New movie to recreate Tagore’s Victoria love storyNEW DELHI - The love story between Rabindranath Tagore and Victoria Ocampo — the Argentine whose songs India’s Nobel Laureate poet could hear from the sky and to whom he dedicated his life — is the subject of a new movie by Argentine director Pablo Cesar. Salman’s Diwali gift for the needyNEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Salman Khan has found a new way of bringing a smile to the faces of the underprivileged this Diwali - by launching the ‘Being Human’ gold and silver coins, the proceeds of which will go to a charity. Lara Dutta hopes for bumper Diwali with ‘Blue’NEW DELHI - Lara Dutta, who has been creating waves with her svelte figure and bold avatar in the promos of “Blue”, hopes the film turns out to be a hit and makes her Diwali really special. Karisma mum on pregnancy rumoursNEW DELHI - Actress Karisma Kapur says she may make a comeback with a David Dhawan film but stayed tight-lipped on rumours about her pregnancy. Anil, Sonam team for television commercialNEW DELHI - Actor-producer Anil Kapoor teams up for the first time with his actress daughther Sonam. The father-daughter duo will be seen together on the small screen for a commercial for German luxury brand Montblanc. India on hot list of Hollywood celebs!NEW DELHI - India seems to have become a hot destination for Hollywood stars, and Oscar winner Julia Roberts is the latest in a long line of big time foreign film celebrities coming here to shoot or do social work or just chill out. Yoga guru Ramdev to preach pranayam, ayurveda in ScotlandNEW DELHI - Come Sep 27 and there will be an Indian style ‘havan’ ritual led by Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev in Scotland. India captures people’s hearts: American folk singerNEW DELHI - As she does her first ever tour of India at the age of 51, American folk singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer says she can’t imagine leaving without her music being influenced by the country. British Indian brings sterling silver ware to IndiaNEW DELHI - He is striking when the silver is hot. With gold prices hitting the roof, Britain-based Indian origin jewellery designer and entrepreneur Suveen Kapoor wants to take “sterling silver” - the new fashion alloy - to the masses. Bipasha doesn’t like sitting on my bike: John Abraham (Film Snippets)NEW DELHI - John Abraham’s love for bikes is well-known but his lady love, actress Bipasha Basu, doesn’t like riding pillion with him for that very reason. ‘Kites’ background score of global standard: Sulaiman MerchantNEW DELHI - Known for their edgy and racy background scores in “Dhoom 2″, “Chak De! India” and “Krrish”, music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant are now looking forward to their next creation “Kites”, which they promise matches international standards. 11th Mumbai film fest to introduce three new featuresNEW DELHI - The 11th biennial Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation films 2010 will have three new features - students films/videos, mobile films and puppet animation films. Now, Rahul Mahajan to find match on TVNEW DELHI - “Mehendi laga ke rakhna” - the peppy number from superhit movie “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” played as the perfect background song when Rahul Mahajan stepped in here Tuesday to launch NDTV Imagine’s “Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jaayega” (RDLJ). Sex scenes make sense, says Jennifer ConnellyNEW DELHI - Jennifer Connelly believes that sex scenes are mostly uncomfortable, but insists they’re nowhere near as bad as everyone make them out to be. Aftab Shivdasani keen to play Anil Kapoor’s ‘Mr India’ roleNEW DELHI - He was just nine when he played one of the orphan children in “Mr India” and Aftab Shivdasani has great memories of it. With news that filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor is considering a sequel to the film, the 31-year-old actor says he would love to reprise Anil Kapoor’s role in the 1987 hit. I can’t afford an IPL team: Rani Mukerji (Interview)NEW DELHI - She took tips from Shah Rukh Khan to understand cricket for her role in “Dil Bole Hadippa”, but Rani Mukerji has no intention of following her good friend’s footsteps by bidding for an Indian Premier League (IPL) team. Rakhi isn’t calling it splits with EleshNEW DELHI - Rakhi Sawant continues to be engaged to Toronto-based businessman Elesh Parujanwala, a source from NDTV IMagine said denying reports that the couple have broken up. Indian architecture scene is sad, rues Aamby Valley architectNEW DELHI - He is the man who recreated the luxurious living experience of America’s Beverly Hills with the famous Aamby Valley project in Maharashtra. But Bobby Mukherji believes that post-independence Indian architecture has little to be proud of. Ram Kapoor finally steps into Bollywood with four filmsNEW DELHI - After acting in several TV soaps for over a decade, popular actor Ram Kapoor is finally set to foray into Bollywood and that too with four projects that include Farhan Akhtar’s “Kartik Calling Kartik” and Anurag Kashyap’s “Udaan”. Tense or bored? Go for a makeoverNEW DELHI - Broke up with your boyfriend or just tired of a monotonous life? If everything around you is in a mess and you are looking for a change, then just head for a makeover to make heads turn. My comedies are stress-busters for viewers: Govinda (Interview)NEW DELHI - Bollywood funnyman Govinda, who has teamed up with director David Dhawan for the 19th time in yet another comedy “Do Knot Disturb”, says he loves doing “time-pass” films” as they serve as “stress-busters for the audiences”. I’ve gone de-glam for ‘Jail’: Mugdha GodseNEW DELHI - The lipstick, gloss, eye-shadow and mascara were all in place for Mugdha Godse when she played a model in her debut film “Fashion”, but the actress says she has gone “completely de-glam” for her role in Madhur Bhandarkar’s forthcoming “Jail”. For crispies and health, say ‘Ol’ to olive oilNEW DELHI - Chefs say it makes your pakodas more crispy and doctors swear by its health benefits! We are talking of olive oil - the famous export of Spain that is currying favour with Indians. David Dhawan has acting dreams - and Govinda’s in them!NEW DELHI - Known for tickling the funny bone of movie buffs, director David Dhawan says he wouldn’t mind facing the camera - though only along with his favourite actor Govinda. Pancham brought out the best in every artist: Asha BhosleNEW DELHI - Queen of Bollywood playback music Asha Bhosle’s songs are synonymous with the compositions of Rahul Dev Burman aka Pancham who gave her the maximum number of hits at the peak of her career. Film songs don’t make sense any more: Asha BhonsleNEW DELHI - Acclaimed playback singer Asha Bhonsle does not want to make any new albums of film songs as she says Bollywood music has lost its “soul”. ‘Wanted’, ‘…Hadippa!’ bring audiences back to theatresNEW DELHI - After a month’s lull, courtesy the lean Ramzan period, multiplexes were abuzz again Friday with two big starrers Dil Bole Hadippa! and Wanted drawing people to the theatres and doing good business. I’m not some exhibitionist, says Charlize TheronNEW DELHI - Charlize Theron, who appears naked in the first scene of new film ‘The Burning Plain,’ has said that she is not an exhibitionist. I suggest girls try their hand at cricket: Rani Mukerji (Interview)NEW DELHI - She was not a cricket fanatic but after preparing for her role in the just released Dil Bole Hadippa!, Rani Mukerji has become a huge fan of the game. She not only wishes to go and watch it in the stadium, but also suggests that more girls should try their hand at the sport. I’m extremely fond of Lara: Riteish Deshmukh (Interview)NEW DELHI - Just when it was becoming tiring to hear every actor say what great friends they were with their co-stars, Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh has come up with something entirely new - he says he is very “fond” of his co-star Lara Dutta. Abhay Deol’s performance lauded at Venice film festNEW DELHI - Riding high on the success of his hit Dev D in India, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol bagged rave reviews for his performance in the film at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival. When Salman arranged a chopper for KareenaNEW DELHI - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan made special arrangements for a chopper for his co-star Kareena Kapoor while shooting for Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna when he found that the actress was running late for her next shoot. We are not scared of competition: Sanjeev BijliNEW DELHI - They introduced the multiplex concept in India in 1997 and now when other players are increasingly entering the market, Sanjeev Bijli, joint managing director of PVR Ltd, maintains that competition does not bog them down as they always strive to do something different. Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama among People’s 2009 Best-Dressed WomenNEW DELHI - British actress Kate Winslet has been named the best dresser on red carpet in People magazine’s 10 best-dressed women of 2009, while America’s first lady Michelle Obama has bagged the spot for “best accessible glamour.” No rivalry, Sushmita and me worked well together: LaraNEW DELHI - The two beauty queens became Miss Universe and later joined Bollywood. Now when they come together for a film, rumours of rivalry are bound to do the rounds. But Lara Dutta, who stars along with Sushmita Sen in comedy “Do Knot Distrurb”, says they got along well and would love to work together again. |
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