Washington: Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand. "It's going to be exciting," he told the USA Today after securing an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family for a National Basketball Association (NBA) league-record valuation of...
11:14 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, who is also the Chief Investigating Officer probing the coal block allocation scam, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Friday. The CBI Internal Intelligence Unit nabbed Vivek Dutt in an operation that was personally supervised by the agency's director Ranjit Sinha. However, CBI sources said the bribe is not related to the coal scam. Rs 15 lakh...
10:08 PM, May 17, 2013
Mumbai: Director Vivek Agnihotri says it was filmaker Vikram Bhatt who inspired him to make 'Freedom'. 'Freedom' is a socio-political saga set in the backdrop of 1970s to 2000s. It features Salman Yusuf Khan in the lead. "I always wanted to make 'Freedom', but I had to drop the idea due to financial crisis. I would have never made an erotic thriller like 'Hate Story' if I had finance for...
10:11 AM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Ace filmmaker Hari is back with the sequel of Suriya starrer 'Singham II'. The film is the sequel of film 'Singham' (2010). Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani as the leading ladies of the film. Vivek and Santhanam will be seen in supporting roles. The first look trailer is launched and the film seems to be an out and out entertainer. ...
04:59 PM, May 16, 2013
Mumbai: Looking forward to his upcoming film 'Freedom', director Vivek Agnihotri says the movie is like 'Dil Chahta Hai' meeting 'Deewar'. 'Freedom', a political thriller, is set in different periods from 1984 to 2000. "It is a drama, not a satire. It is about the journey of youth, the journey post liberalisation. How the journey of talented, intelligent, gifted, the real cream of the country changed post liberalisation," Vivek, of...
01:51 PM, May 13, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Suriya starrer action drama 'Singam 2' is expected to release in the second of week of June. "The film ('Singam 2') is currently undergoing post production work. It will have a grand audio launch on June 1 followed by worldwide release in the second week of the same month," said a statement from the production house. 'Singam 2' is a sequel to highly successful 2010 Tamil action-drama...
03:18 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Childhood crushes always remain special, and it isn't any different for Vivek Oberoi. The actor expressed his admiration for Juhi Chawla on the sets of 'India's Best Dramebaaz'. Upon meeting Juhi up, close and personal on the sets of Zee TV's 'India's Best Dramebaaz', Vivek couldn't contain his emotions. "I had a huge crush on you after watching 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'," Vivek told Juhi after watching her...
02:16 PM, May 01, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Vivek Oberoi, who will next be seen sharing screen space with superstar Hrithik Roshan in 'Krrish 3', minces no words in praising his co-star. Vivek said Hrithik has "an aura of a legend". "He is very humble. There is a legendary quality in his humility," added the 'Company' actor. The 36-year-old is confident that with 'Krrish 3', Hrithik "will surpass all his previous achievements". Vivek's past few films,...
06:59 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: Now fans can know more about Suriya starrer Tamil action-drama 'Singam 2' at the click of a mouse as its makers are planning to launch an official website and hold contests to keep the fans engaged. "An official website is being launched for 'Singam 2' to share information about the movie. A contest will be run, coinciding with the website's launch, whereby the winner will be invited to meet...
11:23 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Chennai: Director Hari Gopalakrishnan says his upcoming Tamil action drama 'Singam 2' will be an extension of 'Singam', but not a sequel. The second part is a continuation of the first with additional characters. "I have retained all the characters from the first part and I have also added a few more actors in 'Singam 2', which makes it a continuation of the first part. Probably for the first time...
08:17 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Mumbai: Rakesh Roshan has taken the prized Diwali release to the next level. Moving away from the traditional Friday screening, he has decided to release 'Krrish 3' on Sunday, Nov 3, which is Diwali. Confirming the development Roshan said: "Nov 3 is an auspicious day, so we're releasing 'Krrish 3' on that day." Roshan's upcoming directorial venture will take forward the story of the superhero, played by Hrithik Roshan, seen...
01:07 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Vivek Agnihotri, who is all set to make a film on women's empowerment for T Series, was keen to sign Vidya Balan for the lead role. ...
05:55 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Ahmedabad: Swami Vivekananda is a perfect role model for today's youths as his thoughts are still relevant and a guiding force for world, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Monday. "His (Vivekanandaji's) thoughts are as useful today as they used to be then. His thoughts throw light on India's development as well as the world," Bhagwat said. He was addressing a concluding session of the two-day national seminar organised...
12:45 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Mumbai: Director Vivek Agnihotri is keen to work with Ajay Devgn in 'Awwal', a satire on land acquisition. "I have a wish list for 'Awwal'. I want to work with Ajay Devgn. I need an entertainer, a big star as this is a big film. I feel Ajay will be suitable for the film. He can seriously carry a comic role," Agnihotri told PTI. The film will go on floors...
06:28 PM, Mar 30, 2013
