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Bhandarkar scared to move out
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 4:44 pm Harman, Priyanka begin second film
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 4:37 pm Goody promotes latest autobiography
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:49 pm Cate Blanchett might change her name
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:43 pm Winslet had reservations about stripping
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:39 pm Sanjay Dutt lowers his fee
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 2:36 pm Hiten joins Jasuben Jayantilal Joshi Ki Joint FamilySource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:51 pm "Women want to be more than housekeepers"- Kiran BediSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm Kerry Katona's hubby confesses having secret childSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm Madonna to give Ritchie £32m divorce packageSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm Britney Spears wants small boobsSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm Leona Lewis tops UK singles chart with 'Run'Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:27 pm Dannii Minogue planning to marry Kris Smith!!!Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm Ajith and Saran team again for AsalSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:19 pm Saif and I offer our condolences: Kareena
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:17 pm Bharathiraja blasts Corporate CompaniesSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:14 pm Datuk Shah Rukh enjoyed in Malaysia despite arm injury!Superstar Shah Rukh Khan enjoyed himself and conquered millions of hearts during a brief visit here despite an arm injury during a film shoot in Mumbai.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm Lara`s great company, I enjoy being with her: Dino Morea!Dino Morea is often seen with Lara Dutta these days and admits he enjoys her company.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm Kareena to tiptoe with Hollywood hottie Carmen!!Bollywood`s top league actress Kareena Kapoor is all set to sizzle with Hollywood beauty Carmen Electra.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm I was ordered to make a `bankable` comedy: Dibakar Banerjee!Though `Khosla Ka Ghosla` director Dibakar Banerjee is relatively new in Bollywood, he has understood that if you don`t have A-list stars, you are asked to make a "bankable" comedy.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm Leona Lewis` `Run` tops UK singles chart!Leona Lewis has topped the UK singles chart with her Snow Patrol cover version `Run`.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm I`m a mixture of all religions, says actress Pooja Bedi!Actress and anchor Pooja Bedi is proud that she can boast of a family tree that is an amalgamation of several religions.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm Aretha Franklin named ``Greatest Singer Of All Time`` !Aretha Franklin has been named the ``Greatest Singer Of All Time`` by The Rolling Stone magazine.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm Santhanam, the comedian in EnthiranSource: Oneindia - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:55 am What's special about Rab Ne?
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:33 am Nag, Teja stranded in Bangkok - MSN India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:29 am Oye Lucky is not a comedy: Director
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:11 am Gowariker's 'What's Your Rashee' goes on floorsFilmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has started shooting for his next film 'What's Your Rashee?', a romantic comedy starring Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja and says he always wanted to make a fun film.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:02 am Nana Patekar ready for southern debut
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:37 am Bigg Boss' Raja Chaudhary arrested - Sify
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:31 am The Future Moms - Chennai - Chennai Online
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:03 am Sanjay Dutt takes initiative, lowers his feeThe crippling recession, plus the big terror blow that Mumbai suffered on 26/11 has made the spiralling star-prices finally scale down. And Sanjay is the first A-list star to take the initiative.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:02 am Post terror strikes, Bhandarkar refuses to leave MumbaiDirector Madhur Bhandarkar is quite shaken after the terror strikes on the city and refuses to go anywhere. He just wants to be close to his family.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:01 am Action begins with GHAJINI - GlamSham
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:48 am Potter and the nudist aftermath - Rediff
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:39 am 'Slumdog Millionaire' - a stifling look inside Mumbai's slumsFilm: 'Slumdog Millionaire'; Director: Danny Boyle; Cast: Dev Patel, Ayus Mahesh Khedekar, Madhu Mittal, Frieda Pinto, Rubina Ali and Anil Kapoor; Rating: **Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:31 am What's special about Rab Ne? - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:13 am Blog: Media obsession with BollywoodBollywood-The Indian media chants this word as if it is a mantra (prayer).The media's day starts and end with bollywood. The paparazzi are more obsessed with bollywood than a common man. When I queried myself why this fuss is all about the Hindi cinema industry, I found out the media can't survive without them and vice versa .The media has propagated bollywood films are the only films made in India but in truth it is not so. Apart from the gloss and the glamour, Hindi cinema is nothing. Better films were being made in Indian cinema but they are dismissed as regional cinema. Let me analyze bollywood and the so called regional cinema. CASE 1: Let me start from the most recent case, The Mumbai terror attack. After the dreadful attack, I was happy that the Indian (Hindi) news channels are wholeheartedly involved in covering the massacre rather than running behind the khans and big B asking them for their "exclusive" comments. But alas!! the situation changed within one week and now the media are interviewing the film stars about the attacks. Ok! I thought, because after all they are doing this to improve their ratings. But since now all the film stars interviewed are from bollywood and no one from the southern film industry...May be because most of the channels are "hinglish" channels and they don't care about others. CASE 2: The best actor in India is Aamir khan (!!).Many may not believe this but the media are saying like this only. It is true that he made good films like lagan, Rang de basanti, Taare Zammen par. But is this enough to call him the best...Certainly NOT! After all he has not even won a national award. Compare him with other legends like Kamal Haasan, mohanlal, Sivajiâ¦he stands nowhere. It is hard to believe the legends who I had listed are thespians of Indian cinema, but they are hardly known outside their states. CASE 3: Next comes the quality of films. As I had mentioned earlier bollywood is all about gloss and glamour. Very few films are watchable in Hindi cinema. But inspite of all this mostly (only) Hindi films are only sent to Oscars. Could you believe it, while films like "paheli" and "eklavya" are nominated for Oscars, "kannatil muthamittal", a film based on srilanka Tamils has been overlooked. Films like "Anbe Sivam", one of the best films made in India is not even considered...shit on selection comitee. My comments might have hurt fellow Indians but this is the truth. Our biased news channels should spend more time on providing news rather than giving useless gossips about Rakhi Sawant(Yuck!).It is better that the media overcomes the bollywood hangover and concentrate on giving equal importance to everyone... Blog can be accessed at http://faggy.wordpress.com/ If you have an interesting Bollywood blog to share, do email us Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the blogger, and do not necessarily reflect the views of IndiaFM. IndiaFM accepts no legal liability or responsibility for any claims made or opinions expressed herein.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Dec 2008 | 7:57 am Brand endorsements for Bollywood stars seems to have taken a hitSlashing of star fees and non-renewal of contracts is the likely impact of recession in the advertising industry. At a time when several recession-hit producers are keeping ambitious projects on hold, brand endorsements once the biggest source of income for stars too seems to have taken a hit. Not only is there a major cut in the endorsement fees, but also there is also little demand for renewals of existing contracts. Though the huge slump in the advertising budgets and a drastic cut in celebrity endorsements fees is inevitable, the situation may actually help advertisers convince stars to sign endorsement contracts at lesser fees over the next year, according to Prahlad Kakkar. Explaining the current advertising scenario, he says, âThe dynamic rise in endorsement fees was being fuelled by corporates and MNCs who wanted to flaunt the growth of their business. But now, the scenario is different. Advertising budgets are being slashed and this will be passed on to endorsement fees as well.â Kakkar said that the brand endorsement business functions on the economics of supply and demand. According to him, as of now, there are few takers for brand ambassadors. However, in the next few months, advertisers may realize that it is a major opportunity to sign new brand endorsement contracts at lesser prices and that too, for longer durations! A likely offset of the trend is also reduction in number of public appearances made by the stars. Translated literally, it means busy actors will have the option of signing more brands for lesser time commitment. As such, bulk brand endorsements signed at lower fees may well be the silver lining. In fact, Kareena Kapoor, who is reported to have charged a whopping Rs 7 crore for endorsing Pepsicoâs snack food, is looking at signing a few endorsement contracts in January, according to a source associated with her business decisions. On the other hand, Emami, which is said to have roped in the actress for Boro Plus two years ago at a fee of Rs 2 crore, has not yet renewed their contract with the actress. Replying via email, Devadeep Ghosh, Emami spokesperson said that though most of the companyâs celebrity endorsement contracts are signed for a period of four years, they couldnât divulge the actressâs contract renewal date since it can lead to âunnecessary speculationâ. Meanwhile, responding to whether recession will see Emami replacing their current brand ambassadors that include Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan as well, Ghosh answered in the negative with, âSince stars are brand ambassadors themselves, our association with them reinforces the communication of trust, the power of brand and image recall.â It may be recalled here that the company has just renewed its contract with both the brand ambassadors earlier this year in July for a period of two and a half years. However, this is definitely not a universal strategy. For new entrants in the Indian market, there seems to be hesitation in going ahead with the best of Bollywood brand ambassadors. For instance, J.Hampstead whose contract with Priyanka Chopra is valid only till early 2009 has not yet initiated talks for renewal, confirmed Ajay Chandwani, Executive Director, Percept H, the advertising agency that created the campaign starring Chopra. It is clear that brand endorsement contracts will continue to be signed as well as renewals scraped over the next one-year, each having its set of recession-sparked terms and conditions. As to which stars will use them to survive the recession wave, is something only time will tell. Screen IndiaSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Dec 2008 | 7:43 am Meerabai Not Out Movie Review - GlamSham
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 7:04 am 'Media more dangerous than terrorists' - Sify
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 6:23 am Amitabh Bachchan carries gun in his luggage - Apun Ka Choice
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 8 Dec 2008 | 5:48 am Chennai entertainment group defies downturn, plans investmentDespite mounting losses in the aftermath of the global meltdown, city-based entertainment group Pyramid Saimira feels it is the right time to invest. It is planning to establish at least 800 theatres all over the country.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am I enjoy being with Lara: Dino MoreaDino Morea is often seen with Lara Dutta these days and admits he enjoys her company, but the actor is quick to state there is nothing more to it.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am Bollywood now eyeing Thailand localesBollywood's fascination with foreign locales is not new, but Indian filmmakers seem to have taken a fancy to shooting action movies in Thailand and say it works out cheaper as compared to Europe.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:00 am I'm a mixture of all religions: Pooja BediActress and anchor Pooja Bedi is proud that she can boast of a family tree that is an amalgamation of several religions.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am I was ordered to make a comedy: Dibakar BanerjeeThough 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' director Dibakar Banerjee is relatively new in Bollywood, one thing he has understood is that if you don't have A-list stars, you are asked to make a 'bankable' comedy.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Dec 2008 | 1:30 am Ashutosh starts his romance with comedyTaking inspiration and keeping in mind the magic of clean evergreen comical moments given birth by classic movies made by masters like Hrishikesh Mukherji and Basu Chatterji, Ashutosh Gowariker is for the first time started giving his skills a free run on creating a romantic comedy.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Thespians deliberate on theatre beyond the script - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 7 Dec 2008 | 11:59 pm Will 2008 mark triumph of common man on celluloid?As year 2008 draws to a close, all eyes are now on an employee of a state electricity board to ignite the box-office, a fete that a mythological superhero, an anti-hero, and even a rock star failed to do so far. Come Dec 12, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be seen as commoner Surinder Sahni who works for Punjab Power Board in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 7 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm
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