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Salman Khan extends helping hand to kid with leukaemia 2008-03-07 00:27:04 Though many see him as rude and rambunctious, Bollywood star Salman
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has once again revealed the compassionate side of his personality without making a song and dance about it.
On the sets of a music reality show, "Chhote Ustad" last week, the star donated Rs.500,000 to a little girl after he learnt that she was a cancer patient. Read more:extends
UK’s first official Bollywood acting school 2008-03-07 00:20:38 Bollywood is all set to open its doors for many aspiring artists from Britain and all over the world. The world's biggest film industry will soon make its presence felt more strongly in the international arena, thanks to the first official Bollywood acting school in Britain.
Ranbir Kapoor’s next film “Bachna Ae Haseenon” 2008-03-07 00:14:48 Ranbir Kapoor
's post-"Saawariya" project, a romantic musical for Yash Raj Films, had been struggling to find an appropriate title. Finally, it has one - "Bachna Ae Haseenon", which harks back to his father's chartbuster.
"But I don't think we decided to name the film 'Bachna Ae Haseenon' to suggest a link with my past. Sure, the song was a big R.D. Burman chartbuster in its time. My dad, mom and I are all huge fans of RDB," Ranbir told IANS.
Don’t rip off Hollywood films: Ravi Chopra 2008-03-07 00:08:10 Even as Bollywood producers continue to remake, rip off, adapt and modify films from foreign sources, producer-director Ravi Chopra
is at peace for having lawfully purchased the rights of Jonathan Lynn's 1992 courtroom drama "My Cousin Vinny". Read more:Hollywood
Mira Nair to address professional women’s meet 2008-03-06 08:29:14 Filmmaker Mira Nair, television show "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi and actress Madhur Jaffrey will join hundreds of South Asian women professional
s from all over the world here March 15 to discuss opportunities and challenges they face in their lives and careers.
Director Rajkumar Santoshi to make love story with Ranbir Kapoor 2008-03-04 01:31:06 Director Rajkumar Santoshi, who has been toying with the idea of making a love story
for some time, has signed Bollywood's new sensation Ranbir Kapoor
for a film. He will cast Katrina Kaif in the female lead.
He starts the project immediately. Read more:Director
Celebrity moms giving sleepless nights to others 2008-03-03 23:55:19 Did watching mother-of-two Madhuri Dixit dance to the tune of 'Aaja Nachle' give you concerns about your own body? You are not alone as a survey found that celebrity moms are making ordinary mothers feel ''saggy, baggy and depressed''. Read more:nights
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Shilpa Shetty’s biography is unauthorised 2008-03-03 23:46:22 The "biography" of Shilpa
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, which is doing roaring business in Britain and has hit Indian shores this week, is actually an unauthorised book, says the publicist of the actress Dale Bhagwagar.
"Shilpa has not spoken about her life to its author Julie Aspinall," Bhagwagar revealed.
Aishwarya Rai has been offered the role of Yashodhara in “Buddha” 2008-03-03 06:44:25 Aishwarya Rai has been offered the role of Yashodhara, wife of prince Siddhartha, in an English-Hindi bilingual film called "Buddha
" being made by a Paris-based Indian filmmaker.
The star, whose portrayal of Jodha in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic romance "Jodhaa Akbar was well-received, has been offered the role by director of spiritual and crossover films Pan Nalin of "Samsara" fame. Read more:Aishwarya Rai
, Aishwarya
Aamir Khan turns storyteller for kids 2008-03-03 06:38:08 Bollywood actor Aamir
Khan played storyteller as he launched storybooks for children here last evening.
Khan spent some time with kids, and entertained them by telling stories. Read more:turns
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Vikram Bhatt turns producer 2008-03-03 06:29:13 After years as a director, VikramBhatt
has finally become a producer and says he is carrying forward his grandfather's legacy.
Bhatt's grandfather was the renowned filmmaker Vijay Bhatt, who ran the production house Prakash Pictures. Read more:turns
I am not a feminist: Revathy 2008-03-03 05:56:55 "Though both my films, 'Mitr, My Friend' and 'Phir Milenge' were woman-oriented, they were not deliberate. It was natural instinct. I am a woman and I understand them better. I am not a feminist
!" she said.
Bollywood unhappy with budget 2008-03-02 01:49:23 India's multi-million dollar Bollywood movie industry is not upbeat about the budget
as the film fraternity feels the government has not offered anything special for it. Read more:unhappy
Amitabh Bachchan’s Mumbai Office attacked 2008-03-02 01:41:20 A case has been registered against four people for allegedly throwing liquor bottles on Bollywood actor Amitabh
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's office here.
Juhu police registered the case against the miscreants who, allegedly threw beer bottles on the office of Mr Bachchan ''Janak Ho use'' at 13th Road, JVPD Scheme in Andheri at 2030 hrs yesterday, the Juhu police said. Read more:Mumbai
I’m in love: Shilpa Shetty 2008-03-02 01:32:33 Subhash K. Jha: After touring Europe with her musical "Miss Bollywood", Shilpa
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returns home to work in the Sunny Deol starrer "The Man" and says people are going to see her in a different avatar in the movie.
"I know what I'm worth. I never expected people back home to start pampering me just because I've got a certain standing in Britain. And I promise you - you'll see a different Shilpa in 'The Man'," Shilpa told IANS in an interview.
Manwa Naik Quits Teen Bahuraniyan 2008-03-02 01:10:09 The three-woman army seen in Teen Bahuraniyan has now been reduced to two, as Manwa Naik who portrayed the role of Manjeet has quit the serial.
The actress has taken this move as she was displeased with the way her character was progressing in the serial. "Yes, it is true that I am leaving the show. The producers had promised that I would be playing the lead in the serial, but that didn't happen", states Manwa.
Upen Patel starts model management agency 2008-03-02 00:57:39 Subhash K. Jha: Model-turned-actor Patel
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makes an unlikely entrepreneur. But that's precisely the role he has assumed by starting a model
management agency
for his stepsister Erica.
"There is a very Gujarati business side to me. I was planning this venture for almost a year. I kept quiet because I didn't want someone to steal the idea. I'm trying to settle down my family members," Upen, who debuted with "36 China Town", told IANS.
Bollywood penning new script for Indian women 2008-03-12 05:33:06 Cinema mirrors life. As women in India redefine their status and role in society, so is it being reflected in Hindi cinema.
The latest example is Ashutosh Gowariker's "Jodhaa Akbar" - the sheer strength of the character of Jodha goes to show the paradigm shift Bollywood has undergone with respect to projecting female leads. Read more:script
Indian animation industry poised for growth 2008-03-12 05:27:24 "Hanuman", "Hanuman Returns" and now "Bal Ganesh"... the string of successful animation movies is an indication of the fast growth that the Indian animation industry
is poised for after the development of some very advanced software.
TV stars finally play their age in reel life 2008-03-12 05:12:02 Radhika Bhirani: Young television actors are no longer required to play older characters as was the practice untill recently. With a host of new shows and channels being launched across the country, opportunities for young talent to play their age are increasing manifold. Read more:stars
Yes, I am dating Deepika: Ranbir kapoor 2008-03-17 06:14:51 Newcomer Ranbir Kapoor of "Saawariya" fame is seeing Deepika
Padukone and is "happy to be part of her life."
Ranbir, son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, said: "We have been dating for the past couple of weeks. "She has simple needs, she is caring. And she respects her family. I really like that," the Kapoor scion said.
Rishi uncle is so warm: Deepika Padukone 2008-03-17 06:05:39 A die-hard Rishi Kapoor fan, Deepika
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, the star of 2007 blockbuster "Om Shanti Om", had to pinch herself when she met him - not as a fan but his son Ranbir's girlfriend.
"It's amazing. But in his younger days, my dad (badminton champ Prakash Padukone) was often told he resembled Rishi Uncle. I grew up as one of his fans, saw 'Karz' and 'Kabhi Kabhie' a number of times. When Ranbir took me to meet his parents, I was reliving my childhood images of the most compatible couple I've ever seen on screen."
Of course I miss him: Gulzar 2008-03-17 05:57:55 Lyricist Gulzar has pointed to a strange coincidence in a new anthology of songs, "Qatrah Qatrah", which comprises lyrics written by him for composer R.D. Burman.
Says the poet-lyricist: "In one of Pancham's (as the composer was known) most beloved songs, 'Mera kuch saamaan tumhare paas pada hai' in the movie 'Ijaazat', I had written 'ek sau solah chaand ki raatein, ek tumhaare kaandhe ka til.' Those 116 moonlit nights that I wrote about proved prophetic. Read more:course
Aditya Pancholi to returns as villain 2008-03-17 05:48:14 He is in no mood to be written off. Actor Aditya
Pancholi, known for his violent run-ins and controversies in the 80s and the 90s on the sets, is not the impetuous rebel any more.
Yoga has transformed Aditya into a mellow and effective householder. Aditya has just completed Chandan Arora's sporty drama "Striker", where he features in a pivotal role.
Farhan Akhtar is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again 2008-03-17 05:39:49 After the super-hit "Dil Chahta Hai", director FarhanAkhtar
is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again in a new age film about the modern communication system.
"Voice From The Sky" has been a project close to Farhan Akhtar's heart for a very long time.
I don’t want to go and struggle again in Hollywood: Bipasha Basu 2008-03-16 02:37:22 With films like "Corporate", "Omkara" and "Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal", it has taken the unconventional looking Bipasha
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about seven years to carve a niche for herself in Bollywood and she says she doesn't want to go and struggle again in Hollywood
.
"Working globally is a tough thing. Offers are there but what will finally become a substantial offer and what goes into production is what matters," Bipasha, who was in the capital for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, told IANS.
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