A model displays a creation from the Somarta 2010 spring and summer collection in Tokyo on Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP

Rare old Indian animation films will be screened at the upcoming International Film Festival of India, as part of a 30-film retrospective of Indian animation films.

Nevada: Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman will headline the world famous "Sydney Festival 2010" in Australia on January 16. Rahman’s two-and-a-half-hour free and exclusive music-dance performance will also see over 40 Bollywood dancers, singers, and musicians at outdoor Parramatta Park near Sydney, starting 7.30 pm.

London: Titanic star Kate Winslet is a national treasure after she became the first actress to be audited by the UK government.

The value of the Oscar-winning actress to the country has been gauged at a staggering £60 million, according to an analysis of her value to Britain by economists funded by the government, reported Telegraph online.

Los Angeles: Slumdog Millionaire has not yet finished its victorious run at award ceremonies as the Mumbai-based potboiler has picked up five nods at the 2009 European Film Awards.

Kolkata: Few people know that legendary playback singer Kishore Kumar had offered financial help to his maternal uncle Satyajit Ray, who was facing a financial crunch while shooting Pather Panchali in 1955.