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  • Dreamworks gets Indian cash boost
  • Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009
  • The film studio Dreamworks, co-founded by Steven Spielberg, is to receive $825m for film production, the studio's Indian partner says. Reliance ADA Group, run by Anil Ambani, is one of India's biggest entertainment groups and a key player in Bollywood,...
  • University honour for Hindi actor
  • Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
  • A leading Bollywood film actor has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bedfordshire. Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who started his career in 1980s television, received the honour for his contribution to film art and culture. He made his fi...
  • Bollywood stars hit the high road
  • Date: Monday, May 11, 2009
  • Scenes for a new Bollywood thriller have been shot in the Highlands. Director Vishal Pandya filmed part of his Purple Lake movie, which features Indian star Nausheen Ali Sardar, in Urquhart Castle and Inverness. He had headed for Scotland in search of a...
  • Studio sues over Bollywood 'copy'
  • Date: Monday, May 11, 2009
  • A Hollywood film studio has taken legal action against Bollywood movie-makers who it claims copied 1992 comedy hit My Cousin Vinny. 20th Century Fox has sued BR Films for 70m rupees (£940,000) at Mumbai's High Court, saying Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai is...
  • Bollywood goes Hollywood!
  • Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
  • And even those who weren’t felicitated were present to cheer their colleagues on... now that’s the spirit of apna Bollywood! Kajol made one of her rare appearances and was seated next to Manyaata Dutt, who was still glowing post her first wedd...
  • Bollywood no cakewalk for starry-eyed youngsters
  • Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
  • New Delhi (IANS): Waiting to be noticed, searching for the right contacts, looking for a shelter - thousands of starry-eyed youngters instantly identify with Konkona Sen Sharma's character in "Luck By Chance" as they go through the grind in Boll...
  • 2008: Bollywood's tryst with brain-dead flicks
  • Date: Monday, December 22, 2008
  • It's been the season of silliness in mainstream Bollywood this year. The top grossers of the year have been two films which, by and large, had nothing much to offer. Neither in terms of message, content, innovation nor characterisations. All they offered ...
  • U.S. film deals still in place for shaken Bollywood
  • Date: Monday, December 1, 2008
  • Terrorism has cast a shadow over Bollywood, India's Mumbai-based film industry, but as the smoke clears from Wednesday's attacks on Mumbai, Hollywood studios with Indian interests remain committed to the region. After a gang of as few as 10 men stormed...
  • Yet another loss for Bollywood
  • Date: Friday, November 28, 2008
  • Already facing bad times, Bollywood has recieved another jolt in the form of the latest terror attacks on Mumbai that have shocked the entire nation. In face of further threats, the government Of Maharashtra ordered the closure of all Mumbai theatres for ...
  • I've proved all my critics wrong: Katrina Kaif
  • Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008
  • New Delhi, Five years into Bollywood, Britain-born actress Katrina Kaif is proud that she could prove wrong all those people who wrote her off during her initial days in the industry. She is one of the few actresses who can boast of giving six hits in a r...
  • Bollywood Trawls London for Talent as Students Balk at Banking
  • Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
  • Anu Singh, once an aspiring business- school student, found a new calling when London’s financial- services industry started to shrivel: Bollywood. As India’s film industry, which produces about 1,000 movies a year -- or double Hollywood&rs...
  • My son teaches me how to be an idiot: Zayed Khan
  • Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
  • Bollywood actor Zayed Khan is enjoying fatherhood to the hilt. Apart from learning how to baby talk with his less than a year old son Zidaan, he says he is learning how to be an idiot. “Zidaan is growing up and he's teaching me a lot more than I ...
  • Konkona Sen Sharma plays the lesbian act
  • Date: Monday, November 24, 2008
  • Seems homosexuality is the code of the season! After ‘Dostana’, it is Rohan Sippy’s ‘The Preisdent is Coming’ which brings forth this subject with Konkona Sen Sharma playing the lesbian in the film. The film is directed b...
  • What do our Bollywood body beautifuls eat?
  • Date: Friday, November 21, 2008
  • Mumbai, Avoid fried food and carbs, don't miss your workout and don't deprive yourself. Just some of the suggestions by Bollywood's svelte and superfit stars who tell all about their daily regimen. Shilpa Shetty: I don't avoid any food. My calorie inta...
  • Kareena to visit Saif's ancestral Pataudi village
  • Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008
  • Mumbai, Bollywood beauty Kareena Kapoor seems set to take her relationship with beau Saif Ali Khan to another level. She'll soon be visiting his ancestral village Pataudi in Haryana. "Yes, Kareena has been invited to Pataudi. It'd have been earlie...
  • Bollywood coming up with all merry n gay attitudes!
  • Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
  • The latest movies like Dostana and Fashion have again tickled the long subdued topic of homosexuality to the forefront and into the mainstream cinema. Although every producer- director teams up to bring a ‘hat ke’ project, for long homosexu...
  • Rakhi Sawant breaks up with long-time boyfriend
  • Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
  • As with everything in her life, Rakhi Sawant has no qualms about admitting that she has broken up with her boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi, with whom she shared a relationship for three years. In fact, Rakhi helped bring fame to Abhishek by bringing him on rea...
  • I want to clear misconceptions with autobiography: Monica Bedi
  • Date: Monday, November 17, 2008
  • Mumbai, Bollywood starlet and gangster Abu Salem's former girlfriend Monica Bedi reveals she is writing her autobiography through which she wants to clear many misconceptions about her past. "I'm working on my autobiography with the help of a ghos...
  • Shabina Khan designs a new look for Sanjay Dutt and Kunal Kapoor
  • Date: Friday, October 31, 2008
  • Designer Shabina Khan has designed a special new look for Sanjay Dutt and Kunal Kapoor who play the lead strars of Rahul Dholakia’s (Parzania) next, Lamha. The film is reportedly a mature love story and is being extensively shot in Kashmir and deals...
  • Aishwarya Rai - most bankable Bollywood star in at 35
  • Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
  • At 35, Bollywood's blue-eyed-girl Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who celebrates her birthday Saturday, continues to woo Indian filmmakers with her international appeal, making her one of the most bankable stars in the Indian film industry. Says popular film c...
  • Promoting India-Arab cultural ties through film festival
  • Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
  • Abu Dhabi, (IANS) As part of a series of events to promote India-Arab cultural ties, the Indian embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is organising an Indian film festival here next month that will showcase some of the best works from Bollywood and re...
  • Priyanka’s tryst with Hollywood stars Melanie, Antonio
  • Date: Friday, October 17, 2008
  • Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra bonded well with Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas at the Middle East International Film Festival in Dubai and apparently Spanish star Banderas expressed a wish to work with her. The ongoing festival started Oct 10 an...
  • Karzzzz only Hindi film to premiere at Abu Dhabi Fest
  • Date: Friday, October 17, 2008
  • Bhushan Kumar's Karzzzz premieres in grandeur and style at the 'Emirates Palace' in Abu Dhabi. The only Indian Film to have been selected for screening at the Middle East International Film Festival, Bhushan Kumar's Karzzzz premieres in grandeur and st...
  • Bollywood to bring credit crisis to big screen
  • Date: Friday, October 17, 2008
  • The global credit crisis has found echoes in an unlikely quarter, India's Bollywood, known more for its love of lavish musicals and racy thrillers. The crisis, that has inspired "credit crunch" chocolate bars and "meltdown" parties ...
  • Dream girl Hema Malini turns 60
  • Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008
  • Bollywood dream girl Hema Malini, who heads way over Hindi film industry with her beauty and dancing skills, celebrated her 60th birthday on Thursday. The actor, who is also an MP, visited Tirupati temple along with her daughter Esha and Ahana to seek ...
  • I have learnt to enjoy controversies: Nisha Kothari
  • Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's discovery Nisha aka Priyanka Kothari says she has learnt to enjoy the controversies that surround her because they are an intrinsic part of an actor's career. "I don't feel bad when my name figures in controversies. I d...
  • Shah Rukh's Datuk title kicks up row in Malaysia
  • Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  • Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may be hugely popular in Malaysia but his being conferred the title of 'Datuk', akin to the British knighthood, has stirred up a controversy with many questioning whether he really deserves it. "Politicians, prof...
  • Bollywood's modern makeover
  • Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
  • From Islamic extremism to the life of call centre workers, Bollywood is branching out from its traditional song-and-dance based genre to tackle contemporary issues that reflect the modern India. The concept has been taking hold steadily since the succe...
  • I follow Akshay into projects: Katrina Kaif
  • Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008
  • Britain-born Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who has given many hits with Akshay Kumar, says she trusts the star's script sense and often follows him into projects. Katrina's last hit with Akshay was "Singh is Kinng". "He has a fantas...
  • Preity, Ness had rocking time at Singapore Grand Prix
  • Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008
  • Preity Zinta, who is gearing up for her next release "Heroes", has become a sports fan and says she had the time of her life at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore. "Ness (Wadia) and I had the best evening of our life - all right, one ...
  • Shah Rukh launches $2.2-bn real estate project in UAE
  • Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
  • Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has announced the launch of his signature real estate development, Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, to be located in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 8-billion dirham ($2.2-billion) develo...
  • 'Rock On' my biggest success so far: Arjun Rampal
  • Date: Friday, October 3, 2008
  • He learnt to play the guitar, grew his hair really long and genuinely gelled with his co-stars. The effort has paid off for model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal who says "Rock On" is his biggest hit so far. He has been showered with praise for his...
  • I'm not insecure about my career: Kunal Kapoor
  • Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008
  • After cameos in two back-to-back movies - "Bachna Ae Haseeno" and "Welcome To Sajjanpur"- Kunal Kapoor is not afraid of being typecast as a cameo king and says he isn't insecure about his career. "They (filmmakers) can come to ...
  • Amol Gupte enjoys playing Priyanka Chopra's tormentor
  • Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008
  • After weaving together the beautiful story of a dyslexic child in "Taare Zameen Par", writer-actor Amol Gupte is now having a ball tormenting Priyanka Chopra in forthcoming film "Kaminey". "It's nice to be on another director's...
  • Om Shanti Om nominated for Asia Pacific awards
  • Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
  • Om Shanti Om, Jodha Akbar and Taare Zameen Par are amongst five Indian films nominated on Wednesday for the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), the highest accolade for film in the region. The smash hit Om Shanti Om has been nominated for Best Feat...
  • Those who work for an image are not actors: Kay Kay Menon
  • Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • Versatile Kay Kay Menon, who will be seen as a villain in forthcoming fantasy film "Drona", doesn't believe in image and says those who stick to certain kinds of screen image are not good actors. "I'm playing a negative character in the ...
  • Smoking scenes in movies has Bollywood divided
  • Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • From Oct 2, the government will introduce its new no-smoking policy. Most Bollywood personalities like Saif Ali Khan, Shabana Azmi and Akhshaye Khanna welcome this move, but some feel it would be unfair to ban smoking in movies. Saif Ali Khan: Smoking ...
  • I`m single, Riteish is just a friend: Genelia
  • Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
  • Genelia D'Souza, Imran Khan's petite and perky co-star in "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na", brushes off rumours of any relationship with Riteish Deshmukh with a "we're just friends." Genelia teamed up with Riteish for her first Hindi film ...
  • I`m single, Riteish is just a friend: Genelia
  • Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
  • Genelia D'Souza, Imran Khan's petite and perky co-star in "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na", brushes off rumours of any relationship with Riteish Deshmukh with a "we're just friends." Genelia teamed up with Riteish for her first Hindi film ...
  • Vin Diesel talks about Bollywood
  • Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • What’s your perception of India — a nuclear power, a land of snake charmers or a spiritual destination? I am fascinated by its magical quality. I’ve heard that almost all places and rituals in India have a story or a legend attached ...
  • Mahendra Kapoor disappeared from Bollywood music scene too early
  • Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) A voice that rendered many immortal songs will be heard no more, as Bollywood bade farewell Sunday to singer Mahendra Kapoor, who passed away at the age of 74, following cardiac arrest in Mumbai. The voice, a friend of Kapoor said...
  • Bollywood titans to clash this festive season
  • Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • NEW DELHI: Tinsel-town denizens have been dishing out entertainment both on and off screen for the last three quarters of year 2008, but the heavy-weights who have been saving the best for the traditional festive season include Salman Khan starrer "Y...
  • Love sans borders
  • Date: Friday, September 26, 2008
  • Former Miss India Sayali Bhagat and Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik will play the lead actors in director Wilson Louis's next film. Although Sayali and Shoaib have been romantically involved for almost six months, they have always denied their ...
  • To 'Taare Zameen Par', with best wishes from Bollywood
  • Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
  • Aamir Khan's acclaimed directorial debut "Taare Zameen Par" is India's official entry to the Oscars this year and many in Bollywood, including Naseeruddin Shah and Amitabh Bachchan, have sent their best wishes that it may be up there with the be...
  • Sanjay Dutt getting two new tattoos
  • Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
  • After having had a lion tattoo on his forearm for some time, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is getting two new tattoos - another lion on his chest and the word "honour" in Japanese on his arm. "The actor wanted another lion tattoo, but since...
  • Warner Bros lose Hari Puttar case
  • Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
  • A court in the Indian capital Delhi has rejected a lawsuit filed by Hollywood company Warner Bros against the makers of a Bollywood film Hari Puttar. The makers of the blockbuster Harry Potter films said the title of the Indian movie was too similar. ...
  • Phoren students learn to make films in 'sexy' Bollywood
  • Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
  • There must be something about Bollywood's masala movies. Attracted by the desi formula, film students from the West are taking up cinematography, direction and acting, among other specialities, at institutes in India or run by cine experts from India. ...
  • American pop star Fergie to croon for Bollywood?
  • Date: Friday, September 19, 2008
  • The buzz in Bollywood is that Fergie, solo artist and singer of the band ‘Black Eyed Peas’, will croon for a Hindi movie. The East-West twain have begun meeting more often than not. Only recently we saw the American rapper Snoop Dogg in a S...
  • Bikini babe Sherlyn Chopra makes fans go berserk
  • Date: Monday, September 15, 2008
  • Sherlyn Chopra in her diamond studded bikini and hot pants is setting the temperature soaring on the promotional tour of her latest music album. Sherlyn, being Sherlyn, is not shying away from donning the same eye-popping bikini at the promotional even...
  • India's Bollywood Reaping Benefits of New Investment
  • Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008
  • By Anjana Pasricha In India, some of the country's biggest companies are making huge investments in the Hindi film industry, popularly known as Bollywood. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi, on India's booming film industry. The latest vent...
  • Bollywood stars in their eyes
  • Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008
  • By Shenaz Kermali Hassan Khan has stars in his eyes. The 22-year-old British Pakistani has just enrolled into the United Kingdom's first Indian cinema acting school. "I've always been mad on Bollywood - always watching, singing and dancing ...