Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a big fan of Hugh Jackman, yesterday said the Australian star's X-Men series inspired him to make sci-fi superhero movie Ra.One. "I wanted to do something different for the kids, so I watched all the X-Men movies, cartoons, read comics and honestly the X-Men series inspired me to do Ra.One," Shah Rukh said at the closing session of the 12th FICCI-Frames where he shared the...
01:06 PM, Mar 26, 2011
Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh of Band Baajaa Baraat fame says the casting couch does exist in the Hindi film industry as small time casting directors and agents try to exploit newcomers. "Unfortunately the casting couch exist in our industry. I don't think it exists in the high rung studios because the stakes are too high, the money involved and the people involved are too professional," the 25-year-old told reporters here....
05:02 PM, Mar 25, 2011
Mumbai: Yash Raj Films has given its whole library to a new venture which is making available a selection of famous Bollywood and international movies for downloading and streaming by movie buffs. "We are very much delighted that Intel is debuting their newest technology with Yash Raj Library. We are very happy with the association. Now the audiences would have all the films of their choice at their fingertips," Yash...
02:02 PM, Mar 25, 2011
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai will present a memento to Hollywood star Hugh Jackman at the FICCI-FRAMES 2011 annual convention on the business aspects of the entertainment and media industry here March 23-25. The 37-year-old star will honour Jackman on the final day of the event, a press statement said. Aishwarya, an internationally known actress, was asked by FICCI and its entertainment committee's co-chair, filmmaker Karan Johar, to attend the function...
10:18 AM, Mar 19, 2011
Rajdeep Sardesai talks to FICCI Director General Dr Rajiv Kumar about possible effects of the Japan earthquake on India's economy. ...
10:34 PM, Mar 15, 2011
New Delhi: India Inc on Tuesday described Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as industry's Sachin Tendulkar saying the veteran leader was steering the economy "with ease of a seasoned player" in difficult times. "Just as India is looking at Sachin Tendulkar to bring smiles to our faces at the end of this World Cup cricket, business is looking at you to steer the Indian economy through the rough patches," FICCI President...
01:09 PM, Mar 01, 2011
New Delhi: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's rail budget on Friday received mixed response from India Inc, which hailed announcements on PPP projects but expressed disappointment at not enough being done for safety and hygiene. Industry body FICCI said it is encouraged by the announcements of expansion of public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in manufacturing and fruitification of public sector undertakings. "These will give a fillip to and saving resources of the railways...
03:09 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: With the fiscal deficit for the current fiscal projected to fall to 4.8 per cent, industry body FICCI on Friday warned the government that any "aggressive" move to reduce fiscal deficit would impact growth and employment generation. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had in the last Budget pegged the fiscal deficit, which is the difference between total expenditure and revenue, for 2010-11 at 5.5 per cent of the GDP....
02:24 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: The US is expected to renew its demand for further opening up of the Indian economy in sectors like multi-brand retail and easing of trade restrictions on several areas, including farm products. These issues are likely to be taken up by US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke when he meets Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma here tomorrow. Locke, who would visit India between February 6 to 11, would...
10:35 AM, Feb 06, 2011
SEBI had earlier requested the SEC to waive the penalty on Mahindra Satyam for frauds committed by its previous management. ...
04:37 PM, Jul 13, 2010
Wholesale commodity markets remained shut in most of the cities; several flights from key airports were cancelled. ...
08:45 PM, Jul 05, 2010
The revised tax rates will certainly mean greater disposable income. ...
05:47 PM, Feb 26, 2010
Industry chambers praise Mamata Banerjee. ...
03:35 PM, Feb 24, 2010
Economic stimulus package for exporters to be extended. ...
03:47 PM, Feb 22, 2010
Southern films contribute to 50 pc of the revenue to the entertainment industry ...
01:30 AM, Nov 20, 2009
Graduates lack real life problem solving skills, says survey. ...
11:33 AM, Nov 08, 2009
A survey said corporate India's confidence is on the upswing. ...
12:40 PM, Sep 06, 2009
Expectations are that UPA's electoral victory will mean a reformist agenda. ...
07:53 AM, Jul 01, 2009
Business leaders suggest a fostering of connections. ...
11:16 AM, Jun 25, 2009
