Bollywood

‘Saving Face’ wins maiden Oscar for Pakistan!

Written by Pooja Rao on February 29th, 2012

A very proud nation Pakistan woke up to a jubilant Monday morning as news flashed of film-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s triumph on becoming the first Pakistani to win an Oscar at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, California. Her film ‘Saving Face’, based on the appalling incidents of acid [...]

I am part of Indian cinema and this has been a dream come true – Amy Jackson

Written by Pooja Rao on February 16th, 2012

Couple of years ago, she was just another doe-eyed teenage British model winning a spate of beauty pageants. In a stroke of luck, the casting director of her debut Tamil movie Madrasapattinam spotted her pictures on a website and called her for auditions. For Amy, who had barely been introduced to Indian cinema, she maintained initial [...]

Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari promote London Paris New York at Reliance Digital Store

Written by Pooja Rao on February 12th, 2012

London, Paris, New York leads Ali Zafar, Aditi Rao Hydari accompanied by director Anu Menon, producers Shrishti Arya & Goldie Behl, dropped by the Reliance Digital Store in suburban Mumbai to promote their upcoming movie. Visibly excited about the compliments the movie has been receiving, the team engaged their audience with conversations on upcoming Valentine’s Day, [...]

Kailash Kher’s Music Band ‘Kailasa’ launches its latest music album ‘RANGEELE’ at Reliance TimeOut

Written by Pooja Rao on February 10th, 2012

Reliance TimeOut presented the launch of musical album Rangeele, by Kailash Kher’s music band ‘Kailasa’, at Reliance TimeOut, store in Mumbai. Rangeele a music album about the very unique aspects of love and its many shades, is a collection of 12 songs, with romance and love as the central theme, that evoke devotion, patriotism, dedication, happiness, [...]

London Paris New York Music Review

Written by Pooja Rao on February 5th, 2012

For Ali Zafar his musical reputation precedes his Bollywood journey. Though he has taken to the mike for his Bollywood projects, for London Paris New-York (LPNY) he has taken the responsibility of composing the tunes as well as penning the lyrics for the entire album, which is quite a feat. Does he manage to impress? [...]

KWAN ‘Fun’draiser – Comedy For A Cause At The Comedy Store Mumbai

Written by Pooja Rao on January 31st, 2012

As part of their CSR initiatives, India’s premier entertainment and celebrity management company KWAN, alongwith actor Kunal Kapoor hosted The KWAN ‘Fun’draiser – Comedy for a Cause – a fun night of Bollywood flavoured stand up humor featuring comedians with hearts of gold. The ‘Fun’draiser featured popular stand-up comedy artist Vir Das as the main [...]

Rana Daggubati the new brand ambassador of Royal Stag.

Written by Pooja Rao on January 22nd, 2012

Endorsements have become an almost inseparable part of an actor’s resume and the latest entrant to jump on this brand-wagon is Rana Daggubati. The scion of the Daggubati family who made his Bollywood debut last year with Dum Maaro Dum has been signed up to be the new face of Seagram’s Royal Stag campaign. The [...]

John Abraham’s marriage rumours

Written by Pooja Rao on January 22nd, 2012

While the news of John Abraham-Bipasha Basu’s breakup after a 14-year relationship came as a surprise, not too many were quite prepared for the rumours of John’s hush-hush marriage to girlfriend Priya Runchal. However, just as quickly as the rumors surfaced, John’s PR went into overdrive to confirm that the news is false and the [...]

TOI’s respected movie critic Nikhat Kazmi passes away

Written by Pooja Rao on January 21st, 2012

Senior film critic of India’s leading news-daily Times of India, Nikhat Kazmi passed away early Friday morning after a long battle with cancer. At 53, the lady who had spent almost 2 decades with the newspaper was known famously among the film circuit for her ingenuous reviews, criticisms and appreciation alike. She was one of [...]

“It’s a film that might just give you a little lump in your throat.” – Alekh Sangal

Written by Pooja Rao on October 9th, 2011

The rushes of indie documentary Kshay by first-time filmmaker Karan Gour had been doing silent rounds of multiple blogs and forums over the past few months and I was highly impressed with the footage that was shared. So when I had the chance to interact with its lead actor, Alekh Sangal, I was more than [...]

Shah Rukh Khan launches the ‘Ra.One – Western Union’ Global Campaign

Written by Pooja Rao on September 26th, 2011

With the advent of opportunities available in movie marketing today, actors are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their film releases with maximum publicity and word-of-mouth. Taking film-marketing to newer heights, Shah Rukh Khan is seeking the best brands for association with his life’s most ambitious project Ra.One. At a media meet earlier this [...]

Zayed Khan and wife Malaika blessed with baby boy – Aariz Khan

Written by Pooja Rao on September 25th, 2011

Currently in the midst of promotions for his production debut, self-starter Love BreakUps Zindagi, which is scheduled to release on 7th October, Zayed Khan’s nerves of anxiety are replaced with a broad grin and excitement as he and wife Malaika welcomed a baby boy into the family. Zayed’s wife Malaika gave birth to their second [...]

More about Rockstar from Imtiaz and Ranbir!

Written by Pooja Rao on September 25th, 2011

With so much fervor surrounding Rockstar which is set to scorch the screens on 11.11.11, Ranbir and director Imtiaz came together for a press conference, indulging the audiences with spicy gupshups about working with Nargis, Rahman’s mesmerizing tunes, Bollywood’s true-blue Rockstar – Shammi Kapoor plus Ranbir bearing his heart open on his relationships and heartbreaks. [...]

Rockstar Preview and new poster

Written by Pooja Rao on August 30th, 2011

The first look of Rockstar was revealed last week in a poster and came up with mixed reviews. While the crew is busy with the post production to get the movie to hit the screens as scheduled on the very lucky 11.11.11, we bring you up-to-date with all the latest happenings around the film. Directed [...]

Exclusive: BollySpice at Agneepath Trailer Launch

Written by Pooja Rao on August 29th, 2011

Amidst heightened excitement, the first 90-sec promo of Karan Johar’s Dharma productions’ next Agneepath was unveiled on Monday morning at a suburban hotel in Mumbai. Braving the heavy downpour, press turned up in full force to check out the trailer of the much talked about film. Along with producer Johar, debutant director Karan Malhotra, Hrithik [...]

Shah Rukh Khan’s Kerala escapades – resort inauguration, logo launch and a ferry ride

Written by Pooja Rao on August 25th, 2011

Over the weekend King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan flew to Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in the south of India for the opening of a resort. ‘The Raviz Resort’ owned by NRI businessman Ravi Pillai was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy. Alongwith Shah Rukh, Malayalam superstars Mohanlal, Mammotty and director Priyadarshan graced the event. Welcomed to [...]

Don-2 goes 3D, will simultaneously release in Tamil, Telugu

Written by Pooja Rao on August 24th, 2011

Shah Rukh Khan’s slick crime thriller, the highly anticipated release Don 2, just got bigger and grander. Producers Excel Entertainment’s Ritesh Sidhwani announced earlier this week that due to the tremendous response to the promos, they have decided to convert the film into the 3D format. This high digital effect, which was earlier supposed to [...]

Aarakshan Movie Review

Written by Pooja Rao on August 14th, 2011

Director Prakash Jha is known for his films that shed the light on social issues and movements. His latest is Aarakshan, which takes a look at the policy of reservation in Indian education. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Prateik and Deepika Padukone, the film explores the issue on a more personal level [...]

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai 2

Written by Pooja Rao on July 29th, 2011

One of the biggest blockbusters of 2010, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai pitched Balaji Motion Pictures as a production house to look forward to and owing to the critical and commercial acclaim the film fetched, makers almost subsequently announced a sequel. Although the filming of Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (OUATIM) 2 commences [...]

More on Don 2

Written by Pooja Rao on July 27th, 2011

Release of Don 2 – The Chase Continues is a little under half a year away, but we are guilty as charged about the palpable excitement with which we juice up every teeny bit of news we get regarding Farhan Akhtar’s directorial venture. While last week we shared with you 5 awesome things about Don [...]

Bodyguard trailer launch

Written by Pooja Rao on July 24th, 2011

Last week saw the trailer launch of Salman Khan Starrer ‘Bodyguard’ at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai. Launched in an innovative marketing gimmick by Salman’s real-life bodyguard of 15 years Shera, the evening was full of laugher and witty talk on the three Khans’, Katrina, Kareena and Bodyguard. A very humbled and emotional Shera confessed [...]