in me!
Being alone is not a big deal when you dont feel lonely!
i am not lonely, still you are with in me!
Love Makes Life beautiful !
A R Rahman launch album for Sikh holy scripture
NEW DELHI: Music
Maestro and Oscar award
winner A R Rahman on Friday
revealed the spiritual
side in him when he unveiled
a new independent
music label with the launch
of the album ‘ik on ‘kar’,
featuring a sacred composition
found in Guru Granth
Sahib, the Sikh Holy scripture.
On the occasion of ‘Baisakhi’
festival, Rahman, who
won accolades and awards
for his soulful and spiritual
music of Imtiaz Ali’s
‘Rockstar’, unveiled the independent
music label ‘Asli
Music’. The label, helmed
by National award winning
sound engineer and music
composer Kanwarjit Singh
Sawhney, was launched
with the release of a spirtual
album ‘ik on kar’, featuring
the complete Japji Sahib,
the fi rst sacred composition
found in Guru Granth Sahib.
The album, which features
the sacred composition
in the voice of upcoming
sufi playback singer Harshdeep
Kaur, was launched in
the presence of artists like
acclaimed contemporary
Indian artist Arpana Caur,
famous compere Shammi
Narang as well as independent
musicians Rabbi
Shergill, Gautam Ghosh.
Shubha Mudgal, Jassi, Indian
Ocean and Parikrama.
Speaking on the occasion,
Rahman said for any music
to touch hearts of people it
was very important that it
come from the heart. Speaking
about the new label, its
chief K J Singh said Asli
Music endeavoured to bring
a distinctive and fresh perspective
to music by discovering,
developing and
promoting new talent which
is original and novel.
“We aspire to be a full
360 Degree music label
soon which will offer holistic
solutions to artists, from
training them to supporting
them through their launch
as professional artists by
developing, publishing and
promotion and distribution.
“We will also have services
to allow producers easy licensing
to our content for
their movies and TV programmes,’
Singh said.
Asli Music has signed an
exlusive licence with Times
Music Spiritual, for manufacturing
and distributing
the physical album worldwide
and digital distribution
in India for three years. It
has also digitised the album
for allowing downloading
of content, both online as
well as on mobile handsets.
Through its global partnership
with Rebeat digital,
Asli Music will also distribute
its digital content to over
300 online music stores and
partners worldwide, including
iTunes, Amazon, Spotify,
Napster, E Music and
Nokia Ovi stores, among
others.
Thursday 12 April 2012
Controversial `DAM999` bags two honorary GMA awards
KOCHI: DAM999, the
most controversial movie of
the year 2011, has bagged
two honourary awards at
the Global Music Awards
(GMA) held at California,
USA.
GMA had bestowed
Award of Excellence for
the Motion Picture Soundtrack
and Award of Merit
for Original Score to Sohan
Roy’s DAM999, a statement
said here today.
The movie was based
on real life incidents of the
1975 Banqiao Dam disaster
in China which took an estimated
250,000 lives.
The movie was last year
selected for the Oscar race
of 2011 in three categories
- Original Song, Original
Score and Best Picture.
In the Original song category,
the fi lm’s three songs
Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu,
Dam999 theme song and
Mujhe Chod Ke were selected
in the long Academy list.
DAM999 songs were
penned by Director Sohan
Roy and composed by Indian
music director Ousephachan,
a well-known name
in Indian Cinema.
Besides the composition of
the soundtracks, he had also
given the background score
to the movie. Ousephachan
won a national award for the
fi lm Ore Kadal.
Amala Paul - Allu Sirish in ‘Gowravam’?
Allu Sirish , popular producer
and brother of Allu Arjun,
will be an actor in Tamil
cinema. The latest is that
Allu Sirish and Amala Paul
together to play in a Tamil
- Telugu bilingual movie
‘Gowravam’.
Earlier, Nag Chaitanya
and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar
who is awaiting the release
of ‘Podaa Podi’ were
set to work together for
this fl ick. Now Allu Sirish
and Amala Paul to play the
lead roles as his production
house, Geetha Arts is producing
this fl ick. Remember
Amala is a popular face with
good fan following in both
the Tamil and Telugu fi lm in
south?
Amala Paul has been approached
by director Radha
Mohan but the actress is yet
to sign
sollu nee i love you
Sollu nee i love you
Ne thaan en kurunji poo
En kadhal enrum true
i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
- love makes life beautiful
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Global Indian icon Kamal Haasan to take up brand endorsements
MUMBAI: Veteran actorfi
lmmaker Kamal Haasan
for the fi rst time in his 50
years of illustrious career
will take up brand endorsements.
The 57-year-old has signed
up with celebrity and talent
sourcing and management
fi rm Alliance Media and
Entertainment Private Ltd
for the purpose.
“Kamal Haasan is a truly
global Indian icon -- a great
actor, writer and fi lm maker,
who is immensely respected
not only for his strong contribution
to cinema, but also
for his signifi cant initiatives
to help the underprivileged,”
Sunil Doshi, Founder and
MD, Alliance Media & Entertainment
Pvt Ltd said in a
statement.
Doshi said the actor has
certain plans for his work
in social service, but is also
unwilling to rely on external
sources of funding
those plans. “Therefore,
he feels that endorsements
with leading companies and
brands that have a strong
commitment to society and
causes would be an appropriate
and independent
means of fulfi lling his vision,”
Doshi said.
Haasan said that he had
signed with Alliance Media,
because he believes it provides
strategic counsel to
several top celebrities and
personalities.
“I look forward to yet another
fi rst that of brand endorsement
-- in my creative
life, and to keep being able
to do my bit for society,” he
said.
“We shall soon announce
which brand Kamal Haasan
will be endorsing. He
is known for his ideals and
principles, and needless to
say, we shall advise him to
pick a brand that fi ts with
his values and stature, and
will have a campaign to
match,” Doshi said.
Alliance Media and Entertainment
Pvt Ltd has managed
and been associated
with some of the biggest
celebrities and personalities
of India, including Amitabh
Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
and Jaya Bachchan.
Sunil Doshi, who has
been advising superstar
Amitabh Bachchan for
close to two decades now,
including the `Kaun Banega
Crorepati` (KBC) deal, has
also been associated with
Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali
Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka
Chopra, Preity Zinta,
Rani Mukherji, Govinda,
Fardeen Khan and Sonali
Bendre, among others.
Camera fi tted bionic eye devices for patients
MELBOURNE: Australian
scientists are close to deliver
one of the bionic eye devices
to be tested on patients
in about two years.
The bionic eye device
will consist of a tiny camera
mounted into a pair of glasses,
which acts as the retina;
a pocket processor, which
takes the electronic information
from the camera and
converts it into signals.It
enables the brain to build up
a visual construct; and cortical
implants of several tiles
which will be the portal for
the stimulation of the visual
cortex.
According to statement
by Monash University, research
to restore sight to the
clinically blind has reached
a critical stage, with testing
underway of the prototype
microchips that will power
the bionic eye. Electrical
engineers from the Monash
Vision Group (MVG) have
begun trialling the microchips,
with early laboratory
tests proving positive, and
pre-clinical assessment due
to begin shortly.
The Director of MVG,
Arthur Lowery said the
positive result meant the
project was on track to deliver
a direct-to-brain bionic
eye implant ready for patient
tests in 2014. “The aim
for this vision prosthetic
is to be at least equivalent
to a seeing-eye dog or a
white cane. While it would
initially complement existing
aids such as these, we
believe the device eventually
will replace them, and
as the technology is further
refi ned, become suffi ciently
sensitive to discriminate
large print,” Lowery said.
“The microchips we are
testing will be implanted
directly on the surface of
a patient`s visual cortex,
located at the back of the
brain. It`s estimated that
each patient will receive
a grid of up to 14 eightby-
eight millimetre tiles,”
Lowery said. Each tile
comprises a four-by-four
millimetre microchip with
some 500,000 transistors
and 45 hair-thin electrodes.
When fully operational,
these tiles will receive lowresolution,
black-and-white
images from an external
digital processing unit connected
to a high-resolution
camera. Jean-Michel Redoute,
MVG`s Programme
Leader, Implantable Electronics,
said one of the
project’s main challenges
was harnessing and powering
this array of electricallycharged
devices in the brain.
“Achieving acceptable
vision requires far more
electrode capacity than the
amount required to power
a bionic ear. While the bionic
ear requires approximately
15 electrodes, we’ll
need at least 600 to produce
useful vision for patients,”
Redoute said. Over 50,000
people in Australia are considered
clinically blind. The
number exceeds 160 million
globally.
Remo D’Souza 2nd venture “ABCD” shoot on 3D
MUMBAI: Choreographer-
turned-director Remo
D’Souza is busy with his
second directorial venture
“ABCD”, being shot in 3D.
He says working with the
technology needs patience
as it is time consuming but
the end result is superb.
“The process of fi lming in
3D is exciting but it’s time
consuming. It takes a lot of
time. Stars need a lot of patience
to shoot in 3D. But the
result is outstanding,” Remo
told IANS. His fi rst fi lm as a
director was “FALTU”.
“It is diffi cult to shoot in
3D with huge star cast. We
can shoot only one scene
a day, which is a little time
consuming...If any actor decides
to make a 3D fi lm, the
result will be outstanding,”
he added. Directed by Remo
and produced by UTV Motion
Pictures, “ABCD” features
Prabhu Deva, Ganesh
Acharya and some newcomers.
Talking about his fi lm,
Remo said: “The full form
of ‘ABCD’ is Any Body Can
Dance. This is the fi rst Indian
3D dance fi lm. The fi lm
has a beautiful story and we
also have some best dancers
from India and abroad.”
“The fi lm will showcase
Prabhu Deva’s story, Ganesh
Acharya’s story and is also
about love and friendship.
Prabhu Deva is playing a
choreographer who is thrown
out of his dance institution.
After that he meets his old
friend Ganesh Acharya and
from there onwards they
make their own team,” he
added. Mithun Chakraborty
will make a special appearance
in the fi lm.
“I will defi nitely request
Mithun Chakraborty to do
a special appearance in my
fi lm. He is my lucky mascot,”
he said.
England paceman Stuart Broad ruled out of IPL
England paceman Stuart Broad has been ruled out for three more weeks, including playing in the Indian Premier
League, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday. Broad is contracted to Kings XI Punjab.
Broad also missed the 2011 IPL season after sustaining a rib injury. Broad is recovering from a calf strain
sustained during the fi rst Test against Sri Lanka. England lost the match but squared the series 1-1 with victory
in the second Test last week.
Tuesday 10 April 2012
True love comes from the mind and soul!
Love comes from the heart,
but true love comes from the mind and soul!
Love makes life beautiful !!!
Udhayanidhi screens his debut fi lm for Stalin
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi ready
to release on Friday, Udhayanidhi
Stalin is all excited.
The fi lm in well planned
and marketed as one that
will have plenty of scope,
laughs scenes done by Santhanam;
something that has
become an excellent part of
a fi lm directed by Rajesh.
Before the fi lm hits theatres,
Udhayanidhi is showing
it to the people whose
opinion he really cares for.
Before the fi lm hits theatres,
So, he arranged a special
screening of the rushes of
the fi lm for his parents. He
said that his father Stalin
liked the way the fi lm had
come out.
His mother too had some
good things to say about the
fi lm. Meanwhile, Udhayanidhi
is getting ready for a
special screening to show
the fi lm to his grandfather
Kalaignar Karunanidhi. Udhayanidhi
said that from the
day the fi lm was announced,
Kalaignar had been regularly
asking him for updates.
Now, he was excited that he
was actually going to show
the fi lm to Kalaignar himself
Priyanka launches Greenathon in Agra
AGRA: Bollywood actor
Priyanka Chopra today
launched the campaign of
Greenathon, the biggest television
campaign for the environment,
on the banks of
the river Yamuna in the Taj
City.
Priyanka was seen sitting
on a bullock cart and
appeared mermerised by
the beauty of the monument
of love Taj Mahal.
The actor, who has acted in
fi lms like Saat Khoon Maaf
and Mujhse Shadi Karoge,
was joined by actor and
Green Runner Milind Soman,
NDTV’s Group CEO
Vikram Chandra and Abhishek
Mishra, Minister
of State for Protocol, UP
among others on the site for
a clean up drive.
The city of Agra is infamous
for its water pollution
and toxic waste which is
being discharged on a daily
basis. To create more awareness
of these issues Priyanka
and local school children,
along with concerned citizens
of Agra, participated
in a clean-up drive to spread
the green message.
Launched in April 2008,
the NDTV-Toyota Green
campaign is India’s fi rst ever-
nationwide campaign to
save the environment.
The campaign is aimed
at creating awareness about
environmental issues by involving
the people of India
to make a difference. The
campaign is supported by
TERI and the Union Environment,
ministry.
KJ Yesudas to be honored by Kerala Assembly on Apr 11
MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan
took to Twitter early
this morning to inform the
media not to panic about
his health condition. The
thespian had blogged about
his illness and had written,
“Last night…I rose from my
desk to get to bed, but excruciating
pain, stopped me
in my tracks and I found it
diffi cult to walk, to stand, to
sit, to lie down. Quite horrendous!”
“I have no answer. But
tomorrow (Tuesday), there
should be one as I prepare
for a CT-Scan after devouring
a large bottle or bottles
of that yellow fl uid…” he
had written. But when Big
B saw a sea of media persons
outside his residence
to enquire about his health,
he was dumbfounded and
wanted to stop them from
creating news.
Talking about the power
of social media, Big B
tweeted, “Security asks media
crew reason for chase,
they refer to my Twitter on
CT scan. Goodness! Is that
what power of twitter really
is?! “Got to be careful of
what to write on Twitter and
Blog ... Screenplay writers
abound!!(Sic), he added.
He also had a message to
the media that had gathered
outside his home. He said,
“Dearest TV media and vans
outside my home, please do
not stress and work so hard.
It’s nothing, just another visit
to my doctor!!(Sic).”
Please don’t stress, I am ok: Big B tweets to media
MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan
took to Twitter early
this morning to inform the
media not to panic about
his health condition. The
thespian had blogged about
his illness and had written,
“Last night…I rose from my
desk to get to bed, but excruciating
pain, stopped me
in my tracks and I found it
diffi cult to walk, to stand, to
sit, to lie down. Quite horrendous!”
“I have no answer. But
tomorrow (Tuesday), there
should be one as I prepare
for a CT-Scan after devouring
a large bottle or bottles
of that yellow fl uid…” he
had written. But when Big
B saw a sea of media persons
outside his residence
to enquire about his health,
he was dumbfounded and
wanted to stop them from
creating news.
Talking about the power
of social media, Big B
tweeted, “Security asks media
crew reason for chase,
they refer to my Twitter on
CT scan. Goodness! Is that
what power of twitter really
is?! “Got to be careful of
what to write on Twitter and
Blog ... Screenplay writers
abound!!(Sic), he added.
He also had a message to
the media that had gathered
outside his home. He said,
“Dearest TV media and vans
outside my home, please do
not stress and work so hard.
It’s nothing, just another visit
to my doctor!!(Sic).”
IPL V: RCB look to continue winning streak against KKR
Bangalore: Riding high on
their opening match triumph,
Royal Challengers
Bangalore would look to
continue the winning streak
when they take on a struggling
Kolkata Knight Riders
at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
on Tuesday.
Led by Daniel Vettori, RCB
beat Delhi Daredevils by 20
runs on Saturday and the
New Zealander would hope
his men would pull off yet
another victory to make sure
they don`t go haywire after
making a good start, which
has been the story until last
IPL.
On the other hand, after
tasting two defeats in a
row, Kolkata Knight Riders
would look to reverse their
fortunes when they play
their third match against
southern powerhouse RCB.
RCB were impressive
against DD, both A B de
Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan
starred with bat
and ball respectively. RCB
were served well by wily
Muralitharan`s three for 25,
after de Villiers set it up with
a blazing 64 off 42 balls. He
hit six fours and two sixes in
an innings that gave Bangalore
the platform.
On Tuesday, RCB would
be hoping to get a rollicking
start from Chris Gayle,
who sat out due to fi tness
issues in the last match, and
Tillakratane Dilshan.
Virat Kohli, the current toast
of Indian cricket, would
hope to fi re after he had a
brief stay at the crease scoring
just eight runs.
If given a chance,
Cheteshwar Pujara and Saurabh
Tiwary, who know the
conditions well here, can
also make useful contributions.
The rest of the batting too
has solid names such as Andrew
McDonald, de Villiers,
Mayank Agarwal and Vettori
apart from a tail which
consists of Vinay Kumar,
Zaheer Khan and Harshal
Vikram Patel, who all have
skills to add a few quick
runs.
KKR, on the fl ipside, have
failed to capitalise on their
good batting and bowling
lineup so far. They fi rst
lost to Delhi Daredevils in
a rain-curtailed game and
Rajasthan Royals yesterday.
In their next encounter
with the RCB, KKR, who
became the fi rst team to
lose both their matches this
IPL, would look for a better
batting performance and
build partnerships to bounce
back on the track of winning
ways.
Losing nine wickets in a
truncated match would be a
cause of worry for any captain
and this continued even
in their next outing against
RR where they lost four
quick wickets in the form
of Jacques Kallis, Gautam
Gambhir, Brendon McCullum
and Debabrata Das for
just 25 runs in six overs.
Gambhir, who lost India`s
vice-captaincy to Kohli,
would look to give a solid
start along side Kallis. A
good start would help players
like McCullum, Manoj
Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan and
Laxmi Ratan Shukla break
the shackles.
Tiwary would be desperate
to prove a point to the Indian
team management after
being denied a single opportunity
during the entire
tri-series in Australia and
the subsequent Asia Cup in
Bangladesh. Tiwary was the
only batsman for KKR to
make a half century scoring
59 against RR.
Doctors are confi dent Yuvaraj wont suffer cancer relapse
Yuvraj Singh has arrived home in India after cancer treatment in United States and doctors are confi dent the
player will not suffer a relapse, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. ”After
fi nishing his treatment (in the U.S.) in mid-March, Yuvraj spent a few days in London recuperating from the
side-effects of chemotherapy,” the BCCI said on its website ”Yuvraj’s doctors were happy with his reaction to
the treatment and were confi dent he wouldn’t suffer a relapse.”
Monday 9 April 2012
"LOVE EACH OTHER"
God's Medicine for all problems of humans is "LOVE EACH OTHER"
A Child asked God : "If its doesn't work?"
God smiled & answered : "INCREASE THE DOSE"
Love makes life beautiful!...
A Child asked God : "If its doesn't work?"
God smiled & answered : "INCREASE THE DOSE"
Love makes life beautiful!...
Criketer Yuvraj back home after three months
NEW DELHI: India’s
star batsman Yuvraj Singh
returned home Monday
morning after undergoing
treatment for rare germ cell
cancer in the United States.
Yuvraj returned home
along with his mother Shabnam
from London, where he
was resting for some time
after undergoing treatment
for three months at the Boston
Institute of Cancer Research.
“Finally the day has
come ! i am going home tomorrow
! cant wait , excited
to see my friends and family
..see you india!! mera bharat
mahan!” Yuvraj had tweeted
on Sunday.
Yuvraj posed with his
mother Shabnam for shutterbugs
as a huge crowd
gathered at the Indira Gandhi
International Airport to
have a glimpse of India’s
2011 World Cup hero. Yuvraj
then left for his residence
in Gurgaon.”Yuvraj is
fi ne. He has fought a long innings
against cancer. We are
grateful to his fans for their
support and wishes,” said
Shabnam.
Yuvraj’s father, Yograj
Singh told television channels
that his son was fi ne and
hoped to see him back on
the cricket fi eld soon.”Yuvi
has fought a battle very diffi
cult to cope up with. He’s
very strong... He’s come
back hail and hearty and
that is a beautiful moment
for me,” he said.
Batting maestro Sachin
Tendulkar visited Yuvraj
in London last week while
former India captain Anil
Kumble had fl own to the
US to meet the star cricketer
when he was undergoing
chemotherapy.
‘Blood Money’ fi rst weekend collection 6 Cr, budget of movie 4 Cr: Mahesh Bhatt
NEW DELHI: Ecstatic over
the success of their latest
fi lm ‘blood money’, fi lmmaker
Mahesh Bhatt has
said that it was the marriage
between crisp content and
brilliant marketing that contributed
to the success of the
movie.
“It was the marriage between
crisp content and brilliant
marketing that helped
us to attain success at the
box offi ce of our fi lm,” Mahesh
Bhatt said about ‘Blood
Money’ which earned collections
of over Rs 6 crore in
its fi rst weekend itself, thus
earning profi t as the budget
of the movie was Rs 4 crore.
“We at Vishesh Film, do
not get excited on budgets
and make our fi lms in costeffective
manner, that is the
DNA of our company and
co-producers Viacom 18
Motion Pictures understood
the content well and marketed
it equally interestingly
and effectively, from the
music launch on a yacht, to
focused promotions of the
movie in b-towns and smaller
markets, highlighted the
fact that they had the same
persistence and passion for
the fi lm as ours,” Bhatt said
in the wake of the fi lm’s encouraging
show at the box
offi ce.
To celebrate the success
of the fi lm, which deals with
the diamond mafi a and their
links with the underworld,
Bhatt threw a success party
this weekend.
In a tweet, Bhatt said,
“Those in the trade who
wrote its obituary on the day
of release must concede that
they were wrong.” ‘Blood
Money’, which hit cinema
screens March 30, had collections
of Rs 5.68 crore
over the fi rst weekend, with
Monday to Thursday accounting
for another Rs 3
crore net.
In Overseas, the fi lm collected
Rs 45 Lakh on the
opening weekend. Talking
about the success of the fi lm,
Bhatt said,” The balance
sheet of the fi lm signifi es
its success in itself, a movie
made in a tight budget of Rs
4 crore has made Rs 6 crore
in its opening weekend and
add-on of another Rs 6 crore
for satellite and music.”
‘Paraman’ Lawrence next film
CHENNAI: Actor-choreographer-
director Raghavendra
Lawrence and director
Rasu Madhuravan who
already together in earlier
‘Pandi’, now joins together
again, for a new fi lm tilted
‘Paraman’
“I am currently busy with
Mikeset Pandi, which has
Sabarish and Sunaina in
lead roles. After completing
it, I will start Paraman with
Lawrence. I am eager to
work with Lawrence again,”
says the director.
The emotional entertainers
done before like ‘Mayandi
Kudumbathar’, is also
planning a fi lm on 3D. Titled
‘2025’ it will target children.
“It is a science fi ction story,”
confi rms Rasu Madhuravan.
“2025 will take the audience
on a joy ride to a world
which is full of science and
technology. Though it is a
sci-fi , 2025 will be loaded
with comedy and sentiments,”
said Rasu Madhuravan.
Kingdom of Deams celebrates spirit of Kishore Kumar new music
NEW DELHI: After mesmerising
audiences with the
adventures of gypsy prince
Zangoora in its fi rst musical
‘Zangoora the gypsy
prince, Kingdom of Dreams
now celebrates the spirit of
legendary playback singer
Kishore Kumar with its new
musical Jhumroo, which began
screening on Sunday.
Having enthralled audiences
for over an year with
‘Zangoora’, the fi rst Bollywood-
styled musical staged
in the country, Kingdom of
Dreams, India’s fi rst unique
live entertainment destination,
this weekend presented
the fi rst show of Jhumroo, a
musical comedy paying tribute
to the spirit of Kishore
Kumar at a special premiere
show at Nautanki Mahal, a
dynamic state of the art theatre
in Gurgaon.
The musical opened for
the public yesterday. The
grandiose stage production,
that features actor Gaurav
Gera and Shweta Gulati in
lead roles bringing alive
the magic of the legendary
Kishore Kumar, has a cast of
100 that showcases the energy
and drama of the play.
Gaurav Gera, who has
many popular television
shows and Bollywood movies
to his credit, is playing
the male lead Bhola, a
25-year-old innocent boy
who has dreams to become
the singing idol of
the country. Shweta Gulati,
best known for her roles in
Remix and Dill Mil Gaye on
Indian television, plays Bhola’s
love interest, Meena.
She is a sweet simple girl
with a little sense of humour
and loves music herself.
The story of the musical is
about how Bhola achieves
his dreams, a simple tale
with a little bit of magic that
will make the audience fall
in love with him! Talking
about the new musical, Viraf
Sarkari, Director, Wizcraft
International Entertainment
said, “Kingdom of Dreams
is a distinctive, live entertainment
destination that
is sure to make every Indian
very proud. Our fi rst
production Zangoora saw a
tremendous response, with
over 600 shows already; it
continues to draw audiences
from across geographies.”
“We are excited to present
Jhumroo, a light-hearted
musical comedy celebrating
the spirit of Kishore Kumar.
Kishore Kumar is undoubtedly
one of the greatest
performers we have ever
seen and what better way
to pay tribute to him with
than, one of the greatest performance
ever put on stage
in India.” He said Jhumroo
had been designed, scripted,
composed and produced
with the best of Indian and
International talent.
“It is an experience to
remember. We will wow
our audiences with visual
and tech effects like never
before. We hope to capture
the imagination of the
world with this spectacular
musical phenomenon,”
Sarkari added. With an
exclusive compilation of the
most popular retro songs
from Kishore Kumar’s exceptional
fi lms, the show
will captivate everyone with
twists and turns in the storyline
and an astonishing
use of technology in India’s
most advanced theatre. The
massive spectacle unfolding
on the stage will dazzle
the eyes and mesmerise the
senses with its clever use of
technology. Jhumroo is the
second musical presentation
by Kingdom of Dreams.
ZANGOORA’ - The Gypsy
Prince, world’s biggest
cinematic themed theatrical
musical commenced at
the Nautanki Mahal fi fteen
months ago and completed
its run of over 600 successful
shows earlier this month.
Jhumroo and Zangoora
shows will play alongside
each day. There will be 6
shows each of Jhumroo
and Zangoora during the
week beginning Tuesday
till Sunday. Saturday and
Sunday matinee shows will
be of Zangoora and evening
shows will be of Jhumroo.
The musical comedy
Jhumroo has been produced
by Wizcraft International
Entertainment, Apra Group
and Raghbeer Group of
companies.
Not making fi lm based on Divya Bharti
“I am not directly saying that I am making a fi lm on Divya Bharti. It is about a young actress who came in the fi lm
industry...she was here for some time, created stir, achieved fame, won everyone`s heart,”
. First time director-producer Vikram Sandhu
09.04.2012 Chennai metro daily news paper
Saturday 7 April 2012
Face on search, to role of Divya Bharti
MUMBAI: Latest news
from Bollywood town,
plans are afoot to resurrect
the superstar of the yesteryear
Divya Bharti onscreen.
Sources confi rm that a
biopic is being worked on
the darling of the millions
Divya Bharti who lost her
life in April 1993.‘Shaheed
Bhagat Singh’ famed director
Vikram Sandhu plans
to make the fi lm on the life
and times of Divya Bharti,
the circumstances around
whose death in the summer
of 1993 continue to be a
mystery.
Divya Bharti entered the
tinsel town with South Indian
fl ick ‘Bobbili Raja’ in
1990 and then scored big
hits. Bollywood invited her
with ‘Dil Hi To Hai’ costarring
Jackie Shroff in
1992 and saw her sizzle in
14 more fl icks.
Divya Bharti became the
heartthrob millions and was
poised to become the queen
of Bollywood before the
cruel destiny took her away.
It is known that Sandhu
has completed the script and
currently, the search is on to
fi nd the right face to fi t the
role of Divya Bharati. Buzz
is that this would be hitting
the fl oors in July 2012.
Fashion show in support of ‘Beti’
MUMBAI: A unique fashion
show was organised here
last night with eminent personalities
walking the ramp
in support of ‘Beti’, a movement
against female foeticide.
The theme of the fashion
show, conceived by social
activist Anu Ranjan, was
‘Healthy is hot, Zero is out’
and ‘Curvy is in, Skinny is
out’.
Walking on the ramp
were eminent personalities
from the Entertainment &
Fashion industry including
Yuvika Chaudhary, Jaswir
Kaur, Priyanka Batra, Priya
Kataria, Shashi Ranjan,
Juhi Paarmar,Bina and Talat
Aziz, Vardha Nadiadwala,
Rumi Jaffery and Reena and
Rohit Gupta.
“This time, along with
awareness of female foeticide,
we also wanted to send
the message across to young
impressionable girls to eat
healthy. Girls should eat
foods with right amount of
nutrition rather than starve
themselves to maintain their
bodies and invite health
problems” , Anu said.
“These kinds of fashion
shows should be organised
regularly, for spreading a
word of awareness against
female foeticide and health
related things, Health is important,
physical as well as
mental” , said Mansi Parekh,
host of the show, sponsored
by Gitanjali group and Yes
Bank.
Madonna throws cake on manager’s face
LONDON: Singer Madonna
threw a piece of cake into
her manager’s face at a surprise
party for the success of
her new album.
While celebrating the
success of her new album
“MDNA”, the singer cut a
piece of cake and smashed it
into manager Guy Oseary`s
face. “Guy, I wanna give
Madonna throws
cake on manager’s
face
this to you. For real, that’s
for making me work so hard
motherf**ker!” femalefi rst.
co.uk quoted Madonna as
saying.
However, Guy saw the
funny side and laughed
along with the rest of the
guests. The video from
the party is available on
YouTube.
Dinda shines as Pune Warriors beat Mumbai Indians by 28 runs
Pacer Ashok Dinda scalped four wickets as Pune Warriors pulled off an upset 28-run win
over Mumbai Indians in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match on Friday. The Warriors
defended their total of 129 for nine with a clinical bowling effort on aWankhede strip that
assisted the spinners and pacers alike, restricting Mumbai to 101 for nine in the allotted 20 overs.
Friday 6 April 2012
Batsman Yuvraj to return home land on April 9
NEW DELHI: Yuvraj
Singh, who underwent cancer
treatment in USA recently,
would return to India on
April 9.
It’s expected that he
would address the media on
11 April, where he would divulge
the details of his treatment
in the USA and his future
course of action.
The left-handed batsman,
who is currently in London,
was diagnosed with a rare
sort of germ cell cancer a
couple of months back. He
was treated in Boston’s Cancer
Institute in America.
After having undergone
three sessions of chemotherapy,
he was discharged on
March 18. Though he is far
from complete good health,
he has undergone successful
treatment in the US and is
back on the road to recovery.
‘’Ready to do all for Bengal’’ Shahrukh says to Mamata
KOLKATA: Bollywood superstar
and Kolkata Knight
Riders (KKR) joint owner
Shahrukh Khan met Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee
at Writers’ Buildings
this evening before the IPL
match at the Eden Gardens.
Shahrukh, the brand ambassador
of West Bengal,
was closeted with the Chief
Minister at her chamber for
about 20 minutes. Interacting
with newspersons later;
Shahrukh said he was ready
to help the state in all aspects.
‘I have a deep connection
with Bengal and I am willing
to do all for the state,’
the actor maintained.
‘I also agreed to become
the brand ambassador
as soon as I was asked
by Didi,’ he observed. The
Chief Minister, who called
Shahrukh as her brother,
went to Eden Gardens along
with him soon after.
The KKR is taking on
Delhi Daredevils at its fi rst
IPL match at the Eden Gardens
tonight.
Karisma’s ‘Dangerous Ishhq 3D’ unveiled
MUMBAI: The fi rst look
of Bollywood actor Karisma
Kapoor’s much-awaited
movie ‘Dangerous Ishhq
3D’ was unveiled at a suburban
multiplex here on
Wednesday night.
The fi lm is a suspense
thriller based on past life
regression. It is a story of
Sanjana (Karisma Kapoor),
a super model, and Rohan
(Rajneish Duggal), son
of a big industrialist, who
vanishes under mysterious
conditions. The fi lm is Sanjana’s
tryst with destiny, her
journey into the past to save
her future.
Speaking on the occasion,
Director Vikram Bhatt said,
“Dangerous Ishhq 3D’is a
different movie and return
of Karsima Kapoor will always
be the talking point,
for me it’s the continuation
of a journey that I began
many years ago! Many lives
that we live and many bodies
that we change but the
ever searching soul remains
one”.
Karisma said, “I am very
excited for this movie. I
thank the media, my family
and my fans that motivated
me for doing a movie like
this.
I really enjoyed doing the
movie, and I hope my audience
will also give me the
love, which I have always
received from them.” The
supporting cast consists
of Aryan Babbar, Jimmy
Shergill, Divya Dutta,
Sameer Kochar, Gracy
Singh and Ruslaan Mumtaz.
The music of the fi lm is
composed by Himesh Reshammiya.
‘Dangerous Ishq
3D,’ produced by Reliance
entertainment, releases in
cinemas on May 11.
NFDC to launch heritage super-hit blockbuster movies
KURUSETRA: The National
Film Development
Corporation (NFDC) plans
to launch a National Film
Heritage Mission with a
view to conserving superhit
blockbuster movies of
the past 100 years of Indian
cinema.
Besides, a digital heritage
lab is also proposed to be set
up to make them accessible
to masses.
This was stated by NFDC
Managing Director Neena
Laat Gupta while speaking
at the Media International
Film Festival organised by
the Institute of Mass Communication
and Media
Technology at Kurukshetra
University in Kurukshetra
today. There is also a plan to
set up fi lm clubs in universities
and colleges.
She laid stress on promotion
of movies in regional
languages like Malyalam,
Kannad, Tamil and others.
Lauding the idea of holding
fi lm festivals in small
towns like Kurukshetra, she
said that it was only through
such festivals that the youth
got to know about the glorifying
history of Indian cinema.
Speaking on the occasion,
Udyan Prasad, a noted fi lm
director from England, said
that the 100-year-old history
of Indian cinema showed
that very few movies were
based on rural areas.
Films offered a global
means of cultural exchange
between different countries.
The future of Indian cinema
was dependent on the youth
of the country, he added.
Pune Institute fi lms to be screened at short fi lm festival
GUWAHATI: A package
of highly applauded diploma
fi lms made by Film and
Television Institute of India
(FTII), Pune, students, some
of whom went on to become
renowned fi lmmakers, will
be showcased at the 2nd Guwahati
International Short
Film Festival (GISFF) to
be held here from May 4-6,
celebrating the premier fi lm
school’s golden jubilee.
The specially-designed
Golden Jubilee package,
earlier screened at the Mumbai
International Film Festival
(MIFF, 2012), comprise
diploma fi lms made by the
likes of Kumar Shahani,
Girish Kasaravalli, Vidhu
Vinod Chopra, Sriram Raghavan,
Rajan Khosa and
several others, a GISFF
release informed here on
Thursday.
These fi lms give a glimpse
to the early promise that
these fi lmmakers exhibited
as student fi lmmakers who
learnt their craft at India’s
fi rst fi lm school that has
over the years churned out
many a big talent in both artistic
and technical streams
of fi lmmaking.
The technical crew of
these fi lms also comprised
then students of FTII.
Some of them later became
leading lights of the
fi lm industry, such as cinematographers
Jehangir
Chowdhury, Hari Nair, editors
the late Renu Saluja,
Rajkumar Hirani and others.
The fi lms from FTII to
be screened at the GISFF
include 37 Down Manmad
Passenger (Kumar Shahani),
Deccan Queen (KS
Raju), Murder at Monkety
Hill (Vidhu Vinod Chopra)
and The Eight Column Affair
(Sriram Raghavan).
Morkel and Pathan shines as Delhi defeat Kolkata by 8 wickets
Proteas pace bowler Morne
Morkel and Indian allrounder
Irfan Pathan fashioned
Delhi Daredevils’
eight-wicket victory over
Kolkata Knight Riders in
the second game of the Indian
Premier League on
Thursday.
Left-hander Pathan clobbered
an unbeaten 42 off
20 deliveries to help Delhi
score 100-2 off 11.1 overs
after Morkel grabbed 3-18
to restrict Kolkata to 97-9 in
a game reduced to 12 overs
per side because of rain here
at Eden Gardens.
Delhi openers Aaron Finch
(30) and captain Virender
Sehwag (20) set up the
chase with a 49-run opening
stand before both fell
in quick succession. Pathan
then quelled an increasing
asking rate with the help of
three well-timed sixes to the
leg side.
Kolkata captain Gautam
Gambhir conceded Pathan
and Morkel snatched the
game away from the home
side.
“Morne bowled some real
quality stuff but in the end
we had a good total,” Gambhir
said. “But then they batted
really well, especially
Pathan.”
Earlier, the Delhi pace bowlers
did not disappoint Sehwag,
who decided to bowl
fi rst after winning the toss.
Morkel struck twice in his
very fi rst over when he
bowled South African compatriot
Jacques Kallis (4)
and fringe India batsman
Manoj Tiwary (0) off successive
yorker-length deliveries.
Kallis tried to work the ball
down the leg side and was
bowled, while Tiwary suffered
a fi rst-ball dismissal
as he failed to bring down
his bat in time and saw his
stumps shattered.
Morkel also grabbed the
important wicket of Gambhir
(16) just when the lefthander
seemed to be leading
a recovery. Gambhir tried to
run the ball down to third
man but managed to deviate
it only on to the stumps.
Kolkata were 55-6 at one
stage but all-rounder Laxmi
Ratan Shukla ensured a
fi ghting total as he smashed
26 off 17 balls with two sixes
and a four before being
dismissed in the penultimate
over.
Pace bowlers Roelof van der
Merwe and Umesh Yadav
chipped in with two wickets
each.
On Friday, the Harbhajan
Singh-led Mumbai Indians
host the Pune Warriors after
winning the tournament’s
opening fi xture in an away
game against the defending
champion Chennai Super
Kings on Wednesday. Also,
Rajasthan Royals play Kings
XI Punjab in Jaipur.
Pakistani former leg spinner Kaneria to consult lawyers over ECB corruption hearing
Former Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria will consult his lawyers before deciding whether
to attend a disciplinary hearing called by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) into
corruption charges.”We have received no notifi cation of the ECB disciplinary hearing so
far. When we get it we will consult our lawyers before announcing any decision,” Kaneria’s
brother Vicky told on Thursday.
Iruvar Song lyrics - Great tamil
Narumugaiyae, Narumugaiyae, Nee Oru Naazhigai Nillaay..
Sengani Ooriya Vaai Thiranthu, Nee Oru Thirumoli Sollaai..
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Netrith Tharala Neervadiya,
Kotrappoigai Aadiyaval, Neeyaa?
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Netrith Tharala Neervadiya,
Kotrappoigai Aadiyaval, Neeyaa?
Thirumaganae, Thirumaganae, Nee Oru Naazhigai Paaraay,
Vennira Puraviyil Vanthavanae, Vaelvili Moligal Kaelaay..
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Kottra Poigai Aadugaiyil,
Ottra Paarvai Paartthavanum, Neeyaa?
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Kottra Poigai Aadugaiyil,
Ottra Paarvai Paartthavanum, Neeyaa?
Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal En Maarthulaithathaena?
Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal En Maarthulaithathaena?
Paandinaadanai Kannai Ennudaiya Vasanai Køndathaena?
Nilaavilae Paarththa Vannam, Kannaavilae Thøandrum Innum
Nilaavilae Paarththa Vannam, Kannaavilae Thøandrum Innum
Ilaithaen Thudithaen Pørukkavillai..
Idaiyinil Maegalai Irukkavillai..
Narumugaiyae, Narumugaiyae, Nee Oru Naazhigai Nillaay..
Šengani Oøriya Vaai Thiranthu, Nee Oru Thirumøli Šøllaai..
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Køttra Pøigai Aadugaiyil,
Ottra Paarvai Paartthavanum, Neeyaa?
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Netrith Tharala Neervadiya,
Køtrappøigai Aadiyaval, Neeyaa?
Yaayum Yaayum Yaaraagiyarø, Nenju Naernthathaena?
Yaayum Yaayum Yaaraagiyarø, Nenju Naernthathaena?
Yaanum Neeyum Èvvazhi Yaarithum Uravu Šaernthathaena?
Orae Oru Theendal Šeithaay, Uyir Kødi Pøøtthathaena?
Orae Oru Theendal Šeithaay, Uyir Kødi Pøøtthathaena?
Šembøølam Šaerntha Neerththulipøal
Ambudai Nenjam Kalanthathenna?
Thirumaganae, Thirumaganae, Nee Oru Naazhigai Paaraay,
Vennira Puraviyil Vanthavanae, Vaelvili Møligal Kaelaay..
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Køttra Pøigai Aadugaiyil,
Ottra Paarvai Paartthavanum, Neeyaa?
Attrai Thingal Annilavil, Netrith Tharala Neervadiya,
Køtrappøigai Aadiyaval, Neeyaa?
Ahaa… Neeyaaa.. Ahaa… Neeyaaa.. Ahaa…
Bow down to Tamil the great!!!
Thursday 5 April 2012
Salman Khan decides to produce fi lms, the profi ts of which would be diverted towards charity
The man with a golden heart Salman Khan has now decided to produce fi lms under the banner
of his NGO - `Being Human`. Yes, there would be fi lms made under the Being Human
banner. If the fi lm is a hit, if people see the fi lm, whatever we make from it would go into
charity,” confi rmed Khan in an interview with a leading news channel at the promotional
launch of a travel portal.
Kingfi sher to kick off fashion show
KOCHI: ‘Kingfi sher Ultra’
and Storm Fashion
Company come together to
kick start South India’s biggest
fashion extravaganza,
‘Kingfi sher Ultra’ Kochi
International Fashion Week
2012 (Kingfi sher Ultra
KIFW) to be organized here
from April seven to 10.
Informing this at a news
conference here today,
Storm Fashion Company
CEO Gautham Sharma said
that 50 models, including
fi ve foreign models from
Portugal, Spain and Sri
Lanka would catwalk on
ramp with traditional Kerala
Sarees designed by Kerala’s
acclaimed fashion designer
Hari Anand in the four-day
extravaganza.
Besides Anand, 12 other
best designers in the country,
including PriaKataariaPuri,
Vivek Karuna Karan,
Riyaz Gangji, Monapali,
Hari Anand, Julie Vergese,
Prabhat Samasooriya, Gihan
Ediriweera, Darshanika
Ekanayake and Archana
Kochhar, splashing myriad
designs on the runway, he
added. The highlight of
the afternoon though would
be a sneak preview of Hari
Anand’s collection, unveiled
by the sensational ex-
Miss India World and Brand
Ambassador for the fashion
week, Parvathy Omanakuttan.
The collection which
would draw inspiration from
traditional weaving methods,
interpreted in a modern
way, comprised saris and
western formals.
The traditional Kerala
saris in pure Kasavu and
exquisite embroidery found
expression in modern fabrics
like georgette, satin, chiffon
and linen. A delighted Hari
Anand said, ‘I am glad to
be a part of the ‘Kingfi sher
Ultra’ Kochi International
Fashion Week 2012.
‘The entire collection focuses
on reviving the traditional
weaving techniques to
give a modern and contemporary
look. ‘The response
to the preview has been
overwhelming. ‘I now look
forward to showcasing the
entire collection early next
week’.
Michelle Obama in Time’s 100 Fashion Icons list
LONDON: TIME magazine
has listed the world’s
100 most infl uential style
superstars in anticipation of
its annual poll.
While child actors-turneddesigners
Mary-Kate and
Ashley Olsen, the First Lady
and the ‘monster mother’
Lady Gaga made it to the
list, many big-name creatives
and fashion pioneers
failed to feature, the Daily
Mail reported.
Divided into categories,
the list is fairly exhaustive
and includes designers
and brands, models, muses,
photographers and editors
and stylists, whose careers
stretch back to 1923 when
TIME was launched. Still,
as with any list-making endeavour,
there were bound
to be oversights.
The 25-year-old Olsen
duo join iconic creators
such as Miuccia Prada,
Coco Chanel and Christian
Dior on the Designers and
Brands list, which seems a
strange choice when many
prominent and highly infl uential
succeeding designers,
save for John Galliano, and
Karl Lagerfeld, were clearly
missing.
Raf Simons, Christopher
Bailey and Hedi Slimane,
who is credited for bringing
skinny jeans to the mainstream,
were all left off the
list, which doesn’t include
any notable retailers either,
such as Andrew Saks and
Ikram Goldman.
However a few headturners
made the cut, such
as Sarah Blakely, the inventor
of Spanx, who TIME
said “has helped shape the
modern woman – literally”.
Jacques Heim and Louis
Reard, the men who invented
the two piece swimsuit,
which eventually became
the bikini, also featured.
On the list of Editors and
Stylists, others may wonder
where the more mainstream
visionaries are who
have made an impact, like
Rachel Zoe.
While more predictable
mentions were included,
such as Anna Wintour
and Grace Coddington,
renowned fashion critics
Cathy Horyn and Suzy
Menkes were both left out.
This is mostly noteworthy
for the fact that Robin
Gavensen, however, was
mentioned. She is the Pulitzer
prize winning Daily
Beast writer who Karl Lagerfeld
publicly claimed to
have never heard of, after
she wrote a less than shining
review of his current designer
status.
Michelle Obama joins
former First Lady Jackie
Onassis in the muses category,
who sit alongside the
likes of Lady Gaga, Brigitte
Bardot and Andy Warhol
- however Warhol’s own
iconic muse, Edie Sedgwick,
is noticeably missing.
In the models category,
Nineties supers including
Naomi Campbell and Kate
Moss make an appearance,
but Claudia Schiffer, ‘The
Body’ Elle Macpherson and
Christy Turlington were left
off.
Gisele Bundchen, who
topped the Forbes magazine
World’s 10 Top-Earning
Models in May last year, is
listed, but as far as newer
faces go it ends with her.
Younger iconic faces like
Lara Stone and Coco Rocha
were left off, who have
made waves in both editorial
aspects of the modelling
industry as well as their
role in helping to re-shape
it, bringing attention to its
body issues and labour issues,
respectively.
While Heidi Klum was
counted, Tyra Banks, who as
well as building a a successful
empire, was the fi rst African-
American woman to
feature on covers of both the
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue and Victoria’s Secret
catalogue, was surprisingly
missing.
TIME magazine’s top 100
fashion icons included:
Giorgio Armani, Pierre Cardin,
Coco Chanel, Christian
Dior, Dolce and Gabbana,
Tom Ford,Calvin Klein,
Karl Lagerfeld, Christian
Louboutin, Alexander
McQueen, Levi Strauss,
Gisele Bundchen, Naomi
Campbell, Cindy Crawford,
Heidi Klum, Kate Moss,
The Beatles, Michael Jackson,
Lady Gaga, Madonna,
Michelle Obama, Princess
Diana
Nayan not doing any of my fi lms: STR
Actess Nayantara ‘Sri
Rama Rajyam’ is back to
fi lms after breaking up
with Prabhu Deva. She has
also managed to sign some
promising fi lms in Tamil -
Telugu and currently has
three Telugu and a Tamil to
opposite Gopichand.
The actress return to industry
and she is somehow
linked with all of STR’s in
the next projects, be it his
music album ‘Love Anthem
For World Peace’ or his movies.
STR talks about this,
“The moment Nayantara
made her return. I heared a
number of news that she is
the heroine in ‘Vada Chennai’,
doing in Vettai Mannan
and Podaa Podi and is my
heroine in Vaalu!”
“She is not doing any
of my movies and people
should stop dragging her
name with mine, be it for
fi lms or in private life”, he
further said.
It was only rumour that some
top notch directors were trying
to bring together Simbu
and Nayantara for a fi lm due
to the demand among fans
for their on screen chemistry.
All are only rumours.
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