The grass is always greener on the other side thus goes an age-old adage. It seems to be true even in the Hindi film industry. Most actors who are stuck with a particular image feel the other person is better off. While item girls die to do a girl-next-door role thinking that it is the best way to announce their arrival as an actress, there are many who are tired of playing the girl-next-door and want to shed that image and play a glamorous role. Amrita Rao falls in the …

Yash Raj Films has claimed that their Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has become their and Shahrukh Khan’s highest ever grosser till date. They state, Rab Ne which had released worldwide five weeks ago on December 12th 2008, has grossed a phenomenal Rs. 180 crores worldwide till date and has broken all previous box office records for Yash Raj Films, as well as become the highest-grossing Shahrukh Khan film till date. The film was released at an extremely precarious time, just after the terror attacks in Mumbai on 26th November …

New Zealand asked the sport’s governing body on Saturday to switch their World Cup Group B match against Kenya from Nairobi to South Africa.
“The New Zealand board have reconfirmed their decision made on January 31, which is not to allow the New Zealand team to travel to Nairobi for the match on February 21,” New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Martin Snedden told Reuters by telephone on Saturday.
“The team won’t go to Nairobi, we’ve advised the ICC (International Cricket Council) of this and we’ve confirmed that we are willing to …

Pakistan’s sad and yet deserved early exit from the World Cup 2003 was no surprise for me personally.
Pakistan for the past six months had not put up any credible performance in the international arena. Heavy losses to Australia and South Africa were clear indicators of the impending doom. There have been widespread speculations that poor team spirit and lack of resolve were the main contributors to Pakistan’s loss. My views are listed below:
Poor Leadership: My admiration for Waqar Yunus, the bowler runs no end, but as a captain he lacked …

More than 30 big filmmakers of Lollywood will join bollywood star in Mumbai on March 15th attending the Frames 2004. This global convention is being organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the entertainment sector. Most of the Bollywood’s entertainment majors will participate in it, Meera, Shaan and Umer Sharif and actor-director Javed Sheikh comprise the Pak team.
Siddhartha Dasgupta, joint-director, FICCI, says that the convention will lead to improved relations between India and Pakistan and provide them an opportunity to share ideas. Some ventures …

With performances falling far short of their ambition, Bangladesh find themselves in a cricketing no man’s land as they approach their second consecutive World Cup.
Their dismal record of losing all but one of their 17 tests, many of them innings defeats inside three days, and three wins from 61 one-dayers means their superior opponents regard them as mere points in the bank.
A South African cricket official’s remarks at last year’s Champions Trophy perhaps reflects the attitude of big teams towards the 10th and newest entrant to the test club in …

The nature of Indian cricket makes it inevitable that much optimism – however unwarranted – is attendant upon each of the team’s fixtures. Coming off a pathos-filled tour of New Zealand? Struggled inordinately against the Netherlands? No matter – against Australia at the SuperSport Park, the fans reason, India will come good. They always have done against top-flight opposition before, haven’t they?
One man contributed much to the reasoning behind this optimism – misplaced, as it transpired. Sachin Tendulkar’s record against Australia, especially in big matches, is majestic, and when he …

An unconvincing net session by injured Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar increased speculation he will miss his side’s opening World Cup match against Australia at The Wanderers on Tuesday.
Anwar, who suffered a severely bruised left elbow when he was hit by a delivery from team mate Shoaib Akhtar last week, batted briefly against a bowling machine on Monday.
He was seen flexing his arm afterwards. Earlier he took part in a fielding drill but did not throw the ball over-arm.
Pakistan captain Waqar Younis rated the 34-year-old as “50-50″ to play, but with …

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming says his team’s defeat by Sri Lanka might force a change of mind about boycotting their World Cup Group B match in Kenya.
Fleming said the New Zealand players were still confident their cricket board would make the right decision and would not try to influence them either way, even if it cost the team a place in the next stage of the tournament.
“The situation with Kenya is that the process is still underway,” Fleming said after his team’s 47-run loss …

The ICC have promised to give a written response tomorrow to the ECB over their request to move England’s World Cup opener from Zimbabwe.
ECB chief executive Tim Lamb said in a press conference that talks had been held with ICC officials on Monday evening.
The ECB and the England players want Thursday’s game in Harare moved from Zimbabwe following death threats made by a group called the Sons and Daughters of Zimbabwe.
But research by Deputy National Commissioner of South African Police Andre Pruis into the death-threat letter concluded that the group …