Archives for 18 November 2006
Letter From India: Bollywood pinning its hopes on Aishwarya Rai
18 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments
Aishwarya Rai turned 33 on Nov 1. Her beauty has dazzled the Indians so much that none seems to realise if it could also be an announcement of the beginning of the end of her film career, at least as a conventional heroine. As celebrations get extended to the release of one of the most […]
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Amisha Patel joins an NGO
18 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments
Amisha Patel has joined an NGO called PlanetRead that helps teach people in villages to read, through the use of film songs. About her involvement with the NGO, Amisha says that she met Scott Norton from University of Boston about a year ago who told her about the concept. She liked the concept in which […]
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KL to host Hindi stars Global Indian Film Awards 2006
18 November 2006 | Film Awards | No Comments
That thought alone is enough to send any Bollywood buff into hysteria. Now imagine them all right here in KL! One Big Option and Popcorn Entertainment, in conjunction with Tourism Malaysia and under the patronage of Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, recently announced that the Global Indian Film Awards 2006 (GIFA) will be held in […]
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“Not Working With Akshay on my Next,” says Sanjay Gadhvi
18 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Sanjay Gadhvi, the celebrity director of one of the biggest releases of this year 'Dhoom2' categorically stated in a freewheeling video interview that he is not working with Akshay Kumar as of now on his next project. "Yes, I am doing a film for Ashtvinayak, but when I don't even have a ready script then […]
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Asha’s Encore : Asha Bhosle in Belgium
18 November 2006 | Music | No Comments
She started singing professionally when she was 10 to help pay the family bills. Some 60 years later, Bollywood playback queen Asha Bhosle is, quite probably, the most recorded vocal artist in history. No exact tally exists, but Bhosle estimates she has laid down more than 12,000 songs in over a dozen languages.
For decades, slinky […]
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IFFI to pay tribute to S.D. Burman, Prithvi Raj Kapoor
18 November 2006 | Film Festivals | No Comments
The 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa from Nov 23, will pay tributes to two Bollywood legends - music composer Sachin Dev Burman and actor Prithvi Raj Kapoor. In the homage section, the spotlight will be on actress Nadira, composer Naushad Ali, Tamil/Telegu actress Paluvayi Bhanumathi, Malayalam actor Oduvil […]
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Guru : Music Review
18 November 2006 | Music, Music Reviews | 1 Comment
Coming together of Mani Ratnam and A.R.Rahman is always special. Whether it is their first ever special 'Roja' or 'Dil Se' followed by 'Yuva', the music has always been spellbinding and something special. Add to the team a legend by the name of Gulzar and you can hardly settle for anything less than exceptional. No […]
Salman, Satish Shah appear before Rajasthan court
18 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Satish Shah appeared before the Rajasthan High Court here Thursday in connection with the poaching of chinkaras, a protected species of gazelle, during the shooting of a film in 1998. "The court has so far not fixed a date for next hearing in the case," said Hastimal Saraswat, counsel for […]
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