August 1st, 201707Termed the "Tragedy Queen" of Bollywood for her immortal, iconic portrayals of a varied gamut of wronged, silent and long-suffering but dignified Indian women from passed-over love interests to neglected wives, Meena Kumari was however a most unfortunate actress whose grief did not end when the shooting was done....A special report...
May 24th, 201702With his suave, debonair mien including the incredulous raised eyebrow, his refined accent and smooth voice, he was a natural choice to portray the world's most famous British spy after the first actor gave up. Despite a phobia of firearms, fear of heights and disliking getting wet, Sir Roger Moore would go on to appear the most - seven...
May 19th, 201703Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave, who died on Thursday, was a man of varied interests -- the environment, social work, and flying -- with a preference for organic farming and an Indian way of life to deal with climate change....obituary by Prashant Sood for Asian Lite NewsBorn on July 6, 1956, in Ujjain district of...
May 18th, 201704Union Environment Minister Anil Dave, a committed environmentalist who had worked on green projects including conservation of the Narmada river, died on Thursday morning following cardiac arrest....reports Asian Lite NewsHe was 61 and was a bachelor.Meena Agarwal, the wife of Dave's family physician Bharat Agarwal, said that...
April 28th, 201708He came into prominence playing an angry young man in a 1970s classic and one of his last major appearances was as an angry implacable father in a 2010 blockbuster, but whatever role Vinod Khanna played -- good, bad, or even supporting -- he ended up making his presence felt. Can you think of any other Bollywood hero who won applause for...
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