Umrao Jaan

Bollywood Film Review'A moving tale of a courtesan by the name of Umrao Jaan unfolds in this remake' Director: J P Dutta Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri, Puru Raaj Kumar, Kulbhushan...

FIRE TRAGEDY

GRIEVING relatives of an Accrington family killed in a devastating arson blaze on their family home may never know the motive behind the attack, police have said. The frank admission by detectives investigating the blaze came as the only...

Teenager guilty of arson death

A TEENAGER who took part in an arson attack on a house in which a six-year-old girl died has started an eight-year sentence in a young offenders institution. Daryll Tuzzio, 18, was part of a "wicked plan", Birmingham Crown...

WIN TICKETS TO MELA 06!

The Asian Today has teamed up with Mela 06 to offer ten lucky readers a pair of tickets to the Birmingham extravaganza. To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is answer the following...

‘Jack – Don’t bite the hand that feeds you’

Bushra speaks out for the communityJack Straws latest comments on ‘lifting the veil’, bringing the very sector of the community that swings his vote and gives him his electoral victories which have helped to build his career shows he...

Haashim a Blue through & through

A Dream come true for Asian Today Mascot winnerASIAN TODAY Mascot winner Haashim Shakeel described the moment his dreams came true after running out onto Birmingham City's St Andrews pitch dressed in the blue and white of his beloved...

Akhtar and Asif banned

Pakistan duo pay price in doping shameFAST bowler Shoaib Akhtar may well have played his last game for Pakistan after he was banned for two years for testing positive for a banned drug. The 31-year-old, along with team mate...

“He drinks alcohol and has an active sex life…”

Mansoor Ahmed on shamed ShoaibFormer Pakistan captain and coach, Intikhab Alam, who was a member of 3-man panel that banned Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif was quite frank about his reasons for handing out a comparatively harsher sentence to...

‘I Want to Crack USA’

Khan sets sights on conquering AmericaBOXING hero Amir Khan may make his boxing debut stateside next year after admitting he was desperate to prove his worth as a boxer in America. The 19-year-old, who is busy training for his...

Win tickets to see Merchants of Bollywood!

Manchester show giveawayHit musical The Merchants of Bollywood looks to have exceeded all expectations after the first leg of its nationwide tour played to packed houses. Premiering at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, its 12-day stint proved the love...

Looking for a new ‘Title Fight’

Nabil Elouahabi on life after EastendersOnce part of doomed soap opera family the Ferreira's, life for Nabil Elouahabi couldn't be better. With his stint in BBC soap Eastenders well and truly behind him, the talented actor has been busy...

Hundreds flock to see boxing star at book signing

British boxing hero Amir Khan created quite a stir in the centre of Birmingham today where he was greeted by screaming fans as he unveiled his autobiography ‘A Boy from Bolton’. The 19-year-old, made a stop at the Borders book...