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Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Monday, April 28, 2014

Priyanka Chopra – Virat Kohli on The Cover of 7th Anniversary Issue of HELLO! India

Priyanka Chopra – Virat Kohli on The Cover of 7th Anniversary Issue of HELLO! India

BHGSG News - TORONTO, Canada - April 28, 2014: Indian firebrand cricketer Virat Kohli features alongside actress Priyanka Chopra in the seventh anniversary cover of Hello! magazine.

The fiery Indian vice-captain is not only one of the best batsmen in the world but he has garnered a brand value over the recent past.

Kohli has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in the ad time occupied on television, also leaving behind captain MS Dhoni.

The batsman is India's heartthrob at the moment on and off the field.

But Virat loses his shine while sharing the frame with actress Priyanka Chopra.

The "Exotic" lady is a style diva and stands out even in the most simplest of outfits.

The former Miss World is seen wearing a crop top over a full-length deep plum-coloured skirt with a long slit, flaunting her long legs.

Priyanka pulled back her hair in a ponytail; lips complimenting her plum skirt and she finishes the job with minimal accessories. The actress puts on heels that can kill (if her looks don't do the job).

In the clash of strong personalities Priyanka stands out in the cover shoot.

Lack of chemistry between the two is clearly visible; maybe shooting separately didn't help the cause.

Earlier, Virat had shot a TV ad with his alleged girlfriend Anushka Sharma for a hair product. Sparks flew in the set and the result of the fireworks is known to all.

Reports of a raging romance between Anushka and Virat often make it to the gossip columns.

Looking at the Hello! cover, Anushka will be more than happy for the cold chemistry.


Bollywood & Hollywood Gup Shup Gossip

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Who Says Indian Man Rule?????

Who Says Indian Man Rule?????





Bollywood & Hollywood Gup Shup Gossip

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

DTN News - AUSTRALIA NEWS: Australian Designer Using Ignorance As An Excuse For Publicity

DTN News - AUSTRALIA NEWS: Australian Designer Using Ignorance As An Excuse For Publicity
**Hindus Protest Against Swimsuit Displaying Goddess Lakshmi
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 10, 2011:

Lakshmi is the goddess of good fortune and beauty in Hinduism and is also known as 'world-mother'. Lisa Burke's Lisa Blue Swimwear claims to represent "the girl of the future who can be sexy, beautiful, powerful and environmentally aware at the same time."

Acclaimed Indian fashion designer Ritu Kumar feels that many contemporary designers use Hindu imagery "without understanding the symbolism attributed to our gods and goddesses." Ashish Soni, another well-known fashion designer echoed her viewpoint when he said to the Times of India, "Most of this happens out of ignorance. They don't realize the use of godly images, and the fact that they are actually deities worshiped."

Hindu American statesman Rajan Zed, said that it was disturbing to see goddess Lakshmi, who was highly revered in Hinduism, on a swimwear displayed by a model at a fashion show. Lakshmi was meant to be worshiped in temples or home shrines and not for pushing swimwear in fashion shows for mercantile greed of an apparel company, Zed argued.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, asked the manufacturer Lisa Blue Swimwear and RAFW organizers to publicly apologize, and immediately recall all swimwear, which showed Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees, he said. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, Zed stressed.

Meanwhile, Lisa Blue in a press release issued an apologia: "The use of images of Goddess Lakshmi was not in any way a measure of calculated risk taking, simply it was a desire to celebrate different cultures and share that through our brand.

"We would like to offer an apology to anyone we may have offended and advise that the image of Goddess Lakshmi will not appear on any piece of Lisa Blue swimwear for the new season, with a halt put on all production of the new range and pieces shown on the runway from last week removed. This range will never be available for sale in any stockists or retail outlets anywhere in the world.
"We apologise to the Hindu community and take this matter very seriously," said the designer's web site.

Indeed, ignorance is bliss, but sometimes it can turn into blisters! What do you feel? Please post your valuable comments below.

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Bollywood & Hollywood Gup Shup Gossip

Sunday, December 6, 2009

B&HGSG News: Lakh Lakh Vadhaiyan On India Winning 3rd Test In Mumbai

B&HGSG News: Lakh Lakh Vadhaiyan On India Winning 3rd Test In Mumbai
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 6, 2009: India go top with thumping victory ~ December 6, 2009: India 726 for 9 dec (Sehwag 293, Dhoni 100*, Vijay 87, Dravid 74, Laxman 62, Tendulkar 52) beat Sri Lanka 393 (Dilshan 109, Mathews 99, Harbhajan 4-112) and 309 (Sangakkara 137, Paranavitana 54, Zaheer 5-72) by an innings and 24 runs. Sri Lanka may have thwarted India through the fourth day, but Zaheer Khan sliced through the remaining four wickets to take India to a 2-0 series win and the No. 1 spot in the ICC rankings. Zaheer started with a ripper in the first over to get rid of Kumar Sangakkara and finished his best performance of the series with his eighth five-wicket haul. This was the fourth time in the last four years that India had won two matches in a row; two of those braces came against Sri Lanka.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

India Couple's Kiss 'Not Obscene'

India Couple's Kiss 'Not Obscene'
(NSI News Source Info) February 4, 2009: A court in India has dismissed criminal proceedings against a married couple charged with obscenity for allegedly kissing in public in the capital.
The Delhi high court judge wondered how an "expression of love by a young married couple" could attract an obscenity charge.
Police arrested the couple - a 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman - for kissing near a station last September.
Public displays of affection are still largely taboo in India.
The police in Delhi had begun criminal proceedings against the couple for "sitting in an objectionable position near a metro (railway station) pillar and kissing due to which passersby were feeling bad".
The maximum punishment for committing an "obscene act" is three months in prison.
Judge S Muralidhar quashed the criminal proceedings.
He said that even if police reports were accurate "it is inconceivable how... an expression of love by a young married couple would attract an offence of obscenity and trigger the coercive process of law".
The judge expressed surprise that the couple had been picked up and charged by police despite officers being told that they were married.
Controversies
Reports say the couple denied in their petition to the court they were kissing. They said they were taking self portraits on their mobile phones.
Richard Gere sparked protests in India after he kissed Shilpa Shetty
The lawyer who contested the case for the couple told a Delhi newspaper: "Obscenity charges are attracted when an act is so obscene that it encourages depravity or annoys the public.
"In this case both these contents are missing, because the charge sheet is silent on any passersby as originally claimed."
Kissing in public in India has triggered controversies in the past.
In 2007, Hollywood actor Richard Gere sparked protests in India after kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner and Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty at an Aids awareness rally in Delhi.
The protesters said Gere had insulted Indian culture by kissing the hand and face of the actress.
In 2005, a court in Rajasthan imposed a fine of $22 on an Israeli couple for kissing after getting married in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Pushkar.
Priests were offended when the couple kissed and hugged during the chanting of religious verses. In 2004, Bollywood film star Kareena Kapoor began legal proceedings against a tabloid newspaper that published photos of her kissing her co-star.
She and Shahid Kapoor said the photos were doctored and were not of them.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Pakistanis Hope Bollywood Ties Remain Intact With India

Pakistanis Hope Bollywood Ties Remain Intact With India
(NSI News Source Info) January 27, 2009: The Aamir Khan starrer Bollywood thriller, Ghajini is not only a hit among the Indians but also proving to be a great crowd puller at the Pakistani cinemas as well.
“I loved this movie, not just because it was made in India but because we don't produce such quality stuff here,” Muhammad Salim said after watching the flick. Screening of a Bollywood film would not have been possible just a year ago, as Pakistan had barred films from its rival neighbour for more than 40 years. And lifting the ban only benefited the loss-stricken Pakistani cinema halls, the Dawn reports.
But the latest India threat to suspend all the cross-border business ties in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks could spell doom for the Pakistani cinema business.
“The entire industry is looking at fresh tensions between India and Pakistan with great worry. We are certainly anxious to see how the situation develops,” said Nadeem Mandviwala of Pakistan''''s association of film exhibitors.
Bollywood stars are very popular in Pakistan, courtesy of the pirated videos and DVDs for decades until the ban was lifted. Pakistani tabloids are filled with gossip about Indian film stars, but Pakistani filmmakers don’t consider the trend to be unhealthy for them.
“Indian movies will not obliterate the Pakistani film industry. They will encourage the production of good quality movies here. The stiff competition from Bollywood would eventually force authorities to change censorship policy, allowing the production of domestic films with sensitive themes,” Jehanzeb Baig, a cinema operator in Lahore said.
A Pakistani cultural ministry official source said that the government had no plans to reinstate the ban on Indian films in response to the ongoing row with New Delhi.
“Pakistan wants stability in the region and banning Indian films could enhance mistrust that is something that our leaders do not want to do at present,'''' he said.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2009 New Year Celebrated in Bangalore, India

2009 New Year Celebrated in Bangalore, India
(NSI News Source Info) December 31, 2008: An Indian policeman, left, stands guard as people dance to celebrate the New Year in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. In India, many were happy to see the end of 2008, during which the country was rocked by a series of terrorist attacks in several cities culminating in a three-day siege in Mumbai in which gunmen killed 164 people.