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/271028,indian-actor-amitabh-bachchan-rejects-australian-degree.html New Delhi - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has turned down an honorary doctorate offered to him by an Australian university after attacks on Indian students in that country, according to a posting on his web blog Saturday. There have been a spa... India,Entertainment Sat, 30 May 2009 10:53:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271028,indian-actor-amitabh-bachchan-rejects-australian-degree.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/270128,indian-authorities-promise-new-homes-for-slumdog-kids.html New Delhi - The child actors in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire who lost their shanties in a recent demolition drive in India's Mumbai city are all set to get new homes, a news report said Sunday. The housing and development authority of t... India,Entertainment Sun, 24 May 2009 11:05:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/270128,indian-authorities-promise-new-homes-for-slumdog-kids.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/268817,slumdog-kids-lose-homes-as-mumbai-shantytown-razed.html New Delhi - Nearly 20 children who acted in the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire were thrown out on Mumbai's streets after city authorities demolished nearly 50 huts in a slum in the Indian city on Thursday, a news report said. Policemen, whic... India,Entertainment Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/268817,slumdog-kids-lose-homes-as-mumbai-shantytown-razed.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266102,bollywood-actor-feroz-khan-dies.html New Delhi - Bollywood actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan, once known as the Clint Eastwood of the East' for his macho style and swagger, died Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 69. Khan died at 1:30 am (2000 GMT Sunday) at his farmhouse in ... India,Entertainment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:38:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266102,bollywood-actor-feroz-khan-dies.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/262311,indias-supreme-court-bars-film-star-sanjay-dutt-from-polls.html New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was convicted for involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, cannot contest the upcoming elections. The court rejected Dutt's plea to suspend his conviction and al... India,Entertainment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:33:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/262311,indias-supreme-court-bars-film-star-sanjay-dutt-from-polls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/259962,indian-filmmaker-in-row-over-charlie-chaplin-statue.html New Delhi - A filmmaker based in India's southern Karnataka state is looking for an alternative location for his latest film after Hindu activists allegedly opposed his erecting a statue of comedian Charlie Chaplin as part of props on a local beach, ... India,Entertainment Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:59:56 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/259962,indian-filmmaker-in-row-over-charlie-chaplin-statue.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/257534,slumdog-stars-return-to-rapturous-welcome-in-india.html New Delhi - The stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire returned to India Thursday to a rapturous welcome. There were huge crowds waiting at the airports in Chennai and Mumbai as music composer AR Rahman, sound engineer Resul Pookutty, actor ... India,Entertainment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:06:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/257534,slumdog-stars-return-to-rapturous-welcome-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/257001,indians-celebrate-oscars-for-slumdog-millionaire-smile-pinki.html Mumbai - Bleary-eyed Indian cinema fans had several reasons to celebrate as the Oscars were announced in Los Angeles. Eight awards went to Mumbai-based rags-to-riches story Slumdog Millionaire, including two for music composer AR Rahman and one for s... India,Entertainment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:48:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/257001,indians-celebrate-oscars-for-slumdog-millionaire-smile-pinki.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/255048,indian-punters-bet-big-on-oscar-win-for-slumdog.html New Delhi - Indian gamblers are betting big money on Slumdog Millionaire, the rags-to-riches film set in Mumbai, to win the best picture, best director and best music awards at the upcoming Oscars, a newspaper reported Tuesday. An estimated 1 billion... India,Entertainment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:29:55 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/255048,indian-punters-bet-big-on-oscar-win-for-slumdog.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/252126,slumdog-millionaire-opens-in-india-amid-joy-over-oscar-nominations.html New Delhi - Slumdog Millionaire, a film set in the city Mumbai, opened in theatres across India Friday amid jubilation amongst the country's film fraternity after the movie received 10 Oscar nominations. The film that has already won four Golden Glob... India,Entertainment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:06:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/252126,slumdog-millionaire-opens-in-india-amid-joy-over-oscar-nominations.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/250127,indian-music-industry-celebrates-golden-globe-for-composer-rahman.html New Delhi - India's music industry on Monday celebrated the Golden Globe win for its most famous music composer AR Rahman and hoped it would be the Oscar next. Rahman won the award on Sunday for best musical score for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionair... India,Entertainment Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:09:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/250127,indian-music-industry-celebrates-golden-globe-for-composer-rahman.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/246859,bollywood-directors-rush-to-make-movies-on-mumbai-attacks.html New Delhi - Filmmakers in Bollywood, India's prolific film industry based in Mumbai, have registered about 30 titles for movie projects about the November terrorist attacks, a news report said Thursday. 26 Taj, Operation 5 Star Mumbai and Bird's Poin... India,Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:54:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/246859,bollywood-directors-rush-to-make-movies-on-mumbai-attacks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/243759,bollywood-legend-sleeps-with-gun-under-pillow-after-attacks.html New Delhi - India's entertainment capital of Mumbai is in a state of shock due to the terrorist attacks across the city, with reports of at least one Bollywood superstar sleeping with a gun under his pillow. Mumbai is home to the Hindi film industry,... India,Entertainment Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:54:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/243759,bollywood-legend-sleeps-with-gun-under-pillow-after-attacks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/237445,bollywood-legend-bachchan-discharged-from-hospital.html New Delhi - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was Friday discharged from a hospital in India's western city of Mumbai where he was admitted last week following abdominal pain. The actor was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital on his 66th birthday on Oc... India,Entertainment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:12:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/237445,bollywood-legend-bachchan-discharged-from-hospital.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/237031,bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan-cancels-germany-supershows.html Frankfurt - Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has cancelled three live song-and-dance shows scheduled in Germany this week, according to his German promoter on Tuesday. The top name in Indian film was to have compered and performed with his cast at a gli... India,Entertainment Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:21:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/237031,bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan-cancels-germany-supershows.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/236521,bollywood-legend-amitabh-bachchan-hospitalized.html New Delhi - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan who turned 66 on Saturday was admitted to a hospital in India's western Mumbai city after he complained of abdominal pain, news reports said. The iconic actor was celebrating his birthday at his residence... India,Entertainment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:30:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/236521,bollywood-legend-amitabh-bachchan-hospitalized.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/236179,placido-domingo-looks-forward-to-first-performance-in-india.html New Delhi - Spanish tenor Placido Domingo said he was looking forward to his first-ever performance in India and hoped to please his many fans who had never had the opportunity to see him perform live, news reports said Thursday. Domingo is scheduled... India,Entertainment Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:09:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/236179,placido-domingo-looks-forward-to-first-performance-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/233502,warner-bros-loses-court-case-against-hari-puttar-in-india.html New Delhi - An Indian court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Hollywood studio giant Warner Bros against the makers of a Bollywood film called Hari Puttar, news reports said. Warner Bros, which hold rights to the blockbuster Harry Potter films, ... India,Entertainment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:54:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/233502,warner-bros-loses-court-case-against-hari-puttar-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/233281,film-on-dyslexic-boy-is-indias-oscar-choice.html New Delhi - A moving film about the struggles of an 8-year-old boy with learning disabilities was selected as India's entry for the best foreign film category for the 2009 Academy Awards, news reports said Sunday. Taare Zameen Par, meaning Stars on E... India,Entertainment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:41:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/233281,film-on-dyslexic-boy-is-indias-oscar-choice.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230835,bollywood-legends-film-premiere-cancelled-over-language-row.html New Delhi - The premiere of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan's film The Last Lear was cancelled Wednesday after activists of a regional political party vandalized the cinema hall in Mumbai where it was to be shown, news reports said. The Maharashtra... India,Entertainment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:47:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230835,bollywood-legends-film-premiere-cancelled-over-language-row.html