NEW YORK opens Cairo International Film Festival, 2009

After its recent invitational screening at the Pusan International Film Festival in October this year where it was the only mainstream Hindi film to have been screened, Yash Raj Films’ NEW YORK has now been selected as the opening film at the prestigious 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), 2009. The film has also been selected for the ‘in competition’ section at the festival.

John comes to Natashas rescue!

At a recent promotional event for UTV Bindass’ new reality show ‘Big Switch’, its contestants were given a task to push handcarts to a finishing line, while gen-X heartthrob John Abraham was in attendance to boost their moral and add to the glamour value.

John Abraham promotes a reality TV show, refuses to join medium

MUMBAI - Even as more and more Bollywood stars are hosting television shows, actor John Abraham promotes a reality show but refuses to join the medium in the near future.

John Abraham faces biggest challenge on the sets of ‘1:800 Love’

MUMBAI - John Abraham never had to work as hard as he did to get it right for his forthcoming film “1: 800 Love”. A large part of the drama unfolds through telephone conversations and it was a litmus test for the actor to emote on phone, says director Abbas Tyrewala.

Big Switch for John Abraham

After Piggy Chops and Neha Dhupia, its time for another Bollywood ka tadka to represent the UTV Bindass show, Big Switch which is starting this weekend. John Abraham is witness in one of the episodes very soon.

Comedy is undervalued in Bollywood: David Dhawan

NEW DELHI - At a time when comedies are raking in the moolah for filmmakers, comedy king David Dhawan’s lighthearted movie “Do Knot Disturb” wasn’t received well at the box office. He laments that the genre is very much undervalued.

I will cry if BLUE goes wrong Anthony D’Souza

AUDIENCES WILL NOT CRY WHEN THEY WATCH BLUE BUT IF IT GOES WRONG, I WILL

ANTHONY D’SOUZA tells Jyothi Venkatesh

I had cast Amitabh when he was down and out Sanjay Gupta

SANJAY GUPTA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that though Bipasha Basu was the original choice for the role of Dia Mirza in Acid Factory, Dia will be the surprise packet of the film

Akshay given more importance than Sanjay

Sanjay Dutt is not impressed with the promos of Blue. Even though he is the protagonist of the film, Akshay Kumar, who plays the villain, is getting more coverage. He has now refused to promote Blue as the promos feature Akshay Kumar more than him. This idea was apparently that of T Series’ head, Bhushan Kumar who wanted to highlight Akshay’s presence in the film. Sanjay was further hurt when Tony D’Souza, the director of Blue, talked about casting Akshay and John Abraham in his next film and not Sanjay. Sanjay apparently called him up and even said that he was hurt over it. Tony is now trying to see where he can put Sanjay in the film. Sanjay is also missing from the promotional song of Blue, Fiqrana. Tony however, has no clue why Sanjay didn’t turn up to shoot for the song.

Akshay, John team up again after four years

MUMBAI - His maiden underwater thriller “Blue” is yet to be out, but director Anthony D’Souza has already convinced his producer Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. to produce his next that will star Akshay Kumar and John Abraham.

John Abraham to endorse Maruti SX4

John Abraham has been roped in as the brand ambassador for Maruti SX4, the high-end car from Maruti. The details of the contract are still being figured out. However, John has given a nod to become the face of Maruti SX4, considering the nature of the tagline Men are Back, which very well gels with the macho personality of John.

Bipasha doesn’t like sitting on my bike: John Abraham (Film Snippets)

NEW DELHI - John Abraham’s love for bikes is well-known but his lady love, actress Bipasha Basu, doesn’t like riding pillion with him for that very reason.

Blue: Action Coming Up

Upcoming film, Blue’s director, Tony D’Souza has planned an action film starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. The film will be shot in the Las Vegas deserts. The stunts will be shot midair, as a contrast to his earlier underwater stunts. The film will be produced by Ashtavinayak and will start filming only next year. Tony was confident he wanted Akshay to be a part of his next film after working with him in Blue and as for John, he feels that in spite of having such a good physique, John not having done an action film is surprising. The music of the film will be composed by AR Rahman, in spite of his busy schedule.

Bollywood stars join in Rocky S ‘vintage vampire wedding’ at Fashion Week

MUMBAI - Bollywood actor John Abraham, wearing a vintage inspired suit and a sinister look appeared every bit the vampire groom, as he walked the ramp for ace designer Rocky S on the third day of the Mumbai Fashion Week, last evening.

Danny Boyles next film About Bombay

Anurag Kashyap and Danny Boyle’s next film, Bombay Velvet, which stars Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan in the third and first leads respectively, will have John Abraham playing the second lead. John will be playing a real-life hero of the masses in the film and is now working on changing his contemporary mannerisms for the film is set in the 1960s.

Shame Shame puppy shame Vatsal!

First John Abraham, then Neil Nitin Mukesh and now, it is the Tarzan boy Vatsal Seth! Yes you guessed it right, he is the next man in Bollywood who has dared to bare on celluloid.

I have different helmets for different days: John Abraham

NEW DELHI - Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham’s passion for motorbikes is well-known. But very few know that he loves collecting helmets too.

Men’s fashion week in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Mumbai-based designer Rocky S unveiled his collection at a three-day Men’s Fashion Week here on Saturday.

John misses hairy Abhishek!

The Dostana sequel is much-talked about and everyone is waiting for it to get made. Recently, the Dostana team, John Abraham and Tarun Mansukhani were in the US for the New York Film Festival, where Tarun interviewed John for the US news channel, AVS. Their segment was called Tea with Tarun. John was missing his co-star, Abhishek Bachchan who is shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan in India. But he then joked that Tarun, being as hairy as Abhishek, made up for him. Now, this is one of the interesting Bollywood dostis, isn’t it?

Bipasha has never looked so simple: Rocky S (Interview)

NEW DELHI - Dusky beauty Bipasha Basu, known for her bold and sensual image, is playing a Kashmiri girl in “Lamhaa” and designer Rocky S, who has draped her in the Bollywood movie, says that she has never looked so simple onscreen.

FEATURE: International Pop Stars Freak on Desi Item Numbers!

Videshi music artists have been hot-favorites among the Indian youth. Gone are the days when girls would die to get a glimpse of their favorite late Michael Jackson on the stage. Pop icon Madonna too was amazed to see the popularity of western musicians in India. With the cinema going global, filmmakers today at the snap of their finger and obviously with the right money can bring in any of the international stars on-board. With Kylie Minogue as the latest entrant, the thirst for international stars among Indian audience has been quenched. It was heard that Madonna and the popular RnB singer Rihanna were the first choice of the filmmakers.

It’ll rain celebrities, cricketers at men’s fashion week

NEW DELHI - The countdown has begun for India’s first Van Heusen India Men’s Week (VHIMW) here Sep 11-13 that promises to be a celebrity-studded affair with Bollywood hunks and sporty cricketers scorching the ramp in the company of professional models.

Bips steps into Johns shoes

Bipasha Basu does not leave any stone unturned to come up with nothing but an unmatchable performance. She has always been the director’s actor, and has garnered praises for the same. And now, director Sudipto Chattopadhyaya of her forthcoming film Pankh has enlisted himself in the category.

Smoking Hot Bipasha, refuses to smoke

While Bipasha Basu is a thorough professional, she will never compromise on her health. She is known to be extremely health conscious and never smokes or drinks. She has, therefore, declined to even hold a cigarette, let alone smoke it, in her upcoming film, Pankh.

Post-’New York’, filmmakers look at me differently: John Abraham

MUMBAI - Hit film “New York” has completed 50 days at the box office and actor John Abraham says the film industry is looking at him differently now - from being termed as expressionless by critics, he is now being praised for emoting on screen.

Bollywood actor John Abraham

Mumbai’s ‘Dhannos’ get a champion in Hema Malini

MUMBAI - Over three decades after her role of ‘Basanti’, the horse-carriage driver with her mare ‘Dhanno’ in the iconic film “Sholay”, actress Hema Malini has sought a ban on horse carts in this city, saying the horses that pull these carts lead a miserable life.

No plans to act or revive ‘Rockstar’ now’: Imtiaz Ali

MUMBAI - His latest venture “Love Aaj Kal” has opened to a favourable response worldwide. And Imtiaz Ali, who is basking in his second success, has no immediate plans of reviving his 2006 project “Rockstar” or facing the camera in the near future.