Bihar's Sushil Kumar first to win Rs.5 crore on KBC-5
The fifth season of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati has finally got its jackpot winner - Sushil Kumar from Bihar has won the mega prize of Rs 5 crore on the game show.

Sushil Kumar, a computer operator and tutor who earns Rs.6,000 per month, went on to win the top prize in the show hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The episode will be telecast November 2, 2011.

In the past, the first season of Kaun ... Read More

Cyril Dabydeen, Unanimous Night, Poetry. Black Moss Press: Ontario, Canada, 2009. $16.95.
Review by By Stan Persaud

Cyril Dabydeen’s new book, Unanimous Night, promises to garner further literary acclaim for Dabydeen. His poetry is “filled with the spirit of exploration, fused with the challenges of immigration and indignation at issues of political injustice,” says the publisher’s blurb, and “his language whisks the reader off in a whirlwind of iconic figures and exotic locations” as diverse as Guevara, Havana, Newfoundland, Shimla, New York, and Guyana. The epigraph juxtaposes iconic ... Read More

Don2 goes international
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's fans from Berlin will witness the return of the King this month.

Director Farhan Akhtar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani and actors Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra will present their latest venture 'Don 2 - The King is Back' at the Berlin International Film Festival, 'Berlinale', on February 11th at the Friedrichstadt-Palast.

To celebrate the movie's premiere at the 62nd 'Berlinale', the German Embassy New Delhi is organising an evening with ... Read More

LIFE! CAMERA ACTION...wins the 'ORSON WELLES' award
Director Rohit Gupta's internationally applauded and critically acclaimed film, LIFE! CAMERA ACTION... continues on its winning streak at the prestigious 2011 California Film Festival. The film has been conferred with the esteemed 'ORSON WELLES' Award for the 'BEST NARRATIVE FILM' at the Award Ceremony on January 28, 2012.

'Your film has been chosen as a Best of Category Award Winner at the 2011 California Film Awards, our highest level of recognition. An honor and distinction as ... Read More

Aamir Khan scores Rs. 90 crore deal
Aamir Khan seems to have created a record yet again. Beating Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2 by a margin of Rs 10 crore, the theatrical rights for his forthcoming film co-starring Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji, Talaash has been sold to Reliance for Rs 90 crore.

The deal between producer Excel Entertainment and Reliance was finalised last week. A source close to the production house informed Mumbai Mirror, "Rs 90 crore is a huge amount. ... Read More

Its raining awards for Ranbir and Vidya
Vidya Balan and Ranbir Kapoor have once again picked the best actor trophies at the annual Filmfare awards ceremony, for ‘The Dirty Picture’ and ‘Roscstar’, respectively. “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” bagged the best film honor.

The Awards function was held on January 29th and was hosted by Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor.

It was definitely a night to remember for Ranbir, as the actor walked away with two awards. Zoya Akhtar also grabbed two awards for ... Read More

Salman Khan to set free 400 inmates!
Salman Khan is truly a man with a heart of gold. Re[ports have it that, the actor has come to the rescue of about 400 inmates who continue to languish in jail, despite having completed their term.

It so happens that, when a convict is sentenced to imprisonment, he is asked to pay a certain amount in the form of fine, besides serving the jail term. Now, if the convict is unable to pay the fine, ... Read More

Priyanka too busy to enjoy success of ‘Agneepath’.
“Agneepath” has opened to an awesome response and ever since then the cast of the film can’t stop partying. However, the lead actress is too busy to enjoy the success of the film.

Well, Priyanka Chopra is very busy shooting for her unprecedented opening but actress Priyanka Chopra, who plays Kaali in the film, doesn’t have time to celebrate the success as she is busy shooting for her next film “Barfi!”.

Priyanka has given all her ... Read More