Cricket in tune with Bollywood
Film composers hit six with World Cup anthem
CRICKET chiefs are hoping to add some Bollywood spice to the forthcoming 2011 World Cup after roping in three of Bollywood’s most successful composers to write the tournament anthem.
Award-winning trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy...
Shaana Diya: From Bollywood to ‘West is West’
Zakia Yousaf speaks to the actress turned Executive Producer
To say Shaana Diya is a woman of many talents is an understatement.
The half Indian - half Swiss actress may have started out alongside Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in...
Bollywood in 2011: The Year of the Sequel
Special Feature by Manish Gajjar, Hindi Film Adviser for Vue Cinema
A DISMAL 2009 saw an economic downturn and a long drawn Bollywood strike over film rental charges affecting box office takings.
Even 2010 showed no signs of recovery for...
Royal Mail!
Brit-Asian designer receives Royal seal of approval for new fashion line
WHEN Sabah Khan, a British citizen, studying at the International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) in Mumbai, told her peers that the inspiration for her very first line was...
Fears for missing Birmingham Mum
Mum-of-six Nasim Akhtar missing since 23 DecemberPOLICE in Birmingham have released CCTV footage of a missing woman, as they renew their appeal for people to contact them with information on her whereabouts.
The footage is believed to be the last...
Priya’s dreaming of Indian Soap stardom
Birmingham drama teacher is finalist of O2 Indian Soap Star
A BIRMINGHAM drama teacher could be on her way to Mumbai after she was selected out of thousands as a finalist in the search for an Indian soap star.
Priya Rupal,...
New charge in Shopkeeper murder
Police charge fifth man with murderPOLICE have charged a fifth man with the murder of a Birmingham shopkeeper.
Suppiah Thaaemseelan, 48, died in his convenience store on College Road, Kingstanding, in Birmingham.
He was pronounced dead at the scene despite frantic...
Strictly Ballroom with Jimi Mistry
Actor-come- ballroom dancer talks to Zeenat Moosa
BETTER known for his roles in East is East and the Love Guru, Jimi Mistry seems to have taken somewhat of a dramatic career change.
These days you’ll probably find the 37-year-old practicing...
Diana would have been Proud! Community role models honoured
West Bromwich Youth Council receive prestigious Diana Award
TEENAGE members of West Bromwich Youth Council are celebrating after being awarded a prestigious honour for their community work.
Members of the West Bromwich Youth Council received the Diana Certificate of Excellence.
The award...
Interview: Akshay Kumar talks to The Asian Today
Bollywood actor on Tees Maar Khan,Farah Khan and his ‘reunion’ with Katrina Kaif
NEVER off our cinema screens, Bollywood’s busiest actor ends 2010 with comedy caper Tees Maar Khan.
The film is the first collaboration between Akshay and director Farah...
Husband caged for ex-wife hammer attack
Six year jail sentence for Mohammed LitonA MAN who attacked his ex-wife with a hammer as her horrified children watched on has been jailed.
Mohammed Liton, from Stoke on Trent, broke into his ex-wife’s home and attacked her with...
Fancy some Popcorn for the film?
Bollywood stars turn cinema workers at Cineworld Feltham
THEY may be two of Bollywood’s biggest film stars, but that didn’t stop Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif getting behind the popcorn counter and serving the public at a London cinema.
The...
