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• From 'Dhoom' to 'Dhoom 3', time flies for Abhishek

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Actor Abhishek Bachchan was busy shooting for Dhoom 3 on the same day that eight years ago as Dhoom released. The actor looks back with fondness. "27th August 2004. A milestone in my movie career. Dhoom released on this day, and changed everything for me. And eight years later...On the same day, I ...

• Shah Rukh fulfills father's wish

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Being in Kashmir has made Shah Rukh Khan nostalgic as the superstar's father always wanted him to visit the valley. "My father's one unfulfilled wish was to bring me to Kashmir because his mom was from here. Now I am here, it feels I am in his big strong arms," tweeted Shah Rukh. The 46-year-old i...

• Character actors are pillars of films: Anupam Kher

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Anupam Kher believes that character artists are the real pillars of any film. "I think those whom we term as character actors in India, are basically the pillars of a film. You have to have a training or you have to be from theatre to be able to support the rest of the film," the 57-year-old said h...

• After 86 films, who cares about critics: Priyadarshan

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  There are two kinds of films, one for critics and the other for audiences, believes National Award winner Priyadarshan, who has successfully straddled two worlds and says candidly that his next Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal is strictly masala. Priyadarshan, whose 86-film oeuvre has been an eclectic mix o...

• Shah Rukh Khan to spread the message of literacy

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Shah Rukh Khan has been roped in for the Sakshar Bharat Mahotsav to be held in Lucknow this September. According to the plan, Jaya Bachchan and Dimple Yadav have been roped in to flag off the rally 'Bahu Padhegi, Padhaaegi'. Siddharth Basu will be hosting a game show. Shabana Azmi and Sharmila Tag...

• Yo! China to open 10 cafes with 20% costlier food; to serve alc

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  NEW DELHI: Moods Hospitality, the owner of Chinese fast-food restaurant chain Yo! China, will open 10 youth-friendly cafes over the next one year as part of a strategy to increase profitability, its top executive told ET. To be called Yo! China Cafe, the large-format cafes will serve food at a 20% ...

• Actors can't stick to just one medium says Vishwajeet

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Actor Vishwajeet Pradhan, who belongs to Meerut in UP, has straddled both the film and TV world for a long time now, acted as he has in films like Rakhta Charitra, Fareb, Zakhm, Raaz and the soon to be released Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, as well as the serial Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?. But the experience d...

• Aamir Khan to shoot in Jaipur

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Come October and Jaipurites will get to see another celebrity shooting for an upcoming film in the Pink City. Aamir Khan will come to Jaipur to shoot for writer-director-producer Rajkumar Hirani's next venture Peekay. According to a source, "It will be a month-long shoot which will kick off in Oct...

• P Chidambaram to take a fresh look at DTC

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  NEW DELHI: Finance minister P Chidambaram will take a fresh look at the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), which could further delay the ambitious recast of the income tax law that was to roll out on April 1, 2013, three years behind time. "DTC has gone through various versions...I need time to look at DTC. ...

• Theatre is my first love, says Paresh Rawal

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Now that his super-hit Hindi play Kishan vs Kanhaiya is being adapted into a Bollywood laugh riot OMG Oh My God, Paresh Rawal talks to TOI about his love for theatre and how he makes time for it. You returned to theatre with Kishan vs Kanhaiya after a long gap. Why did you choose this particular pl...

• MS Dhoni ventures into world of racing superbikes; to raise spo

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  NEW DELHI: After venturing into the business of setting up fitness gyms and a licensing deal for a perfume named after him, India cricket captain MS Dhoni has now launched his own bike racing team, to be called Mahi Racing Team, a top official involved with the developments said. Dhoni, along with h...

• Cancellation of coal block allocations may not the right step,

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  NEW DELHI: Cancellation of coal block allocations may not be the right step to take as it might impact business sentiment, particularly in the power sector, CII President Adi Godrej said today. "Cancellation of the current coal block allocations may not be the right step as it will negatively impac...

• Challenging to juggle between looks, says Emraan

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Actor Emraan Hashmi is in a dilemma over his appearance as two of his upcoming films 'Ghanchakkar' and Karan Johar's 'Ungli' demand two completely different looks altogether. While one requires him to be muscular and beefed-up, in the other one he has to be lean. Presently Emraan is shooting for...

• Chitrangada Singh poses for PETA

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Bollywood actor and star of the film Joker,Chitrangda Singh appears in a striking new joint ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Joker. The ad captures her "bleeding" after an alien uses a syringe-like mascara wand on her eye, and the caption reads, What If Aliens Tested o...

• Subhash Ghai pays tribute to Ashok Mehta

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Showman Subhash Ghai along with actor Jackie Shroff paid tribute to ace cinematographer Ashok Mehta at the Whistling Woods college in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon. The function, which went for hours, had the family of Ashok Mehta besides other veterans from the film industry. The campus was decorate...

• Saif-Kareena marriage in October, says Sharmila

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  BHOPAL: The Bollywood wedding of the year would take place in October in Delhi and Mumbai with no sideshows in Pataudi or Bhopal. 'Saifeena'- wedding of Saif Ali Khan and Kareeena Kapoor, would be a low-key affair with limited invitees said the groom's mother Sharmila Tagore, here on Tuesday. "D-...

• Motwane wants to shoot in real snow for Lootera

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  Sonakshi Sinha's on-screen love story with Ranveer Singh in Lootera is now complete. Or almost complete. The love story based on an O'Henry short-story was shot entirely in artificial snow, as the real snows of Kashmir proved to be not friendly for shooting purposes at all. But now, the film's team-...

• Anshuman Jha - the surprise package of KLPD

  by Sindhuri G August 29, 2012
  The talented theatre actor Anshuman Jha, who made a mark with Love *** Aur Dhokha (LSD), would be next seen in Amit Chandrra's Kismet Love Paisa Dilli (KLPD) alongside Vivek Oberoi and Mallika Sherawat. Even though Anshuman's character has been kept under wraps by the makers, sources close to the pr...