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Interview: Actor SAIF ALI KHAN on Zombie Comedy GO GOA GONE and More

An interview with Saif Ali Khan in London (WBRI)

Leading Bollywood film actor and producer Saif Ali Khan flew into London earlier this week to promote his latest production Go Goa Gone - a zombie comedy.

Directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, Go Goa Gone is produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan under their banner Illuminati Films along with Sunil Lulla of Eros International. The film stars Saif Ali Khan along with Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari and Puja Gupta.

The Cocktail actor sat down with Bollywood reporter Sunny Malik and spoke about the film and his forthcoming projects.

WBRi Washington Bangla Radio becomes world's first Bengali radio channel on ROKU Digital Video Player

Germantown, Maryland, Jan 29, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Continuing it's pioneering world leadership in online Bengali radio and entertainment services, Washington Bangla Radio USA has announced the public release of the initial version of WBRi Washington Bangla Radio Online Channel on the popular ROKU Internet Video Player device.

The new ROKU channel enables Bengali music lovers, non-resident Indians (NRI) and expatriate Bengalees who own ROKU internet video players to tune into Washington Bangla Radio and listen to internet broadcast of top Bangla songs from Kolkata on their connected television sets or hi-fi music equipment.

(Picture: Debabrata Das)

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[WBRi Bangla Channel On ROKU XDS]Watch over 100,000 movies and TV shows from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, Hulu Plus and more. Listen to music on WBRi Washington Bangla Radio USA and more, or listen to your own iTunes playlists. Watch major sports, news, or original Internet programming. It's all available whenever you want it. Roku supports full 1080p HD streaming video, the latest wireless technology, and Instant Replay. No wonder Roku is the best selling streaming player ever.

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According to industry sources, there are already over a million ROKU units sold in the United States and the sales numbers are accelerating as more and more people switch to the convenience of Online Digital Video Players.

Already Have A Roku ?

ROKU owners can add Washington Bangla Radio for free to their ROKU channel line-up by visiting the ROKU Website using the internet web address https://owner.roku.com/add/MUQXX or by entering the WBRi free Bengali ROKU channel key code MUQXX to add WBRi after logging into their ROKU account.

Film review: Chota Bheem and the Throne of Bali - Serious Action Sequences, Better Animation

Indian Bollywood Animated Children's Movie Chota Bheem and the Throne of Bali Wallpaper Poster

The realism shown in the film must also be praised. Many parents often feel that the main protagonist simply eats a Laddoo and becomes strong enough to slay demons single handedly. This has an adverse effect on many children. However in the film, Bheem does not get everything so easily. He has to fight his way and had to succumb to injuries too. This is a healthy dose of realism that has been introduced in this Chota Bheem film.


Interview: Raanjhanaa Director Anand L Rai - "Dhanush might be the Kolaveri Di singer, But for me he is a tremendous actor"

Indian Movie Director Anand L Rai (WBRI)

Mumbai, May 7, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): Aanand L Rai is a film maker who started his journey with television. He would still  love to go back to T.V directing whenever television requires him. Aanand made his feature film directorial debut with the 2011 medium-budget money spinner Tanu Weds Manu starring R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut. He is extremely excited about his upcoming Hindi film Raanjhanaa that will see South-Indian movie star Dhanush debut in Bollywood. The film maker goes into a straight candid talk with Faisal Saif.

Indian Movie Director Anand L Rai (WBRI)How do you look at the period from Tanu Weds Manu to Raanjhanaa?

Interview: Music Director Mithoon - "I guarantee Tum Hi Ho is not an inspired song"

Bollywood Hindi Film Songs Music Director Mithoon (WBRI)

Mithoon composed the music for 3 songs in the film - Tum Hi Ho, Meri Aashiqui and a Theme song. These are some of the few highlights from the conversation with Mithoon.


Hooray Children's Indian English Nursery Rhyme Songs Audio Album Release in Kolkata

Tollywood Indian Bangla Movie SohamTollywood Indian Bangla Movie Soham
Actor Soham and his wife

Kolkata, May 5, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): Distracted by electronics, new generation kids in India are losing touch with rhymes that many of us have listened to during our kindergarten years. It is due to this reason that Debjani Ghosh came up with the idea of recording an album especially for young kids to get them acquainted with these rhymes. This album of English rhymes titled ‘Hooray’ was launched recently at Music World by eminent Tollywood actor Soham, Raj Kalyan Roy, Gautam Debnath and Arijit Mitra (principal of Nalanda School). Also present at the launch was Debjani Ghosh’s teacher Uma from whom she had learned the nursery rhymes herself.


LATTOO Bangla Movie Opens in Kolkata:

Ushasie Chakraborty
Ushasie Chakraborty

Kolkata, May 5, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): The premiere of Bengali film ‘Lattu’ (Lattoo) was held at London-Paris multiplex at ‘Mukti world’ complex in Kolkata. The cast and crew of the film came together at the venue to make the premiere a gala evening.


Nakshatra Releases First Bangla Punk Rock Album "108" in Kolkata

By Priyanka Dutta / WBRINN
newsdesk.kolkata@washingtonbanglaradio.com

Bengali Punk Rock Band Songs Singer Sanchari Banik
Sanchari Banik

Nakshatra
Nakshatra


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