Language: Hindi Actors: Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav, Suresh Menon, Dia Mirza, Juhi Chawla Director: Jaideep Sen Producer: Rakesh Roshan Written by: Ashwani Dhir Music: Rajesh Roshan One of the more tolerable comedies emerging out of the Bollywood cesspool, Krazzy 4 is the story of four mental patients Raja (Arshad Warsi), Dr.Mukerji (Irrfan Khan), […]
A pretty Indian-American girl Shivani Sud won the top prize at the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition in the U.S. on Tuesday. As the grand prize winner, Shivani Sud gets a $100,000 scholarship from the Intel Foundation. This is the first time that an Indian-American student has won the top prize, which is often […]
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi today at 6:16 PM local time adding to the instability of this nuclear nation in South Asia. Early reports say that a suicide bomber shot Benazir in the neck and chest as she was leaving a campaign rally in […]
Time magazine has named Russian President Vladimir Putin its Person of the Year for 2007. Good choice, indeed. Like Professor Samuel Huntington, we believe without order there can be no civil society. After the chaos of the Gorbachev and Yeltsin eras, Putin has ushered in order, stability and prosperity (helped by high oil prices) for […]
A new poll published after President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule on November 3, 2007 shows that two-thirds of Pakistanis want him to quit while 70% feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. Conducted by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute, the poll casts a harsh spotlight on Musharraf with 67% calling for the […]
The New York Times has joined the chorus of movie critics that have slammed Madhuri Dixit’s new movie Aaja Nachle (produced by Yash Raj Films). Reviewing Aaja Nachle in Saturday’s edition of the NYT, Rachel Saltz writes: “Aaja,†directed by Anil Mehta, tries but doesn’t quite know what to do with Ms. Dixit, a wonderful […]