Made in India: From essay song to penning books
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Posted February 4th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
PANAJI: It took Kung Fu Fighting to catapult him on to the global disco music scene. Considered one of the pioneers of disco and indi-pop, he also produced hits like Dance Little Lady Dance, Disco Deewane and Made in India. But success didn't come easy. The Grammy-winning Biddu Appaiah or Biddu as he is more poularly known to the world tells TOI why he has now turned to writing novels. After initially singing in Mumbai and Kolkota as part of a music group, Banglore-born Biddu decided Englan...
Tandon, Dipika star as India dissapoint France to set adult Egypt strife in final
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Posted February 4th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
CHENNAI: The Indians made history and that too Kolaveri style! The fourth-seeded trio of Ravi Dixit, Dipika Pallikal and Ramit Tandon upset third seeds France to enter the final of the SDAT-WSF Under-21 Squash World Cup at the Express Avenue Mall on Saturday. It is the first time that India is entering the title clash of a World level event in squash and Dipika and the players couldn't stop celebrating the moment. In a brief lull between the jubilations, Dipika thanked the fans before requ...
Play, like, share, hit?
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Posted February 4th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Kolaveri di set a new trend for promoting and creating hype about movie songs online. Taking a cue from Kolaveri di’s huge success, the forthcoming Telugu movie Love Failure has also created a buzz online. The movie, starring Siddharth and Amala Paul, received 10,000 hits in the first 24 hours of being on YouTube. The movie’s trailer has 2 lakh hits and counting.
Executive producer of the movie Chakravarthy Ramachandra says, “The response was surprising. I guess Dhanush has set the tr...
In an upbeat mood
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Posted February 4th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Actor Nitin remains unperturbed by past disappointments. He believes that his hard work will yield positive results one day
Lacchamma, a party number in Ishq may not have become another Kolaveri Di but it has its own charm. Conceived and sung by Nitin, Anoop Reubens and Murali, the song got a good deal of attention. Having loaded it on Youtube, Nitin has been in an upbeat mood as the film is scheduled to be released on February 17. The actor has neither lost his charm nor his spirit and is ac...
Kolaveri Di celebrity Dhanush sings Sachin Anthem
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Posted February 4th, 2012 at 2:20 am
Chennai, Feb 4 (TruthDive): “Why This Kolaveri Di” fame Dhanush’s latest venture is a song for Sachin– a song dedicated to the Master Blaster.The ‘Kolaveri’ boys, Dhanush and music composer Anirudh have teamed up together for an anthem that’s an ode to cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar. Anushka Shetty is also dancing with the popular duo in the video. This Sachin Tendulkar Anthem Feat is an initiative by Boost, a health drink for which Sachin has been the face for many years now.Con...
Will Riteish-Genelia dance to these songs during a wedding?
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Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:21 pm
As Riteish Deshmukh and Genelai D'Souza get ready to tie the knot today, we browse through some of Bollywood's popular wedding songs.Hindi Films are all about grandeur and celebrations. So it's only natural they play host to numerous opulent weddings. And what's a big screen wedding without song and dance? From Nargis serene admission, Raja ki aayegi baraat (Aah), Rajesh Khanna's merry, baaja-themed romp on Meri pyari behaniya banegi dulhania (Sachcha Jhoota) to Shatrughan Sinha's affectio...
Gali Gali Chor Hai
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Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Critic's ReviewShare on HotklixShare on MessengerGoogle BookmarksNewsvineLive BookmarksTechnoratiYahoo BookmarksBlogmarksDel.icio.usApnaCircle Story: A politician wants a room in the home of bank cashier Bharat (Akshaye Khanna) to set up his election office in a Bhopal locality. When the latter refuses, he influences the cops to harass him in a rather bizarre manner: Bharat must bribe the police to get back a table fan that was allegedly stolen from his house years ago. Movie Review: For ...
Miss England runner-up Amy Jackson talks Bollywood entrance in Ekk Deewana Tha
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Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:21 pm
THE leading lady of upcoming movie Ekk Deewana Tha is British-born actress Amy Jackson, who started out as a beauty queen.
She won Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen Great Britain and went on to win Miss Teen World in 2008 and become a runner-up in Miss England in 2010, losing out to Jessica Linley.
Her prizes included modelling contracts and while on her travels, she made her acting debut and started a whole new career. Amy landed a role in Tamil period drama Madrasapattinam (Madr...
Our films are really girl oriented: Rishi Kapoor
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Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor finds himself lucky to get good character roles at his age at a time when the industry is mostly churning out youth-oriented movies.Kapoor, who surprised fans with his villainous turn as Rauf Lala in Karan Johar's revenge drama 'Agneepath', says actors are forced to retire after a certain age because the industry does not have enough space for them."Unfortunately, our films are very youth oriented. Leading artists are told to retire when they hit the age of 45. It is t...
Jackie creates cameo coming in Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiyyan
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Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Anything for Rajinikanth, says Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, who has made a cameo appearance in the legendary Tamil actor's new film Kochadaiyyan.
"Rajiniji's daughter Soundarya is directing the film with her dad in the lead. So sweet! She asked me to make a cameo appearance in the film with her father. I immediately flew down to Chennai. When it comes to anything to do with Rajinikanth, one doesn't ask questions. One just does the needful," said Jackie.
"It's an interesting cameo which Sound...
