Archive for June 10th, 2012

May we help you?

May we help you?

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

As per the DCP’s orders, all police stations in the South Zone now have help desks to register complaints of all nature, regardless of the presence of the duty officer All these days the police always claimed that it was their duty to serve the public. But going a step further is the South Zone [...]

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Filmmakers queue for Salman, but Sohail gets priority

Filmmakers queue for Salman, but Sohail gets priority

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Family scored over business interests for Salman Khan, who gave his younger brother Sohail priority when a queue of filmmakers like Anees Bazmee, Sooraj Barjatya and Sajid Nadiadwala waited to meet him here and discuss projects earlier this week. Salman landed in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning when filmmakers rushed to meet the actor before [...]

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Shilpa Shetty’s newborn already on Twitter

Shilpa Shetty’s newborn already on Twitter

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Shilpa Shetty’s son Viaan is just 20 days old but he already has a Twitter account under the handle ViaanRajKundra. The account was created on Wednesday, and birthday wishes were sent to Shilpa through it on behalf of the little one. “Happy Birthday Mummy, Milk’s on you today! Make mine a double! Love u loads. [...]

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Sheen a bad influence on Brand?

Sheen a bad influence on Brand?

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Comedian Russell Brand has invited Charlie Sheen to join his yoga classes and the former’s friends are concerned that Sheen could be a bad influence on him. “Russell and Charlie have been spending an increased amount of time together as they’ve been named by (TV network) FX as the stars for their summer schedule so [...]

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Ranbir imitates Kareena!

Ranbir imitates Kareena!

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Actor Ranbir Kapoor was in for a surprise when hosts Ayushmann Khurrana and Chitrangada Singh asked him to imitate his family members, including actress Kareena Kapoor. Like a sport he didn’t shy away from succumbing to the demand, despite his father Rishi Kapoor sitting in the first row. “Tum log mujhe pitwaoge (I’ll be bashed [...]

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Cry them a river

Cry them a river

| June 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

Making children work is condemnable. But the worst forms of child labour reflect a depravity in our society that needs attention. Our development is really the saga of sweat, blood and tears of invisible children “Many things can wait, the child cannot. Now is the time his bones are being formed, his mind is being [...]

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A plethora of opportunities

A plethora of opportunities

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Cord Meier Klodt, the acting ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany poses an impressive picture of confidence on his first visit to India. As part of the Infinite Opportu­nities initiatives to stre­ngthen the Indo-German ties, he joins us for a tete-a-tete on what this visit means, and how he believes the future of the association of [...]

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Taking giant strides

Taking giant strides

| June 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

New York-based company Dakshaa, might just change the face of how films are promoted in the future. Its CEO, Naveen Varadarajan, tells us more Promoting films, especially in the South, is a herculean task. Unlike Bollywood which boasts of huge marketing budgets,promotion of South Indian films is yet to take off in a big way. [...]

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Whimsical ways of the administration

Whimsical ways of the administration

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A While reading the newspaper, an item in it drew me into a debate with my muse. Uninvited, she popped through my thoughts and demanded that I discus this particular piece at length. So I began by explaining the news to her. I: The Central government now wants Muslim cops in Muslim-dominated areas. My muse: [...]

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Wielding the camera

Wielding the camera

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He wants his movies to do the talking. Meet Virender Goud, a budding filmmaker from the city,who aims to bring about a change in society Bhavneet Singh feedback@postnoon.com How did you get interested in filmmaking? As a kid, whenever I saw a movie with my family or friends, I remember them praising the hero and [...]

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