Everything you need to know about Dhule Vidya Nagari: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dhule Vidya Nagari: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Among things Indian that Bollywood actresses Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor flaunted at the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival, their bespoke nose rings, the traditional 'nath', drew immense attention. Designers believe this could set a trend of sorts among youth.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor may have received a mixed reaction for their red carpet appearances at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival but world renowned fashion designer Ritu Beri feels proud about their ensemble selections.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who was seen walking the red carpet at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, will set out for a holiday with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur in France after the movie extravaganza.
Washington, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The US consumer price index dropped 0.4 percent in April, bring the 12-month inflation rate down to 1.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) The cast and crew of "Ghanchakkar" has managed to get a break from working on the movie thanks to sync sound. They didn't have to dub for it.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Designer Sabyassachi Mukherjee, the man behind styling Vidya Balan's look at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, says that as "India is known as a bling country" he used a "little embellishment" to bring freshness.
London, May 16 (ANI): Former England Test captain Sir Ian Botham has warned England not to underestimate New Zealand during the Tests series starting on Thursday, saying that the English can count themselves lucky that they did not have slink away with their tail tucked between their legs in the last Test series against the Kiwis.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Looking gorgeous in a maroon-black combination lehenga-choli and dupatta, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan wowed with her desi look at a cocktail at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival that kickstarted Wednesday.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Himachal girl Kangna Ranaut entered filmdom with hit crime-romance "Gangster - A Love story" and the actress, whose latest release "Shootout At Wadala" also did well, feels gangster thrillers are lucky for her.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The much misunderstood Daisy Buchanan was a product of her times, says Carey Mulligan, who felt real empathy for her character of the wealthy debutante in "The Great Gatsby" set in 1920s America and also "very grand" with the elaborate clothes and jewellery.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The hit pair of actor Emraan Hashmi and director Kunal Deshmukh will team up for a masala entertainer.
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Actress Yami Gautam, who made a successful transition to films from TV with "Vicky Donor", has completed shooting for her second movie "Aman Ki Aasha".
Bastar, May 12 (ANI): Three police personnel were killed and another injured when Naxals attacked a Doordarshan TV tower in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh's Bastar District early this morning.
Los Angeles, May 11 (IANS) Actress Hayden Panettiere, who plays the role of a country music singer in TV show "Nashville", is scared of performing live.
Sydney, May 8 (ANI): A one night stand can be fun if both parties follow a few simple rules, experts have claimed.
London, May 8 (IANS) The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was banned while ATP investigated an alleged assault of Tomic's training partner.
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Sanjay Dutt was supposed to make a special appearance in "Ghanchakkar", but now director Raj Kumar Gupta has decided to drop the scene because he feels they can't shoot it now.
Toronto, May 7 (IANS) The driver responsible for the horrific road accident April 28 in Surrey, British Columbia, that claimed five Indo-Canadian lives, has died.
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) This is her third year at the Cannes International Film Festival and actress Sonam Kapoor plans to make a style statement in an Indian outfit at the red carpet there.
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Actress Kangna Ranaut has played various characters on the screen, but it seems she is getting more brownie points for playing a gangster's love interest in movies.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Protesting police "inaction" in the case of a missing girl, over a hundred residents blocked roads in east Delhi and also damaged six buses, police said Saturday.
Toronto, May 4 (IANS) The funeral of five members of an Indo-Canadian family, who died in a horrific road accident April 28 in Surrey, British Columbia, was held Friday with hundreds of people in attendance.
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Vidya Balan will reprise her role to promote fun movie "Ghanchakkar", as will her co-star Emraan Hashmi.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Uday Chopra fuelled rumours of his link up with Nargis Fakhri by praising the "Rockstar" actress's "beautiful smile" and "amazing body".
Toronto, May 2 (IANS) The funeral of five members of an Indo-Canadian family who were killed in a horrific road accident April 28 in Surrey, British Columbia, will be held Friday.
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant, who conceptualising the song "Apna Bombay Talkies" for "Bombay Talkies", is glad to have got an opportunity to pay tribute to Indian cinema.
London, Apr. 28 (ANI): Lewis Hamilton has requested his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger not to do another series of 'X Factor,' as he fears that he won't be able to see her for three months if she accepts the 1.5-million-pound-deal.
Sydney, Apr 28 (ANI): Australian batsmen have lost the art of making centuries and needs to follow legendary batsman Steve Waugh's example as he embodies the lost art of marathon batting they are seeking to channel, ahead of the Ashes, according to the Australian media.
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Siddharth Roy Kapoor is looking forward to actress wife Vidya Balan's film "Ghanchakkar", which he feels looks like a complete entertainer.
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Satish Kaushik, who is directing "Gang Of Ghosts", the Hindi remake of Bengali film "Bhooter Bhabishyat", says it was a conscious decision to keep out the original cast, and retain only Parambrata Chatterjee from it.
Washington, April 27 (IANS) Secretary of the US Air Force Michael Donley is to step down and return to private life, US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced in a statement.
London, Apr. 26 (ANI): Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots operated drone missions over Afghanistan from British soil from the first time.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) After watching "Aashiqui 2", Vidya Balan couldn't stop herself from asking her brother-in-law and actor Aditya Roy Kapoor for his autograph.
New Delhi, April 25 (ANI): The star cast of 'Aashiqui 2', Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, attended a special show of their upcoming movie in Mumbai.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Vidya Balan, who has been chosen to be member of the jury panel of the 66th edition of Cannes film festival, feels honoured.
London, April 25 (ANI): Nicole Kidman and Oscar-winning 'Life of Pi' director Ang Lee are all set to join Steven Spielberg on this year's Cannes Film Festival jury.
Moscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian defence ministry will allocate 10 billion roubles (about $300 million) on training programmes for special forces, the commander of the Airborne Assault Forces (VDV) said Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor is gearing up to join the 66th edition of Cannes International Film Festival, where India is the guest country.
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has made one more career achievement by joining the jury panel of 66th edition of Cannes Internationl Film Festival. She will now share the chair with other jury members that contains big names like Hollywood star Nicole Kidman, director Ang Lee and jury president Steven Spielberg.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan joins the jury panel of 66th edition of Cannes Internationl Film Festival, which has names like Hollywood star Nicole Kidman, director Ang Lee and jury president Steven Spielberg.
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi and singer Altaf Raja will shoot for a music video for the song "Jholuram" for "Ghanchakkar".
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi might have played the role of a lover boy in several Bollywood movies in the past, but he won't opt for roles that don't have "any depth" or "logic".
London, Apr 20 (ANI): A bug that stoles cash by racking up charges from sending premium rate text messages has been found in Android Apps store.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Most of Indian women change their surname post-marriage and actress Vidya Balan, who married Siddharth Roy Kapoor last year, is reportedly no different.
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan will shoot a quirky music video for "Ghanchakkar", which will be dedicated to men. Director Rajkumar Gupta says women folk would relate to it
Sydney, April 15 (IANS) Spanish model Elsa Pataky says she hates making her daughter wear pink dresses.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Actress Huma Qureshi, who garnered positive response for her role in "Gangs Of Wasseypur", says things are changing and actors like Vidya Balan and Kalki Koechlin are refining the quintessential role of a glamour doll in the showbiz.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) He has his family to fall back upon during any crisis, but otherwise Aditya Roy Kapoor would like to make it big in filmdom on his own. The actor says he and his two brothers may think about working together in a movie.
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The month of April is exciting for Siddharth Roy Kapoor as both his actor brothers have got releases this month.
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The humble roadside cobbler has now been given an opportunity to acquire higher education, courtesy a state government initiative with the Y.B. Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), a top official said here Friday.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A 25-year-old man threw acid at a priest and another man here when he was prevented from entering a temple, police said Thursday.
New York, April 11 (IANS) Actor Chris Hemsworth says his 11-month-old daughter India Rose really likes surfboards and keeps crawling on them.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi will play a Maharashtrian character in "Ghanchakkar", says the film's director Rajkumar Gupta.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who now makes graceful fashion statements in Indian designer suits and saris, admits she was making a "conscious effort" to be a certain way in her looks. However, that was taking her away from her real self.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi will travel to 16 cities across the country looking for cash as part of promotional activity for his forthcoming film "Ghanchakkar". Director Raj Kumar Gupta says it would be fun to promote the funny drama in this manner.
Micromax has come up with another phone of its most sought Ninja series as it revealed Ninja A91, which is priced at Rs 8499 in India and can be ordered online with instant shipping.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Remaking Mehboob Khan's Oscar-nominated "Mother India" is an unachievable feat, says Vidya Balan and if someone dared attempt this, she wouldn't be a part of this.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Vidya Balan, who has played intense roles in films like "No One Killed Jessica" and "Kahaani," will now be seen in a very loud and colourful avatar in "Ghanchakkar". She says she enjoyed the experience.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) At a time when sequels are trending in a big way in the film industry, "Dedh Ishqiya" director Abhishek Chaubey says he didn't plan "Ishqiya" part two to cash in on commercial viability of the original.
Hyderabad, Apr 7 (ANI): Katju also said that today an overwhelming majority of Hindus and Muslims were "communal", this was not the scenario a century ago.
Mumbai, April 7 (ANI): National award winning actress Vidya Balan hopes that fellow actor Sanjay Dutt's sentence of five years for possession of arms will be reduced.
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky has revealed that her husband and his brothers Luke and Liam are absolute gentlemen went it comes to handling women, despite their 'tough and manly' appearance.
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Spanish model Elsa Pataky, who is married to actor Chris Hemsworth, says her husband and brother-in-law Liam are very good with women.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) After tasting the success of a biopic film with "The Dirty Picture", inspired by the life of late southern sex symbol Silk Smitha, producer Ekta Kapoor is gearing up to begin work on another biopic soon.
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Actor Abir Chatterjee, who played Vidya Balan's husband in "Kahaani", Friday said T20 cricket matches are not his cup of tea.
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) At least one police officer has died on duty and nine have been injured every day on average for the last five years, making the job one of the most dangerous in China, said authorities.
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) One of the songs in upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Woo" will be shot in as many international locales as never heard before. Since it's a soothing romantic duet, the makers are likely to film it in European countries like Switzerland and Norway.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Mumbai local trains play an important role in Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi-starrer "Ghanchakkar", so the makers have decided to promote the film in local trains.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who is all set to make a film on women's empowerment for T Series, was keen to sign Vidya Balan for the lead role.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) More than 2,000 people, including children, from the capital and the National Capital Region (NCR) were denied entry at the French trapeze theatre "Flying Angels" at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium late Sunday.
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Shakira's fans went crazy on the streets of Paris as they clambered to catch a glimpse of the singer when she arrived there to launch her perfume.
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Shakira's fans went crazy on the streets of Paris as they clambered to catch a glimpse of the singer when she arrived there to launch her perfume.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Director Rajkumar Gupta feels that independent filmmakers, who are successfully telling their stories on the big screen, need some support from the industry and adds that such help can also pave the way for upcoming talent.
Moscow, March 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian defence officials and NATO representatives will discuss the creation of army maintenance bases in Afghanistan in May, a defence ministry official said.
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Instead of Dhanush-Sonam Kapoor starrer "Raanjhanaa", Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi's "Ghanchakkar" will reportedly hit the screens June 28.
Dhule, March 27 (IANS) Ten days after a policeman was beaten up by several Maharashtra legislators in the state assembly complex, another policeman was attacked by the sons of a former corporator in Dhule, police said here Wednesday.
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Filmmaker Rajkumar Gupta's much awaited film "Ghanchkaaar" will have its trailer launched digitally on Thursday.
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Actor-director Kunal Roy Kapoor, who is gearing up for "Nautanki Saala" release, is scripting his second film as a director and says it will be a social satire.
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Usha Jadhav, who started her career in cinema with a small role in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Traffic Signal", has come a long way in just six years. Today she stares at the National Award for best actress for her work in Marathi film "Dhag" with some disbelief and a lot of gratitude.
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Andy Murray has received official VIP tournament passes for his dogs for the Miami Open.
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Malvade, who walked the ramp for designers Farah and Firdos Monday at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2013, says the bridal outfit was so light that she could have danced in it.
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who is playing a Punjabi housewife in her next film "Ghanchakkar", says her fashion sense in the romantic comedy is bizarre, and that her designer had a tough time trying to put together the look.
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who is playing a Punjabi housewife in her next film "Ghanchakkar", says her fashion sense in the romantic comedy is bizarre, and that her designer had a tough time trying to put together the look.
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit took to Twitter to congratulate Birju Maharaj for winning a National Award this year.
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Producer Vashu Bhagnani negotiated for months to get the rights of Korean singer Psy's hit number "Gangnam style" for his Hindi film "Rangrezz". But seeing his son Jackky's performance in the film, the father feels it was all worth it.
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) A total of 51,94,552 Aadhaar cards have been generated in Himachal Pradesh by the Unique Identification Authority of India, the assembly was told Wednesday.
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Mary Kom, Shabani Azmi, Nandita Das, Vidya Balan, Lisa Haydon and Sakshi Tanwar - such celebrated 'women of worth' of the country, and more were felicitated for their work done in their respective fields, at the L'Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2013 here.
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who has lost weight for her new film "Shaadi Ke Side Effects", says it is a different learning experience to share the frame with someone as multi-talented as Farhan Akhtar, who is a writer, actor, director and producer.
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Director Sujoy Ghosh, who has won the National award for best screenplay for his film "Kahaani", says the prestigious honour is an appreciation which makes the effort worth it.
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The Bombay High Court's retired judge Shrikant Malte will conduct an inquiry into the communal riots in Dhule in north Maharashtra that left six people dead in January this year.
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Monday saw a war of words and wits between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP over the effectiveness of anti-hail guns to protect crops and apple trees.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Namrata Rao is very overwhelmed to win the National Award for the best editor for "Kahaani".
Sydney, March 14 (ANI): A new form of yoga, nicknamed Troga, will be launching in Australia next week.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) After doing kissing scenes, now Emraan Hashmi will shed clothes for a scene in his upcoming film "Ghanchakkar".
Sydney, Mar 13 (ANI): Australian cricket desperately needed a crisis like the sacking of four players from the squad facing India in the third Test match in Mohali to rescue it from the immeasurable mesh of mediocrity, according to sports journalist, Robert Craddock.
London, March 11(ANI): Security guards at Katie Price's home rang 999 after spotting an "armed intruder" - only to find it was the model's new husband.
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) National Award winning actress Vidya Balan will be seen in an altogether new look in her upcoming comedy "Ghanchakkar" and director Rajkumar Gupta has designed a special promotional campaign around this.
New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): Vidya Balan is all set to serve as the Brand Ambassador of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for the second time in a row.
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Three-film old Esha Gupta says that unlike Vidya Balan, she is not in a position to carry an entire movie on her shoulders.
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) A total of 63 children and 14 women have been rescued in China during a cross-provincial anti-human trafficking drive, the government said.