Danny Boyle’s next film on Suketu Mehta’s book?

September 28th, 2009 Film: "Aladin"; Music Directors: Vishal-Shekhar; Lyricists: Vishal Dadlani and Anvita Dutt Guptan; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Amitabh Bachchan, Shreya Ghosal, Sudesh Bhosle, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Anushka Manchanda, Sunidhi Chauhan and Sanjay Dutt; Rating:*** The soundtrack of the much-talked about Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Aladin", a contemporary take on the classic fairy tale, is racy and energetic. Composer duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani have tried to go beyond their usual tunes and beats.

September 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - In a song in recently released "Chintu Ji" the lyrics included 24 influential international film directors like Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, but it didn't mention "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle. Composer Siddhartth (of Siddhartth-Suhas duo) explains the reason behind the elimination.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Director Danny Boyle may be 'edging closer' to making 'Porno, a follow-up to his film Trainspotting, according to actor Robert Carlyle, who starred in the 1996 hit. "I think there is lots more entertainment to be had from that group of people so I would be up for it, and I know Danny seems to be edging more towards it," the BBC quoted him as saying.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' star Danny Huston has reportedly bagged a role in Ridley's Scott's new movie, based on the Robin Hood story. The actor is said to appear alongside Hollywood biggies Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett in the film, the BBC reports.

June 13th, 2009 MACAU - Mumbai-based film historian S.M.M. Ausaja, who has been passionately collecting rare Bollywood posters for 20 years now, finally handpicked 200 of them for his book "Bollywood In Posters".

June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - The much-hyped 'authorised biography' of A.R. Rahman by author Kamini Mathai has kicked up a storm even before its release because the music maestro says there is "nothing authorised" about it.

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is reassembling his 'Slumdog Millionaire' team to make a new film on Mumbai, his scriptwriter has revealed. Simon Beaufoy, who bagged an Academy Award for Slumdog's screenplay, has revealed that Boyle has bought the rights for another book about India's commercial capital called "Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found", written by Suketu Mehta.

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - The story of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle will certainly end up on the big screen, according to Barry Norman, former presenter of the BBC's Film programme. The 75-year-old thinks that the Scottish singing sensation's story is perfect cinema fodder.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - After gathering much appreciation and Oscars following the success of Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle is set to return to Mumbai for another film, it has emerged. According to reports, Boyle has acquired film rights to another book set in the vast shantytowns of the city.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Danny La Rue, the world-class cabaret entertainer, stage legend and gay icon, died on Sunday night at his home in Kent. He was 81. "Danny died peacefully in his sleep just before midnight last night after a short illness," The BBC quoted his spokeswoman, as saying.

June 1st, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle has urged media to stop disrupting the lives of the two young Indian stars of his Oscar-winning movie. Azharuddin Ismail, 10, and Rubina Ali, nine, live in the slum area of Mumbai.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Rumours are rife that Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle has approached Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan for his next venture. Boyle first expressed a desire to work with Aamir during the premiere of Slumdog Millionaire in India and now he has approached him to work in his prospective film, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle is flying to India to rescue the films child stars. The British filmmaker fears the lives of slum kids Azhar Ismail (10) and Rubina Ali (9) are spiralling downwards despite their Oscars success, reported thesun.co.uk.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle is flying to India to rescue child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, it has emerged. Both the child stars' were rendered homeless after Mumbai authorities torn down their shanties following a slum clearance drive.

May 26th, 2009 SHANGHAI - Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle will be one of the members of the jury at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will judge the films along with actress Andie MacDowell and fellow director Andrew Lau, reported contactmusic.com.