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Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) Singer Sonu Nigam enthralled the audience with some of his popular songs at a concert here.Leading the 19-member team of musicians, the singer began the show Thursday evening with “Suraj hua madhyam” and followed it up with “Mera rangdir”, “Mera haat me tera haat ho”, “Ghum shudha”, “Aaja Soniye”, “Duniya he tere piche” and “Sathiya”. (more…)

Amritsar, Aug 8 (IANS) The first show of much-hyped Hindi film “Singh is Kinng” was disrupted Friday at a cinema hall here after protests by Sikh activists.The Sikh activists vandalised the NM cinema hall and damaged property, protesting against the Sikh community being projected “in a negative way” in the film starring Akshay Kumar, who is portraying a turbaned Sikh youth, and Katrina Kaif. (more…)

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Scriptwriter-director Urmi Juvekar sits pretty, scripts of two upcoming movies ready, one of which, “Oye Lucky Lucky Oye”, is scheduled to be released this November, and a host of others already in her bag.Juvekar has written scripts for movies such as “Shararat” and “Rules - Pyar ka Superhit Formula”. However, she maintains that she would never want to direct any mainstream Hindi movie. (more…)

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Two movies dealing with bold subjects by Indian filmmakers N. Chandra and Manan Singh Katohora are to be showcased at the Toronto South Asian Film Festival starting Aug 13. (more…)

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Cinematographer Baba Azmi, known for his astonishing camerawork in films like “Tezaab” and “Mr. India”, has finally decided to direct a film. And the one writing the script for him is his illustrious brother-in-law Javed Akhtar. (more…)

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Contrary to speculation that Amitabh Bahchan expressed a desire to be directed by Aamir Khan, the Bollywood icon says he doesn’t remember making any such statement. According to reports, at the premiere of “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na”, the Big B said that he would like to be directed by Aamir. (more…)

Bangalore, Aug 8 (IANS) With two back-to-back releases in one week, one big hit and some big projects in her kitty, the Kannada film industry’s leading actress Ramya is on cloud nine. Her first release is “Bombaat”, in which she has teamed up with Golden Star Ganesh for the first time. The film is opening Friday. “Anthoo Inthu Preethi Banthu” will follow it a week later. (more…)

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar says his romantic comedy “Singh is Kinng” that releases Friday is for his grandparents. “It is an entertaining film and I have made it for my grandmother and my grandfather. The film is about positive attitude - that is the USP of the film. I am eager to take them to watch the film,” Akshay told the media here Thursday. (more…)