Man escapes death at Kandivli railway station

Attempting to get into a running train, the man slipped and fell in between the train and the platform in Kandivli station, Mumbai on 16th of Apr 2007. But this guy was obviously more luckier than them. He was advised by the people on the platform not to move and he didn't move until the 8 bogies of train went over him. He survived.

Images source Mid-Day newspaper

Pictures of Shakira Live in Mumbai

Shakira live at Mumbai

Shakira shakes a hip in Bombay

Colombian singing sensation Shakira on her maiden concert in Bombay, India, on March 25, 2007. Shakira was in India as part of her 'Oral Fixation' tour.

Mumbai sways to Shakira

In her first ever concert in India, pop singer Shakira got a 20,000 strong audience grooving to her tunes.

Shakira... Shakira... the fever

Shakira rocked Dubai with her popular numbers including Hips don't lie. Now, Mumbai is getting set to groove with the Latino sensation on Sunday.

Lebanese-Colombian born, pop singer Shakira performs during a live concert in Dubai, UAE, on Friday March, 23, 2007, as part of her tour entitled the Oral Fixation Tour.

The Colombian singer was presented with a memento by Younis Al Suwaidi Dubai, Dubai's Civil Aviation VIP terminal manager upon her arrival in Dubai.

After a power-packed performance in Dubai, ten-time Grammy winner Shakira arrived at the Mumbai airport on Saturday evening. She's all set to perform in the city on Sunday.

Elizabeth Hurley Plans Lavish Five-Day Wedding Party from March 5-10 in India

Elizabeth HurleyBritish model/actress Elizabeth Hurley and her businessman fiance Arun Nayar are flying guests to India for an extravagant five-day wedding celebration - according to newspaper reports.

The couple are planning to get married in an English ceremony on 3rd March before heading to India - Nayar's birthplace - two days later to continue Their $870,000 wedding party.

They have invited guests, who are expected to include Hugh Grant and Sir Elton John, to a five-day bash from March 5-10, which is to be held in locations across India from "Bombay to Rajasthan".

A friend of the couple told British newspaper The Mirror, "While the UK wedding will be a quiet affair, the Indian celebration will be over-the-top and flamboyant. Elizabeth is hoping that all their friends will be able to make all five days. It will certainly be a wedding party to remember. Elizabeth doesn't do anything by halves. There are already all sorts of rumours about what she's planning - but it will definitely be lavish."

Video of the Making of Amitabh Bachchan Starrer 'India Poised'

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Video of Amitabh Bachchan Reciting The 'India Poised' Anthem

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The Times of India's christening of 2007 as the 'Year of India' and the ensuing six-week long 'India Poised' campaign. Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood MegaStar who was voted 'Indian of the Year' in 2005 and again in 2006 in a TOI poll, launched the campaign. The backdrop for the film is the under-construction Bandra-Worli Sealink (like San Franscisco's famous Golden Gate). The sealink which is otherwise a restricted zone.

Mumbai-based model Raj will be Sholay's new Jai

December 01, 2006 21:03 IST, Rediff.com

Just days after the news that Mohit Ahlawat was ousted from Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay remake, comes further news that a replacement has already been found.

Mumbai-based model Raj will fill Mohit's shoes in the film. Quite good for a debutant, considering Raj will play Amitabh Bachchan's Jai in the new film.

So, the casting seems complete, and the film will resume shooting this month.

Will Raj's Jai have great chemistry with Ajay Devgan's Veeru? Lets wait and watch.

Naseeruddin Shah's son falls off running train

Rediff.com, November 23, 2006 17:30 IST, Last Updated: November 24, 2006 01:45 IST

Naseeruddin Shah's son Imad, 20, was found lying injured on railway tracks in Mumbai on Thursday, police said.

He was found on the tracks near the Lower Parel (in central Mumbai) station at 8.50 am with injuries to his forehead, and was rushed to government-run Nair Hospital immediately.

"We suspect he might have fallen off a local train," a railway police official said.

Imad was later shifted to the Hinduja Hospital in Mahim (a Mumbai suburb) and kept in the intensive care unit.

In the hospital, Naseer appeared distraught, as he awaited the results at the MRI centre, along with his family and friends were with him.

Actor Akash Khurana, who was with Naseer at the time, said, "Imad is fine. We are awaiting his report."

A case regarding the incident has been registered in the Mumbai Central Railway police station.

With inputs from Patcy N

Brangelina go sightseeing in Mumbai

November 13, 2006 16:40 IST, Rediff.com

On November 12, Angelina went sightseeing with her family, and visited the Gateway of India with Brad Pitt and their two adopted children, Zahara and Maddox.

After shooting in Mumbai local trains, the actress is also likely to shoot in busy areas like Bhendi Bazaar and Mohammad Ali Road this week.

A Mighty Heart also stars Indian actors Irrfan and Aly Khan.

A taste of Mumbai for Angelina and Brad

November 13, 2006 16:32 IST, Rediff.com

Angelina and Brad Pitt had also tasted Mumbai life when they went for a rickshaw ride in Pune, almost a month ago.

The Hollywood crew is likely to return to Pune after their shooting stint in Mumbai is over.

Angie, Dan enjoy a train ride

November 13, 2006 16:10 IST, Rediff.com

At Marine Lines, the duo boarded the train once again, to travel to the next and last stop, Churchgate.

There, they were mobbed by excited crowds, photographers and paparazzi, who were waiting to shoot pictures.

Incidentally, A Mighty Heart is being filmed in Mumbai because Daniel Pearl came to Mumbai before leaving for Karachi with his wife Marianne Pearl (played by Jolie), where he was executed.

Onlookers going nuts over Angie

November 13, 2006 15:55 IST, Rediff.com

Onlookers could not believe that they were looking at one of Hollywood's leading actresses.

Angelina, who even bought train tickets, boarded the train with her costar Dan Futterman, and travelled to the next station, Marine Lines. She even travelled second class despite the rush hour, rather than the first class compartment.

Spectators tried to click pictures of the star but her bodyguards obstructed the view.

At Marine Lines, Angelina was spotted buying peanuts and Mentos, a mouth freshner mint. The shopkeeper -- 15-year-old Raju Singh -- wondered who the 'angrez' couple were, who had stirred up such a frenzy.

Photographs: Getty Images

Angelina Jolie boards Mumbai local train!

November 13, 2006 15:25 IST
Text, photograph: Syed Firdaus Ashraf, Rediff.com


Monday morning saw Mumbai's train commuters taken by surprise when Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie decided to take a local train from Charni Road station to Churchgate.

Dressed informally in T-shirt and cargo pants, Angelina was accompanied by costar Dan Futterman (right) and several bodyguards.

The actress, along with Brad Pitt, is in the city for a week to shoot for the film A Mighty Heart, based on the life of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl, who was killed by Al Qaeda operatives in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2002.

257 people conned of Rs 80 crore

Owner of a travel firm promised its clients brand new cars for Rs 1.4 lakh each but he made off with all the money
- Nilesh Nikade and Ruhi Khan, Mumbai Mirror

The Thane magistrate court has ordered an inquiry into a case of fraud involving the owner of a travel company and six others who made off with about Rs 80 crore invested by 257-odd people in a car scheme launched by the firm.
The court ordered Mira Road police to investigate the case against the owner of Gurudev Travel Connexion (GTC), Sandip Kandalkar, and six others following the complaints filed by a Vilas Sawant and a Shailesh Joshi, both travel agents and the agents in the scheme.
The victims had invested around 1.4 lakh each in the scheme launched by the GTC in return for cars and a monthly rental of Rs 20,000 on each of the vehicles for over three years.
Vilas Sawant, owner of Omkar Tours and Travels in Mira Road said: “Under the schemes launched by the GTC, a client had to make a downpayment of Rs 1.4 lakh to purchase a Tata Indigo LX on instalment, out of which Rs 30,000 was taken as service charge by the company. The car was then leased out to the GTC on a monthly rental of Rs 20,000 for three years, which could have helped the client pay off his EMI of Rs 9,000 and earn Rs 11,000 per month.
“After three years, the company had also promised the ownership of the car, without paying any maintenance for fuel charges for three years.”
The GTC was also offering similar schemes for Indigo and Mahindra Scorpio at the payment of Rs1.5 lakh and Rs 3.3 lakh, respectively.
The GTC owner, Sandip, who had leased a bungalow owned by singer Sonu Nigam in Andheri’s Char Rasta area and used to drive around in a Mercedes with private bodyguards, persuaded people to invest in the schemes through the two agents, Vilas Sawant and Shailesh Joshi.
The agents were getting Rs 2,000 per client and till April 2006 Sawant got over 250 clients to join the scheme.
“From April, the monthly rentals to clients started getting delayed and we were told by Sandip that it was because his investment in two movies had caused him losses. He requested us to pay the rentals to the clients for the next few months. But in September, when we could not continue paying the clients, he issued us cheques amounting to Rs 3.1 crore to pay off the customers,” said Shailesh, who had brought seven customers.
A police official said that when the cheques bounced, Sandip promised to pay his agents in cash. “But he locked his office and bungalow and ran away. We raided his bungalow in Goa, too, but he had managed to escape from there,” he added.
The economic offences wing of Mumbai police has already registered case against Sandip and has arrested two people from his team under section 406, 420 and 34 of the IPC.

Sanchita of Kolkata is Zee's Little Champ

12:15am 29th October 2006
Who will be the Lil Champ -- Sameer, Diwakar or Sanchita? There is tension in the air as the episode begins with Alka, Bappida, Abhijeet and Shaan singing a medley of their own songs.

Finally, the votes are tallied. Shah Rukh Khan announced the winners at a grand finale in Mumbai which was telecasted live on ZEE TV. Sanchita of Kolkata got the highest number of votes, approx. 45 lacs. Diwakar of Delhi baged the 2nd place by losing marginally with approx. 44 lacs votes and Sameer of Mumbai emerged as the 2nd runners up with approx. 43 lacs votes.