New York: 'Anumati' directed by Gajendra Ahire has won the Best Feature Film award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) with Vikram Gokhale getting the Best Actor award for his role as a desperate husband.
The winners were chosen from 18 narrative, 10 documentaries (feature length or shorter) and 8 shorts from the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora featured at the festival, which ran April 30 - May 4.
Director Hansal Mehta took home the Best Director of a Feature Film award for his compelling film 'Shahid', which traces the true story of slain human rights activist lawyer Shahid Azmi.
Suraj Negi was honoured as the Best Young Actor in a Feature Film for his role as the titular character in 'Hansa'....
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10:28 AM, May 08, 2013
Singapore: A 22-year-old Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 22 months in jail by a Singapore court for a series of cheating and forgery cases. Suraj Kumar Sarabjeet admitted to 10 counts of cheating and forgery in a district court in this city-state on Friday, the Straits Times reported. A polytechnic student, Sarabjeet posed as Captain Vincent Toh from the Singapore Armed Forces in January 2012 and ordered laptops worth...
07:20 PM, May 04, 2013
Jaipur: Launching a scathing attack on the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan, senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday said it had done nothing for the welfare of farmers, women and youths. Addressing a public meeting in Baran district as part of her "Suraj Sankalp Yatra", the state BJP chief described the Gehlot government as "anti-people". It had done nothing to improve the lot of farmers, women, youths and...
03:00 AM, Apr 25, 2013
London: A lifeguard was chatting to a customer for up to 15 minutes in the lead-up to the drowning of an eight-year-old Indian boy in the city of Wolverhampton, a British court was told. The lifeguard Kelly Woods is accused of failing to properly supervise pool users including youngster Suraj Mall at Wolverhampton Swimming and Fitness Centre in February 2008. During Woods' trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday jurors...
09:57 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Jaipur: Accusing BJP leaders of tarnishing image of Rajasthan, Congress on Wednesday said the opposition leaders' statements reflected their "frustration". PCC president Dr Chandrabhan said that the BJP leaders in Suraj Sankap Yatra were making statement to hurt the image of the state which, he said, was on development path due to better financial management by the Congress government. "The BJP leaders are making such statements which are not in...
01:42 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday accused the BJP state president Vasundhara Raje of misleading people of the state during her 'Suraj Sankalp Yatra'. Addressing a public meeting in the third phase of Congress' 'Sandesh Yatra' in Shahpura area in the district, Gehlot claimed that Raje during her tenure as Chief Minister "looted" the state and is now misleading people. "She does not know the meaning of Suraj...
01:45 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Udaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vasundhara Raje is all set to sound the poll bugle with her campaign yatra, which will start from Charbhuja temple in Udaipur in Rajasthan. Raje's Suraj Sankalp Yatra comes eight months before the state goes to polls. The yatra will be flagged off by BJP president Rajnath Singh and will cover 26 Assembly constituencies of Udaipur division in its...
08:39 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Suraj was 17 when he was selected by Lee out of 3000 hopefuls to play Pi, a young Indian boy lost in the ocean. ...
05:22 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee could not attend a special screening of 'Life of Pi'here but in a special message the director expressed his gratitude "for all the help and inspiration I got from India." ...
03:45 PM, Mar 22, 2013
A warning was given recently by the chamber to mainstream stars who are involved with reality shows on TV channels. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 14, 2013
'Life Of Pi' featured Suraj Sharma, Tabu and Irrfan Khan in lead roles. ...
07:26 PM, Feb 25, 2013
The Indian flavour was predominant at the 85th Academy Awards, when 'Life of Pi', widely shot in India with Indian actors, won the maximum awards, including the best director's trophy for Ang Lee, who not only thanked his Indian crew but also wowed everyone by saying 'Namaste'. ...
02:35 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Suraj Sharma lost out the EE Rising Star Award to British actress Juno Temple at the British Academy Film Awards. ...
10:30 AM, Feb 11, 2013
Surajkund International Crafts Mela, a 15-day annual cultural extravaganza showcasing the country's rich handicrafts, cuisine and culture, started on Friday on a vibrant note. President Pranab Mukherjee will formally inaugurate the 27th edition of the spectacular event on Saturday. ...
09:16 AM, Feb 02, 2013
While in the other semi-final at Rajkot, Punjab were 41 for 0...
09:26 AM, Jan 17, 2013
It was red on red carpet at the 70th Golden Globe awards and among all those ladies in red, it was Tabu who looked ravishing in this Abu Jani- Sandeep Khosla red sari with golden blouse, flanked by actor Suraj sharma and filmmaker Ang Lee! ...
05:07 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Indian connection at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, Ang Lee's 'Life Of Pi' starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan and Tabu went home with only one Globe - that for best original score. As for the big winners, there were quite a few surprises. Here's more on that. ...
04:56 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Indian actors Tabu and Suraj Sharma walked the red carpet of the 70th annual Golden Globe awards with Oscar-winning director Ang Lee. ...
05:28 PM, Jan 14, 2013
