'Big B is an icon'
Amitabh Bachchan turned 70 recently and director R Balki, who has delivered hits like Cheeni Kum and the national-award winning Paa with Big B, describes the Bollywood legend as a once-in-a-lifetime...
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Ajay Devgan's eye-catching stunts have won him many admirers and the latest to join this bandwagon is Tollywood director S S Rajamouli. Rajamouli, who has given major blockbusters in his career as a...
View Article'I was against love stories'
He is considered Bollywood's king of romance, but superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he was never keen on featuring in romantic sagas— that is, until film-maker Yash Chopra convinced him to do so....
View ArticleThe talk of the town
Rani Mukherjee hasn't been seen on the silver screen for a while, but the actress promises to give an unforgettable performance with the upcoming Aiyyaa. There have been a lot of comparisons between...
View ArticleRelease of yoga DVDs
Yoga guru S N Omkar's latest series of 10 DVDs on different aspects of yoga is being released on October 12, 6.30 pm at the JSS Auditorium, 8th block, Jayanagar. The DVDs deal with power yoga,...
View ArticleA service to the society
As an initiative to help school students give back to society, Shaista Baljee of the Round Table Organisation recently conducted the 'Ivy Aspire' book donation campaign and mentored volunteers across...
View ArticleAn occasion to rejoice
For the second time, La Chaine, the world's oldest and most exclusive gastronomic society organised its Chapitre, the yearly highlight event of La Chaine at The Leela Palace. In a solemn ceremony, 26...
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Remembering a legend
As a tribute to legendary theatre personality late B V Karanth, Prathima Ranga Samshodana Prathishthana, in association with theatre groups in the City, recently conducted a four-day theatre festival...
View ArticleThe camera at the concert
In a City like Bangalore, where concerts are popular and international acts like Carlos Santana, 'Lamb of God' and Enrique Iglesias are brought down so often, a method of documentation is bound to come...
View ArticleAdd personal touch to your home
There might have been a time when buying a new home meant the painstaking process of picking out furniture, upholstery, drapes and trinkets — but these days, Bangaloreans are quite content to...
View Article'My first film will always be a special one'
After giving a hard-hitting performance in Olave Mandhara, there was a lot of expectations from leading lady Akanksha. But the Dubai-bred damsel says that she still has a long way to go and several...
View Article'Boxing is like a punishment'
The petite frame does not betray the sucker punches it can deliver. The Olympic medal though has not come to Mary Kom by luck. Always keen to be a boxer, Mary as a teenager, actually sneaked out of...
View ArticleCleaning the mess everyday
Though it may be too soon to pass a judgment, Bangaloreans are already beginning to see the loopholes in the home-based waste segregation programme that has been introduced in the City. It is good to...
View ArticleProducts of innovation
Being creative has a different meaning for Sandesh Sanjay Gade, a second-year engineering student of PESIT. He believes that creativity can be enhanced by using technology. Sandesh, who has made more...
View ArticleFather worried about Salman's marriage
Noted scriptwriter Salim Khan, father of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, said that even God does not know when his son will get married. "Even Allah Mia (God) would not be able to tell when Salman...
View Article'The hard work has paid off'
Saina Nehwal's father was shocked when she told him that she wanted to discontinue her studies and chase her dream — badminton. Nehwal senior and his wife asked their daughter to give it a...
View ArticleKicking up a lot of dust
Soon, it will be a year since namma Metro arrived on M G Road. But Bangalore's dream rapid mass transit project literally sits on one leg on the premier thoroughfare, as the construction of the landing...
View ArticlePaperless reading gets better and brighter
It must be great to be an architecture critic. You write about a building once, and your review remains basically fresh forever.When you're a tech critic, though, the state of the art changes monthly,...
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