Archives for 21 July 2007

I am a fearless filmmaker: Anil Kapoor

21 July 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Actor Anil Kapoor is unfazed about the controversies surrounding his first independent production Gandhi My Father, which is based on the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his rebellious son Harilal who later converted to Islam. "As far as I'm concerned the film has been cleared by the censor board with a 'U' certificate without […]

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Lara Dutta - Beauty with (acting) skills

21 July 2007 | Uncategorized, Actress | No Comments

Lara Dutta must be walking on Cloud 9 these days. Her beginning in Bollywood was not up to the mark with movies like ANDAAZ, MUMBAI SE AAYA MERA DOST etc. Her last movie JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM did not work well at the box office but her performance and glamorous look in the movie was highly […]

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Toronto gives Rahul Bose unique birthday gift

21 July 2007 | Actors, Film Festivals | No Comments

Rahul Bose is elated. He will be in Toronto, his favourite city, next week when it holds a retrospective of his films during the Toronto International Film Festival, coinciding happily with his birthday. The actor calls it a perfect birthday gift. "I'll never forget Toronto. My directorial debut 'Everybody Says I'm Fine' was screened there […]

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Nervous as hell?

21 July 2007 | Movies | No Comments

Aditya Chopra wants to play it safe after the dismal performances of two Yashraj Films. 2007 has not really been a great year for the biggest production house of the Indian film industry. Ta Ra Rum Pum was just an average grosser while Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom bombed miserably at the box-office. He has now decided […]

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Sudhir Mishra to make ‘Devdas’

21 July 2007 | Movies | No Comments

Few years ago, there was a phase in Bollywood when a number of films were made on the life of the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. A similar situation seems to have struck Bollywood again but this time the inspiring character is Devdas.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap announced his modern version of 'Devdas' titled 'Dev D' will have […]

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Amitabh Bachchan unlikely to get a breather in farmland row

21 July 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan , who is embroiled in controversies over acquiring farmlands in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, is unlikely to get a breather at least in UP despite his decision to surrender them if Chief Minister Mayawati's response is any indication.
"We have not received any letter from Bachchan. When he is not the […]

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The Gandhi of Jo’burg

21 July 2007 | Movies | No Comments

Gandhigiri may have once again become a global rage, but there are many across the globe who've lived by the Mahatma's principles for as long as they can remember. One of them being former South African President Nelson Mandela. Often referred to as the Gandhi of South Africa, Mandela is now looking forward to seeing […]

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