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Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata cancelled

Controversial author Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata to promote Deepa Mehta's film Midnight's Children, based on his novel, has been cancelled due to security issues. A source close to the film......

Rushdie lying, say book fair, literature meet organisers

Organisers of Kolkata Literary Meet and Kolkata Book Fair have denied British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's statement on Friday that he was invited to be a part of the literary carnival and said......

Message prompted Mamata to act against Rushdie: Cleric

A Muslim cleric claimed on Friday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had ordered Kolkata police to block the visit of controversial author Salman Rushdie to the metropolis on Wednesday......

Mamata told police to put me on the next flight: Rushdie

Controversial author Salman Rushdie has said that he was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata as he was told that the police would bundle him out in the next flight on instructions from Chief......

'Rushdie incident has demeaned Kolkata's prestige'

Condemning the West Bengal government for failing to provide security to writer Salman Rushdie, octogenarian Magsaysay award winning author Mahasweta Devi on Thursday said the fiasco had demeaned......

Why it's cheaper to create Mumbai in Sri Lanka

Why on earth would Indian films shoot in Sri Lanka? Because it is close to India, shooting there costs about one-fourth of that in India, it has one-tenth of the headaches, Sri Lankans look like......

The most influential women media executives

The Indian entertainment sector is today a globally recognised business. And women have played a vital role to make the media and entertainment industry the huge success that it is. Women......

PIX: Shriya Saran, Yuvraj attend Midnight's Children show

The premiere of Deepa Mehta's new film Midnight's Children was held on January 30, at PVR theatre in Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel, South Mumbai. It was well-attended by film personalities, and of......

PIX: Shriya Saran's HOTTEST Avatars

Actress Shriya Saran, who stars in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children as one of the three protagonists, has won the hearts of many in the last decade of her film career. Her fine features and......

Meet Bollywood's Overnight Stars

Two of the most keenly awaited films of the year -- Ang Lee's Life Of Pi and Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children -- have two things common between them -- both films are adaptations of critically......

Midnight's Children may not be screened in India

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Deepa Mehta's upcoming film Midnight's Children -- which is based on Salman Rushdie's controversial novel of the same name......

PIX: The Who's Who in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children

As Deepa Mehta's screen adaptation of Saman Rushdie's iconic Booker-winning novel Midnight's Children gets ready to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, we introduce......

Khel Ratna for Vijay, Yogeshwar; 25 to get Arjuna awards

Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will be jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- the country's highest sporting honour -- while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons......

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Q. QUIZ - Deepa Mehta is best known for her 'Elements Trilogy' of movies: Which iz it ? Earth, Wind and Fire Earth, Wind and Sun Fire, Earth and Monsoon Fire, Earth and WaterGive da rite answer
Seema Arora: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quiz---deepa-mehta-is-best-known-for-her-elements-trilogy-of/25022856/answers/

Q. who is the best director in bollywood?
Seema Arora: A. Deepa Mehta for, 'Earth', 'Fire', and 'Water' and Mira Nair for 'Monsoon Wedding', "salaam Bombay', 'The Namesake' and 'Kama Sutra'. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-the-best-director-in-bollywood/25022856/answers/16113298

Q. A film on the Kamagata Maru tragedy was made by Bollywood. Can you name the Name and the Main Artistes who worked in it.
Anupama Kumar: A. Shriya Saran as the main female lead and akshay Kumar as hero and amitabh bachhan also in an important role in Deepa Mehta's "Kamsgata Maru' which is still under production. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/a-film-on-the-kamagata-maru-tragedy-was-made-by-bollywood.-c/16107400/answers/15530018

Q. Who is the best woman director of Bollywood?
Professor: A. Deepa mehta and mira nair more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-the-best-woman-director-of-bollywood/15529995/answers/13560966

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Sreesanth mostly looks glum, depressed and breaks down often

Sports News: Alone in the small cell of the Delhi Police, the disgraced cricketer mostly looks glum, depressed and breaks down often during... ...

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Dawood gang bookie Sobhan Mehta aka Sokhan Kalachowki used to procure women for players in order to carry out match fixing.

Mumbai: Condoms and sex vigour tablets were found from room no 1213 of Hotel Sofitel, where bowler S Sreesanth was staying, alleges the Mumbai... ...

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Anurag Kashyap to be honoured at Cannes

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Bharatbalas work gets all praises from B-town directors

Chennai: Renowned filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta, Ashutosh Gowariker and Shekhar Kapur are floored by the recently released trailer of upcoming... ...

http://post.jagran.com/bharatbalas-work-gets-all-praises-from-btown-directors-1369031155

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News for Deepa Mehta

Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata cancelled

Rushdie lying, say book fair, literature meet organisers

Message prompted Mamata to act against Rushdie: Cleric

Mamata told police to put me on the next flight: Rushdie

'Rushdie incident has demeaned Kolkata's prestige'

Why it's cheaper to create Mumbai in Sri Lanka

The most influential women media executives

PIX: Shriya Saran, Yuvraj attend Midnight's Children show

PIX: Shriya Saran's HOTTEST Avatars

Meet Bollywood's Overnight Stars

Midnight's Children may not be screened in India

PIX: The Who's Who in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children

Khel Ratna for Vijay, Yogeshwar; 25 to get Arjuna awards

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