From Shah Rukh to Sanjay Dutt

Vidya Malavade gears up release of Kidnap IF ever one man and one film kickstarted a Bollywood career, look no further than Shah Rukh Khan and Chak Dey India .The highly patriotic film was a smash at the box...

Aamir gets another Oscar opportunity

‘Taare Zameen Par’ gets Indian nod for Oscar entryBOLLYWOOD director Aamir Khan is hoping for better slice of fortune when he returns to the Oscars next year with his directorial debut ‘Taare Zameen Par’. The box-office hit has been selected...

Drona

Bollywood Film Reviews with Manish GajjarDirector: Goldie Behl Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Jaya Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon   Faraway in a distant town, there was once a young man named Aditya. Brought up by a foster family, Aditya was unaware of...

Husband jailed over wife killing

Goulam Rasool Mirza jailed indefinitelyA MAN who stabbed his wife to death and tried to kill his sister-in-law in a frenzied knife attack has been jailed indefinitely. Goulam Rasool Mirza, 35, from Manchester launched the unprovoked attack on the...

Sikh scripture exhibition hits Leicester

Display marks anniversary of the holy scripture AN extensive exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of the Sikh holy scripture is taking place at Leicester’s New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. The Living Guru exhibition will look at the history of...

Pakistan leaders ‘saved’ from bomb blast

53 dead,266 injured as terrorists strike IslamabadNEWLY-elected Pakistan President Asif Zardari and a number of his party’s leaders should have been dining at Islamabad’s Marriott hotel when a bomb ripped through the site on Saturday, it has emerged. The...

Hari Puttar wins Warner Bros case

Delhi court throws out lawsuitAN Indian Court has thrown out a copyright claim made by Warner Bros over the Bollywood film Hari Puttar. The Hollywood studio, who is behind the hugely successful movie adaptation of JK Rowlings Harry Potter...

Man charged over sisters murders

Birmingham man appears in courtA 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of two sisters found dead in their Birmingham flat. Yasmine Larbi-Cherif, 22, and Sabrina Larbi-Cherif, 19 were found stabbed to death in their apartment...

Hundreds walk to honour Ramadan

Charities join forces to share experience OXFAM and Muslim Aid have held a joint sponsored walk across London to celebrate the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Over five hundred Muslims and non-Muslims took part in the four mile walk...

Muslims join the call to end poverty

‘We must set up efforts’, says Government MinisterTHE MUSLIM community has put its weight behind calls for world leaders to tackle hunger head on and meet their commitment to end poverty, at an Iftar dinner hosted by International Development...

Family pay tribute to murdered ‘angels’

Suspect still being questioned by policeTHE FAMILY of two sisters found dead in their upmarket Birmingham apartment have spoken out over their pain at the loss of their “angels”. Yasmine Larbi-Cherif, 22, and Sabrina Larbi-Cherif, 19 were found stabbed to...

‘Grandparents’ TV show hunts for participants

Applicants wanted for BBC4 Doc SeriesAN award-winning production company is looking for participants for a documentary series exploring the unique relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. Blast Films are behind the three part observational documentary series for BBC4. A spokesperson for...