Modi pips Big B, becomes most followed Indian on Twitter

Modi pips Big B, becomes most followed Indian on Twitter

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the most followed Indian on micro-blogging site Twitter with 22.1 million followers when he surpassed Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan who has 22 million followers. Modi, who joined Twitter in 2009, gained followers at a consistence pace of almost two million followers every month during 2015. In doing so, […]

Bollywood launch for La Trobe education program in India

Bollywood launch for La Trobe education program in India

Multi-award winning Indian actress Vidya Balan will visit La Trobe University tomorrow (Friday, 19 August 2016) to meet staff and students taking part in a new international effort to help children with disabilities in India. (Live stream 10.30 am: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/study/international/education-alliance ) Led by educationist Dr Mary Keeffe, the first cohort of fifteen La Trobe students will travel […]

Bollywood gives Punjabi songs bigger platform: Rapper Badshah

Bollywood gives Punjabi songs bigger platform: Rapper Badshah

Take “Saturday Saturday”, “Kar gayi chull” or “Kala chashma” — these songs came and went in their original forms, but they have received unprecedented popularity after being included in a Bollywood film. Rapper Badshah says Hindi films undoubtedly give Punjabi numbers a wider reach and fan following. “I’ve made so many songs before that nobody […]

“I like to take risks,” Richa Chadha

“I like to take risks,” Richa Chadha

By Nidhi Kumari Her presence on screen leaves a lasting impression on the audience, she has been able to make a name of herself, in a very short span of time; she raises the bar with each performance she delivers by taking up challenging roles. And she’s none other than Richa Chadha. The bold Indian […]

Women no longer just eye candy in films: Madhuri Dixit-Nene

Women no longer just eye candy in films: Madhuri Dixit-Nene

By Sandeep Sharma New Delhi She ruled the roost in Bollywood in the 1990s with her fluid dancing, expressive face, enduring smile and effortless grace, Madhuri Dixit, who has seen the Hindi film industry go through changes in her three decades in showbiz, says she’s glad to see the emergence of stronger women characters on […]

Salman Khan acquitted in 18-year-old chinkara poaching

Salman Khan acquitted in 18-year-old chinkara poaching

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in two cases of chinkara poaching of 1998, disappointing the Bishnoi community and animal rights activists. Salman had appealed before the Jodhpur bench of the high court challenging a lower court verdict of 2006 handing him a one year and a five-year jail term […]

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