Barah Aana on foreign shores

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Armed with the global appeal of Bollywood, the country's multimillion dollar movie industry in Mumbai, and the power of yoga, India has launched a massive exercise to project its soft power across the world, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) director general Virendra Gupta. "The primary focus now is to carry India's soft power - the power of its popular and traditional culture - to all the Asian countries," the director general told IANS in an interview.

September 23rd, 2009 NEVADA - A management institute in Canada is reportedly offering Bollywood Acting Course headed by an instructor who claims to have trained the likes of Hrithhik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan, and Priyanka Chopra. Canadian Institute of Management and Technology in Mississauga (Ontario) is said to be giving this 16-week course to be taught by a team of "industry professionals".

September 9th, 2009 “Chitrangada Singh was my original choice,” says Arsala Qureishi, the director of The Unforgettable. Yes, the talented actor was approached by the duo-directors Arsala and Sabrina for the role that eventually went to another talent Sofia Hayat.

August 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Cinemas across Punjab, Pakistan, are set to screen Indian and American movies on the upcoming occasion of Eid after local films were said to have failed to attract the audience. Lollywood will reportedly come out with just three films while most of the cinemas in the country would offer three new Bollywood and two Hollywood films.

August 27th, 2009 Rang Rasiya Randeep is a pucca desi at heart. He does not believe in falling for the foreign brands, just for heck of it.

August 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has criticised Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni's remarks to give a 'tit-for-tat' treatment to the Americans after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained at a US airport for two hours. Giving the example of former president A.P.J.

August 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Government on Saturday reacted to Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's detention at the Newark International Airport in US for two hours by taking up the matter with US authority. Reacting to the incident, India's foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said that Ministry of External Affairs has taken up Shahrukh Khan's issue with the US Government, Times Now report stated.

August 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) (PML-Q) leader, Bushra Rehman has blamed Bollywood for spoiling the youth in the country. Speaking in the National Assembly, Rehman said cable operators and certain television channels are telecasting Indian movies which is affecting the culture of the country adversely.

July 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two new reality shows, "Sach Ka Saamna" and "Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao", have hit the Indian small screen in quick succession, adding to the list of programmes adapted from tried and tested international formats. Industry experts say it isn't lack of originality that makes producers and creative heads of channels adapt foreign formats; they do so because it provides a convenient reference point and also makes business sense.

June 14th, 2009 MACAU - Gay themes in Bollywood are well out of the closet, if the many comic acts and sexual innuendos at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) here Saturday night were anything to go by. With a number of quips about gay relationships by hosts Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh the order of the day, Abhishek Bachchan topped it off with his remarks as he won the Best Comic Role award for the film "Dostana" about him and John Abraham pretending to be a gay couple to secure accommodation from Priyanka Chopra's character in the film.

June 13th, 2009 The first look of forthcoming Indian films Jail and Do Knot Disturb unveiled at the Videocon IIFA Weekend 2009   As IIFA celebrates a decade of magic, it continues with its vision of building bridges across cinema, businesses, communities and nations. A key focus of IIFA is to highlight the achievements of Indian cinema on a global platform.

June 12th, 2009 MACAU - Whether it is 63-year-old Kabir Bedi or Riteish Deshmukh, who is almost half the latter's age, Bollywood's unmarried men were spotted with their girlfriends at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend here. While Kabir Bedi walked in on the first day's green carpet hand in hand with his much-younger girlfrend Parveen Dusanj, Riteish descended with his rumoured girlfriend Genelia D'Souza.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who turned 24 Tuesday, is on a roll. After becoming the face of global cosmetic brand L'Oreal in India, she has now featured in a special edition of Hollywood's trade bible The Hollywood Reporter.

May 3rd, 2009 Crew Story, Script & Direction                      Raja Menon                                         Screenplay & Dialogues                        Raj Kumar Gupta Cinematographer                                  Priya Seth Production Design                                Anuradha Shetty Sound Design                                       Debasish Mishra Editor                                                   Hemanti Sarkar Music                                                   Shri Producers                                             Raj Yerasi, Giulia Achilli, and Raja Menon Production Company                            Bandra West Pictures Character names : Naseeruddin Shah - Shukla Vijay Raaz - Yadav Arjun Mathur - Aman Violante Placido - Kate Tannishtha Chatterjee - Rani Genre Lighthearted drama Summary Barah Aana, a comedy of real life, revolves around a driver (Naseeruddin Shah), watchman (Vijay Raaz), and waiter (Arjun Mathur) who accidentally stumble into a crime and then realize it's not a bad business. Synopsis Barah Aana is a comedy of real life, set in today's Mumbai.  The story revolves around three unlikely friends:  a driver (Naseeruddin Shah), a watchman (Vijay Raaz), and a waiter (Arjun Mathur).  The driver is an older man, stoic but dependable.  The watchman, in his 30s, is a pushover at work but otherwise mischievous.  The waiter is a young, swaggering chap, brimming with ambition.  Living together, their different attitudes make for interesting banter.

May 3rd, 2009 Barah Aana: Is a fun ride Rating: 3 out of 5* Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Violante Placido Director: Raja Menon Barah Aana is a comic thriller that narrates the tale of three unlikely friends comprising of a stubborn but dependable driver Shuklaji (Naseeruddin Shah), a mischievous watchman Yadav (Vijay Raaz), and an ambitious waiter Aman (Arjun Mathur). Driven by an unfortunate situation, Yadav stumbles upon a crime.