Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Endorsing the TCS World 10K run to be held here Sunday, former World sprint champion Linford Christie Thursday hoped that the event would inspire a new generation of athletes in India.

Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The steep rise in petrol price has left Bollywood celebrities like Gul Panag and Divya Dutta concerned about the plight of the country's common man, while megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actor Ronit Roy have mocked at the issue through jokes.

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A bespectacled studious girl to a glam diva -- Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has essayed a range of characters in showbiz, but she says she always wanted to do a double role.

London, May 24 (ANI): Indian director Anurag Kashyap, who is at the Cannes film festival to showcase one of his projects, is hoping to change the country's reputation as 'a joke' at the event.

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Back in 2003, he brought transsexuality out of the closet with his film "Gulabi Aaina", but the Indian censor board banned the controversial movie. Almost a decade later, filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan feels his directorial venture would've been cleared had it been made in today.

Ganguly further said KKR was "lucky" to have Sunil Narine in their side. (PTI)