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  • Ali Zafar to shoot for ...Laden sequel in August

    Pakistani actor Ali Zafar, who debuted in Bollywood with 2010 film "Tere Bin Laden", will be seen doing a cameo in the comic satire's sequel. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, "Tere Bin laden", a spoof on the 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden, featured Ali in the lead. Tentatively titled "Tere Bin Laden 3", the sequel stars TV anchor Manish Paul in the main role. "I am only doing a cameo in the ...

  • Dhonis boys doing well as a batting unit Lankan selector Jayasuriya

    Former Sri Lanka captain and now national selector Sanath Jayasuriya has said the Lankans must keep in mind India's unbeaten performance in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament when planning their strategy for Thursday's second semi-final encounter. Jayasuriya, who attended yesterday's practice session to boost the confidence of his country's players, said the Indian team is doing well as a ...

  • Rupee hits another record low of 59.93 against dollar

    The Indian rupee slumped to another record low of 59.93 against a dollar Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve signalled an end to its monetary stimulus that would help in further strengthening of the greenback. The partially convertible rupee opened sharply lower and hit the record low of 59.93 in the morning session at the inter-bank foreign exchange market here, surpassing the previous ...

  • YRFs southern journey gathers steam

    Bollywood movie production giant Yash Raj Films (YRF) is geared up for its southern innings, which begins with the Tamil and Telugu remake of successful Hindi movie "Band Baaja Baaraat". Starring well-known southern actor Nani along with debutant Vani Kapoor in lead roles, the film is directed by Gokul Krishna and produced by Aditya Chopra. The untitled film went on floor end of May, and it has ...

  • Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddys bail plea

    The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) B.V. Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining case. Justice K.G. Shankar, who had reserved his order last Friday, pronounced the ruling rejecting the bail petitions of both the accused. The court agreed with the CBI's ...

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Cape Fear (1991) [DVD]

Cape Fear (1991) [DVD]

The character of Sam Bowden as played by Nick Nolte in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear is a far different man than the one played by Gregory Peck in J. Lee Thompson's 1962 original. As played by Peck, Sam Bowden was a pillar of dignity, honesty, and rationality, a good-hearted Southern attorney and family man forced to unleash his inner animal when his family is threatened by an unst ... ...

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  • For music career thing big but be realistic

    Huge stages, bright lights and high-voltage sound along with a discerning audience - all this is a dream for any musician, especially for the growing Indie music artists. But the journey to the top is not so easy and one needs to think long and deep before embarking on a career in the medium, top musicians say. It's a long grind to live performances, concerts and music festivals. So it's ...

  • Advani meets RSS chief

    Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here Thursday, a day after their meeting was deferred when the BJP veteran conveyed that he was "unwell". Sources said the meeting lasted nearly 45 minutes at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office here, to where Advani travelled to meet Bhagwat. Bhagwat played a key role in resolving the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...

  • Sensex tanks 399 points in pre-noon trading

    A benchmark index of Indian equities markets plunged by 2.08 percent or 399.49 points during the pre-noon session Thursday. Selling pressure was observed in all stocks. It was led by the banking index (bankex), metals, oila nd gas, public sector undertakings (PSUs), capital goods, autos and fast moving consumer goods. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Samp;P Bombay Stock Exchange ...

  • Rescue operation picks up pace in landslide-hit Himachal

    The Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Air Force Thursday speeded up its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past five days in Kinnaur district, which has been cut off following landslides, an official said here. "Since 6.30 in the morning three choppers have been on job. So far 77 tourists were airlifted," an official told IANS. He said the weather is clear and the maximum ...

  • 300 from Bihar missing in Uttarakhand

    Former Bihar minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey's two relatives were killed while he survived nature's fury at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, a state where 300 people from Bihar are missing. Choubey, along with his close relatives, a family priest and security personnel, was on a trip to Kedarnath when they were trapped in the landslides and strong currents of the Ganga river. According to his personal ...

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