After the success of Jalsa, many people were expecting Ileana to concentrate on developing a career in Bollywood but she is not going to desert her Tollywood fans. Recently, she has signed up for three new Telugu movies. Mumbai-born Ileana lives in Goa and made her debut in Devadasu co-starring Ram. Her big breakthrough, however, [...]
Former Miss Surat, the sultry Namitha continues building a flexible career in the regional film industries and has also appeared in an English-language film, Maya. Her next big film is likely to be 1977 opposite Sarath Kumar. Namitha first shot to fame in Engel Anna, which also starred Vijayakanth and progressed to other well-received movies [...]
Today (June 6th) is the birthday of everybody’s favourite girl-next-door, Bhavana. Even though she is still only 22-years-old, she already has a long career stretching behind her in Malayalam, Telegu and Tamil movies – and we hope an even longer one stretching ahead. She won a State Special Jury Award for her debut movie Nammal [...]
Horror and Thriller movies are the flavour of the month in Bollywood and Tollywood at the moment and Charmi is joining the bandwagon with her latest offering, 16 days, which also stars newcomer, Arvind. The producers hope it will be as big as her recent horror film, Mantra. “As the name suggests, the film is [...]
Sultry beauty Sameera Reddy is all set to make a big name for herself in Kollywood. She first caught our attention in the movie Musafir in 2004, where she played a rape victim. It was her first role as a vamp rather than a shy and simple schoolgirl. This was the movie that also featured [...]
Hrishitaa Bhatt first caught our attention with Asoka in 2001. The film, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor, did noticeably better outside of India than inside. But it has to be said, she’s been through a pretty low phase in her acting career since then. However, with her hot new look, things are looking [...]
Samiksha has had a rough time of late, in terms of box office succes, but with her latest venture, Karthigai, she looks destined for a hit! The film has sultry Malavika and Samiksha as the leading ladies opposite Vikramaditya. The storyline revolves around the relationships between brothers and between a father and his sons. Samiksha, [...]
In a Defense Department briefing note that was leaked to the media, it was claimed last month that Australian Bollywood actress Tania Zaetta had slept with special forces soldiers at a military base in Uruzgan during a goodwill visit to Afghanistan. Tania has always strenuously denied these allegations and now Australia’s military chief has admitted [...]
Great news for all her fans – Celina Jaitley will be doing an item number in Ekta Kapoor’s C Kkompany. Celina certainly appears to be covering all the bases these days as she is also committed to starring in at least one English-language movie every year. Next up on the block will be The Quest [...]
After her impressive work opposite Vijaykanth in Arasangam, Navneet Kaur has been offered three lead roles in Tollywood, marking a clear progression in her career. The movie Arasangam was a typical ‘good guy saves the world’ Tamil thriller but had the unique angle that it was shot almost entirely in Canada, in and around Toronto. [...]
We’ve not seen much of Bhagyashree for nearly 20 years since she starred opposite Salman Khan in Maine Pyar Kiya, but now after starring in many films in the south, Bhagyashree is back. Did she enjoy her time there? ”Down South, I got meatier roles.” She explains, “I did a film with four criminals who [...]
Filmfare Magazine, arguably India’s favourite Bollywood magazine, is now available in a German edition. The first issue in June is already a sell-out. At first the magazine will be sold monthly but it is hoped that it will soon develop a fortnightly cycle. The editor of the German edition is Seweta Ahmadi of Media Offenbach [...]
It’s not only Priyanka Chopra who has a string of potential hits flooding into the cinemas near you, Masumeh (Masumi Makhija) is also hoping to catch our attention with three in Saas, Bahu aur Sensex and Alibaug. She will also hope to appeal to UK fans with a brief appearance in Sharpe’s Peril, the latest [...]
The River to River Festival in Florence has slowly been fueling the Italian love of Bollywood and all things Indian. This year, 35-year-old director Selvaggia Velo has confirmed it will feature a retrospective of Raj Kapoor’s work, including Awara, Shri 420 and Bobby. “India and Italy have so much in common. Both societies have large [...]
She blew us away with her item number in 36 China Town and Sambhavna Seth is pleased that she did so. “Since I did not have many acting offers at that time, I thought its better to start with item numbers.” She goes on to suggest that item performers do not get the recognition they [...]
Tabu’s career is continuing as strong as ever as she hops between Bollywood and Tollywood, and more recently even Hollywood. Her many fans are looking forward to seeing her in Banda Yeh Bindass Hai, a remake of one of Hollywood’s best comedies, My Cousin Vinny. “I am really enjoying doing a comedy,” she says, “Of [...]
If it’s possible for you to imagine it, Shah Rukh Khan’s legions of German fans are even more hardcore fanatical when it comes to their hero than his fans are in India. So much is he revered in cities as far apart as Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich that when Germans think of Bollywood, they mostly [...]
It’s become common practice for everyone to say that Sneha Ullal looks just like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan — but here’s the key point in her favor: she looks like a younger Aishwarya Rai Bachchan! This Emirates-born star made her debut opposite Salman Khan in Lucky and followed up opposite his younger brother Sohail Khan in [...]
In a year when most Bollywood films are biting the dust and old established stars are looking over their shoulders in terror at the next wave of icons rushing up behind them, Neha Oberoi must be seen by many as one of the biggest threats of all. Her appearance in Woodstock Villa has certainly turned [...]
Kangana Ranaut has recently been seen around town with Mohit Suri director of her film Raaz 2. Naturally, eagle-eyed journalists have been viewing this as a case of Kangana being on the rebound from her mentor Aditya Pacholi and likewise Mohit rebounding from his romance with Udita Goswami, who called the whole thing off. Not [...]
Rumours are flying around faster than the speed of light that Priyanka Chopra will star alongside Superman in the upcoming sequel to the first movie of the new sequence. Apparently, one of the producers of the movie series came to see Priyanka on the set of Dostana and was so impressed by her work that [...]