Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer mega- budget flick ‘My Name Is Khan’ opened in Nagpur, Maharashtra, defying all the threats and intimidatory tactics adopted by Shiv Sena activists in stopping the screening of the film in the State.

NAGPUR: What is a computer? The answer is a calculator. Shocked? This answer was given by a student pursuing first-year bachelor of computer application (BCA) course during the winter exams. This stunning revelation was made by pro vice chancellor GS Parasher, who is presently faced with the task of solving the problems faced by a large number students of this course. They had stormed the university recently, complaining about poor valuation. Not surprisingly, only 250 out of 7,000 students BCA students have managed to clear the exams.

Watching Paa was part of the Indian cricket team’s celebrations after defeating Sri Lanka 2-0 in the recently concluded series. A few team members Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Kumar Raina, Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik watched the film in Nagpur yesterday.

However, Harbhajan Singh missed out on the film as he is in Mumbai. So he called Amitabh Bachchan, who promptly organised a show for him at suburban preview theatre in Mumbai. Our source said, “The Indian cricket team is in Nagpur for the T-20 cricket match with Sri Lanka, which will be held tomorrow (December 9).”

NAGPUR: More trouble seems to be in store for Nagpur University vice-chancellor S N Pathan. He is yet to resolve the issue of chancellor's notice to him and NU's management council over allotment of university land to Bharatiya Janata Party for the latter's national convention. Now members of university senate are set to corner him on a slew of contentious issues during the regular meet on Tuesday.

Great fashion has arrived at the doorstep of Pune and Nagpur. Adding to the charm is that fashion has been presented in the most glamorous
Anil Lepps, Rahul Dev, Monisha Bajaj and Hemant Sagar
Anil Lepps, Rahul Dev, Monisha Bajaj and Hemant Sagar
manner.

Ace designer-turned-creative consultant Monisha Bajaj, along with Anil Lepps (CEO, Store One Retail India Ltd), brought to life Store One, an Indiabulls Venture taking both Indian and global couture to the fashion-conscious cities of Pune and Nagpur.

NAGPUR: The first International Film Festival at Nagpur ended amid much fanfare on Thursday. Film maker Rajkumar Hirani, who hails from the
city, was the centre of attraction during the closing ceremony held at Smriti cinema where films in the festival were screened. "The past one week has been filled with immense joy for all Nagpurians, and we hope to conduct many more such events in the future," said Sameer Naphde of Nirzar film society, which was instrumental in organizing the festival.

Decades ago, there were societies like Cine Montage or Indo Russian Film Association that brought serious cinema to movie buffs of Orange City.
Now, they have to go to cities like Pune or Mumbai to enjoy niche movies, or download them from the net, thank God for Torrent. So naturally the first International Film Festival at Nagpur (IFFN) has caused a buzz.

NAGPUR: The International Film Festival in Nagpur (IFFN) got under way on Friday, and no sooner had it begun than good news about the promotion
and spread of cinema in some of the remote parts of the state began pouring in. Sudhir Nandgaonkar, the general secretary of the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI), informed that talks were under way to set up a campus film society at the Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University for quite some time now. The status for such a film society, if any, at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, is not known.

On his visit to Nagpur yesterday, actor Shreyas Talpade got candid on skin show, lafdas and oranges in a naughty chat with TOI...

He's one of those few Bollywood stars, who have remained rooted to reality despite delivering several hits.

With BO successes like Iqbal, Om Shanti Om, Welcome to Sajjanpur and Golmaal Returns under his belt, Shreyas Talpade still manages to come across as a boy-next-door whose easy mannerism and simplicity never fail to charm you.

NAGPUR: The International Film Festival, Nagpur is less than a couple of months away, and the films which will be showcased at the event have
almost been finalised. The regional films include two classics by Satyajit Ray, two by Ketan Mehta and one by Shyam Benegal. Of the international films, probably the most notable is La Dolce Vita', an Italian classic directed by the great Federico Fellini.