BOLLYWOOD SCREENING
A COMPLETE FAMILY FILM
BUM BUM BOLE Director: Priyadarshan Cast: Darsheel Safary, Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta, Ziyah Vastani
It's refreshing to see producers acknowledging the source for the film. Vishal Bhardwaj di |
FOREIGN SCREENING
BROODING ROMANCE
THE BACK UP PLAN Director: Alan Poul Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Melisa McCarthy, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christ ian Olsen, Anthony Anderson, Noureen DeWulf, Meribeth Monroe, Linda Lavin
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Mrinal Sen's 'Khandahar' makes second appearance at Cannes
Acclaimed filmmaker Mrinal Sen's award-winning film "Khandahar" will be screened once again at the Cannes International Film Festival -first screened in Cannes 26 years ago, the film will be shown aga |
SILLY ROMCOM
REMEMBER ME Director: Allen Coulter Cast: Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Emilie de Ravin, Lena Olin, Ruby Jerins, Tate Ellington
Bookended by a gritty opening and a poignant endin |
Gauri, Sussanne bond in the US
THERE seems to be a lot of Bollywood presence in the T US these days. While Karan Johar is in New York to witness the response to his film `My Name is Khan' which was recently released at |
Raajneeti in legal tangle?
DIRECTOR Prakash Jha's forthcoming film 'Raa- jneeti: Politics... and beyond' has come under the scrutiny of legal battle. Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) has received a complain |
Kat gets candies for kids!
BARBIE girl Katrina Kaif surely loves kids. On her recent visit to London the actress apparently had a blast playing with some kids she met. "Kats had gone to a mall in London and there were a few |
KITES
HRITHIK ROSHAN was last seen in `Luck By Chance' where he did a guest appearance. However, his last solo lead film was `Jod haa Akbar' which released almost two-and-a-half |
HOW ROSHANS SPOILT ANURAG
ANURAG BASU is quite a pow- erhouse of talent. The director started out with an unsuccess- ful 'Saaya', but was recognised enough for Vishesh Films to trust him when they offered him 'Murder'. Sub- se |
Saif scared of fights
WE always thought that Saif Ali Khan was a brave heart till we heard him saying a few days back that he doesn't want to get beaten up on screen. When asked which Hollywood hero |
Gowariker to rope in foreign experts for Buddha
AFTER the not-so-impressive reception of his last film, 'What's Your Raashee?', Ashutosh Gowariker seems to have decided to stick to his favourite peri- od genre. He is in fact coming up with two hist |
ANUSHKA ON THE GO
TWO films down and Anushka Sharma is mighty pleased with the way her career is shap- ing up in Bollywood. She is not a trained actor and has been learning everything on the job, but Anushka thinks tha |
AGE GAP IN MARRIAGE INCREASES MORTALITY RISK!
Believe it or not the age gap between you and your spouse can actually hint at how long you would live! While it had long been assumed that women with younger husbands also live longer, a new study |
World's most expensive stamp a whopping �5m!
The tiny Treskilling Yellow, weigh- ing just 0.03 grams is worth a whopping 5 million pounds. The stamp, which will be auc- tioned off in Geneva next week, exists only because a 14-year-old Swedish |
Music helps Alzheimer's patients remember info
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are better able to remember new verbal information when it is provided in the context of music even when compared to healthy, older adults, claim researchers fro |
Cigarette butts protect iron from rusting
HONG KONG: Chemical extracts from cigarette butts so toxic they kill fish can be used to protect steel pipes from rusting, a study in China has found. In a paper published in the American Chemical Soc |
Maternal Vitamin A affects child's lung function
LONDON: Scientists have discovered that deficiency of Vitamin A in the mother's body may affect the lung function in the child. Scientists at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conduc |
20pc parents regret their baby's names
NEW YORK: A survey has revealed that at least one in five sets of parents regrets the names they chose for their babies. The survey, which was sponsored by Faye Mingo of the parenting club Bounty, fou |
Lady survives 12-feet fall, lands on lover's car!
LONDON: A woman survived a 12-feet horror fall when she landed on her lover's Aston Martin. Jade Bates, 22, tumbled backwards from an open bedroom window, but miraculously escaped only with a leg inju |
GIANT BLACK HOLE FLUNG OUT OF GALAXY DISCOVERED
A student astronomer has claimed to have pinpointed one of the most dramatic phenomenons of the universe, a `super-massive' black hole that has been flung out of a distant galaxy at high speed. Th |
Nanotube transistor may help humans bond with machines
Scientists in the U.S. have taken a big step toward bridging the gap between the mind and the machine. Using ATP - adeno- sine triphosphate, the molecular medium of energy exchange pres- ent |
New device to control your heart beat found
In a major breakthrough that could save thousands of people losing their lives over sudden heart failures, scientists have developed a new device that can help control life-threatening rhythm disturba |
Changing thoughts can cure severe depression
A study has revealed that mod- erate to severely depressed clients showed greater improvement in cognitive therapy when therapists emphasized changing how they thought rather than how they behaved.
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When dieting made Imran unhappy
IMRAN KHAN is looking I a lot hotter than what he looked in his last films. The first look of `I Hate Luv Stories', which was recently revealed by producer Karan Johar, shows Imran in a toned |
Practice maketh Zoya perfect
LOOKS like Zoya Akhtar is leaving no stone unturned to make her second film, interestingly titled 'Running with Bulls', a success. She is even ensuring that all the leading actors attend the rehear |
CORPORATE CORNER
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JOHN'S SKIN
essentials
JOHN ABRAHAM may be the macho guy on screen, but when it comes to real life he says it is important that he takes care of his skin as much as women do. "I have been working with all the make-up that w |
No ab display because I can act: Abhi
W HILE most acto days pay a lot of attention to body building and do not shy away from displaying their abs, Abhishek Bachchan has never been known as someone who has |
`I fought with the 7-and-a-half feet Khali to gain love'
R AJPAL YADAV, who is better known for his comic roles, is all set to entertain the audience with his new film, `Kushti', where he plays the lead role opposite actress Nargis. |
WOMAN'S TOUCH CAN MAKE YOU FINANCIALLY RECKLESS
A woman's touch is all it takes for people to throw caution to the wind, says a new study. If a female experimenter patted a participant on the back, they'd risk more money than if she just talked |
DISCOVERY PINPOINTS DISCOVERY LOCATION OF MISSING LOCATION MATTER IN UNIVERSE MATTER
Astronomers have announced a robust detection of a vast reservoir of intergalactic gas about 400 million light years from earth. This discovery is the strongest evidence yet that the `missing matt |
BRITS TALK ON MOBILES WHILE CROSSING ROADS
In today's world, mobiles are a necessity, no doubt. But, most Britons are so obsessed with their cell phones that they even use them even while crossing the road,
a new study has found. The stud |
Twitter helps avoid conducting an actual poll
The next time you want to get a quick read on the public's opinion on politics or current events' consider sampling Twitter. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have determined that' at least in some in |
DNA could form backbone of next generation chips
In a single day, a solitary graduate student at a lab bench can produce more simple logic circuits than the world's entire output of sili- con chips in a month. So says a Duke University engineer w |
NASA TECHNOLOGY DETECTS ancient ruins under rainforest
A flyover of Belize's thick jungles, employing NASA technology, has revolutionised archaeol- ogy by detecting ancient Mayan ruins through impenetrable jungles. University of Central Florida (UCF) r |
`Fast food' behind gigantism of long-necked dinosaurs
Gulping down food just like fast food to satisfy their huge appetite may well have been the reason behind the gigantism of long-necked dinosaurs, according to a new German research. Researchers led |
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR DEEPIK A
DEEPIKA PADUKONE is a hardworking girl. She's just had a hit in `House full' yet she is in no mood to take things easy. In fact she has been working doubly hard on her ne |
Captain SRK!
THIS year the Indian International Film Acad emy (IIFA) Awards will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 3rd to 5th June. And the news is that this time all big stars from the Bollywood fr |
`Raajneeti' is not just about politics
ACE director Prakash Jha is known for presenting hard hit ting subjects on the celluloid.
His films `Mrityudand', `Gangaajal', `Apaharan' are best examples of it.
Now, once again, |
Did You Know Mahesh Manjrekar?
Born in Mumbai on May 13, 1953, Mahesh Manjrekar is a renowned actor, writer, director and producer too. Manjrekar started his career with Marathi theatre in 1984. The play named `Aflatoon', which |
PREVIEW Bal Hanuman 2
PANKAJ SHARMA is ready with his next film, `Bal Hanuman 2', which is set to release on May 14, 2010. One can recall that Sharma has earlier made many animation films like `Bal Ganesh' |
Hansika's diamond search
IT'S been a while since one heard of Hansi ka Motwani. After the debacle of her Hindi films, the girl seems to have shifted base down South were she is quite a sought after name. A birdie from t |
TAURANI'S DAUGHTER'S WEDDING MAY DELAY RACE SEQUEL
MEDIA reports had stated that producer Ramesh Taurani's sequel to `Race', titled `Race 2', was to go on floors in Febru ary-March this year, with Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor pla |
Weight gain `linked to genes'
Putting on weight? Blame it on your genes, says a new study. An international team, led by Garvan Institute, has carried out the study and found that the relationship between overeating and weight gai |
Henna makes UAE women more susceptible to leukaemia
Synthetic forms of henna dye may be linked to high rates of acute myeloid leukaemia in women, according to a new research. The new research says women in the UAE are almost twice as likely as men t |
Phone therapy can banish 'depression'
Phone therapy can banish your blues almost as face-to- face consultations do, says a new study. The trial run included peo- ple newly-diagnosed with major depression. Instead of eight scheduled vis |
NOW, A JAB `THAT CAN HALT DIABETES'
In what could be called a major breakthrough, scientists have developed a new drug which they claim could halt diabetes in its tracks in just six days. The drug, called otelixizumab, which appears to |
Live beyond 100 with this `magic pill'
Scientists are developing a new pill, which, if taken at 40, could boost a person's chances of living longer. Prof Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute of Ageing at the Albert Einstein College o |
Physicist corrects 99-year-old error in Oxford English Dictionary!
A physicist has discovered an error in the Oxford Dictionary that went unnoticed for 99 years. Queensland University of Technology physicist Dr Stephen Hughes claims he has discovered that the dictio- |
`Chocolate, coffee, red wine not beneficial'
the Australian Heart Foundation has revealed that there is no cardiovascular health benefit from eating chocolate or drink- ing coffee or red wine, even though they contain antioxidants. Susan Anderso |
Run a marathon to arrest cellular suicide
Running a marathon can halt apoptosis, the natural 'programmed' death of cells, a new study has found. Gabriella Marfe from the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' led a team of researchers who studied t |
Vigorous exercise strengthens hip bones in kids
Vigorous physical activity in young children results in stronger hip bones, says a new study. Researchers from Southhampton and Cambridge Universities in the UK presented the results at the World Cong |
Oral bacteria can target pregnancy in women
Oral bacteria can target pregnancy in healthy women, says a new study. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) have begun to under- stand how and which bacteria from the 700 species |
Nuts in your diet can cut cholesterol
Going nuts in your diet can be good for your health, according to a study, which showed that eating nuts helps to lower blood cholesterol levels. People who ate an aver- age of 67 grams of nuts a d |
Darsheel seeks Aamir's blessings
DARSHEEL SAFARY became a household name right after his debut film, `Taare Zameen Par', which was also Aamir Khan's first film as a director.
The kid not just gained popularity but al |
WHY MAHIMA HATES QUERIES ABOUT COMEBACK
NOT all actresses are as lucky as a Kajol or an Aishwarya Rai when it comes to bagging lead roles in films even after marriage, and in Kajol's case motherhood. Take for example Mahim |
I have one life, I have one choice: HRITHIK
HRITHIK ROSHAN is pretty much a des tiny's child. Every time he has faced the impossible, Hrithik made sure he never got bogged down. When he used to stammer as a child, the actor wor |
Alka sings lullaby baby
IF you've been missing Alka Yagnik from the Bollywood circuit, here's some news on her. Recently the songstress brought out an album of lullabies. Talking about her album she says it's one of |
Ash goes ga-ga over Ratnam
MANI RATNAM'S last film `Guru' had Abhishek and Aish
warya playing a husband and wife. But his upcoming film `Raavan' does not have the two as a couple though people would have expected him to cast |
Farewell to Prince
VIVEK OBEROI surely isn't having the best of times. His last release, `Prince', fell by the wayside and recently we came to know that he has been replaced by `Indian Idol season 5' hos |
Dhishoom dhishoom!
RECENTLY, Aditya Pancholi and Ronit Roy almost came fist to fist, perhaps under the influence of alcohol. Although the exact details are unknown to people Aditya, who was there at the |
WHERE'S THE GROOM?
SRI LANKAN beauty Jacqueline Fernandez seems to be making more news for the link-up stories surrounding her and Ritesh Deshmukh than her films as such. The modelactress has done three film |
PREVIEW - Raajneeti
`RAAJNEETI' follows a series of political leaders and their quest for power. The story draws its primary inspiration from `Mahabharata'.
Each character in the film resembles some |
MYSTERY DENTS IN EARTH'S GRAVITATION
Scientists have made an advance in understanding the mysterious dents in our planet's gravitational field. On sailing towards the centre of the Indian Ocean and a loss in one's weight is observed b |
Expect better vaccines to quit smoking
If researchers could figure out why some smokers are more addicted to nicotine than others, they could work out a way to halt this addiction. Pradeep K. Garg from Wake For- est University Baptist M |
Protein jab mends broken bones
Scientists have found a novel way to significantly speed up the healing of broken bones in mice, a feat which, if replicated in humans, could mean people with fractures would be free of their casts a |
`British women too busy preening'
Today's British women are so busy juggling jobs and fami- lies that most of them don't even have time to take care of their appearance, says a new study. Researchers have carried out the study and fou |
NEWTON'S APPLE TREE TO DEFY GRAVITATION?
A piece of Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree is all set to defy gravity, as it is to be taken to space on the next Nasa shuttle mission. The section of wood, from the original tree, from which the app |
NOBODY IN MY LIFE NOW: RANBIR
What is `Raajneeti' all about?
My character is based on the epic character of Arjun. It's a film about family and relationships, with politics as a backdrop and we are not trying to preach anythi |
Neither East nor West, India is the best
EVEN though he's one of the biggest stars in the E industry, Amitabh Bachchan doesn't think twice before supporting any social cause, even at the last minute intimation. In one such event, to |
MISSED FARDEEN AT THE CASINO: AKSHAY
`HOUSEFULL' released and everyone who is a part of the cast is enjoying the great response at the box office, though
most critics seem to have given the film a thumbs down. The fil |
GENELIA'S AD BREAK
GENELIA D'SOUZA didn't start the year too well with a sorry film called `Chance Pe Dance', but the actress is still going hot on the ad circuit. On a break from the shoots of her n |
Shankar excited about live performance
A year after a smashing a India musical tou partners Shanka Mahadevan, Ehsaan Nooran and Loy Fernandez are no looking forward to a US an Canada tour where they wi be performing live |
The winner takes it all
`INDIAN IDOL 5' is ready to select the best `Desh Ki Aawaz' from amongst the 17 shortlisted singers. It was quite a tough challenge for the judges � Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan and Salim |
Mumbai Tuesday May 11, 2010 NO FAN INTERACTION OVER NET: KATRINA
SALMAN KHAN may be having his daily quota of fun and interaction with his fans on twitter every day, but when it comes to his lady love Katrina Kaif, she isn't too impressed. Not the most |
Brain's master switch may help understand several disorders
A protein long suspected to be the master
switch that activates the brain has been identified, and it may be useful in understanding brain malfunctions such as autism, epilepsy and others. Yeon-Kyun |
Nicotine increases memory function
It is already known that nicotine enhances
our ability to think, perform and take tests. Now, according to scientists, it increases our memory function, too. Up to now, results about nicotine's effe |
Having sex injures 18 million Brits in a year!
Having sex can end up causing more pain than
expected - researchers have found about 18 million Britons have injured themselves during or after a romp.Pulled muscles followed by back injuries, carpe |
US oil spill may lead to cancer: Expert
The mas
sive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may cause cancer and other health hazards, a USbased environment watchdog has warned. Healthcare workers and general public could face risks by inhali |
Soprano-voiced women like men with deep voices!
W omen with high-pitched voices are most attracted to deep-voiced, manly men, according to a new study. "People obviously prefer to marry and date people they consider attractive, but al |
Mothers' smoking or depression 'influences teens' smoking'
A new study has suggested that ado
lescents aged 12 to 17 living with mothers who are current smokers or who have had a major depressive episode in the past year, are more likely to smoke.
The stu |
Robots may attack humans accidentally
Robots, which are believed to be doing all domestic tasks in near future, could accidentally inflict deadly wounds on humans, scientists have warned. Envisaging a future in which robots will start to |
Nargis' Kushti with Khali
T HE sizzling `Garam Masala' girl, Nargis, is back with a bang and is all set for some `Kushti'. Well, that hap pens to be the name of her upcoming film that stars the great Khali, |
PAPA DON'T PREACH
ONS normally pick up professions S that their fathers pick up. They ide ally want to carry on the family business. But then, some Bollywood mothers have been able to convince their sons to foll |
KHAN CHALE AMRIKA
T HE second phase of `My Name is Khan's' release is on and in this phase the international edition of the film will be released in some more countries. It started with the release |
AKSHAY WAS NOT SURE OF SAJID!
T HOUGH collections of `Housefull' have fallen considerably post the opening weekend, it did manage to make a decent sum of money. And director Sajid Khan is a happy man. While hi |
AAMIR'S PEEPLI PLAN
AMIR KHAN is in Europe these days, A enjoying a much deserved holiday with his family. But the man has also been keeping tab of the commercial release of his production venture `Peepli Liv |
BACHCHAN'S
CLOTHES ON SALE!
A MITABH BACHCHAN'S last film, `Teen Patti', may have been one grand venture with the credits having names of two Oscar winners. But the film didn't do half as well as expec |
BOLLYWOOD SCREENING
BIG TREAT FOR SHAHID FANS
BADMAASH COMPANY Director: Parmeet Sethi Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das, Anupam Kher, Kiran Juneja, Pawan Malhotra, Jameel Khan
Walking out of Badmaash Companymust admit |
A rip-roaring dark comedy
IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE Starring: Shabana Azmi, Senthil Ramaswamy, Goldy Notay, Sally Hawkins, Mark Addy, Jimi Mistry, Zoe Wanamaker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaheen Khan, Adlyn Ross, Ash Varrez , Jimi Mi |
FOREIGN SCREENING
SENSATIONAL SEQUEL
IRON MAN 2 Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L Jackson Jon Favreau, Paul Bettany (voice) Christiane Amanpour as herself |
GUIDING LIGHT- Infinite Patience & Smart Shopping
SUPPOSE YOU GO TO GOD TO GET A BOON. WHEN YOUR intention is to get a boon, then you are in a hurry. Another person knows he already owns God; he is not in a hurry for anything. Infinite patience c |
Why don't sci-fi movies succeed for Bollywood?
"Rudraksh", "Alag","Love Story 2050"and "Prince" - all belong to the sci-fi genre, but the other common factor linking these movies is they were duds at the box office. The sci-fi genre suffers du |
Azeem-o-shaan emperor!
AFTER making the audiences swoon over his Mughal emperor avatar in the film `Jodhaa Akbar', Hrithik Roshan will now once again be seen donning the look of a Roman emperor for a televis |
Parmeet's adlaa badli
HIS debut directorial `Badmaash Company' may not have garnered very great reviews, but Parmeet Sethi is a contented man. He feels that he has done his job to the best of his abilities. |
SHOE ME THE JALWA
THE sexy Celina Jaitley's shoe fetish is well known in Bollywood. The actress is currently shooting for her next film, `Thank You', directed by Anees Bazmee, in Vancouver. And recently, |
Imran embarrassed of hot dancing girls
IMRAN KHAN had a tough time while shooting for a song for `I Hate Love Stories', which is being directed by a very young first-time filmmaker, Puneet Malhotra. Imran had to dance closely with |
Ranbir strumming away
OF late Ranbir Kapoor has been busy picking up guitar lessons. And all that hard work is for his upcoming musical film `Rockstar' where he plays a musician and will have |
Apple of
their eyes
WHEN it comes to their children, even celeb moms don't think twice, a-la com mon people, to sacrifice their flourishing career. And we have many examples of the same.
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