Archives for 15 November 2006
For Bollywood filmmakers London now ‘biggest second home’
15 November 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Love triangles, melodrama and sizzling song and dance numbers have always been vital ingredients of a classic Bollywood film but directors are increasingly adding something else to the mix – scenes shot in London. With St Paul's Cathedral and Leicester Square featuring in box office hits such as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, industry insiders say […]
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Aussies get a piece of the Bollywood action
15 November 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
The booming Indian film industry is snapping up the services of Australia's leading stuntmen and women, writes Owen Thomson. "One of the bigger stunts we did was in the Himalayas in the middle of the night where I had to teach two Indian guys how to become these really big human torches - fully on […]
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Bollywood Music Awards
15 November 2006 | Music, Music Awards | No Comments
Reshmiyya, Sukhwinder, Kher bag Bollywood Music Awards. Legend Michael Bolton, Mighty Sparrow, Asha Puthli and Shahida Mini Win Special Awards. History was created on Nov 4th 2006 at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey when the long awaited and the international Bollywood Music Awards became a reality with a celebration of NRI'S […]
‘I raised the bar by rejecting 41 films’ : Manoj Bajpai
15 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Straightforward, sober and sincere — that's actor Manoj Bajpai for you. For a man who works on his own terms and conditions, Bajpai's acceptability in mainstream cinema is a success story to reckon with. With powerhouse performances in Satya, Shool and Pinjar, he has to his credit two National Awards. But that's no big deal, […]
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Remake of ‘Chashme Buddoor’?
15 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Sai Paranjpe made some of the most hilarious and new-age movies in the eightees. Two of her films that immediately come to mind are 'Chashme Baddoor' and 'Katha'. The humour was subtle and spontaneous while the setting was progressively modern. Now, I was surprised to come across a notice in a trade magazine that a […]
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Red carpet welcome for Big B in London
15 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Amitabh Bachchan takes IIFA to England. The superstar promoted the IIFA events in a country that has a large Asian population. "In many ways I feel I did pioneering work by doing stage shows way back in the 80s, 81, 83. Now that has manifested itself into a huge industry every year with artists going […]
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Ash gets Rs 13.5 lakh parcel; Customs see red
15 November 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Aishwarya Rai has been summoned by the customs department after a packet containing 23,000 euros (about Rs 13.5 lakhs) addressed to her Bandra residence in suburban Mumbai was found at the Mumbai airport. The packet arrived from a gentleman in the Netherlands and was addressed to Aishwarya Rai. It had a declaration attached to it […]
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