By Rekha Rajvanshi It was not very long ago when Sydney’s Ananya Soni decided to leave her medicine career to get into the most competitive Bollywood film industry and Modelling in India. There are very few, who chase their dreams and follow them with passion and focus, Ananya is one of them. After winning a […]
By Manju Mittal The multitalented Saurabh Shukla is a respected actor- writer and director. Saurabh who hails from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, has been entertaining audiences through films, television and theatre for the past 25 years. Having started his career in 1994 with Shekhar Kapur’s ”˜Bandit Queen’ Saurabh has acted in various film such as […]
Brisbane, Australia: Nawazuddin Siddiqui was named Best Actor for his outstanding performance in Manto at the Asia Pacfic Screen Awards in Brisbane tonight. Siddiqui’s win marks the third consecutive year Indian actors have won in this category following Rajkummar Rao for Newton(2017) and Manoj Bajpayee for Aligarh (2016). This was Siddiqui’s second APSA nomination after […]
By Neeru Saluja Internationally acclaimed actor, director and writer Nandita Das and actor Nawazuddin sweep top awards at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Brisbane. As Nawazuddin won the best actor award for Manto, Nandita Das was presented with the prestigious FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) Award for achievement in film […]
By Manju Mittal The Sufi Lounge concert was once again a fabulous night of entertainment showcasing amazing and talented musicians. A good crowd gathered and enjoyed the fascinating Sufi concept concert was presented by JAZBA and SNSR with a mix of old and new Sufi Qawwalis on Saturday November 24, 2018 at Redgum Function Centre, […]
By Neena Badhwar No one, no one in the Indian film industry shook her boogie as Helen did in those movies of yesteryears which could not do without her item numbers. All those movies of 50s and 60s had to have Helen we all remember. Helen was not only charming, she was beautiful or may […]
By Neeru Saluja India has the world’s largest democracy. So when a film explores this theme laced with humour and humanity, it has to be a winner. Directed by Amit Masurkar, the internationally acclaimed film ”˜Newton’ was India’s Oscar entry for 2017 and was awarded the National Film Award for the best feature film. Carrying […]
By Neeru Saluja She’s bold, she’s beautiful and is unafraid to be controversial! Known as India’s Jackie Collins, Shobhaa De has seen it all being a model, a columnist, a journalist, a socialite and India’s most popular writer. Like a good wine, she just gets better with age. At 70, she has written a new […]
By Manju Mittal A Tribute to the great composer’s musical concert was a splendid evening on October 20, 2018 at Pacific Hills Christian Hall, Dural organised by E3 Events. This has been the most delightful evening I have had in years as I sat mesmerised by the local talented singers who transported us to another […]
Igor Kreyman as Selim with Reilly O’Byrne-Inglis as Eda By Neeru Saluja It was ten years ago when the ”˜city of dreams’ was shattered to pieces. On 26 November 2008, a group of young Islamic terrorists from Pakistan carried out a series of 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks with their primary target being the […]