Archives for September 2006

Pairing Riddle

27 September 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Lately it has been reported that Amrita will be work-ing with Upen Patel in Kalpana Lajmi's next film. Even Amrita has gone on record claiming that she is paired opposite Upen Patel and has no qualms working with him.
But Upen Patel is surprised with the story circulating. A visibly shocked Upen, had clarified that he's […]

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‘Kapoors can give Khans a run for their money’

27 September 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Actress Kareena Kapoor, who turned 27 last week, is quite upbeat about her cousin Ranbir's foray into filmdom with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya'. 'I believe he's really good before the camera. Good yaar! Maybe we Kapoors can give the Khans a run for their money,' said Kareena, who along with her close friends and family […]

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I don’t sing the words, I feel them: Rekha

26 September 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Rekha has just sung one of Mohammed Rafi's most difficult ghazals, "Din dhal jaye" from the film "Guide", for a new comedy, "Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana" in which she plays the lead. …
"I didn't really choose the song. I was just humming it on the sets one day when the director, Amar Bhutala, overheard me. […]

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Abhishek Jhooms with Frank Lampard

26 September 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Yashraj camp has done it again. After getting international pop star, Tata Young, to perform an item song in Dhoom, Yashraj Films have now tied up a deal with Chelsea, a leading football club of UK. The reason for the involvement of Chelsea in the film is that Abhishek Bachchan plays a die hard Chelsea […]

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Will Emraan give up on kissing ?

26 September 2006 | Actors | 3 Comments

The serial kisser of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi is planning to tie the knot, by the end of this year, with his longtime sweetheart Parveen, who is a kindergarten teacher. So does that mean that no more 'onscreen kissing' for him ?
Emraan had earlier announced that he would not be doing any more liplocks again in […]

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Satte Pe Satta to be remade

26 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

With producers and directors going ahead with remaking yesteryear films, one more has joined the bandwagon. Raj Sippy has decided to remake a modern version of his 80's hit film Satte Pe Satta starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. According to Raj, he will not have Amitabh Bachchan in the lead as he might be […]

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‘Rang De Basanti’ India’s entry for Oscar

26 September 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Producers of Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's blockbuster "Rang De Basanti" (RDB), India's official entry for the best foreign film category for Oscar 2007, are ready with strategies to lift the coveted award, and they are banking on Aamir Khan's "Lagaan" experience too. …
For campaigning, Screwala is depending on Aamir, who did a lot of legwork […]

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It was hell for me in quarantine: Dino Morea

26 September 2006 | Actors | No Comments

When actor Dino Morea arrived in Mumbai from Suriname earlier this month, little did he know what lay in store - four days of quarantine in a dingy hospital room. 'I was asked to produce a certificate showing I was inoculated against yellow fever. I was completely befuddled. No one had asked me to produce […]

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SRK wishes cricketers in Sony BMG’s video

26 September 2006 | Music | No Comments

Cricket fever is back again with the Champions Trophy just around the corner and Bollywood stars have taken center stage to wish the Indian team via a new music video. Sony BMG's latest album titled 'Aaya India' was released by Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Dravid in Delhi recently. The music company has tied up with […]

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Zee Muzic turns ‘Zee Lata’ on 28 September

26 September 2006 | Music | No Comments

In an innovative way of paying tribute to melody queen Lata Mangeshkar as she turns another year younger on 28 September, Zee Muzic will dedicate the entire day to the nightingale of India.
Viewers will experience Lata in all her myriad moods right from spiritual to cabaret, from solo to duets, ghazals to discos. The channel […]

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No more hiding behind the bushes

26 September 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Though Kamasutra is our bequest, sensuality in Indian cinema vacillates from the coy to the crude. Apologetic about it, most films either ignore it or resort to rudimentary metaphors. Here connoisseurs of cinema define sensuality and delineate the scenes they consider most sensuous in recent times. Director Sudhir Mishra ('Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi') correlates sensuality to […]

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Salman Khan’s new female avatar in Jaanemann

26 September 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Salman's forthcoming film Jaanemann will see the actor in several different looks. He actually sports five different looks in the film. But the one look which has got everyone excited is his new female avatar. For his female avatar Salman sports a shoulder length wig for his hair, he dons long eyelashes, eye make-up, lipstick […]

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