Archives for 6 April 2007

Shahrukh Khan wants better special effects in Bollywood films

6 April 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan wants Bollywood to improve its special effects, and the actor is taking a three-month break to make his production company more technology savvy. India's booming movie industry is the world's most prolific but it has often lagged behind Hollywood — and even Asian neighbors Japan and China — in the […]

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Movie Review : Shakalaka Boom Boom

6 April 2007 | Movies, Movie Reviews | No Comments

Set against a backdrop of the international music industry, SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM delves into the complex relationship of two dramatically different men who have but one thing in common — their passion for music. If ruthless, manipulative, cut-throat… is considered synonymous with the music industry, these terms certainly do not apply to AJ [Bobby Deol], […]

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It’s the season of heroic diabolism in Bollywood

6 April 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Being wicked is again cool in Bollywood. It's the snowball effect after Saif Ali Khan in 'Omkara' and Hrithik Roshan in 'Dhoom 2', and everybody, from Naseeruddin Shah and Amitabh Bachchan to Bobby Deol and Viveik Oberoi are joining in. Innocent-faced Sammir Dattani plays a ruthlessly ambitious politician in Vikram Bhatt's 'Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie'. […]

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In the league of extraordinary gentlemen

6 April 2007 | Actress | No Comments

Priyanka Chopra has won many fans in Malaysia, after a recent performance there. In fact, so bowled over are the Malays with her charm that the sultry siren has been asked to flag off the Malaysian Grand Prix 2007, along with Hollywood legends Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg.
Other high-rollers that Priyanka will be hanging with […]

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Kangana missed a chance to be Amitabh’s Lolita

6 April 2007 | Actress | No Comments

If all had gone well, Kangana Ranaut would've been Amitabh Bachchan's Lolita long before Ram Gopal Varma thought of it. "I was supposed to do a Lolita-like subject with Amitabh for Pahlaj Nihalani. Then they told me Naseerji (Shah) was supposed to replace Amitabh. But Pahlajji was in a hurry and wasn't willing to wait […]

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Married Emraan cuts down no-kissing clause

6 April 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Post-marriage Bollywood's so-called 'serial kisser' Emraan Hashmi has made no conscious decision to stop lip locking on screen. 'But I'm not going to do it just for the heck of it any longer. It started with 'Murder', and then onwards my films had a kissing scene each time. That was completely uncalled-for and silly because […]

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