Flying high after the upset win over India, Zimbabwe will look to spring another surprise when they take on Sri Lanka in the third ODI of the tri-series on Tuesday.
Jun 1, 2010
Zimbabwe aim another upset
Flying high after the upset win over India, Zimbabwe will look to spring another surprise when they take on Sri Lanka in the third ODI of the tri-series on Tuesday.
Pakistan to host SA in the emirates
Pakistan will host South Africa for a revised series of two Tests, five ODIs and a one-off Ty20 match in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in October-November this year.
Modi sends defamation notice to Clarke
Lalit Modi on Monday served a defamation notice on ECB chairman Giles Clarke, who had accused him of hatching a plan to destroy the structure of world and English cricket.
England overcome resilient Tigers
England duly completed an eight-wicket win with a session to spare over Bangladesh, a one-sided outcome that masked a struggle to prove their superiority in the first Test.
Notice to Modi over grant of rights
The Cricket Board on Monday served a third notice on suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi over granting of theatrical rights in November last year for IPL-III.
Rugby: Simpson forced to withdraw from tour
Joe Simpson's first senior England tour ended before it began after he was forced to pull out of the trip to Australia and New Zealand.
Ask your questions to Sonal Chauhan!
With her very first film Jannat, this gorgeous beauty stole her way into millions of hearts. Her beautiful smile coupled with her Perfect 10 body has earned her many fans and she is sure to make her mark in a big way in the days to come. She is none other than the gorgeous Sonal Chauhan. Bollywood Hungama gives you a unique opportunity of asking Sonal everything you ever wanted to know about her films, her hobbies, her favourite holiday destination, her fashion statement and much more. So hurry...Don't wait! All you need to do is post your questions for Sonal in the comments section below and we'll get Sonal to answer your questions.Purab Kohli replaces Aditya Narayan as host of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV
Even though he is not a drummer in real-life, he played the role of a drummer to the hilt in the cult film Rock On. No prizes for guessing as to we are indeed talking about the versatile actor Purab Kohli, who, after starting off his showbiz career as a VJ, went onto become an integral part of Bollywood. Testimonials to this stand terra firma in the form of his memorable roles in films like My Brother Nikhil, Supari, Rock On etc. to name a few. The good news is that this man with the 'Killer Smile' is back and how! He will now be replacing the singer-turned-host-turned-actor Aditya Narayan in the evergreen reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV. Readers may recollect it is this show which made heroes of many an unknown name! Speaking about his new 'role', an excited Purab spoke exclusively to Bollywood Hungama saying, "I am really excited about the show because of the young energy that the makers want to bring in the show. That's exactly what is driving me and making me excited about this show. To be involved in a show of this stature is an amazing feeling. People are really surprised that I am doing this show." When asked about any developments on the films front, Purab said, "I am eagerly waiting for my film Josh E Jawaani to release. It is the same film which was earlier tilted as Rangeen." Looks like Purab's life is all set to become more colourful than ever!Shahid Kapoor will do some unique dancing in Mausam
If it's a Shahid Kapoor film, there must be some heavy duty dancing. Or so it seems, going by the way the music in his father's directorial debut Mausam has been moulded to accommodate Shahid's dancing shoes.According to a source very close to the project, the film's aesthetically-inclined director Pankaj Kapoor had initially planned an exclusive heavily melody-based music score based only ragas. In fact, Pritam Chakraborty who's doing the music score in Mausam has just recorded a raga-based love melody in the voice of Rashid Khan. Says Pritam, "It was meant to be only a small music piece. But when Pankaj-ji heard the tune he wanted it as a full-fledged song." Pritam admits the music in Mausam would be heavily melodious in the tradition of the great love stories down the ages from Bobby to Love Story to Ek Duje Ke Liye to Saawariya. But now just days after Pritam recorded the raga-based number comes the news that a specially-designed dance track will be put together for Mausam. A source close to the project who doesn't want to be named says, "There was closed-door meeting between the producers, the director and Shahid Kapoor. It was unanimously decided that there would be a very unique song-and-dance. It was felt that Mausam was too expensive a project to make it seem even slightly experimental in flavour." Says the film's producer Sheetal Talwar, "We don't want to disappoint Shahid's target audience, the young fans. So yes, Shahid will dance after all." Shahid's buddy Ahmed Khan is now busy trying to accommodate the dance into his crammed diary. He has no choice. Shahid has to dance.
Sujoy Ghosh signs 3 film deal with YRF?
Now this can be the 'baap' of all exclusives. Writer and director Sujoy Ghosh is now going places. Well, you might wonder where after watching Aladin, but the fact is that he is. After two back to back misfortunes at the box office in the form of Home Delivery and Aladin, we would well be asking ourselves - What will Sujoy come out with next? Will it be a hat-trick? We hope not. But we do hope that he gets back with a vengeance. Well then, the time has come to reveal the hot baked news right from the oven. A close source from the film fraternity has confirmed that Sujoy has signed a three film deal with Yash Raj Films. What does that mean? It means that he is going to be in good company with Adi Chopra and Yash Chopra. It's a biggie for the director. He has hit the nail on the head. Ghosh is sitting on a pot full of gold. The question is - Will the gold reap in benefits for him and his producers? The answer remains a wish.Asin signs on as brand ambassador for Sure
Sure, a leading anti-perspirant has been launched in India by Hindustan Unilever Limited, with Asin being signed as the brand ambassador for the brand in India. Talking about the brand, Asin states, "Sure promises 'No Sweat', which is exactly what an anti-perspirant is supposed to do. I use Sure and am happy with the results. I truly recommend consumers to include Sure in their daily hygiene regime. Sure is absolutely safe to use and does not have any side effects." The Sure anti-perspirant range consists of three variants - Passion and Free spirit for women and Sport Defense for Men. All these variants are available as roll-ons and in aerosol cans. Sure is priced at a reasonable amount of Rs 65 for 40 ml and Rs 40 for 25 ml packaging and is available in all the retail outlets across country. Srinandan Sundaram, Category Head - Deodorants, Hindustan Unilever Limited says, "We constantly strive to offer world class products to meet the ever evolving needs of our consumers. With the launch of Sure, we further strengthen our association in the personal care category and believe that this leading international anti-perspirant brand will build a closer connect with our target audience." With this, Asin now has one more brand endorsement deal in her kitty.Manish Malhotra to make his directorial debut
Coco Chanel once said, "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." For starters, you know what's happening in the world of Fashion? No? Well, here's the ice breaker for you then. India's numero uno fashion designer Manish Malhotra has shown interest in directing a full length feature film. An avid movie buff and having spent two decades in the Indian Film Industry, Manish Malhotra is all set to gear up for his directorial venture. He reveals, "I am planning to make a commercial, glamorous, glossy, popcorn film which I would go to see it. I have a dance film in mind and I've always wanted to do that kind of a film. The producers and the cast is too premature for me to speak about at this given point in time." He further quotes, "I don't only love fashion but also films. I have grown up watching Hindi films and the time has come that I show my prowess behind the camera. At the moment, it's a ssshhh." Having known Manish and his celebrity friends list, we won't be surprised if we do see the wish list including Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, and many more from the filmy fraternity roped in his debut film. And will it break any records for most number of celebrity special appearances? Oh yes, we're sure! Watch this space for more from Manish Malhotra on Robot, I Hate Luv Storys, Anjaana Anjaani, Rockstar and Ra-One.Sajid Nadiadwala de-boards Salman's private flight due to health issues
A chartered flight carrying Salman Khan's friends and family including Arbaaz, Sohail, David Dhawan to Dubai on Thursday for his 'Being Human' concert had to be delayed by almost an hour when Sajid Nadiadwala suddenly took ill. Apparently, there was alarm and panic on-board. A doctor had to be rushed to the flight, on examining him the doctor announced that Sajid was not fit to travel and was advised to de-board. Salman's flight had to leave without Sajid. News of the Housefull producer's sudden illness spread like wildfire in the industry. After repeated attempts to contact him Sajid finally answered the phone on Friday afternoon. Sounding pale and weak the producer said, "It was a condition I had been trying to suppress for some time now with antibiotics. Apparently, the antibiotics turned hostile on me, and I didn't even know it. On Thursday, when I was ready to take off for Dubai with Salman, I suddenly had an acute pain in my stomach. I just couldn't bear it." The doctor got him off the flight and suggested a series of complicated tests. Says Sajid, "Apparently my white blood-cell count has shot up at an alarming rate. That needs to be checked immediately. Now I'm completely house-bound and bed-ridden for some time." Has this suddenly withdrawal from Salman's entourage miffed the star? "Not at all!" protest Sajid. "In fact he was the most concerned and persuaded me to stay back."Congress worker sends Prakash Jha 'polite' warning, Jha won't be intimidated
A Congress party worker from Mumbai has sent Prakash Jha a long and comprehensive letter warning him against portraying the Gandhis in an unfavourable light in Raajneeti. Apparently, this is the first of a number of well-worded warnings that Prakash has received during the last one week. The incensed and impatient director sees these as nothing but desperate efforts by over-zealous party workers to get noticed. Jha has found the easiest method of dealing with these politicians' intrusions. "Why give such people importance? Please don't mention his name. I simply don't react. When I got the letter from the party worker who shall go unnamed, I read it and tore it up. And I called up the gentleman and said, 'If you think I'm going to respond in writing to your letter so that you can get mileage and publicity out of it then you're mistaken. I want to thank you for your concern. But I've nothing to say to you.' Jha says he won't respond to any of the politicians trying to get into the picture to please their high command and get publicity. "If the Congress high-command has doubts about the content of my film they're most welcome to watch it when I'm ready to show it to them. Before that there's nothing to be said to anyone."Sanjay Gupta and Abbas Mustan lock horns over remake rights of Spanish film
Sanjay Gupta is assured that there won't be any roadblocks in the journey that he has taken towards remaking the Spanish film Ladron Que Roba A Ladron. Though Maroos from Shemaroo too have their eyes set on this action thriller which is on the lines of Oceans series and have made their intentions clear about remaking this film with director duo of Abbas-Mustan, Gupta is amused at the very thought of it. Reason being that his company White Feathers has officially procured rights to the film while Shemaroo (apparently) doesn't have any legal right around remaking the film. "I guess this is very preposterous on the part of Shemaroo to be making a statement that they will make this film instead of me doing it", smiles Gupta, "I am not bothered with what they have to say because I have been negotiating with the makers of this Spanish film for over 6-7 months now. In fact we also clinched the deal 2 months back. So where is the question of anyone else thinking about officially remaking the film?" In fact the story goes that quite a few Bollywood makers were in queue to pick this Spanish thriller which was one of the few major flicks to get a major mainstream release in USA and manage a successful box office run. Says an industry insider who has been closely following the interest quotient that has been on display for last few months regarding this film, "Here is a film which has been seen and liked by many. In fact it is not just White Feathers and Shemaroo who were hopeful of getting hold of rights to officially remake the film. There were other top Bollywood film makers as well who were trying their luck. In fact some people from the industry who are quite big and reputed also tried to talk out Sanjay into letting go off the right but he had to politely decline because even his hands were tied." This happened because Gupta's work in the past turned the tables in his favour. Makers of Ladron Que Roba A Ladron were holding on to their horses and wanted to be careful about handing over the rights only to the director who could go ahead and do justice to this slick thriller. Once they saw Gupta's earlier work like Kaante, Musafir and Zinda, they were assured that he was the man for the job. Their only condition was that Sanjay Gupta won't just produce but also direct the film. This is what got Gupta out of a hibernation period of 5 years (his last full fledged directorial outing was Zinda). "Well, the very fact that they gave my company the rights to make the film pretty much establishes the trust and confidence they had in us. I was actually busy writing my own script but since they wanted only me to direct, I had to do consent to that. Of course I am sure that I am going to enjoy my comeback in a big way", says Gupta who has almost finalised the cast of the film and is ready to announce it in quick time. But Ketan and Raman Maroo seem to be quite sure about Gupta handing over the film to them? What is Gupta's take on this? "I don't think it was arrogant on any part. Perhaps they have been misquoted", says Gupta in a diplomatic tone, "May be issme bhi unka ek apnapan hai. I guess because I share a good personal equation with Maroos, they feel that woh mujhe manaa lenge and I would hand over the rights to them. As I said, the makers of Ladron Que Roba A Ladron want only me to direct. When I can't rope in some other director from my company itself to make the film, how is it possible to allow any director from another company to do that?" Meanwhile, how is he looking at addressing the issue around Abbas Mustan going ahead with the Shemaroo version of the film. "Well, having known Abbas Mustan for so many years and belonging to the filmmaker fraternity, I am sure that they would be the last people on the face of this planet to indulge in hanky-panky like this", says Gupta in an assured tone, "They have been in the business for long enough not to involve themselves into something like this. I have the highest regards for them and their reputation is unblemished. They are as white as the clothes they wear."Emraan Hashmi - Neha Dhupia starrer Raftaar 24X7 shelved?
Launched with much fanfare exactly two years back with a budget pegged at 25 crores, Raftaar 24X7 was one of those couple of dozen films which came into existence when the industry was at it's peak. The term recession had not yet made its presence felt and every reputed production house and actor was more than glad to make huge announcements. There was widespread excitement around the film since a 25 crore budget allocated by Percept Picture Company meant that Raftaar 24X7 was all set to be Emraan Hashmi's biggest venture till date. All seemed to be quite well during the earlier schedules of the film as first time filmmaker Shamim Desai joined the principal cast of Raftaar 24X7 in Maldives for a 'test shoot'. This was one of its kinds experiments as the week long trip worth Rs. 1.5 crore was planned to get the cast and the crew familiar with each other. Says an industry observer, "Those were the days when good money was flowing into the industry. Corporate houses did everything to entice their actors and create an impression amongst the investors that their film was all set to be a lavish affair. No one could foresee that industry was headed for a doom in the year to follow." A major schedule of the film was later shot in Delhi where for the first time ever in his career, Emraan Hashmi featured in a guerrilla shoot. However, there was not much movement in the interim. As things stand today, both Emraan Hashmi and Neha Dhupia have not just completed multiple films in the interim (Raaz - The Mystery Continues, Tum Mile, De Dana Dan, Raat Gayi Baat Gayi) but also have their date diaries pretty filled up for the rest of the year. Emraan is looking at the release of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai and is also shooting for Crook: It's Good To Be Bad which is looking at arriving before the close of year. Neha has films like With Love To Obama and Pappu Can't Dance Saala ready for release and has a biggie in the form of Action Replayy lined up next. "I think mostly the delay in release of Raftaar 24X7 is due to monetary issues and people at the top are trying to sort it out", says Neha hopefully, "I hope that important people feel as good about the film as I do. I truly believe we have something really good in hands." Well, one looks forward to see whether Percept too shares similar sentiments here. The production house Percept has been hit hard with back to back box office failure of 8X10 Tasveer (Akshay Kumar), Jail (Neil Nitin Mukesh) and Jumbo. Their offbeat films like Kanchivaram, Firaaq and Ramchand Pakistani have primarily succeeded in fetching only good reviews. Their recent release Bumm Bumm Bole, despite the association with Priyadarshan, too has been a disaster at the box office and hasn't seen much appreciation critically as well. Release plans of John Abraham starrer Aashayein and Nagesh Kukunoor directed Bemisaal are uncertain too. As for their newer films, Malamaal Weekly 2 hasn't moved beyond the announcement stage. While one looks forward to Percept reviving itself and unleash their line up of films to favourable results, the current status of Raftaar 24X7 continues to be shrouded in mystery.8.6% surge in Q4 boosts '09-10 GDP growth to 7.4%
The Indian economy roared past estimates to post a whopping growth rate of 8.6% in the January-March quarter of 2010. The quarter's strong showing also helped India end the fiscal year with 7.4% growth.
Chidambaram differs from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on ashram attack
The spiritual guru insists he had heard the gunshot that grazed a software professional in the gathering. However, Union home minister P Chidambaram said on Monday he believes the guru had left the place by then and was not the target.
100 days to go, still no caterers for Games
A month after the organizing committee finally selected six firms for catering at the Games Village and other venues in the city, the contracts are yet to be awarded.
PC pins blame on Naxals for Bengal train tragedy
Home minister P Chidambaram on Monday made it clear that the needle of suspicion in the attack on a Mumbai-bound train at Jhargram, West Bengal, pointed to Maoists.
Another AI Express plane has close shave
On May 26, a Boeing 737-800 of Air India Express hit an air pocket and dived over 5,000 feet while flying over Muscat. Both the pilots of the flight IX-212, which was headed for Pune, have been taken off duty.
Lalit Modi sends defamation notice to ECB chief
Lalit Modi sent a defamation notice to ECB chairman Giles Clarke, who had accused the suspended IPL commissioner of hatching a plan to destroy the structure of world and English cricket.
Probe delay in setting up Bachchan's college: Court
A UP court has asked police to probe charges levelled by a village head against superstar Amitabh Bachchan and five others over delay in setting up a college named after his daughter-in-law Aishwarya.
Sahara bags Team India sponsorship rights
Sahara India Parivar on Monday bagged the sponsorship rights for the Indian men's cricket team till December 31, 2013 for Rs 3.3 crores per match.
2 million iPads sold in nearly 2 months: Apple
Apple Inc said it sold 2 million iPads since launching the touch-screen tablet in the United States nearly two months ago and taking it to nine international markets this past weekend.
What’s cooking between SRK, Shilpa?
There’s something cooking between Shah Rukh Khan and his former co-star Shilpa Shetty - and the whole unit of Ra.One is just grinning with delight
India to take up curbs on nuclear entities with US
In the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue slated for June 1-4, India is likely to point out that the export administration regulations on entities which can be linked to nuke weapons programmes need to be looked at.
Afterlife episode or just a brain tick?
Patients who have had a near-death experience often report walking towards a bright light, or a feeling that they are floating above their body - a sensation that has long been interpreted as a religious vision and confirmation of afterlife.
C'wealth Games: Tourism ministry website of no help
Despite the fact that Commonwealth Games is just a few months away, the tourism ministry appears to be napping.
I forgive the attacker, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
A day after an attempt was made on his life by an unidentified gunman, the spiritual guru on Monday said he was happy with the existing security and has forgiven the attacker, whom the police are yet to identify.
Sahara to sponsor Indian cricket team
Sahara India Parivar on Monday bagged the sponsorship rights for the Indian men's cricket team till December 31, 2013 for Rs 3.3 crores per match.England beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Steven Finn took five wickets on his home debut as England beat Bangladesh by a convincing eight-wicket margin in the first Test at Lord's.
BCCI sends another notice to Modi
There is simply no respite for suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi as BCCI served another notice to him over granting of theatrical rights for IPL 3.Youngsters should be selected: Afridi
Shahid Afridi was of the view that three to four young players should be included in the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka.
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