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Begum Akhtar - Bangla Light Classical Songs Begam Akhtar needs no introduction. Here we present some extremely rare collection of Bangla Light Classical Songs by this amazing singer. All the light classical songs by Begum Akhtar presented here are almost 3 decades old. They range from 1971 to 1975 period. You can listen to Bengum Akhtar [...]

The recently-sacked coach of the Pakistan football team Akhtar Mohiuddin, on Monday accepted responsibility for the team’s dismal performance in the SAFF Championship in the Maldives.Speaking to Dawn, he suggested that the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) should bring in a foreign coach if it wanted to improve the game in the country. “As head coach of the team I must take responsibility fo

Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz is currently the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and has been holding the portfolio since 2000. She is the only woman in Asia to be holding the key position at the moment, and is also one of the very few in the world. Dr Zeti has served the [...]

After speculations, it is finally revealed that Priyanka Chopra has been signed to play the lead again opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2. Not just Priyanka, even Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani have been signed on to play key roles in the film. We contacted producer Ritesh Sidhwani, who confirmed the news. [...]

Kolkata, (IANS) Young songwriters don’t give enough importance to the craft of poetry, says screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar.Passion, emotion and fantasy are important,” said Akhtar, known for weaving magic through his words.“Writing is an addiction and once you get addicted, it’s very difficult to concentrate on other things. It makes you lazy and no job seems more interesti

Kolkata, (IANS) Young songwriters don’t give enough importance to the craft of poetry, says screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar.Passion, emotion and fantasy are important,” said Akhtar, known for weaving magic through his words.

The man who was banned by his Cricket board for five years and then the ban was lifted for one months to allowed him to play in IPL what could he has been expected better than his spell of 4/11 in his three overs. His spell set the tone for his team and therefore Kolkata Knight Riders able to defend the total of 133 runs which no one had think to defend against one of the best batting line up of

Once again Bollywood has proved it that there is nothing called true friendship or enemity here. Talking about Saif Ali Khan, it was Farhan Akhtar who got Saif’s career on the move with ‘Dil Chhahta... For more just visit my blog...bollyjolly.blogspot.com

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped a defamation case against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.Shoaib had alleged that Nasim Ashraf had demanded payments to allow him to play in the new Indian Premier League.He made the comments shortly after being banned from playing for making comments critical of the PCB.Mr Ahsraf says Shoaib has apologised for making the allegations and withdrawn them. On Sunday the PCB temporarily suspended the ban.It has been suspended, pending a further hearing, for a month and Shoaib is now free to play in the remaining games of the premier league for the Kolkata Knight Riders."I have withdrawn the defamation case as my honour was vindicated after Akhtar apologised publicly and retracted his baseless allegations," Mr Ashraf told the AFP news agency.The

Though he was there to release a book on management, well-known Hindi film lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar gave in to the request of the audience and recited some of his poems here Sunday. A news by AsianLoveStories.com. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fasianlovestories.com%2Fjaved-akhtar-mixes-poetry-with-management'; addthis_title = 'Javed+Akhtar+mixes+poetry+with+management'; addthis_pub [...]

A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appellate tribunal on Sunday suspended a five-year ban on controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for a month so that he could participate in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The tribunal, headed by former High Court judge Aftab Farrukh, accepted a plea from Akhtar’s lawyers that the ban should be suspended temporarily so that the pacer can play in the lucrative IPL. A PCB disciplinary committee, headed by Lt Gen (r) Munir Hafeez, banned Akhtar last month for several incidents of indiscipline. It is pertinent to mention that last week the tribunal allowed Akhtar to play outside Pakistan but the Indian authorities refused to permit him to take part in the IPL unless the ban was lifted.Aftab announced the decision here at the National Cricket Academy

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Film lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar says he has not heard of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's comments against north Indians who have settled in Maharashtra.

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Though he was there to release a book on management, well-known Hindi film lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar gave in to the request of the audience and recited some of his poems here Sunday.

LAHORE: Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday was found guilty on all charges by the disciplinary committee and PCB’s decision to ban him from playing cricket for the national side for 5 years was upheld.This came in after the committee heard his plea and kept in mind the public apology tendered by the fiery speedster. The ban puts the 32 year old pacer’s comeback in the national side after the term ends, in deep waters.Meanwhile, the BCCI have said that there is no change in their stance towards the maverick fast bowler and that Shoaib will not be allowed to play in the Indian Premier League.Earlier, a PCB disciplinary committee investigating the Akhtar case said that Shoaib’s apology was a crucial factor that fetched him the opportunity to play in other matches except for those

Owner of IPL's Kolkata Knight Riders, SRK faced the media and backed his team player Shoaib Akhtar regarding the 5 year international ban and also the controversies surrounding the Rawanpindi express. We get you some snapshots from SRK's press event and his comments and plans about the ban.

Geo TV was quick to dig up and paste the scandalous photos of Shoaib Akhtar with the Australian skanks in the nightclub, to spice up it’s coverage of the current scandal. These two probably got stuck to the bottom of his shoe, when he went to the bathroom. One of them is showing-off her dark nipples through her c-thru top (no bra), which is barely held together by a thin string in the front. It’s probably designed for quick and easy access. But the real scoop, is the scoop v-neck of the Pakistani model, who is pointing her sharp nipples in Shoaib’s direction in the last pic. Her name is Sanam (no, really) and she is a frequent ramp and print model these days. She is often spotted in risque modeling assignments on FTV Pakistan, one of which required her to don a toga, which s

Throwing his weight behind banned Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan said that he would ask BCCI to review the decision of not allowing Shoaib to play in the IPL.After the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Shoaib for five years, the BCC decided not to allow him to participate in the IPL until his ban is lifted.“I will talk to Lalit Modi to reconsider the decision,” said Shah Rukh, who owns Kolkata Knight Riders team for which Shoaib was supposed to play.“It is a ban related to his behaviour and I hope things get sorted out in our favour,” Shah Rukh said.“Shoaib is a great player and I would like to have him back. I don’t know why he cannot play. I want him in the team as he is very important for Kolkata Knight Riders,” Shah Rukh said.“I know I am allowed to take

Saif Ali Khan isn't the only one who's unveiled a secret passion for playing the guitar. Director Farhan Akhtar, who plays a rock musician in Abhishek Kapoor's 'Rock On', also knows how to strum but says he is not as good.

Throwing his weight behind banned Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan said that he would ask BCCI to review the decision of not allowing Shoaib to play in the IPL.After the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Shoaib for five years, the BCC decided not to allow him to participate in the IPL until his ban is lifted.“I will talk to Lalit Modi to reconsider the decision,” said Shah Rukh, who owns Kolkata Knight Riders team for which Shoaib was supposed to play.“It is a ban related to his behaviour and I hope things get sorted out in our favour,” Shah Rukh said.“Shoaib is a great player and I would like to have him back. I don’t know why he cannot play. I want him in the team as he is very important for Kolkata Knight Riders,” Shah Rukh said.“I know I am allowed to take an

Throwing his weight behind banned Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan said that he would ask BCCI to review the decision of not allowing Shoaib to play in the IPL. After the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Shoaib for five years, the BCC decided not to allow him to participate in the IPL until his [...]

Throwing his weight behind banned Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan said that he would ask BCCI to review the decision of not allowing Shoaib to play in the IPL. After the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Shoaib for five years, the BCC decided not to allow him to participate in the IPL until his [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders got hit by a bouncer just weeks before the grand opening of the Indian premier League Cricket tournament. Shoaib Akhtar the pakistan speedy which was bagged by Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket team, has been banned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India from Playing IPL. Unless Shoaib gets [...]

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Lalit Modi said on Thursday that Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar cannot participate in Indian Premier League (IPL) until the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lifts the five-year ban on him.Shoaib has been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board, and even though they have cleared him to play for IPL, we felt that international discipline needs to be respected,” IS Bindra, a member of the IPL governing council, told Cricinfo.“If he can’t play for Pakistan, how can we play him? There will be no discipline left in the game, if we play him. It will set an unwanted precedent. We [the IPL] want to be part of the international system, not operate outside it. If somebody is banned on disciplinary grounds, that is a serious offence, and w

Shoaib Akhtar, right, is ineligible to play in Pakistan or for Pakistan anywhere else in the world [AFP]Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan fast bowler, has been banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Baord (PCB) for repeated disciplinary breaches, effectively ending the paceman's controversial career.The 32-year-old appeared before a disciplinary committee charged with publicly criticising the country's cricket board, and was already on two years' probation for hitting teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat last year.Akhtar, the world's fastest bowler, immediately vowed to contest the ban in court to save an 11-year career that has been plagued by injuries, discipline problems and a doping scandal in 2007."The committee has recommended a five year-ban on Shoaib Akhtar," Nasim Ashraf, PCB chairman,

Mumbai, (IANS) After the super-hit “Dil Chahta Hai”, director Farhan Akhtar is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again in a new age film about the modern communication system.“Voice From The Sky” has been a project close to Farhan Akhtar’s heart for a very long time.It is a movie set in the period when the telephone had become a new means of communication. “I began scripting ‘Voice From The Sky’ right after ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. It has been with me since 2002-2003,” he said.Irrfan Khan was supposed to play the lead. “I thought of Irrfan for the lead. But then Saif seemed a more natural choice. He’s apt for the character. After ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, we wanted to work together. We did come close to working together in my sister Zoya’s film. Finally, ‘Voice From The Sky

After the super-hit "Dil Chahta Hai", director Farhan Akhtar is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again in a new age film about the modern communication system. "Voice From The Sky" has been a project close to Farhan Akhtar's heart for a very long time.

Mumbai, (IANS) After the super-hit “Dil Chahta Hai”, director Farhan Akhtar is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again in a new age film about the modern communication system.“Voice From The Sky” has been a project close to Farhan Akhtar’s heart for a very long time.It is a movie set in the period when the telephone had become a new means of communication. “I began scripting ‘Voice From The Sky’ right after ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. It has been with me since 2002-2003,” he said.Irrfan Khan was supposed to play the lead. “I thought of Irrfan for the lead. But then Saif seemed a more natural choice. He’s apt for the character. After ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, we wanted to work together. We did come close to working together in my sister Zoya’s film. Final

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Farhan Akhtar signs Saif Ali Khan for new movie After the super-hit “Dil Chahta Hai”, director Farhan Akhtar is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again in a new age film about the modern communication system. “Voice From The Sky” has been a project close to Farhan Akhtar’s heart for a very long time. It is a [...]

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Recently beautiful actress Hansikaa Motwani has clarified false rumor about signing a film with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar. Child artist turns actress Hansikaa Motwani clears the situation about that she is doing lead role with Shoaib Akhtar in a bollywood film. She told to media that she never met Shoaib or read the script and all this gossip is spreading by media. News of doing a film

Nowadays Pakistani Cricket Team in India for playing cricket but there is something else also that's happening besides playing. Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar is moving to bollywood industry with Aap Ka Saroor fame actress Hansika Motwani. It will not be a sport drama it is a romantic comedy movie which has been produced Nisha Kreation. This production company has a name in making music

Actress Hansikaa is in the midst of false rumors as there is news circulating on websites and other media saying she has signed on a Bollywood film in the lead opposite none other than cricketer Shoaib Akhtar! (more…)

Actress Hansika Motwani who made her debut in Telugu in Desamuduru is going great guns in Bollywood too. Post the success of Himesh Reshammiya’s Aap Ka Surror, offers are pouring in on this teenage beauty. Presently, Hansika is playing opposite NTR in Ashwinidutt produced Kantri. Apart from that, she has also signed another interesting film. She [...]

    According to reports, Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricket fast bowler, would play the main lead alongside Hansika Motwani in Mein Aur Meri Himmat. With the current trend it seems that anyone who is a bit famous can become a bollywood hero. We have seen an example with Himesh Reshammiya playing the main lead in Aap Ka Suroor, and to everyone's shock, the movie went on to become a blockbuster. Haniska is setting another trend. She is happy acting opposite actors with zero-acting capabilities. Maybe she thinks that only then people would notice her acting talent. Himesh Reshammiya had his nasal voice and rocking music to support his movie, but what does Shoaib Akhtar have?     Update:   Hansika Motwani denies reports that she would star opposite Shoaib Akhtar in Mein Aur Meri Himmat. Hansika adds that she never met Shoaib Akhtar, and was never approached by the production company. Haniska Motwani is currently working in a telugu movie with Jr. NTR and Money

There is news that Pakistani batsman Shoaib Akhtar will be very soon entering the league of bollywood actors. Earlier he was offered the role of the villain in Mahesh Bhatt’s Gangster, but had refused the role. When asked about it the cricketer came up with a quote that “ Everyone in life is an actor”. Hmm before becoming an actor itself, Shoaib “Dialogue Maarne Laaga Hai”. Not bad, Shoaib. Now

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has got an offer from Bollywood to act, and is considering the proposal.Shoaib Akhtar disclosed to media persons that he got an offer from Bollywood in Kolkata on Sunday.Akhtar said the producer and director would meet him with the script during the December 8-12 third Test against India in Bangalore."I will decide whether to work with them once I listen to the script," said Pakistan's fast bowler.Akhtar said he has watched the recent Bollywood releases - Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya and the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Om Shanti Om and Chak De! India.Some time back, there were reports that Mahesh Bhatt had offered the title role to Akhtar for his home production Gangster, but things didn't fall in place at that time and that role was played by Shiney Ahuja eventually.

Farhan Akhtar talks about Positive, Fakir Of Venice and Don 2He is what one would call as the brooding face of the Indian cinema’s present phase! He is the son of the master lyricist, Javed Akhtar. And it did not take time for Farhan Akhtar to move out of his father’s shadows and carve a niche’ for himself.Here is an interview he gave to IndiaFM in which he talks in detail about his upcoming projects:Tell us something about the film on AIDS that you made for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. What is the story of the film? Positive is a 12-minute film with no music, but its background score is by Ram Sampat. The film stars Boman Irani, Shabana Azmi and debutant actor, Arjun Mathur and the film was entirely shot in Mumbai. It talks about the importance of family’s support to a person suffering with HIV. Just as a social stigma, many people believe that a HIV patient should be isolated and have certain misconceptions about dealing with the disease. India h

THE Pakistan Cricket Board banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today for 13 international matches and fined him 3.4 million rupees $63,000 for hitting a teammate with a bat. Akhtar struck fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif after team practice in Johannesburg before the start of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup last month. He was expelled from the team and sent back home. "He has been banned for 13 international matches consecutively - it will start from the first Twenty20 match in South Africa" last month, the board's chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi said. The 32-year-old will be on probation for two years and will face a life ban in case of further disciplinary breaches, Naghmi added. Akhtar has the right to appeal both the ban and the fine, said Naghmi. Akhtar apologised for hitting Asif but blamed fellow teammate Shahid Afridi, the mercurial all rounder, for provoking him. "I am sorry for what I did and I have apologised to Asif," Akhtar told reporters as he ar

THE Pakistan Cricket Board has set aside a $US5000 ($6190) fine on controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar, ordering a fresh inquiry into an alleged breach of discipline. "Akhtar's appeal has been accepted and the fine is set aside as Akhtar was not properly served the notice on the right address," said Moin Afzal, a member of the appeals committee. "The case has been remanded back to manager Talat Ali for a fresh inquiry," he said. The fast bowler was earlier fined 100,000 rupees ($1650) for leaving a training camp in Karachi earlier this month, and 200,000 rupees ($3300) for snubbing a subsequent disciplinary hearing. But Akhtar said he had not been given advance notice of the hearing, having only been told after the fine was imposed. He also pleaded that he had told captain Shoaib Malik that he was leaving the camp. Malik accepted Akhtar's assertion but said he had informed the paceman to also tell Ali, who was the senior official in charge.   Agence France-

PAKISTAN fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has described as "nonsense" the experimental free-hit law to be enforced in one-day internationals from October 1. The International Cricket Council (ICC) last month agreed to penalise bowlers for sending down a no-ball by allowing the batsman to take a free hit off the next ball without being dismissed in one-dayers. The law will be tested on an experimental basis and is already allowed in a different form in Twenty20 games "I don't support this law because already life is tough for the bowlers. It is nonsense. Why make it more difficult us," said Akhtar overnight. He said bowlers already had to operate on flat pitches and had the rules loaded against them. "Why put more pressure on them (bowlers) with such laws that give the full advantage to the batsmen?" he said. Akhtar said the free hit law is fine for Twenty20 cricket, which is not really that serious, but not meant for one-dayers which are a more competitive form of the ga

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Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif look set to escape any further doping sanctions after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said it was unable to hear their case. In a statement released today, CAS said it was forced to dismiss an appeal brought by the World Anti-Doping Agency since the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) does not recognise the court in its regulations. Shoaib and Asif were handed two-year and one-year bans in November 2006 by the PCB's Anti-Doping Commission after testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, but the punishment was controversially lifted one month later by the board's Anti-Doping Appeals Committee. Announcing its decision "with considerable regret", CAS said its rules "require that a direct reference to the CAS be contained in the statutes or regulations of the body whose decision is being appealed." Reuters

Moores replaced Duncan Fletcher after the World Cup New head coach Peter Moores has been a key reason for Matt Prior's blistering form in an England shirt, according to the wicketkeeper-batsman. Prior, who played under Moores when he was at Sussex, says the coach has injected new life into the England set-up and helped the international debutant settle into his role as both stumpsman and a lower-order big-hitter. And the 25-year-old South African-born player, who has a Test average of over 64 from his four matches so far, says he is looking forward to joining up with the one-day team ahead of the three-game series against West Indies. "It will be different," Prior said. "It is a clean slate, we have new faces in the squad and it is a very exciting time. "It is fantastic to have Mooresy there. He knows my game well from when he was my coach at Sussex and, on top of that, he is a fantastic coach, a fantastic motivator and he is able to get the best out of people.&

PAKISTAN captain Shoaib Malik said the return of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar would boost the team for its one-off match against archrivals India in Scotland next month. "Akhtar is a proven match-winner and his return has strengthened our bowling attack," the recently appointed Malik told reporters Tuesday before the team's departure for Scotland. Pakistan face India in a one-day international in Glasgow on July 3 and then play Scotland at Edinburgh on July 1 during the short tour. Batsman Younis Khan, currently playing for Yorkshire in English county cricket, will join the 14-man squad in Scotland. Malik said the squad trained extensively at a Pakistan army base in Abbottabad for two weeks where Akhtar found his rhythm. The paceman missed the 2007 World Cup held in the Caribbean. "Akhtar is very vital for our team and bowled at full throttle in the two practice matches. I'm very hopeful he will give his best against India and Scotland,'' said Malik. Injury-pr

Renowned lyricist-cum-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cinema at the Ninth International Film Festival. The festival is dedicated to filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who was known for his blend of populist and offbeat themes. He died last year. ‘I think to make films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, you don’t [...]

Saif Ali Khan isn't the only one who's unveiled a secret passion for playing the guitar. Director Farhan Akhtar, who plays a rock musician in Abhishek Kapoor's "Rock On", also knows how to strum but says he is not as good. Now that Saif and Farhan are working together in the latter's "Voice From The Sky", will they be jamming together?