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Lapataganj actor Rohitashv Gaur wants to be part of Bigg Boss

Lapataganj actor Rohitashv Gaur wants to be part of Bigg Boss

The popular TV actor will be back as Mukundi with Lapataganj Ek Baar Phir and is confident that the second season will be more successful than the first After doing soap operas and few blink-and-miss roles in films like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, A Wednesday

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June 5 2013, 10:54 am

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Pulkit Samrat interview After Fukrey if I am asked to run naked on the street it wouldnt embarrass me

Pulkit Samrat interview After Fukrey if I am asked to run naked on the street it wouldnt embarrass me

He started as an actor on a television soap, had a spat with boss Ekta Kapoor and then found his feet in films. What is Pulkit all about? The 29-year-old actor has had a terrific journey. From playing the errant son in one of India's most successful soap operas (

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June 3 2013, 11:14 am

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IPL Spot-fixing: The chaos has turned cricket into a sideshow

IPL Spot-fixing: The chaos has turned cricket into a sideshow

From sport to sensation to soap opera: The IPL Spot-Fixing issue has turned cricket into a sideshow as the focus has shifted to the sound and fury associated with the murky aspects of betting, gambling, the good life and its murky underbelly, writes Arunabha Sengupta.

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May 24 2013, 2:55 pm

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Ankur Arora Murder Case movie review A gripping medical thriller

Ankur Arora Murder Case movie review A gripping medical thriller

The film is more relevant than many of today's commercial hits Film: Ankur Arora Murder Case; Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Arjun Mathur, Vishakha Singh, Paoli Dam, Tisca Chopra and Manish Chaudhary; Writer: Vikram Bhatt; Director: Suhail Tatari Picture this. A mother watches her young

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June 14 2013, 3:56 pm

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Satire: BCCI offers hefty cash awards to fans as reward for identifying spot-fixers

Satire: BCCI offers hefty cash awards to fans as reward for identifying spot-fixers

By Amrut Thobbi Ekta Kapoor and the dream merchants of the television world are a worried lot these days. The makers of Hindi soap operas are concerned on the effect the Indian Premier League's (IPL) ability to grab the television viewers’ eyeballs with a series of off-field drama in the past week.

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October 13 2012, 5:07 am

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Karan Johar My mom is more proud of me as Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 judge than as filmmaker

Karan Johar My mom is more proud of me as 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' judge than as filmmaker

The filmmaker talks about the connection Indians have with TV and how he would never get into producing soap operas Thanks to his mother Hiroo, Karan

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June 29 2012, 3:14 pm

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