Sonakshi Sinha: Bollywood’s blockbuster queen completes three years
With seven films, four blockbusters and just one flop, Sonakshi Sinha has made a distinct place in Bollywood, where the destiny of a star changes every Friday. The actress has even managed to impress critics with her acting prowess in her recent release Lootera. As the actress completes three years…
Bollywood Star open-call auditions coming to Vancouver on Sept. 21
There’s nary a streak of grey in their hair and one of them graduated from theatre school less than a decade ago, but now that they’re set to assess a new era of Bollywood talent, the freshly minted judges of Bollywood Star are taking stock of their own careers. “I…
Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in Bollywood
Being one of the most important events in Maharashtra’s festival calendar, Ganesh Chaturthi has found a significant space in Bollywood movies too. The 10-day festival, which began yesterday, has many hit numbers dedicated to it. The latest was from choreographer-director Remo D’Souza’s directorial venture ‘Any Body Can Dance’. The song…
Indian wine may soon enter Thai market
Indian wine, which is slowly making itself seen in wine cellars in several countries, could soon enter the vast Thailand’s vast market as an accompaniment to spicy Thai cuisine. “The Thai palate is similar to the Indian palate, our wines are well suited to Thai and Indian cuisine,” Jagdish Holkar,…
Playing transgender tough for Elizabeth Tan
British actress Elizabeth Tan, who plays the role of a Thai transgender in drama series ” The Syndicate”, says she loved the challenge that the role brought with it. “I love a challenge and I would say the role of Sulim in ‘The Syndicate’ was a wonderful role,” BANG Showbiz…
India-Thailand freetrade agreement talks move ahead
Thailand has indicated softening of stance on some of the issues in the freetrade agreement it is negotiating with India, bringing the pact closer to reality after more than 10 years of talks. Top officials in the ministry of commerce and industry said Bangkok has shown more flexibility recently over…
Plane crash-lands at Bangkok airport, 13 injured
Thai Airways International Airbus 330 from Guangzhou, China, skidded off the runway at Suvarnabhumi Airport as it was landing on Sunday night, causing damage to its propellers and putting a fire at the right landing gear near the engine. Rescue officials have put out the fire and evacuated all the…
Akshay Kumar to launch ‘Boss’ song on reality show finale
Bollywood actor-producer Akshay Kumar will launch the `Party all night` song from his forthcoming film `Boss` at the finale of the dance reality show `Dance India Dance Super Moms` Sunday. Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, the `grandmaster` of the Zee TV show, plays a key part in `Boss`. He essays the…
Amitabh Bachchan finds his first crorepati!
It’s Maha Crorepati this year, and Big B has found his first crorepati! Taj Mohammed Rangrez, a history teacher from Udaipur, created history by becoming the first person to win a whopping Rs.1 crore on TV reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 7, 2013.All came to a standstill when the…
Thailand’s Investment Is on the Rise
Investment in Thailand has been on the increase and Thailand remains attractive to foreign investors. The Cabinet, during its meeting on 3 September 2013, acknowledged a report on Thailand’s investment situation from January to June 2013, submitted by the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry told the Cabinet that the Board…