Archives for August 2006
Wanted: The next big thing in Bollywood
31 August 2006 | Actors, Actress | No Comments
Our film industry still needs a young superstar to fill the top slot, says acting guru Kishore Namit Kapoor.
He may have taught a shy Hrithik Roshan to make an awesome impact with his screen presence, helped Kareena Kapoor shed her inhibitions to sizzle on celluloid and encouraged Saif to bring out his versatility as an […]
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Curiosity builds over Ash and ‘Umrao Jaan’
31 August 2006 | Movies, Actress | No Comments
As the release date of J.P. Dutta’s ‘Umrao Jaan’ nears, TV channels, newspapers and magazines seem to be falling over each other to present the first images of Aishwarya Rai from the film. ‘We are inundated by calls from all the newspapers and channels for Aishwarya’s pictures from ‘Umrao Jaan’,’ said a source from Dutta’s […]
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‘I am a huge fan of Madhuri’: Vidya Balan
31 August 2006 | Actress | No Comments
Parineeta has changed your life?
Dada (Pradeep Sarkar) was very sure he wanted only me for the role. His confidence and faith in me really boosted my energy levels. It helps when someone stands and backs you. I had done nearly 80 ads by the time I came to an acting career, still one needs inspiration […]
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Kareena Kapoor to receive Smita Patil memorial award
31 August 2006 | Actress | No Comments
The chairman of the Priyadarshini Academy, Mr Nanik Rupani has announced that their biennial Smita Patil Memorial award will be bestowed on actress Kareena Kapoor for her outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will be the Chief Guest at the award ceremony to be held on September 19 at Hotel […]
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It isn’t easy writing a book on Bollywood
30 August 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
I love Bollywood movies, especially the costumes, visuals, colours and backdrops as this is what helps create each film’s unique personality and style.
I wanted to find a way to capture this ’style’, bottle it up and take it home. So when the idea to write my book, Bollywood Crafts, first came to me I knew […]
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Telling It Like It Is
30 August 2006 | Movies, Actors, Actress | No Comments
Filmmakers are now telling it as it is, even if it means betrayal, divorce or death of the protagonists. And going by the hits of 2006, audiences are more than ready for the dramatic twist to The Great Indian Happy Ending. …
Right from Chandni Bar to his recent Corporate, all his movies end on a […]
When India goes West
30 August 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Musical collaborations between India and the West are on the upswing. On his way to Mussoorie, singer Kailash Kher recently made a brief stop in Delhi. Besides talking about his various live shows and recordings, jingles and forthcoming songs, he mentioned Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam’s lead singer, and said that they would be collaborating on […]
Don - The Chase Begins Again
30 August 2006 | Music, Music Reviews | No Comments
Will ‘Don’ have the music in a style similar to the 70s? Will ‘Don’ forget about the past and turn out to be a score that suits the image of Shahrukh Khan in the contemporary world? Or does it fuse the present with the past while not shying away from taking a peek into the […]
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Crowds go ballistic at Reshammiya’s concert in US
30 August 2006 | Music | No Comments
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 the crowds. This one-on-one with a live audience has been […]
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How Aishwarya wowed Ben ‘Gandhi’
30 August 2006 | Actress | No Comments
Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been showered praise from none other than Sir Ben Kingsley, who co-stars with her in The Last Legion and calls her an "excellent and outstanding"actor. …
"It was a pleasure working with Aishwarya in The Last Legion, and her fans are in for a big surprise. She is an excellent and […]
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Why Bollywood shows sell out in Fiji
30 August 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Even though Indians in Fiji are so far away from their motherland, they still find ways and means to get closer to their country of origin and one of the ways they do this is by keeping in touch with Bollywood. …
Stars from Bollywood are so revered in India that according to a BBC report […]
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Bollywood dancing, step by step
30 August 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
With its joyful and exotic fusion of Eastern and Western dance styles, Bollywood is poised and ready to take off as two local dance companies stage very different Bollywood dance spectaculars. Belly-dancing identical twins Neena and Veena, known as theBelly Twins, tap their Indian roots to bring a Las Vegas-style revue of Bollywood music and […]
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