Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah have stopped eating so that their wish to tie rakhi (a ceremonial thread) on Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s wrist is fulfilled.Salman Khan is the favourite hero of Saba and Farah, who had met him once in Mumbai three years ago on his invitation. (more…)

Vienna, Aug 7 (IANS) Imagine European audiences spending an entire month tapping their feet to Indian dance and music! That’s exactly what happened at a festival here, as Indian artistes gave a glimpse of folk, traditional and even Bollywood art.The occasion was the silver anniversary of Impuls Tanz, Vienna’s international festival of contemporary dance where performances run parallel to workshops in a month-long celebration of every move that the human body is capable of making. (more…)

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) This week marks 48 years since the release of K. Asif’s magnum opus “Mughal-e-Azam”. Almost five decades later the magic of the Salim-Anarkali legend and its grandeur live on.Released Aug 5, 1960, it was the first movie ever to be produced in Mumbai at a cost of Rs.10.5 million. When K. Asif spent Rs.1 million on the Sheesh Mahal to picturise the classic song “Jab pyaar kiya to darna kya”, many thought his financier Shapoorji Pallonji would go bankrupt. (more…)

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) From Liz Hurley to Kajol and from Karisma Kapoor to Suzanne Khan, all had intricate designs drawn by henna queen Veena Nagda for them on their wedding day. She’s even earned the sobriquet “good luck” from the film fraternity.”Bollywood families believe that I’m their good luck charm. I have applied henna to many Bollywood brides and all of them are living happily ever after. They feel I bring luck to brides who get henna done by me for their weddings,” Nagda told IANS on phone from Mumbai. (more…)

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The race between superstars Rajnikant and Shah Rukh Khan to reach the theatres first has been won by the Tamil veteran. And now, there are fears that the makers of “Kuselan” will dub it in Hindi and release it before SRK’s “Billoo Barber”, the Hindi remake of the same story.But Priyadarshan, who is busy finishing the Hindi version with Shah Rukh, is unperturbed.”Kuselan”, the Tamil version of the Malayalam super hit “Katha Parayumpol” about the relationship between a superstar and a barber, has made it to the top of the box office charts. (more…)

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The second season of reality show “Bigg Boss” is all set to hit television screens Aug 17 and will be hosted by Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty on entertainment channel Colors.It would be the first reality show to be telecast on all seven days of the week, Rajesh Kamat, CEO of Colors, said a press conference here announcing the programme’s launch date. (more…)