Director Sydney Pollack passes away
Hollywood Producer-director Sydney Pollack passed away on Monday local time at his home in Los Angeles. He was 73 years old. The cause of death was cancer, said a representative of the family. Pollack’s illness came to public attention after he withdrew in August 2007 as the director an HBO television movie for unspecified health reasons.
Among Mr. Pollack’s survivors are daughters, Rachel & Rebecca & his wife, Claire Griswold, who was once among his acting students. The couple married in ….
Bollywood financier Jhamu Sugandh passed away
Well known Bollywood financier & producer Jhamu Susandh has passed away on Monday in Mumbai following cardiac arrest. Family members said that he was rushed to the Life Criticare Hospital in Juhu following breathing problems. He passed away a little later around noon.
Jhamu Sugandh had produced movies like Filhaal, Aks, Chachi 420 & Rangeela. His company Jhamu Sugandh Productions also produced non-commercial movies like Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Kaalpurush & Earth.
Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari attacked for supporting Raj Thackeray
Manoj Tiwari the Bhojpuri actor & singer had been stoned in Bihars Nalanda district after he voiced support to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, police said today. Tiwari faced a hostile crowd during his musical programme on Friday night at the Nalanda College in Biharsharief, the district headquarters of Nalanda, about 90 km from Patna.
The MNS anti-north Indian campaign in Mumbai & other places in Maharashtra in February had sparked incidents of violence against migrants from Bihar ….
Kailash Kher got engaged
Kailash Kher got engaged to Sheetal Bhan, who is the niece of social worker & movie director Ashok Pandit & is daughter of an employee in ONGC.
The girl was selected by parents of Kailash Kher, who is currently busy in taking auditions of contestants for the Indian Idol Show.
Jessica Alba marries long-time boyfriend Cash Warren
Jessica Alba & her fiance Cash Warren quietly got married on Monday afternoon. They were married in the Beverly Hills courthouse’s ceremony room under an arch of green silk foliage & white flowers. They were casually dressed, with Alba wearing a long blue dress & her hair back in a ponytail.
Jessica & Cash arrived a courthouse in Beverly Hills around 11:30 AM and were married ….
Nitin Mukesh gets Lata Mangeshkar Award in MP
Nitin Mukesh a noted playback singer was conferred with Lata Mangeshkar Award by Madhya Pradesh government at an impressive function in Indore. Instituted by the department of culture, the Award carries a cash prize of Rs two lakh & a citation. The award was handed over to the singer by state culture, mines & public relation minister Laxmikant Sharma on Monday in Indore.
Nitin Mukesh is the 24th recipient of the prestigious award instituted in honour of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, ….
George Takei will marry Brad Altman in California
George Takei has announced that he & his longtime partnet Brad Altman will marry this summer in California. This announcement, like that from talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, comes on the heels of the California Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is now legal.
George Takei has written in his blog, “He is my love & I can’t imagine life without him. Now, we can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage”.
Dennis Farina arrested for loaded gun at Los Angeles airport
Dennis Farina a Hollywood actor has been arrested after gun found in his luggage at Los Angeles on Sunday local time. Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.
A senior official of Police said that when the weapon was found at a security checkpoint, the 64 years old Dennis Farina said that he had forgotten the .22-caliber handgun was in his luggage.
Farina was booked for ….
Joyce “Dottie” Rambo killed in bus crash
Joyce “Dottie” Rambo a gospel songwriter killed after the bus she was in ran off a road in southwest Missouri & struck an embankment on Sunday (IST). Rambo was 74 years old. Rambo, of Nashville, Tenn., killed in the crash about two miles east of Mount Vernon on Interstate 44.
Seven other people in the bus were injured & were hospitalized in Springfield with moderate to severe injuries. It was unclear if the accident which occured about 12:00 pm on ….
Gurgaon Court cancelled Soha Ali Khan’s arms licence
Soha Ali Khan’s arms license has been cancelled on Thursday. The arms licence issued to film actress Soha Ali Khan, whose rifle was allegedly used by her father & former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi to kill a blackbuck, was cancelled by a Gurgaon court.
Rakesh Gupta, Gurgaon District Magistrate, cancelled the licence issued to Soha in November 1996 on the ground that she had not attained the mandatory age of 21 years when Soha applied for the licence.
Soha ….
Riya Sen is new brand ambassador for IPL website
Riya Sen, Bollywood actress, has been appointed as the brand ambassador for IPL’s official website, www.iplt20.com. Riya’s role will require her to attend the IPL matches, interact with cricketers & post her interactions & views on the website.
Talking from Dubai, Chief Technical Architect of www.iplt20.com, Akash Aurora confirmed Riya’s appointment. He said in his statement, “Yes, we have appointed Riya as the brand ambassador of our website. We saw Riya attending a couple of the IPL matches. We observed ….
Gurgaon Court ordered inquiry into Soha Ali Khan gun licence case
Gurgaon court has ordered an inquiry on Thursday into Soha Ali Khan illegal gun licence case. The court has ordered an inquiry against Haryana police for concealing facts.
Soha Ali Khan’s gun was allegedly used by her father, former cricketer Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi to kill a blackbuck in June 2005 in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. Soha Ali Khan is accused of obtaining a gun license despite being under-age at the time.
Soha Ali Khan obtained an arms license for her point 22 ….
Earl Simmons “DMX” arrested for racing car on highway
DMX a rapper-turned-actor has been arrested at his Arizona home after being caught on camera racing down a Phoenix-area freeway at upwards of 183 kph in January, Police said today.
Police said Earl Simmons better known as DMX was taken into custody without incident Tuesday afternoon at his Cave Creek, Arizona, residence. He was booked into jail & released on Wednesday on bond.
Simmons, 37 years old is accused in the Jan. 21 incident of racing on a highway, reckless driving, two ….
Bengali theatre personality Ganesh Mukherjee passed away
Ganesh Mukherjee Veteran theatre personality has passed away at a city hospital early on Thursday morning. Ganesh Mukherjee was 80 years old.
Mukherjee had been admitted to the private hospital about a week back following renal problems, left behind his two daughters, his family said. His wife had passed away long back.
He breathed his last at around 3:30 am. Recipient of the Natya Akademy Purashkar in 2001, Mukherjee had scripted dramas like “Ki Bibhrat” (What a mess), “Jai Jayanti” & ….
Google launched “Youtube” in India
Google has launched its popular video-sharing site “YouTube” in India on Wednesday. Youtube has been launched with a host of Indian content partners - NDTV, UTVi, Bindass, Zoom & Indiaglitz are broadcast partners, content from Rajshri Media & music related content from Music Today (part of the India Today group) & PhatPhish Records.
The Internet king is expecting a huge spurt in usage from India with the Indian-specific YouTube.co.in along with a country-specific video search for the content popular & ….
Scarlett Johansson engaged to Ryan Reynolds
Scarlett Johansson a Hollywood actress & his boyfriend Ryan Reynolds a Hollywood actor, are engaged. The 23-year-old actress & the 31-year-old actor have not set a wedding date. The pair have been dating for a year.
Johansson has previously been linked to several Hollywood hunks, including Josh Hartnett, Justin Timberlake & Jared Leto. Reynolds was previously engaged to Canadian singer Alanis Morissette.
Johansson, 23, the star of “Girl with a Pearl Earring” & “The Nanny Diaries,” was photographed wearing a diamond ….
Cartoonist Ted Key passed away
Ted Key a cartoonist has passed away on Saturday, his family members said today. He was 95 years old. He died Saturday at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Tredyffrin Township after a 1.5 year battle with cancer.
Key was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2006 & suffered a stroke in September. He is survived by his second wife, Bonnie, three sons & three grandchildren. His first wife, Anne was died in 1984.
Jewish leader called for boycott of upcoming movie “The Love Guru”
A Jewish leader called for the boycott of upcoming movie “The Love Guru” because it “lampoons Hinduism, mocks Ashram life & Hindu philosophy” & asking “who laughs at religious practices”.
Rabbi Elizabeth W. Beyer of Nevada said in a statement, “”The Love Guru” lampoons Hinduism, mocks Ashram life & Hindu philosophy. While “Guru Pitka” states that he endorses no particular religion, the movie clearly portrays him as a guru - religious leader of Hindus. It is unfortunate that the ….
Supreme Court to hear Cheque Bouncing case against Sridevi on Monday
The Supreme Court will hear the lawsuit seeking trial of Sridevi a Bollywood actress for the alleged of her cheques worth Rs.96.6 million made out to a Mumbai-based financier.
Filed by financier Madhu Gupta, who runs Mumbai-based Photo Films Industries, the lawsuit is to come up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice R.V. Raveendran & Justice M.K. Sharma.
Madhu Gupta has moved the Supreme court challenging a Bombay High Court, which March 26, 2008, stalled Sridevi’s ….
Filmmaker Probodh Mukherjee passed away
Probodh Mukherjee a noted film maker has passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai following a cardiac arrest. He was 88 years old. Mukherjee is survived by wife & two sons -Tapan & Basu, who are into distribution business.
He died at 23:55 hrs (IST) on Saturday night at Nanavati Hospital where he was hospitalised for the last one week. Prabodh was younger brother of Sashdhar & Subodh Mukherji.
He produced several films like “Junglee” , “April fool” , “Sharmili” , ….