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Crowds Pack in Colorful Dussehra Diwali Celebration at Skeeter’s Stadium

Click here for photo collage   SUGAR LAND: The forecast for Saturday was for bright and sunny skies, as if Lord Ram himself wished his glory to be sung , demonstrated and displayed  by all his devotees in the Houston area.  The main team of organizers received good omens once again when the huge 10 […]

Infused Creates Movie on Stage

  Click here for photo collage   By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: Infused Performing Arts Bollywood Dance School and Dance company presented their fourth annual in-house production “Infusion 2014” – The Making of a Bollywood movie at the Stafford Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, October 4 at 7 pm. Stafford Center was packed for this […]

Hindu Heritage Youth Camp

By  Resham Hemlani HOUSTON: Being born and raised on the remote island of Guam, my resources, when it came to my Hindu culture, were limited. We had weekly mandir prayers sprinkled with religious and cultural events every now and again, but for the most part there was no set institution that taught me of my […]

Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Haider off to a sluggish start

Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Haider off to a sluggish start

The Vishal Bhardwaj film is being lauded by critics and film fraternity alike but it has failed to strike a chord with the audiences on the first day unlike Bang Bang… Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Haider has opened at the Box office today facing a clash with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif starrer glitzy production Bang Bang. Though […]

‘Bang Bang’ tweet review: Slow in parts, the film’s strengths are its action sequences, stunts and good-looking protagonists

‘Bang Bang’ tweet review: Slow in parts, the film’s strengths are its action sequences, stunts and good-looking protagonists

New Delhi: Most of us who saw the 2010 action comedy ‘Knight and Day’ fell in love with the funny, brave and witty protagonists — Tom Cruise as the sexy but rogue federal agent Roy Miller, and Cameron Diaz as the charming June Havens. Now four years later, filmmaker Siddharth Anand is ready with the official […]

Jalal’s twin kids to face a life threat from Kasim and Zeenat in Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar

Jalal’s twin kids to face a life threat from Kasim and Zeenat in Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar

Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar (Balaji Telefilms) will see quite a lot of drama in the coming episodes, when Jalal’s (Rajat Tokas) kids will be under continuous threat of being killed by Mirza Kasim and his wife Zeenat. Playing the couple who have come in with a score to settle with Jalal are actors Manish Bishla and Chetna […]

Vikramaditya to wed Chitralekha amidst major drama in Sony PAL’s Singhasan Battisi

This particular story of Vikramaditya (Karan Suchak) will focus on the elements of friendship, romance and drama. Actor Dinesh Mehta will play the role of Maartand, and will be the childhood friend of Vikramaditya who would eye on winning the swayamvar and marrying Chitralekha. However, Chitralekha who is a remarkable painter would have sketched Vikramaditya’s […]

Houstonians Thrill at Kusum Sharma’s Ram Leela

Houstonians Thrill at Kusum Sharma’s Ram Leela

    Click here for photo collage   By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Houston has an amazing tradition when it comes to festivities around Dushhera. We are lucky to witness for ten years now a theatre form that originated in Northern India over four hundred years ago. Tracing its origins to the 16th century, this folk […]

King Khan Konquers Houston

King Khan Konquers Houston

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: After a decade, King Khan decides to tour North America and where does he begin? Sadda Houston. Houston got SLAMmed in a Bollywood Star Frenzy on Friday, September 19, at the Toyota Center. The galaxy of stars that shone up on Houston included Shah Rukh Khan, director Farah Khan, Boman Irani, […]

Celebrating Guru-Purnima in the Saadhana Pariwar Pandit Suman Ghosh’s Gurukul

Celebrating Guru-Purnima in the Saadhana Pariwar Pandit Suman Ghosh’s Gurukul

By Sucheta Roy HOUSTON: Indian Classical music lovers in Houston consider it a privilege and a blessing that Pandit Suman Ghosh chose this city above all others to make his home and establish his Gurukul, Saadhana Pariwar. Enriching thousands of lives with pure Hindustani Classical music in the Mewati Gharana tradition, Pandit Suman Ghosh is […]

Baki Itihas by MIST; Quite a Pleasant Surprise!

Baki Itihas by MIST; Quite a Pleasant Surprise!

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Houston Bengali drama scene has come into its own after quite a few years of successful stagings of independent dramas and dramas at the drama festival held annually at the Durga Bari auditorium. So much was the enthusiasm among some of the ardent drama buffs that it led to the […]

Inside a Carpet Mahal at Grand Opening of Abrahams Newest Location

Inside a Carpet Mahal at Grand Opening of Abrahams Newest Location

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: One of the Indian community’s oldest continuously operating businesses unveiled its latest incarnations by showcasing its showroom in the Kirby-Rice Village area this past Friday, September 19 in an evening reception that brought in many of its well-heeled clientele and supporters. Abrahams Oriental Rugs had its Grand Opening event at its […]

Maharashtra Tourism : Diwali at Times Square

Maharashtra Tourism : Diwali at Times Square

NEW YORK: The stars aligned for an explosive performance to a packed audience over the weekend in Times Square, New York, September 22. After months of anticipation, Maharashtra Tourism Diwali At Times Square brought to you by Event Guru, finally kicked off on Saturday. The festival began with a Ganpathi procession with Dhol Tasha led […]

Haider: Vishal Bhardwaj brings Kashmiri folk music to Bollywood

Haider: Vishal Bhardwaj brings Kashmiri folk music to Bollywood

When it comes to a Vishal Bhardwaj film, you can count on good music. And Haider, starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu and Kay Kay Menon, is no exception. What makes it special is that it has Vishal teaming up with Gulzar once again. Having collaborated on several songs like Chappa Chappa, Beedi Jalai Le, […]

Jhalli Anjali completes 50 episodes; Dhruv to fall in love with Anjali

Jhalli Anjali completes 50 episodes; Dhruv to fall in love with Anjali

It’s happy times for Channel V’s popular show Jhalli Anjali Ke Tootey Dil Ki Amazing Story (Rose Audio Visuals and Niranjan Iyengar). The show that is slowly moving its way ahead in the popularity chart will complete 50 successful episodes tonight. A round of applause for the team! And on screen, soon viewers will get to see […]

Shivani Tomar out; Sonia Balani to play the female lead in Mere Nikatthu on Star Plus

Shivani Tomar out; Sonia Balani to play the female lead in Mere Nikatthu on Star Plus

Yes, and we are not talking about Shivani Tomar (seen in Pavitra Rishta) who had gone on to replace Amrita Rao in the big-budget show. Well, the news coming in is that Tomar has been shown the door, as per the channel’s call. A well-placed source associated with the show told us, “Shivani Tomar and Priyansh […]

“Lovely” VIDEO Song

“Lovely” VIDEO Song

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JZoNFH60lo[/youtube] SONG – LOVELY MOVIE – HAPPY NEW YEAR SINGER – KANIKA KAPOOR, RAVINDRA UPADHYAY, MIRAYA VARMA, FATEH MUSIC DIRECTOR – DR. ZEUS WITH VISHAL AND SHEKHAR LYRICS – KUMAAR ADDITIONAL LYRICS – JIWAN MANN MUSIC LABEL – T-SERIES

Scene Behind the Scenes

Scene Behind the Scenes

By Arif Memon HOUSTON: The act ended and the audience was clapping for the artist, they took a bow and the curtain fell – the concert had just ended. It had been over 17 hours for the team and all were dead tired but their work had not ended yet, they had to pack it […]

Confluence by TSH Leaves the Audience Spellbound

Confluence by TSH Leaves the Audience Spellbound

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The classical music night arranged by the Tagore Society of Houston at the HDBS Sur auditorium on Saturday, September 13 left an indelible mark on every member of the audience due to the high quality of the music presented. The entire evening was divided into three sections beginning with none other […]

Bang Bang The Song | Bang Bang

Bang Bang The Song | Bang Bang

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCsdXuGHw6g[/youtube] Presenting the Official Video of ‘Bang Bang The Song’ from the most awaited movie BANG BANG! starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif directed by Siddharth Anand. The Bullets will fly on 2nd October. Song Name: Bang Bang Composer: Vishal-Shekhar Singers: Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan Lyricist: Vishal Dadlani Song Producer: Abhijit Nalani, Zoheb Khan All […]