Aahana to follow Esha's steps?

The lure of stardom is impossible to resist, especially for kid sisters who have enviously watched their older siblings flirt with the flashbulbs. First it was the attitude-laden Kareena who followed sis Karisma's tenacious footsteps to tinsel town Then it was Tanisha, Kajol’s equally firebrand sibling, who began sharing badi bahen's make-up, as she began gearing up for her debut Jaane Kaise Kab Kahan.

The second princess of dream girl Hema Malini, Aahana, not a wee bit discouraged by the gruel and grime that badi didi Esha had to endure in films, is also set for her debut. Read on...

After Makdee, comes Haathi Ka Anda

There are dozens of films made for children year after year and though only a few get noticed, even fewer win the appreciation of the audience they’re targeted at. One wonders if the same won’t be the fate of the Children’s Film Society of India’s (CFSI) latest offering, Haathi Ka Anda. Read on...

Showtime actor shot dead

Merlin Santana, an up-and-coming US actor who appeared most recently in the Eddie Murphy movie Showtime, was shot to death in a car in Los Angeles, authorities here said on Sunday. Read on...

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