From glam outfits and fast bikes to a dhoti, the new heartthrob of the nation John Abraham is going for a serious image change. And so in Deepa Mehta’s controversial film Water, which is winning loads of accolades in film festivals abroad, the hunky actor will be seen wearing a dhoti throughout the film.
Bollywood Star Salman Khan and his girlfriend, Katrina Kaif (far left), outside the John F Kennedy Airport in New York. Khan landed at JFK on a 2-month nationwide tour to perform at the Bollywood show called, ‘Rock Star’.
So, school and college exams are largely over, and Bollywood can bring on the masala. Here’s a look at the more prominent May releases:
36 China Town – May 5
Pros: Directors Abbas-Mastan know how to make thrillers; Kareena Kapoor’s looking good in the promos; the music is inevitably growing on us.
The families are upset because of age old supersittions but the Bollywood couple decide to hell with their families and continue to be together.
According to media reports, if a woman is a mangalik and a man is not, the adverse effect of the planet Mars can spell doom for the man if the two are [...]
According to close family sources, the Bachchans decided against their marriage after it was discovered that Ash was manglik (with a strong influence of the planet Mangal, or Mars, in her astrological chart) and would cast a dark shadow on her husband’s career.
The fate of the Rockstars 2006 tour featuring Salman Khan, John Abraham, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat and Esha Deol, was hanging in balance — ever since Salman was convicted in the chinkara case.
A day earlier, Salman had been denied visa and the organisers were considering cancelling the show. But Khan reapplied [...]
Norwegian model and actor Negar Khan who was deported to Norway last year has apparently applied for a work permit in India. She has just signed a film with producer Manoj Nandawa who is in the process of assisting her in getting the work permit. He is quite positive about the issue as Shatrugan Sinha [...]
Raj Babbar’s son Arya Babbar, who had a high profile launch in Raj Kanwar’s AB KE BARAS opposite Amrita Rao, has been signed to play the third vital lead in Mani Ratnam’s GURU. Abhishek Bachchan and Madhavan head the cast, while the search for the third lead was a big suspense. The role is that [...]
The hunky John Abraham hasn’t let his spirits dampen post his bike accident. On Monday, he launched ‘John Abraham clothing,’ his signature collection of jeans in Mumbai. At the launch, the actor joked, “I have lent myself to you!’
After 36 China Town Abbas-Mustan have already started working on their next. This one is produced by Dhilin Mehta. It’s an untitled project that stars Bipasha Basu. The film is already on the floors. What’s exciting is that the cast also includes Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Anuuj Sawhney. Considering that Bips began her career [...]
Though India lost to Pakistan in the opening match in Abu Dhabi, the biggest crowd puller turned out to the bad boy of Bollywood Salman Khan when he made an appearance during the Bollywood nite charity dinner.
A local court in Madurai issued non-bailable warrants against actresses Shilpa Shetty and Reema Sen for ‘posing in an obscene manner’ in photographs published in a Tamil eveninger. A non-bailable warrant has also been issued to the eveninger’s editor, Murugan.
Judicial Magistrate II, Seetharaman, had been issuing summons on a petition filed by one Dhakshinamoorthy, an [...]
Aishwarya Rai suffered a minor injury on her right hand while rehearsing a scene for Mani Ratnam’s movie Guru on Friday.
Ash, Abhishek Bachchan , Mani Ratnam and the movie’s crew have been shooting ‘Guru’ near Bagalkote in north Karnataka from early this week.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are currently in Bagalkot, North Karnataka, shooting for Mani Ratnam’s ‘Guru’. The area is also the location of historical sites like ‘Badami’, ‘Aihole’ and ‘Pattadakal’. Abhishek plays the role of a legendary hero of the 1857 Mutiny.
Katrina Kaif, a half Kashmiri and half British lass is out to prove that she’s more than an actress of merit.
Having bagged a number of films in her kitty, Katrina talks about her third big release (after Sarkar and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, releasing on April 13 in the UK cinemas.
The 4th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), the only festival in the US dedicated to presenting Indian cinema, is set to open Wednesday with Deepa Mehta’s “Water”.
The film will be screened at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. This year, a total of 33 films from 13 countries will be screened, apart from features, documentaries [...]
Oomph girl Mallika Sherawat, recently seen wooing Akshaye Khanna in “Shaadi Se Phele”, launched ‘Curvy’ – a new packaging of the 7UP beverage.
The launch of the lime brand of PepsiCo India was a dazzling affair, complete with a stylised fashion show celebrating the beauty of curves.
“It is a great honour for me to be 7UP’s [...]
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s star actress Aishwarya Rai, who hit it off with Hollywood’s Will Smith on his India trip, will soon be his co-star as well.
On a weeklong visit to India in February, Smith met many Bollywood biggies, including Aishwarya, and hit it off famously with her.
At the end of an hour-long meeting between them, Smith’s [...]
Chaiyya Chaiyya, composed by A. R. Rahman, is the opening song in the Inside Man, the latest movie from Spike Lee. It is very refreshing to see a Bollywood song remixed in a new Hollywood movie.
From the first seconds of the film Inside Man, a compelling mood is set via the powerful music that accompanies [...]
Actress Lara Dutta turns 28 on April 16. Indiatimes Movies lists 28 items that could make some great gifts for the sexy damsel.
Director Satish Kaushik has worked with a bevy of beauties, from Sridevi, Tabu and Kajol to Aishwarya, Shilpa and Kareena. But handling two sexy beauties (one of whom is controversy queen, Mallika Sherawat) for Shaadi Se Pehle, must’ve been no mean task. “All this is more media created than anything else.
Based on a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Mistress of Spices is the directorial debut of Paul Mayeda Berges.
Paul Mayeda Berges is Gurrinder Chadha’s husband, and has worked with her on such films as Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice.
The decision regarding the discharge of actor John Abraham from Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai — where he was admitted after sustaining injuries in a motorbike accident — will be taken this evening, according to hospital sources.
After repeated hearings, the long overdue ‘1998 black buck killing’ case has finally come to an end and actor Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment. Also he has been imposed a fine of Rs 25000 by the local court. Salman has been taken into custody and will be sent to [...]
A new-look Akki has shot for the Thums Up commercial in Cape Town, South Africa.
With music by Vishal-Shekhar, the commercial is set to hit television screens on April 9.
Let’s see if audiences take to this new look.
Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is one of the most eagerly awaited films of 2006. Although it is expected to release around August, the film already finds itself in a controversy. The bone of contention is the title. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury’s Mind I Films is also making a film under the same name. The [...]
Yes, there was a time when the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai — listed among the world’s 101 sexiest celebrities — looked liked the woman on the left.
Not everyone in showbiz had it as easy as the recent actresses like, say, Priyanka Chopra or Lara Dutta, who have looked glamorous since the day they stepped into the [...]
Wardrobe malfunction took on a new meaning at Lakme Fashion Week on Wednesday when walking down the ramp for designer Bennu Sehgall, model Carol Gracias’s halter-neck outfit came undone, and fell to her waist.
What got everyone buzzing was the professionalism with which Gracias handled the incident.
Her face betrayed her shock for a second, before she [...]