Tag: "Entertainment"

Mr India Winner Pravesh Rana in Bigg Boss 3

Mr India Winner Pravesh Rana in Bigg Boss 3

November 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mumbai: Mr India 2008-2009 winner Pravesh Rana will enter Bigg Boss 3 as a wild card entry. This economics graduate from Delhi University, was a quality supervisor with IBM before he chucked his job to pursue the entertainment world. Before moving to Mumbai, last year Pravesh was a leading master of ceremony in Delhi. Having [...]

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Pati, Patni and Woh comes under I&B scanner

Pati, Patni and Woh comes under I&B scanner

October 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: The Delhi court had given a go ahead to the show `Pati, Patni Aur Woh’ of NDTV Imagine but I&B issued a notice to the channel for “indecent exploitation of babies in the pursuit of entertainment”. The programme is based on BBC’s international format Baby Borrowers which was a success in the US, [...]

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David letterman apologies to his wife and female staffers

David letterman apologies to his wife and female staffers

October 6, 2009 | Comments (0)

David letterman, who hosts Late-night talk, presented a “heartfelt” apology before a live studio audience Monday to his wife and female staffers over last week’s “sextortion” revelations. He had revealed on the show on Thursday night that he had sex with members of his staff and that he testified about those liaisons before a New [...]

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Behind bars for months, as Roman Polanski’s extradition case take shape

Behind bars for months, as Roman Polanski’s extradition case take shape

September 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

Zurich: As we had reported earlier, film director Roman Polanski was detained at Zurich airport last weekend in a sexual assault case. He chose to fight the extradition case with California from Switzerland and will have to remain behind bars in Switzerland for months until the extradition battle winds up its way across the legal [...]

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Musician Ben Lee gives his newborn daughter a Sanskrit name

Musician Ben Lee gives his newborn daughter a Sanskrit name

September 29, 2009 | Comments (0)

Australian musician-actor Ben Lee and Hollywood actress Ione Skye, who married in a traditional Hindu ceremony in India on December 29 last, have given the middle name “Priya” to their daughter born on September 24. Priya, a Sanskrit word, means beloved/darling/sweetheart. It is couple’s first child together. Lee is feeling “over the moon”. Ben Lee [...]

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Host India prefers Julia Roberts over Angelina Jolie

Host India prefers Julia Roberts over Angelina Jolie

September 29, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mumbai: When it comes to hosting, India seems to prefer Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman) over Angelina Jolie (Changeling)—both Oscar winners. Roberts is currently shooting in rural Haryana (India) for “Eat, Pray, Love” (Ryan Murphy), while Jolie was in Pune-Mumbai (India) in 2006 for filming “A Mighty Heart” (Michael Winterbottom). Even when comparing with Bollywood actresses [...]

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Roman Polanski will fight extradition to California from Switzerland

Roman Polanski will fight extradition to California from Switzerland

September 29, 2009 | Comments (0)

As we had reported earlier that film director Roman Polanski was arrested at Zurich on Saturday on account of raping a 13-year old girl. He had pleaded guilty and fled USA and never returned back all these years. Lawyers of the Polanski said indicated that the director will fight extradition to California from Switzerland itself. [...]

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Julia Roberts and donkeys in India

Julia Roberts and donkeys in India

September 29, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Julia Roberts’s movie shooting was disrupted due to donkeys near Mirzapur. According to the reports, donkeys and a dog interrupted Oscar winner Julia Roberts’ shooting. Although many villagers climbed trees and filled rooftops in the dusty village to have a look at Roberts and the shooting, but most of them had no idea [...]

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Polanski gets favor from French politician

Polanski gets favor from French politician

September 28, 2009 | Comments (0)

Film-maker and French citizen Roman Polanski has got favor from French culture minister Frederic Mitterand after his arrest in Switzerland. Frederic Mitterand has said he is “dumbfounded” by the arrest. Mr Mitterand added that President Nicolas Sarkozy was following the case “with great attention”. US prosecutors want Mr Polanski to return to be sentenced for [...]

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Happy birthday to Lata Mangeshkar

Happy birthday to Lata Mangeshkar

September 28, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mumbai: It’s Lata Mangeshkar’s 80th birthday. Wherever there is discussion about music and singers, the first name which traverses across any Indian’s mind is the legendary Lata Mangeshkar. Her voice has a magical quality about it and it sweeps the listeners off their feet. Its sweet and melodious but equally powerful and versatile. A voice [...]

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