Katie Holmes is all set to make her Broadway debut, according to reports. According to the UK`s Daily Mail, Holmes is in final negotiations for a role in a revival of the Tony award winning play All My Sons. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 30 Mar 2008 | 11:57 am
Despite his turbulent past with ex-wife Britney Spears, Kevin Federline has revealed that he wants to rekindle his relationship with the Toxic star. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 30 Mar 2008 | 11:57 am
European Union foreign ministers condemned on Saturday a Dutch film that accuses the Koran of inciting violence, but said its author had a right to make it under the bloc`s free speech principles. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 30 Mar 2008 | 11:57 am
All artists have a muse to inspire them, and for New York art curator Nicholas Weist it was Justin Timberlake. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 30 Mar 2008 | 11:57 am
India-born internationally acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair has been honoured with the `Person of the Year` award by a leading ethnic newspaper in the US in recognition of her work. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 30 Mar 2008 | 11:57 am
Colorado-based India born animation and laser artist Manick Sorcar beat 99 contenders worldwide to bag the prestigious International Laser Display Association (ILDA) 2007 Artistic Award for his entry 'Reflection' in the category for best laser photography. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Mar 2008 | 6:32 am
With the Bollywood film 'Chandni Chowk to China' marking the first step in co-production, India and China are aiming at increased cultural exchanges and are in the process of finalising a co-production agreement, says Information and Broadcasting Ministry secretary Asha Swarup. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Mar 2008 | 6:31 am
The Malayalam film industry has suffered huge losses due to unexpected heavy rains that have lashed several parts of Kerala in the past couple of weeks. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Mar 2008 | 2:00 am
Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kajol, Urmila Matondkar and Amisha Patel. No, they are not the cast of a multi-starrer film but those among the front row at designer Manish Malhotra's collection showcase at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Saturday. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has taken strong exception to allegations of 'indecent behaviour' levelled against Bollywood actor Nana Patekar by upcoming star Tanushree Datta. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Mar 2008 | 4:02 pm
Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar is back with his show âI BELIEVE- A Shiamak Davar Spectacularâ. For those who came in late, âI BELIEVE- A Shiamak Davar Spectacularâ presented by the Aditya Birla Group set new standards for Indian theatre though its sell out shows last November.
This landmark production is a carnival of inspiring messages, gigantic images, live music, and fantastic choreography bringing together an incredible blend of Indian power and exciting international talent.
I BELIEVE brings the visual language of performing arts to a dazzling live event that is sung, danced, directed and conceived by award winning entertainer Shiamak Davar. âI believe that there is divinity in all of us, and that for anyone who goes astray, there is someone who lights the way. I found my way through the performing arts, by giving back all that God has given me. This show celebrates the joy of life with everyone who loves the performing arts!â says Shiamak.
With 300 enchanting dancers of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company, and children of the Shiamak Davar Junior Dance Company and Victory Arts Foundation, Shiamak finds his true spirit, taking you with him on this glorious, magical ride!
Shiamakâs I BELIEVE dream world gets that special touch from award-winning Hollywood costume designer Clarinda Salandy's larger-than-life animated puppets. Critically acclaimed as a spectacular show on par with Broadway and West End musicals, I BELIEVE is all set to mesmerise audiences once again with the sheer scale of the surreal sets, lighting, pulse-pounding music and of course, stunning performances.
I BELIEVE will be staged at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha auditorium, Nariman Point, from the 11th to the 20th of April 2008. Ticket sales for I Believe commence from the 1st of April 2008 at Jamshed Bhabha and St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 29 Mar 2008 | 12:11 pm
Post the success of Chak De India, apart from the 16 girls who overnight climbed the popularity charts, there was one more person who all of a sudden came into the limelight. We are talking about none other than former India hockey player and coach of the women's hockey team, Mir Ranjan Negi.
Negi assisted and trained Shah Rukh and his team of girls during the making of the film. What's more, he was even seen in a blink and miss role in the film. Post the release, Negi became a well-known figure and even appeared in the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 2.
Now, Negi would next be seen playing the role of Mumbai's Municipal Commissioner in Sunil Shetty's upcoming project Mumbai Chaka Chak. The film is based on keeping the city of Mumbai clean and Negi's character would be an important one in the context of the film. Negi, who starts shooting for the film from tomorrow (Mar 30), seems quite excited about his role. In fact, to get the nuances of the character right, Negi even went and met R.A. Rajeev- Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Hope Negi is able to strike a goal with this film as well.
Mumbai Chaka Chak stars Rahul Bose, Ayesha Dharker, Vinay Pathak, Suresh Menon, Mandira Bedi and Cyrus Broacha in lead roles. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 29 Mar 2008 | 12:04 pm
Fresh from the astounding success of Anees Bazmi's Welcome, Anil Kapoor has taken a straight cultural leap into Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. After shooting portions of it in Agra, the auteur director Danny Boyle is currently shooting the rest of the film in Mumbai.
Anil Kapoor is characteristically charged, "Normally when I start any film, I get as nervous as a schoolboy on his first day of school. But Slumdog Millionaire is special on many counts. It's my first international film after 35 years in the industry. Though I've worked with Shekhar Kapoor it was before he became an international filmmaker. So, Danny Boyle is my first international director." v
Is it true Anil plays a game-show host, a la Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan in Kaun Banega Crorepati? "No it's nothing like them. Danny has devised my character as completely different from Amitji and Shah Rukh in KBC. They brought their own sensibility personality and stardom into the part. I think Danny wanted me because I was a completely different actor from Amitji and Shah Rukh. I'm playing the game-show host in my own way. I speak the English language without any accent. The danger of an Indian actor doing an international project is the accent tilts either to being exaggerated or too sophisticated. I'm speaking my lines as I would have if I was actually hosting a game- show in real life."
London actor Dev Patel (who starred in the hit teen series Skins) plays the young lead of the game-show contestant who appears on Anil Kapoor's show and proceeds to win. Interestingly, Anil wasn't too familiar with Danny Boyle's work when he was offered the role. "It was my son Harsh who convinced me. He's a big Danny Boyle fan. When you enter his room there's a poster of Danny right at the door. When Harsh heard I was offered a role in a Danny Boyle film he told me I had to do it. Fortunately, for me the role is substantial and interesting. Even if it wasn't I'd have done it for my son's sake."
Currently, Anil is busy reading up the novel by Vikas Swarup in-between the shots. "All I can tell you is that the film is very different from the novel." promises Anil. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 29 Mar 2008 | 11:52 am
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Mira Nair, added yet another feather to her already illustrious cap. The director of films like Salaam Bombay, Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake was yesterday (Mar 28) honored as the India Abroad Person of the Year 2007 at a glittering ceremony in New York.
The award was presented to Mira by Indra Nooyi (Chairperson and CEO-Pepsi), who incidentally was the recipient of the same award in the year 2006.
The India Abroad Person of the Year award is currently in its sixth year and was instituted in the year 2002 by 'India Abroad' -the oldest and most widely circulated news weekly for the Indian community. The awards are aimed at recognizing the outstanding achievements of the Indian-American community. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 29 Mar 2008 | 11:50 am
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Now that Sushmita Sen has decided to direct her dream project Rani Laxmibai herself, she has got Manmohan Desai's son Ketan Desai's MKD Productions to collaborate with her. Ketan will serve as the executive producer on the project.
Sushmita can barely contain her excitement at the collaboration. "It would've been impossible for me to look into all the nitty-gritty. I had to work with people whom I can trust implicitly. Ketan is an extremely capable and clued in man."
While late Manmohan Desai's only son, Ketan, will bring his cinematic expertise into Sushmita's dream project, another Desai, Nitin, is busy designing the elaborate period sets of the film. For the crucial war scenes Sushmita takes her mixed Indo-British crew to China. "The cast will be both British and Indian actors." The casting of the British actors is currently on. The celebrated British agency William Morris has been employed to find the perfect British actors for the project.
Sushmita who's currently busy, among other things, brushing up her Urdu diction, says excitedly, "We will stick as far as possible to the language of the characters' national identity. But we've to keep the question of accessibility in mind. The film will therefore be largely in Hindi and Urdu."
Since Rani Laxmibai's husband was a man much older than the Rani, there will be no romantic interest for Sushmita in the film. And yes Sushmita will dedicate Rani Laxmibai to her dear friend Rajiv Narayan who died of cancer recently. "They were both such fierce warriors battling their enemies till the very end," says Sushmita who admits Rani Laxmibai has always been a role model. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 29 Mar 2008 | 11:45 am
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Right now, Sushmita Sen lives, eats, drinks and sleeps with Rani Laxmibai. "Being the first product of my production house, Tantra Productions, Rani Laxmibai is something that I'm very ambitious about," she says with electric excitement.
"While Tantra Productions is the parent company, 'Sushmita Sen Productions' will be producing feature films. Tantra will be going into every sphere of entertainment, from television software to events managementâ¦.all kinds of things to do with the creative process. There'll be different divisions of Tantra."
At the moment, her swanky new production is focusing only on the historical project. "Sushmita Sen Productions is what we're focusing on right now. I'm working very hard to put the company's logistics in place. Going into direction wasn't something I had planned. Unfortunately or fortunately I can't think of anyone else who feels as strongly about Laxmibai. If that's the seat I'm being persuaded to take, it's in the best interest of my film that the creative people I've on board must have a trustworthy name in the market."
Sushmita is restless. âI get only 4-6 hours of sleep these days. Fortunately, I am not facing the camera these days. So I don't care how I look." Dulha Mil Gaya is Sushmita's only acting assignment at the moment. "It's my genre of a film, and I'm very excited about it. By God's grace the film will be a decent precursor to Rani Laxmibai." Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 29 Mar 2008 | 11:42 am
It is a known fact that the Bachchans and the Khers have a very cordial bonding and that the young blood of both families, Abhishek and Sikandar are thick friends. Knowing all this, it certainly was no surprise that the 'Bahu' of Bachchan household, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took centre stage ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 29 Mar 2008 | 10:09 am
After hosting a show like Laughter challenge and interviewing various cricketers, Shonali Nagrani is now b seen hosting a multifaceted reality show on Sony, Mr. and Ms. Television. Here is the pretty lasso sharing her experience on hosting shows… Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 29 Mar 2008 | 9:41 am
Many have thought that Vijayakanth hasn't has an offer in Tamil due his fading market. But the Captain of Kollywood reveals that he has not accepted films due to his hectic political schedule. He met the media persons yesterday after the launch of the audio of his new film Arasangam, ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 29 Mar 2008 | 9:04 am
Washington (ANI): Miley Cyrus has denied rumours that she is surfing the Internet to find a new boyfriend. The teen sensation revealed that she is not so desperate to find a boyfriend, even though she likes to check out what is available online from time to time. "I'm not that ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 29 Mar 2008 | 8:35 am
Washington (ANI): Madonna has shown her unremitting support for Britney Spears, insisting that the media needs to "step off" the troubled singer. In a recent interview with the “Yo on E!" satellite radio show, Madonna urged everyone to save the fading pop star. "They need to step off. For real...Let's ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 29 Mar 2008 | 8:30 am
Hatrick hero Shivaraj Kumar's change of hair do and looks has given a fresh element to Raghava Loki's debut film "Sathya In Love' which is a hundred percent entertainer. If you feel that a film has to entertain fully and all the commercial elements have to be in place in ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 29 Mar 2008 | 8:08 am
