Loveleen Tandon on Variety achievers’ list, set to meet British queenMUMBAI - Loveleen Tandon, casting director of Oscar winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, has made it to the prestigious Women’s Impact Report 2009 of Variety magazine, which lists 50 women who experienced an extraordinary year. Nitin Mukesh upset to see son in negative roleMUMBAI - Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has revealed that his singer father Nitin Mukesh was upset with him for having debuted with a negative role in “Johnny Gaddaar”. Sherlyn Chopra to be in ‘Bigg Boss’MUMBAI - After Raakhi Sawant and Payal Rohatgi it is item girl Sherlyn Chopra who will provide the oomph in the third season of reality show “Bigg Boss”, going on air Sunday. Vipul Shah halts all publicity for Salman KhanMUMBAI - Is this a case of a Salman Khan overkill? Director Vipul Shah doesn’t think so, but he has put a halt to all publicity involving the star for his forthcoming release “London Dreams” until “Main Aurr Mrs Khanna” is released Oct 16. Rape-accused Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja gets bail (Second Lead)MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, behind the bars for more than three months after his maid accused him of rape, got bail Thursday. He reiterated his claim that he had consensual sex with the domestic help. When an insecure SRK wouldn’t let Gauri wear skirts, t-shirtsMUMBAI - Star wife Gauri Khan is known for flaunting stylish clothes, but very few know that her superstar husband Shah Rukh Khan barred her from wearing skirts and T-shirts while they were dating because he was insecure about her. Yash Raj ropes in Pradeep Sarkar again to direct next filmMUMBAI - His last film for Yash Raj Films didn’t do well at the box office, but the banner has roped in Pradeep Sarkar of “Parineeta” fame to wield the megaphone for their next venture. I’m overwhelmed, extremely relieved: Shiney Ahuja’s wifeMUMBAI - Anupam Ahuja was overwhelmed and extremely relieved after her actor-husband Shiney Ahuja was granted bail Thursday after three months of judicial custody on charges of raping his domestic help. ‘Do Knot Disturb’ to release across 1060 screens worldwideMUMBAI - Director David Dhawan’s Do Knot Disturb, a comedy about marriage and infidelity, is set to release across 1060 screens worldwide Friday. Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja gets bail in rape case
Shiney Ahuja gets bail in rape caseMUMBAI - The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who has been in judicial custody for over three months for allegedly raping his domestic maid. Salman Khan gifts Kareena Kapoor Rs.250,000 bagMUMBAI - Bollywood star Salman Khan went out of his way and gifted a branded bag worth Rs.250,000 to his “Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna” co-star Kareena Kapoor. Pataudis spend the weekend with Julia Roberts
There’s no Karan Johar element in ‘Wake Up Sid’: Karan Johar (Interview)MUMBAI - Once the script of “Wake Up Sid” was ready, the star cast finalised and shooting of the film commenced, producer Karan Johar says he completely backed off and let first time director Ayan Mukerji run the entire show. Lara or Deepika - who has the better part in ‘Housefull’?MUMBAI - Deeepika Padukone and Lara Dutta are shooting for Sajid Khan’s “Housefull” at the moment and both believe they’ve the best role. Tribute to R.D. Burman in ‘Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna’MUMBAI - R.D. Burman’s music continues to inspire today’s filmmakers. While “Kaminey” had two tracks of the late composing legend, now one of his songs will be heard in the forthcoming movie “Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna”. Designer t-shirts to promote Bollywood film ‘Wake Up Sid’MUMBAI - Adopting an innovative approach to promote their film, cast and crew of Bollywood’s upcoming film ‘Wake Up Sid’ launched a line of designer t-shirts here last evening. ‘Blue’ promises never-seen-before visuals and stuntsMUMBAI - Akshay Kumar says when “Blue” director Anthony D’Souza approached him for the underwater thriller, the first thing he asked him was “Are you capable of making the movie?”. Touted to be India’s first underwater film, which is said to match international standards of filmmaking, “Blue” promises to bring with it some never-seen-before visuals and stunts. Prateik Babbar bags role in Bhansali’s next projectMUMBAI - Sanjay Leela Bhansali has signed on late actress Smita Patil’s son Prateik Babbar for his next production “My Friend Pinto” that will go on floors later this year. And the youngster is naturally delighted. I want to keep singing for the rest of my life: LataMUMBAI - Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar says that she wants to continue singing forever, provided she is offered meaningful songs. ‘Bigg Boss’ gets bigger with ‘Big B’ playing ‘Pop Philosopher’MUMBAI - This year, ‘Bigg Boss’ gets even bigger, with the big boss of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, playing ‘Pop Philosopher’. Amitabh Bachchan plays ‘Genie’ in forthcoming fantasy film ‘Aladin’
Karan Johar and David Dhawan clash again after a decadeMUMBAI - Way back in 1998, Karan Johar’s directorial debut “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” clashed with David Dhawan’s much-hyped “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan” - both released on the same day. Now a little more than a decade later, history is repeating itself with “Wake Up Sid” coming face to face with “Do Knot Disturb” on Oct 2. Pakistani actress Meera’s husband booked for theftLAHORE/MUMBAI - In the latest twist in Pakistani actress Meera’s stormy marriage, police have booked her husband Attique-ur-Rehman on charges of theft and threatening her life. Akshay, John team up again after four yearsMUMBAI - His maiden underwater thriller “Blue” is yet to be out, but director Anthony D’Souza has already convinced his producer Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. to produce his next that will star Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. ‘Ghajini’ producers now want both Aamir and HrithikMUMBAI - “Ghajini” producers Allu Arvind and Madhu Mantena are going to make a Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster “Magadheera” and they are reportedly considering Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan to play the main leads. Bollywood stars walk the ramp in style to promote their filmMUMBAI - Looking chic and stylish, just like the characters they play in the film, stars of the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Acid Factory’ walked the ramp to promote their movie, in Mumbai. ‘Tum Mile’ has shock element: Emraan HashmiMUMBAI - Films coming from Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt are known for their shock value. Now Emraan Hashmi says his upcoming film with the Bhatt brothers, “Tum Mile”, will carry forward the tradition as it has ample shocking moments. Ranbir plays the spurned lover againMUMBAI - Do we see a pattern here? What’s it with Ranbir Kapoor playing the spurned lover over and over again? Bollywood actors celebrate Durga pujaMUMBAI - Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan along with his mother Jaya Bachchan, wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and sister Shweta Nanda visited a temple at Khar in Mumbai on Saturday to mark the Durga puja festival. Ram and Shatrughan come together for ‘Rakta Charitra’MUMBAI - This is indeed rare. Ram and Shatrughan are coming together - for a film that is “similar to the Mahabharat in tone and spirit”. Before you get confused, maverick director Ram Gopal Varma, who has been a big fan of Shatrughan Sinha, has roped in the veteran actor for his latest film. Salman Khan finds catwalk not as easy as actingMUMBAI - Bollywood actor Salman Khan has said that walking the ramp was not as easy as acting. Rani Mukhejree rejoices appreciation from deaf and dumb childrenMUMBAI - Bollywood actor Rani Mukhejree is happy following appreciation of her film ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ from deaf and dumb children. Salman Khan’s riding high…and Bollywood is cheeringMUMBAI - It’s Salman Khan time in Bollywood. With his full-on actioner “Wanted” becoming a hit, the superstar has millions of rupees riding on his shoulders with three more big-budget films lined up. And all his friends in the industry - from David Dhawan to Vipul Shah - are rejoicing at the actor’s success. As a Muslim I feel proud I did ‘Kurbaan’: Saif Ali Khan (Interview)MUMBAI - His “Love Aaj Kal” has completed 50 days at the box office and has earned more than Rs.65 crores (Rs.650 million) just within India. Now actor-producer Saif Ali Khan is looking forward to “Kurbaan” - a film he admits he is proud of having acted in being a Muslim. |