[caption id="attachment_1950" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Artisans display their wares at Noida Shilpotsav 09"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1951" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Intricately crafted antiques at Shilpotsav Craft Mela held at the Noida Stadium."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1952" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="From clothes and paintings to household items, Noida's first craft mela had it all. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1954" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="These beautiful craft items, made out of recycled paper, have been made as a part of the Prisoner's Rehabilitation Project by the inmates of Tihar Jail."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1955" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="People thronged to the various food stalls erected at the Craft Mela. From Rajasthani, north Indian thalis to Chinese, chaat and kulfis, one had a variety to choose from. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1957" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Colourful crockery brightens up the craft mela at the Noida Stadium. The mela which started on October 30th will finish tomorrow on Sunday."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1958" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Inflatable toys for kids at Noida Shilposav 09"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1937" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Director-Producer Yash Chopra arrives at the closing ceremony of the MAMI Film Festival held at J.W Marriot Mumbai on November 5, 2009."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1939" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Amitabh Bachchan speaks to the media at the MAMI Film Festival outside J.W Marriot and says he has had the ‘best 40 years’ in the film industry. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1940" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Shabana Azmi congratulates MAMI, at the closing ceremony of the Film Festival, for its 11th successful running year. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1941" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi pull each other in different directions as they arrive at J.W Marriot for the MAMI Film Festival. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1942" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Preity Zinta looks resplendent in red as she poses for shutterbugs outside J.W Marriot."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1943" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Actor Shreyas Talpade and wife Deepti share a light moment with media persons outside J.W Marriot."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1944" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Amitabh Bachchan gives a speech after winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at MAMI Film Festival in Mumbai’s J.W Marriot."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1946" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Dominique Murphy holds his gigantic cheque after winning the Best Film Award for his film White Lightnin' , at the MAMI Film Festival at J.W Marriot."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1947" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Preity Zinta felicitates Amitabh Bachchan on completing 40 years in the film industry. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1924" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pratap Fauzdar, participant of Laughter Challege, performs on stage on Thursday night at Noida Stadium."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1925" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Laughter Challenge participant, Pratap Fauzdar, leaves the audience in splits during Shilpotsav's cultural programme on thursday night. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1926" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Geetanjali Sharma and Group performs Braj Folk Dance during Shilpotsav."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1897" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Neil Nitin Mukesh, star of the film Jail, arrives at the at Pantaloon Store in Phoenix Mall, Mumbai to promote his film which releases on the 6th of November."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1898" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Also seen was co-star Mughda Godse who smiled prettily at the crowd amidst flashing cameras. After two big hits in her kitty (Fashion and All the Best), she admits to being really excited about Jail as its her first solo flick."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1899" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Madur Bhandarkar talks to the press at the Phoenix Mall in Mumbai and says Jail is his ‘quickest shoot ever’. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1900" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Neil Nitin Mukesh talks about his film Jail as a “hard-hitting yet sensitive tale” at the Press Conference held in the Pantaloon Store. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1901" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The stars of Jail along with Director Madhur Bhandarkar cut a cake at the Pantaloon Store in Phoenix Mall, Mumbai."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1902" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The three key people of Jail share a light moment after the press conference at the Pantaloon Store."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1903" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Director Madhur Bhandarkar and co-stars Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mughda Godse pose for shutterbugs at the Pantaloons Store in Phoenix Mall, Mumbai"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1866" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An artist displays his wares at Shilpotsav 09"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1778" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Noida - Greater Noida CEO Shri Mohinder Singh gives a briefing on Noida Shilpostav. Also seen in the middle Secretary and Director General UP Tourism Awanish Kumar Awasth"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1754" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Metro workers take a breather at Atta where construction is going on in full swing as the deadline for its completion inches closer. The metro is expected to run in Noida in the second week of November."][/caption]

Photo courtesy: Aamir Hussain