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Pakistan winners of Cricket World Twenty20
Pakistan are the winners of the ICC T20 World Cup 2009. In an intense final against Sri Lanka they played with vigour and steered to a eight wicket victory. The man of the match, Shahid Afridi, helped them on their way with some magnificent play.
The last time Pakistan had won a title of this magnitude was [...]
Desi Marriages of Convenience
Marriage for some people is a commitment, which they make to the person they love and want to spend the rest of the life with them. However, some people get married, not for love, family or a relationship but for other reasons.
One of these reasons is that those in the South Asian community attracted to [...]
Royal Family Shows ft. Manak, Pooja and Jazzy B
August 30th, 31st and September 2nd 2009 are the dates for UK’s ‘Royal Family’ shows. Featuring the legendary ‘King of Folk,’ Kuldip Manak, the ‘Queen of Duets,’ Miss Pooja and the ‘Crowned Prince of Bhangra,’ Jazzy B.
Organised and proudly presented by A.S. Sandhu, A.B.M and B.S. Gill, the shows aim to give Bhangra and Punjabi [...]
World 501 Dholi’s Break Record
Gurcharan Mall aka The King of Dhol has drummed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records under the World 501 Dholi’s banner. A total of 632 Dhol players from all backgrounds smashed the previous world record by simultaneously playing the Dhol for for 12 minutes and 42 seconds on, Saturday 2nd May 2009.
Gurcharan [...]
RDB – Rhythm, Dhol and Bass
DESIblitz dazzles its SpotLight on RDB, the famous music trio originally from Bradford, UK. RDB which stands for Rhythm, Dhol and Bass, are namely, Kuly Singh, Manjeet Singh and Surjeet Singh or Kuly, Manj, and Surj as they are known. They are three Punjabi brothers who have established themselves worldwide, by creating a fusion of [...]
Freida Pinto gets hot with Dal Hothi
The gorgeous Freida Pinto from Slumdog Millionaire added the heat to Dal Hothi’s music video, ‘I Promise You.’ The sexy star appears as the love interest of Canadian born Dal, in the video of his song, which was shot in Mumbai, India.
Daljit Hothi also known as DJ Dilvog, is from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. He [...]
1970’s Bollywood Beauties
DESIblitz looks at some of the hottest, beautiful and sexy female stars to hit the Bollywood screen in the 1970’s. Giving you a flavour of which women made their mark in the world’s largest film industry during that era.
The Bollywood industry in the early 1970’s produced many romantic and action films. In the mid-1970s, romance [...]
Meera Syal MBE
DESIblitz zooms its SpotLight onto Meera Syal, MBE. An outstanding British Asian actress, writer, producer, comedian, playwright, singer and journalist. She is well known for her roles in the BBC comedy shows Goodness Gracious Me and Kumars at No. 42.
Meera Syal was born on 27 June, 1961, in Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands, UK. Her [...]
Night of Stars for Cancer Research
Some of the biggest names in Bhangra and Brit-Asian media got together to put on a special show for Cancer Research. Organised by hit Bhangra artist Jassi Sidhu, the night literally glittered with the stars of Bhangra performing on stage.
The show was held on 27th March 2009 at the Second City Suite in Birmingham, UK. [...]
Wii Fit Aunties
The popularity of video games being used for ‘exergaming’ has come to the forefront with the Wii Fit. DESIblitz wanted to test its usability with some South Asian ‘aunties’ – women usually in their late forties and onwards. So, a small group of ’aunties’ from the West Midlands in the UK, were introduced to ‘exergaming’ on the [...]