Aamir Khan-directed ‘Taare Zamin Par’ has been adjudged the best film and Kareena Kapoor bags the Best Performance award at the Sixth Australian Indian Film Festival that kicked off in style in Sydney on Friday 29th August 2008 at the Cinema Paris in the prestigious Fox Studios. The festival opened with the screening of ‘Taare [...]
The Australian Indian Film Festival (AIFF) is now in its sixth year and has become one of the Indian film indusries most prestigious events worldwide, says M G Distribution media release. This year’s festival begin at Cinema Paris on Friday 29th Aug. 2008 Every year our festival grows grander and richer with the support of [...]
We give below Maan’s interview he gave to Sanghmitra and printed in The Indian Sub-continent Times’s April 2004 issue. Meet Gurdas Maan, the human being. He is a different personality off stage. More humble with no airs of a super star. When everybody thought that after the hectic night of dance and music, Maan would be [...]
Lata Mangeshkar was once asked which music director she had liked to work with ‘besides’ Madan Mohan. It appeared difficult for her to answer because Madan Mohan’s name was taken off the question. It is said that it was Madan Mohan who could bring out the best in Lata. He would keep on rehearsing till [...]
Gandhari… in search of light Solo act by Aishveryaa Nidhi Sydney and Melbourne witnessed ‘Mahabharata in one hour’ or Mahabharata through the ‘eyes’ of Gandhari — the unsung and perhaps the most suffered character of the epic. This masterpiece solo act was presented by renowned Sydney based theatre personality Aishveryaa Nidhi and directed through ‘remote [...]
It was exactly one year after she left the shores of Australia in June 2007 to exploit her talent, she believed she had, in the dream land called Bollywood that the Sydney girl Sanghmitra saw her dreams coming true when she signed her first film in the lead role ’Bhavnao Ko Smjho’. Although had done [...]
One wondered why Rajeev Khandelwal was indulging in ‘desperate’ self-promotion after the completion of Aamir. You won’t blame him when you see the film. Like a seasoned actor, this newcomer, Rajeev Khandelwal displays the frustration a man goes through when his family is kidnapped and the ransom he has to pay is to become a [...]
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Budget Preview: Productivity: Surplus to requirements?
>By Megan Motto, CEO Consult Australia: The pressure on the Federal Budget to deliver a surplus whilst preserving existing services and supporting future productivity is considerable. Slashing bureaucrats’ consulting budgets is often seen as an easy-win to help achieve this balance. In recent weeks, following the election of Campbell Newman, and with a fiscally conservative [...]
Abbot vision for secure borders, cohesive society
As well as an occasion to reflect on the valour and self-sacrifice of Australia’s military personnel, Anzac Day, which we commemorated this past week, should also be a reminder of the role that our country has played in the wider world. Australia is an influential middle power and, whether we quite appreciate it or not, [...]
Bob Carr views a world with ‘overlapped’ cultures
Last month, US soldiers burned copies of the Koran at Bagram air base in Afghanistan. Days later, young people destroyed 238 war graves in Benghazi, Libya.Intentional insult or error of judgement, such acts can look like cultures at war as did the Taliban when it dynamited the Buddhas of Bamiyan, carved in stone 15 centuries [...]
Several Aus & Asian Universities in top 50 world ranking, but none from India
An Opinion by Dr. Yadu Singh: The latest ranking from The Times Higher Education World University ranking in 2012 places Harvard University at number 1, MIT at number 2, Cambridge at number 3 and Stanford at 4. Melbourne University, Australian National University [ANU] and University of Sydney are in the top 50. Many more are [...]
Multiculturalism in Australia: a policy, we can’t do without!
An Opinion By Dr. Yadu Singh: Australia is a great place where one can meet people from all backgrounds, cultures and religions. They can enjoy food from diverse backgrounds-Indian, Chinese, Italian, Sri Lankan, Thai and many more, including, of course, Australian. People can and do enjoy festivals from diverse backgrounds. I myself have participated in [...]