Where the action never stops

While thinking about Rowdy Rathore, we remember what Vidya Balan famously said as Silk in The Dirty Picture—it’s all about entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. There is colour and noise, and singing and dancing, and lots of maar-dhaad dhishum dhishum stuff going on. The film is a comeback to action for Akshay Kumar—the man who has been doing mindless comedy and the occasional quiet drama for a few years now.
Kumar plays a double role, one side of him being the petty thief Shiva, who aims straight for the seeti-bajaaoing front benchers, while the other side—the law-enforcer Vikram Rathod—directs his  attention to more serious viewers who look for acting rather than action. Akshay revels and excels in both, even though we cannot help but think that perhaps he is getting a little old for all the romancing and goon-bashing sequences.

Keeping the song and dance thing going in the first half is Sonakshi Sinha, who fits the rustic part with her generous curves and her hip-swinging movements. She wisely sticks to her image as a village belle, her eyes as gorgeous as they were in Dabangg, and the whole ghagra-choli gaon-ki-chhori act is spot-on. Ace-bad guy Nasser is superbly nasty; while the other characters play their parts with finesse, though you sometimes wonder why they are there at all.
The star of this particular show is the director, Prabhu Deva, whose skill as a choreographer is in full evidence in Rowdy Rathore’s songs. Even as Pritam Pyaare repels with its blatantly sexist dance moves and double entendres, Chinta Ta Ta will have people jigging in the aisles. There is far less potty humour, if any, and mercifully little that could be called ‘vulgar’, which makes this one a fun watch without parents having to cover their kid’s eyes and ears. The violence, yes, is gratuitous in parts, but the pace of the film overrides any lack of real plot, and the flying blood and gore that could be disturbing if any time was spent lingering on those scenes.
A fun watch, if that is all that is wanted from a film.

Thinlay Sherpa - The Singing Monk

Founder of Monks Welfare Foundation of Nepal, Thinlay Sherpa— a most unlikely of rock stars has come with the release of his album “Peace Melody” via Vajra Digital Studio. A seasoned singer, experimenting in genres of pop, western, Nepali, and Tibetan, his journey in music began more than a decade ago. “Sound of Illusion” is his first released album. Born in Dolakha district of Nepal in 1987, Thinlay joined the Benchen Monastery of Swoyambhu at the tender age of eight. There he waseducated in Buddhist reasonable logics, philosophy, chants, and rituals.  At Benchen he was also given the opportunity to be trained in meditation by two of the most renowned Buddhist masters - Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche, and Kyabje Tenga. Besides being the founder of Monks Welfare Foundation of Nepal and singer renowned for Buddhist hymns and chants, he holds a position as the puja leader and attendant to Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche. His music can be found on iTunes as well as in stores.

Nitish Maskey New Rising Talent

Nitish Maskey, 22, who studies in Ace Institute of Management, is currently pursuing BBA Degree. We found out his cover song I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz on youtube channel.



His vocal performance has a power to grab the attention of the listener which he has done from his cover song. His cover song has hit the youtube few days ago and has been getting very good responses. Nitish will be coming out with more cover songs in the near future.

The Vibez’ Honored

Motherland Nepal, a nonprofit organization based in the U.S., honored the popular Nepalese band The Vibez on Martin Luther King Day, January 21, 2008, at the Mount Everest Restaurant in Berkeley, California.

The Vibez is probably the most active and popular U.S.-based pop-rock band today. The Vibez was the only band selected to perform live at the 2007 ANA Convention, the largest Nepalese convention in the U.S.  The group has also been featured on Nepalisite.com as upcoming artist of the month in 2007 ( http://www.nepalisite.com ).

The Vibez was formed in 2005 by three young Nepalese students in America. Although the three have surprisingly different musical tastes and backgrounds, their compositions are finding wide appeal in the Nepalese community and beyond.

The Vibez are Direk Shrestha (percussion and guitar, and the band’s business and logistics manager), Prayeen Singh (lead vocal and The Vibez’ main composer/arranger), and Rupak Lama (lead guitar).

The Vibez has been entertaining Nepalese crowds in Northern California for over two years with their original numbers and their versions of classic Nepali songs. Whenever there is a cultural program or get-together in the Bay Area, The Vibez is invited to perform.

Mr. Anil Pandey, president of Motherland Nepal, said “As Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for social causes for African Americans, The Vibez has been actively supporting and contributing to Nepalese culture and music. The Vibez worked tirelessly with various Nepalese associations in the Bay Area to raise funds for flood victims last year. This is why we are honoring The Vibez on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in The States.”

The Vibez’ first album will be released on Nepali New Year 2065. Prayeen declares that each song has been composed and paid attention in detail as if it were the main song of the album. Rupak promises that the album will be one in which you will not want to skip songs.

Direk adds, “Online media have been very supportive and have been covering all our news and events. We hope print media, radio, and television will support us as well when we release our album in Nepal.”

Motherland Nepal was established in February 2005 in California. The association has organized successful programs such as Nabin Bhattarai’s concert and MaHa’s show in Northern California. The association has donated funds to charity organizations in Nepal to protect human rights and establish peace and democracy in Nepal.

The Vibez' Finally Launching

San Francisco based Nepalese pop rock band, The Vibez, recently announced that they are launching their album, The Vibez Generation through Reeyaz Music Company on Shrawan 2, 2065 (July 17, 2008). The album consists 8 songs of different genres from techno to adhunik and from soft rock to hard rock.

The Vibez is a well established band in the US and has toured many cities in the year 2006 and 2007. The Vibez had been working on the album since 2005.

Direk Shrestha, (percussionist, drummer and guitarist) is currently in Kathmandu to release the album. He says, "The eight songs in the album are like eight actors. You might have a favorite one but you are going to love most of them. The songs in the album were filtered from 18 songs and have been well polished."

The Vibez are Direk Shrestha, Prayeen Singh (Vocals/Arranger) and Rupak Lama (Lead Guitar).

Manose Singh (flutist) from 1974 AD and Deependra Rai (Lead Guitar) from Full Circle have also played in the album.

After the launch of the album, Direk Shrestha will be touring with Sudip Tamrakar (The Uglyz) and Rockin Shrestha (The Uglyz) to promote the album.