Patham Nilayale Theevandi not performing badly

November 14th, 2009 Filmmakers seem to have some kind of attachment to the title ‘Drona’, even though it hasn’t boded well for the movies released with the title. The Bollywood film, Drona, flopped badly.

October 18th, 2009 LONDON - Colombian pop star Shakira has revealed she has been addicted to performing on stage since she was five. The "She Wolf" songstress first experienced a desire to entertain when she saw a belly dancer gyrating in a restaurant and took to performing from then on, reports contactmusic.com.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has revealed she has been a victim of bullying at her Los Angeles high school when she was younger. The Latina admits she was a "shy, awkward" teenager who became an easy target for school jibes.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore badly bruised her leg while filming for her directorial debut Whip It, about a roller derby team. Barrymore, who is also acting in the movie, was left black and blue when a training session with Detroit Derby Girls star Racer McChasher went wrong, reported contactmusic.com.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - British supermodel Kate Moss has joined a musician association fuelling speculation that she is to embark on a new musical venture with boyfriend Jamie Hince. The supermodel has joined the performing rights society and this move has hinted that she is preparing to team up with Hince on his new project, reports contactmusic.com.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as six movies - Daddy Cool, Quick Gun Murugun, "Toss", "Yeh Mera India", "Kisaan" and Love Khichdi - that released Friday have fallen flat at the box office, failing to pull in the crowds. On the other hand, Kaminey and Life Partner are still keeping the ticket windows buzzing.

August 13th, 2009 Meera Nandan (of Mulla fame) has been cast opposite popular actor, Kalabhavan Mani in director Anil K. Nair’s Pulliman (Malayalam).

August 6th, 2009 Rambha is all set to play producer again for a Malayalam movie in which she plays the lead role. Her earlier tryst with production was in 2003 when she produced the Jyotika and Laila starrrer Three Roses.

July 31st, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson was in advanced talks with a space scientist in a desperate bid to do his famous moonwalk on the moon before he died, says his friend. The singer wanted to beat his rivals into space by actually making it first to the moon to do his famous dance move in a $1.97 billion project, reported newsoftheworld.co.uk.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Josh Brolin has revealed that he struggled to film sex scenes with model-turned-actress Megan Fox in upcoming movie "Jonah Hex", as he had to kiss the brunette while wearing a bulky mouthpiece. The actor spent three hours in the make-up chair having his mouth stretched open with tape and facial prosthetics fitted to transform into anti-hero Hex - a badly scarred American Civil War veteran for the big-screen adaptation of the comic book and the cumbersome make-up didn't allow him to perform at his best while filming steamy scenes with the stunning actress, reports imdb.com.

July 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Filmmaker-turned-politician Prakash Jha has launched Maurya TV in Bihar because he felt the state badly needed its own voice. But he denies he started the channel to counter the rosy-picture Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government is trying to create.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - Scottish singer Susan Boyle has been invited to perform on the US version of the reality show "Britain's Got Talent". "Americas Got Talent judge Piers Morgan said the singer is welcome to perform on the talent competition, reported people.com.

June 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Hindi film industry was hit badly by the stand off between producers and multiplex owners and lost about Rs.300 crore, says Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Big Pictures, who was one of the architects of the 12-hour meeting between the two parties. But he adds that the row had brought about more cohesiveness among filmmakers.

May 30th, 2009 Film: "Abhimani"; Director: Praveen Engineer; Cast: Raahul, Nidhi Subbaiah, Srinath, Tara, Sharath Babu and Rangayana Raghu; Music: Dharma Teja; Rating: * "Abhimani" made news before its release because the protagonist of the film achieves a lot in life as he is inspired by legendary Kannada actor Rajkumar. Director Praveen Engineer had claimed that the graphics work in the climax, where two of Rajkumar's film scenes are shown, will be a major highlight.

May 3rd, 2009 Once known to be a cute homely girl, actress Sneha has made an image makeover in a big way. The homely girl image has now taken over by a glam-doll one.