Back to Headlines Print Version Stumble it Facebook LinkedIn (RTTNews.com) - Oprah Winfrey's bodyguards roughed up Indian journalists during the talk show host's recent visit to India. Winfrey was filming a documentary on widows and the widow ashram of Ma Dham at the holy city of Vrindavan (about 90 miles from Delhi), where Winfrey and her television crew entered the ashram. As journalists tried to follow her into the building, they were held back by Winfrey's security team, with some of them being jostled and their cameras broken. Said a journalist to the Hindustan Times: "Media men and those from TV channels with cameras were manhandled by those in charge of security of Oprah Winfrey and police had to intervene." The bodyguards were arrested and later released when police established that no injuries arose from the scuffle. Winfrey is shooting scenes for her! show "N ext Chapter," which will feature segments on the Taj Mahal and the Jaipur Literature...

NEW DELHI -- Oprah Winfrey 's visit Thursday to the northern Indian holy city of Vrindavan (about 90 miles from the capital Delhi) ended up making news for the wrong reasons, with reports indicating that some of the talk show's bodyguards were involved in a scuffle with Indian journalists who were covering her visit. On her first trip to India, Winfrey landed Monday in Mumbai where a glittering Bollywood party was hosted in her honor. Winfrey's agenda includes shooting segments for her show Oprah's Next Chapter in addition to another special, India Experience during her visit which concludes Sunday. On Thursday morning, Winfrey arrived in Vrindavan -- a holy city near Mathura, the birthplace of the Hindu God Krishna -- and went to visit Ma Dham, an ashram for widows. Winfrey and her accompanying TV crew filmed a documentary on widows and also took part in prayers at their ashram. But according to reports, when the waiting journalists tried to enter the Ma Dham ashram,...

Normally, I would not care about such things except that I harbor strong (read: negative) feelings about Oprah Winfrey and I was born in India . Firstly, I have long been mystified by her huge success and popularity. Although I have rarely watched her program, she has been such an omnipresent force in media that it seems like she is everywhere round-the-clock. Thus, I know a lot about the woman without having any interest in her whatsoever (reflecting the all-consuming power of mass media). The few times I have watched her afternoon program, I was either bored out of my skull or was deeply irritated by her shallowness, superficiality, lack of intellect and, most especially, her phony, cloying sentimentality (fake tears, etc.). Like us on Facebook Its indeed a clich, but Oprahs success could only happen in America. Oprah the media giant could not possibly exist anywhere in the world, not even in Western Europe. A poor female from the most disadvantaged group in the country rises to bec...

Oprah goes native in India, as party hosts "pay the fine" to send cops away Jason Overdorf January 19, 2012 00:57 Oprah Winfrey's in India, and she's going native. Not only has the queen of Book Clubs embraced the sari, but she's also gotten a quick education on dealing with Indian law enforcement, according to the Times of India . Photographic evidence even suggests she's learning to say, "Kya, yaar?" (What, dude?). The cops busted Oprah's Mumbai bash at the beach house of Godrej (one of the city's uber elite due to her ties to the "old money" of India's Godrej Group) three times Monday night , each time receiving a "fine" of about $100 to go away, the paper said. Monday night's party for Oprah Winfrey, thrown by Parmeshwar Godrej at her swish beach-hugging bungalow in Mumbai was busted thrice by cops; the first time within fifteen minutes of Oprah's arrival. The Godrejs even paid a fine of ` 5000 at each rai...

She came, she saw, and, if gushing tweets are to be believed, she conquered. American talk show diva Oprah Winfrey arrived in Mumbai on Jan. 16, and Bollywood's first family rolled out the proverbial red carpet for her. Patriarch Amitabh Bachchan drove her around the city, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai presented her an orange-and-gold sari while son Abhishek accompanied her around town. Endearing photos of Winfrey and the Bachchans were plastered on the Web, including one of Amitabh Bachchan driving the car that too in a country where chauffeurs are a given with Oprah in the back seat, dressed in the Tarun Tahiliani sari gifted to her by Rai. "The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby...warm hearted, endearing...drive her to party in her honor. And Oprah in sari...looking lovely!!" Amitabh Bachchan tweeted. Winfrey landed in Mumbai without any fanfare, the Hollywood Reporter noted, and checked into the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel whe...

Glamsham Editorial Oprah Winfrey, the famous talk show host, arrived India yesterday on 16th Jan. The lady will be shooting with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra for the next chapter of her talk show. Initially, Oprah visited the Bachchans place to meet Aishwarya and the entire family. Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, "The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby..warm hearted, endearing .. drive her to party in her honor." Big B further tweets, "And Oprah in sari .. looking lovely !!" Many other Bollywood A-listers thronged at this hot-n-happening party to meet the lady. Let's have a sneak-peek at the event:- The Bachchans then escorted Oprah to the dinner party hosted by Parmeshwar Godrej at her Juhu residence. Lara Dutta posted a picture on the socio-networking site and gives it a caption saying, "Oprah and SRK, two people I absolutely adore! Thankyou for making my day! Now can go into labour happily!:-)" Actress Preity Zinta and P...

While on a trip to Mumbai on Monday, Oprah Winfrey got all decked out in a chic sari, the silk garment popular with women in India. In related news, worldwide sales of saris are now expected to go through the roof.