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World No Tobacco Day 2012: Smoking okay on-screen, not in real life says Bollywood

April 26, 2013
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. Does smoking on screen harm youth? Some feel depicting actors smoking in films and TV shows can affect young, impressionable minds, but others do not agree with this. "Youth consider celebrities …

Satyamev Jayate: Does Aamir Khan need to apologize to doctors for misrepresenting them?

June 1, 2012
Satyamev Jayate has been stepping on toes ever since the show aired. The fourth episode on medical malpractice didn't go down too well with medical community. An umbrella body of 21 medical institutions asked Bollywood star Aamir …

India – the world’s surrogacy capital?

May 29, 2012
Rs 13,033 cr (1.5 billion pounds / 2.4 billion dollars) - that’s what experts say India’s illegal surrogacy industry is worth. Considered the surrogacy capital of the world, our biggest clients are the British. According to …

Satyamev Jayate: Episode 4 deals with medical malpractice

December 14, 2012
The fourth episode of Satyamev Jayate dealt with medical malpractice. Aamir Khan’s show had earlier dealt with burning issues like female foeticide and child sex abuse which had actually seen a somnolent government pass the …

Are the big tobacco companies using dubious methods to disrupt anti-tobacco policies?

May 25, 2012
Upendra Bhojani, a member of the Consortium of Tobacco Control, Karnataka alleges that the tobacco industry has been using dubious methods to disrupt public health policies and because of the huge tax benefits from tobacco sales …

Shahrukh Khan flouting anti-tobacco laws: National Organisation of Tobacco Eradication (NOTE)

May 24, 2012
The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has hit out at Bollywood’s King Khan for ignoring smoking laws and being repeatedly photographed smoking at various venues.  "My main grievance is his arrogant demeanour …

Satyamev Jayate Impact: Parliament passes bill to curb child sex abuse

May 23, 2012
In its second episode Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate highlighted the issue of child sex abuse and towards the end of the episode Aamir urged people to write in to show their support for the child sex abuse law. Our leaders seemed …

Salman Khan’s fitness regime

April 23, 2013
Salman Khan is the original Bollywood fitness poster boy. He was one of first onscreen Indian heroes to actually work on their physique and he did it long before six and eight packs became the norm. For over 25 years, the actor …

Shahrukh Khan summoned by Jaipur court for smoking

May 23, 2012
Looks like Shahrukh Khan’s troubles just won’t go away. He has been summoned by a Jaipur court. In April, the King Khan was spotted smoking at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium,  Jaipur during an IPL match between KKR and …

Rajesh and Vinod Khanna ill?

May 21, 2012
According to reports in a leading daily, Bollywood stalwart and actor par excellence Rajesh Khanna is very ill. Recently we heard that he had been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital. His manager had told IANS that he had been …

Bollywood celeb-endorsed diet rules to help you lose weight

November 20, 2012
At various points in time, we’ve all had our own love-hate relationships with diets. We all want to look and feel our best without the efforts involved to achieve that drop-dead gorgeous figure. All it takes is self-motivation, …

Arjun Kapoor’s weight loss story

May 24, 2013
Everyone’s raving about the movie Ishaqzaade. It's an open secret that the male lead Arjun Kapoor lost a lot of weight - 50 kg in the past 4 years to be exact. According to Kapoor, the first thing people need to realise is …

Lara Dutta launches yoga DVD for pregnant women

May 16, 2012
Lara Dutta is one of the fittest ladies out there. She has been practising yoga for over 12 years and continued through her pregnancy period. However, the former Ms Universe understood that since she was pregnant her routine …

Sonam Kapoor says quit smoking or opt for electronic cigarettes

May 15, 2012
Smoking’s not cool and Bollywood finally seems to have woken up to that harsh reality. Recently, Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor went on record registering her support for electronic cigarettes. She posted on a micro-blogging …