Bollywood

Mallika Sherawat’s Army

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 31st, 2008

An army of 100 bodyguards were on hand to defend Mallika Sherawat, Bollywood’s red hot superbabe, on the set of Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam. The whole production came to a standstill when thousands of fans flocked onto the set to catch a glimpse of their idol. Producer Ratan Jain said, “Yes, the situation had become slightly [...]

Claudia hopes it’s payback time in Bollywood

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 31st, 2008

German Bollywood fans are looking forward to seeing Karma: Crime, Passion, Reincarnation, the new thriller which stars Polish-German actress Claudia Ciesla in an important role. Claudia was voted by fans as Germany’s Supergirl 2006 and became World Cup Girl for Bild, the popular daily newspaper. Claudia hopes that her performance in Karma will catch the [...]

Rakhi Sawant feels better without a bra

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 30th, 2008

Baywatch’s bounteous babe, Carmen Electra declared at the Fox Movies Channel launch in Dubai that girls should always keep a sexiness kit close to hand. She advised “Keep a sexiness kit in the car or in a drawer at work with the essentials in it — perfume, lip gloss, and a pair of heels because [...]

Sada is aiming for success

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 30th, 2008

The hit movie Aparichithudu catapulted Genelia and Shriya into the big league. It looks like it will do the same to their co-star Sada. The music from her movie Unnale Unnale was also very popular and with her new movie Vrindavanam, she is hoping to finally make the breakthrough. She was also the winner of [...]

Shriya is hot and getting hotter!

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 30th, 2008

With an appearance in Mission Istanbul, Shriya Saran is finally being recognized in Bollywood for her flexibility and hard work over the last few years. Her career is now expected to move into the Red Hot Zone. She started her career with a bang in Santosham in 2002, opposite Nagarjuna. She received her first award [...]

Ferena Wazeir’s Reputation Growing

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 29th, 2008

British Asian actress, Ferena Wazeir is beginning to develop a name for herself with a three-movie deal with a big studio in Bollywood. Ferena, who grew up in Glasgow, says of her past, “I started out in theatre in Britain and I studied at RADA, but there aren’t many parts for girls who are Asian, [...]

Bollywood Fashion Focus at IIFA

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 28th, 2008

Many Bollywood stars are set to prowl the catwalk at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Fashion Extravaganza in Bangkok on June 7th. Vidya Balan will promote Sabyasachi’s fashion line whilst Kareena Kapoor will front the designs of Manish Malhotra. Ayesha Takia, Aftab Shivdasani, and Riteish Deshmukh co-stars in the movie De Taali will be [...]

Aamir Khan – Saving the Planet

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 28th, 2008

Bollywood star Aamir Khan recently spoke at the Energy Globe Awards: “In India we have this philosophy of three gods: Brahma, the god of creation, Vishnu, the god of sustenance and Shiva, god of destruction. We believe that everything that exists goes through these 3 stages. We are the level above the earth because we [...]

Lots of Goodwill from Lara Dutta

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 26th, 2008

Bollywood superstar, former Miss Universe and Economics-graduate, Lara Dutta is the new Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund for the Laadli National Media Awards. These awards honour those people who have been active in gender issues across India. Lara will soon be seen in the movie Blue in which she looks leaner and [...]

Your Chance to Chat with Rakhi

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 26th, 2008

Never one to stray far from a camera, the perfectly pulchritudinous (having great physical beauty and appeal) Rakhi Sawant will soon have her own chat show — let’s hope she at least invites some guests! The show has the working title, Rakhi ka Phone Aaya Hai. “I am hosting a chat show,” she says, “I [...]

Vacancy: Sayali Bhagat’s boyfriend

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 26th, 2008

Mumbai model and budding film actor, Sayali Bhagat is taking the opposite route. She is moving away from Mumbai and towards the South to build a career in Tollywood (the Telegu film industry). “Being a total Mumbaiyya, I thought South Indian films wouldn’t be my cup of tea,” she says, “But after working here, I’ve [...]

Bhoomika Chawla’s career is booming

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 25th, 2008

Versatile actor Bhoomika Chawla’s career is booming. The New Delhi girl who starred opposite Salman Khan in Tere Naam, for which she won the Best Debut Award at the Zee Cine Awards, is currently in Kollywood (the Tamil film industry). She is filming for a role where she has to pretend to be a man [...]

Genelia and Harman – It’s Their Life

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 24th, 2008

Genelia D’Souza is an up-and-coming young actress who really appears to be going places — most recently Australia and Delhi, where she has been filming with Harman Baweja. Their new movie is titled It’s My Life and is a Hindi remake of Genelia’s Telegu hit Bommarillu. Harman says of the title, “We all like it, [...]

Anushka is a Sweetie

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 24th, 2008

Hot Tollywood actress Anushka is looking forward to completing the female-centric movie, Arundhati. Meanwhile, however, she can be seen in the upcoming movie Chintakayala Ravi opposite Venky. Anushka, whose real-name is Sweety Shetty, has had some big hits in the past with movies like her debut, Super, Vikramarkudu, Lakshyam and this year’s Swagatham, which has [...]

Maria Susayraj Arrested on Murder Charge

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 23rd, 2008

Controversial Kannada film actress, Maria – also known as Monika Susayraj – has been arrested in Mumbai on a charge of murder. In a plot worthy of the Bollywood movies she hoped to star in one day, she has been charged with killing Synergy Adlabs creative head Neeraj Grover. Her naval officer boyfriend ML Jerome [...]

Sonal Chauhan Breaks Big in Bob Woolmer-themed Debut

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 22nd, 2008

The new movie Jannat is attracting a lot of attention worldwide with its allusions to the suspicions surrounding the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer in Jamaica on March 18th of last year. Although eventually an open verdict was returned at the inquest, the death was shrouded in mystery amidst allegations of match-fixing and [...]

Scandal Over Tania Zaetta Sex Slur

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 22nd, 2008

London-based Australian actress Tania Zaetta has demanded an apology from the Australian government over allegations she had sex with troops while on a goodwill mission in Afghanistan. Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has said, “As I understand it, these matters are under investigation within the defence department and I will leave it for that investigation [...]

Madhumitha Making her Mark

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 20th, 2008

Shooting star Madhumita currently has five films in hand, waiting to hit the box office. Chennai-born Madhumita first starred in Puttintiki Raa Chelli and was then successful in the Tamil hit movie, Kudaikkul Mazhai alongside Parthiban. Also known as Swapna Madhuri, she then went on to appear in movies such as Englishkaran with Sathyaraj and [...]

Remember Simran!

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 18th, 2008

Top Tamil actress Simran will be making a welcome return in two new movies this year. Watch out for her in Seval where she stars opposite Bharat. Despite being Mumbai-born, it’s the South that Simran conquered with her early movies, very quickly picking up meaty roles such as in Priya O Priya, Vaali, for which [...]

Tejashree’s Star Begins to Glow

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 18th, 2008

Tejashree who has made a number of cameo appearances and taken a few small roles finally gets her big chance in Brahmadeva, a Kollywood movie directed by Dharmalinga. Tejashree is a trained kathak dancer with her own unique style and has played in previous movies such as Madhurey, Ottran and Arya, slowly working her way [...]

Soha Shows Maximum Impact

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 18th, 2008

Soha Ali Khan, the girl next door, has followed in the footsteps of Bipasha Bapu, Sherlyn Chopra, Mallika Sherawat and others by allowing those good people at Maxim magazine to do a spread showing a little more than her loyal fan base may be used to — and what a good job they’ve done of [...]