Of the many disappointments in Chak De India, the most disappointing is Shah Rukh Khan’s passionless performance. Let’s look at two crucial scenes in Chak De India: the first comes early in the movie when Shah Rukh Khan says he’s resigning as coach of the Indian women’s hockey team following opposition from the players to […]
Every Bollywood superstar deserves a worthy writer who can chronicle his journey, the crests, troughs and all, with elan and verve. More so, Shah Rukh Khan, who emerged from outside the incestuous and insular Bollywood film industry to become its reigning superstar. But Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood – and ultimately readers – get short-changed by Anupama […]
Indian IT services provider Wipro Technologies is buying U.S. outsourcing services provider Infocrossing for $600 million in an all cash deal. With five data centers and 900 employees, the Leonia, New Jersey headquartered Infocrossing reported a net income of $9.3 million on revenues of $232.4 million for the 12 months ended March 31, 2007. Infocrossing […]
A must see movie of this summer, Bourne Ultimatum delivers solid entertainment for those of us tired of the same old, same old Bollywood balderdash. Ever since we read our first Jason Bourne thriller in 1980 – that was Bourne Identity – we’ve been hooked on the late author Robert Ludlum’s best known creation and […]
HT Media, parent company of Hindustan Times and Mint newspapers, set up a new subsidiary Medialab Web Solutions Limited in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 with an initial equity capital investment of Rs.50 lakh. The Delhi-headquartered company says it’s going to roll out new web sites and portals.
Health dangers lurk in the oddest of places. True. Very true. An Australian professor Lidia Morawska has found that laser printers emit fine particles that can enter the lungs, causing respiratory and cardiovascular problems and potentially even cancer. Professor Morawska told the Brisbane Times: Ultra-fine particles are of most concern because they can penetrate deep […]