Archives for 9 September 2006

"Dreams" come true for Broadway actor

9 September 2006 | Theatre | No Comments

It's no ordinary Broadway musical either. "Bombay Dreams" debuted in London's West End four years ago as the first-ever musical in the Bollywood genre. A rags-to-riches saga set in modern-day Bombay, or Mumbai, India, it depicts the life of slum-dweller Akaash, who dreams of becoming a Bollywood star. Akaash is discovered by Priya Kumar, a […]

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I’m equipped to get ‘Hera Pheri’ humour right: Bazmi

9 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

After Priyadarshan and Neeraj Vora, who directed the first and second "Hera Pheri" films, it is writer-turned-director Anees Bazmi's turn to take on the mirthful mantle.
Unlike the "Munnabhai" and "Krrish" series, that are being manoeuvred from strength to strength by one director, "Hera Pheri" seems to be changing hands each time. Isn't there a danger […]

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‘Lagaan’ chinkara shots trouble Aamir

9 September 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Bollywood star Aamir Khan may have to revisit the border district of Kutch in Gujarat, this time not for shooting but to answer the state forest department in connection with the 'illegal' filming of a chinkara deer in the film "Lagaan".
Aamir allegedly used a chinkara for shooting the movie in 2000 in Jam Kunaria village […]

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Sneak Peek

9 September 2006 | Actors, Actress | No Comments

What’s with Kajol and head bands? The actor seems to have developed a fetish for it, appearing in the accessory at every other event. In Delhi with husband Ajay Devgan for the promotion of a home appliances brand—the couple are brand ambassadors for the company—the two made a blink-and-you-miss appearance.
“I’ve been told to keep the […]

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Ayesha scores over Rani in Toronto

9 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Why would hundreds of desis line up to buy the tickets for Never Say Goodbye (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna) in Toronto even though most of them have already seen it? And why is Ayesha Dharkar getting more attention than Rani Mukerji in this city? …
Pavi and others have a special reason for watching KANK again: […]

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Sushmita’s dulha Shah Rukh?

9 September 2006 | Actors, Actress | 2 Comments

If everything goes right, former beauty queen Sushmita Sen can be seen opposite Shah Rukh Khan again after Farah Khan's ‘Main Hoon Na'. There is buzz that Sush has been roped in for Viveck Vaswani's next ‘Dulha Mil Gaya', where Shah Rukh will be playing the dulha of beautiful dulhan Sushmita Sen. However as per […]

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No one has seen Aishwarya like this

9 September 2006 | Movies, Actress | 2 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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Three’s company: Dil Diya Hai

9 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Remember‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne (ABA)… the film that launched Miss India Tanushree Dutta on the silver screen and also, sky-rocketed music director Himesh Reshammiya as a singer? Well, the film’s debutant director Aditya Dutt has now launched the career of another hot shot model Geeta Basra with his second film, Dil Diya Hai. And by the […]

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Peculiar habits of bollywood divas Preity, Urmila and Amisha

9 September 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Our bollywood divas are known to be perfect onscreen, but off-screen many of them are known to exhibit some strange behaviours. Well most of these peculiar habits are just that plain weird, but none are really harmful. …
Preity Zinta must have a clean and beautiful toilet and that is one of the first things that […]

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Raju Hirani To Direct Rishi Kapoor’s Son?

9 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Munnabhai Director Raju Hirani is on cloud nine. With scores of cine going public as well as many of the critics labeling his film as the best film of the year, Mamu Tumhari To Nikal Padi. The trade has given it a thumbs up and except for North where the Multiplex crisis has yet not […]

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Sushmita Sen thrown Off-Gere!

9 September 2006 | Actress | No Comments

After all the hoo-ha over Sushmita Sen pairing with Richard Gere in a film called The Expat it appears as the diva won't be favouring Mr Gere after all.
After the pround announcement it's now being said that Sush cannot fit Mr Gere into her schedule since her schedules have gone haywire due to her neck […]

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Anees Bazmi to direct HERA PHERI Part III

9 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

The roller coaster of comedy is about to take yet another turn. After the roaring success of PHIR HERA PHERI, Base Industries Group pulls out yet another rabbit out of the hat. HERA PHERI part III. The man chosen to write and direct this hilarious comedy is none other than Anees Bazmi who has films […]

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