Kallara Santhe to release soonSeptember 19th, 2009 Director Sumana Kittur’s film, Kallara Santhe has finished its dubbing stage. Produced by Sayad Aman and Ravindra under the banner of Megha Movies, the film will release in the state of Karnataka soon.
Celina shops in Paris, Bangkok for Kannada remake of 'Aitraaz'September 17th, 2009 BANGALORE - Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley is playing a glamorous woman in her first Kannada film "Sreemathi", a remake of Hindi film "Aitraaz", and the former Miss India bought all her costumes from Paris and Bangkok for it. "My designer wanted me to have the looks of glamorous heroines like Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman -- they were the style icons of the Hindi film industry in the 1980s.
After 38 years, Zeenat Aman, Kabir Bedi pair up againSeptember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yesteryears glamour queen Zeenat Aman and the debonair Kabir Bedi will be seen together on the big screen after a gap of 38 years in Sanjay Sharma's Dunno Y... Naa Jane Kyun.
Remembering Asha Bhosle's best songs on her 76th birthdaySeptember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - From yesteryears' actresses Madhubala, Helen and Asha Parekh to the new-age heroines like Urmila Matondkar and Kareena Kapoor, are all bound by a common thread - the evergreen voice of Asha Bhosle, who turns 76 Tuesday. Considered one of the most versatile singers of all times, this Padma Vibhushan awardee has crooned more than 12,000 songs.
"Three: Love Lies Betrayal" - yet another infidelity tale (IANS Film Review; Rating: **)September 5th, 2009 Film: "Three: Love Lies Betrayal"; Cast: Ashish Choudhry, Nausheen Ali Sardar, Akshay Kapoor; Director: Vishal Pandya; Rating: **
The Scottish locales shot with tender care by cinematographer Pravin Bhatt in "Three..." are in one word breathtaking. In two words breathtaking and eloquent.
'Kaminey' releasing worldwide, barring in swine flu hit MumbaiAugust 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai will have to wait. With Maharashtra in the grip of swine flu and the country's entertainment capital's malls and multiplexes shut down for three days, much awaited films such as "Kaminey" and "Life Partner" will give the city a miss as these are released worldwide.
'Uncomfortable truth' beats 'jungle adventure' on TVJuly 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Truth always prevails. And it certainly does on Indian television, as the ratings of two newly launched reality shows indicate.
Fed up, celebs demand more money to stay on in 'Iss Jungle Se...'July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Celebrity contestants on television reality show Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao have walked out of the show after being made to perform dangerous tasks in Malaysia's dense jungles. They are now demanding more money to stay put in the adventure show.
Calling Shahana a whore in 'Jashnn' was awkward: Adhyayan SumanJuly 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Adhyayan Suman had to call co-star Shahana Goswami a whore in one of the first scenes he shot for upcoming "Jashnn", and the young actor says he felt "awkward" to mouth the expletive. "Yes, there is a scene like that in the film where in a fit of anger I end up calling Shahana, who plays my sister, a whore.
Lack of skin show disappoints 'Iss Jungle...' participantJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Palak, one of the most controversial participants of "MTV Roadies 5", wanted to stir up another controversy by wearing revealing clothes on Sony TV's new show Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. But the only chance she got to wear short clothes was during a promotional photo shoot for the adventure reality show.
Shweta Tiwari, Aman Verma to be part of 'Iss Jungle Se...'July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After doing soaps and anchoring shows, popular television stars Shweta Tiwari and Aman Verma will now be seen struggling to survive in a jungle in Sony's new adventure reality show "Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao", starting July 13. They are among the 10 participants who have agreed to be part of the reality show shot in Malaysia's' oldest and largest Taman Negara tropical rain forest.
Comments on Prophet Mohammad a writing error: Shah RukhJune 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - A day after a police complaint was filed against him for "hurting
religious sentiments" in Islam, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh said Friday that his comments to a magazine were misinterpreted due to a "writing error". The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by the Mumbai Aman Committee (MAC) at the Bandra police station here Thursday after they read in Time'N Style-Luxury that Shah Rukh had listed Prophet Mohammad as one of the most unimpressive personalities in history alongside Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
Kick completes 50 daysJune 17th, 2009 The Raviteja and Ileana starrer ‘Kick’ directed by Surender Reddy, presented by K Achireddy and produced by Venkat on the banner of RR Movie Makers is ready to complete 50 days of its release. So, the filmmakers are planning to celebrate the occasion in Hyderabad.
Bollywood rejoices after settling dispute with multiplexes (Lead)June 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Heaving a sigh of relief after a 14-hour meeting that Friday resolved a crippling four-month dispute between Bollywood producers-distributors and multiplexes, United Producers and Distributors Forum (UPDF) chairman Mukesh Bhatt said that he was glad to have finally achieved "fair rights for Friday nights". "We are so happy that that we have achieved what we had set out to achieve - fair rights for Friday nights," Bhatt told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
Prabhu Deva choreographs for BodyguardMay 3rd, 2009 Prabhu Deva has choreographed dance sequences at the location of Kottayam, Kerala for Malayalam film Bodyguard directed by Siddique. The film stars comedy-turned-actor Dileep and gorgeous Nayanthara.