Rambhas apology to Chief MinisterNovember 2nd, 2009 more imagesSouth India’s hottie Rambha has apologized to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for walking out of his upcoming project ‘Pen Singam’.
Government issues stamp to honour Kannada movie icon Raj KumarNovember 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - The central government has released a Rs.5 stamp of Kannada movie icon Raj Kumar on Karnataka Rajyothsava Day. "Raj Kumar ruled the industry like a colossus and was instrumental in charting the growth of the industry.
UP Police ordered to probe alleged Amar Singh, Big B land scamOctober 26th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday reportedly ordered the state police to start investigating a complaint registered against Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh and cine actor Amitabh Bachchan in a case related to a land scam. Both Singh and Bachchan have said that they are being framed by the state government.
Amitabh in fresh trouble over Uttar Pradesh farmlandOctober 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan seems headed for fresh trouble over a controversial plot of farmland in Daulatpur village of Barabanki district that he purchased last year. The 1.383 hectare plot in Daulatpur, about 40 km from here, has been gifted to a proposed college named after his actress daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai.
Mulayam bats for Amar and Bachchan, blames Mayawati for FIROctober 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday termed the FIR filed against party general secretary Amar Singh and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as a "conspiracy", and said he sensed that Chief Minister Mayawati had a "hand in it". "Such a frivolous case against such prominent people could not have been lodged without the connivance of the government and I have reason to believe that the chief minister too has a hand in it," Mulayam told a press conference here Friday evening.
Bihar-based lawyer composes 'Amitabh Chalisa'October 12th, 2009 PATNA - After "Lalu Chalisa" and "Nitish Chalisa", now there is "Amitabh Chalisa". A Bihar-based lawyer has composed a specially-structured hymn in praise of the Bollywood megastar, who turned 67 recently.
Karan Johar's apology for 'Bombay' a 'filmi stunt', says Ashok ChavanOctober 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Friday said that termed Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar's apology to MNS chief Raj Thackeray as a 'filmi stunt'. Karan apologized to firebrand MNS chief on using the word 'Bombay' instead of 'Mumbai' in his new film 'Wake Up Sid' was nothing but
Chavan further said that Maharashtra Government was capable of providing security to filmmakers, and emphasized that Johar should have approached state police if he had any problem.
Award winning Goan director criticises film festival, governmentOctober 2nd, 2009 PANAJI - Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, a Goan director who won an award at the 34th Toronto film festival, Friday criticises the state government for giving a cold shoulder to filmmakers and allowing businessmen to control creative and cultural endeavours in the state. "I do not want to dig into the past.
YSR to come alive on silver screenSeptember 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - After statues and temples immortalising late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the popular leader who died in a helicopter crash early this month will come alive on the silver screen.
Prakash Raj meets Chief Minister and K. BalachandarSeptember 11th, 2009 The actor was busy shooting for his Kannada film in the thick forests of Karnataka. Somehow, he took a day off and arrived in Chennai merely to seek blessings of Chief Minister M.
Kamat sets store by Goa's glamour quotientJuly 14th, 2009 J - Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's belief in his state being an attractive destination is unshakeable. While announcing the names of Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Manoj Kumar as special invitees for a patriotic film festival next month, Kamat expressed confidence that they would "love to come" although they haven't confirmed it yet.
Karunanidhi launches Tamil film 'Ponnar-Sankar'July 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's novel about two warrior brothers is being made into a movie.
'Shiney Ahuja's maid was raped,' says NCW chiefJuly 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Girija Vyas said here on Saturday that Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja's 18-year-old maid categorically stated that she was raped by the actor. "When we had talked to the girl in Mumbai, she had categorically stated that she was raped," said Girija Vyas.
'Hot Bipasha real reason for global warming'June 14th, 2009 MACAU - Bipasha Basu should be India's environment minister because she was "the real reason for global warming all over the world."
This was the choice of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards hosts Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh who unveiled their dream cabinet before a packed auditorium at the Chinese resort here as the annual event marked its 10th anniversary. The comic duo announced their choice that they said should have been appointed by Bollywood after the recent elections, much to the delight of the 15,000 strong crowd here Saturday night.
I like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara Aftab ShivdasaniMay 3rd, 2009 Q. How u will describe bollywood?
A. Bollywood is fascinating.