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Salman Khan jailed in wildlife case

August 25th, 2007 admin No comments

Bollywood star Salman Khan was arrested by police on Saturday and sent to jail after a court rejected his appeal against a five-year conviction for shooting an endangered species of gazelle.
Television channels showed pictures of the muscular actor surrounded by policemen as he left the airport in Jodhpur after arriving from Mumbai, as TV [...]

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The culture of hero worship

August 25th, 2007 admin No comments

In the wake of the euphoria following actor Sanjay Dutt’s incarceration and interim bail in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, it seems that the culture of hero worship is more pronounced in India than anywhere else in the world.
Largely, the media is being blamed for glorifying the actor by reporting every little aspect [...]

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It seems like a fairy-tale: Dhoni

August 7th, 2007 admin No comments

Mahendra Singh Dhoni today termed his elevation to Twenty-20 captaincy three years after his India debut as a “fairy-tale” and said he would strive hard to meet the challenges and expectations.
“To be honest, I never dreamt of playing for India. I just played the game for the love of it. So just to play [...]

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Categories: dhamaka