Category: Entertainment
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Dev Patel says he thought David Copperfield was a magician
At the premiere of The Personal History of David Copperfield at Toronto International Film Festival, film director Armando Iannucci says Dev Patel was the first choice for the role TORONTO: A non-white actor playing the role of David Copperfield in Charles Dickens’ famous literary work of the 19th century Victorian England? Yes, that is what Slumdog Millionaire…
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The Ex creates rock and roll history on Woodstock 50th anniversary
Randy Bachman joins long time band-mate Burton Cummings to bring The Ex to life with bang TORONTO: It was indeed a superb treat for all those who attended the opening night concert at The Ex on August 16. The main bill was supposed to be only Burton Cummings and his band but to the delight…
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After my many hit songs, Punjab has become my second home, says Danish singer Anita Lerche
My first trip to India in 2005 changed my life for forever and I left my singing career in Europe to sing in Punjabi By Anita Lerche I went to India first in the summer of 2005 for trekking in the Himalayas with a Danish group. Gunnar Mühlmann, my friend with whom I had done…
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Woodstock memories: When Indian Swami Satchidananda was flown in to open it
My Woodstock memories include Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Alla Rakha delivering nirvana and The Band from Canada unleashing their iconic song `The Weight’ as over 500,000 people gathered at the history-making concert This year is the 50th anniversary of the counter culture movement’s globally renowned concert simply known as Woodstock! Just say Woodstock to…