Actress Freida Pinto says growing up in Mumbai she feared the threat of being raped. Speaking to CNN’s Erin Brunett, Pinto talked about reading news reports on rape incidents, but did not recollect reading about any follow up on them and confessed of always being in fear. “This might just happen to me,” Frieda said on The Outlook, which aired Jan. 14. In another incident, eerily similar to the Dec.
Top Chef” judge and model Padma Lakshmi is rumored to be dating hotelier Vikram Chatwal. The duo was spotted together during the holidays. Lakshmi, 42, and Chatwal, 41, who are longtime friends, were first seen in court-side seats together at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks/Nets game in December, The New York Post reported. Chatwal, whose properties include the Dream Hotels, is said to have separated from his wife, Priya Sachdev.
Former video jockey Sophiya Haque died in a London hospital Jan. 16 after having been diagnosed with cancer two weeks earlier. She was 41. Haque, who shot to fame in the 90s as a VJ on MTV India, moved to Mumbai in 1997, when she began appearing in Bollywood films. Haque acted in films like “The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey,” “Pehli Nazar Ka Pehla Pyaar: Love at First Sight” and “Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors.
A New York tailor is reaching out to those affected by superstorm Sandy and helping them dress for success. Mohan’s Custom Tailors, headed by Mohan Ramchandani, has, once again partnered with The Hope Program for its second annual “Suit Up For Hope” event. The program empowers New Yorkers living in poverty to achieve economic self-sufficiency through employment and career advancement.
Southern California school district's move to introduce a yoga regimen has angered parents who believe that it amounts to introducing religion in classrooms. A comprehensive yoga program for students was first introduced at the Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Encinitas, an affluent suburb north of San Diego.
– Candolim, Goa Actress Isha Sharvani, who had to walk out of season five of “Jhalak Dikhla Ja” after a nasty elbow injury, was all agile on the opening day of season two of India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW), where she danced in designer clothes. The second edition of the fashion extravaganza started Nov.
Always willing to take chances, Waheeda Rehman experimented with unconventional roles in films such as "Guide" and "Teesri Kasam". She sees a reflection of herself in Vidya Balan, who has also shown great chutzpah in selecting her films. Asked who among the current lot was like her, the screen legend said: "I'll say Vidya Balan." "I also used to choose different movies.
