Archives for December 2006
Clooney glad to star into Bollywood movies
18 December 2006 | Actors | No Comments
George Clooney admitted he would love to star into a Bollywood film. In a recent interview, the famous Hollywood actor and director said he was a fan of the Hindi films and hoped they would become more popular in the West. Asked about appearing in one himself Clooney said: "I'd love to. There are some […]
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Rang De Basanti fails Golden Globe Test
18 December 2006 | Film Awards | No Comments
'Rang De Basanti' is India's official entry to the Oscars this year. But there's a setback for the film as it failed to make it to the nominations list of the 64th Golden Globe. The five best foreign language films include 'Apocalypso' (US), 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (US/ Japan), 'The Lives of Others' (Germany), 'Pan's […]
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Has RISK taken a bigger risk by moving ahead?
16 December 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Originally slated for release on December 29th, Vinod Khanna/Randeep Hooda face/off was supposed to be the highlight of the year end. Since its producers K Sera Sera already have their romantic celebration film I SEE YOU coming on the same day as an ideal popcorn New Year eve film, they refrained from the clash of […]
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Tanushree Dutta for Rs 30,000 a night?
16 December 2006 | Actress | No Comments
Bollywood is a whirlpool of controversies and it is the actresses who are more vulnerable to drowning in it. After Mallika Sherawat, Priyanka Chopra, Celina Jaitely and Preity Zinta, now it is Tanushree Dutta who’s in the eye of a storm. A website, www.bombaymodels.org, recently posted a picture of hers in a pink net top […]
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A R Rahman on SRK, Guru and music
16 December 2006 | Music | No Comments
I decided not to compose the music for his film, Om Shanti Om because I was refused the publishing rights of the film. But we could surely work in future. There should be no hard feelings in this business. Shah Rukh is warm-hearted and a smart producer but he was misled in this case. The […]
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Actor Rahul Bose announces his new role
16 December 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Rahul Bose makes a passionate presentation of goals through his NGO
In what probably extends his onscreen image of a thinking man’s actor, Rahul Bose formally announced his NGO, The Foundation, on Tuesday. Inspired by his own involvement with Tsunami relief work, several other social causes, “the increasing discriminations within the Indian society” and the “lack […]
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Partners in crime- Ayesha Takia & Shahid Kapur
16 December 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Yes! The very youthful Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia play partners in crime in Ahmed Khan’s FOOL and FINAL. Takia plays a thief along with Shahid and they are always on the run, choreographer-turned-director Ahmed Khan (who made his directorial debut with LAKEER) informed a tabloid. He said it is all about fools trying to […]
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Govinda returns after 5-yr hiatus
16 December 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Whether it was as Raja Babu, Coolie No. 1, Dulaara or Dulhe Raja—he came, he danced and he set the screen on fire. Govinda, once Bollywood’s Hero No 1, is now back to attempt a second innings after a five-year hiatus from tinsel town. “I’ve worked hard and am back after suffering a lot,” says […]
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Kabul Express : Review
15 December 2006 | Movies, Movie Reviews | No Comments
A film like KABUL EXPRESS is more for the elite and the thinking viewer than the aam junta. While the theme of the film is anything but stereotype, the sequence of events that lead to the climax as also the liberal usage of English and Afghani languages will restrict its appeal to multiplexes mainly. In […]
Things are fine between us: Ranveer - Konkona
15 December 2006 | Actors, Actress | No Comments
Ranveer Shorey and Konkona Sen Sharma have always been tight-lipped about their relationship, and have always managed to give the press the slip. Recently, there were reports in a city paper about the duo having split. However, Konkona and Ranveer are still very much together. Not only that, they will also do photo- shoot together […]
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Meet the only woman in Kabul Express
15 December 2006 | Actress | No Comments
One woman surrounded by 60 men in war-torn Afghanistan. Sounds dangerous? But actress Linda Arsenio, the only woman in the cast of Kabul Express, has no complains. "Kabul Express is one of the films which will be always close to my heart," says Arsenio. "I got a chance to travel to Afghanistan — that is […]
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Return of Buzkashi in Kabir Khan’s KABUL EXPRESS
15 December 2006 | Movies | No Comments
KABUL EXPRESS apart from its aura of being a film that has been shot in the post-Taliban regime in Afghanistan is also going to be a movie, which would show case Buzkashi, the Afghani version of Rugby, where the ball is replaced with a headless sheep, after nearly a decade or so on the Indian […]
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