New Delhi: Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Wednesday said the issue of malnutrition is 'foremost' to him and that there is a lot be done to tackle the problem which is severely affecting children all over the country. "I realize there is a lot to be done and I hope that by lending my voice I can make a difference to the lives of children and thereby to the future...
11:53 AM, Dec 01, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan was today appointed the national brand ambassador of UNICEF to promote child nutrition and the actor said he takes his new job as a responsibility and not as a burden. Aamir is the third Bollywood celebrity after Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra to represent United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in India. The 46-year-old actor, who will be working towards solving the problem of...
07:34 PM, Nov 30, 2011
Panaji: If Aamir Khan's 'Taare Zameen par' (TZP) triggered a ripple of social consciousness vis-a-vis autism, three women have come to IFFI this year armed with scripts and story ideas, aimed to carpet bomb the 'intellectual disability' cause further. Shalini Gupta, Neena Wagh and Kusum Tiwari - all mothers of intellectually disabled children - will conduct a special workshop for potential filmmakers and scriptwriters at the ongoing 42nd International Film...
11:47 AM, Nov 28, 2011
Hyderabad: It was in the 20th century that Children's Film Society, India (CFSI) last released a film in the theatres. The millennium has changed, and so have the kids and the business of cinema. CFSI, sadly, seemed to have lost touch. Some of the best children's films of the new millennium -- 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Makdee', 'Chillar Party' and 'I Am Kalam' -- first came to CFSI, but were surprisingly...
12:35 PM, Nov 20, 2011
Bollywood fever is sweeping Africa's political capital, with a week-long festival of 14 films, including blockbusters like Sholay and 3 Idiots, enthralling cinegoers. The films are being screened at The National Theatre in downtown Addis Ababa. The Indian Film Festival, being advertised through the catchline 'Come, fall in love with the magic of Bollywood', kicked off with a screening of 3Idiots on 20th May. The film had powerful resonance with...
12:47 PM, May 25, 2011
New Delhi: Progeria, paraplegia, anterograde amnesia - Bollywood's current portrayal of unusual ailments might be drawing applause from the elite, but it is leaving front benchers baffled. If Hrithik Roshan's recent portrayal of a paraplegic who appeals for euthanasia in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish is any indication, the working class audience is ending up somewhat enlightened but also somewhat afraid. "If someone is really facing trouble due to health issues,...
03:38 PM, Dec 03, 2010
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The critically-acclaimed film has won many Filmfare and Screen Awards. ...
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