Shayan Munshi signs second Bengali filmOctober 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After "Bong Connection", model-turned-actor Shayan Munshi has signed his second Bengali film called Ekta Tarar Khoje. The film revolves around Shayan who comes to Kolkata from the outskirts of the city to fulfill his dreams, said Avik Mukhopadhyay, the director of the film.
Why Kritika Kamra refused Balajis offerOctober 1st, 2009 After the completion of Kitani Mohabbat Hai, pretty actress Kritika Kamra aka Arohi is flooded with offers including Balajais Pyaar Ka Bandhan and Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai but she refused to do the show. Ekta Kapoor was keen on casting her in Pyaar Ka.., actress confirms, Ekta mam wanted me to do that show but shooting was to be started as soon as possible and I was out of town for some personal reasons.
Let Aditya Chopra make films for multiplexes: Boney KapoorSeptember 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Salman Khan starrer "Wanted" has become a hit in single screen theatres and it's celebration time for producer Boney Kapoor who is happy making film for the masses and says let Aditya Chopra make films for multiplexes. "Wanted" didn't get favourable reviews from the critics but has done good business by earning about Rs.38 crore across the country in its first week.
Ramzaan ka roza for Ekta KapoorSeptember 18th, 2009 The most powerful lady of the Indian television industry, Ekta Kapoor is a very religious woman and leaves no stone unturned to achieve success in what ever she does. Today Ekta is fasting for Eid and she considers this day to be very auspicious.
Will Bollywood accept unconventional me, asks Miss IndiaSeptember 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An unconventional Miss India with short hair and six tattoos, Ekta Chaudhary wonders if Bollywood is ready to accept her atypical looks and personality in case she decides to follow in the footsteps of many of her famous predecessors. She also sees an element of "racism" in no Asian girl making it to the final 15 of the Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas last month.
Ekta on prowl: Who is the next victim? September 10th, 2009 Ekta Kapoor the “Soap queen of Indian television industry”, seems to be very much influenced by Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion, for she is now coming up with a new show called Fashion, which, incidentally, is based on the fashion industry and controversies related to the glamour world. The creative director of the proposed show is Vikas Gupta, and the show might be aired on television next month.
Bollywood stars celebrate Ganesha ChaturthiAugust 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood stars commenced the celebration of the ten-day-long Ganesha Chaturthi festival here. Actor Jeetendra celebrated the festival with his daughter Ekta Kapoor.
Jeetendra lands up in land rowAugust 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Yesteryears' actor Jeetendra is in a land row. Some builders have allegedly used muscle power to take possession of a piece of land the actor says he purchased on behalf of Balaji Telefilms and used local police force to intimidate the senior actor's staff.
Vivek plays down avoiding Salman at partiesAugust 12th, 2009 Salman has always been vocal about his displeasure for Vivek in his interviews even till now. Vivek on the other hand has been trying in vain to seek forgiveness from him but to no avail.
Movie Review: Teree Sang (2009)August 6th, 2009 Teree Sang: Has its heart in its place…but
Rating: 2 out of 5*
Starring: Ruslaan Mumtaz, introducing Sheena Shahabadi, Rajat Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Neena Gupta and Anupam Kher
Director: Satish Kaushik
While the poster designs of the film with a teenage girl shown pregnant suggests it to be a blatant copy of Oscar winning film Juno, the fact is Teree Sang is not. It is also not really similar to Preity Zinta’s Kya Kehna though it too dealt with a very young unmarried girl getting pregnant.
I wasn't uncomfortable doing intimate scenes: Prachi DesaiAugust 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - After playing Farhan Akhtar's petite wife in "Rock On!", Prachi Desai has now teamed up with Tusshar Kapoor in "Life Partner" and she had to shoot some intimate scenes in the film. While she insists she wasn't uncomfortable, the actress admits she was definitely a bit shy.
Actor Bharath celebrates his bdayJuly 23rd, 2009 Actor Bharath and Director Kannan celebrated their birthday today (July 21) as it falls on the same date. Both of them had been filming ‘Kanden Kadhalai’ across the exotic locations of Kodaikanal for a past couple of weeks.
"I learnt from CHOCOLATE experience" - Emraan Hashmi on OUATIMJune 26th, 2009 Ever since the beginning of his career, Emraan Hashmi has maintained that he prefers working in solo starrers. If at all he has to work in a multi starrer then the script and his role has to be really enticing enough for him to say yes to a project.
Ekta Kapoor To Party In Parents Home(But They Are Not Invited)June 6th, 2009 As usual, Ekta Kapoor plans to host a big birthday bash a month after her actual birthday. Though she turns 31 on June 7 the birthday bash will be held on July 11.
Ekta Kapoor love affair with Star PlusMay 3rd, 2009 This 10 pm show was never generating TRP and the channel was repeatedly warning Balaji to shape up or ship out. Accordingly the channel has decided to shift Tuj Sang to 1 pm slot. However our sources say that this is only a stop gap arrangement. And it will end on 10th April.