Archives for 2 November 2006

RGV’s Sholay is no more Sholay

2 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Ramu's Sholay is no more a remake as a result of the lawsuit filed against RGV by the Sippys. Its something else totally. The movie has been entirely revamped. All the characters of the original movie have been completely changed to suit the contemporary settings.
The mute widow played by Jaya Bachchan has been transformed to […]

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Now, fat pay cheques for all in Bollywood

2 November 2006 | Actors | 1 Comment

Following in the footsteps of their Hollywood counterparts, now Bollywood movie stars will enjoy the kind of fat pay cheques that they once only dreamed about.
Dishing out the kind of salaries that traditional producers cannot possibly afford, it is the corporates in Bollywood - film-producing firms like Adlabs, UTV, Yashraj Films, Mukta Arts, Ashtavinayak - […]

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“In show business, Himesh is at par with SRK.”

2 November 2006 | Music | No Comments

Farhath Hussain. He's the badshaah of shows in the Overseas territory. The Numero Uno promoter of mega events in U.K., U.S.A. and Canada. Farhath has been associated with the biggest and the best in the business, staging events with Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Big B, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, SRK, Aamir Khan, […]

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‘Sholay’ should be seen again, not made again: Hema

2 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments

here is nothing wrong in remaking old movies, but classics like "Mughal-e-Azam" and "Sholay" shouldn't be touched, says Bollywood star Hema Malini.
The actress-danseuse, who was in town to present her ballet "Draupadi" to mark the golden jubilee celebrations of the Madhya Pradesh assembly, told reporters Monday: "The remakes of films like 'Sholay' and 'Mughal-e-Azam' will […]

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Aamir Khan summoned by Gujarat authorities in chinkara case

2 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Filmstar Aamir Khan has been summoned for questioning on November six by the Gujarat forest department in connection with filming the endangered chinkara in the movie Lagaan.
"We have sent a notice to Aamir Khan to be present for questioning on November 6," State Forest Minister Mangu Patel said. Forests officials are probing the case against […]

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Bebo’s new make-up

2 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Kareena Kapoor is not sitting idle during her time off from films. Besides losing weight, she has also mended her relationship with boyfriend Shaahid Kapoor's mother Neelima Azim. One year back, the grapevine was abuzz with news of Kareena's fights with Neelima. In fact, Neelima even went to the press attributing her estrangement with son […]

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Mohanlal almost lost his voice for ‘Sholay’

2 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal, who is playing Thakur in Ram Gopal Varma's "Sholay", virtually lost his voice while enacting some dramatic scenes for the film on Diwali day. "The scenes were very dramatic. They required me to scream and shout a lot. Resultantly, I had almost lost my voice," said Mohanlal, almost whispering. But the […]

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‘One Night @ The Call Center’

2 November 2006 | Actors | 1 Comment

Actor-director Atul Agnihotri, who made his directorial debut with DIL NE JISE APNA KAHAA, is all set to start his new venture, based on the novel ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER [authored by Chetan Bhagat]. "Rohan Sippy had bought the rights for producing a movie based on this novel. But we've acquired the rights […]

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