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Shooting over Bollywood director busy attending weddings in Valley

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:08:55 GMT

Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali, who concluded the shooting of his upcoming flick 'Highway' in Kashmir, is busy attending guests and observing traditional marriage ceremonies in Srinagar. "It's a sophisticated culture," said Ali, who is fond of Kashmir's crewel work, décor and dresses.

Scandalous times

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:32:24 GMT

I Don’t Love U explores the world of multimedia messaging service and the havoc that its misuse has created in many a young girl’s life. In Chandigarh on Friday, lead actress Chetna said, “It is a realistic film that is based on numerous MMS scandals, not any one in particular.”

Love gets complicated

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:28:16 GMT

All the successful actors of the Punjabi industry cast together can’t ensure a film’s entertainment quotient, proves Rangeelay, this week’s release. As most love stories go, the movie is about falling in love at first sight (with a golgappa-popping Neha Dhupia aka Simmi), the girl playing hard to get (until much after the interval) and some villain-bashing before the lovers unite for a happily ever after. Lovedeep Kaur Sidhu writes

ICSE Class X and XII results declared

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:10:06 GMT

The results of the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) were declared by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations today. The national topper in Class 12 exams, Bhuvanya Vijay of St Joseph's Academy in Dehradun, is already a national champion debater. HT reports.

Ranbir Kapoor scared of spiders cockroaches Deepika Padukone

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:53:15 GMT

Ex-flames Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor will next be seen in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. What scares Ranbir Kapoor most? Spiders and cockroaches, reveals his ex-flame and co-star Deepika Padukone...

Decode a foreign language

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:12:26 GMT

Learning a foreign language is a demanding task but it can also be an achievement that broadens your horizons and exposes you to new opportunities and cultures. With competency in foreign languages, one can find career in foreign ministries, embassies, international organisations, airlines, diplomatic service, publishing industry etc.

Sureshot exciting

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:28:59 GMT

Thanks to the big idea of a former army officer, India might gear up to travel the new way. In overland truck expeditions, Captain Suresh Sharma of Chandigarh brings a new concept to the domestic market from Africa

Clean songs are not hotsellers anymore

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:24:44 GMT

Punjabi singer Balkar Sidhu is best known for churning out some of the best-remembered desi Punjabi folk, bhangra and pop songs. His songs echo the peppiness of Punjabi tradition and are accompanied by similar picturisation.

Bollywood stars visit Sanjay Dutt as he braces for prison life

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:01:25 GMT

As actor Sanjay Dutt is slated to surrender before the TADA court in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, several Bollywood personalities including Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, directors David Dhawan and Sanjay Gupta, met him at his residence in suburban Bandra.

Knockout fun

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:46:07 GMT

“It is a place where one can land up solo and can never be lonely. There’s always a game on, which you can play or watch,” promises Rish Saini, co-owner of Underdoggs (UD), sports bar and grill that has opened at Elante Mall in Phase 1, Industrial Area of the city.

A shot at peace

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:43:08 GMT

When recently, short film Caravan of Peace and Love by Indu Bala Singh won the first prize at the 6th Filmsaaz (an international film festival organised by General Educational Centre Aligarh Muslim University) it strengthened our belief of desiring nothing but peace. Navleen Lakhi reports.

First day on campus

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:12:09 GMT

First impression is the last, they say. With the college entrance season about to begin, the strongest anxiety catalyst remains — what do I wear on the first day to college?
Hindustan Times speaks to some stylish youngsters who have made up their mind well in advance! Get ready to explore what’s hot and what’s not for this summer college season

Manisha Koirala recovers from cancer

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:50:47 GMT

Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, who was undergoing treatment in New York after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, says she is now "free" from the disease and calls it her "rebirth".

This Cama is a surprise

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:31:44 GMT

While you can step into this 24-hour café for a good cup of coffee in the middle of the night, the restaurant doesn’t fail to impress you in broad daylight either. Somya Abrol reports.

Now Honey gets stung by HC

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:22:44 GMT

Punjabi singer and rapper Honey Singh encountered yet another sticky situation on Tuesday as Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the Punjab government to take action against the 29-year-old singer for lurid lyrics, asking the society to ‘boycott such singers’.

Olympian Mary Kom blessed with another baby boy

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:59:40 GMT

London Olympic bronze medalist and five times national champion boxer MC Mary Kom, today gave birth to a baby boy at a private hospital in Hatta, Imphal. Mary and her husband Onler already have six-year-old twin sons Rechungvar and Khupneivar. HT reports.

I want to bully like dad does Ranbir

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:31:13 GMT

Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who is playing the lead with Deepika Padukone in Ayan Mukerji’s romantic film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, wishes he had the knack to bully directors just like he says his dad, actor Rishi Kapoor, does.

Worldwide outrage at video of Syrian rebel eating soldiers heart

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:24:40 GMT

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel fighter cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it. VIDEO INSIDE

JampK teacher suspended after FB post shows him getting massaged by student

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:14:16 GMT

A government school teacher in south Kashmir's Anantnag district has been suspended after a photograph appeared online showing him relaxing on a chair as school children massaged his legs. VIDEO INSIDE

Role call

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:05:21 GMT

In TV serial Office Office, actor Manoj Pahwa’s constant samosa eating has tickled the funny bone of many a viewer. And since most of his roles have been as a comedian — be it in film Singh is Kinng or Dabangg — it’s a refreshing change when Manoj informs he is next playing a contract killer, and that too in a Punjabi film. In a chat with HT City, Manoj shares details about his film and his Punjabi connection.

Redressal via cinema

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:03:20 GMT

As India increasingly becomes a country where crimes against women are on a steep rise, brutal incidents of violence against women grab headlines every other day. Guralambir Singh Alex, a Melbourne-based filmmaker, was so perturbed by these news pieces that he decided to use cinema to express his disapproval of such heinous crimes.

From a pilots pen

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:22 GMT

Nobody can define love more rhetorically than a soldier, and when he gets down to penning his love saga, one can only expect a tale laced with twists and turns. The new author to be inducted to the list of romantic novelists is decorated naval pilot, Commander Rajbir Gill, a recipient of Shaurya Chakra and Nao Sena Medal.

Javed Akhtar looking forward to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:24:54 GMT

Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is really looking forward to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" that features his son, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar in the lead role. In the film, Farhan plays the "Flying Sikh" Milkha Singh, the legendary athlete. Javed says the film will be good as it has been helmed by a good director and good writer.

Revolt against wrong

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:46:50 GMT

She started by writing a patriotic poem after the 1962 India-China war, which got published in a magazine when she was a student in Hoshiarpur. But over the years, poetess Manjit Indira’s sensibilities leaned towards the injustice and pain suffered by the common man.

Sherlyn Chopra set for seven different looks at Cannes

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:53:08 GMT

Actor Sherlyn Chopra, set to attend the 66th Cannes International Film Festival where the second trailer of her debut film Kamasutra 3D will be unveiled, will wear not one, not two but seven different costumes from seven parts of India.