California: Winners of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills: Motion Pictures - Picture, Drama: 'The Descendants'. - Picture, Musical or Comedy: 'The Artist'. - Actor, Drama: George Clooney, 'The Descendants'. - Actress, Drama: Meryl Streep, 'The Iron Lady'. - Director: Martin Scorsese, 'Hugo'. - Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, 'The Artist'. - Actress, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, 'My Week With Marilyn'. - Supporting...
The actor who once was primetime TV's favourite bahu walked away with one crore rupees in prize money after spending 3 months in the Bigg Boss Mansion completely cut off from the outside world . Actors Amar Upadhyay, and Akashdeep Sehgal, and VJ Siddharth Bharadwaj were among the 5 finalists. ...
New Delhi: Kalyanmoy Deb is the winner of the Infosys 2011 Prize for his contribution in engineering and computer science. His unique software helps pick the right solution from millions of confusing choices. Though designed for industrial applications like car and cell phone manufacture, it can theoretically be adapted to much more personal uses. Choices are something we all have to make. Dr Kalyanmoy Deb is someone who helps making ...
New Delhi: Dr Pratap Bhanu Mehta is a man who wears many hats and juggles many roles. He has closely observed and written about Indian politics and education for more than twenty years now. On Sunday, Mehta won the Infosys Prize 2011 for Political Science & International Relations. Some time back, when CNN-IBN caught up with him, he had said he was going through some sort of a professional identity...
New Delhi: KBC winner Sushil Kumar Tuesday denied reports that he had complained about not getting his Rs.5 crore prize money, saying Sony officials were constantly in touch with him and he had complete faith that he would get it. "I have never said that I haven't got a single penny of the prize money. The channel had already told me that the money would be given to me in...
Patna: Neighbours have suddenly become courteous, shopkeepers are eager to help and long-forgotten friends have started calling again -- the family members of Sushil Kumar, the first contestant to win Rs.5 crore (Rs. 50 million) on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', are trying to make sense of all that is happening around them. Life has not been the same since Sushil Kumar, a 27-year-old computer operator and tutor who earns Rs.6,000 per...
Patna: The family and friends of Sushil Kumar, who became the first contestant to win Rs 5 crore on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', are fearing his abduction. But the Bihar Police says the apprehension doesn't hold much ground. In Motihari, Sushil's native town, there are rumours doing the rounds that fearing abduction, his family has been reluctant to disclose the date of his much-awaited arrival from Mumbai. The hundreds of visitors...
New Delhi: From a monthly salary of Rs 6,000, Sushil Kumar has hit the jackpot by winning Rs 5 crore ($1 million) on the game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 5'. He says he will now prepare for the civil services - something he had stopped dreaming about due to his financial situation earlier. "Everything seems completely different. The feeling is yet to sink in. I had never thought I would...
Mumbai: After more than two months of great efforts and amusement, Suresh and Vernon Group, known for their excellent choreography, won the third season of reality show 'India's Got Talent'. Suresh and Vernon Group is best known for mixing dangerous stunts with electrifying dance steps, emerged victorious in the show aired on Colors Channel tonight. The Group won Rs 50 lakh cash prize. The Group was battling for the grand...
New Delhi: From Arbaaz Khan and Arindam Chaudhuri to Anant Mahadevan and Aishwarya Narkar, they all said that receiving a National Film Award from President Pratiba Patil Friday was a "fantastic moment". Dadasaheb Phalke award winner veteran Tamil filmmaker Balachander said it is never too late to get an award. "I feel happy. I'm asked whether the award has come late, and I don't think it's ever late to get...
Los Angeles: Melanie Moore easily clinched the grand prize on 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Viewer votes overwhelmingly awarded the pixie-haired 19-year-old college student from Marietta, Ga., the title of "America's Favorite Dancer" and the $250,000 cash prize. Moore bested fierce runner-up Sasha Mallory, 23, of Bakersfield, Calif., and powerful third-place finisher Marko Germar, 22, of Los Angeles. "Thank you," Moore told viewers while weeping under a confetti storm...
Cannes: The 2011 Cannes film festival ended on Sunday with an awards ceremony where US director Terrence Malick's film 'The Tree of Life' won the Palme d'Or for best picture. Following were the main prize winners on the night: Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best film - 'The Tree of Life' directed by Terrence Malick (United States) Grand Prix runner-up prize - 'Once Upon A Time In Anatolia' directed by...
It was a big day for Meiyang Chang. The Chinese Indian dentist-turned-singer-turned-actor Tuesday won dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 and won Rs.50 lakhs, which he will share with his choreographer Marischa Fernandes. He outperformed TV actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was a consistent performer, and Yana Gupta, the Czech-born model-actress, who wowed everyone with her graceful dance moves. "It's been a very nice journey. I never thought I'll...
List of 83rd Annual Academy Award winners announced 1. Best Picture: "The King's Speech." 2. Best Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech." 3. Best Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan." 4. Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter." 5. Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter." 6. Best Directing: Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech." 7. Best Foreign Language Film: "In a Better World," Denmark. 8. Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The...
It doesn't seem to be a lucky year for AR Rahman. After losing the Golden Globe award, the Indian music composer Sunday lost the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for best original music in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours. The Oscar winning composer lost the award to Alexandre Desplat, who composed the soundtrack for British royal drama The King's Speech. Rahman, who won a BAFTA in 2009...
Los Angeles: Singer Eminem won a Grammy for his track 'Not Afraid' in the best rap solo performance category at the 53rd Grammy awards at a glittering ceremony at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles. Singer Lady Gaga, who showed up on the red carpet encased in a giant egg, walked away with the Grammy for best female pop vocal for the song 'Bad Romance' at the 53rd edition of the...
(1) Listen carefully to the audio-clip that follows, and identify the popular Bollywood film in which these dialogues appear:
Ans: Khosla Ka Ghosla
(2) Take a look at this picture from a popular Hollywood film. The actors have been removed, but can you name the film?
Ans: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
(3) In Dev D, Leni (played by Kalki Koechlin) is an underage schoolgirl who leaves home shortly after a sexual MMS clip featuring her goes public. What class was Leni studying in?
Ans: Class 12
(4) In the Owen Wilson-Jennifer Aniston starrer Marley and Me, what breed of dog is Marley?
Ans: Labrador Retriever
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
Tarun Grover, New Delhi
Jatin Nagpal, Mumbai
Manish Singh, Kolkata
Reema Sahay, Pune
D Mandal, Bangalore
California: Winners of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills: Motion Pictures - Picture, Drama: 'The Descendants'. - Picture, Musical or Comedy: 'The Artist'. - Actor, Drama: George Clooney, 'The Descendants'. - Actress, Drama: Meryl Streep, 'The Iron Lady'. - Director: Martin Scorsese, 'Hugo'. - Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, 'The Artist'. - Actress, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, 'My Week With Marilyn'. - Supporting... 
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New Delhi: Dr Pratap Bhanu Mehta is a man who wears many hats and juggles many roles. He has closely observed and written about Indian politics and education for more than twenty years now. On Sunday, Mehta won the Infosys Prize 2011 for Political Science & International Relations. Some time back, when CNN-IBN caught up with him, he had said he was going through some sort of a professional identity... 
Mumbai: After more than two months of great efforts and amusement, Suresh and Vernon Group, known for their excellent choreography, won the third season of reality show 'India's Got Talent'. Suresh and Vernon Group is best known for mixing dangerous stunts with electrifying dance steps, emerged victorious in the show aired on Colors Channel tonight. The Group won Rs 50 lakh cash prize. The Group was battling for the grand... 
Los Angeles: Melanie Moore easily clinched the grand prize on 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Viewer votes overwhelmingly awarded the pixie-haired 19-year-old college student from Marietta, Ga., the title of "America's Favorite Dancer" and the $250,000 cash prize. Moore bested fierce runner-up Sasha Mallory, 23, of Bakersfield, Calif., and powerful third-place finisher Marko Germar, 22, of Los Angeles. "Thank you," Moore told viewers while weeping under a confetti storm... 
List of 83rd Annual Academy Award winners announced 1. Best Picture: "The King's Speech." 2. Best Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech." 3. Best Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan." 4. Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter." 5. Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter." 6. Best Directing: Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech." 7. Best Foreign Language Film: "In a Better World," Denmark. 8. Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The... 
