Growth of Indian art and commercial cinema

Parallel to commercial cinema, there is another branch of Indian cinema that aspires to seriousness or art. This is known as ‘new Indian cinema’ or sometimes ‘the Indian new wave’ but most people in India simply term such films as ‘art films’ .

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Dholakia defends 'Lamha'

Film director Rahul Dholakia once again came out in defense of his upcoming film Lamha and said that his movie only represents the true picture of Kashmir to counter the stereotyped portrayal of violence in the Valley created by media over the years..

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Slumdog Millionaire enthralls all

"Slumdog millionaire’ is one of the most appreciated movies to be released in India in early 2009. The movie has managed to charm both the common viewers and the critics alike. It’s a coming-together of Bollywood and Hollywood..

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Slumdog sparks debate on portrayal of poverty

Golden Globe award winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire has sparked a fierce debate about the stereotyped representation of India abroad and whether selling of Indian poverty is a means to success in the West..

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Akki's CC2C disappoints fans

Seems like Akshay Kumar's latest flick, Chandni Chowk to China has failed to impress fans. However, it would be interesting to wait and watch how CC2C fares at the box-office a few weeks after its release..

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Johnny Depp to marry Vanessa Paradis ?

Actor Johnny Depp will marry his long-term girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, in a secret ceremony this April. The rumour of the couple getting married sparked when Depp was spotted buying an engagement ring in California.

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Freida Pinto is my soulmate: Dev Patel

Dev Patel, who hogged on the lime light after the release of Slumdog Millionaire recently said that his co-star Freida Pinto is his 'soulmate' for helping him in handling success. However, he clarified that they are not romantically involved.

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Why ‘Taare Zameen Par’ failed at the Oscars?

Aamir was busy promoting ‘Ghajini’ and could not devote enough time to hard sell TZP – this might have been a contributing factor. He might have presumed that since his earlier movie, ‘Lagaan’ had made the grade, TZP would also gain an automatic entry .

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Beckinsale struggled with Pearl Harbour diet

She was put on a severe exercise regimen and strict diet. The result was that she had to fight dizziness on the sets of Pearl Harbour, she recalled while talking to America’s Self magazine..

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Slumdog Millionaire: The Indian connection

The latest hit, Slumdog Millionaire, which bagged four Golden Globe awards, has a lot Indian in it. Not only the story is based on India, with Indian stars, the entire shooting was also arranged by our very own Indian, India Take One Production.

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Anil Kapoor brought Marwah Studios world fame

Anil Kapoor is on the board of AAFT, Marwah Studios, with his film Slumdog Millionaire winning many awards he has brought large fame to these organisations also. Sandeep Marwah received messages of congratulations from all over the world..

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Tulsi Gulshan Kumar’s maiden solo album

The daughter of the legendary Gulshan Kumar of T Series, Tulsi Gulshan Kumar comes out with her maiden solo album. Fulfilling her father's dream of wanting his daughter to become a singer, she has left no stone unturned in doing just that..

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Sanjay Dutt’s SP connection disappoints Priya

“My personal commitment is to the Congress while his (Sanjay) can be somewhere else. Sanjay's decision is his own,” a disappointed Priya is reported to have said. When asked if Maanyata had a role to play in the decision, Priya refused to comment..

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15th annual Star Screen Awards

The awards had everything a masala Bollywood entertainer would have. Great performances, good choreography, incessant sometimes needless humour, verbal duels, ego clashes and a whole lot of surprise winners at the star studded event.

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Sanjay Dutt’s SP connection disappoints Priya

“My personal commitment is to the Congress while his (Sanjay) can be somewhere else. Sanjay's decision is his own,” a disappointed Priya is reported to have said. When asked if Maanyata had a role to play in the decision, Priya refused to comment..

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Aamir's TZP loses Oscar race

Aamir Khan's directional debut Taare Zameen Par, India's official entry to the Oscars, is out of the race for the 'Best Foreign Film' category. Nine other films will advance to the next round of voting in category at the 81st Academy Awards.

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Orkut: Danger in disguise

Leading social networking site, Orkut possesses several threats to a young mind. The site, which started with a good idea of catching up with lost friends, has gradually diverted towards being the hub of depressed and socially rejected users .

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Kate Hudson says she's still friends with ex-hubby

Actress Kate Hudson says she still loves her ex-husband Chris Robinson and believes that they were meant to be together because they were destined to have a child. The Bride Wars star divorced her husband in 2007, after six years of marriage.

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Kate Hudson says she's still friends with ex-hubby

Actress Kate Hudson says she still loves her ex-husband Chris Robinson and believes that they were meant to be together because they were destined to have a child. The Bride Wars star divorced her husband in 2007, after six years of marriage.

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Vinay Pathak strugles to be 'straight' in his next

Vinay Pathak's next comedy flick “Straight-Ek Tedhi Medhi Love Story!!” will soon be released in India under the banner of iDream Productions. Straight is a story of a London-based restraunter who strugles to find his true love.

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Salman & Ajay Devgan fined for smoking in public

Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan were fined for smoking in public places. It has sent a positive message and also resulted in spreading a lot of awareness among the general public about the smoke-free laws..

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Salman & Ajay Devgan fined for smoking in public

Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan were fined for smoking in public places. It has sent a positive message and also resulted in spreading a lot of awareness among the general public about the smoke-free laws..

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Aurangabad: Aarti hypnotises music lovers

Aarti Patankar, along with the world-famous flute maestro Hariprasad Chauresia, hypnotised the crowd with her fabulous performance in Aurangabad. Patankar lent fragrance to the occasion by rendering Raag Rajeshree on the first day itself.

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Paris Hilton: I had sex with only a couple of guys

The controversial socialite and the 27-year-old hotel heiress, Paris Hilton has recently revealed that she has had sex with 'only' a couple of guys. She also stated that many people had made up stories but mostly I just kiss.

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Julieta Venegas with Limon y Sal

One of the biggest albums of the twenty first century was ‘Limon y Sal’ recorded by the singer and songwriter Julieta Venegas. It is destined to become a never ending classic. Most of the album deals with real issues without the smokescreens..

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BIG 92.7 FM’s RJ gets best RJ of the year 2008 award

A popular Chennai-based Tamil weekly magazine, Ananda Vikatan, has recognised BIG 92.7 FM’s radio jockey, Imsai Arasi, as the best female RJ of the year 2008. The top female RJ Imsai Arasi hosts the prime-time show 'Imsai Unlimited' on the station.

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Jugaad: An insight into MCD ceiling row

All set to release in February, Jugaad is a film based on a real life story of a successful entrepreneur, ruined in the ceiling drive carried over by Municipal Corporation of Delhi in 2007. The film is directed by R Anand Kumar and stars Manoj Bajpai.

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Deepika turns 23 today

After becoming famous as one of India's top models, Deepika tried her hand in acting. She first appeared in the music video for the song 'Naam Hai Tera Tera' in Himesh Reshammiya's album, Aap Kaa Surroor. .

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Ghajini: The celluloid journey of a metal rod

Ghajini should be renamed the ‘Clanging Metal Rod’. Period. It’s full of people beating each other up with clanging metal rods, people using clanging metal rods like hockey sticks, people ripping clanging metal rods off things etc. etc.

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Shyam Mathur bags Bhartendu Award

Jaipur-based senior journalist Shyam Mathur’s book, ‘Film Pparkarita Ke Vividh Aayam’ received first prize at the Bhartendu Harishchand Book award ceremony.

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Indian movies: A perfect tool to depict terrorism

Indian movies have always played a great role in influencing the people. For very long they have constantly provided entertainment to people. But in the past decade they have brilliantly depicted the myriad forms of terrorism afflicting our society.

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Loveleen Tandon on Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of a humble street-side tea-maker who does exceedingly well in a game show raising the suspicion of cheating. Loveleen Tandon, the Indian casting director and co-director of the movie talks about her experiences..

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