I felt proud voting for first time: Amrita RaoMay 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Actress Amrita Rao cast her vote for the first time this election and says she is proud of the voting ink mark on her finger. So excited was she by the prospect of voting that she reached the polling booth even before the gates had opened.
Amitabh visits ailing filmmaker who gave him his first hitMay 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Taking time out from his choc-a-block schedule, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan visited veteran filmmaker Prakash Mehra, who gave him his first big hit 'Zanjeer', at a hospital here. Amitabh went to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Thursday to see Mehra, who is recuperating from his ailment.
Bollywood stars in patriotic role - please come out to voteApril 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - From Aamir Khan to Anil Ambani, India's biggest celebrities Thursday came out in droves from their airconditioned homes to wait in queue patiently for their turn to vote -- and urge the young to step out and exercise their franchise in the third round of the staggered elections. In the great equaliser that are the elections, the stars of the silver screen and the celebrity industrialists were the cynosure of all eyes but got no preferential treatment.
Bollywood personalities cast their votes, urge people to join in numbersApril 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Leading personalities of the tinsel town of Bollywood queued up at various polling stations in Mumbai to cast their votes in the third phase of elections to the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Ten parliamentary constituencies in Mumbai and Thane districts went to the polls today, which incidentally culminates the general elections in Maharashtra.
John, Bipasha, Katrina go missing in Karan Johar's vote-youth videoApril 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif were also chosen to participate in filmmaker Karan Johar's vote campaign video. But at the last moment, the trio couldn't be a part of it for various reasons.
Karan Johar trains lens on slums with 'Slumdog' kidApril 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - He is known for making designer films, but Karan Johar recently shot some key sequences of his 'My Name Is Khan' in a slum here with 'Slumdog Millionaire' kid Tanay Cheda. Karan said Tanay, who played the 'middle' Jamal in the multiple Oscar-winning film, made Shah Rukh Khan's childhood look convincing for the film.
Tarun Mansukhani has star-studded birthday bashApril 19th, 2009 Director Tarun Mansukhani of 'Dostana' fame celebrated his birthday in style and quite a few members of the Bollywood glitteratti dropped in to wish him. The party Thursday saw the likes of Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapur.
Aamir, SRK join hands for 'Fair Rights for Friday Nights'April 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan came together on the same platform to raise the issue of the tiff between the film producers and multiplexes over revenue sharing. And both advocated a partnership of equality.
Karan Johar makes vote-youth video, thanks Imran KhanMarch 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, who recently shot a vote-youth video asking young India to vote during the general election, gives credit to Imran Khan for giving him the idea. 'The credit for the music video must go to Imran Khan,' said Karan Johar who has been shooting non-stop with Shah Rukh and Kajol for 'My Name Is Khan'.
Karan Johar's film to explore coming of age of a teenage boyMarch 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood director Karan Johar is getting ready to floor the audience with his forthcoming production 'Wake Up Sid' which explores the coming of age of a teenage boy trying to find a foothold in the adult world. The film trails the journey of self-realization and self-exploration as the boy tries to find an identity of his own after passing out of college.
Yash Raj Films ends distribution deal with Karan JoharMarch 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF) has withdrawn its over 10-year-old distribution deal with filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, saying it is a 'purely business decision'. 'As always, Dharma Productions had offered some films to us.
Films on terror don't get shooting permission in LondonFebruary 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Post-9/11 many Indian filmmakers experimented with the theme of terrorism. But filming them on foreign soil has become an uphill task, especially in Britain.
Shah Rukh readies for shoulder surgery in MumbaiFebruary 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has opted to undergo a shoulder surgery here Monday to avoid the sort of criticism that came his way after he chose to be operated on by doctors in London for a back problem in 2003, says a friend of the actor. 'When he got his back surgery done in London there was criticism about his lack of faith in Indian doctors.
My film is certainly not called 'Jehad': Rensil d'SilvaJanuary 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Saif Ali Khan's films have a tendency to go nameless until the last minute. The latest is a Rensil d'Silva-directed terrorist thriller, which is produced by Karan Johar and has Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Viveik Oberoi and Om Puri in leading roles.
Three injured in Delhi robberyDecember 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Two men and a woman were injured when unidentified robbers on a motorcycle allegedly attacked them in the capital, the police said Thursday. According to the police, Deepak Verma and his sister Anita went to Sector 4 Dwarka of southwest district to meet their friend Karan around 10.30 p.m.
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