It has been 23 years but Maratha Mandir is still in love with “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, which completed an uninterrupted run of 1,200 weeks at the city’s iconic theatre. The 1995 film saw Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol emerge as a romantic heartthrobs in Bollywood, with stellar performances by Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Anupam … Read more
The 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will end in Goa on Wednesday with a glittering ceremony. The closing ceremony will be held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Taleigaon in the evening. Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha, State’s Town & Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai and a host … Read more
Comedian Kevin Hart will host the next Academy Awards ceremony in February 2019, the “Ride Along” actor said in an Instagram post on Tuesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars and normally announces the host, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Hart, 39, who also starred … Read more
At the start of 2018, veteran midfielder Sardar Singh made a comeback into the Indian hockey team. The former captain was dropped for the Hockey World League finals in Bhubaneswar, in October, 2017, and was also not included in the Asia Cup Squad in December. In his absence, India struck bronze in World League, and … Read more
A diet of fast food, cakes and processed meat may significantly increase risk of depression. The study by a University in UK found that eating foods which are known to promote inflammation such as those high in cholesterol, saturated fats and carbohydrates puts people at 40 per cent higher risk of depression. The team analysed … Read more
India were 443 for 7 against Australia on the second day of the Melbourne Test. Cheteshwar Pujara was at 106 and Virat Kohli at 82. Earlier, on Day 1, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were at the crease. Hanuma Vihari was the wicket that fell. He was out for just 8 off paceman Pat Cummins. … Read more
“Prime Minister Modi had said during his Bhutan visit that India and Bhutan are close not because we are very close but because we have opened our hearts to each other and I would like to quote that for the rest of my life,” said Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering as he was … Read more
Prominent filmmaker-screenwriter Phani Majumdar was #BornOnThisDay. He is remembered for classics like Street Singer, Aarti and Oonche Log. In addition to his work in Hindi and Bengali, he was a pioneering figure of Magadhi and Maithili film industries. Majumdar also made Singaporean film The Legend of Hang Tuah (1956) in Malay. starting in 1930s, with leading … Read more
Filmmaker Dev Benegal was #BornOnThisDay. Internationally acclaimed for his debut feature landmark comedy, National Award winning English August, he has also made noted films Split Wide Open and Road, Movie. Dev Benegal is a New York based filmmaker. He is considered the pioneer of the next generation of Indian cinema with his first feature film … Read more
“PM Modi only visits Mumbai to perform bhoomi poojans. From the Indu Mills Ambedkar memorial in 2015 to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial in 2016, his bhoomi poojans are only publicity stunts with no real results,” said Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Ashok Chavan as the Prime Minister performed the bhoomi poojan for the Kalyan … Read more