yoyo said:

dude, you indians seriosly have some brain disorder, is it a diesease in india.

which foriengners are you talking about, the indians who have run away from there own land to find a better place to live. and yeh thats surely a dozen

boss i meant foriegn acttors who are increasingly finding work in bollywood . from mainstream part to item numbers. the european and american models and dancers are in bombay by hordes. top celebs from pakistan to usa . from junoon to ali larter to toby smith . thats what i m talk in about . yes indians watch a lotta movies and the expatriates have a big hand in maiing it a success in the usa and europe..but from oscar nomination to cannes to any film festival in the world to just so much happening indigineously to all the world top movie houses from universal to fox to star to mtv to channel V . axn espn ..u name it are india based and it is from there indian entertainment is transmitted to pakistan ...( u have banned em ) bangladesh ..middle east...sri lanks ...nepal ....mauritius ,...maldives......afghanistan.......up till iraq.....for the mainstream population . and more so for expatriates indians and people from accesssory territories who watch and follow it without fail . our movies release world wide dude and our stars are f**kin VIP s and state guests of people like sultan of brunei to u name it . u have no idea who u r coparing ur shoddy lollywood to .

95 % eh !!!!!!!!! hahah another big headed pakistani statement . seems like u cant see the writing on the wall is still reelin under ur delusion of gradeur. who cares the ek do chutiyas who do copy would have learnt their lesson that bollywood is goin global and all the paki singers are anyways legitimately singing for top record labels in india . they are performing from discoes to concerts to award functions . its impossible to go undetected. these idiots would anyways be weeded out . there are bad apples in every society and every culture and an evolving society always weeds em out. but u cant generalize it and most of em are true artists who are performing grrrt and makin country proud and are grrrt ambassadors of india to the rest of the world.

she s ***y and a very sought after celebrity and is paid crores for an ad. her ad is just fantastic. the gossip is that she s seein rahul dravid.

Salaam Namaste: Great fun

Lindsay Pereira | September 09, 2005 17:33 IST


Ambar Malhotra (Preity Zinta) left Bangalore and nagging parents to come and study medicine in Melbourne, Australia. She wanted to escape marriage and the idea of handling awkward proposals. Now, she works part-time as a radio jockey at a station called 'Salaam Namaste', where she interviews Indians living in Australia.

Nikhil Arora (Saif Ali Khan) is an architect-turned-head chef who works at a restaurant called Nick of Time, in Melbourne. We are told he always loved cooking, preferring it to playing with friends outside. Now, he does what he loves doing, and the fact that he's also paid for it doesn't hurt him in the least.

Special: Salaam Namaste

Ambar is sensible and punctual, which is everything Nick is not. She works hard, is serious about everything she does, and loves her radio show. He loves cooking, partying with friends and living a life free of commitments. When invited to a radio interview with Ambar, he oversleeps, misses the show, and manages to annoy her. She uses her show to exact revenge. They manage to meet, eventually, and soon realise, after a night of partying at a friend's wedding, that they are attracted to each other despite their many differences.

Nick asks Ambar to move in with him, to see if this relationship can stay afloat. She decides to give him a chance, and agrees. They pick an apartment, and then, the fun begins.

Salaam Namaste, directorial debut of Siddharth Raj Anand, is about what happens when Nick and Ambar decide to live-in together. They don't want to rush into anything. They like taking things slowly, and are both occupied with their individual careers. However, as is wont to happen, the situation suddenly demands they take their relationship seriously. They are thrust into an unexpected development, which threatens the little nest they have built together.

There are a whole lot of laughs, and lots of tender moments between the two, but things soon turn sour. Nick begins to realise that relationships aren't always about romantic dinners and walks along the beach. When pushed into a corner, Nick has to choose between his concept of freedom, and his love for Ambar. She, on the other hand, is forced to completely re-evaluate her idea of what marriage and commitment ought to be.

What the film teaches us is that falling in love is easy, but sticking to a commitment isn't. Before the first half, the audience is left wondering whether Nick and Ambar will manage to get over their differences and take their relationship for what it is, whether good or bad. Will Nick manage to get over his bachelor's lifestyle and handle marriage?

As a romantic comedy, this works very well. There's a lot of romance, and a lot of comedy. Saif and Preity are both perfect for comic roles, and their timing proves it throughout the film. Preity manages to handle all situations thrown at her, and makes for a very efficient radio jockey, while Saif even manages to make a convincing chef. Other stars also have an opportunity to shine here, especially Arshad Warsi -- who plays Saif's best friend -- and Javed Jafferi, who plays a landlord wary of Indian tenants. Jafferi's role is, in fact, one of the film's highlights. He manages a strange accent perfectly, and his talent is undeniable.

The other faces include Tania Zaetta, Jugal Hansraj, Ravi Khote, Kunal Vijaykar and Kavita Kapoor. For a debut, this is not bad, and Siddharth Raj Anand deserves a round of applause.

Sunil Patel, the director of photography, also does a commendable job, portraying the city of Melbourne in all its beauty. The Australian extras also deserve a few claps, for managing to do what they do as extras. And yes, Abbas Tyrewala's dialogues hit the mark.

The only downside is the music, by Vishal and Shekhar, which is a bit of a letdown. There aren't too many songs, luckily, so this doesn't affect the film drastically. Also, thanks to the choreography, the music takes a bit of a backseat, which is a good thing.

Still, for an afternoon of laughs, some excellent performances by Saif, Preity and Jafferi, and a well-shot tour of Melbourne, you can't go wrong with Salaam Namaste.

umair16 said:

I THINK UR JUST JELOUSE OF PAKISTAN SUCESS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS . . IF UR NOT THEN WHY U SPENDING ALL THIS TIME ARGUWING ABOUT A COUNTRY U DONT LIKE . .JUST PISS OFF AND GO INTERFER IN INDIA'S PROBLEMS COS U LOT HAVE MUCH MORE THAN PAKISTAN DOSE .

I FEEL SORRY FOR U . EITHER UR A LONER AND HAVE NO FRIEND OR UR JUST PURE STUPID . SOENDING ALL THIS TIME DEBATEING AND PUTING DOWN PAKISTAN. WE DONT CERE WOT U THINK . . COS IT JUST GOSE UP ARE ASS AND WE FART IT OUT.

bhaisaaab raath ke do baje beer or music ke saath aapp logo ke saath argue karne ka maza hi kuch aur hai .

hum bhi khoob hase the . tumhari yaar kismat hi kharaab hai . jab kuch acha hone lagta hai kisi field me , something happens and the bubble brrks.

ah really . anyone who gives ya the other side of the sotry and breaks ur bubble is jahil . beta its time to wake up and accept the facts. the industry ewhich is now attracting foriegners by the dozen..a country which is raised on Mtv and channelV .. u think our people will accept ur salwaar kameez waali behenji . spory dude . she may get a movoe or two as a good will gesture but makin a career is outta question in an industry where top models by the thousands are waiting in line to get in . its not a f**kin walk in the park .

dont talk about asians dude . the chineese and indians have a certainity of identity and thousands of years of culture and history , not so sure about pakistan . all the pakis i have met in usa or europe are just apprehensive and scared and isolated . i guess its the terrorism thing that west is now racist with muslims or whatever and in this scenario when a indian muslim plays tennis in flair in her miniskirts shows what a moderate and modern country india is where even a muslim girl has the freedom to live her life and dress like an 18 year old.it is just played so much in the media and raises indias reputation . too bad for pakistan cause after london bombings and suspicion in egypt bombings its reputaion is pretty much clinched as the hub of terror .

hahah 2nd largest growin economy . lol world economic forums dont mean sh*t to u . that s how much u r in denial . # wise indians have more poor people but we have an astronomical population and ur rate of poverty is more than india s . i mean comeon ..if u cant make a country that is 1/8 th s india's size amd still plagued by dicatorship, backwardness , illitracy and sectarian violence . just yesterday there were two bomb blasts in karachi . lol i dont blame u . all these years of dictatorship and isolation by the world community has left u disillusioned. ur one life is just wasted by default of bein born in a country where there s no action ...nutthin to do . just a bunch of bored people , bound by strict religious diktats livin in a cheerless land. we neither love nor hate pakistan dude . we r at best indifferent . i stumbled upon this forum and thought it was an opportunity to get to understand ur mentality and it has really confirmed the world view tht u are conservative , intolerant and totally in denial of the rut u are in .

ENJOY THE NEWS.....FROM UR OWN NEWSPAPERS AND IS WIDELY REPORTED IN INDIA IN THE LAST THREE DAYS.....
Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Copyrights for copycats

By Shaiba Rizwan

For the past few months, Pakistan’s recording companies and labels have been embroiled in a legal battle over serious issues such as piracy and copyright infringement. For recording companies, this has translated into a ban on releasing any new albums in the market; for the fans, it means no new songs of their favourite bands to listen to, and for the artists, it is nothing short of a disaster.

Bands such as Noori, The Call and Rungg are done and dusted with recording their albums, yet due to the ban their albums are perhaps Pakistani pop’s best new-found secrets.

Ironically, the whole issue is about protecting artists and their music from being pirated and sold illegally. Incurring heavy financial losses due to counterfeited cassettes in the market, Pakistani pop artists have always maintained they want some sort of protection against their albums being pirated.

Now there is a paradox here. The law is actually trying to protect singers and wants them to earn their lawful share on songs they produce. All very proper, but the question is, are the singers whose rights and interests being protected, making original music? And the answer is not always. Yes the irony is that copyrights and the fight against piracy are being fought for Pakistani artists who record not-so-original songs!

Pakistani bands and singers, like their counterparts in India, have a long history of plagiarising and copying tunes from singers all over the globe. So rampant is the practice that Junoon got a lot of flak from Amir Zaki when the former was trying to make a union of Pakistani artists lobbying for control over piracy. Amir Zaki thought that it was absolutely preposterous that Salman Ahmed was fighting against piracy when he himself was openly plagiarising western tunes. Amir Zaki went as far as saying that if he were the president of Pakistan he would pass the death sentence on Salman Ahmed!!!

Well Junoon are not the only ones. It is sad to note that the first Vital Sign’s album (anyone who knows a little about Pakistani pop’s brief history will tell you that this was the album that started the pop revolution in the country) had unoriginal songs in it. For example the song “Anjana” was a complete rip off of British eighties reggae band UB40’s super hit “Red Red Wine”.

Since then every band and solo artist in the country has resorted to stealing tunes to earn money. Noori, who are the darlings of the urban youth in Pakistan, are especially adept at plagiarising. Their song “Suno Kay Main Hun Jawan”, which helped kick start the band’s career and get them lucrative deals with multinationals, is a copy of a song by western band Jarvis, the song being “I am only happy when it rains”.

The list is almost endless: Karavan’s “Gardish” is a copy of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”, Junoon’s “Rooh Ki Hai Pyass” lifted from Pink Floyd’s “Cigar” and Sajjad Ali’s “Baybya” was copied from Khaled’s “Didi”, and these are just to name a few. In a bizarre case of blatant plagiarising, Jawad Ahmed made a song called “Baqi Sub Theek Hai” which was a copy of an Elvis Presley number. Jawad audaciously wrote on the album cover “Composed by Jawad Ahmed and Elvis Presley”!!!!

Surprisingly, the plagiarising isn’t just confined to music because Pakistani artists also make music videos that are copied from the West. A good example was the video of Shehazad Roy’s song “Teri Soorat”. The video was a frame-to-frame copy of Hollywood’s 1997 version of Romeo and Juliet, which starred Leonardo di Caprio. The video of Jon Bon Jovi’s song “Its my life” was plagiarised by Abrarul Haq in the video of his song “Nach Punjaban”.

The video of Hadiqua Kayani’s song “Dupatta Mera Maal Maal Ka” was a shameless copy of Keanu Reeves’ box office smash “The Matrix”. New singer Shaz’s debut video has been lifted from the film “Fight Club”!!! Really, copying Hollywood films to make music videos is absolutely pathetic. The dearth of originality in our music industry is at times not just shocking, but astounding.

With the youth of Pakistan already slaves to foreign entertainment and tunes from across the border dominating every wedding and joyous event, Pakistani bands and singers resorting to such unfair means of making music does not bode well for society. Furthermore, plagiarising negatively affects musicians, as it spoils their reputation and credibility. Not lacking in talent, one really hopes that our musicians make purely original music. For it is through original creative work that a nation’s culture and heritage develop and grow stronger.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/defaul...5-9-2005_pg7_16

boss ...yehi to problem hai fanatics ka . bechari ko apne aap ko indian kehna par raha hai . lol the same sh*t happened with sania mirza . the mullahs in usa are objecting to her wearing mini skirts. what the f**k . she s indian and india is not a theocracy and neither is usa so she can wear what she feels like and no one can do a f**k about it .

hai hai kitni khushi ki baat hai ki india me acceptance mil gayi . lol bete tu india me rehta hai ki hum ... film industry me local larkiyon ki line lagi hui hai . tumhaari salwaar kameez waali bhen ji s nahi chaiye . kitni star struck tumhaare pakistani yaha aate hai . yeh to rlations ache hai isliyue kuch chutiye is peace weace ke chakkr me lag gaye hai nahi to tumhe izzat dena bhi sar par charana hai . lol yeh romi rema sheema se kaun identify karega .jo bhi pakistan se baggage le kar aayega wo kabhi succed nahi hoga. kahi jaa kar paisa kamane me aur waha apne mulk ki beizzati kar ke settle hone me bahut farak hai . meera and adnan sami in point . tumhaare celebs apne ko bara dikhane ke liye indian connection dikhte hai ... lanat hai .

Honeynrrn said:

nikama said:

kukki's language kharaab karne main bhi Indian media ka bara haath he.their movies,their dramas,even their songs promote gaali galoch.so KUKKI I sympathise with u,tum jis maahol main rehtay ho wahan bachon ko aisi hi baatein sikhai jaati hain.

thats true.I feel sorry for ya kukki but this is the only thing u could expect from an indian.All over the world, i am not sure if u r famous for ur showbiz but dammit u r FAMOUS for ur abusive languages n ill-manned bahaviour.

bhai saab hamaara to yahi mauhaul hai aur ham aish karte hai . tumhaara apna hisaab kitaab hai . apni apni zindagi hai . haha

THESE FIGURES ARE FROM THE CIA FACTBOOK
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pk.html

its not what ur dictator tells u ..its what the world thinks . i know u r in denial and isolated but that doesnt mean u take whatever ur dictator tells at face value. the other day asia development bank had a conference totally disturbed by increasing poverty in pakistan . its the only country in asia where poverty has increased . lol sorry to break ur bubble but if u wanna compete then accept the figures first . pakistan is lacking behind in every economic sphere . next time i ll post figures on scientific and technological prowess and how india is being considered a spearhead in that department . then i l quote showbiz figures and and then the human mortality and all those figures . for now try and absorb this information ..it l take some time to sink in ...lol also the dude who said he s peoud to not watch any indian movie is talkin like it s some kinda achievemnt or that its such a big sacrifice he made . lol please applaud him cause he s proud that he s doin it despite the enormous temptation . hahah

Straight said:

kukki said:

hahahah yeh paki hame samjhayega ki kya karna hai... duniya me kutto waaali aukat hai. aur india se muqAbla karoge. lol at this time sayin that u r a paki is the biggest swear word cause automatically lumped in with the terrorists . u r not welcome anywhere in the world . itna hi bura hai india to kyu tumhaare log apna pak watan chir kar india aa jate hai. kabhi kisi indian celebrity ko pakistan defect karte dekha hai . there s nutthin in ur god forsaken country . u should read the staqtements given by ur educated pakistani artists who come to india and conedemn pakistan . lol u just have blind hatred for india but its a war that u have already lost. u have been left behind. there s nutthin that the wordl recognizesd pakistan by . except terrorists and Aq khan . u r just a notorious country which is so miniscule in size . itni bari bari batten nahi karni chaiye. lol jitni aukat ho utna bolna chaiye. tumhare log india india karte rahte hai . kabhi kisi indian site par lollywood ya ptv ka forum dekha hai. culture ke naam pe tumhaare paas hai kya . kuch nahi .. saara din ghar baith kar allah allah karte rehte ho aur apnoee ki cousins ke saath shaadi kar kar zindagi bitate ho . saal sexually frusrtated chutiye ho sab tum . education ki baat kar rahe ho ...salle hamari showbiz be duniya bhar ke ecelectic log milenge . tum jaise jaahilo ki tarah nahi . cia ki report nahi dekhi ...it predicts that ur pakland will be a failed state by 2015. lol new delhi get s to host the commonwealth games and u just get noticed for all the notorious reasons ...good aisi hi beizzat hona chaiye. pakistan me litracy rate or poverty rate india se zyaada hai . hamaare kai log poor hai but our poverty is decreaing and urs is increasing ..surprise surprise. ....saalon chote se mulk ke islamic chutiyo ho tum aur apne se 8 guna bare aur liberal mulk se muqabala karne ke sapne dekhte ho . lol

lolz....hey flyin creature of flyin india....yaar kaisay liberal ho tum log...can't take cricism on u..swearin karna shuru kar daitay ho...bilkul jahilon kee tarah...hamen jahil kehtay ho...waisay world knows it betta dan u how liberal india is....dont u rememba wot happend in gujrat n Ayudhiya back in 2002 n 1992...is dat wot u call being liberal...aur jab tum logon ho haqeeqat bataee jae to simply start swearin...guess wot...indians are also known as pakis in england and America...they dont have their own identity anywhere in the world.....yesterday i got to read a news dat in Madhia Pardesh a policeman raped a 16 years old gal and when dat gal approached the police to register the report...they simply refused...lolz...yeah kaisi taraqqi hay yaar....main khud kuch nahin kehta yaar....tumhen bola na k sawdes dekh lo....u will get 2 know urself k india kitnay pani main hay..ur own director and actors made dat movie...hum say 8 times bigger ho kar b tumharay haan poverty hum say ziada hay...20% women give birth to their children on footpaths.....hamaray haan aisa nahin hota..i wonder if still u say dat poverty is decreasin in ur country...i admit dat ur IT Industry is growin at a faster than us, u got a bigger film industry...but tell me wot else u have...i know wot u gonna say now...DEMOCRACY.....isnt it...yeah....but guess wot has been published in TIMES magazine...dat India will be the biggest country in corruption in 2010...recently ur Navy secrets have been sold by some high rank navy officer...u pple can do anything for money...our artists are far betta than ur pple...coz they work n get money.....wo apni izzat to nahin bechtay...ab main kia kia kahoon yaar...Washinton post nay mention kia kay Indian Aurat duniya main sab say ziada sasti (cheap) hay..she will even agree to spend a night with u on just a single meal offer..hahahaha....INDIA IS FLYIN....this will keep me lafin for da nex whole week... ..apnay songs picturize karnay kay liye tum india say bahar chalay jatay ho takay bhookay aur kamzor awam nazar na aajaen cinema screen par...aur abi wo tumharay kisi kapoor wagera ka jo scandal poori duniya ko pata chala...hamen sexually furstrated kehtay ho....wot wud u say abt dis kapoor...who has been in film industry for years but still rapes gals who wanna be heroins in ur film industry...just be realistic yaar..haqeeqat ka samna karna seekho...apnay dil ko yeah kah kar tasalli mat do k india bara hay..aur tarraqqi kar raha hay....just think abt it seriously...coz u r our neighbours...aur hamen parosion ka bohat khayal hay ...hamaray han to NGOs hain jo aurton kay liye kaam kar rahi hain aur kisi aurat kay saath choti see b ziadti hoti hay wo world media ko pata chalta hay but news abt women raped in india just remain unoticed..coz duniya ko pata hay india pakistan say 8 times bara hay aur wahan rapes bhi 800% ziada hotay hain....showing vulgarity in ur movies is not progress...progress is something dat u guyz havent seen yet...so meray bachay...try to learn how to take critism on you....thori see tanqid sun kar galian dena shuru kar dena...dis is wot u indians are notorious for... ...just dont swear...othawise dont argue...


Stay Kewl Hang Loose

hahahah another paki . ayodhya aur babri masjid se obsessed ho tum log . dude more muslims are killed in pakistan by muslims than they are in india by hindus . lol that s a friggin joke . in ur pakland anyone can walk into a public place and spray bullets on anyone . u live in dark ages dude . accordig to worlds survey pakistan is left behind in every sphere including economy and democracy . talkin about rape . mukhtaran mai and sonia naaz are in question where ur dictator doesnt even let em travel at will and poor lady is just a rape victim . so from now on instead of arguing we ll quote reliable world sources and tell u how much in debt and poor ur impoverished backward nation is . ur people defect to india and that also rich celebrities and dont wanna have anything to do with pakistan cause they are just sick of all the bullsh*t. its ur own people who let u down . infant mortality ki baat kar rahe ho . boss abhi economic forums or indices ki file kholta hu . kabhi democracy dekhi nahi .,..kabhi vote diya nahi ...political conciousness kya hoti hai tumhe nahi pata . just a bunch of deprived moreons who are deprived of everything and anything that s fun ...inm the name of religion . saari duniya tumhe lanaat bhejti hai . muslim hone ek tarah ki gaali ho gaya hai . i mean now pakistynais are checked for rope marks and stuff at the airports to see if they attended any terrorist camps . kitni beizzati karaoge . everyone in the world thinks u r the hub of terror . there are travel adviories agains ur country .noone wants to travel to pakistan ..foriegn investment is a big joke . jo hai wo bhio bhaag rahe hai . u think china is ur friend but it trades more with india ,..why ..cause they are smart people who know all these petty fights dont do f**k and they and india are on the road to prosperity . its been pakistan s long time friend and helpin u build gwadar aur tumhne unke hi engineers maar diye . lol there s no tourism ..just a singular society where everyone belongs to just one religion and there s no diversity .just cheerless society whiuch has nutthin for entertainment . i told u i have been there for the match and i havent seen a boring place in my life where everthing is over evening . . in every sphere u r lacking behind or gotten worse . i mean who are u tryin to kid here . here are some leading economic blogs tellin u how much ur small little country is behind . footpath pe kinke zyaada bache paida hote hai . everything that ur dictator tells u is not true . lol
Economy    India Top of Page
Economy - overview:   
India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Services are the major source of economic growth, though two-thirds of the workforce is in agriculture. The UPA government has committed to furthering economic reforms and developing basic infrastructure to improve the lives of the rural poor and boost economic performance. Government controls on foreign trade and investment have been reduced in some areas, but high tariffs (averaging 20% in 2004) and limits on foreign direct investment are still in place. The government has indicated it will do more to liberalize investment in civil aviation, telecom, and insurance sectors in the near term. Privatization of government-owned industries has proceeded slowly, and continues to generate political debate; continued social, political, and economic rigidities hold back needed initiatives. The economy has posted an excellent average growth rate of 6.8% since 1994, reducing poverty by about 10 percentage points. India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers. Despite strong growth, the World Bank and others worry about the combined state and federal budget deficit, running at approximately 9% of GDP. The huge and growing population is the fundamental social, economic, and environmental problem. In late December 2004, a major tsunami took at least 60,000 lives in India, caused massive destruction of property, and severely affected the fishing fleet.
GDP:    
purchasing power parity - $3.319 trillion (2004 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:    
6.2% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita:    
purchasing power parity - $3,100 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:   
agriculture: 23.6%
industry: 28.4%
services: 48% (2002 est.)
Labor force:    
482.2 million (2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:   
agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% (1999)
Unemployment rate:    
9.2% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:   
25% (2002 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:   
lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 33.5% (1997)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:   
37.8 (1997)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):    
4.2% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):    
23.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
Budget:   
revenues: $67.3 billion
expenditures: $104 billion, including capital expenditures of $13.5 billion (2004 est.)
Public debt:    
59.7% of GDP (federal debt only; state debt not included) (2004 est.)
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rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Industries:   
textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software
Industrial production growth rate:    
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547.2 billion kWh (2002)
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510.1 billion kWh (2002)
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350 million kWh (2002)
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1.54 billion kWh (2002)
Oil - production:    
780,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:    
2.13 million bbl/day (2001 est.)
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NA
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NA
Oil - proved reserves:    
5.7 billion bbl (2004 est.)
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22.75 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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22.75 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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$4.897 billion (2004 est.)
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$69.18 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures
Exports - partners:   
US 18.4%, China 7.8%, UAE 6.7%, UK 4.8%, Hong Kong 4.3%, Germany 4% (2004)
Imports:    
$89.33 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals
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US 7%, Belgium 6.1%, China 5.9%, Singapore 4.8%, Australia 4.6%, UK 4.6%, Germany 4.5% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:    
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$117.2 billion (2004 est.)
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26,154,400 (2003)
Telephone system:   
general assessment: recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies have prompted rapid change; local and long distance service provided throughout all regions of the country, with services primarily concentrated in the urban areas; steady improvement is taking place with the recent admission of private and private-public investors, but telephone density remains low at about seven for each 100 persons nationwide but only one per 100 persons in rural areas and a national waiting list of over 1.7 million; fastest growth is in cellular service with modest growth in fixed lines
domestic: expansion of domestic service, although still weak in rural areas, resulted from increased competition and dramatic reductions in price led in large part by wireless service; mobile cellular service (both CDMA and GSM) introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan cities and 19 telecom circles each with about three private service providers and one state-owned service provider; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with five satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)
international: country code - 91; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); nine gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam; 5 submarine cables, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with landing site at Cochin, i2icn linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic (2004)
Radio broadcast stations:   
AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 (1998)
Television broadcast stations:   
562 (of which 82 stations have 1 kW or greater power and 480 stations have less than 1 kW of power) (1997)
Internet country code:   
.in
Internet hosts:    
86,871 (2003)
Internet users:    
18.481 million (2003)
   Transportation    Indi a Top of Page
Railways:    
total: 63,230 km (16,693 km electrified)
broad gauge: 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2004)
Highways:    
total: 2,525,989 km
paved: 1,448,655 km
unpaved: 1,077,334 km (1999)
Waterways:    
14,500 km
note: 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2004)
Pipelines:   
gas 6,171 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,195 km; oil 5,613 km; refined products 5,567 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:   
Chennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam
Merchant marine:    
total: 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 85, cargo 75, chemical tanker 13, combination ore/oil 1, container 7, liquefied gas 14, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 91, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 10 (Australia 1, China 1, Greece 1, UAE 6, United Kingdom 1)
registered in other countries: 30 (2005)
Airports:    
333 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:   
total: 234
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 47
1,524 to 2,437 m: 78
914 to 1,523 m: 74
under 914 m: 21 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:   
total: 99
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 42
under 914 m: 45 (2004 est.)
Heliports:   
20 (2004 est.)
   Military    India Top of Page
Military branches:   
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:   
16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Military manpower - availability:   
males age 16-49: 287,551,111 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 16-49: 219,471,999 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 11,446,452 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$16.97 billion (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
2.5% (2004)
PAKISTAN.....
Economy    Pakistan Top of Page
Economy - overview:   
Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes, low levels of foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with neighboring India. However, IMF-approved government policies, bolstered by generous foreign assistance and renewed access to global markets since 2001, have generated solid macroeconomic recovery the last three years. The government has made substantial macroeconomic reforms since 2000, although progress on more politically sensitive reforms has slowed. For example, in the third and final year of its $1.3 billion IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Islamabad has continued to require waivers for energy sector reforms. While long-term prospects remain uncertain, given Pakistan's low level of development, medium-term prospects for job creation and poverty reduction are the best in nearly a decade. Islamabad has raised development spending from about 2% of GDP in the 1990s to 4% in 2003, a necessary step towards reversing the broad underdevelopment of its social sector. GDP growth, spurred by double-digit gains in industrial production over the past year, has become less dependent on agriculture. Foreign exchange reserves continued to reach new levels in 2004, supported by robust export growth and steady worker remittances.
GDP:    
purchasing power parity - $347.3 billion (2004 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:    
6.1% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita:    
purchasing power parity - $2,200 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:   
agriculture: 22.6%
industry: 24.1%
services: 53.3% (2004 est.)
Labor force:    
45.43 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:   
agriculture 42%, industry 20%, services 38% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:    
8.3% plus substantial underemployment (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:   
32% (FY00/01 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:   
lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 27.6% (FY96/97)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:   
41 (FY98/99)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):    
4.8% (FY03/04 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):    
16.4% of GDP (FY03/04 est.)
Budget:   
revenues: $13.45 billion
expenditures: $16.51 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)
Public debt:    
71.4% of GDP (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:   
cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries:   
textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate:    
13.1% (2004 est.)
Electricity - production:    
75.27 billion kWh (2003)
Electricity - consumption:    
52.66 billion kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports:   
0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports:   
0 kWh (2003)
Oil - production:    
61,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:    
365,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - exports:    
NA
Oil - imports:    
NA
Oil - proved reserves:    
325.5 million bbl (2004 est.)
Natural gas - production:    
23.4 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:    
23.4 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - exports:    
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:    
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:    
695.6 billion cu m (2004)
Current account balance:    
$1.4 billion (2004 est.)
Exports:    
$15.07 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:   
textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
Exports - partners:   
US 21.3%, UAE 9.8%, UK 7.1%, Germany 5.2%, Hong Kong 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2004)
Imports:    
$14.01 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:   
petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
Imports - partners:   
China 10.8%, US 10.2%, UAE 9.3%, Saudi Arabia 9%, Japan 7%, Kuwait 5.3%, Germany 4.2% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:    
$12.58 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:    
$33.97 billion (2004 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:   
$2.4 billion (FY01/02)
Currency (code):   
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Exchange rates:   
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 58.258 (2004), 57.752 (2003), 59.724 (2002), 61.927 (2001), 53.648 (2000)
Fiscal year:   
1 July - 30 June
   Communications    Paki stan Top of Page
Telephones - main lines in use:    
3,982,800 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:    
2,624,800 (2003)
Telephone system:   
general assessment: the domestic system is mediocre, but improving; service is adequate for government and business use, in part because major businesses have established their own private systems; since 1988, the government has promoted investment in the national telecommunications system on a priority basis, significantly increasing network capacity; despite major improvements in trunk and urban systems, telecommunication services are still not readily available to the majority of the rural population
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks
international: country code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (1999)
Radio broadcast stations:   
AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998)
Television broadcast stations:   
22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Internet country code:   
.pk
Internet hosts:    
15,124 (2003)
Internet users:    
1.5 million (2002)
   Transportation    Paki stan Top of Page
Railways:    
total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Highways:    
total: 257,683 km
paved: 152,033 km (including 339 km of expressways)
unpaved: 105,650 km (2001)
Pipelines:   
gas 9,945 km; oil 1,821 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:   
Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
Merchant marine:    
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 329,486 GRT/512,506 DWT
by type: cargo 10, petroleum tanker 3
registered in other countries: 14 (2005)
Airports:    
131 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:   
total: 92
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 22
1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 6 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:   
total: 39
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 21 (2004 est.)
Heliports:   
15 (2004 est.)
   Military    Pakistan Top of Page
Military branches:   
Army, Navy, Air Force
Military manpower - military age and obligation:   
16 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age of 18 (2001)
Military manpower - availability:   
males age 16-49: 39,028,014 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 16-49: 29,428,747 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 1,969,055 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$3.848 billion (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
4.9% (2004)

ashkhan said:

http://yasmeenghauri.tripod.com/
chk this site out. This is Yasmeen Ghauri a famous Canadian model. She has graced many fashion label. She is half pakistani from her dads side and german from her mums. Personally I was upset that a pakistani girl is displaying herself in this manner to the world. I mean there are models but they still have dignity. models even prettier , famous and better than her, like aishwarya rai. Then also go to the extent to say in a recent interview that is is not pakistani but indian. no offence to india, but atleast dont stoop to deny ur identity. means to say that indian people have more dignity than us, by boast about their identity. it is sad. please experess you views.

OMG another one of the prototypical pakistani . whats ur deal man . u still havent come to terms with all this .i mean come to india dude ..girls in colleges and in nite clubs and discoes wear stuff more provocative than this chick . leave her alone . in a free society she has the discretion to do whatever she likes . still stuck in dark ages .

bloody complexed pakistani ...aap logo ki identity bhi dubious hai . talent kaun deny kar raha hai . lekin yeh log india me aa kar indian labels ke liye kaam karte hai aur paisa kaun bananta hai ...india ....better kaun hota hai ...indian showbiz ....tumhe to apne talent ki bhi kadar nahi hai ....chutiye saale

Straight said:

kukki said:

hahaha biggest joke of the century ....he charges 8 crores per movie and that is just white money .....she d prolly make 8 pakistani movies in that amount . lol

lolz....yaar tumharay mulk main mehangai bohat hay...hamaray yahan aamir khan say bara actor hay jiss kaa naam SHAAN hay ... WO 40 LACs main movie kar day ga...!!

n yeah....koi tujh sa kahan cost reema 7 carores...n its a treat to watch.....i have heared abt indian movies made in 30 carores and flopped badly at box office..

shaan ko paan khilao ...lol i know about the movie u r talkin about . this lady was in india for music and post productions . it was released in theatres in uk and was pulled out in three days cause it could not withstand bollywood competition . lol hahaha treat to watch my ass....pehle paise ikhatte kar kar accha camera to lao . baaki to baad ki baaten hai .

hahahah yeh paki hame samjhayega ki kya karna hai... duniya me kutto waaali aukat hai. aur india se muqAbla karoge. lol at this time sayin that u r a paki is the biggest swear word cause automatically lumped in with the terrorists . u r not welcome anywhere in the world . itna hi bura hai india to kyu tumhaare log apna pak watan chir kar india aa jate hai. kabhi kisi indian celebrity ko pakistan defect karte dekha hai . there s nutthin in ur god forsaken country . u should read the staqtements given by ur educated pakistani artists who come to india and conedemn pakistan . lol u just have blind hatred for india but its a war that u have already lost. u have been left behind. there s nutthin that the wordl recognizesd pakistan by . except terrorists and Aq khan . u r just a notorious country which is so miniscule in size . itni bari bari batten nahi karni chaiye. lol jitni aukat ho utna bolna chaiye. tumhare log india india karte rahte hai . kabhi kisi indian site par lollywood ya ptv ka forum dekha hai. culture ke naam pe tumhaare paas hai kya . kuch nahi .. saara din ghar baith kar allah allah karte rehte ho aur apnoee ki cousins ke saath shaadi kar kar zindagi bitate ho . saal sexually frusrtated chutiye ho sab tum . education ki baat kar rahe ho ...salle hamari showbiz be duniya bhar ke ecelectic log milenge . tum jaise jaahilo ki tarah nahi . cia ki report nahi dekhi ...it predicts that ur pakland will be a failed state by 2015. lol new delhi get s to host the commonwealth games and u just get noticed for all the notorious reasons ...good aisi hi beizzat hona chaiye. pakistan me litracy rate or poverty rate india se zyaada hai . hamaare kai log poor hai but our poverty is decreaing and urs is increasing ..surprise surprise. ....saalon chote se mulk ke islamic chutiyo ho tum aur apne se 8 guna bare aur liberal mulk se muqabala karne ke sapne dekhte ho . lol

yoyo said:

bhai saab, we know you love pakistan thats why you spend you day here. lol

indians have allready started to get attracted to lollywood,

and no one is interested in reading all that long piece of crap you wrote so stop wasting your time.

i have allready given you the facts so live them.

guess that s what s gonna take for ur pakland to make it cause seems like u r not patriotic enuff to get ur land of pure out of the doldrums. lol

kukki said:

ahhah perfect case of contradicting urself . lol
i have r3ealized that u pakis are very conservative and in denial. u will watch indian movies , ur cable people go on strikes to demand indian channels cause there business is finished ...ur theatre owners demand indian movies . lol u have pretty much seen every indian movie and that debunks the theory that bollywood is not popular outside india. it is the only movie industry in the world besides hollywood which is played at movie theatres in the world be it indian owned theatre . it has more viewership than hollywood . it just has to be managed right abroad and the movie industry strted bein this business savvy just a few years ago . we just got started mate. india is progressing like mad dude and our society is becoming liberal . u have no idea where we r headed. our celebs are going to be global celebs while urs defect and leave ur mother land to settle in the so called enemy country. isnt that ironical . i have been to pakistan and to be honest there s nutthin to do there . cant drink ....cant wear what u want . cant intermingle with opposite sex....cant have sex .....no movies in theatres ...no clubs ...no social scene except for the few rich . no discoes....no nite clubs......not too many international concerts....urs is a basically cheerless community unless u call hanging out with the guys driving around town in motorcycles aimlessly on a daily basis as fun ...or go out eating . i mean come on dude we r trying to have fun here . and u are so uptight about everything . ...ur guests come on a cricket visa to india and what they basically do is go see movies in the theatres and check out the nite life. ur movies are not seen by ur own people . yes ur music is good but where does it make more money ..in india cause we lap up anything that s good . all the worlds biggest record labels are there and india is where the action is dude . that s where they perform at concerts where there are thousand s of people and there cd's make legitimate money . not only u dont have th culture of entertainment but u have the culture to kill it . pakistan is the hub of piracy and u dont have the concept of entertainment and that its a business . u still dont even consider it a industry and promote it . we promote ours by every single person buyin tickets and goin to the movies or by buyin legitimate music . it comes with the basic culture of arts and entertainment ..dance and music ..and movies in our blood . u can call it the hindu thing if u want . it is our culture and that s why we respect it . and that s why we r miles ahaed . we r big and we ll be mighty soon . pakistan is its won country and i dont wanna disrespect ur religious or cultrul values and i was just making my point matter of factly. its not the producers directors or actors or musicians that make its showbiz respectworthy..its the audience and unless ur audience ..everyone wont give entertainment its due place in society....liberal and uninhibited....it wont thrive. ....this the deal my friend ..the difference lies in people and that s why our givernment is on a mission to see bollywood goin global . if anyone can make it its us after hollywood . our movies release in mainstream theatres all over south asia from sri lanka to nepal to mauritius to dubai . ..few places in africa and then uk and usa in few select theatres. its avalialble and watched with grrrt fervor on dvd s pretty much everywhere where people follow em . slowly asnd steadily we are doin it . we have all the channels and movie mughlas in the world investing in our tv industry ...that s why there s a SONY india and MTV india and channel v and ruprot murdoch s star tv while pakistan has indiginous channels that pretty much play indian showbiz pieces . i mean its hilarious dude . no one wats to watch ur own TV and u r debating with me here . but pakistanis are in denial or prolly jealous that how can india gettin more and more atttention on a daily basis . ...the difference between india and pakistan is sania mirza and mukhtaran mai ...both muslims but one get s gangraped and is then denied free travel and it makes international news and sania mirza whos a devout muslim but plays tennis with a flair in her micro minis and is the toast of tinsel town right now . thats the the difference in our generations dude . so chill ..ur culture has limited u and there are state imposed and religious compulsions that u need to follow and that s how u r perceived all over the world . u havent seen real democracy in all ur existance. ever voted dude ??? i dont think so . ur still stuck in age old traditions ...culture , unless it evolves with time is not culture ...u r still suck in age old debates while we r free ..and we r flyin and the destination doesnt matter cause we r enjoyin this flight . if u know what i mean . india is becoming a brand name ..from our IT industry to our movies to our culture to tourism to its economy to its fashion .....its ms worlds and ms universes...our directors that are making hollywood movies like shekhar kapur mira nair manoj night shyamalan to the latest raj jumbolingam who directed dukes of hazard. ..our clout is is progressively increasing and we r becomin heavy weights. that s why even after ur support in the war on terror u just earn a major non nato allay but with india they do a nuclear and space age deal . i m sorry dude if it hurts but abraod pakistan is just perceived as a country that exports terror ..is infested with madrasas and is famous for A Q khan and mukhtaran mai.

from now on i ll start quoting ur own news paers articles to tell u what dismal state of affairs ur showbiz and tv and music is and how indian expertise and help is sought in movies to organizing events . give u the insight on indias fashion week as it was reported in ur newspaper jang and how pakistan fashion is practically non existant . ever heard of pakistani fashion or pakistani food abroad ..na na its always indian food and indian fashion . that s how bollywood is a brand name and so is indian tv. in the usa i saw so many pakis havin indian channels and no paki ones ..lol while i havent seen one paki programme full in my entire life not cause i have anything against pakistan but for the simple fact that they are friggin boring. snap outta ur dream dude .

priyanka chopra was ms world a few years ago .

NEW DELHI: After nudging out cricket from the front pages, Sania Mirza is elbowing India's top cricketers out of the endorsement sweepstakes. The tennis sensation has become India's joint secondhighest grosser among sports stars, in the same bracket as Rahul Dravid and second only to Sachin Tendulkar. She may have lost to Maria Sharapova at the US Open on Sunday, but Brand Sania is rocking India's advertising world. The Sania-Sharapova encounter also saw a 15% jump in ad rates for a tennis match telecast in India. Sania's endorsement fee is upwards of Rs 1.5 crore per endorsement per deal annually. That's second only to Sachin Tendulkar, who despite his bad form and injuries, commands Rs 6-7 crore per endorsement. A top ad executive told The Times of India, Before the US Open, Sania was well behind Dravid. But now, not only has she left cricketers like Sehwag behind, even India's cricket captain Sourav Ganguly seems to be paling in front of her. Concurrent with Sania's rise in the money list, there has been a slide in F-1 hope Narain Karthikeyan’s standing with advertisers. He once raked in a little less than Tendulkar, but he has since yielded ground to other sportstars.

Media planners said Sania's match with Sharapova had several last-minute advertisers like Tata Tea buying additional air-time on Ten Sports, the channel broadcasting the US Open. Ad rates for tennis matches typically hover between Rs 2,000-8,000 per 10 seconds; they were up by about 15% for Sunday's match. Rates perked up for this US Open thanks to Sania's presence this hasn't happened before for a tennis event in India, said Ajit Varghese, GM of Madison Media. In addition to the main sponsors Hero Honda and Pepsi, the US Open matches saw heavy advertising by IBM, Hewlett Packard, Maruti, Tata Tea, Yamaha and PCL.Sharmista Rijhwani, MD at Taj Televison India (which owns Ten Sports), said, The response from advertisers and viewers surpassed levels rarely seen outside cricket. Pecking order

Sachin Tendulkar

Sania Mirza and Rahul Dravid

Narain Karthikeyan

Virender Sehwag

Sourav Ganguly

ahhah perfect case of contradicting urself . lol
i have r3ealized that u pakis are very conservative and in denial. u will watch indian movies , ur cable people go on strikes to demand indian channels cause there business is finished ...ur theatre owners demand indian movies . lol u have pretty much seen every indian movie and that debunks the theory that bollywood is not popular outside india. it is the only movie industry in the world besides hollywood which is played at movie theatres in the world be it indian owned theatre . it has more viewership than hollywood . it just has to be managed right abroad and the movie industry strted bein this business savvy just a few years ago . we just got started mate. india is progressing like mad dude and our society is becoming liberal . u have no idea where we r headed. our celebs are going to be global celebs while urs defect and leave ur mother land to settle in the so called enemy country. isnt that ironical . i have been to pakistan and to be honest there s nutthin to do there . cant drink ....cant wear what u want . cant intermingle with opposite sex....cant have sex .....no movies in theatres ...no clubs ...no social scene except for the few rich . no discoes....no nite clubs......not too many international concerts....urs is a basically cheerless community unless u call hanging out with the guys driving around town in motorcycles aimlessly on a daily basis as fun ...or go out eating . i mean come on dude we r trying to have fun here . and u are so uptight about everything . ...ur guests come on a cricket visa to india and what they basically do is go see movies in the theatres and check out the nite life. ur movies are not seen by ur own people . yes ur music is good but where does it make more money ..in india cause we lap up anything that s good . all the worlds biggest record labels are there and india is where the action is dude . that s where they perform at concerts where there are thousand s of people and there cd's make legitimate money . not only u dont have th culture of entertainment but u have the culture to kill it . pakistan is the hub of piracy and u dont have the concept of entertainment and that its a business . u still dont even consider it a industry and promote it . we promote ours by every single person buyin tickets and goin to the movies or by buyin legitimate music . it comes with the basic culture of arts and entertainment ..dance and music ..and movies in our blood . u can call it the hindu thing if u want . it is our culture and that s why we respect it . and that s why we r miles ahaed . we r big and we ll be mighty soon . pakistan is its won country and i dont wanna disrespect ur religious or cultrul values and i was just making my point matter of factly. its not the producers directors or actors or musicians that make its showbiz respectworthy..its the audience and unless ur audience ..everyone wont give entertainment its due place in society....liberal and uninhibited....it wont thrive. ....this the deal my friend ..the difference lies in people and that s why our givernment is on a mission to see bollywood goin global . if anyone can make it its us after hollywood . our movies release in mainstream theatres all over south asia from sri lanka to nepal to mauritius to dubai . ..few places in africa and then uk and usa in few select theatres. its avalialble and watched with grrrt fervor on dvd s pretty much everywhere where people follow em . slowly asnd steadily we are doin it . we have all the channels and movie mughlas in the world investing in our tv industry ...that s why there s a SONY india and MTV india and channel v and ruprot murdoch s star tv while pakistan has indiginous channels that pretty much play indian showbiz pieces . i mean its hilarious dude . no one wats to watch ur own TV and u r debating with me here . but pakistanis are in denial or prolly jealous that how can india gettin more and more atttention on a daily basis . ...the difference between india and pakistan is sania mirza and mukhtaran mai ...both muslims but one get s gangraped and is then denied free travel and it makes international news and sania mirza whos a devout muslim but plays tennis with a flair in her micro minis and is the toast of tinsel town right now . thats the the difference in our generations dude . so chill ..ur culture has limited u and there are state imposed and religious compulsions that u need to follow and that s how u r perceived all over the world . u havent seen real democracy in all ur existance. ever voted dude ??? i dont think so . ur still stuck in age old traditions ...culture , unless it evolves with time is not culture ...u r still suck in age old debates while we r free ..and we r flyin and the destination doesnt matter cause we r enjoyin this flight . if u know what i mean . india is becoming a brand name ..from our IT industry to our movies to our culture to tourism to its economy to its fashion .....its ms worlds and ms universes...our directors that are making hollywood movies like shekhar kapur mira nair manoj night shyamalan to the latest raj jumbolingam who directed dukes of hazard. ..our clout is is progressively increasing and we r becomin heavy weights. that s why even after ur support in the war on terror u just earn a major non nato allay but with india they do a nuclear and space age deal . i m sorry dude if it hurts but abraod pakistan is just perceived as a country that exports terror from london to egypt..is infested with madrasas and is famous for A Q khan and mukhtaran mai.

haha . whats the big deal in that .i thought it was eastheticallu done and till the time sex is not crude or vulgar a family can watch it .

terrific combo ...both are raging studs and very decent actors too .

whkhan said:

Well here is some good news !
REEMA's KTSK got 93% rating by moviegoers at cineworld UK.
Whilst INDIAN movie NO ENTRY got just 82%.
Yet INDIAN movie is a hit, thanks mainly to PAK people.
KTSK is not, no thanks to PAK people .
Those of you who could not give up INDIAN movie for just one day,I hope are holding your head in shame!
SORRY REEMA YOU MADE A GREAT MOVIE FOR US...WE LET YOU DOWN!

indian mvie is hit thanx to pak people lol ...another jk . like we indians dont see movies and its pakistanis who make our movies hit . lol boss u have no idea how movie crazed indians are anywhere in the world and we lap em up when they release . yes almost all paki see ndian movies and so do africans and middle easterns . . pakistanis movies are dismissed even without anyone seein em . u may make tv and moves better than u did but u have a long way to go to catch up with the other thriving industries . if at all .

yoyo said:

boss bollywood has no chnace against hollywood either,

another false point . the only reason why indian cinema is becoming global is for the fact that it doesnt compete against hollywood but is like another alternative to it . even with hollywood bolllywood movies are seen all over the world and are appreciated. yes there is a language barrier and that is the only impediment . the viewership increases and the budget increases . bollywood is on a mission to make its mark and enjoys tremendous govt. support. course hollywood is bigger and we r tryin to get there .