Rajesh Ahuja covers internal security and also follows investigation agencies such as the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate.
Articles by Rajesh Ahuja
New bottle, old wine
The relaunch of Suburbia, a restro-bar in Gurgaon.
Updated on Dec 07, 2009 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
He’s grey in reel life
I loved playing the “grey character” in this family drama that pairs him with Nauheed Cyrusi. Ayaan Ahmad’s talks about his debut movie Ada - A Way of Life.
Updated on Dec 04, 2009 06:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
The new wedding essentials
The run-up to the wedding isn’t all about trousseau shopping. In a bid to experiment, soon-to-be-married couples are investing in sex toys and online sex stores are what they are turning to.
Updated on Dec 05, 2009 02:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
It’s a vodka sunset, guys!
If an Italian genius breathes style into a collector’s vodka bottle, the guest list has to be laden with designer initials.Roberto Cavalli's 'it' launch party scoop.
Updated on Dec 02, 2009 09:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Why did Akki miss Shilpa's wedding?
The promotion of his new film De Dana Dan wasn’t the only reason that kept Akshay Kumar from attending ex-flame Shilpa Shetty’s wedding last week. Here's what the actor said.
Updated on Nov 27, 2009 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Monk on a mission
The Capital’s beloved suburban cousin will bathe in the charms of traditional Indian sounds at a week-long music festival to be held next month. And helming the fiesta will be famed musicians and vocalists from the Indian classical music fraternity.
Updated on Nov 26, 2009 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
How tweet of Bollywood!
Actors turned social networking junkies with the advent of Facebook. And with the rise of micro-blogging website, Twitter, they seem to have been swimming in a tank of sweet nothings.
Updated on Nov 21, 2009 08:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Capital jams at Rs 200 per hour
Music making does hurt, but not much on the pocket these days. Musicians, in a bid to relieve their contemporaries of the stress of jamming costs, are coming up with ‘jam pads’ — rooms where new music bands can practice as a unit at affordable costs.
Updated on Nov 16, 2009 08:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Frog hops in here
It’s inching its way into the Capital. And that too with a loud thud. Music lovers are in for a treat as the integrated music project, BlueFROG, enters the Capital with a two-day extravaganza in the garb of frogFEST 2009.
Updated on Nov 07, 2009 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
Jazz takes on blues
Starting today, The Blues Club of India honcho will helm ‘Blues n Jazz for the Soul’ — a fest boasting of power-packed performances and divine melodies.
Updated on Nov 05, 2009 06:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
You are my Soniya...
The play has Sheikh working with actress Sonali Bendre. Though he finds her as earnest a Soniya as Shabana Azmi an Amrita, he doesn’t rule out comparisons.
Updated on Oct 30, 2009 07:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Jessica coming to India
American pop sensation Jessica Simpson’s bags are packed. The oomphstress, along with her celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves, is on her way to India in a bid to revive her career.
Updated on Oct 23, 2009 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
The gypsy sultanate Czechs in
India, the ever-bustling barrel of ‘world sounds’, is now playing host to artists blessed with a different take on world music.
Updated on Oct 22, 2009 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, Music
House that for noise?
Musicians have always evoked their neighbours’ envy. Their thumping sounds and screeching vocals at odd hours have shaken many out of their slumbers. And the worst hit are next-door residents.
Updated on Oct 22, 2009 05:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
‘Videos hardly get airspace on music channels’
Says Raghu Dixit whose wife is all set to appear in his latest videos. Rajesh Ahuja tells more.
Updated on Oct 20, 2009 08:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, Mumbai
Wife less ordinary
How often do we come across musicians who get their muses to dance for them in their song videos? Not quite. But trust Indian Carnatic/folk rock wonder Raghu Dixit to be different.
Updated on Oct 15, 2009 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
The wrest(ling) is history...
Delhi-based wrestler Sanjit Kumar — now a reality show contestant — hopes to become a full-time actor
Updated on Oct 15, 2009 06:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
Missing Woodstock
City music lovers disappointed at missing date with Ang Lee's new musical drama.
Updated on Oct 14, 2009 05:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
The vow Bands
Hollywood funny guy Adam Sandler isn’t the only wedding singer in action while the bride and groom exchange vows. Guests jam with rock, jazz and blues bands at Delhi weddings.
Updated on Oct 15, 2009 03:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Laugh your lungs out!
To commemorate the launch of The Comedy Store (a leading comedy club in the UK) in Mumbai in December 2009, three stand-up artistes worth their sugar and spice are here to rock us out of our wits.
Updated on Oct 07, 2009 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Car-o-bar gets a hefty jolt
Buying booze in Delhi may have been made easy, but finding a place to have it just got a whole lot harder. Read on to find out.
Updated on Oct 06, 2009 08:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Sharma and Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Spin Doctor
A good DJ is the life of the party, giving people a high with pulsating music. Rajesh Ahuja looks beyond the glamour.
Updated on Jun 20, 2012 05:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
'I’m not that kind of girl'
Rakhi Sawant does it again. After waxing eloquent about kissing-on-national-television-being-a-sin, she puckers up on-off fiancé Elesh Parujanwala on the new reality show, Pati, Patni aur Woh.
Updated on Sep 30, 2009 06:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
Bapu of austerity strikes back
In our politicos’ new found love for austerity, the epitome of it all is having the last laugh. Brand India has found its hottest new fashion icon in Mahatma Gandhi.
Updated on Sep 22, 2009 05:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
The real high fliers
Actors, home and abroad have discovered a new way to get ‘high’. From desis Kunal Kapoor and Sohail Khan and Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to even pop diva Geri Halliwell, all have enrolled for flying lessons and are fulfilling their dreams of touching the sky, writes Rajesh Ahuja.
Updated on Sep 19, 2009 06:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
The devil wears out
They say legends don’t die. We say the satanic ones do. Television’s horn-y devils react to their character’s demise. Rajesh Ahuja tells more.
Updated on Sep 18, 2009 08:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja
Gurus of B’town
Bollywood has seen enough actors play gurus on screen. Who can forget Naseeruddin Shah’s classy act in Sir and Sushmita Sen’s hot avatar in Main Hoon Na. On Teachers’ Day today, we quiz filmwallahs on seniors who’ve guided them through the wobbly bylanes of the industry.
Updated on Sep 04, 2009 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Time to hang up
Bollywood reacts as the Malayalam film industry faces a ban on mobile phones during film shoots. Rajesh Ahuja tells more.
Updated on Aug 25, 2009 07:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Delhightful singers!
Delhi’s rocking Bollywood like never before. Whether it’s laying out a picturesque canvas for slice-of-life films or lending charm to quick-witted storylines, the metropolis is taking film-istaan head on. And ‘scoring’ big on this trend are Delhi-based independent musicians.
Updated on Aug 21, 2009 07:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Filmmakers keen to tell Gayatri Devi's tale
Two filmmakers are keen to tell Gayatri Devi's tale on celluloid. One is JP Dutta of Border fame and the other is evergreen Dev Anand...
Updated on Jul 31, 2009 07:50 PM IST
Agencies | Rajesh Ahuja, Hindustan Times