Archives for October 2007

‘Kabul Express’ for Casablanca Film Fest

25 October 2007 | Movies, Film Festivals | No Comments

Yash Raj Films' KABUL EXPRESS has been invited to be a part of Africa's most prestigious film festival — the Casablanca Film Festival. The 3rd edition of the festival, Casa Cine, takes place from 31st October to 6th November. With a selection of 73 films including features, documentaries and children films, shown in 6 different […]

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I would love to be the next Juhi Chawla: Sonam

25 October 2007 | Actress | No Comments

She's made a dynamic leap from an assistant director to Bollywood's newest discovery - but for Sonam Kapoor, the sudden rise to fame and fortune hasn't come without a price. Right from her childhood, she was totally unaware of how the Indian Film Industry functions. Bollywood wasn't her cup of tea, she never attended parties […]

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Sanjay Dutt challenges conviction in Supreme Court

25 October 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Actor Sanjay Dutt has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging his conviction in the 1993 serial blasts case.
He was sentenced to six years in prision under the TADA Act as the court had found him guilty under the Arms Act. He was on bail for almost two months and was then taken into […]

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Shahrukh Khan pulls out of ‘Robot’

24 October 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Shahrukh Khan and South director have called it quits. So Shahrukh will be no longer part of the much-hyped film ‘Robot’. This was supposed to be a slick and stylized sci-fi film, which was never ever done in Indian films. The film was supposed to go on the floors early next year.
Creative differences led the […]

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Karz remake will have 3 songs from the original

24 October 2007 | Movies | No Comments

Satish Kaushik's Karz will be very different from Subhash Ghai's original. What will remain are three of Laxmikant-Pyarelal's songs namely 'Dard-e-Dil', 'Om Shanti Om' and the theme song 'Ek Haseena Thi'. This gives Himesh who sees himself as L-P's inheritor, a chance to pay homage to his raga-models.
'Dard-e-dil' is, in fact, one of Himesh's all-time […]

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Salman Khan will play Tarzan in Sohail Khan’s film

24 October 2007 | Actors | 1 Comment

Salman Khan will embark on a series of jungle adventures in his next. Brother Sohail Khan will present Sallu as Tarzan in his forthcoming film. Our source reveals, "Salman enjoyed reading Tarzan comic books as a child. A few years back, he and Sohail hit upon the idea of making Tarzan. Salman Khan readily agreed […]

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Salman Khan to appear in court today regarding poaching case

24 October 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Actor Salman Khan is scheduled to appear before the Rajasthan High Court today in relation to the 1998 Chinkara poaching case. Salman was released on bail and will attend the hearing on his review petition. He had filed the petition against the Session Court’s verdict where the court had upheld the five year imprisonment awarded […]

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Aamir Khan faces imminent arrest

24 October 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Aamir Khan seems to be going through a bad phase. He is in an bad state emotionally, with his brother Faisal Khan in hospital being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. Now another issue has come up. A Madhya Pradesh court has issued a non-bailable warrant for his arrest for allegedly disrespecting the Indian National Flag.
The court […]

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Hrithik Roshan will be a dad again, second baby expected

24 October 2007 | Actors | No Comments

Hrithik Roshan will soon become a daddy, second time. Reports are around that Susanne is expecting their second child.
The couple have a two-year old son Hrehaan. The second baby is due mid next year.
Roshan admits, “Yes one more Roshan is arriving. We just got to hear the news and are thrilled. It doesn’t matter if […]

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I’m not desperate, says Bipasha

23 October 2007 | Actress | No Comments

Phoonk De seems like another Beedi in your career. Did you expect it to turn out like this?
See, Beedi wasn't an instant hit. I had no inkling that it'll become so huge. In contrast Phoonk De in No Smoking is more of a mood song. It is not a dance number like Beedi. It's more […]

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Rani Mukherjee to play a fairy!

23 October 2007 | Actress | No Comments

Rani Mukherjee will be seen playing a fairy in director Kunal Kohli's next film.
The movie, yet untitled, will be a fantasy fiction of sorts with Rani and Saif Ali Khan in lead roles. Amisha Patel also plays an important part in the film.
Kohli is extremely secretive about the project, but the grapevine says the […]

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John could not stop apologising to Ayesha Takia

23 October 2007 | Movies, Actors | No Comments

John Abraham is a thorough gentleman and the fact came to light during the shooting of ‘No Smoking’. Sexy John could not stop saying ’sorry’ to Ayesha Takia.
For one of the shots John, who is a chain smoker in the film, was supposed to blow smoke on Ayesha’s face but he was so nervous that […]

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