Everything you need to know about Bela Dandi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bela Dandi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Her brother, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for working around larger than life sets, and now Bela Sehgal, who made her directorial debut with a comedy film, plans to helm a period drama.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday ended his two-week long fast in New Delhi in front of his supporters, party workers and media personnel.
New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) President J.P. Agarwal on Saturday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal for repeatedly targetting the Sheila Dikshit Government, and alleged that the latter's fast is 'a drama' with a political motive.
New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is now geared up for the next stage of his civil disobedience movement, will end his two-week long fast against inflated power and water bills at 5 p.m. today.
New Delhi, Apr. 5 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal today announced that he would end his indefinite fast against inflated power and water bills on the 15th day of his protest on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a hunger strike against "inflated" electricity and water bills in Delhi, Friday announced that he will break his fast Saturday 5 p.m., after 14 days of surviving only on water.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday appealed to his party volunteers to start restoring from April 6 power and water connections disconnected across Delhi for non-payment of allegedly inflated bills.
New Delhi, Apr. 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal today announced the next course of the civil disobedience movement, which will start from April 6.
Surat, Apr 3 (ANI): Following in Mahatma Gandhi's footsteps, American citizens undertook a peace walk here with the objective of highlighting their opposition to military conscription in America.
Port Louis, Mar 12 (ANI): Asserting that India will remain a steadfast partner of Mauritius, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that both nations intuitively advocate a rule-based architecture of global governance as a bulwark against common challenges such as the threat of terrorism, tackling poverty, human rights abuse, and addressing climate change.
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is shooting his film "Satyagraha", says he will be using Mahatama Gandhi's song "Ragupati Raghav Raja Ram" in the film, which will be featured on Amitabh Bachchan, who plays a role inspired by Anna Hazare.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who is on two-nation tour to South America, had a one-on-one meeting with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during the second leg of his visit.
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Results on Day Four of the Australian Open Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) After "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", Bela Sehgal is scripting her second directorial and says she will roll the camera for the comedy once her filmmaker brother Sanjay Leela Bhansali approves the draft.
Kochi, Jan. 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the Indian diaspora has made our nation proud through the significant contributions that they have made to the development of the nations, which they have chosen to make their homes.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India is at the crossroads of a major contradiction in the character of its development - at one end there is growing modernity and at the other end moral regression like the revival of communalism, khap panchayats and repression, a veteran left leader contended Tuesday while speaking on the "state of the nation" at the 24th Safdar Hashmi Memorial Congregation here
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Do explicit movie scenes and double-meaning songs and dialogues incite sexual violence? Many think so. But most directors in the Hindi film industry don't agree.
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Veteran actress Daisy Irani, last seen in Bela Sehgal's "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", feels strongly about the Delhi gang-rape case that is making headlines, and says the rapists should be severely punished.
Kochi, Dec 12 (IANS) Seated under a jackfruit tree at the landmark Aspinwall House and waiting for his work of art to arrive for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerala-born artist Velu "Paris" Vishwanadhan quips: "At the moment, I am the installation."
Auraiya, Nov. 13 (ANI): At least eight persons, including six members of a family, were killed today in an explosion that took place inside a house here where firecrackers were being manufactured illegally for the Diwali festival.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Editor-turned-director Bela Sehgal is gearing up to direct her second film and says it will go on the floors after her brother Sanajy Leela Bhansali wraps up his "Ram Leela".
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested four persons in connection with a daylight robbery-cum-murder in the capital ten days ago, police said Friday.
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 8 (IANS/EFE) Seven Brazilian fishermen were rescued alive Saturday after swimming for almost three days in the ocean following their shipwreck Wednesday night, officials said.
Film: 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham'; Music Director: Ilayaraja; Lyricist: Na Muthukumar; Singers: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ramya NSK, Ilayaraja, Suraj Jagan and Bela Shende; Rating: ****
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) After Sujoy Gosh's "Kahaani", director Ali Abbas Zafar has chosen Kolkata as the backdrop for his film "Gunday", which stars Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Failing health and difficulty in hearing hasn't taken away the spirit of veteran actress Shammi, popularly known as Shammi Aunty. At 83, she is still eager to work and feels being workless is like being worthless.
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Sanjay Leela Bhansali is 49, a bachelor, and says he truly believes in the concept of his sister Bela Sehgal's directorial debut "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", which deals with love between two 40-plus individuals.
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Debutant director Bela Sehgal is all smiles about the response to her movie "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", and says she doesn't rule out making a sequel to the romantic comedy.
Film: "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi"; Starring: Boman Irani, Farah Khan; Directed by: Bela Bhansali Sehgal; Rating: ***
The wait is finally over to see the dancing lady "Farah Khan" to act and romance on screen with the release of the much-awaited movie "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" this Friday....
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Actor Boman Irani reveals that his wife Zenobia was excited to hear that Farah Khan will act opposite him in "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" and urged him to say yes to the movie.
New York, July 31 (IANS/EFE) Fans of singer Ricky Martin, currently appearing on Broadway in a revival of the musical "Evita", may soon be able to see him from the comfort of their living rooms, as the Puerto Rican star has signed on with NBC's Universal Television.
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Women directors, with or without support of their Bollywood connections, are proving their versatility and creativity in the industry with unique stories and fresh storytelling.
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) He can play the funny man, the bad man, but not the lover boy, says actor Boman Irani, who admits he was a tad uncomfortable performing a romantic role opposite Farah Khan in "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi".
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director turned actress Farah Khan agreed to make her acting debut with "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" only once its makers agreed to remove a kissing scene from the script.
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Farah Khan says her family has supported her in her acting debut "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", but she isn't sure if her husband Shirish Kunder would go and see the film.
Nagpur, July 19 (IANS) Matoshri Veenadevi Darda, widow of the late freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda, died here Thursday after prolonged illness, family sources said.
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) First time director Bela Sehgal has managed to pull off a spoof on Karan Johar's "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" by making actors Boman Irani and Farah Khan pose just the way Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol did for the 1998 blockbuster.
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar Monday said that legendary love sagas does not inspire him and he believes in recreating new stories for his films.
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) That she is filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's sister has made her journey into showbiz trouble free, admits editor-turned-director Bela Sehgal whose first venture "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" is ready for release.
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan says in the absence of his parents, he confides his secrets and fears in his profession -- acting.
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Editor-turned-director Bela Sehgal, who feels there is no expiry date for marriage and narrates the same story in her first directorial venture, says her family too wishes that filmmaker brother Sanjay Leela Bhansali gets married.
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Choreographer-director Farah Khan, who is making her acting debut with "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" opposite actor Boman Irani, says she couldn't have done it without her husband Shirish Kunder's support.
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Five Pakistani girls who were reportedly killed on the orders of a tribal council for dancing and clapping with two young men in the northwest tribal region are still alive, a minister has said.
Islamabad, June 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government have airlifted a four-member team to Peech Bela in an effort to gather information on the alleged execution of five Kohistani women on the orders of a tribal jirga.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Everyone has loved Farah Khan's new avatar in debutante director Bela Bhansali's film, "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", but Farah's family and friends were as apprehensive as her before the first look of the movie. Some even made fun of her role.
London, June 3 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US released a statement on Friday saying that there is no cause to fear the walking dead - Zombies.
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit unveiled the first look of Bela Bhansali Sehgal's directorial debut "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" and says the film's story is different and that it will do well.
Mumba, May 31 (IANS) Farah Khan, who makes her acting debut with 'Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi', says she was completely shocked when she was offered the role of Shirin in Bela Bhansali Sehgal's directorial debut.
New York, Feb 28 (ANI): The Philippines edition of British lad magazine, FHM, has apologised and dumped its March cover showing a fair-skinned model surrounded by a group of black models after 'racism' outcry.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): A surprise birthday party was hosted for Sanjay Leela Bhansali at his home on Feb 24 as he turned 48.
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Daniel Radcliffe admitted that he is quite bad at romance and didn't know what to do when he started dating his current girlfriend.
Dandi, Dec 22 (ANI): Natives of Dandi village in Gujarat on Thursday decided to boycott the upcoming panchayat elections as the authorities failed to provide them with potable drinking water.
Dandi, Dec 22 (ANI): Natives of Dandi village in Gujarat on Thursday decided to boycott the upcoming panchayat elections as the authorities failed to provide them with potable drinking water.
Despite winning just one match out of three league matches, Maldives is quite confident to beat five time South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup Champion.....
Nevada (US), August 4 (ANI): The Hindus have expressed dismay at Hungary's new law on religion, which they said was a setback to religious equality.
Keonjhar (Orissa), July 20 (ANI): Three Maoists laid down arms before police authorities on Wednesday in Orissa's Keonjhar District.
Ranchi, July 2 (ANI): Bela bibi lives in a ramshackle mud-house in Kismatkadamsar village, district Pakud in Jharkhand. Only 22 years old, when she first entered this house as a bride, Bela did not at the time know how to make 'bidis', nor was she at all familiar with what goes into this rather innocuous looking item.
Kanker (Chattisgarh), June 19 (ANI): The age-old bias against women in our society is a part of our social-economic and political reality. Discrimination that begins even before the birth of a girl-child and dogs her throughout her life as a daughter, a sister, a wife, a widow and a mother. This is unfortunately the state of affairs one hears from large parts of the country.
London, Dec 3 (ANI): Johnny Depp's 'Edward Scissorhands' costume and Brandon Routh's 'Superman Returns' outfit are among the highlights of a Hollywood auction to be held this month.
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): Researchers have found that significant weight loss after bariatric surgery can significantly improve the lipoprotein profiles of women within a year.
Gandhinagar, March 12 (ANI): The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee will stage a symbolic march on Friday from Sabarmati Ashram to the Kochrab Ashram to mark the 80th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's historic Dandi March.
Keonjhar (Orissa), Mar 10 (ANI): Two female Maoist cadres, who surrendered in Orissa's Keonjhar District, on Wednesday alleged having suffered mental and physical abuse by their seniors.
Islamabad, Feb.26 (ANI): A top Taliban commander and a prime accused in the US consulate bombing, Qari Zafar, has reportedly died in Wednesday's drone attack in the Dandi Darpakhel area of North Waziristan. According to sources, Zafar, a former member of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, headed a group called Badar Mansoor. Most members of this group are believed to be from Punjab.
Multan, Dec.8 (ANI): At least 12 persons were reportedly killed and more than 18 injured in a powerful bomb blast near the Army Public College in Multan on Tuesday.
Multan, Dec.8 (ANI): At least six persons were reportedly injured in a powerful bomb blast near the Army Public College in Multan on Tuesday.
Nevad (US), Aug.4 (ANI): In view of Monday's apparently racial shooting death of a Roma woman and other reported incidents of violence in the recent past, Hindus are asking for immediate intervention of European Union (EU) in Hungary to protect the Roma minorities.
Jamui (Bihar), June 7 (ANI): At least six labourers died and nine others left wounded, five of them critically, when a lorry carrying them fell into a ditch on Bestitand-Simartala road near Bela village in Bihar's Jamui district on Sunday.
Sirmour (HP), Mar 14 (ANI): Ginger farmers and traders in Himachal Pradesh have sought minimum support price fixed by the Government so as to directly export their produce.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (ANI): US civil rights leader Martin Luther King III today pays homage to the victims of Mumbai terror attacks.
Multan, Feb. 9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Islamabad enjoys world enough support to 'defeat' Indian plans to isolate Pakistan.
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt had to depend on a less-famous friend to buy his Christmas gift for partner Angelina Jolie because shop clerks thought he was a prank caller.
Panaji, Nov 1 (IANS) More than a fortnight after a rape complaint was filed with the Goa police, a judicial magistrate Saturday recorded the statement of a minor German girl who has accused the kin of three ministers in the state of having raped her.
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): With Halloween just around the corner, a new list of top 20 most 'bloodsucking' Hollywood vampires of all time has been compiled.
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital in New Delhi due to complications resulting from a urinary infection, is now back home here.
London, July 18 (ANI): Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi and his famous Dandi march have come alive once again thanks to an American artist.
