Security vehicle to accompany Ben Kingsley in Goa

November 4th, 2009 PANAJI - Green Oscar winner Mike Pandey and documentary filmmaker Shaji Karun have been nominated as the heads of jury for the environment and documentary sections of the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), an official said Wednesday. Both categories, namely 'Vasundhara' which is the award for the best green documentary and the documentary competition, are part of the IFFI's initiative which promotes short films.

November 3rd, 2009 more images more imagesPANAJI - Noted British actor and Academy award winner Sir Ben Kingsley will be the guest of honour at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which will be held later this month in Goa, state Chief Secretary Sanjiv Srivastava said Tuesday. "Sir Ben Kingsley will be coming.

October 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actors Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks escaped injury Wednesday when a fire engine crashed into a van the stars were filming in. The pair is shooting new movie "The Next Three Days" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but production was halted when the truck ploughed into the front of their vehicle, which was parked near a fire station, reports contactmusic.com.

October 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Julia Roberts' mother is recovering after undergoing an emergency surgery following a reported heart attack last month while her daughter was filming in India. The "Pretty Woman" actress' mother Betty, 75, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Atlanta, Georgia, where doctors performed an angioplasty procedure.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It will be a clash of biggies with two major films releasing on the same day - both Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Teen Patti" and Farhan Akhtar's "Karthik Calling Karthik" are scheduled to hit the screens Feb 12 next year. Starring two acting legends Amitabh and Oscar winning Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley, "Teen Patti" is an emotionally riveting and razor sharp thriller.

September 12th, 2009 LONDON - Former bodyguards of Courtney Love, widow of rocker Kurt Cobain, have filed a lawsuit claiming she owes them $60,000. Screen International Security Services filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, reports TMZ.com.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Many find Hollywood star Daniel Craig's decision to beef up his security to avoid crazy fans during his Broadway debut "funny" because they feel he is "hardly recognised" by anyone. The actor has requested a personal security team throughout the show's run Sep 10, while his co-star Hugh Jackman has refused even a bodyguard, reports contactmusic.com.

August 25th, 2009 Perhaps, it’s something of a bold attempt. Director Cheran’s ‘Pokkisham’ that hit the screens a couple of weeks ago (august 14) got not so-good verdicts.

August 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - He says he tries to follow the rules and has been strip-searched several times while travelling within the US. But the two-hour detention at Newark airport was different, says Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, with authorities asking "bizarre and embarrassing" questions instead of following routine security measures.

August 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - He is a law abiding citizen, believes in the saying "jaisa desh waisa vesh" (When in Rome, do as the Romans do) and strictly follows the rules of the country he is visiting, but Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday said that his experience at the Newark airport's immigration counter in the US was "embarrassing". "I am scared of the authorities and rules so I try to follow the rules of the country I travel to.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor Orlando Bloom met with a road accident in Los Angeles but escaped unhurt. The star's vehicle collided with another vehicle in LA Tuesday but he didn't suffer any visible injuries, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock still drives around the car she bought from her first paycheque. Bullock, who gave the car to her mother, doesn't want to part with the vehicle which is more than 15 years old.

June 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Two caravans used in the shooting of Mani Ratnam's multilingual movie "Ravan", starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, in Ooty have been seized for having forged vehicle documents, police said Tuesday. The two caravans had the same registration number.

May 25th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan saved actress Uma Thurman from a runaway mini van. The Irish actor, who was on location filming new movie Percy Jackson, spotted the out-of-control vehicle speeding down a hill straight towards his blonde co-star, reported femalefirst.co.uk "No one was aboard the runaway van as it barrelled towards a grassy area where Uma was relaxing with cast and crew.

May 5th, 2009 Versatile actor Madhavan has not only earned name and fame in South cinema but the star is also signing bright in the world of Bollywood after the recent success of his Hindi flick 13B and now the actor’s longtime dream has taken a shape of reality. Madhavan has always dreamt of sharing screen space with biggies like Kamal Hassan, Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley and his dream came true when Kamal Hassan met him with this offer for the Hindi film Teen Patti which is been directed by Leena Yadav.