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Prasoon Joshi: Manto's impact is imprinted on me forever

On Saadat Hasan Manto's 100th birth anniversary, National Award-winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi talks about the writer who he first couldn't fathom and was prohibited from reading and yet went on to......

Prasoon Joshi: Is baar nahin

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi sent us this poem that he wrote after the Mumbai terror attacks. Says the ad guru and film lyricist, "I believe it should reach as many people as possible because it is our......

And the size of the scam? Rs 1,541!

The Telgi stamp paper scam has claimed another casualty, and his name is Prasoon Agrawal alias Abhay Bansal, from whose residences in Nashik and Panvel bags full of old currencies and stamps have......

'Foreign notes found in Nashik are outdated'

A good quantityof the foreign currency notes found in Prasoon Agarwal alias Abhay Bansal's residence in Nashik on Monday were outdated. Some of the notes were from the erstwhile East Pakistan......

How Narendra Modi's new anthem was made

Last week, the Bharatiya Janata Party released its anthem for the Lok Sabha polls. Titled Saugandh mujhe iss mitti ki, main desh nahi mittne dunga, it features BJP's prime ministerial candidate,......

Creative people are not contract killers: Prasoon Joshi

Prasoon Joshi, president, McCann Worldgroup South Asia, says creativity can flourish irrespective of scale, but needs a culture of fluidity. Have the definition and the parameters to reckon......

Meet one of India's topmost admen

Over masala tea and sandwich, the 40-year old McCann India chairman Prasoon Joshi says advertising is now less about a make-believe wonder world. The ad, which went on to win the Silver Lion at......

Prasoon Joshi on ads, awards and brain drain

Advertising agency McCann Erickson won four Lions at Cannes. Its film for Happydent chewing gum won a silver Lion in the sub-category Sweet Foods and Snacks as well as a bronze for Best Use of......

Ad gurus upstaged by new names in Asian rankings

It would be natural to expect creative ad honchos like Prasoon Joshi, Piyush Pandey or R Balakrishnan (Balki) to enter any elite list of top creative people in Asia. But, according to the latest......

'Can't farmers choose their livelihoods too?'

The last few months have been fraught with unwanted limelight for Prasoon Mukherjee who, as chairman of Universal Success, is the Indian partner of the Salim Group which is at the centre of a......

Prasoon Joshi: Not necessary to use vulgar word in item songs

The presence of National Award winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi at the Jaipur Literature Festival drew a packed house at the sessions he attended. He composed the lyrics for Hawan Karenge from the......

'I have become Ranbir, Shahid, Saif many times'

He may not be as famous as Javed Akhtar, Gulzar or Prasoon Joshi. But Irshad Kamil is getting there.The lyricist, who has written for songs for films like Chameli,Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, Love Aaj......

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi on Delhi 6 and Rahman

Prasoon Joshi, who was in New York recently for the world premiere of Delhi 6, admits that writing lyrics isn't the only challenge he loves while working on movies. He loves to collaborate on the......

'Gulzar's lyrics have life'

The praise for A R Rahman, whowon two Oscars for India, continues. Lyricist Prasoon Joshi, who has worked with the maestro, says he was sure that Rahman would win. He also hails Gulzar's work. Over......

Spotted: 3 Idiots team in Bangalore

Reader Prasoon Agarwal and his friends Supriya Jain and Parv Bansal met Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan and director Rajkumar Hiraniin Banglore for the shooting of their film, 3 Idiots.If you......

Dazzling opening ceremony launches IPL-V

A spectacular mix of Bollywood razzmatazz and high-octane performances by international stars were the highlights of a glittering opening ceremony that set the ball rolling for the fifth edition of......

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......

AR Rahman's CWG theme song tweaked

Amid criticism that it failed to meet the expectations of the people, the theme song of the Commonwealth Games composed by A R Rahman has been tweaked a bit to make it peppier like the popular......

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Q. Why media shows only the dtwitts which are against AAP, but not those twitts which are in favour of AAP. It means media is biased isn't its..........?
Yogesh Jain: A. more

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Q. kya Kejriwal aur Prasoon langotiya yaar hain ?
Pathline Icecream: A. They are paid for that . Every thing is well planned and going as per script . Even that so called fixed interview with Punya Prasoon . more

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Meet and greet

The page that has been transported to London Talk of the town Bharat Ratna Prof CNR Rao and his wife caught up with his friends and peers during a... ...

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BATTING FOR EDUCATION

Posted On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 02:56:57 AM Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh was in town to inaugurate an... ...

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Gunning for more ad awards, creativity loses plot

Alittle over a decade ago, when the Abby awards were still the only show in town, the after party found Prasoon Joshi in a pensive mood. As team... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/brand-equity/gunning-for-more-ad-awards-creativity-loses-plot/articleshow/38869615.cms

Dada Vaswani's birthday celebrations kick off

PUNE CAMP: Sadhu Vaswani Mission started Dada JP Vaswani's 96th birthday celebrations here on Tuesday. The spiritual leader's birthday falls on... ...

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Bend it like Bollywood

This Sunday saw Bollywood's hunkiest mega stars descend on Sobo's Cooperage ground for a football match in support of TIGA, the charity for animal... ...

http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bend-it-like-bollywood/15467181