The whole country is facing an acute price rise and also large parts of the country are reeling under the pressure of the collapse of some of the traditional strong lands of farming. This has been a subject of discussion for a long time now among the intellectuals and decision makers in India. This crisis faced by the farmers and their effects on the rural economy and the potent weapon called microfinance that can bring about a great change in …

This guy is blessed with looks which has taken him from being one of the top most models in India to one of the most successful male model turned actor in Bollywood. The hunk's looks till now have been milked out by the film makers for presenting the perfect macho man, the bike riding bank robber and for the various romantic roles that girls recall in their dreams. Now the popularity of Angles are going to be an all time high for the simple reason …

Funnyman Suresh Menon who is all set to make us laugh with Rakesh Roshan's Krazzy 4, directed by Jaideep Sen, we hear has a perfect solution to get rid of annoying tele-callers from banks! On the sets of a song shoot of Krazzy 4 with the entire cast consisting of Juhi Chawla, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan and Rajpal Yadav, Suresh showed all present how to deal with annoying tele-marketers when he happened to receive such a call that time' We heard …

For the first time B4U Music, the number one Asian Channel in the UK, has teamed up with the premier event for the UK Asian Music scene, the UK Asian Music Awards. With only a few weeks to go, the organizers have been busy putting together a fantastic show to celebrate and honour the best in the industry with exciting performances and great celebrity guests and hosts. Taking place at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 6th March, …

Katrina Kaif is increasingly turning out to be the most 'bankable' actress in Bollywood. After signing a film with Yashraj, with John Abraham, she has signed another film with Ashtavinayak opposite Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt titled 'Blue'. There was also a recent announcement that Katrina has just inked a two-film deal with Studio 18 for a whopping 6 crore. With this announcement Katrina Kaif is among the top heroines in Bollywood. Incidentally, …

Recently Shailendra Singh, Jt. MD, Percept Holdings was felicitated by 'Contribution to Entertainment with a Purpose' award. The event was held at Mumbai. Shailendra Singh, Jt. MD, Percept Holdings, Manju Singh, Festival Director - WKIFF, Harshvardhan Patil - Hon. Minister of Women and Child Welfare (Orange Kurta) and Rahul Sinha, Group Brand Head, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Shailendra Singh was felicitated by 'Contribution to Entertainment with a …

Shahid Kapoor has wowed the critics as well as the masses for his excellent performance in JAB WE MET. In its first week, and JWM has already been declared a hit in the trade. Shahid is already flying high on a hat trick of successes, starting with 36 CHINATOWN , the biggest super hit of last year VIVAAH and now JAB WE MET. Considering that Shahid has given solo hits is commendable, since he is one of the very few actors to do so and is giving …

Celina Jaitly has just returned from Los Angeles. She will be acting in the Hollywood film "Quest Of Sheherzade", the legendary tales of 1001 Nights woven by a mystical worrier princess, Sheherzade. Celina is being trained by Nancy Banks, who has trained hotties like Orlando Bloom and Natalie Portman earlier. In fact Celina Jaitly has taken quite professional approach and asked her agency Brillstein ' Grey, who manages top stars of Hollywood, …

Surrogate advertising earned a whole new dimension in the year 2006 with several top notch brands associating themselves with big films. Here's a low down on the top five movies that were high on big brand advertising: Dhoom 2: Coke, Pennzoil, Pepe, Sony, Disney, Toon Channel, Sugar Free, Mc Donalds, Speed, Suzuki Zeus. Lage Raho Munnabhai: Worldspace, IOCL, Go Air, MSN, Good Day, Kurkure, Bright Outdoor, Reliance Communications. Don: Louis Philippe, …

Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) is back. And Shahrukh Khan is going to be hosting it instead of Amitabh Bachchan. So, does the tussle between SRK and Big B continues? After replacing him as the brand ambassador of Navratan Oil and ICICI Bank and being the new age 'Don' Shahrukh is all set to get onto the hottest seat of Indian Television. Wonder how will he re-christen Computer ji? C'C'.C'.Computer ji'Anyone'. Sameer Nair, CEO, STAR Entertainment India, …