Monday, November 15, 2010

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Directorate of Film Festival to honor Manoj Bajpayee at IFFI

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:19 AM PST

Directorate of Film Festival, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Government of Goa are honoring actor for his contribution to new emerging cinema on 22 November,2010, at the International Film Festival in Goa.

Bajpai said,"I am very happy & humbled by this decision. They selected me for my work that is yet more rewarding. To be honored and facilitated in the presence of international film fraternity is definitely great. For me, as an actor, film making a constant changing process. Indian cinema has come a long way and my contribution to it has brought me pleasure. As an artiste, I too, I have evolved along with it."

Bajpai has also earlier been awarded National Awards and many others awards for his contribution to Indian Cinema.

Courtesy:BOC

World premiere of Subash Ghai’s ‘Nouka Dubi’ at IFFI Goa

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:10 AM PST

Bollywood showman Subash Ghai produced on screen magic of Rabindranath Tagore's work 'Nouka Dubi' will have its World Premiere at IFFI Goa and will be the opening Film of the India Premier Section coming 24th of this month.

The bilingual in Hindi and Bengali is helmed by the current bong feeler Rituparno Ghosh, starring the topper from Bengal cinema Prosenjit Chatterjee. The movie will also have Jisshu Sengupta, Raima Sen and Riya Sen doing pivotal roles.

The entire cast and crew of the film will be present for the select screening that will include the Indian and world media marking the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

Already a topic of buzz amongst festival rasikas, 'Nouka Dubi' is a short story from 'Galpa Cuccha' a collection of stories published in 1912.

The movie is slated for its worldwide release by the end of January 201

Courtesy:IG

Sonam, Neil binge in Goa; Abhishek jealous!

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 08:23 PM PST

Sonam Kapoor lost oodles of weight before entering Bollywood, but her taste buds are still very active and she is busy binging on Goan food along with her “Players” co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh. And guess who is jealous? Abhishek Bachchan!

The actors are shooting in Goa for their upcoming film “Players”, which is the remake of hit Hollywood movie “The Italian Job” that also stars Abhishek and Sikandar Kher.

Sonam wrote on microblogging site Twitter: “Eaten so so much at Mum`s Kitchen in Goa!! Nothing beats Goan food.”

Neil also tweeted: “Got the day off in Goa. With my father at baga beach @ britto`s. Great to see so many kids here. Lovely weather. Awesome place great food”.

To which Abhishek replied: “Will the two of you stop eating and get serious about your work please!! Start starving like the rest of us!!! These children are out of control!!!”

Neil, who calls Abhishek his big brother, then said: “When I have a big brother like you I know you won`t let me ! So please work harder than you already do for us.”

Abhishek said: “Good try!!!!! Not gonna happen.”

Sonam also joined in the conversation, saying that Abhishek was jealous.

“You are just jealous!! Bwahhahahahahaha!!!”, she posted.

Abhishek then said: “Jealous?? We`ll discuss that when you see the rushes and both of you will be looking like the house we`re shooting in.”

Neil replied: “Ok this is what you give us on Children`s Day. Fine we will.”

Courtesy:Z

Parents ask Goa- CM to help in class XII exam issue

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 07:25 PM PST

A group of parents met chief minister Digamber Kamat last week and asked him to order the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to conduct class XII board exams earlier in the academic year. This request was made so that Goan students get ample time to prepare for national competitive examinations such as the entrance test for the Indian Institutes of Technology.

Parents told Kamat that their representations in the matter to the Goa Board have yeilded no response or results. The chief minister was told that Goa Board is one of the bodies in the country that conducts the standard XII public examinations very late in the academic year and Goan students get the least time to prepare for national examinations.

Parents said that this was one of the major reasons why only few Goa students qualified in the national competitive exams. They said that besides doing well in the board exams, they also want students to perform well in IIT JEE, AIEE, BITSAT and other such national examinations.

“With this in view, it is a must that students get at least one month to prepare for these examinations after the standard XII exam. The Goa Board should ensure that the time table is made in such a way as to allow students sufficient time to do well in the Goa board and the national competitive exams,” one parent told Kamat.

Kamat assured the parents that he would write to the Goa Board in this regard so that Goan students are able to shine in national competitive tests as well.

“Normally, standard XI exams are conducted before the standard XII exams. It is easily possible to conduct standard XII exams first and then the standard XI exams so that standard XII students get the desired time period to prepare for nationally competitive exams,” another parent said.

Courtesy:TOI
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