The controversies surrounding Peepli Live cease to die even as the film continues to enjoy a dream run at the B.O. The latest jolt to the makers of the film has come from a villager Kunjilal Malviya who seems to want a share in the profits of the film as he feels that it's based on his life story. Apparently, Kunjilal had predicted his death in the year 2005 and soon after an army of news channels came to cover his story.
After the trauma that Karan Johar has gone through in filming Elvis Presley's track 'Jailhouse Rock' in his production We Are Family, the producer has vowed to never again touch an international number or film. Earlier Karan had obtained the rights of the song 'Pretty Woman' for Kal Ha No Ho fairly easily.
It's hard to decide whether he is a better dancer or a better comedian, it's a tough call. Javed Jaffrey, the one and only who introduced India to the concept of Break Dancing has literally grown up in Bollywood. He was one who spiced up the movies with his unique character acts and unbeatable comic timing.
Sanjay Gupta may be busy casting for his remake of the Spanish film Ladron Que Roba Ladron but before that film goes on floors, Gupta will be producing another film Milte Hain to be directed by Meghna Gulzar. Vidya Balan has been signed for the lead role while the hunt for the male actor is still on. Vishal Bhardwaj would be composing music for this flick while Gulzar saab would be penning the lyrics.
29 August 2010
Pakistan cricket team is under allegations of match fixing during the forth and final test match at Lords. Pakistan’s manager Yawer Saeed said that investigation team has come to his room and three more players’ rooms including Captain Salman Butt
28 August 2010
Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis fled floodwaters Friday after the surging Indus River smashed through levees in two places, but many refused to leave the danger zone while others took shelter in an ancient graveyard for Muslim saints. More than 8 million people are in need of emergency assistance across the country.
28 August 2010
News Trends : The deluge showed no sign of let-up in wreaking havoc in Thatta and Dadu areas of southern Sindh as breach in embankments of Bao Poran Das and Faqeer Goth unleashed devastation in several villages.
25 August 2010
Hyderabad: The Meteorological Department warned of floods in Hyderabad district, which could spread further devastation in Sindh, and issued a significant flood forecast for Kalabagh and Chashma in Punjab. Local governments in both provinces also issued warnings about more flooding in the days ahead
25 August 2010
The United States and other countries worldwide have now pledged a total of more than 700 million dollars towards flood relief in Pakistan, a senior US official said Monday. The United Nations General Assembly meeting last Thursday was a real galvanizing moment in terms of contributions from other countries, said Dan Feldman, the deputy special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. US assure that different countries intend to give an aid of 300 million USD in aggregate for relief and rehabilitation process in Pakistan
25 August 2010
News Trends: Army has taken control of Kotri Barrage after an exceptionally high flood hit it, while water flow in Sukkur and Guddu Barrages decreased despite high flood over there. The flood torrent that has devoured thousands of acres agricultural land and other property is just hours away from the Arabian Sea. Hyderabad is out of threat now, however seepage has started from Surjani Bund near Thatta
25 August 2010
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday rejected comments by the commander of NATO and U.S. forces that their progress had been reversed, saying attacks were increasing around the capital as well as in their heartland in the south.
24 August 2010
AP - Two escaped convicts from Arizona and a woman who accompanied them kidnapped an Oklahoma couple and gunned them down so they could steal their camping trailer, prosecutors said Monday as they released chilling details about the group's crime spree.
24 August 2010
AP - Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.
24 August 2010
AP - An ammonia leak at a coastal Alabama chicken distribution plant sent more than 120 people to the hospital on Monday, including four patients in intensive care, and forced residents to hide in their homes while warning sirens blared.
