Legalize cricket betting: Preity Zinta

New Delhi, May 21 : Reacting on the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, Bollywood actress and Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta said cricket betting should be legalized in India.

New Delhi, May 21 : Reacting on the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, Bollywood actress and Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta said cricket betting should be legalized in India.

Mumbai, May 21 : In what appears to be a direct Bollywood connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, actor Vindoo Dara Singh was arrested by the Mumbai Police on Tuesday.

Mumbai, May 21 : Day 1, the independent music initiative by Sony Music India , will be releasing the fourth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand from Domino records on Aug 26.

Mumbai, May 21 : For the first time, Indian rapper-music producer Honey Singh will be seen singing on the big screen in a song in “Zaalim Dilli”.

New Delhi, May 21 : Veena Malik was spotted distributing condoms in Mumbai’s oldest red light area, Kamathipura, to promote her upcoming movie ‘Zindagi 50-50′.

Saddened by the current situation in the country, actress-businesswoman Preity Zinta is “thiking” about joining “politics” as she wants to be part of a movement to bring positive changes in India. Currently busy promoting her first production venture “Ishkq in Paris”, Preity said: “Off late, I have been thinking that I will join politics because it’s so sad what is happening to our country.” “I really want to be somehow involved in positively changing our country… One fine day (I) am going to come out and say vote for me,” she said on “Star Speak” on UTV Stars.

Designer Sabyassachi Mukherjee, the man behind styling Vidya Balan’s look at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, says that as “India is known as a bling country” he used a “little embellishment” to bring freshness. Vidya made three appearances in traditional Indian costumes – maroon lehenga, an ivory sari paired with a brown blouse and light pink anarkali – on three different occasions on the festival inaugural day Wednesday.

Cannes, May 16 : Amitabh Bachchan paid tributes to the ’singular identity’ of the Indian Cinema as ‘The Great Gatsby’ directed by Australian director Baz Luhrmann starring the Bollywood icon opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

Mumbai, May 16 : Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is surrendering himself to authorities today, has been worried about the quality of life in jail.

Mumbai, May 16 : A large number of policemen have been deployed outside Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s residence at ‘Imperial Heights’ building in Bandra, ahead of his surrender before a designated TADA court here today.

In an event in Mumbai Bollywood newbies, Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra formally launched the WeChat mobile messaging service for the Indian youth at press conference today. The duo have been roped in as the brand ambassadors for the same. Catch the video here: The post Varun Dhawan & Parineeti Chopra launch WeChat in India appeared first on Bollywood Celebden .

Mumbai, May 10 : Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari, who presented the Dadasaheb Phalke award to veteran Bollywood actor Pran, on Friday said his contribution to Indian cinema has been huge and added that the greatness of the award gets bigger after honouring Pran.

By Anjuri Nayar, Mumbai, May 7 : Being the grandson of Indian cinema pioneer Sashadar Mukherjee and the son of actor Deb Mukherjee was not like being a Kapoor, says director Ayan Mukerji who doesn’t have any “glamorous” childhood memories and instead grew up “longing” to have access to the movers and shakers in the industry.

Mumbai, May 7 : Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who will be seen dancing some Indian moves in her next film “Raanjhanaa”, says that she wants to do a full fledged Indian dance number in one of her films soon.

Actress Ameesha Patel, who is set for her maiden appearance at the Cannes International Film Festival, will flaunt Indian attire by Bollywood’s favourite designer Manish Malhotra on the red carpet there. Ameesha’s upcoming film “Shortcut Romeo”, which also features Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta, will be premiered at the prestigious film festival May 22. And the 37-year-old is looking forward to the event.

India’s all-powerful censor board is planning a lighter approach to Bollywood after decades chopping tens of thousands of film scenes, from onscreen kisses to violent endings. Set up by British rulers in the 1920s to block US movies with anti-colonial sentiment, the board went on to cut Indian films as much for their supposedly racy content as for their political overtones.

Mumbai, May 6 : This is her third year at the Cannes International Film Festival and actress Sonam Kapoor plans to make a style statement in an Indian outfit at the red carpet there.

Mumbai, May 6 : After making TV shows, Kavita Barjatya has decided to enter films and produce detective movie “Samrat And Co”.

New Delhi, May 6 : Actress Ameesha Patel, who is set for her maiden appearance at the Cannes International Film Festival, will flaunt Indian attire by Bollywood’s favourite designer Manish Malhotra on the red carpet there.

Mumbai, May 5 : Ex-Roadies Aanchal Khurana, who won the best actress in a negative role trophy at the 12th Indian Telly Awards, says she can’t believe that she has won the award.

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By Radhika Bhirani, New Delhi, May 2 : Indian cinema, which is celebrating its centenary year, has a unique identity and should rival Hollywood as its eastern equivalent, says actor-producer Saif Ali Khan who does not believe in any attempts to cross over.

By Radhika Bhirani, New Delhi, April 28 : “Dance India Dance – Super Moms”, “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” and “India’s Dancing Superstar” – the Indian small screen seems to be bracing for a lot of dancing in the coming months. To some, it may appear to be an “overdose” of glitzy dance reality shows, but many hail the trend, saying such dance shows not only encourage talent but enhance the entertainment quotient on the small screen.

Mumbai, April 28 : Riya Vij, who is debuting with “Gippi”, says acting is like “an extra curriculum”. Studying to become a dentist, she would take up movie assignments as long as it doesn’t affect her academics.

New Delhi, April 28 : Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor has tried his hands at romantic, high on emotions and out-of-the-box cinema, and says now he dreams of making a big-budget action movie.

Artists, I don’t believe, are normal people They are people who get both affected and inspired by the happenings in this world. Hence it is no surprise that over 32 artists have come together with a painting exhibition of varied works, aptly titled Sanyog, to help the farmers of Maharashtra. Hence I decided to lend

According to our reports, Mahesh Bhatt will not only be the producer of his movie, ‘ Aashiqui 2′ but will also be playing the father of Aditya Roy Kapoor. This movie being very close to him emotionally, Mahesh Bhatt will not be seen in this movie but he shall be lending his voice in the form of Aditya Roy Kapoor’s father.

Our Bollywood beauties donned different avatars for different events. While some of them looked out-of-this-world, others were a drab. Read on and do let us know who looked fab and who according to you looked drab

Islamabad, Apr 13 : Pakistan cricket icon Wasim Akram has dismissed rumours that he is marrying Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, saying that he wants privacy and respect from both the media and his fans following Indian media’s recent claim that Akram and Sen were about to tie the knot in Mumbai.