No kids until marriage, says Dita Von TesseNovember 1st, 2009 LONDON - American actress Dita Von Tesse has revealed she doesn't want to have children until she gets married again, but insists she is in no rush to settle down. The burlesque dancer who is dating Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac and was previously married to rocker Marilyn Manson has said she is not sure what the future holds for her but she is refusing to consider having children until she ties the knot again, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Direction? Some day but not now, says KareenaOctober 31st, 2009 more images
more imagesNEW DELHI - She has a legacy of cinema behind her, takes interest in different aspects of filmmaking and might one day go behind the camera like her grandfather and father. But right now Kareena Kapoor says she is happy being an actress.
Airtel launches mobile comics portalOctober 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Sunday announced the launch of Indias first-ever mobile comics portal on its mobile entertainment portal Airtel Live. The service can be accessed on GPRS-enabled handsets (GPRS or general packet radio service is a type of wireless communication service).
I&B ministry considering amendments in cable TV actOctober 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is considering amendments in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, said an official Tuesday. With a wide reach of close to 85 million homes in the country, the media distribution mode is one of the dominant platforms for piracy and other violations.
Doordarshan will be fully digitised by 2017: I&B officialOctober 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It celebrated its golden jubilee recently and now the country's public television broadcaster Doordarshan is all set to go digital by 2017, said an Information & Broadcasting ministry official. "Doordarshan will be fully digitised by 2017.
Jolie reconciles with her dadOctober 11th, 2009 LONDON - Angelina Jolie, who cut ties with her dad after his womanizing ended his marriage, says she is again in contact with her estranged father Jon Voight. The actress is rebuilding her rocky relationship with her father after a long stand-off, reports thesun.co.uk.
Osbourne misunderstood rehabOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who had tried to strangle his wife Sharon while drunk, did not understand what rehab was and expected to find a bar on his visit there. "I'd never heard of rehab.
Sun Pictures bags Kanden KadhalaiSeptember 9th, 2009 With big projects ‘Vettaikaran’ and ‘Kanden Kadhalai’ lined-up for release, Sun Pictures acquires yet another flick ‘Kanden Kadhalai’. The film produced by Moser Baer Entertainment and Blue Ocean Entertainment is a remake of yesteryear Bollywood blockbuster ‘Jab We Met’.
'Incredible India' ads to appear during Oscar, Grammy awardsAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Get ready for a high-voltage "Incredible India" advertisement blitzkrieg in the foreign media. With an eye to attract the world to India, ads will now appear when the prestigious Oscar, BAFTA and the Grammy awards are showcased on television.
Premiere of Kutty Shranku in MontrealAugust 4th, 2009 Mammootty’s film Kutty Shranku, is being directed by internationally reputed Shaji N. Karun and is produced by Reliance Entertainment.
TED comes to India with its ideas for futureAugust 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The world's biggest conference of ideas, TED (technology, entertainment and design) is coming to India this November. TED will hold the first India edition of its conference at the Infosys campus in Mysore Nov 4-7.
Clooney to shoot in quake-hit L'AquilaJuly 10th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star George Clooney has decided to shoot his next film in the quake-hit Italian city L'Aquila, which is hosting the G8 plus G5 summit, to help the people and "revive the economy". L'Aquila is the capital of the central Italian region of Abruzzo.
Sridevi ties the nuptial knot June 20th, 2009 Sridevi, daughter of Manjula and Vijaykumar, who played heroine in films like ‘Eswar’, ‘Ninne Ishtapaddanu’ and ‘Adi Lakshmi’ had got the nuptial knot tied around her neck by Rahul, an MD of a software firm established in Hyderabad and a native of Nizamabad district. The marriage was performed at Sri Venkatachalapati Palace in Chennai at around 7.30 am.
Bollywood body boycotts Australia following racial attacksJune 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Citing racial attacks on Indians in Australia, Bollywood's biggest labour union, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), has banned its members from working Down Under. "We prefer to call it a non-cooperation movement because we feel what is happening in Australia is painful and shameful.
Entertainment industry best paymaster, highest ad spender: AssochamMay 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's $2.5 billion entertainment industry is little affected by the slowdown and has emerged as the highest spender on advertisement and the best paymaster, says a study conducted by a leading lobby. This industry also registered a top line growth of close to 40 percent with the intention to spend close to $700 million over the next three-four years, said the study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).