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Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is delighted to team up with Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit in Vishal Bhardwaj's "Dedh Ishqiya", and says he is looking forward to their working together. More » Naseer looking forward to 'Dedh Ishqiya' with Madhuri
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Hollywood may have wiped out the "whole world's indigenous film industry" but Bollywood has held up, giving room to talent from all over the globe, says Dibakar Banerjee, the maker of acclaimed films such as "Khosla Ka Ghosla" and "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!" More » Bollywood last alternative to Hollywood: Director Dibakar Banerjee
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Last year around this time of France's Cannes film festival, movie producer Harvey Weinstein pondered how to turn a silent black-and-white film, "The Artist," into Oscar gold. His answer was to charm the socks off audiences with a simple tale of old Hollywood romance. This year, his Weinstein Co. has a different French movie on its hands with buddy comedy "The Intouchables," a box office smash around the world that opens in the United States on Friday with a race relations story that may not translate as easily for U.S. audiences. ... More »Making France's 'Intouchables' bankable in the U.S.
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) It was supposed to be Bollywood's party of the year, and that it truly seemed like it was! From Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu to Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan and Jaya Bachchan --Bollywood's who's who, dressed predominantly in black and white, attended filmmaker Karan Johar's grand 40th birthday bash, at the Taj Lands End hotel here Friday night. More » KJo's 40th birthday bash a black and white affair
REUTERS - "Pirates of the Caribbean" actress Keira Knightley is engaged to marry her musician boyfriend James Righton, her publicist said on Friday. Knightley, 27, who was Oscar-nominated for her lead role in the 2005 film "Pride & Prejudice," has been dating Righton, who plays in British indie band Klaxons, for about a year. "I can confirm that Keira is engaged to be married to James Righton," British publicist Sara Keene said. No wedding dates or details of the engagement were released, in line with couple's low-key romance and few public appearances together. ... More »Keira Knightley engaged to British rocker boyfriend
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Horror film "Chernobyl Diaries" with its ghostly tale of terror near the infamous, abandoned nuclear plant hits theaters on Friday after drawing protests from some who view it as sensationalizing a disaster that had tragic human consequences. But the film's maker, Oren Peli, best known as the creator of the "Paranormal Activity" horror franchise, defends his movie by calling it a horror film meant to entertain and never offend. And he does have some support from outside groups. ... More »Horror film 'Chernobyl Diaries' draws some protests
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson was in critical but improving condition on Friday after undergoing colon surgery at a North Carolina hospital, according to his management team. An employee at Folklore Productions International said the 89-year-old performer had fallen earlier in the week at his home in Deep Gap, North Carolina, and was unable to get up unassisted. He was taken to a local hospital, where his condition was discovered to be more serious than the fall, according to the Folklore office. ... More »Folk artist Doc Watson's condition improves: agent
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) After proving herself in Hindi films, National Award winner Vidya Balan now wants to try her luck in Marathi films. More » I want to do Marathi films, says Vidya Balan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turns out, geeks are inheriting the earth. Thanks to ubiquitous consumer electronics and the prominence of technology executives like Facebook Inc's Mark Zuckerberg and the late Steve Jobs of Apple Inc, it's no longer an insult to be called a geek. The geek -- broadly speaking, the tech-obsessed, socially-awkward type who spends more time online than offline -- is more respected than ever, according to a survey by Modis, the technology staffing arm of Adecco SA , the world's biggest staffing company. ... More »They're here. They're geeks. Get used to it
PARIS (Reuters) - Frivolity and fur erupted on the sidelines of the Cannes film festival on Friday, as a fluffy white dog named Smurf was bestowed the prestigious "Palm Dog" award for a performance deemed "magnifique" by the event's organizer. "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, dogs and bitches, welcome to the Palm Dog..." began Toby Rose, who since 2001 has bestowed the award on Cannes' most worthy four-legged actor. ... More »Best movie mutt is saluted in Cannes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The steadily increasing stream of states and countries legalizing gay marriage has dramatically changed the lives of LGBT people and their loved ones in recent years. In honour of the growing number of places to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender nuptials, online travel adviser Cheapflights (www.cheapflights.com) has come up with its top 10 list of gay wedding destinations. Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Washington, D.C. USA Although gay marriage was only first legalized in D.C. ... More »Travel Picks: Top 10 gay wedding destinations
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Vivek Oberoi not only stays away from tobacco, he also avoids passive smoking and says that when someone smokes on the movie sets, he leaves that place. More » Smoking not allowed on my sets: Vivek Oberoi
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival enjoyed cheers and jeers in equal measure this year, leaving its famously passionate and picky audiences with plenty to love, loathe and laugh about. With two days to go before the close of the 12-day movie marathon, it also pulled off a balancing act between championing independent films from around the world and luring enough stars to the red carpet to satisfy a thirst for glamour and celebrity. ... More »Haneke among names in frame for Cannes film awards
REUTERS - Here is a look at the queen's reign by numbers: POLITICS: - The queen is the second longest serving monarch. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: Victoria (63 years) George III (59 years) Henry III (56 years) Edward III (50 years) James VI of Scotland (James I of England) (58 years) - The queen is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England. - Since 1952 The queen has given Royal Assent to more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament. - Over the reign, Her Majesty has given regular audiences to 12 Prime Ministers. ... More »FACTBOX - UK queen's 60 year reign - by numbers
BOSTON (Reuters) - If you don't look for passion in the people you hire, you could end up with employees who never engage especially deeply, says Harvard Business Review. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (http://www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters. "People are more creative when they feel passionate about their work. ... More »Management Tip of the Day: Hire for passion
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Piracy is one of the major roadblocks in the growth of the Indian film industry - Bollywood itself loses Rs.4,000 crore every year because of that. But now it can be prevented by using the John Doe order that safeguards the copyright of a film in advance against unidentified probable people who may infringe it. More » Want to combat piracy? Go for John Doe order
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Rajkumar Hirani and Rituparno Ghosh are among the filmmakers scheduled to hold master classes at the third edition of the Indian Film Festival (IFF) in Melbourne June 11-22. Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee will host a workshop too. More » Hirani, Rituparno to hold master classes in Melbourne
BERLIN (Reuters) - A shabby area of Berlin best known for its curb-crawling prostitutes and drug dealers is recovering some of the Bohemian allure of its glory days in the 1920s as low rents and its central location lure art galleries. Art lovers are surprised to discover such a wealth of galleries on and around Potsdamer Strasse, a long artery stretching southwest from the revamped and now-glitzy Potsdamer Platz to the traditional gay stronghold of Schoeneberg. The galleries, numbering nearly two dozen, are often tucked away in quiet courtyards or hidden in grand 19th century buildings. ... More »Berlin red light district turns into art hub
ANTIBES, France (Reuters) - At a time of economic uncertainty, the glitziest charity gala at the Cannes film festival got personal. Each year at the luxurious Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, just along the coast from Cannes, amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, invites the famous and fabulously wealthy for a night of fine food, fine wine, dancing and giving. This year Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Kirsten Dunst and Adrien Brody were among the stars to grace the black tie event late on Thursday and into the early hours of Friday. ... More »In tough times, Cannes charity gala gets personal
CANNES, France (Reuters) - "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is a ruthless billionaire on a journey to self-destruction in Canadian director David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis", a searing attack on greed and capitalism launching at the Cannes film festival. In the movie based on a Don DeLillo novel of the same name, capitalism is corrupting, characters cannot communicate, and people joke that rats could be the new currency. The film is competing for the festival's top prize to be awarded on Sunday. ... More »"Cosmopolis" brings star Pattinson to Cannes