Archives for 1 September 2006

Indian doctors in Britain give Bollywood a run for money

1 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

A romantic Bollywood film produced by a doctor of Indian origin and which depicts the life of Indian doctors in Britain’s National Health Service is scheduled for a premiere in Wales on September 15. Bhavishya has been produced, written, directed and edited by Nikhil Kaushik - a consultant ophthalmologist at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital - […]

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Bollywood coming to Sarawak

1 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Bollywood is coming to Sarawak and the state government is excited. Prominent Indian movie company Periscope Pictures has chosen to make its latest film, Let’s Rock, totally in the state.
“We (in Periscope) have been to many places worldwide to make movies. “The scenes and lifestyles in Sarawak are very different from what we have seen […]

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Shreyas Talpade: From Iqbal to Arjun Fernandes

1 September 2006 | Movies, Actors | No Comments

Sangeeth Sivan’s APNA SAPNA MONEY MONEY produced by Subhash Ghai will see Shreyas Talpade in a diametrically different avatar. The actor looks very stylish unlike his rustic, naive image post IQBAL.
It has been quite a transition from Iqbal to Arjun Fernandes, the character that he plays in this film. "This is my first commercial Bollywood […]

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Upen Patel to endorse a jewellery brand?

1 September 2006 | Actors | No Comments

People just don’t seem to get enough of Upen Patel. He won accolades for his performance in 36 CHINA TOWN and has a host of films lined up. According to reports in a tabloid, he is all set to endorse Desire Lifestyle- a high-end jewellery brand owned by the Gitanjali group.
The model-turned-actor is crazy about […]

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Suneel Darshan to redefine himself

1 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Director-producer Suneel Darshan’s new film Shaka Laka Boom Boom is set in the mad, mad world of pop music. The film stars Bobby Deol, Celina Jaitley and Upen Patel and on the sets of the film, the chemistry clearly soars between Upen and Celina what with all the bare skin. …
After painful tearjerkers like Dosti, […]

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Bollywood Films used in Australian schools

1 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Rakyesh Mehra’s Rang De Basanti which created a wave at the Box Office early this year and also got highly appreciated for its content is now being used at the Australian schools.
The film about a group of youngsters turning into rebels to fight for justice is now used for discussion at the Beachworth Secondary Government […]

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Malaysia’s picturesque locales beckon Bollywood

1 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Farhan Akhtar’s new film ‘Don’ - shot in the picturesque locales of Malaysia - will only make the country the next hot destination for Bollywood. Many Indian producers are believed to be toying with the idea of shooting in Malaysia instead of setting their song-and-dance sequences in the West, which can burn a hole in […]

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‘Munna and Circuit are divine fools’

1 September 2006 | Movies, Actors, Actress | No Comments

Talk about pressure: Rajkumar Hirani made a dream debut with Munnabhai MBBS in 2003, a film that made the nation smile. Reprising their roles as Munnabhai and Circuit, Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi star alongside Boman Irani, Vidya Balan and Jimmy Shergill in the sequel opening this Friday. …
When I was writing the script, I […]

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Anger stays young in Bollywood

1 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Amitabh Bachchan may have moved to croon "Where’s the party tonight?" with glamdolls on the silver screen but Ram Gopal Verma’s factory has churned out one more movie depicting element of anger with Mohit Ahlawat in the lead. …
"Shiva is about a common man’s expectations and his anger amid the majority who do […]

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Aarti Chabria’s Terror act

1 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

The versatile beauty Aarti Chabria is all geared up to set the screen on fire. After a spree of great comedies, Aarti is going to showcase her talent in yet another different genre of roles with two extraordinary characters, which few would dare to take on! …
Aarti is also going to portray a conservative Muslim […]

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Remembering Hrishida

1 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Even as the highest paid actors ranging from Amitabh Bachchan to Dharmendra to Rajesh Khanna were prepared to cut their fee by more than 50 percent to be in a film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee in the 1970s, the filmmaker was gripped by self-doubt. …
Today as artists, including Dilip Kumar and Rakesh Roshan, who worked […]

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Zayed stepped into John’s shoes!

1 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Zayed Khan and Bipasha Basu are busy shooting together in the beautiful climes of Pandicherry down south with director Rohan Sippy. Not for a film though.
They are in the midst of shooting an advertisement for a clothing company.
Incidentally, John Abraham was approached to do the ad along with girlfriend Bipasha recently.

But thing didn’t work out […]

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