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Carol says shilpa bullying is NOT racist

Carol Malone says Shilpa bullying ‘is NOT racist’ and explains why Shilpa would never go for Dirk. BBC Asian Network Listen online at www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork Big Brother evictee Carol Malone speaks to Adil Ray on the Asian Network and acknowledges that although Shilpa is being bullied it is not racist. Big Brother did confirm that Jade’s […]

19 years ago

Kabul Express

The unique music of Kabul Express is released, composed by prodigy Raghav Sachar

The unique music of Yash Raj Films’ latest production ‘Kabul Express’ was released on Friday, 17 November 2006. The film is directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra. And it offers the listener some of the most melodious tunes in recent times, composed by debutant music director, the multi-instrumentalist and singer Raghav Sachar. The peppy lyrics are also by a debutant, Aditya Dhar, with lyrics for the track ‘Banjar’ featuring additional contributions from Swaratmika Mishra and Vijay Kumar.

The album opens with the title track, called ‘Kabul Fiza’, a youthful, contemporary tune that perfectly conveys the international feel of the movie, and slips effortlessly between western and Indian instruments. It is sung by the composer himself.

‘Banjar’ features the inimitable voice of Shubha Mudgal in a song that perfectly captures the flavour of Afghanistan where the movie is based and where it has been shot extensively on location. Add the tremendous percussion work on the song by the talented Sivamani and you have a track that is certain to rule the airwaves for some time to come.

19 years ago

PROVOKED

Provoked is a forthcoming British based English film directed by Jag Mundhra.

It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden.

Cinematography for the film is being handled by Madhu Ambat. The film's score and soundtrack has been composed by A. R. Rahman, and the theme song for the film, "Alive", was composed by Rahman and sung by Karen David, who has a small cameo in the film. Shot in London.

The movie tells the harrowing tale of a woman who is abused by her husband.

Unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband, a battered Punjabi housewife Kiranjit Ahluwalia (Aishwarya Rai) and mother of two in London, sets him on fire and kills him.

Charged with first-degree murder, she is sentenced to life imprisonment, where she befriends her cellmate, a wealthy white woman, from whom she learns English. Her cell mate is so moved by her story that she asks her step-brother, a highly respected queen's counsel to file her appeal. Her case comes to the notice of a motley group of south Asian social workers running a under founded organization called Southall Black Sisters. They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organizing rallies to gather public support for her freedom.

19 years ago

Tony’s Xclusive Interview with John Abraham

Hunk John Abraham teams up with Nana Patekar & Sameera Reddy
for the first time in UTV’s forthcoming ‘Taxi Number 9 2 11’,
an eagerly awaited title from producer Ramesh Sippy, scheduled
for a 24 Feb/03 March release.

So Tony from Punjab2000 (About time he does some work – Music PR Team)
caught up with him @ the BBC Asian Network at the Mailbox in Birmingham.

19 years ago

Shilpa Shetty To Be A Big Brother Housemate

At the end of December 2006, Shilpa Shetty leaves for an undisclosed part of UK to be part of the biggest reality show Big Brother UK. Though the actress has been forbidden from talking about it, it's most reliably learnt that Shilpa has been paid the equivalent of a whopping Rs 3 crores to be the only Bollywood participant on the show. Shilpa joins Big Brother from Jan 1 and spends the next 25 days on the show. Says the source, "When Shilpa was approached she was taken completely by surprise. She had made no overtures to Endemol (the company that produces Big Brother internationally) to let them know she was interested in their show at all. But Big Brother made inquiries.

19 years ago