Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue is now in Bollywood to do an item song for the underwater epic Blue, which stars a strong A-list contingent in Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Sanjay Dutt, Katrina Kaif and Zayed Khan. She had lunch yesterday with Akshay and his wife Twinkle Khanna. Akshay is even said to have cooked [...]
In what is rapidly turning into a metatext, Dev Patel, star of Slumdog Millionaire, and Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director, have been approached to appear on the UK version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in a charity special. They hope to raise
The Pussycat Dolls, leading US performance girl group, have released their own remix of ‘Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire, starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor. It is already garnering critical attention worldwide. “With the release of The Pussycat Dolls new remix of ‘Jai Ho’, they are continuing to join a popular, international trend [...]
Following the postponement of a planned movie with Sonny Deol, Kangana Ranaut has found herself with a bit of time on her hands and inspired by her role in Fashion, she has signed up for a fashion design course in London. Apparently, she has always harboured an ambition to be a fashion designer. Following the [...]
The Kalaimamani Awards are offered by the Tamil Nadu government to people who have excelled in their chosen fields. Amongst the winners this year are popular actresses Asin, Meera Jasmine and Nayantara. After enjoying tremendous success down South, Asin is now building a Bollywood career with Aamir Khan and Jiah Khan in Ghajini and Salman [...]
Irrfan Khan is still celebrating the success of Slumdog Millionaire with Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor at the Oscars and predicts it will represent a seachange in East-West movie politics. “It feels good, it’s fantastic,” he exclaimed, “Audiences across Europe, America, everywhere have appreciated the movie. The film will lead to further collaborations [...]
Ask Sonam Kapoor to describe herself and she will say “I am nerd, a shopoholic and an actress completely. I love acting and have always dreamt of becoming an actress. I was never into anything else.” She even admits to having had a crush on Shah Rukh Khan when she was six years old. She [...]
While everyone is impressed by Bipasha Basu’s item song in Aa Dekhan Zara, not many know she injured her knee during filming — but gamely carried on. “Bipasha made sure that her knee pain didn’t affect her work schedule,” said a source on the unit. The sci-fi movie also stars Neil Nitin Mukesh and Koena [...]
South TV anchor Lekha Washington will be making her Bollywood debut in Peter Gaya Kaam Se, opposite Aamir’s Rajeev Khandalwal. Lekha has already made movies down south such as Jayamkondam with Vinay and Bhavana; and Rakkozhi opposite Jai. The movie is a thriller and Lekha plays an undercover agent. She has been learning martial arts [...]
Freida Pinto admitted to feeling nervous as the Oscars close in on her. “It’s kind of nerve-wracking to be thinking you are going to be walking down the red carpet and breathing the same air as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, so I’m just breathing and bracing myself for the big moment,” she says. The [...]
Shilpa Shetty leads a healthy life paying particular attention to her diet, to exercise and to peace of mind through yoga and meditation. Now she intends to spread a little of her well-being to other by opening a chain of medi-spas — initially in Mumbai and then elsewhere. “Shilpa is taking a keen interest in [...]
The Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Ravaana has now shifted location to Kolkata. Now that the filming is 70% complete, it’s becoming clear that this is very much a contemporary movie and only loosely connected with the ancient tale. “It is a film set in contemporary times and it is fascinating the way [...]
AR Rahman and Freida Pinto were the guests of Jay Leno on what he officially designated as Slumdog Night on his show. Freida looked stunning in an off-the-shoulder tinted cream pastel dress and AR performed ‘Jai Ho’ with a complement of Bollywood dancers to rapturous applause. Both ‘Jai Ho’ and ‘O Saya’ are nominated for [...]
You can never be bored with the Guiness Book of Records. Did you know that Russian model Svetlana Pankratova has the world’s longest (and loveliest) legs at 51.9 inches — she stands 6ft 5ins (1.98m) or that He Ping Ping is the world’s smallest man at just 21.9 inches (25cm)? That Brangelina (Brad Pitt and [...]
The Rajasthan High Court yesterday lifted the ban on the filming of Salman Khan’s new epic Veer at the Red Fort. The production company has to pay a fine of 20 lakhs for damages to the Fort. The court, however, was clearly not happy with the increasing use of historic monuments for filming without due [...]
Stories that Ayesha Takia was to give up acting upon marriage are clearly unfounded. When asked if she’s going to become domesticated, she replies, “No. In fact, it will be work as usual once the wedding is over. I enjoy working in films and will be back in the studios soon.” Ayesha plans to marry [...]
Mugdha Godse has signed up for Rohit Shetty’s new comedy caper that he plans for Ajay Devgan. “Yes, it’s true that I have signed a Rohit Shetty film,” she confirmed, “The film is a multi-starrer along with Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan and myself.”. The new star in the Bollywood firmament will [...]
Soha Ali Khan is known for her bookish ambitions. She recently attended the book launch of Ashish Jaiwal’s book True Dummy, about the conflicts and resolutions of modern youth in India. Heavy stuff, though apparently a great read. But what does Soha like to read when she just wants to unwind? “I have loves reading [...]
Underrated Sophie Chaudhary is thrilled by her role in Aa Dekhen Zara alongside Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu. “ADZ is a thriller and is my first film in which I haven’t done any singing or dancing. I have many scenes with Neil in the film. I have also done many action sequences such as [...]
Scottish actor Gerard Butler, the star of 300, a fantasy movie about the Greek/Persian war, and RocknRolla, is said to be wooing Priyanka Chopra with a barrage of text messages. They met at the famed opening of the Atlantis Palm resort in Dubai earlier this year and recently they were able to meet up in [...]
Sanjay Dutt continued his campaign for the May Lok Sabha elections with a visit to Lucknow where the Samajwadi candidate was greeted by a throng of cheering fans. Accompanied by his wife Manyata and Samajwadi general secretary Amar Singh, he visited the house of Captain Rizvi where his father used to stay before moving to [...]