It was an 'event' waiting (with bated breath) to happen! And it has happened and how and by whom! Well, we are talking about the first biography of none other than destiny's darling child: Rajnikant. The book is titled 'The Name Is Rajnikant'. It's been published by Om Books International and is priced at Rs 490. The interesting aspect of this book is that its author Dr Gayathri Srikanth is an ophthalmologist and has written the book without meeting the Superstar even once.
The book traces Rajnikant's journey from being a child belonging to a lower income group family to his success as an actor. The author candidly confessed that the reason why she chose Rajnikant as the subject was because she felt that his counterparts like SRK, Big B have their official biographies and it was only him without one. She also added that when she searched for Rajnikant on the internet, she found out that he grew up motherless as a child, and had a very bad childhood. Later on, he had to work as a coolie, then a bus conductor and lastly became the Superstar.
That's when she decided to meet up with Rajnikant's wife, then convinced her about the book and went ahead to write down all the possible information that she could gather from all over about Rajnikant, the eternal Superstar that India has ever produced!
With almost 20,000 copies of the book hitting the stands, the book's publisher said that the book will also be published in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi and Japanese. Do we hear you saying 'There's nothing that Rajni-Can't?' Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Mar 2008 | 4:05 pm
Madhur Bhandarkar's trilogy of Mumbai based movies is joining the annals of films that have not just been appreciated in India but have also made an impression internationally. To ensure that his films make their presence felt across the globe, National Film Archive of India, Pune, has invited the trio of Page 3, Corporate and Traffic Signal for their archives. His other National award winning film Chandni Bar is already preserved in the archives.
What is notable is the fact that before Bhandarkar, it is films made by some great names such as Mani Ratnam, Satyajit Ray, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Benegal, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen amongst others which have a found a place in the archives. With majority of his films becoming a part of the history in the making, this certainly is a step ahead in the right direction for Bhandarkar.
Says Bhandarkar from Pune, "It is a great honor to have one's films find recognition at such a level. In fact I want to extend thanks to Sahara and Percept, producers of these films, for sharing the prints with the National Film Archive of India. This is good recognition for not just me but the entire crew which has worked with such passion in bringing Page 3, Corporate and Traffic Signal to such a platform."
What does it mean for the films to be stored in archives? "The idea is to showcase these films to students and various institutes. Also, if there are any international film festivals being held, prints would be sent from National Film Archive of India. It works as a central repository of all films that are required to be screened at different events for years to come", informs Bhandarkar.
Bhandarkar's films being archived in National Film Archive of India is not a solitary instance of recognition of his accomplished work over the years. In the past, most of his films (which have been acclaimed at national and international level) have even formed a part of case studies or even course curriculums.
"I do work on my films with honesty and awards, rewards and recognitions which follow do come as added incentives. Of course, it feels good to see your films being taken seriously over the years. My name will always be associated with quality films and I hope that they continue to succeed in entertaining and enlightening the audience", concludes Bhandarkar. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Mar 2008 | 3:50 pm
Shreya Saran, the pretty actress who was seen in Awarapan and later in the blockbuster Tamil film Sivaji-The Boss has been signed by filmmaker Deepa Mehta for an international project. The film titled What's Cooking is jointly produced by Deepa Mehta along with B.R. Films. The film which also stars Seema Biswas and Lisa Ray is currently being shot in Delhi.
Incidentally, this will be Shreya's second Hollywood venture as she is already doing Ashok Amritraj's Other End of the Life. Nevertheless, she is extremely excited about working with Deepa Mehta, "When I got the offer, I was really thrilled. It will be a different style of film making and another new experience for me."
Shreya will also be seen in Sangeet Sivan's Ek alongside Bobby Deol and Nana Patekar and in Apoorva Lakhia's action adventure Mission Istanbul. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Mar 2008 | 3:47 pm
Today is International Woman's Day and what more apt it could be than to celebrate it with someone who not just epitomizes womanhood, but makes the womanhood a dream come alive! She is none other than Bollywood's very own girl Kajol, who besides proving her mettle as an actress donned the hat of Guest Editor for the popular tabloid: Mid Day for their Women's Day special issue.
The edition will be packed with information on women's issues, and regular sections of the afternooner will not only carry articles relevant to women but also feature women who do things differently in each field.
Kajol spent the afternoon meeting with the editorial teams from Mid Day Multimedia's various publications including Inqualaab, Gujarati Mid Day before sitting down with the editorial team of Mid Day. Her tasks as Guest Editor included picking a cover story from a number of stories short listed by the editorial team and providing her perspective on pictures that will be used as well as content for various sections of the newspaper. She also wrote an editorial for the cover page of the newspaper. It was an afternoon with many moments of laughter and humour as a celebrity who regularly features on the pages of the entertainment section, got to select which items to present to readers on this day. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Mar 2008 | 3:03 pm
With Women's Day being celebrated across the world today (March 8), we at Bollywood Hungama decided to honor our very own B-town leading ladies with some funny awards for their special feats and unique traits. After all it's the season of awards and for those actresses who missed getting the coveted trophy at the leading award ceremonies, all is not lost.
So read on and find out for yourself who made it and more importantly in which categoryâ¦
The Yummy Mummy award goes toâ¦
Malaika Arora Khan
The Bindaas Nautanki award goes toâ¦
Rakhi Sawant
The Busy-Ness savvy actress of the year award goes to
Preity Zinta
The Britain National Citizen award goes toâ¦
Shilpa Shetty
The Link-up- Break-up-Cover-up award goes toâ¦
Kareena Kapoor
The PETA (Public Exposure of Torso Anytime) award goes to
Sherlyn Chopra
Bollywood's most (s)talked bahu award goes toâ¦
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
The Har-Man ki Dreamgirl award goes toâ¦
Priyanka Chopra
The ultimate Meh-boob-a award goes toâ¦
Mallika Sherawat
The Complete Costume Catastrophe award goes toâ¦
Vidya Balan
The 'Kahinpe Nigahein, Kahinpe Nishana' award goes toâ¦
Deepika Padukone Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Mar 2008 | 2:44 pm
What's the one thing that is common to both our cricketers and our very own Bollywood stars apart from the name, fame and adulation? It surely is the spate of controversies which both the tinsel town stars and cricketers keep getting engulfed in.
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In fact, just as the Indian team returned home earlier this week after a victorious tour down under, out comes this shocking audio clip where one of Team India's leading cricketers reveals his heart-felt feelings for Bollywood hottie Priyanka Chopra on a phone call.
Bollywood Hungama brings you this sensational audio clip which you surely don't wanna miss hearing. Listen closely to find out, who is this cricketer who has the hots for Madame Chopra. The audio clip is also being aired on news channel India TV. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Mar 2008 | 1:55 pm
Didi Damodaran, daughter of famous Malayalam scriptwriter T. Damodaran, has completed her first script for a Malayalam film to be directed by award-winning director Jairaj. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Mar 2008 | 1:31 pm
She is soft and yet very strong inside. Her endurance is beyond imagination. She can handle trouble and carry heavy burden with
equal ease. She displays many emotions from joy to jealousy, from fear to fondness and from sadness to surprise. What's more
she is truly someone who wears many hats each day as a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter and a professional and yet excels in
all her roles. She is none other than the Woman.
Even in reel-life, no Bollywood potboiler is complete without a woman's presence. Her presence simply lights up the screens
thereby creating an unmatchable aura within the dark confines of the cinema hall. Hence, on this special occasion of Women's
Day Bollywood Hungama takes a trip down memory lane and brings you some of the top women oriented films to have hit
the silver screen.
Lajja
In a land where women are worshipped in the name of Laxmi and Durga, they are also tortured, abused, humiliated and sometimes
killed. Lajja showcases the journey of one such woman (Manisha Koirala) who is on the run, hiding from her husband.
Whilst on this expedition to seek safety, she comes across three strong-minded women (Mahima Chaudhary, Madhuri Dixit and
Rekha) who are bearing the punishment of being independent women. Drawing relevance to real life situations, the film makes one
aware that though our society has progressed, somewhere these malpractices still continue against women. Lajja is the
poignant story of those women who become prey to man's malevolence but still continue to fight.
Dor
Life has varied stages for women, but worst is if in the due course she loses her life partner forever. Dor is one such movie
wherein Ayesha Takia married at a young age is forced to renounce happiness and live a life of repentance when her husband
dies. When a family member dies, it sure is a moaning period but for how long will a woman moan. Doesn't she have the right to be
happy ever again? Somehow, a woman is expected to moan all her life. Ayesha Takia's character in Dor suffers everyday.
Gul Panag, who becomes Ayesha's friend, then makes her release that her life is not over and that she deserves to live happily like
any other human being. Ayesha takes her first step towards her new life and moves on.
Chak De India
Very often sports are considered as a male dominant activity. Chak De India discards this pre-conceived notion. The film
throws light on the forgotten game (which is also our national game), Hockey, and displays how the 'chakla belan chalane wali
ladkiyan' can also make their nation proud. Chak De India emphasizes that women may not be physically stronger than
men, but can put up a strong fight with undying energy and can match them even in the toughest of sport. Not just emphasizing on
the physical fitness, but the film through the characters of Vidya Sharma and Preeti Sabarwal, also shows that women are very
much capable of creating space for themselves in a so called 'male dominated' society.
Astitva
Is the identity of a woman always marked with that of her husband's? Does a woman have a separate identity within a marriage?
Astitva is the story of a woman (Tabu), who forgets herself and her desires to fulfill her duty as a devoted loyal wife. Where a
man, (Sachin Khedekar) can break the laws of marriage and gets forgiven, a woman is condemned for the same. Living in the 21st
century, when the so called 'broad-minded' son refuses to accept her, she decides that it is never too late to rediscover her lost
identity. The film very clearly indicates that women can stand with or without men. Just because she has immense patience and
endurance, one must not take her for granted. Her silence does not signify her ignorance.
Mother India
When we talk of women oriented films, it is impossible to not include Mother India. The film was a complete package of
social relevance. It narrates the story of a village woman (Nargis) who supports her husband in his work and also manages home.
After an accident when Rajkumar loses his hands, Nargis takes over as the earning member of the family. Even when her husband
runs away looking at his helplessness to get the family out of debt, she stands determined to fight the survival match. A disaster
strikes when the entire village is swept away by floods. She also loses her youngest child in it. But the woman remains strong
fending for her two sons for whom she is both the mother and the father. She fought for what she believed in and stood up against
injustice, even if that meant to sacrifice her own son, because she believed what he was doing was wrong. Such is the trait of a
woman. She can be humble and forgiving, but at the same time, if needed, she can also be merciless. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Mar 2008 | 12:58 pm
One More Thought Entertainment, a film banner, recently formed by Azam Khan and Parvez Damania, has signed London-based writer Farrukh Dhondy for a film which will be directed by Ketan Mehta.
When asked about the storyline of the film, Dhondy informs, "Storyline is not finally determined. On the whole, it's a Bollywood thriller set between England and India. And, it revolves around the contemporary forces such as Indian Nationalism, Mafia greed, business and globalized capitalism and the protagonist's love motive; and all these forces are actively running to get hold of an object."
Dhondy having all praises for Ketan Mehta with whom he has earlier worked in Mangal Pandey-The Rising says, "Ketan Mehta is an interesting and knowledgeable director who I think has a very good understanding of the western sensibility and is also extremely well acquainted with the Indian sensibility."
Apart from this, Farrukh also has three films which include Deepa Mehta's Carpet Boy and a French co-production to be shot in India titled, Coffin Maker, under the banner of Lucid Pictures.
One More Entertainment recently also signed 3 films deal with Ram Gopal Varma. Says Azam Khan, "I have had a long relationship with RGV and have been involved in his earlier productions like Sarkar, Darna Mana Hai, and Company etc. while at K Sera Sera. He is a brilliant director and I have always believed in his talent as a filmmaker. So when we launched One More thought Entertainment, it was only natural for us to think of RGV."
Talking about the film with RGV, he informs, "The first project with RGV is titled Phoonk which will be a horror film and will be made in five languages."
As far as the Ketan Mehta's thriller is concerned, the film will go on the floors as soon as the starcast is finalized. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Mar 2008 | 12:29 pm
Hong Kong martial arts action film star Jackie Chan returned to his Australian roots on Saturday to bury his father alongside his mother almost six years after she died in Australia`s capital. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:58 am
Sameera Reddy, who is often seen in sizzling numbers on screen, has no songs in her forthcoming thriller `Race` and says she doesn`t miss them. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:58 am
Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty shared ramp space with filmmaker Sofia Coppola, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and American burlesque star Dita Von Teese in Paris as she represented Louis Vuitton for a show put up by American designer Mark Jacobs. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:58 am
Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi has always chosen rather apt and succinct titles for his films like `Ghayal`, `Ghatak`, `Damini` and `Halla Bol`. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:58 am
A standing ovation for Subhash Ghai for venturing into a territory that would characteristically be considered uninviting for an escapist entertainer. Black & White doesn't impress you merely because it's a daring deviation for the Showman. It's well-crafted finely-written and packaged piece of cinema done with more heartfelt Gandhian articulations than most films in recent times that have merchandized poor Gandhiji in Munna-tones of bubble-gum philosophy.
You don't often come away from a film disturbed yet hopeful about the distending dimensions of modern-day violence and terrorism. We did it in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se, Gulzar's Maachis and Santosh Sivan's Terrorist. Now we feel a genuine concern for the collapse of Gandhi's secular dream in India, as Chandni Chowk (which is rapidly becoming a favourite haunting-ground for Hindi movie-makers) becomes a bustling hotbed of terrorist activities.
Into this arena of imposed constitutional caprices comes Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha) a victim of atrocities in Afghanistan posing as a casualty of the Gujarat riots. After a stage-managed gun battle in the toasted-brown hinterland of Delhi , the seething simmering silent Numair wins over the super-secular Prof Mathur (Anil Kapoor) and his feisty wife Roma (Shefali Shah) and gets himself a pass into the VIP enclave for the Republic Day parade at the Red Fort.
In all honesty, much of Ghai's newspaper-generated politics is amateurish and simplistic. The terrorists and the intelligence wing look as terrifying and intelligent as an episode of the long-running TV serial CID. And what was the need to make Anil-Shefali's little daughter mute? Maybe Ghai wanted us to take the Black part of his film's title seriously. Everyone bustles around looking brilliantly self-absorbed while pretending to be wedded to a greater 'cause' of which they seem to know as little as the director. What makes Black & White special are the bondings, brittle or beefy, that form out of the sketchy political backdrop.
Ghai fills the center of the plot with people who have the ability to reach out to each other within a social framework that's rapidly romancing dementia. Most memorable of all is the old but fiery Muslim poet-professor, played with hungering humility by veteran actor Habib Tanvir. The film's best and most moving lines are rightfully written for Tanvir.
In one sequence, a young musician gifts the old man with a sherwani after having sold his poetry for a song. Habib recalls how in all his years no one, not even his own sons, had gifted him anythingâ¦Or that other sequence under a tree where a callow news anchor approaches Tanvir for a bite and he wonders, 'Ab mujhe kisse bite karna hoga?" This interesting character's sense of betrayal for having unknowingly harboured a hardcore terrorist in his house never comes through.
The screenplay (Ghai, Aakash Khurana and Sachin Bhaumik) is littered with limp and half-finished loops of storytelling where the director seems to have lost his way, only to quickly get his plot back on its foot through some sharp lines (Ghai's dialogues are spicy and hard-hitting) and Somak Mukherjee's cinematography which captures the quaint kashish, tragic decadence and teeming colours of Old Delhi to create both romance and intrigue.
The interplay of relationships is restrained most of the time. Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah look more like a couple than Shefali and Darshan Jariwala did in Gandhi My Father. Her- excessively enthusiastic activism and Anil's chronic embarrassment at his wife's over-zealous flag-waving provide the lighter moments in this distinctly-dark drama of secular devaluation in a society where minorityism has become a symptom of persecution complexes and complexities.
Ghai doesn't delve deeply into those complexitiesâ¦.Out of choice or because he cannotâ¦we do not know. But the lightness of treatment and the overt filminess of certain interludes (girl nextdoor falls in love with the scowling terrorist) lends a tangy vigour to what would otherwise have been a drab prosaic and polemical tale of strife during times of mordant cynicism.
Among the performers, Habib Tanvir with his emotional patriotic poetry and jovial optimism scores the highest marks, followed by Shefali Shah who furnishes a feisty positivity to her role. Anil Kapoor, last seen donning the buffoon's mask in Welcome, does a complete somersault. His character of a supremely secular Hindu devoting himself to teaching Urdu is wildly idealistic. Anil plays Mathur at a high pitch.
As for debutant Anurag Sinha, in the central role of the closet-terrorist he wears the sullen scowl as a 'passion' statement from first frame to last. To see what else he's capable of, we shall have to wait another Friday. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:58 am
The stories on the in-fights or the ego clashes of cinema makers is not new to Tamil viewers. We are experienced with stories that revolve around some hard working but unsuccessful filmmakers right from the days of Sarvar Sundaram. That is why Prakash Raj's remake of Malayalam hit Udhayananu Tharam ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:34 am
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"Just because Shaurya isn't frivolous doesn't make it any less commercial", debates Minissha Lamba as she gears up for the release of a big film of hers after a gap of more than one year. Last film of hers to arrive at the theaters was Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd (Feb 2007). In between she was seen in small appearances in Heyy Babyy (special appearance in the title song) and Dus Kahaniyaan (for the story 'Pooranmashi') too.
"Sometimes we tend to create a misconception without any reason around the subject and treatment of a film. Just because Shaurya is based on an Army court case doesn't signify by any means that it would be a dry story to be told", explains Minissha, "The film has great elements of intrigue and drama with finding out the real truth as the underlining stream which runs throughout the narrative."
What was it about Shaurya which made her agree to do the film? After all it seems to be a male dominated drama with actors like Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon, Javed Jaffrey and Deepak Dobriyal holding the center stage. Didn't she feel she would loose out screen space amongst so many other actors?
"On the contrary, I was thrilled with this kind of opportunity", says the pretty girl who made a smashing debut with Yahaan around 3 years back, "In fact, I agree that even my part could have been a male character in the film. But director Samar Khan's point of view was that a female actor here would add certain softness to the character. There is this vulnerability angle which comes in that only adds an altogether different dimension."
So what exactly does she do in the film? From playing a super girl in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd, she wouldn't be setting down for anything lesser, isn't it? Laughs Minissha, "No, it definitely isn't close to any fantasy character. Instead, it is as real as it gets as I play an investigative journalist who stumbles across a case which is almost dead and buried."
Getting serious, she adds, "While everyone around her feels that this case should die, it is my character which wants to find answers to all the questions which no one wants to remember or talk about. Yes, for her too it starts off as a story which she wants to do for professional reasons; of course she is ambitious and wants to prove a point. However, as the film moves ahead, it becomes a matter of personal issue for her as she wants the justice to be done at all cost."
"Shaurya is a story which had to be told. Sometimes we have to make movies which are commercial and yet aspire to drive home a message. A message that instead of taking it lying down, one should be courageous enough to fight for the right cause and get the truth out in open. And yes, all this can be done cinematically through an entertaining manner as well", signs off Minissha. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:31 am
London (ANI): Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of 'king of rock' Elvis Presley, has admitted that she is pregnant with her third child. The 40-year-old star and husband Michael Lockwood are set to welcome their baby this autumn. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:24 am
In Balu Mahendra's Sadma and Shashilal Nair's Grahan, Sridevi and Manisha Koirala played women who surrendered to the male presence almost regressing to being a child. In this era of women being in-charge, it's difficult to come across women who lose themselves into the feeling of gender-free surrender without feeling like the weaker sex.
Oh, how we love to watch women weep on the floor and dance on the rooftop. But what about women of substanceâ¦.do we ever embrace them without fear? And do filmmakers ever take to them without a backward glance at how the male members of the audiences react to their assertive women? In Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate, for instance, Bipasha Basu got into an executive suit and played the male game in the corporate world .Finally, though she ended up taking the rap for her man and goes to jail to save his (cowardly) skin.
An instant and immediate hark- back to Nutan in Bandini, 45 years earlier when the actress goes to jail for love. Of course Nutan wore a crumpled saree, not a chic suit. Bandini was no chic flick. But under the apparent apparel has the leading lady really changed?
The woman of substance seems to have drowned in acres of skin show. What would Nutan think of her niece Tanisha romping around with nothing much on except the I-pod in Neal & Nikki? Who was the last truly dignified woman we saw on screen?
Nostalgia isn't the only reason why we find women from the past so appealing. Nargis in Mother India and Meena Kumari in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam were removed from one another by almost a generation. And yet they were equally enchanting portrayals of the Indian woman in all her splendor.
In the 1980s Shabana Azmi did a series of films about contemporary women. Among them Mahesh Bhatt's Arth, the modern but maudlin saga of a deserted wife, made the maximum impact. Not men but women repeatedly saw Arth and made it a hit. Shabana's another bravura effort at portraying a deserted wife in Pravin Bhatt (Vikram's father)'s Bhavna went unnoticed. She becomes a call girl to bring up her sonâ¦the archetypal Fallen Woman rising to become Mother Indiaâ¦.Cut to Pradeep Sarkar's Laaga Chunari Mein Daag where Rani Mukherjee becomes a whore to support her family.
Both the films were rejected by the audience. Fallen Women are in for a fall. Gradually, in the 1990s female-oriented cinema lost its sheen. Outstanding film about the Indian woman's sexuality such as Aruna Raje's Rihaee, Ketan Mehta's Mirch Masala, Shyam Benegal's Zubeida and Madhur Bhandarkar's Satta bombed.
Only Yash Chopra's Chandni and Bhandarkar's Chandni Bar clicked. When was the last time you saw a female oriented film doing well? Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:13 am
London (ANI): Paris Hilton stripped down to just undies and a leather jacket in a raunchy shoot for German Maxim magazine. The heiress used the leather jacket to cover her bare chest, reports The Sun. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:12 am
Salman Khan stormed into the sets of Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustaads and took all the kids by surprise!! The Chhote Ustaads could not believe their eyes, as they saw the gigantic figure of the Star before them, who came into the sets without prior intimation, when the ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:03 am
The film Aatadista, starring Nitin and Kajal Agarwal, has completed its shooting including the last song featuring Nitin and Mumait Khan. It was shot at a specially erected set in Ramoji Film City and Prem Rakshit choreographed it. C Kalyan and S Vijayanand produce the film on Teja Movies banner ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 9:51 am
S.P.Jananathan has started the shooting of his next film titled Peranmai for Ayngaran International on Wednesday without much fanfare and pooja. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 9:42 am
Superstar Rajinikanth revealed that he dons a very crucial role in the film Kuselan. But as per the story, the on screen share of the actor is just 25 percent! Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 9:31 am
They say there is a woman behind every successful man. But today, women no longer go behind man. In fact, they lead from the front and get all the limelight. For instance, Pratibha Patel is the President of India and Hilary Clinton is trying become one. There are innumerable successful ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 9:24 am
The grapevine is abuzz with the news that the actor Salman Khan has split with girlfriend Katrina Kaif. It was earlier reported that Salman slapped Katrina at a coffee bar in Mumbai. Now, another news is doing the rounds that Salman has dumped her for Brazilian model Bruna Abdalah, who ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2008 | 9:06 am
Young filmmaker Bhavna Talwar has embarked on her second directorial venture after 'Dharam', the stunning chronicle of a priest's journey from ritualism to reality that was feted in the international festival circuits. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Bollywood's leading ladies say they have never felt inferior to men and believe opportunities are increasing for women in the country. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
In Balu Mahendra's 'Sadma' and Shashilal Nair's 'Grahan', Sridevi and Manisha Koirala played women who surrendered to men, almost regressing to being children. In this era of women-in-charge it's difficult to find real life women immersing themselves in such surrender but not in films from Bollywood, which still shy away from strong women protagonists. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi has always chosen rather apt and succinct titles for his films like 'Ghayal', 'Ghatak', 'Damini' and 'Halla Bol'. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Mar 2008 | 4:01 am
Sameera Reddy, who is often seen in sizzling numbers on screen, has no songs in her forthcoming thriller 'Race' and says she doesn't miss them. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Mar 2008 | 2:00 am
Today is said to be an auspicious day for all the women around the globe as everybody proudly celebrates World Women’s Day with a great spirit ever before. A special party was held only and only for ladies, allowing them to be themselves. The ladies rocked at BJN Banquets, Andheri, Mumbai on 7th March 2008 late in the evening. Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 8 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Item girl Rakhi Sawant is all set to enter the A league of Bollywood with her item song for Rakesh Roshans Krazzy 4, directed by Jaideep Sen!! Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 8 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
The scintillating beauty Geeta Basra who was last seen in ‘The Train’ grooving to the hit number ‘Woh Ajnaabe’ alongside Emraan Hashmi was spotted last evening at a prestigious car award ceremony. She was stunning as ever and her face was glowing with that splendid smile of hers. Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 8 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan has more reason to smile - he will have a second wax look alike coming up in the West, this time in France. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 7 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Bollywood stars Kajol, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta have come forward to support the 'Save The Tiger' campaign that was launched two weeks ago. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 7 Mar 2008 | 6:02 pm
Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal Friday appealed to the people of Kannur to maintain calm in the wake of the political clashes in the district that have resulted in six deaths in the past three days. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 7 Mar 2008 | 6:01 pm
Pritish Nandy Communications, the leading Bollywood Studio and its partner Motion Pixel Corporation, one of the premier independent animated studios in the America, recently announced that the group has signed a deal with leading Urban/Pop record label 'Bilz Music'. PNC Chairman Pritish Nandy, MPC Chairman Manny Bains and CEO & Label Manager of Bilz Music, Vishal Urva made the announcement.
The agreement will see Bilz Music sensations The Bilz (DJ Vicious & Master-D) along with their R&B Pop artist Kashif, license their hit songs 'O Meri Rani' (Spanish Fly) and '2 Step Bhangra' to the film EKEH version 2.0, the animated version of Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina, featuring Feroz Khan, Fardeen Khan, Koena Mitra, Kay Kay Menon and others.
The Bilz and Kashif have been nominated for a number of awards and recently took home the Best Dance Video of the Year Award at the '2007 Bollywood Music Awards' moving them to the top of the music charts in North America and massive popularity worldwide. The duo has earned a spot in Myspace's Top 10 Canadian Artists and gained over a half-million views on You tube for both their videos. Their radio success has helped them hold the #1 spot for 3 consecutive weeks on MTV Desi.
"PNC has always used top music talent for the soundtracks of our movies. We feel this fits well for both the look and feel of EKEH version 2.0" said Pritish Nandy.
"It's great to be collaborating with top music talent such as the Bilz and Kashif on this film and this soundtrack will further enhance the appeal of what is going to be India's best animated film of 2008" comments Manny Bains, MPC Chairman.
"Our vision at Bilz Music is to make sure our artists coincide with the best. We are glad to work with both PNC and MPC to establish this synergy" says Vishal Urva of Bilz Music. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Mar 2008 | 4:44 pm
Nana Patekar's closeness with MNS leader Raj Thackeray has landed him in a soup.
The fiery actor signed a petition to protest the gag order imposed by the state on the politician. Some other prominent Bollywood celebrities like Salman Khan, Sunil Shetty, Sajid Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala had also supported the campaign started by MNS workers earlier this week to ensure that their leader Raj Thackeray gets back his freedom of speech.
However, things took a nasty turn when Bharatiya Janashakti President Uma Bharti retaliated and asked the Bollywood actors to apologize for supporting Raj Thackeray. She even threatened that films starring actors like Nana Patekar and Salman Khan would be banned in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
In fact, Uma Bharti even joined a group of demonstrators in destroying the effigies of Raj Thackeray, Nana Patekar and Salman Khan. The protestors were seen beating the effigies with slippers before burning them.
Nana had earlier given an interview on a popular news channel where he expressed his opinion on issue raised by Raj Thackeray. Later, yesterday (Mar 6) evening, Nana Patekar appeared on the same news channel and expressed his disappointment at the way people in MP had reacted towards his views. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Mar 2008 | 4:35 pm
Rakesh Roshan's Krazzy 4 starring Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav and Suresh Menon in lead roles is all set to hit theatres on April 11 . The film, directed by debutant director Jaideep Sen, is already creating a lot of positive buzz, especially the 'Break Free' item number filmed on none other than Shah Rukh Khan.
As it is common news by now that even Hrithik Roshan is all set to do an item number on the same song and yes the D- Day has finally arrived when the actor gets into his dancing boots. Bollywood Hungama got in touch with Rakesh Roshan who gave all the details regarding the song, "Yes, Hrithik is shooting for the song from tomorrow (Mar 8). However, the wordings of the two songs are quite different. While Shah Rukh's version would be featured in the film, Hrithik's song would be used for promotional purposes and in the end credits"
Interestingly, while Ahmed Khan made SRK dance to his tunes in the item number, Ganesh Acharya would be choreographing Hrithik's version of the song.
Looks like the two songs are indeed a case of being 'Same Same But Different'.
We also decided to get the facts straight from Roshan Sr. on the film to be directed by Anurag Basu for his banner, " Yes, we have finally signed (international actress) Barbara Mori and Kangana opposite Hrithik. The film is titled Kites and Rajesh Roshan would be composing the music. The film should start rolling by July end (2008) and should release around June 2009." Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Mar 2008 | 4:29 pm
With the Great Indian victory down under, cricket is surely the flavor of the season. While Indiaâs next series is the three Test series
against the South Africans at home, fans are actually looking forward to the grand launch of probably cricketâs biggest event, the
prestigious IPL (Indian Premiere League) which kicks off from April 18th.
Adding glamour to the cricketing action would be the presence of Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta who own the franchise of the
Kolkata and Mohali teams respectively. Needless to say both Khan and Zinta are leaving no stone unturned to get maximum publicity for their
teams.
The latest news doing the rounds is that SRK has roped in good friend Ganesh Hegde to choreograph and direct a music video for his Kolkata
team. A source, close to Hegde, confirmed the news, âYes, Ganesh is doing the music video for SRK. We canât reveal much about the video.â
When asked if it would feature King Khan, the source remained tight-lipped but later hinted, âAggar unka video hai to woh to honge hi
naâ¦â For those who came in late, music director duo Vishal-Shekhar who composed the music for SRKâs hit film Om Shanti Om have
apparently composed the music for this video.
Meanwhile, the buzz is that Preity Zinta has apparently signed music director duo Sajid-Wajid to compose a song for her Mohali team. The song
has been recorded by Bhangra King Daler Mehndi.
Well with such big names getting involved in the inaugural edition of the IPL, things are only gonna get hotter in the days to come. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Mar 2008 | 4:27 pm
Sherlyn Chopra is at it again, posing outrageously for the camera at her skimpiest best. The singer - actress recently did a photo-shoot for PETA where she was seen in a hot black lingerie with whips and chains etc. The PETA campaign conveyed that 'Whips and Chains Belong in the Bedroom ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 7 Mar 2008 | 1:30 pm
