2009 is a special year for Rensil D’Silva as he takes the big leap from writing to direction. By now it’s known to one and all, that Rensil would be making his directorial debut with the Saif-Kareena-Vivek Oberoi starrer to be produced under the banner of Dharma Productions.
The buzz in the media circles is that [...]
Siddharth Anand is the latest director to branch out from Yash Raj Films. After having made successful films like Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum and Bachna Ae Haseeno, Anand is all set to direct a film for producer Sajid Nadiadwala. The contract with YRF is over. We are starting a film with him in [...]
Akshay Kumar has developed a penchant for staying in the news. Just a few days after shooting a song with Kareena Kapoor and RDB for Kambakth Ishq, he’s now plastered all over the press for his song with Kylie Minogue in Anthony D’Souza’s thriller Blue.
The Australian siren landed in Mumbai early Thursday morning. One of [...]
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Move over, Lara and Katrina. Kylie Minogue who just recently arrived tonight is here.
Contrary to belief, Kylie isn’t here to only shake a leg to her own song for debutant director Anthony D’Souza’s Blue. She has a full-fledged starring role in the film.
Says the director, At [...]
The bonding between Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt is getting stronger by the day. Not only has Dutt agreed to do Devgan’s comedy directed by Rohit Shetty, in spite of his decision to concentrate on his newly – started political career, Dutt also decided to allot dates to Shetty’s film All The Best immediately.
However, the [...]
Ace cinematographer Rajiv Menon captured some really beautiful moments between Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mani Ratnam’s Guru. Now Rajiv is all set to direct Bollywood’s most talked about couple in his next film.
Bollywood Hungama spoke to the South based cinematographer who confirmed the news. Yes…Abhishek and Aishwarya are starring in my next [...]
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I am an avid gamer. I play games to take a break from work and to de-stress. In fact, I carry my laptop around all the time and during lunch breaks, I eat with one hand and play with the other, said Neil Nitin Mukesh at the [...]
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The graceful Vidya Balan who turned a year older on January 1, has turned a new leaf. After her abortive attempts to revamp her wardrobe in Heyy Babyy and Kismat Konnection, Vidya has decided to go easy on the glam ramp.
It’s not as though I am disowning my [...]
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Eros International is planning to release a game on Sujoy Gosh’s Aladin. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Biren Ghose, Executive Director of Eros International confirmed the same saying, Yes, a game is being planned around the movie Aladin, but it’s very premature to talk in detail about [...]
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One expects a decent soundtrack from Aloo Chaat mainly because the film’s title conveys an impression of a young-n-spicy love story that has ample scope for music. Moreover, director Robby Grewal had ensured that his last film MP3 – Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar had some nice feel good music and hence one knows for sure [...]
It’s an unusual outing at this Friday’s ‘ Oye It’s Friday!’ as Farhan Akhtar brings in a contrasting set of guests – Sourav Ganguly and Kangna Ranaut. What to expect from the show? Well, read on!
- Bengal Tiger makes a candid confession as he talks about what’s keeping him busy these days post his retirement [...]
Piyush Jha (not be mistaken for Piyush Mishra) started his career with a youth flick Chalo America (1999). A small budget film, it was a light hearted take on the fascination that millions of youngsters have for America. The film’s cast was led by Ashish Chaudhary who was pretty much a young boy then. Piyush [...]
More than a month after its launch, ‘Bachchanalia’ has finally arrived on stands. Thankfully, it has been worth a wait, as one finds out after flipping though this 300 page book which could well serve as a Bible for all Amitabh Bachchan starrers. Not that it takes an almost four hour read to figure this [...]
Bollywood, with all its stardom and glamour, presents great licensing opportunities for a variety of companies, from publishers to apparel-makers and jewelers. These and more were discussed at the Brand Licensing Merchandising Show 2009 being held at Mumbai.
Sia Lifestyles Marketing Manager, Roli Malhotra, whose firm designed all the jewellery for Devdas and Om Shanti [...]
It appears to be Angoor moment in the making. Kaminey, the film which features Shahid Kapoor in the double role of Charlie and Guddu, also sees another double role of sorts (at least as a namesake) in the crew details. While Vishal Bhardwaj is the film’s director and composer, Vishal Dadlani (of Vishal-Shekhar duo) has [...]
Spending five hours with hardcore convicts including prisoners serving a life sentence at the Thana jail on Thursday proved to be a life-changing experience for Neil Nitin Mukesh.
It was the most life-changing day of my life. So much of what we take for granted seemed so vital and unreachable in there, says Neil.
The original [...]
He first made his appearance on the sliver screen as an extra dancer in the 1999 film Taal, and almost four years later he actually made a super-duper debut with the film Ishq Vishk. From then on, there was no stopping this phenomenon as he quickly ascended the rungs of the ladder in B-Town. With [...]
It was Slumdog Millionaire all the way at the Oscar Awards Ceremony held at the Kodak Theatre L.A. on Sunday night but amidst all the ‘Slumdog’ mania was one more Indian based saga Smile Pinki that won the hearts of the Oscars’ jury members.
The film, directed by American filmmaker Megan Mylan, won the Best [...]
Even while the Guru team of A. R. Rahman and Gulzar is being feted in the US for their ‘Jai Ho’ track in Slumdog Millionaire the poet par excellence has gone to the Guru of Guru’s composer for his next cinematic collaboration.
Gulzar Saab is working with Rahman’s mentor Ilaiyaraja for the first time in 25 [...]
‘Jai Ho’ has won an Oscar for A.R. Rahman and Gulzar, hence making India proud. While the entire country is singing the song and Sukhwinder Singh, the man who originally sung the number behind the mike, is basking in its glory as well, there is a man who is missing out on all the action. [...]
Kambakth Ishq now has two faces…rather voices. There was an item song by that catchy title that Sandeep Chowta had composed for Ram Gopal Varma’s Pyar Tune Kya Kiya. Urmila Matondkar and Fardeen Khan had danced that track into the charts.
Now there’s a new song by that title for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kambakth Ishq composed by [...]
Ok, so first things first. Priyanka Kothari (earlier known as Nisha Kothari) hadn’t disappeared anywhere after Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag or James. Neither had she suffered any fall out with her mentor Ram Gopal Varma. She was just taking a mini break and working in films down south. However, her Bollywood dream is still [...]
Veteran actor and filmmaker Feroz Khan was rushed to Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital and admitted in the ICU yesterday. The actor, producer and director of films like Dharmatma, Qurbani, Jaanbaaz and Dayavan was in a critical condition while he was being admitted.
It may be recalled that Feroz Khan has been not keeping well for [...]
A.R.Rahman just couldn’t have had it better. While he is on an all time high courtesy the Oscars, he is all set to put the listeners on an all-time high, by having none other than Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue to sing for his forthcoming film Blue. For the uninitiated, this film stars the dashing [...]
Delhi 6 has released and Sonam Kapoor has seen some good feedback coming her way in spite of a screen presence which isn’t quite dominating throughout the film’s narrative. Boasting of an ensemble cast, Delhi 6 had a dozen odd characters and those who were hoping to see a lot more of Sonam were [...]
The film Slumdog Millionaire has been making waves not just in India but even across the seven seas. Along with the film, the two new found stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto are also riding high on the wave of their debut film’s success. Following an almost clean sweep at the recent Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire’s [...]
‘The concept is simple, brilliant, failsafe, unique and guaranteed to work,’ says Anand to Raj Chopra. All they need to do is raise a lot more money than they need to produce the film. Then they would make a film that will never work, a film that will be hooted out on the first day [...]
After just a film or two, young film stars are charging the earth for endorsing brands.
Slumdog Millionaire’s Freida Pinto, who is believed to have bagged a role in Woody Allen’s next, may see her brand endorsement fee rise nearly four-fold to nearly Rs 1.5 crore from a mere Rs 40 lakh that she charged earlier. [...]
Celebrations after India’s Oscar moment refuse to die down. Now, it is the telecom services providers who are laughing their way to banks, thanks to the Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar sweep. The sudden spurt in demand for the movie’s mobile content, especially the song ‘Jai Ho’, has set the cash registers ringing for telecom operators.
The song, [...]
Bride: Ayesha Takia
Groom: Farhan Azmi
Venue: Cricket Club of India, Mumbai
Ayesha Takia will tie the knot with her long-time boyfriend Farhan Azmi, a restaurateur and son of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on March 1 in a private and traditional nikaah ceremony at a mosque in Mumbai followed by a grand reception the next day at [...]