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'The Great Gatsby' role is not my Hollywood debut: Amitabh Bachchan

New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan has called his belated Hollywood debut in 'The Great Gatsby' "just a friendly gesture" but would not mind doing an encore if he comes across something interesting. "I don't look upon it as my Hollywood debut. It is just a friendly gesture and nothing more. It is just a small scene with Gatsby and his friend, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Meyer Wolfsheim is...  

'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' Music Review: It's high on Punjabi flavour

Music Directors: Sharib-Toshi Singers: Rahul Seth, Sanchita Bhattacharya, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Mika Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Diljit Dosanjh, Sachinn Gupta, Dharmendra, and Suzzanne D'Mello Rating: 2.5 If the theme of director Sangeeth Sivan's forthcoming movie 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' has a strong Punjabi flavour, its soundtrack is high on the same too. Keeping in sync with the theme, composer duo Sharib-Toshi has embellished the five tracks...  

SV Krishna Reddy's Hollywood film premiers today

Telugu director SV Krishna Reddy has directed a film titled 'Divorce Invitation'. The film features Jonathan Bennett as Mike Christian, Jamie Lynn Sigler as Dylan and Nadia Bjorlin as Alex Roverson. The film is produced by Dr Venkat under the banner of RR Movie Makers. The film deals with the story of Mike Christian, a married man who falls in love with his childhood girlfriend Alex and his struggle to...  

Daniel Sturridge stars as Liverpool win 3-1 at Fulham

London: Daniel Sturridge scored a hat-trick for his sixth goal in the past four Premier League matches on Sunday as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham. After Dimitar Berbatov gave Fulham a 33rd-minute lead with a header at Craven Cottage, Sturridge scored in the 36th, 62nd and 85th minutes to extend Liverpool's unbeaten run to six games. Sturridge latched on to Philippe Coutinho's deflected pass to score...  

Telugu Review: 'Tadakha' is illogical and predictable

Cast: Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, Sunil Varma, Tamannaah Bhatia, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashutosh Rana, Rama Prabha, Brahmanadam, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Vennela Kishore and Srinivasa Reddy Director: Kishore Kumar Pardasani Rating: 2 out of 5 I think we have come to the point in Indian cinema where there is no room for logic, thanks to commercialism. We are a century old industry and yet take pride in celebrating mediocrity because we have...  

Telugu review: 'Sukumarudu' is a melodramatic entertainer

Cast: Aadi Pudipeddi, Nisha Aggarwal, Sharada, G Krishna, Chandra Mohan, Bhavna Ruparel, Srinivasa Avasarala, Brahmanandam, Maruthi Rao, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Rao Ramesh and Tanikella Bharani Director: G Ashok Rating: 2.5 out 5 Some films take time to strike a chord with the audience, but 'Sukumarudu', about greedy NRI protagonist, makes an instant connect with viewers. It's another Telugu film high on emotion with good performances. However, what makes the...  

Actor Harshvardhan claims to be a great Dhanush fan

Chennai: Telugu actor Harshvardhan Rane claims to be Dhanush's biggest fan in the industry and take inspiration from him. "He (Dhanush) is such an inspiring actor and I wish I could be him in my next life. He is one of those actors who is always at ease and doesn't like to go by any norm. I think, the only thing that comes between him and his performance is the...  

Aurangzeb: Arjun Kapoor to promote the film in double role

Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor, who plays double role in Yash Raj's upcoming crime thriller 'Aurangzeb', wil also promote the film in double role. The makers of the film have decided to opt for a unique way of promotion, and urged Arjun to promote the film in double role for a strong impact. The 27-year-old will now give interviews to news channels in double role. He himself worked on the script...  

'Zanjeer' completes 40 years, Big B thanks Salim-Javed

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who rose to fame after starring in Prakash Mehra's 'Zanjeer', says he is grateful to writer-duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar for believing in him. Bachchan, 70, had delivered many flops before starring in the hit 1973 film and successfully earned the tag of 'Angry Young Man'. "40 years anniversary of film 'Zanjeer' today.. An entire lifetime gone by.. What a moment.. Salim-Javed for thinking of...  

Indian wonder boy Ritankar is youngest Berkeley topper in a century

Washington: Kolkata-born Ritankar Das, a bioengineering and chemical biology double major at the University of California at Berkeley, has become the youngest student to receive the University Medal in more than a century. The medal is given to the year's top graduating senior. Das, who began his freshman term when he was 15, will be graduating with more than 200 credits and a GPA of 3.99, which includes eight A+...  

Yogita Thakre death: SC refuses to direct CBI probe

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to direct CBI probe in the murder of seven-year-old Yogita Thakre, who was found dead in a car parked at former BJP president Nitin Gadkari's home in Nagpur. A bench headed by Justice RM Lodha dismissed the PIL seeking its direction to transfer the probe from state CID to CBI alleging that the state agency has not conducted a proper probe in...  

Thane building collapse: Nurse seeks to adopt survivor

Mumbai: Scarred by the loss of her loved ones in the horrific building collapse in Mumbra in Thane - Sandhya Thakkur, after being miraculously rescued was unable to even open her eyes to those tending to her at the hospital. The little girl symbolised the tragedy in Mumbra. But now, there is hope for her. Veena Kandle, a nurse at the Sion hospital believes destiny got them together. Veena said,...  

Delhi gangrape accused misbehaved with inmates, court told

New Delhi: The Tihar Jail authorities on Thursday filed a complaint in a Delhi court trying the December 16, 2012 gangrape alleging that accused Akshay Thakur was misbehaving with and harassing fellow inmates. The accused denied the charge. Jail officials said they received a complaint by a newly-admitted inmate against Thakur for allegedly misbehaving and violating rules and regulations. Thakur denied any wrongdoing and claimed jail officials were regularly beating...  

VVIP chopper deal: CBI to get phone transcripts from Italy

New Delhi: CBI is likely to get transcripts of phone conversations of Italian middlemen allegedly involved in the VVIP helicopter deal, intercepted by law enforcement authorities following court orders in the European country. CBI sources said the documents would be received by the Defence Ministry and later, handed over to the investigating agency to help it in its probe in the multi-crore deal. They said the records are related to...