Wednesday, October 29, 2008 MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan unveiled one-minute promo of his much talked about film, 'Ghajini' on the festival day of Diwali, considered to be auspicious for all new ventures, in entertainment capital Mumbai on Tuesday (October 28).'Ghajini', directed by A. R. Murugadoss, also stars actress Asin Thottumkal, and second leading lady Jiah Khan. A. R. Rahman is scoring the music for the film.It is a Hindi remake of Murugadoss's Tamil film with the same title.Khan said that the film, which was supposed to hit theatres on Diwali, now would be released during Christmas."The film would be released on December 25, and we felt that we should reveal the promo on Diwali (festival of lights), which is why we invited all of you to see the promo on Diwali. I hope that you all liked it. This is my first action film in real sense, it is out and out a mainstream entertainer, which I am doing after a long gap. I hope that people like it, we've really worked hard on the film and on this auspicious day I'd like to wish you a very happy Diwali," he said.Aamir is seen with his new six-pack abs in the promo, for which the talented actor has worked very hard.The film is said to be inspired by Christopher Nolan's much acclaimed movie "Memento", where the protagonist suffers from anterograde amnesia (short term memory loss) and seeks revenge for his wife's murder.Khan was in news recently for his successful directorial debut with 'Taare Zameen Par' (Stars on Earth).His first appearance on the silver screen was as a child actor in his Uncle Nasir Hussain's film 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat' way back in 1973.Khan's career started eleven years later with the film, 'Holi' in1984. But his first commercial success came with his cousin Mansoor Khan's film 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' in 1988.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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