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Terrorists wanted in Batla House case hiding in UP?

Two suspected terrorists,wanted by the Delhi police in connection with their alleged involvement with the Batla House case, were understood to have found a safe haven in Uttar Pradesh.Identified as......

Bihar goes all out to celebrate 100 years of its existence

 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who appealed to celebrate the centenary as a festival, will formally inaugurate the function at Patna's Gandhi maidan. M I Khan reports Bihar, which has been......

Gujarat encounters: Justice Bedi appointed panel head

 The Supreme Court on Friday appointed former judge Justice H S Bedi as the chairman of the monitoring authority looking into the case of 22 alleged fake encounter killings in Gujarat between 2002......

SC suggests new Gujarat encounter probe panel head's name

 After rapping the Narendra Modi government for bypassing it, the Supreme Court on Monday suggested the name of a former apex court judge for appointment as the chairman of the monitoring authority......

Guj riots: SC unhappy with Modi govt for changing chairman

 The Modi government was on Friday questioned by the Supreme Court for not consulting it while appointing a new chairman of a monitoring authority, looking into the investigations of 22 encounter......

First Look of Viswaroopam at IIFA, Singapore

Excerpts and the first look of Vishwaroopam, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, will be showcased at the 13th Videocon IIFA Weekend in Singapore in June 2012. The film is made in both Hindi......

Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan

One of the most successful screenplay writer duo Salim-Javed came up with many blockbusters in the 1970s. One of them was Ramesh Sippy's Sholay (1975), which went on to become a cult film. Salim......

Amy is a very hard-to-please girl: Prateik

The upcoming Gautham Menon-directed musical Ekk Deewana Tha, which has songs composed by Academy Award winner A R Rahman, landed in a controversy when a Catholic group wanted the word 'Hossana'......

Padma awardees Priyan, Shabana: We are happy and honoured

Four film personalities -- Shabana Azmi, Priyadarshan, Mira Nair and Dharmendra -- figure in this year's Padma awardees list. While many believe that the recognition has come in late, the......

How Oprah charmed Bollywood

Here's what happened at the party socialite Parmeshwar Godraj threw for Oprah Winfrey.Oprah Winfrey made quite an impression on the Bollywood stars, who gathered at socialite Parmeshwar Godrej's......

Tendulkar recommended for Rajya Sabha membership

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and yesteryear actress Rekha are among four eminent personalitiesrecommended for nomination as members of the Rajya Sabha. The 39-year-old Tendulkar, who has brought......

From Amitabh to Madhuri, tweets hail India

As India won the World Cup, the tweeters went berserk.A sample of some of the more interesting tweets this wonderful night: From Bollywood legend Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Congrats Team India!!! We did......

I'm here because of affection of my fans: Shoaib

With a moving farewell speech, Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar announced on Thursday that he will retire from international cricket after the World Cup."I have entered the most significant phase......

'Shoaib Akhtar has improved in patches'

The controversy surrounding the Pakistan team is a thing of the past.The string of mediocre results in the recent past is best forgotten.- Complete CoverageThe loss of three key players -- blame it......

Exclusive: Shyam Benegal on the Commonwealth Games

Decision-making in the government is a painful affair, film director Shyam Benegal, one of the masterminds behind last week's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, tells Rediff.com's Patcy N.Behind......
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Q. Have you heard 'Hosanna' song from Ek Deewana Tha'? Its awesome but what is the controversy around the song?
Gypsy:  A. Javed Akhtar more

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Q. R.D Burman is undoubtedly Bollywoods most cherished composer. He once said that he created the tune of Kuchch Naa Kaho for a bhajan, and later used it for the film. Is that what attributed to the purity of the song? Quality of the lyrics is tremendous; Javed Akhtar has always been a great poet and lyricist besides being a great script-writer. 1942 A Love Story was a period film set in pre-independent era. Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala added the poise required for such a song.The film was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography and lyrics. Rahul Dev Burman got
Trance:  A. CSF are objecting the release of the film and have also filed a case against the same in the Mumbai High Court. Catholic Society is very much...... more

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Q. javed Akhtar said jo kisi ko Bolne bhi na de ye kaisa mera Mazhab hai.....ur comments pls ?
Genuine Sense:  A. thanks for the info more

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Big B mum on ZANJEER controversy - News

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan chose to maintain silence over the recent controversy that has sparked to life regarding the remake of ZANJEER.The... ...

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Salim-Javed throw royalty spanner in Zanjeer remake

Mirror had reported about Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar being miffed with producer Amit Mehra, late Prakash Mehra's son, for not taking them into... ...

http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=13&contentid=201204052012040502542584338fe0dc8
Sholay should not be remade, thinks Javed Akhtar

The lyricist said that there was no need to remake 1975 Bollywood blockbuster because it was the biggest and the most successful movie of its time. ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_sholay-should-not-be-remade-thinks-javed-akhtar_1672087
College to sue Sky News over immigration racket story

A business college is planning to sue Sky News for libel over a story alleging that it was involved in an immigration racket.The London College of... ...

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Salim-Javed throw royalty spanner in Zanjeer remake

Mirror had reported about Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar being miffed with producer Amit Mehra, late Prakash Mehra's son, for not taking them into... ...

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