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'One Dream One Theme, Give Us Peace', a patriotic music album launched here Sunday , pledges to unite people against all odds, according to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. 'It is not a small thing. It's really nice that people of Bombay take such initiative and pledge to unite people through such songs,' Tytler told IANS after launching the album at La Kebabia, ahead of the 61st Republic Day. Asked if he thinks that Mumbai has become proactive post 26/11 carnage, he said, 'Bombay was always proactive. The spirit will never die.' The album contains four songs, including 'Saare Jahan Se Achchha...'. Singers Jagjit Singh , Anup Jalota , Kumar Sanu , Ravindra Singh, Prem Bhatia, Jojo Gurmeet Singh, Yogesh Lakhani, Misti Mukherjee and Raju Gulati have lent their voices for the album, which will be released overseas soon. Navin Batra, the director of the album, said: 'We are going to release this album abroad too.' Singers Ar

singer Adnan Sami , who has his base here, admits that he is tying the knot for the third time -- this time with Roya Faryabi, qualified engineer in Munich, in Europe Jan 31. 'All my family members and all of Roya's family are going to be at the wedding. I'd like all my friends from Mumbai to accompany me to Europe for the wedding. Unfortunately, there's no time for them to make travel arrangements. So I'll have a large wedding reception in Mumbai as soon as Roya and I return after the wedding,' Adnan told IANS. At the moment, Jermaine Jackson and his wife are on the guest list. Talking about his second wife Sabah Galadari, he said: 'According to Islamic marriage laws, she was technically never my wife at all. Even if she was, my religion permits me to have three wives.' 'I was going through the worst phase of my life when I met Roya. I lost my grandfather, then my father. She held my hand during my darkest hours while I was fighting the

Internationally-acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur expressed his grief on the passing of Australian actor Heath Ledger, who died two years ago. The 'Elizabeth' director dined with Hollywood star Orlando Bloom to remember Ledger. 'It's second anniversary of Heath's passing... Even through the sadness and heavy heart I sense him laughing and smiling almost looking down and saying 'Get on with it, Mate!',' Kapur posted on his blog www.shekharkapur.com/blog, from San Jose, California. 'So, I am just going to look up at Heath's smiling face and say 'Hey, Mate! We are still down here trying to understand it all'... Trying to imitate his broad Australian drawl,' he added. 'Tonight I am going to LA (Los Angeles) and having dinner with Orando Bloom. The last time we met was in Heath's (Ledger) friend's pad in Melbourne, where Heath was proudly showing a rough cut of 'The Four Feathers' (his 2002 movie) to all

Bangalore, Jan.24 (ANI): Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan promoted his upcoming movie 'Rann' (Battle) here on Saturday. His latest film is based on the difficulties and challenges faced in the world of journalism, be it the news of an event or an issue. Speaking about his film journey, Bachchan said that at this age he is portraying only the character roles. "Now I'm 68-year-old and at this age I'll get only this kind of roles. When I was young and you (the media persons) were growing up, the roles I used to get I used to do them. I don't know if you were inspired by them now due to the age. I do not get a leading man's role and I get character roles. I become Bhoot (Ghost) in some movies and Paa in some. The life will go on like this now," said Bachchan. Director Ramgopal Varma said, "So it's (the film) my comment on what I feel as a viewer about the media. It's not to tell the media how to do it or not it's just a comment in a s

Sachin Tendulkar closed in on his 45th Test century as India strengthened their position in the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday. Tendulkar (89 not out) and Rahul Dravid (79 not out) added 155 for the unfinished third wicket as India posted 301-2 in their first innings at tea on the second day in reply to the hosts' modest total of 233. India dominated the first two sessions, scoring 108 in the morning and 124 in the afternoon for the loss of just two wickets. All of India's top-order batsmen were among the runs, with openers Gautam Gambhir (68) and Virender Sehwag (56) earlier putting their team on course for a big total with a 103-run stand. Dravid and Tendulkar both survived a few anxious moments before completing their half-centuries. Tendulkar was dropped on 27 by Raqibul Hasan at gully off seamer Rubel Hossain before reaching his half-century with a firmly driven four off paceman Shahadat Hossain. Dravid was on 28 when he edged a short-pitched d

Arjun Rampal is sitting quietly with his wife Meher in his mammoth balcony. Then he gets a beep on his mobile and tries to reach for the phone kept on his coffee table. His eyes pop out. Meher gets a bit worried by seeing the expression on her husband's face. He gets up and replies to the text and awaits the reply from the sender. Meher again asks, "What's the matter?" And yes, the second time around, Arjun had to answer. "I've just won the National Award ”. Both start yelling and screaming, jumping with joy. It was the afternoon they'll cherish for the rest of their lives. God Bless! But hey, the excitement wasn't limited to them two. On the same night, Arjun invited some of his close friends to be a part in his celebration for winning the highest honour in the field of acting. The stampede included Rock On pals, Farhan Akhtar, Prachi Desai, close friends Chunky Pandey with wife Bhavna, Saif Ali Khan popped the champagne bottle in grand style, ther

Though he hasn't received any National award this year, Prakash Jha just can't stop preening over the fact that his Raajneeti features the maximum number of National award winners in its cast, Arjun Rampal being the latest. Says Prakash, "When I heard Arjun had won the National award for Rock On , I was ecstatic. He is fantastic in my film. But it's Ranbir I'm most hopeful about. I hope, in fact I'm pretty certain, he'll win the National award for his performance." Ranbir plays an US-educated scion of a political dynasty who has to reluctantly return home to shoulder his family's duties. Says Prakash, "This film will take Ranbir to another level. In fact everyone is outstanding in the film. And why not? I've a line-up of National award winners in the cast, from Naseeruddin Shah and Nana Patekar to Manoj Bajpai and Ajay Devgan." Incidentally, Prakash can't stop preening over the fact that his Raajneeti is the biggest multi-s

Kangna Ranaut's parents burst into tears when they heard their daughter had won the National award for best supporting actress in Fashion at the 56th National Awards announced on Saturday. Said Kangna on Saturday, "There's a mini-celebration in my house, though my parents were crying when they heard about it. At 23, I seem to have cracked the highest cultural award for the country. What more can I do? I should just pack up and go back to my home in Himachal now with my parents." Kangna was also very happy for her co-star Priyanka Chopra who is the USA. "I messaged her to say how happy I was for both of us." Equally euphoric was the mood at Arjun Rampal's home. "I didn't know about me winning the National award for Rock On until the executive producer of my new under-production film Stepmom called and told me to put on the television. Winning a National Award is a dream come true. It's also scary because now I've to go further up the s

I can recall my London days today. After the screening of Fashion , I immediately called Madhur Bhandarkar and asked him to connect me to Priyanka Chopra. It was around 9 pm when I got a call from Madhur, and a voice from the other end of the receiver said, "Hello Devansh. Hope you liked the film." My answer, "There is some magic, either in Priyanka or in the ramp. The ramp gets you the Miss World crown and the same ramp gets you the best ever role you've played ever since you've made your debut. What a coincidence! Today I say that there is a similarity between Madhur's Fashion and Priyanka's style. Both possess quality. Priyanka is the unforgettable, ultimate accessory of Fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure." In the same breath, I continue, "It deserves a five star"....and the rest they say is history! And the moment you're disconnected with her, this starts - We can't believe that body. Look how beaut

Goooooooood Morning people. Its Monday time again, which means life will be the same and mundane! But, Bollywood Hungama promises to be anything but mundane! And needless to say, 'Nobody delivers promises like we do'! That's the reason we bring to you the brain-racking and super exciting game of 'Guess Who', World's Envy, India's Pride'! The mystery guest this week is someone who has shown the world what hard work can do to a person. Not many know that this Superstar was initially stammering while talking. There are many other hidden facts about this stud, who is in true sense, is a perfect gentleman! If you ask this man about the secret of his success, chances are very bright that this dude might just become nostalgic and will jog his 'Memories' back through the 'Atmosphere' of his childhood, and will 'Say...Its Love'! The greatness of this man is his personality's magnetism, which gets reflected in the fact that, if one g

While the likes of Gul Panag stay on to be the trail blazer in evangelising Twitter in Bollywood, last one year has seen a horde of Bollywood celebrities waking up to this networking tool. Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Mallika Sherawat are some of the many regulars on Twitter. Now Madhur Bhandarkar has succumbed to the Twitter mania as well. The man has created an account for him and can't help singing praises about it ever since he joined. "I used to wonder what was so special about this entire 'Twitter' talk before I was introduced to it. I can't help but being hooked on to it ever since I joined. I guess in Bollywood, especially for us filmmakers it is really something that one can't escape from", says Bhandarkar who is quite a regular now and has been sending out half a dozen tweets a day. He can be found at mbhandarkar268. "I am sure Twitter is going to be really beneficial in days to come"

One of the big topics at this month’s CES show in Las Vegas was “cord cutting” — customers dropping their cable or satellite subscriptions, as they previously dropped their telephone lines. I have been without a wired telephone connection for five years now. Everyone in the family now has their own phone, which they keep with them. But while this cord cutting has made life more convenient it hasn’t grown cheaper. I pay about $150/month, which is just about what I previously paid for my wireline phone and long distance calls. It’s also less convenient — I have to fire up my Netbook and Google Talk if I want to communicate outside the country. The cost improvement of cutting the cord, in other words, can be marginal. Michael Greeson of The Diffusion Group thinks it may work out the same way with pay television . Both sides will lose. Cable TV operators certainly think so. Their name for people who cut their cable service and get all their video over the Internet is parasites . (The

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