New Delhi: Actor Anupam Kher has tweeted a photo from the sets of director Satish Kaushik's 'Gang of Ghosts'. The film also has Sharman Joshi and Parambrata Chatterjee. 'Gang of Ghosts' is the Hindi remake of superhit Bengali film 'Bhooter Bhabishyat'.
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11:22 AM, May 23, 2013
Mumbai: A 27-year-old woman allegedly hanged herself while her husband watched with horror through a laptop webcam in Mumbai. The woman was chatting with her husband and had an argument after the parents of the man allegedly forced him to call off their wedding. The man, the police say, frantically called the woman's family members but it was too late before anybody could reach the house. She was declared dead...
09:23 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: 'Jal', a film on water scarcity in the Rann of Kutch, will have a special screening at the ongoing 66th Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Girish Mallik, the film stars Purab Kohli and Tannishtha Chatterjee in the lead and will be screened at Palais Cannes on May 22. "We at One World Films and our International sales partner- Insomnia World Sales/ NFDC are privileged to get an opportunity...
06:01 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: A special chattai therapy is providing some relief to little children suffering from cancer. CanKids initiative at AIIMS Delhi helps children undergo treatment by helping them with motivational and self esteem talks. Chemotherapy sessions, frequent hospital visits, long waiting hours, hair loss - are images associated with cancer. Battling the disease is a painful process for every one. Poonam Bagai was no different. The government officer's life was...
11:28 AM, May 14, 2013
Jharkhand: One Maoist was killed and two security men were injured on Monday in an encounter in Jharkhand. Police officials said they received a tip-off that Maoists were about to assemble in the forest whereupon the police, COBRA and CRPF forces rushed to the spot. The Maoists fired on seeing the personnel, triggering a gun fight. The encounter took place in a forest between Kalerango and Chatnibeda villages under naxal-affected...
07:29 AM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, who will be sharing the screen space with Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit in 'Gulab Gang', says she has given a playback in the film too. "I recently wrapped up shooting for my film 'Gulab Gang'. We had a wonderful time shooting for the film and not many know that I have also sung a song in the film," Tannishtha told IANS. "It's a song which...
02:18 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP has alleged that the CBI coalgate report was tampered with on the directions of the Principal Secretary in the PMO Pulok Chatterjee. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley made this allegation while speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Below is an excerpt of the interview: Karan Thapar: Do you believe that Mr Shatrughan Singh attended the CBI meeting of his own volition...
08:06 AM, May 12, 2013
Quetta: The voting for historic general elections in Pakistan was marred with violence as at least sixteen people died in poll related violence in the troubled Balochistan province in south-west Pakistan. As many as 10 persons died and 15 others sustained injuries on Saturday when a bus carrying supporters of independent candidate Khadim Hussain Shah came under attack in Naseerabad district, Quetta city police chief Mir Zubair said. "The supporters...
07:56 AM, May 12, 2013
Kolkata: The Saradha Group chit fund fiasco has inspired a new movie in West Bengal. Tollywood has drawn inspiration from the Saradha Group collapse. All eyes are now on the latest release, 'Kagojer Nouka' or 'The Paper Boat', which metaphorically means an object that doesn't stay afloat for a long time. Incidentally, the film stars Dadasaheb Phalke-winner Soumitra Chatterjee playing the character of the prototype of Saradha boss and scamster...
09:14 AM, May 10, 2013
Live updates from Game 56 of IPL 6 between Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Pune Warriors India innings: End of match - PWI 106 in 19.3 overs: L Balaji sends Bhuvneshwar Kumar's off stump for a walk with the first ball. Off the third, he pulls off a brilliant return catch to get rid of Parvez Rasool. So that is that:...
07:27 PM, May 09, 2013
Reacting to the controversy stirred by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq, who walked out of the Lok Sabha while Vande Mataram was being played, former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said as an MP it is his responsibility to respect the national song. ...
04:08 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Key UPA ally and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has struck a note of caution on the Congress's win in Karnataka. Pawar said a single win can't predict the trend for the general elections. Speaking at a rally in Satara, the NCP chief said that the polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will pose a bigger challenge. "Don't jump to any conclusions because of the win...
12:33 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Claiming that names of top political persons are surfacing in the chit fund scam in West Bengal, a CPI (M) member on Wednesday sought a CBI enquiry into unregulated money raising activities in the wake of Saradha Group allegedly defrauding investors of their money. Prasanta Chatterjee, a CPI-M MP, demanded a CBI probe into the issue through a Special Mention in the Rajya Sabha. "... since many poor...
08:20 PM, May 08, 2013
If there is one short-story writer I would like to meet and know more about, it would be Alice Munro. Her skill and magnificence of the craft have always left me speechless. She writes without caring, without knowing and without expecting or so it seems every time I read her collection of stories. There is something about them which maybe cannot be defined. It can only be felt by the...
05:56 PM, May 08, 2013
Mumbai: Here's an interesting news for those who own the Samsung Galaxy Chat smartphone in India. News has it that the smartphone is the latest to receive a delicious Jelly Bean update. Mobigyaan has received information that the smartphone has got a Jelly Bean update with base firmware B5330XXUBMD2. Those in line for the update should note that it is roughly 322MB in size and requires a Wi-Fi connection. The...
11:27 AM, May 05, 2013
Kolkata: Refusing to commit if he considered the present trend of Bengali film industry as a real turn-around, Ray's favourite actor, thespian Soumitra Chatterjee today said but he believed in keeping himself busy in all the genres of flicks. Averse to tag a label like turnaround or buyoancy to the current spate of releases, including upcoming 'Rupkatha Noy' and 'Kagozer Nouko' by directors of different genres, Soumitra said, "Yes I...
11:13 AM, May 05, 2013
New Delhi: 'Dekh Indian Circus' has received 4 National Awards. On this occasion, the entire team of the film including Prasoon Joshi, Shankar Mhadevan, Mangesh Hadawale, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathore and Tannishtha Chatterjee addressed a press meet to celebrate their win. ...
04:07 PM, May 04, 2013
Delhi will witness a retrospective on Satyajit Ray at the film festival which will also showcase an eclectic mix of old classics, and contemporary films such as Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 and 2 and the much awaited 'Bombay Talkies'. ...
05:43 PM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: A great celluloid story needs a brilliant storyteller, and the storyteller needs outstanding actors to bring the characters to life. Satyajit Ray, the man who made the values of Indian films recognisable to the world, also had a muse in Soumitra Chatterjee. Chatterjee, in return, tried his best to fulfil Ray's wishes on screen. Both shared a special rapport which spread over the canvas of 13 films and...
02:11 PM, May 02, 2013
