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Young Odia Actor In Latest Bollywood Thriller

Balangir: The western Odisha town of Balangir is rejoicing at the performance of its local boy Debtosh Darjee in a Bollywood psychological thriller ‘Judgemental Hai Kya’ that released on Friday. In the second movie of his career, the Odia…

Cuttack Boy Takes Smoke Art From Canvas To School

Cuttack: In any art form, colours give a new touch to paintings. Artists experiment with colours on canvas. But a Cuttack boy has experimented a new art form - smoke art. Deepak Biswal uses the ash of Dibiri (kerosene lamp) for his art. He…

Actor Papu Pom Pom Comes Back To Ollywood

Bhubaneswar: Popular Ollywood actor-comedian Papu Pom Pom will be seen on the big screen very soon. The veteran actor will play the lead in the movie ‘Mister Kanheya’, the shooting of which has started. The movie produced by Sitaram…

Actor Koena Mitra Gets Six-Month Jail Term

Bollywood actor Koena Mitra has been found guilty in a cheque bounce case by a Mumbai court. She has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The court has directed Mitra to pay Rs 4.64 lakh compensation to model Poonam Sethi. The case…

Gauhar Jaan: A Rock Star Of The Gramophone Era

“My name is Gauhar Jaan.” She used to end her recordings by saying this with confidence and elan. She was India’s 1st recorded artiste and between 1902 and 1920, she had recorded more than 600 songs on the gramophone. She was a superstar,…

Rajasthan – The Mystical Land Of Forts

Rajasthan means the land of the kings and it is no surprise that the place is bejewelled with a host of forts, many of which are the most impressive hill Forts. In fact, many of these hill forts appear in the UNESCO World Heritage list.…