Ravan cast up for another darshanOctober 5th, 2009 Recently Ravan star cast was up for another darshan at a temple for shub mangal of the completion of the film. Abhishek and Ashiwarya Rai Bachchan were accompanied by Govinda to Ojhar Temple in Maharashtra.
Keanu Reeves 'to play Rama in new movie Hanuman'September 6th, 2009 NEVADA - The Matrix star Keanu Reeves will play Rama in an upcoming movie titled Hanuman, according to reports. Gary Oldman (Nil by Mouth) will reportedly play Ravana, while Aamir Khan (Lagaan) has supposedly been approached to play lead Hanuman.
Sandalwood Aspirations of Model Mallika KapoorSeptember 5th, 2009 Model Mallika Kapoor debuted in films with Telugu movies and later did three Kannada films– Savi Savi Nenapu, Ganga Kaveri and Hushaar. She then tried her hand at other South Indian films.
Aamir Khan is Superhero Hanuman!September 3rd, 2009 By Subhash K Jha
Producer Uru Patel has now zeroed in on Aamir Khan to play Hanuman, though God forbid, not as a monkey God, but as a super-hero who can fly over mountains and skyscrapers and rescue the modern-day Rama from the ravenous Ravans of todays world. Hollywood stars Keanu Reeves and Gary Oldman will play Rama and Ravan, respectively.
Lata dedicates 'Hanuman Chalisa' recording to IndiaAugust 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar has for the first time recorded the "Hanuman Chalisa" for an album, dedicating her prayers for the betterment of the country, which is seeing "tough times" due to a drought, a recession and the swine flu virus. "We are going through tough times and Hanumanji is known as 'Sankatmochan'.
Shilpa Shetty temple controversy not serious: PoliceAugust 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - No serious case was made out against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty for apparently breaking the rules while shooting at Orissa's revered Sakhigopal temple, the police said Saturday, adding they were trying to find out if she had hurt religious sentiments. Shetty was accused of entering the Gopinath Deb temple of Sakhigopal near Puri Thursday with her shoes on.
Economic crisis hits Indian film festival in GermanyJuly 12th, 2009 STUTTGART - The economic crisis has forced organisers of Germany's only Indian film festival to scale back this year's event after a number of sponsors pulled out. The number of entries has dropped to 47 from 56 last year and will be shown at a venue on the outskirts of Stuttgart instead of in the city centre as in previous years.
Sajid Nadiadwala's fond gesture for TabuJuly 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Those who've seen "Kambhakkt Ishq" were surprised to see Vindu Dara Singh resurfacing after such a long time in a fairly substantial role. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala apparently cast him for old friend Tabu's sake.
'Ice Age 3' beats 'Hanuman', earns Rs.22 mn over weekendJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The third instalment of the pre-historic animation series Ice Age released in India Friday and has grossed over Rs.2.2 crore (Rs.22 million) in its opening weekend. Made at a budget of Rs.436 crore (Rs.4.36 billion), "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" released here in 3-D computer animated format with 60 prints and has got the highest opening for any animation film in India surpassing the 2005 superhit Hanuman, which had an opening of Rs.1.5 crore (Rs.15 million) on 150 prints.
Claudia Ciesla prays at Hanuman Temple for the success of her new movieJune 18th, 2009 Claudia Ciesla, 22 years old German actress-supermodel-singer, recently reportedly visited Hanuman Temple in India’s capital New Delhi to pray for the success of her new film. Lauding her prayer visit, acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged Ciesla to further explore Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, which is rich in philosophical thought.
Bollywood film on human-god friendship all set to woo audienceJune 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A new film revolving around the life of a young girl, who is friends with Lord Hanuman, is all set to woo the audiences. 'Maruti Mera Dost' revolves around the life of Rameshwari, who has lost her mother and is being brought up by her father.
Movie Review: Maruti Mera Dost (2009)June 5th, 2009 Maruti Mera Dost: Too juvenile
Rating: 1.5 out of 5*
Starring: Chandrachur Singh, Ritika Srivasatava, Eric Nanda, Sushmita Mukherjee, Vindoo Dara Singh and Murli Sharma
Director: Manikya Raju
Eight year old, Rameshwari (Ritika) loses her mother during her birth and is brought by her dad, Kunwar Raghavendra Singh (Chandrachur) who remarries for getting her a mother. While Rameshwari’s stepmom Mohini is a kind soul of sorts, her mother Kokoi is diabolical character, a witch whose sole aim is grabbing Raghavendra’s entire property for which she is even willing to kill the father and daughter.
SHANKACHARYA CALLS MALLIKA SHERAWAT 'PURE SOUL'May 9th, 2009 Calling Mallika Sherawat "a pure soul," Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji, the 36th and present pontiff of Shree Ramachandrapura math, made a special invitation to Mallika Sherawat to visit his new ashram in Karnataka and organized a number of special pujas in her honor. The Shankaracharya brought a number of high priests from Kerala and Mangalore for the special occasion, which included Miss Sherawat breaking ground for the pontiff's Hanuman project at the cave the Shankaracharya says Lord Hanuman was born.
Nayanthara not allowed in a templeMay 3rd, 2009 Nayanthara is known for her belief in the almighty. Whenever the actress gets a free time, she prefers to take blessings from God.
Nayan looks upon Goddess Amman for successMay 3rd, 2009 Faith has not shined bright for gorgeous Nayanthara as during last year, 5 of her films got released but only one proved to succeed at the box office. Undoubtedly the producers are now thinking twice to sign the actress and Nayanthara now just has one film, Aadhavan in her kitty.