Indo-Asian News ServiceMumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Mani Ratnam’s much talked about “Guru”, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, is scheduled to hit screens Dec 22.
The film will be seen as the grand finale for a year that churned out some of the biggest hits - “Rang De Basanti”, “Fanaa” [...]
DPA: Los Angeles, (DPA) Vivendi Universal, the world’s largest music company, is putting its muscle behind free downloads of music from the Internet.According to an announcement the company has reached agreement with New York-based startup Spiralfrog to make its music catalogue available on a free legal download [...]
One American fan calls her ’Officially the most beautiful woman now on Earth.’ Her tally of box-office triumphs is impressive, her list of filmmakers and co-stars getting better than it has been. Priyanka Chopra on her Bollywood journey.
You have been having a hit streak with Bluffmaster! and Krrish. Even the films in which you did [...]
Hrithik Roshan discovered one thing about the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai during the shooting of Dhoom 2 – the sequel of Dhoom .
Hrithik has a reputation for being an exacting, diligent actor who does all his own stunts, but he didn’t make the cut with Ash as he says he fell short during their recent shoot [...]
As we had reported some time back, the three film deal between Kunal Kohli and Yash Raj Film concluded with the blockbuster Fanaa. But the relation between the premier production house and the director has only strengthened further. After the release of Fanaa, Aditya Chopra convinced Kunal Kohli to take the next step in filmmaking [...]
Call him super brat or call him the shirtless Khan, Salman Khan has been one of the most talked about star in the industry. He may have done a lot of things but believe it or not, Salman Khan has never kissed on-screen. And if rumors are to be believed, that is set to change.
According [...]
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai has got lavish praises from Oscar winning British actor Sir Ben Kingsley. Ash and Kingsley are co-stars in Hollywood movie The Last Legion .
At the 58th Annual Emmy Awards, Kingsley was full of appreciation for Aishwarya’s beauty and talent when he spoke about the forthcoming movie ‘The Last Legion’ by filmmaker [...]
The showman of Bollywood, Subhash Ghai has been invited by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to be a part of the jury to decide upon the category of TV / Movie / Mini-Series for the Final Round of Judging of the 34th International Emmy Awards.
This is the second time that Ghai will [...]
Indo-Asian News ServiceNew Delhi, (IANS) The wait is over. The lovable duo of Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi are back this Friday with the comic caper “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, a sequel to their 2004 superhit “Munnabhai M.B.B.S.”.
If “Munnabhai M.B.B.S.” saw Munna creating an upheaval in a medical [...]
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News ServiceMumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Composer-singer Himesh Reshammiya’s first American tour, Aapka Suroor, is a resounding success and he is on cloud nine.
“Anything I say will seem like self-projection. You have to be here in the US to know what I’m experiencing. I can’t believe I connect so well with [...]
Indo-Asian News ServiceSydney, (IANS) Yash Chopra, one of India’s most successful film producer-directors, will shoot his forthcoming film again in Australia.
Swish Black Cat Films, an Australian production house, will handle the entire production of “Chak de India” in Melbourne and Sydney, according to the Indian Post newspaper [...]
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News ServiceFilm: “Aap Ki Khatir”; Starring Akshaye Khanna, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea, Ameesha Patel, Suniel Shetty, Anupam Kher, Lilette Dubey; Director: Dharmesh Darshan; Rating: *
Jane Austen comes to Lokhandwala in this strange, sporadically interesting take on the quirky ways of the heart.
The trouble is that old-fashioned raconteur Dharmesh Darshan doesn’t [...]
By Harish C. Menon, Indo-Asian News ServiceMumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) It is 30 years since he passed away, leaving a void in the music world of Bollywood. Yet, Mukesh’s mellifluous voice still casts a spell on listeners, emitting the fragrance of romance for some or drowning others in the [...]
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News ServiceMumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Though it’s not official yet, Jahnu Baruah’s highly acclaimed “Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara” with Anupam Kher in a pivotal role has reportedly won the special jury National Award.
Anupam, who has also produced the film, is delighted.
“I haven’t had official intimation on the matter. But [...]
By Priyanka Khanna, Indo-Asian News ServiceNew Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The wait is finally over. The good-hearted goon — Munnabhai, who made us guffaw as well as ponder over ills ailing the practice of medicine — returns to the marquees Sep 1.
The first part, “Munnabhai M.B.B.S”, was released with no fanfare whatsoever in the winter [...]
Indo-Asian News ServiceMumbai, (IANS) Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the Bollywood doyen who mesmerised millions with Hindi films like “Guddi”, “Anand” and “Chupke Chupke”, died here Sunday following renal failure and heart complications, his family said. He was 83.
For the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the end came at 4.40 p.m. at the Lilavati Hospital here. [...]
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News ServiceMumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Dancing on screen super hit item number “Mehbooba…” from “Sholay” is going to be a challenge, says Urmila Matondkar, who pays a tribute to yesteryear dancing queen Helen in the remake of the 1970s blockbuster.
“It’s going to be exciting. ‘Mehbooba…’ is a song that I’ve [...]
By Kul Bhushan“Why are NRIs paying to see themselves as unfaithful spouses and sex crazy old men?” asks an irate Indian filmgoer from New York. Of course, it is a reference to the super hit ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kahna’ or KANK. Karan Johar’s latest film has created a lot of buzz, both in India and [...]
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 28: That must have been some kiss. Bollywood sex symbol Mallika Sherawat, who holds the record for the most on-screen kisses in Bollywood, passed out while shooting a kissing scene in her new movie, said director Saket Choudhary said in an interview.
But it wasn’t the technique of co-star Rahul Bose that made [...]
Reports are that the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Don may run into trouble with the health ministry.
Yes, if you have watched the promos of the film on the small screen then your guess is bang on target as reports say that ‘Don’ seems to have touched a wrong chord with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, [...]