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Kolkata, Apr 24 (PTI) Bollywood films are "veryrnpopular" in Armenia and its government has plans for morerncultural exchange programmes with India so that people thererncould see more of such movies, Armenian Ambassador to Indiarnsaid today."Armenians love to see Bollywood films which are fullrnof songs and dance. These films are very bright, well-designedrnand one comes out in a good mood after watching a Bollywoodrnfilm," Ara Hakobyan told PTI here.People in Armenia watch the films subtitled in Englishrnand Russian, said Hakobyan who is here to attend a programmernto commemorate the 95th anniversary of Armenian Genocide."Not only Bollywood films, Indian culture as a wholernis v…

Cricketers, including his Team India colleagues and the Bollywood celebrities wished happy birthday to champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar who turned 37 on Saturday.

Legendary Australian spinner and an old friend Shane Warne wished Tendulkar on his birthday and also hoped he will recover in time for the Indian Premier League final against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

"Happy birthday to the little master and my friend Sachin !! Hope he is not injured for the final... Good luck to both teams," Warne said on his twitter account.

Left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh, who played for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL, tweeted, "Happy birthday Master Blaster. Lots of love n best o…

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Apr 25, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) CHASE (2010, Hindi) is an upcoming Indian Bollywood movie directed by Jagmohan Mundhra. Chase has a star cast of Anuj Saxena, Udita Goswami, Samir Kochhar, Aditya Raj nKapoor, Tarina Patel, Rajesh Khattar and more.

The theatrical release date of action thriller CHASE is April 30, 2010.

How fast does a man have to go ... to outrun death ? The tagline of Chase is, "Think Fast, Run Faster."

Bollywood actress Udita Goswami, who initially started her career via television and video advertisement spots, came into limelight with Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller PAAP (Sin) [DVD] co-starring Mohan Agashe, Gulshan Grover and John Abraha…

Kajol in Karan Johar’s international Bollywood hit My Name Is Khan, starring Shahrukh Khan

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According to Agence France-Presse, Bangladesh has lifted a four-decade ban on Indian films. Some Bangladeshi actors and technicians may be none too happy, as they dislike competition just like most everybody else — Hollywood included. Bangladeshi movie theater owners, however, are ecstatic.

In fact, exhibitors were the ones who pressured the Bangladeshi government to end the ban, which began in 1972, the year following the country’s independence. (For those who don’t know; Bangladesh and Pakistan used to be one country. The whole thing goes back all the way to t…

At 11.20pm last Thursday on a hot night in the DY Patil cricket stadium, all hell was breaking loose. The Deccan Chargers' last batsman had just swept the ball straight into the hands of the Chennai Super Kings' deadliest bowler and the ground erupted.

As the cacophony of sound cranked up another notch, fireworks exploded in the sky above the stadium, across the waters of Thane Creek from Mumbai. The international cricketing superstars hired to represent what used to be Madras were heading for the final of the Indian Premier League and the chance to call themselves champions of what is rapidly becoming the world's most controversial league.

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Amitabh Bachchan whose disciplined, teetotalling life is somewhat rare in Bollywood, has said his liver has been partially destroyed by cirrhosis, requiring constant medical attention.

The 67-year-old Bollywood star said the condition was caused through a blood transfusion following a near-fatal accident while shooting for a film in 1982.

"I was therefore technically, or shall we say in medical terminology, a patient by default. A patient that had developed cirrhosis of the liver -- a condition that is normally associated with that of an alc…

The streaming rental industry is getting ever more crowded, and now it's going to have to make room for at least one more. YouTube has seemingly launched an streaming rental service, offering movies and television shows for anywhere from 99 cents to $3.99. Content would be viewable in a 48-hour window following purchase.Artwork: Chip Taylor

While most of the content available appears to be from independent, small studio and Bollywood sources, I spotted several Lionsgate movies in the list. Recent hit Precious and Brothers are currently being featured, and the service had a few catalog titles, including the Saw movies and 3:10 to Yuma.

Television show content d…

New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Bollywood beauties Lara Duttarnand Deepika Padukone hit it off really well during thernshooting of Sajid Khan's upcoming comic caper 'Housefull.The two actress would often take time off to have somernuninterrupted shopping while shooting the film in London."Lara was familiar with London and since she andrnDeepika shared a great rapport she would often take Deepikarnfor the local sales," a unit source said.Deepika and Lara will share screen space for the firstrntime in the Sajid Nadiadwala's romantic comedy, which alsornstars A-listers like Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, RiteishrnDeshmukh and Jiah Khan. The film is slated to hit theatres onrnApril 30.

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Akshay Kumar has been termed as the lucky mascot for all his heroines, by the actress Jiah Khan. The actress has been reportedly saying that she is very lucky to have been able to work with such big stars in her short span in the film industry.

Akshay Kumar, who has worked with almost all actresses, has been very successful working with Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor etc, in the nineties and actresses of today-like Priyanka Chopra , Katrina Kaif, and now Jiah Khan, Lara Dutta and Deepika Padukone, all three have been paired with the great action man in the forth coming flick ‘Houseful’.

Jiah Khan, who debuted with the film’Nishabd in 200…