Archives for 28 August 2006
Bollywood to glow in Toronto
28 August 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Half a dozen entries in a line-up of 352 films may not represent a spectacularly large chunk of the pie, but Bollywood is set to shower a fair sprinkling of stars on the 31st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), scheduled from September 7 to 16. …
Bollywood’s two biggest box office powerhouses – Amitabh Bachchan and […]
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Zayed Khan dabbles in scripting too
28 August 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Actor Zayed Khan eagerly awaits the release of his new film “Rocky - The Rebel” and says he has contributed to its script as well. ….
A fact not known to many of his fans is that he has a skilled writer in him too. “I studied direction and acting at the London Film School. […]
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“I Don’t Mind Doing A Film With Ash,” Says Salman Khan
28 August 2006 | Actors | No Comments
“I don’t mind doing a film with Aishwarya,” said Salman Khan in a television interview yesterday. When prodded further as to whose mistake it was in his relationship with the Miss World, the temperamental star stated that he doesn’t believe in badmouthing anyone so he is ready to take all the blame. …
He also said […]
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Bollywood dolls all set to be launched next month
28 August 2006 | Actors | 1 Comment
Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra are all set to sprinkle some star dust on doll houses with a leading toy manufacturer all ready to launch 12 inch dolls of leading Bollywood actors here next month. …
Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan and Kajol will be personally present at the official launch of the dolls at […]
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Abhishek Bachchan in LAGE RAHO…?
28 August 2006 | Actors | No Comments
The audience is always in for some surprise these days. Filmmakers roping in actors for cameos seems to be an added advantage. After Arjun Rampal and Kajol in Karan Johar’s KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA, Chunky Pandey in Farhan Akhtar’s DON, it’s Abhishek Bachchan in Rajkumar Hirani’s LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. As per reports in a tabloid, […]
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Bollywood dreams grow bigger
28 August 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
For years, the Bollywood production sector has been laying claims to imaginary global conquests. Hindi films do occasionally break into the US and UK box office charts, but they never as a rule travel beyond the confines of the Diaspora. …
Coupled with the fact that several Hollywood majors – Paramount and Sony Pictures among them […]
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The most promising newcomer: Sammir Dattani
28 August 2006 | Actors | No Comments
You had two releases on the same Friday last month?
Yeah!! It was very exciting. Corporate for the Hindi audiences and my first Telugu film Amrutha Varsham released on the same day in Andhra Pradesh. I think I am blessed. How many actors must have had such an opportunity of two releases on the same day?? […]
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Bollywood mourns loss of Hrishikesh Mukherjee
28 August 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee , who directed several memorable movies including Anand that launched Amitabh Bachchan on the path to superstardom, died at a hospital in Mumbai following protracted illness. He was 84. The film industry on Sunday, condoled the death of legendary filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee describing him as a man who left an […]
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Being Amol Palekar: The storyteller
28 August 2006 | Actors | No Comments
One of the most prominent Marathi filmmakers and a once-upon-a-time actor of the ’70s, Amol Palekar turned director with the Marathi film Aakriet. His Bollywood directorial venture, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Paheli, became India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Film Category at the 2006 Oscar Awards. …
I am of course extremely proud of the fact […]
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Hindi Music Review: Lage Raho Munnabhai
28 August 2006 | Music, Music Reviews | No Comments
Following the success of last years comedy Munnabhai M.B.B.S., comes Lage Raho Munnabhai , its sequel. Last year, Munnabhai (played by Sanjay Dutt ) tried to fool his parents into thinking he was a doctor through a serious of comic events. ….
With the movie’s exceptionally high comedic value, the music of Lage Raho Munnabhai has […]
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Is Sonu Nigam going to quit?
28 August 2006 | Music | No Comments
‘What am I doing Why am I singing what I don’t need to Those remaining songs have just added to my bank-balance and my numerical record’, singer Sonu Nigam speaks his heart out on his ‘retirement’ plans. …
He has a natural bent for news, which follows him like some persistent shadow. Just […]
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‘I am a high-spirited and peppy person’
28 August 2006 | Uncategorized, Music | No Comments
Singer Shibani Kashyap talks about her bohemian style of singing, and why she doesn’t like doing raunchy music videos. …
Shibani Kashyap, the bubbly singer and composer, who carved a niche for herself in the Hindi music industry, with her first stint with Sajna… aa bhi jaa, has definitely come a long way. The artist, […]
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