Ash smiles for a cause on birthday

Ash smiles for a cause on birthdayOn her 36th birthday Sunday, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been named the first goodwill ambassador for Smile Train 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am

Shah Rukh adds magic touch to Delhi Half Marathon

Shah Rukh Khan cast a magic spell over the participants of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here today morning as he mingled with them freely.
Source: Entertainment News | 1 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am

SRK adds magic touch to Delhi Marathon

SRK adds magic touch to Delhi MarathonShah Rukh Khan cast a magic spell over the participants of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here Sunday morning 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am

Is Kurbaan like other terror films?

Is Kurbaan like other terror films?Karan Johar's upcoming <I>Kurbaan</I> is being likened to films on terror but he has left it to the audiences to find out 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am

Shah Rukh adds magic touch to Delhi Half Marathon

Shah Rukh Khan cast a magic spell over the participants of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here Sunday morning as he mingled with them freely. Many of them even stopped running just to get a glimpse of the superstar who was there to lend support to the event.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 Nov 2009 | 3:02 am

Is 'Kurbaan' like other terror films?

Karan Johar's upcoming "Kurbaan" is being likened to films on terror like "New York" and "Fanaa" but the filmmaker is no longer giving the straight-jacketed 'It's truly different' reply.
Source: Entertainment News | 1 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

Paul Schrader set to make film on Mumbai-underworld - Press Trust of India


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Paul Schrader set to make film on Mumbai-underworld
Press Trust of India
Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) After Danny Boyle, it is Paul Schrader, Hollywood's noted script writer-director who has turned his attention on Mumbai as he is set to depict city's underworld on the big screen in his upcoming film. Schrader, who has scripted cult ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 Nov 2009 | 1:33 am

Aishwarya made goodwill ambassador of Smile Train NGO on b'day - Economic Times


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Aishwarya made goodwill ambassador of Smile Train NGO on b'day
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: On her 36th birthday Sunday, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been named the first goodwill ambassador for Smile Train, a charity that works worldwide for children with cleft lip. The former Miss World has partnered with the NGO, ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 Nov 2009 | 1:30 am

Katrina is inspiring, India's biggest actress: Ranbir Kapoor

Bollywood's latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor can go on and on about his "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" co-star Katrina Kaif.
Source: Entertainment News | 1 Nov 2009 | 1:10 am

Aishwarya made goodwill ambassador of Smile Train NGO on b'day

On her 36th birthday Sunday, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been named the first goodwill ambassador for Smile Train, a charity that works worldwide for children with cleft lip.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a diva of 35 summers today!

Kajra re, Kajra re… The light-eyed diva captured the hearts of young and old with her looks, grace and talents. Aishwarya Rai… the name tells it all. Glamour and glitz, fame and popularity....
Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 1 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

Is 'Kurbaan' like other terror films?

Karan Johar's upcoming 'Kurbaan' is being likened to films on terror like 'New York' and 'Fanaa' but the filmmaker is no longer giving the straight-jacketed 'It's truly different' reply. He has instead left it to the audiences to find out if there are any similarities between the movies.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm

Children's film festival from - Express Buzz


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Children's film festival from
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HYDERABAD: The 16th International Children's Film Festival would commence here from November 14, Information and Public Relations Minister J Geetha Reddy announced here today. The week-long festival, to be jointly organised by the Andhra Pradesh ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 31 Oct 2009 | 9:26 pm

Katrina is inspiring, India's biggest actress: Ranbir Kapoor

Bollywood's latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor can go on and on about his 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' co-star Katrina Kaif. He finds her drive and passion for work inspiring and says she is 'the nicest person in the industry'.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

Big B gets SMS threat for temple, dargah visits - Times of India


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Big B gets SMS threat for temple, dargah visits
Times of India
MUMBAI: Actor Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he was threatened by an unnamed person via a text message for visiting a temple and a dargah. The 67-year-old actor had described his religious routine in an earlier blog, which led the unknown person to ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 31 Oct 2009 | 7:39 pm

Saif embarrasses Kareena at Summit !

Saif and Kareena added a lot of glamour to the HT Leadership Summit on Saturday.
Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm

Amitabh Bachchan receives threat through SMS!

Amitabh Bachchan has made a sensational revelation at his blog - bigadda.com.
Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm

Wishing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan a very happy Birthday

She is often considered as the most beautiful woman in the world, every move she makes is highlighted not just in the Indian media but also draws attention from the world over. She is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Aishwarya, fondly referred to as Ash was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai. At an early age her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir school, then entered Jai Hind College and went on to pursue her studies in architecture. However, following her heart she entered the world of fashion and even went on to win the Miss Wold crown. Later in '97 she made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil biopic film, Iruvar and then entered Bollywood with her film Aur Pyar Ho Gaya. Following this she featured in the hit film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and beceame a household. Since then there has been no looking back for this beauty. Today being a special day for this stunning beauty, as it's her birthday, Bollywood Hungama wishes Aishwarya a very happy birthday. You can also wish Ash by posting your birthday wish for her, in the comments section below.
Source: Indiafm.com News | 31 Oct 2009 | 4:30 pm

LEH JAyenge

In Ladakh’s nascent film industry, actors work as crew and stories are straight lifts from popular Hindi movies. Namita Kohli reports.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 1:25 pm

'Aamir Khan is insane' - Times of India


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'Aamir Khan is insane'
Times of India
Aamir Khan may have been complaining that he had to let go of his 8-pack body, but he's got the girls swooning all over again. He's looking younger, fresher and better... We noticed this as the Khan made his entry at a media interaction recently at the ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 31 Oct 2009 | 1:19 pm

Big B ready to do another film with Sujoy Ghosh

Director Sujoy Ghosh, whose "Aladin" has been slammed by critics, got the surprise of his life when Amitabh Bachchan, who plays the genie in it, offered him much-needed tonic.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 12:34 pm

Will Shamita Shetty be able to attend sister Shilpa's wedding?

Shilpa Shetty is tying the knot with fiance Raj Kundra in the last week of November and there's a chance that her sister Shamita, who is in the "Bigg Boss" house, may not be able to attend the ceremony.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 12:26 pm

Heath’s musical memory

The last music video directed by Heath Ledger, which is believed to be the inspiration behind his Oscar winning performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight, has come to light.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 12:07 pm

This is it

Say saif and kareena, swearing that their love is for ever
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:50 am

Charm your way to his heart

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor brought a dash of Bollywood glamour to the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2009 yesterday. In a no holds barred conversation with Hindustan Times Advisory Editorial Director Vir Sanghvi the couple spoke about their relationship, the role of the media in Indian cinema and, of course, Kareena’s ‘size zero’.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:48 am

Awash with love

Ranbir Kapoor on his upcoming film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, in conversation with Princy Jain.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:45 am

Marriage can wait: Kareena, Saif

Bollywood superstars Saif Ali Khan and Kareeena Kapoor have no plans to get married soon as they believe that this might impact their career.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:42 am

Saif, Kareena set ad codes for themselves

Kareena Kapoor is clear she will never endorse food chains like McDonald's or Burger King, known for their beef burgers and the like, while co-actor and boyfriend Saif Ali Khan says he can't think of doing an underwear ad.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am

'How Could they be so cruel? Sherlyn - Times of India


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'How Could they be so cruel? Sherlyn
Times of India
Loose at the seams but not quite ready to come apart just yet, the brave and beautiful Sherlyn Chopra is teary and frayed, betrayed. A theme that she first visits. Fresh out of the Bigg Boss house, after having somehow managed a four-week run there. ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:24 am

Kat’s bookworm ways

A source from the unit of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani tells me that Katrina Kaif is quite a bookworm. Read on to know more.


Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:16 am

Purab Kohli keen to work in big budget films

Purab Kohli keen to work in big budget filmsVJ-turned-actor Purab Kohli may have won critical acclaim with films like <I>My Brother Nikhil</I> and most recently <I>Rock On</i>! but the actor harbours the desire to work in an out-and-out Bollywood masala flick and win over the masses.<br> 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 11:06 am

70 films to be screened at children's cine festival

Seventy films will be screened during the 16th international children's film festival to be held here from Nov 14.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 10:36 am

Marriage can wait: Kareena, Saif

Saif Ali Khan met Kareena Kapoor for the first time when she was just 14 years old and more than a decade later he fell in love with her.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 10:36 am

Review: Yogi

Review: Yogi<I>Yogi</I> has an ordinary story line with a tedious narration. The film starring Yogish has absolutely no freshness and the sequences are predictable. <br> 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 10:18 am

The curtains come down once again

11th OSIAN-Cinefan film festival has came to an end. This time around, several things about the festival were different. Preeja Aravind has the details.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 9:47 am

I don't consider myself the SRK of Bengali cinema: Prosenjit

The Bengali superstar talks to Srishti Jha about his journey of almost 300 movies, the changing perspective of Bengali cinema, and the generation next moviemakers.
Source: | 31 Oct 2009 | 9:26 am

Marriage can wait: Kareena, Saif

Marriage can wait: Kareena, SaifSaif Ali Khan met Kareena Kapoor for the first time when she was just 14 years old and more than a decade later he fell in love with her. 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 9:25 am

Ledger's last directorial work hits the net

Ledger's last directorial work hits the net<I>Dark Knight</I> actor Heath Ledger final work as a music video director has been released on the web.<br> 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 9:23 am

Salma Hayek hates her 'Frida' moustache

Salma Hayek hates her 'Frida' moustacheHollywood actress Salma Hayek regrets having grown a moustache for her role in <I>Frida</I> as she has to keep waxing her upper lip now. <br> 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 9:20 am

SMS threat to Amitabh Bachchan for visiting temple, Dargah

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was threatened by an unidentified person through SMS for visiting a Hindu temple and a Muslim dargah.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 8:30 am

Lindsay Lohan dating male model?

Lindsay Lohan dating male model?Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan, who has an on-off relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, has been spotted kissing a male model, sparking rumours that she is dating the guy,. 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am

Probe against Parrikar to finish in six months: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will finish investigation of charges against former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manohar Parrikar for financial irregularities, while developing infrastructure for a film festival in 2004, within six months, a senior CBI official said Saturday.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 8:02 am

Will Shamita Shetty be able to attend sister Shilpa's wedding?

Shilpa Shetty is tying the knot with fiance Raj Kundra in the last week of November and there's a chance that her sister Shamita, who is in the 'Bigg Boss' house, may not be able to attend the ceremony.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am

Big B ready to do another film with Sujoy Ghosh

Director Sujoy Ghosh, whose 'Aladin' has been slammed by critics, got the surprise of his life when Amitabh Bachchan, who plays the genie in it, offered him much-needed tonic.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am

Direction can wait for now, says Kareena

Direction can wait for now, says KareenaShe has a legacy of cinema behind her, takes interest in different aspects of filmmaking and might one day go behind the camera like her grandfather and father. 



Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 7:28 am

Direction? Some day but not now, says Kareena

She has a legacy of cinema behind her, takes interest in different aspects of filmmaking and might one day go behind the camera like her grandfather and father.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 7:03 am

Big B promises to do another film with Sujoy Ghosh

Following the rumours of a link-up director Sujoy Ghosh's, leading lady Jacqueline Fernandez has apparently vanished from Sujoy's life. Desperate efforts to reach her for promotional activities have proven futile. The lady is just not reachable. On Friday, when Aladin opened, Sujoy was promoting the film with composers Vishal-Shekhar. The Big B had driven off for Lonavla to shoot for Bigg Boss. Jacqueline was nowhere to be located. Sujoy Ghosh whose new film Aladin was slammed by critics got the surprise of his life when the Djinn in his film suddenly offered him much-needed tonic. On seeing how nervous, tensed and depressed he was, the Big B impulsively turned to Sujoy and said, "Okay, go ahead announce your next film with me." The moment has become etched in Sujoy's mind for eternity. "I can't get over the moment. When the world was slamming my film, he stood up for me and supported me. Some critics have slammed the film as though it's the worst film in the universe. That's four years of my life," laments Sujoy. "And please remember, it's supposed to be a kids' film."
Source: Indiafm.com News | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:06 am

Shamita Shetty may not be able to attend Shilpa's wedding

There's a chance that Shamita may not be able to attend her sister's wedding. According to highly- placed sources at Colors, there seems to be no provision to get a contestant out of a game show for a wedding. Hard as it may be to believe, Shilpa Shetty's kid-sister, now locked away in Bigg Boss, is oblivious of the momentous developments in her star-sister's life. Says a highly-placed Colors source, "Shamita has not been told anything about Shilpa's engagement or the marriage in the last week of November. As far Shamita knows, the marriage was supposed to happen in December after the show was over." Now that Shilpa has approached the channel to evict her sister in time for the wedding -and a meeting between the two parties is on the cards this weekend - the channel bosses are at a loss as to how the rules can be bent to get Shamita out of the Bigg Boss house. Says the source, "There's a provision for a house-mate to be brought out in a case of an extreme emergency. It happened with Jade Goody last year. But does a sister's unscheduled wedding qualify as a family crisis? We're now wondering if the same rule as Jade can be applied to Shamita's case." The international Big Brother rules are being consulted. If there's no provision for a contestant to leave the game for a family wedding, then Shamita Shetty may not get the permission to leave Bigg Boss house for the wedding! This however seems improbable, considering Shilpa's old relations with the reality show. (She was contestant on Bigg Brother and hosted Big Boss 2). Says the source from Colors, "After meeting Shilpa this weekend we'll work out a strategy on Shamita's eviction." According to the plan, if rules apply, Shamita's eviction will be done live. "If an unexpected turn of events helps us boost our TRPs, we're certainly not shy of putting it on camera. We did with Jade Goody. We'll do it with Shamita." The pop philosopher of the show Amitabh Bachchan is expected to do the needful. He will be breaking the news of Shilpa's engagement and impending marriage to Shamita. "The rest is up to Shamita. Once we're sure she can be evicted whether she decides to come out or stay in the House is entirely her decision," ends the channel source.
Source: Indiafm.com News | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am

70 films to be screened at children's cine festival

Seventy films will be screened during the 16th international children's film festival to be held here from Nov 14.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:03 am

Bachchan gets SMS threat for visiting temple, dargah

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has received threat through a text message on his mobile phone for having visited both a temple and a dargah.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:02 am

Siri Fort cultural centre to shut down for renovation

The capital's cultural display hub at Siri Fort is going to shut down for four months for a makeover. The centre with four auditoriums is going to undergo renovation for the approaching Commonwealth Games next year.
Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 31 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

Ranbir Kapoor is cover boy of 'Yuva'

He is Hot, he is Cool and he is Sid! He is someone, who comes with a statutory warning 'Beware ladies! Look...I am coming'. Well, he is Bollywood's latest blue eyed boy - Ranbir Kapoor, who, with his performance in Wake Up Sid, made everyone sit up and take notice of his talent! Looking at his ever-increasing fan base, it becomes obvious that he is the eternal youth icon. Hence, it comes as no surprise to know that he is the cover boy of Yuva, the magazine for young India. Ranbir, does belt out a few verbal gems in this freewheeling interview, whereby, on Deepika, he says that "We are like any normal couple with a career. We are busy working, we exchange notes once in while, give feedback to each other, spend time together". He also clarifies the faster-than-fire kind of rumor that had he and Imran Khan are coming together as partners to form a production company. He rubbishes the rumor saying that, "Let me put it on record, that's completely false. Imran and I won't mind doing a film together, but we haven't found anything that interests us. Even this whole thing about us being very close buddies is just talk". Seems like there's so much more to Ranbir than just his famed chocolate looks. Needless to say then, this issue of 'Yuva' is indeed a must-buy for those who know Ranbir and for those who wish to know Ranbir!
Source: Indiafm.com Features | 31 Oct 2009 | 5:57 am

Subhash K Jha speaks about Aladin

Make a wish, make a wish....The Djinn, played by the indefatigable Amitabh Bachchan, is the tonic in this Indianized adaptation of Aladin's arabesque adventures in blunderland. Once the Big B slams and hurls into the loser Aladin Chatterjee's life things are never the same again. Aladin Chatterjee? That could well qualify as the most oxymoronic name-calling in the history of fantasy cinema. Writer-director Sujoy Ghosh has a sly sense of humour. He portrays the bullies and the fakes with great gusto. He brings up his favourite themes such as the music of R.D. Burman and the fears and foibles of the working-class that lives its life in a cande-lit cupcake, in an adventure-caper that's high on special effects, but somewhat low on narrative muscle. Once the genie , or the Genius as the Big B calls himself ,arrives and gets the lovely new girl in town(newcomer Jacqueline Fernandez, pretty but vacant) to fall in love with the nerdy Aladin there's just no room for any forward movement in the plot. All Aladin does is sing and dance and indulge in verbal sparring with his magical mentor. Mr. Bachchan brings in that special and unique blend of tongue-in-cheek wit and childlike chutzpah to his supernatural role. He played a ghost dost in Bhootnath. He plays Ghosh's genie as more an entertainer than a meanie. We can't remember the last time he seemed to be having so much fun. Furnishing the genie's part with an audacious ingenuity he simply takes you to a world where wishes do come true. Yup the Bachchan is that kind of a maestro. Riteish Deshmukh is the perfect foil. Fearful anxious insecure and lonely, Deshmukh's eyes convey 'feary'-tales about wounds in rooms filled with conspiratorial ghouls and ogres. Art director Sabu Cyril creates a magical synthesis of gothic architecture and the quaint but deep mystique of a hill station...right there at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai! Sirsha Ray's camera has a whale of a time letting the lenses do all the talking, walking and exploring. Is that a miracle, or what? Aladin could have been one of the most accomplished children's films ever with special effects that comfortably nudge and wink at its Hollywood counterparts. Instead Ghosh's narrative gets stuck in repetitive situations...Aladin chased by tormentors (Saahil Khan and co, repeatedly rescued by the phantasmagoric Guardian Angel... Much in the same way that Mr. Bachchan is expected to rescue all the films that feature his name in the credits. The film's most unimpressive performance comes from Sanjay Dutt who seems to think he's Jack Nicholson doing a Joker in Batman Returns. This Joker is poker-faced. 'Brat' Man never returns once he takes off on his own evil journey. Aladin is a labour of love. It does get laboured at times and the going gets progressively tedious once we get to the point where we get the point. But the film's faith in the nurturing qualities inherent in fantasy never flags. You can't stop yourself from smiling at the antics of the dude who epitomizes longevity.
Source: Indiafm.com Features | 31 Oct 2009 | 5:35 am

Film directors extends support to Tamil Conference

The Tamil Nadu Thiraipada Iyakkunargal Sangam (Tamil Film Directors Association), the apex body of Tamil film directors, has decided to support the efforts of Tamil Nadu government’s World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in June 2010.The secretary of the organisation
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am

Sandhya with a newcomer in Odipolama

Parimal, the grandson of late producer KR Balan, is making debut as hero in Odipolama. Kadhal Sandhya plays the female lead role in this flim.Parimal said, "Sandhya and I were friends even before we started acting together. Though Sandhya is a
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am

Shamita Shetty unlikely to attend Shilpa's wedding

There's chance that Shamita may not be able to attend her sister’s wedding. According to highly-placed sources at Colors, there seems to be no provision to get a contestant out of a game show for a wedding.Hard as it may be
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am

Subhash K Jha about London Dreams

Two friends Arjun and Manu from childhood share a common dream. They both wish to see Manu become a big singing star. Manu migrates to London with his sullen uncle, runs out of the airport...and becomes a rocker almost overnight! Small and very accommodating world. The sequence where Manu now grown into a punk-styled Ajay Devgn sings at Trafalgar Square and within 4 minutes acquires three band members could be a self-defining advertisement for opportunities for Asians in Briton. 'Visa' -vis artistic license. The British soil never seemed more welcoming. Although Salman Khan playing the wild and warm Manu is allowed to make innumerable digs at the Indian revenge on their old colonizers, London seems to say namastey most warmly to all the characters in the film. How is the city to be blamed if the characters secrete a deep dark and negative side to their personality that bubbles to the surface in toxic fumes burning and destroying the music and harmony of the spheres? Vipul Shah's London Dreams aims for a more penetrating and profound look at the life of Asians in Briton than Namastey London. The characters here are far more complex and dark. But their presence is constantly challenged by the predictable and often banal narrative. From the first few frames when we see the two friends in rural Punjab share Arjun's international musical dreams, we know exactly the way this story is heading. And that includes the love triangle that grows in London among the intense self-flagellating Arjun, the carefree Manu and the happy-go-'lanky' girl next-door. One of the films 7-8 truly warm sequences shows Asin practising Bharat Natyam in front of her ultra-conservative Tamilian father. The dance steps transform into aritzy jig the minute pop ain't looking. MTC, here she 'combs'. Such moments are far too in-between in Vipul Shah's sober-and-straight narrative. Even when Manu played at a range that goes from jaded to involved by Salman Khan, is being facetious he does it in a clocked and correct way. Sponatenity is at a low premium among these wannabe rock stars. No matter what the length of the rock band-members' hair no one is in a hurry here to let their hair down. They'd rather let each other down. The dramatic confrontations work when they're done unselfconsciously. Some of them, like the confrontation between the two Pakistani brothers in a back -alley of London after the one tells the other about Arjun's treachery and betrayal, is plainly mawkish. Because the film forever has its pale heart in the right place the length (nearly 3 hours) is largely excusable. The meandering atonal music score by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy is not. Why would stadiums filled with gora log be screaming at our rockers singing these listless songs? And what does the dream of the band London Dreams really mean? Move on to the wider questions of jealousy, malevolence, insecurity and over- ambition....and the film delivers wispy wallops in a steady and honest tone. Though the music is plainly awful the background score by Salim-Suleiman fights a pitched battle against the mediocrity of the songs. Sejal Shah's cinematography is outstanding, often capturing the characters in various phase of emotional breakdown against the quaint neat London backdrop. Among the cast Ajay Devgn gets to the heart of his troubled and over-reaching character and pulls out a well-balanced performance, though he hardly looks like a rock star (the multiple earrings and other exterior preparations make us cringe).The curly-haired newcomer Aditya Roy Kapoor is an interesting presence.
Source: Indiafm.com Features | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am

Britney Spears' music video raunchier than ever

London (ANI): Popstar Britney Spears music video for new single 3 has been dubbed raunchier than ever. The singer was said to have flaunted her tiny frame with statement blonde locks and minimal clothes in the video.The pop princess was spotted
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:29 am

Michael Jackson's mortuary picture worth £2m

London, (ANI): An unseen shocking photo of Michael Jackson lying on the autopsy table might rake in 2 million dollars for a restaurateur who got hold of the picture from a police friend.In the picture, which has reportedly been shown to
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am

Sania Mirza at London Dreams private screening

Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, who is in London to start the build-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, came face to face with Salman Khan who was put up at the same hotel.Salman invited Sania and her family
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am

I was frustrated before 'Jail' happened to me: Manoj Bajpai

At a time when his contemporaries were doing film after film, Manoj Bajpai was sitting at home nursing an injured shoulder and missing out on coveted projects.
Source: Entertainment News | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:21 am

Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots first promo a cocktail

The first promo of the much-awaited film 3 Idiots directed by Rajkumar Hirani is out. All we can say is that it is appealing to the eyes and fun. In short, it promises a cocktail of romance, fun and drama.There are
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:19 am

Nana Patekar picks fight with Rajneeti director

Nana Patekar has let his temper take over him again. He had an argument with director Prakash Jha on the sets of Rajneeti in Bhopal. Nana walked out of the sets and promised never to work with Jha again.It is said
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:15 am

Colin Farrell, girlfriend welcome baby boy

Washington, (ANI): Colin Farrell and girlfriend Alicja Bachleda have become proud parents of a baby boy. The couple welcomed son Henry Tadeusz Farrell on October 7 in Los Angeles, a rep for the actor tells People.Henry is the second child for
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:07 am

Richie Rich refutes Pamela Anderson's pregnancy

London (ANI): Actress Pamela Anderson's fashion designer friend Richie Rich has refuted claims that the hottie is pregnant with her third child. Earlier this week, the Baywatch star was spotted in London looking curvier than usual fuelling rumors of pregnancy.However, Rich
Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:06 am