Ben Stiller is thinking of Bollywood!

July 27th, 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talked about Hollywood and Bollywood in the same breath during her recent trip to India. Interacting with Delhi University students, she said, "If Hollywood and Bollywood were how we all lived our lives that would surprise me! And yet it's often the way our cultures are conveyed.” Hillary further said, "People watching a Bollywood movie in some other part of Asia think everybody in India is beautiful and they have dramatic lives and happy endings.

July 25th, 2009 Hindus have urged Bollywood and Central Board of Film Certification of India to go slow on re-introducing kissing in films and blatant westernization. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that India and Hindus belong to an ancient civilization with certain set of norms and we were proud of that.

July 1st, 2009 Starlets from United Kingdom are reportedly “invading” Bollywood for better opportunities, less competition and higher payout. According to reports, about 1,000 British actresses-dancers are working in Bollywood, with each making around $1700 a day.

April 15th, 2009 CAPE TOWN - The streets of South Africa's carnival city will be awash with Bollywood stars in a different off-screen guise joining the famed Cape Minstrel groups on Thursday as the Indian Professional League (IPL) launches its assault here. An IPL news conference scheduled for Wednesday was postponed to lunchtime Thursday, where IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi will be joined by Bollywood stars to announce 'an important addition to the fun and excitement aspects of the event,' the IPL said in a statement.

April 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Thanks to the ongoing tussle between the producers and multiplex owners, Bollywood is bleeding, says filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt. 'We (the film industry) are bleeding.

April 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - Bollywood is fast resuming its honeymoon with the picturesque Kashmir Valley - once the most favoured location for filmmakers in the country. Several film units have already started shooting in Kashmir, which has been in the clutches of violence since 1989, when insurgency erupted in the Muslim-dominated valley.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - International supermodel Naomi Campbell might be looking at a career in Bollywood after she floored film executives at the Lakme Fashion Week relief fundraiser in Mumbai recently. Campbell was in Mumbai March 27-31 to walk the ramp in aid of victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist strikes and after taking to the runway in a sari and being mobbed by fans, she was introduced to Bollywood stars, including Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar and Kunal Kapoor, reports Mirror online.

February 24th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood funnyman Ben Stiller shocked the Oscars audience Sunday night by mocking retired actor Joaquin Phoenix as he stepped onstage to present the Best Cinematography award. Contactmusic.com reports, the comic actor cast the dig on Phoenix's recent strange appearance on David Letterman's show wearing a wig and scruffy fake beard.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Remember the actor who went bald for his role in Subi Sameul's 'Alag'? After a long sabbatical, he is back in Bollywood with Anjum Rizvi's dance-based film 'Fast forward'. 'After his superhero character in 'Alag', Akshaye disappeared from Bollywood because he suffered four typhoid attacks in one year and was recuperating from the same in the US,' said a source

January 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With several Bollywood projects in hand, southern beauty Asin Thottumkal moved to Mumbai from Chennai but says she has no plans to stay in the city permanently. 'This is not a permanent shift from south Indian film industry to Bollywood, it's just that I had two exciting projects, so I came here,' Asin, who was adjudged the best newcomer at Nokia Star Screen Awards for her performance in Aamir Khan starrer 'Ghajini', told IANS.

January 14th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Covering the US presidential elections and signing up for a Bollywood Hindi film may not be in the same line of action for even a 'Miss Congeniality'. And when it is done by a blonde who already has the Miss UK title under her belt, it makes you sit up and notice.

January 11th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is planning to bring back his 'Tropic Thunder' character to life that earned him a Golden Globe nomination. The actor's comedic turn as a bald, overweight, dancing movie executive Les Grossman in last year's action-comedy won him critical acclaim and a seat in the crowd at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night at Beverly Hills.

January 3rd, 2009 Famous Bollywood playback singer Shaan is among the best singers on the block but he continues to take music lessons from his teacher. A friend of the singer said: 'Shaan says that he is still a student as far as singing is concerned.

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - With another exciting Bollywood film in her kitty, South Indian actress Asin Thottumkal, who recently made her Bollywood debut with Aamir Khan-starrer 'Ghajini', says she has received a warm welcome by the industry. Asin's next Hindi film is Vipul Shah's 'London Dreams' which also stars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.

December 26th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Working with Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan in Vipul Shah's 'London Dreams' was an eye-opener for south Indian actress Asin. 'Working with Ajay Devgan has been a revelation.