Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol won the best actor and actress award respectively for My Name Is Khan at the 56th Filmfare Awards on Saturday, which was ruled by small budget movie Udaan that bagged as many as eight trophies. Karan Johar walked away with the best director award for My Name Is Khan, while Salman Khan starrer Dabangg was declared the best film at the gala event, hosted...
New Delhi: In this year's Republic Day celebrations, 23 children will be part of the Parade for their exemplary show of courage. Ranging from 6 to 16 years, the 2010 Bravery Award-winner children describe their stories of bravery. Injured while trying to save a man from an oncoming train, 15 years old Moonis Khan said it was something he had to do. "I was scared initially. Later I thought about...
2011 World Cup India Squad: Off-spinner R Ashwin and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla were awarded World Cup caps by the Selection Committee that met in Chennai on Monday but Rohit Sharma missed out in the 15-strong squad for the ICC World Cup 2011, which begins from February 19. Golden Globe 2011 Winners: While "The Social Network" dominated, it was a night with something for almost everybody, as most key films came...
The usual frontrunners like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and even megastar Amitabh Bachchan failed to charm audience with their big budget outings this year except for Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn who were followed by underdogs and first-timers. Salman Khan: Nobody beats this Bigg Boss when it comes to pleasing audience with his authenticity and irrevocable charm. 'Robinhood Pandey' stood tall as the invincible king of Bollywood this year...
New Delhi: The pitch for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has gathered fresh momentum with more than 500 high-profile literary signatories from around the world joining ranks with the Internationales Literaturfestival-Berlin. The litterateurs who have joined the crusade against Xiaobo's detention include the likes of John Ashbery, Wolf Biermann, Breyten Breytenbach, Hans Christoph Buch, Judith Butler, J.M. Coetzee, Dave Eggers, Elfriede Jelinek, Herta Müller, Salman Rushdie...
New Delhi: One of the world's most successful artists and Turner Prize winner, Indian born and London based artist Anish Kapoor is exhibiting in India for the first time. He is also the designer for London's 2012 Arcellor Mittal tower and the United Kingdom's biggest public art space. ...
(1) Listen carefully to the audio-clip that follows, and identify the popular Bollywood film in which these dialogues appear:
Ans: Dil Se
(2) Take a look at this picture from a popular Hollywood film. The actors have been removed, but can you name the film?
Ans: The Karate Kid
(3) In My Best Friend's Wedding, Michael and Julianne (played by Dermot Mulroney and Julia Roberts) make a pact that they will marry each other if they are still single at what age?
Ans: 28
(4) In Kaante, what bank do Sanjay Dutt and his group of fellow criminals loot, which sets off a violent police chase?
Ans: The Service American Bank
(1) Listen carefully to the audio-clip that follows, and identify the popular Bollywood film in which these dialogues appear:
Ans: Masti
(2) Identify this popular Hollywood film from the names of these characters who appear in it:
Olivia Wenscombe
Lord Caldlow
Nikola Tesla
Ans: The Prestige
(3) In Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Manjot Singh stars as the young Lucky who has a crush on a girl working at the local greeting card store. What kind of card does he gift her on their first date?
Ans: Get Well Soon card
(4) In the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan romantic-comedy Sleepless in Seattle, for what newspaper does Meg Ryan's character Annie work as a reporter?
London: British writer Howard Jacobson won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday with his philosophical comedy "The Finkler Question," beating five other writers, including two-time winner Peter Carey and the bookies' favorite, Tom McCarthy. Jacobson, who had been on the long list twice for the 50,000 pounds ($ 80,000) prize but had never been shortlisted until this year, jokingly said he had prepared acceptance speeches for over two decades before...
Beijing: Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has asked his wife to travel to Norway to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize, she told Reuters on Tuesday. "Xiaobo told me he hopes I can go to Norway to receive the prize for him," Liu Xia said by telephone from her house where she is under virtual house arrest. "I think it will be very difficult," she added, when asked if she...
Washington: US President Barack Obama has called for the release of this year's Nobel peace prize winner – jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Obama has praised Xiaobo as an eloquent and courageous supporter of human rights and democracy. A poet and literature professor, Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009. He's the co-author of Charter 08, a call for political reform and human rights. He had played...
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New Delhi: In this year's Republic Day celebrations, 23 children will be part of the Parade for their exemplary show of courage. Ranging from 6 to 16 years, the 2010 Bravery Award-winner children describe their stories of bravery. Injured while trying to save a man from an oncoming train, 15 years old Moonis Khan said it was something he had to do. "I was scared initially. Later I thought about... 
London: British writer Howard Jacobson won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday with his philosophical comedy "The Finkler Question," beating five other writers, including two-time winner Peter Carey and the bookies' favorite, Tom McCarthy. Jacobson, who had been on the long list twice for the 50,000 pounds ($ 80,000) prize but had never been shortlisted until this year, jokingly said he had prepared acceptance speeches for over two decades before... 
Here are the winners of the Masand's Movie review contest (June 4). ... 
