Archives for 20 November 2006

‘Zayed’s the hottest… after Akshay, SRK, Salman!’

20 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments

She plays the part of the demure star-wife with aplomb. But probe a little deeper and you'll find that Malaika Khan, the better half of actor Zayed Khan, has a mind of her own. To start with, she calls herself Zayed's biggest critic. "I think Zayed needs to improve his dialogue delivery. But, at the […]

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‘Double’ role for Jaya Bachchan

20 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Jaya Bachchan hasn't been seen on screen since a small role in Karan Johar's "Kal Ho Naa Ho" but the indomitable actress is now ready to do two back-to-back films. And that's more work than she has done in recent times. What's interesting is that Jaya plays Konkona Sen Sharma's mother in both Rituparno Ghosh's […]

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Amitabh – Tabu starrer Chini Kum complete

20 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Producers Sunil Manchanda and Gautam Kumar have completed shooting for Chini Kum, a rib-tickler featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu and Paresh Rawal. Manchanda says, "After Salaam-E-Ishq, we have completed a comedy film Chini Kum. It is a remake of South hit and is directed by Balki. The film has turned out to be quite interesting and […]

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Bipasha Basu : The deep dark desire

20 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Bipasha's name means "deep, dark desire." Bips, as Bipasha is commonly known, truly embodies this. She's drop-dead gorgeous, a winner of the Ford Supermodel Of The World contest in 1996, and a Bollywood regular. Her transition from model to actor has been enormously successful as evidenced by the large list of Bollywood films she's had […]

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Jiah Khan- A rebel without a cause

20 November 2006 | Actress | No Comments

Ram Gopal Varma's latest protégé, oomph girl Jiah Khan is being touted as the best discovery since Urmila Matondkar from the RGV factory. Jiah, who forays into filmdom with RGV's NISHABD, is completely smitten by her co-star Amitabh Bachchan. "I had never even imagined something like this. Working with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan is too […]

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Another hurdle for Jodha-Akbar

20 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments

It was only recently that the Nawabs of Lucknow questioned the authenticity of the Jodha-Akbar story. Even before that issue gets resolved, Ashutosh Gowarikar has landed up in another trouble. This time it is for the use of animals during the shoot. The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (SPCA) has sent a notice […]

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‘I’m happy as long as I don’t flinch seeing my work’ : Farhan Akhtar

20 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments

Multiplex movies, new-age cinema or urban flicks — the one man who's played an important part in Bollywood's coming of age, is undoubtedly Farhan Akhtar. The maverick director has broken existing norms with each of his films, be it the portrayal of the Indian youth or the use of technology in movies. Nevertheless, it's interesting […]

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Watch out for Akshaye in a salsa spin

20 November 2006 | Actors | No Comments

Akshaye Khanna who is shooting with TIPS Discovery Urvashi Sharma in the yet untitled film directed by Abbas-Mastan, will be soon seen in a foot tapping chartbuster. He has got a completely new look styled by Falguni Thakore in the chartbusting track with huge salsa overtones. Charismatic Khanna left everyone amazed at his dancing skills […]

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‘Don’t politicians have better issues to deal with?’ :Kunal Kohli

20 November 2006 | Movies | No Comments

From winning awards to facing 'unwanted' controversies during the release of Fanaa, critic turned director Kunal Kohli has come a long way.
I love the medium of cinema. I am obsessed with films. As a critic I used to talk about films and as a director I make movies. When I turned director, it was just […]

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