Bollywood

“It is not only a money issue, it is more about what is right and what is wrong” Sonu Niigaam

Written by Charla Manohar on March 3rd, 2010

BollySpice journalist Charla Manohar got together with musical sensation Sonu Niigaam before his concert in Rotterdam. In the first part of the interview, the singer talked about the copyright issues that have recently been raised in Bollywood. Writers, composers and lyricists want to make amendments to the current copyright act of 1957. According to this [...]

Shahid Learning to Strum the Guitar

Written by Charla Manohar on February 26th, 2010

Learning to play the guitar has become quite fashionable in Bollywood these year. It all started with Saif Ali Khan who is a professional. He even showed off his guitar skills on world tours and award functions. After that Shah Rukh Khan took guitar lessons to keep up with his son, but finally gave up. [...]

Nirmal Pandey Passes Away

Written by Charla Manohar on February 19th, 2010

In the afternoon of 18th February actor Nirmal Pandey passed away. The actor reportedly suffered a major heart attack. He was only 48 years old. He was rushed to the Holy Spirit hospital in Andheri, Mumbai but could not make it. He is survived by his wife Archana Sharma, whom he married in 2005. Nirmal [...]

Biggest Disasters and Surprises of 2009

Written by Charla Manohar on February 9th, 2010

Biggest Disasters The year 2009 was not one of the best years of Bollywood, but probably one of the worst in terms of box office earnings. This year saw many big films flop at the box office. We have put together the most disastrous happenings of 2009. Strike of Multiplexes The two month old spat [...]

SRK and Kajol’s Special Friendship

Written by Charla Manohar on January 29th, 2010

Kajol is making her fans more than happy this year. The actress is back with a bang and has no less than three releases. Kireet Khurana’s Toonpur Ka Superhero, Siddharth Malhotra’s Love you Maa (tentative title) and she starts 2010 with Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan. Though Kajol is happy with her three upcoming [...]

“I fight Veer to win the princess!” – Roy Bronsgeest

Written by Charla Manohar on January 21st, 2010

This Friday, the Salman Khan epic Veer, directed by Anil Sharma, will release worldwide. The film, which Salman wrote, has been a dream project for the actor for about 20 years. The trailers certainly show how huge the film has turned out to be and looks fantastic! In the trailer, you see a glimpse of [...]

White White Face Dekhe

Written by Charla Manohar on December 17th, 2009

What a line.. “White White Face Dekhe… Dilwa Beating Fast.. Chance Maare Re…Dil Dance Maare Re”. All of you remember this line from the song ‘Dil Dance Maare’ from the movie Tashan. A very catchy song in which we see a group of foreigners shooting a movie. Seeing the shoot Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor [...]

Ranbir Kapoor says No to Mani Ratnam

Written by Charla Manohar on December 3rd, 2009

A lot of big directors these days want to sign Ranbir Kapoor for their projects and Mani Ratnam was one of them, but Ranbir declined his offer. While the whole of Bollywood is always waiting for a phone call from Mani Ratnam, Ranbir said no to Mani Ratnam’s new project. According to our sources, Kapoor [...]

Expect to hear CPD and DMG in December

Written by Charla Manohar on December 3rd, 2009

The new catalogue of T-series tells us that we can expect the soundtracks of Chance Pe Dance and Dulha Mil Gaya to be in stores in December. The soundtrack of Chance Pe Dance has been composed by Adnan Sami and Sandip Shirodkar. We have already seen the first smashing promo of the song ‘Pump It [...]

Column: 26/11 – Kurbaan Hua

Written by Charla Manohar on November 30th, 2009

Just a few days ago it was 26/11, a black day in Indian history. A day we will and can never forget. A day on which we think of all the innocent people who lost their lives, our heroes of the police and army force and the question why. Why did this happen? A friend [...]

Deepika Padukone in Krrish 2?

Written by Charla Manohar on November 26th, 2009

If we can believe our sources, then Rakesh Roshan will start to shoot for Krrish 2 around September 2010, but this time we won’t see Priyanka Chopra in the lead role alongside Hrithik Roshan. There are no plans for her return as she will be shooting for Don 2 in September 2010. Now Rakesh Roshan [...]

My Name is Khan Trailer coming with Avatar!

Written by Charla Manohar on November 25th, 2009

The Hollywood movie Avatar is ready for a release on the 18th of December, and it seems the Indian film audience is going to get a big surprise. We hear that the first trailer of My Name is Khan will be released along with James Cameron’s Avatar. Both films are being released by Fox Studios. [...]

Sonu Nigam Coming to Holland

Written by Charla Manohar on November 9th, 2009

People in The Netherlands have waited for years, and finally the moment is here. The wait is over! Sonu Nigam is coming to town. He will be coming to their country to perform on the 27th of February 2010. This is the second time he will be visiting The Netherlands. The concert will be held [...]

Kurbaan was written with Shahrukh and Tabu in mind

Written by Charla Manohar on November 2nd, 2009

Kurbaan will hit the theatres on the 20th of November, but the film could have released six or seven years ago. Director Karan Johar was working on the plot and wanted Nikhil Advani to direct this film. The film was penned with Shahrukh Khan, Tabu and Sanjay Dutt in mind, but for unknown reasons the [...]

My Name is Khan confirmed as a Valentine Gift

Written by Charla Manohar on November 2nd, 2009

All speculation can now be put to rest. My Name is Khan will be releasing on 12th of February 2010 as a Valentine Gift. After eight years, we will see Bollywood’s favourite on-screen couple, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, back together. Fox Star Studio and Dharma Productions confirmed the release date of My Name is [...]