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Ajmer visit good omen for ‘Paani’: Shekhar Kapur

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur visited Dargah of Moinuddin Chisty in Ajmer with Oscar winning music maestro A.R. Rahman and says the visit will be a good omen for his long pending project ‘Paani’.

‘I want to thank A.R. Rahman for taking me to Ajmer. It was my first visit [...]

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I’d love to do an Indian film: Jimi Mistry (Interview)

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) He played Ramu Gupta, an Indian sex guru in ‘The Guru’ and essays the role of an Indian origin astrophysicist in latest Hollywood release ‘2012′. Indian origin British actor Jimi Mistry now says he would love to feature in a typical Indian potboiler.

‘I’d like to work in an Indian film,’ [...]

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Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt off to Vatican on Pope’s invite

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says he and his daughter Pooja are the only Indian artists invited by the Pope who is meeting artists across the globe in the Vatican City to discuss global peace.

The father-daughter duo will join 500 others artists at the Sistine chapel Nov 21.

‘It is true [...]

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Shekhar Kapur remembers 1984 massacre

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Moved by renowned journalist Rahul Bedi’s recent recollection of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has come out with his own memories of the ’savagery’.

‘How does a city descend into savagery? A city I was brought up in – my own Sikh friends hiding with their [...]

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Pakistani actress Meera’s husband booked for theft

Lahore/Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) In the latest twist in Pakistani actress Meera’s stormy marriage, police have booked her husband Attique-ur-Rehman on charges of theft and threatening her life.

Meera had filed a petition in a Lahore court alleging that Attique-ur-Rehman had stolen goods worth of Rs.1.1 million after entering into her house and had also [...]

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11th Mumbai film fest to introduce three new features

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The 11th biennial Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation films 2010 will have three new features – students films/videos, mobile films and puppet animation films.

Organised by the information and broadcasting ministry, the gala event will be held Feb 3-9 next year at the National Centre for [...]

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Meera claims Indian director Faisal Saif trying to ruin her reputation

Islamabad, September 8 (ANI): Lollywood actress Meera claims that Indian filmmaker Faisal Saif is trying to ruin her reputation.

She even claims that the director has paid Attiqur Rehman to pretend to be her husband.

Her statements came after she had lodged a complaint with Punjab Chief Minister’s complaint cell against Rehman, and requested for security claiming [...]

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