I’m hurt, says Pakistani singer left out of ‘Jugaad’ video

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani artist Adeel says he is hurt by the decision of the producer of ‘Jugaad’ to scrap the film’s promotional video featuring him – a move that came in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks. ‘I felt bad because I had worked hard on … Read more

Yes! I copy, says Ram Gopal Varma

His last two films may have been trashed for being poor imitations of “Sholay” and “What Lies Beneath”, but Ram Gopal Varma confesses rather defiantly that he copies – “from everywhere”! “I copy from Hollywood films. Not only from Hollywood I also copy from Tollywood, Kollywood… in fact from everywhere. … Read more

Indian bridal show pitching peace with Pakistan

As the heads of India and Pakistan prepare for a meeting in New York that is expected to boost peace talks, a wedding show back home is propelling people-to-people contact — often cited by analysts as the bulwark of any permanent peace deal. In its sixth year, Bridal Asia is … Read more

Pakistan’s best designer starts India retail

In a historic fashion, business and diplomatic move, Faiza Samee, the Pakistani designer who once dressed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for her wedding, has begun retailing in Delhi, the first ever for a Pakistani designer in India. Samee, who will be selling at the Carma fashion boutique in Mehrauli, … Read more