http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with entertainment news that matters. Covering Hollywood gossip and the latest on famous individuals worldwide to what's new in the movie and TV industry en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202331,thailand-to-host-bollywood-awards--summary.html Bangkok - Thailand is to host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in June, kicking off the event with the premiere of the film Sarkar Raj, organizers said Wednesday. The premiere is scheduled for June 6 for the film starring Indian fi... India,Entertainment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:19:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202331,thailand-to-host-bollywood-awards--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202242,thailand-to-host-bollywood-academy-awards.html Bangkok - In a bid to boost tourism and business connections between the two countries, Thailand will host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards next June, media reports said Wednesday. The Bollywood-in-Bangkok event will kick off on Ju... India,Entertainment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202242,thailand-to-host-bollywood-academy-awards.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201778,indian-sings-non-stop-for-week-for-world-record.html New Delhi - An Indian man completed a weeklong non-stop singing session, seeking a place in the Guinness World Records, a news report said Monday. Viraag Wankhede, a 34-year-old engineer in India's entertainment capital of Mumbai, began singing at a ... India,Entertainment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:02:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201778,indian-sings-non-stop-for-week-for-world-record.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196702,india-screens-first-pakistani-film-in-more-than-40-years.html New Delhi - A Pakistani movie on the dilemma faced by liberal Muslims became the first film to be commercially released across theatres in India on Friday after more than four decades, media reports said. Khuda Kay Liye (In the Name of God) which sta... India,Entertainment Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:55:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196702,india-screens-first-pakistani-film-in-more-than-40-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/194684,indian-filmmaker-kapur-to-direct-minghellas-last-project.html New Delhi- Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will direct a short film British director Anthony Minghella had planned to make before his death in London last week. Kapur, who directed Elizabeth and its sequel The Golden Age, will direct a segment of the ... India,Entertainment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:10:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/194684,indian-filmmaker-kapur-to-direct-minghellas-last-project.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192142,200-south-indians-film-workers-banned-from-travelling-to-us.html New Delhi - The United States consulate general in the southern Indian city of Chennai has announced a lifetime ban on travel to the US for 200 people, including actors and directors in the film industry, who helped people acquire US visas through il... India,Entertainment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:42:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192142,200-south-indians-film-workers-banned-from-travelling-to-us.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187498,historical-film-banned-in-indias-madhya-pradesh-after-protests.html New Delhi - A film based on a legendary romance between a Muslim Moghul emperor and a Hindu princess from Rajasthan was banned in India's central Madhya Pradesh state Friday after protests by the Rajput community. The state government suspended scree... India,Entertainment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:29:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187498,historical-film-banned-in-indias-madhya-pradesh-after-protests.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186351,bangladeshi-top-screen-star-dies-of-heart-attack.html Dhaka - Bangladesh's most popular matinee idol Mohammad Manna died from a cardiac arrest in a local hospital on Sunday plunging the country's film industry into grief, family sources said. Manna, who was in his late forties, was the male lead in abou... India,Entertainment Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:47:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186351,bangladeshi-top-screen-star-dies-of-heart-attack.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/182409,mumbai-on-alert-after-bollywood-film-stars-house-is-attacked.html New Delhi - India's entertainment hub of Mumbai was placed on high alert Monday following an attack on Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan's home amid a regional party's campaign against north Indian migrants in the city, media reports said. Two youths... India,Entertainment Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:54:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/182409,mumbai-on-alert-after-bollywood-film-stars-house-is-attacked.html