Not only is Shahid Kapoor sporting a new look for his double role in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey (Treacherous), it seems Priyanka Chopra will also be seen in a new avatar. Master director Vishal Bhardwaj is known for creating new and many times completely different looks for the actors in his films (think Saif Ali Khan [...]
Seems the story that a sequel to the smash hit Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is just a rumor. According to the Mumbai Mirror, director Abbas Tyrewala was supposedly working on the script for the film that would show Jai (Imran Khan) and Aditi’s (Genelia D’Souza) life after marriage. However, Imran Khan recently totally rubbished [...]
The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York is honoring Satyajit Ray, one of India’s greatest filmmakers, with a film retrospective titled First Light: Satyajit Ray from the Apu Trilogy to the Calcutta Trilogy. The series will run over 16 days starting April 15th, and over 20 of the master director’s works will be [...]
Seems it will be at least a month before audiences in India will be able to get their Bollywood fix at the big multiplex theaters. A fight has been brewing for a while with film producers threatening to stop releases of all new films because they have not been able to come to agreement with [...]
After shoulder surgery just a little over a month ago, and a few weeks of rest Shah Rukh Khan is coming back to work with a vengeance. Not only has he walked the ramp for Manish Malhotra at the Lakme Fashion Week, he has also been setting up deals for his Knight Riders IPL (Indian [...]
After the massive success and the many awards (including two Oscars) given to AR Rahman for his work on Slumdog Millionaire, the composer has taken break from the public eye. Now that the dust has settled a bit the master needs to concentrate on his upcoming projects and he told Subhash K Jha, “I’d just [...]
For her role as a surgeon who is also a supermodel in Kambakkht Ishq, Kareena Kapoor will be dressed to the nines wearing a dress worth Rs.800,000 in one of the song sequences. The dress was specially ordered from Paris for Bebo by producer Sajid Nadiadwala and is reportedly a sight to see. A source [...]
As we reported earlier, Abhishek Bachchan was trying to break a Guiness world record for making the most appearances in twelve hours while promoting a film. Abhishek said, “It’s an idea that has been with me for a while ever since I heard about some German actors who set a world record by attending five [...]
It was Slumdog Millionaire’s night at the Oscars. The film took home the statue in nearly every category it was nominated in. Along with Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, the fairy tale film also won Best Sound Mixing, Best Soundtrack, Best Song ‘Jai Ho’, Best Director and to top off the night Best [...]
With the fabulous song “Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire nominated for an Academy Award everyone expected that the singer of the song, Sukhwinder Singh, would be on stage to perform. However, it seems this is not the case. While it is true that AR Rahman contacted the singer about his visa and about coming down [...]
There are rumors abound that ace director Murugadoss, hot off his success with Ghajini, is in talks with Shah Rukh Khan to star in his next film. Reports are that the two have been meeting to discuss the project but now it is on hold because of SRK’s surgery. Murugadoss said, “Things will materialise further [...]
The king of comedy films Priysdarshan also likes to take on different genres as a director. We saw a different side to him with Billu and Bhool Bhulaiyaa and now he plans to take on the thriller/horror film with his next titled Grrr. Who will star in this interestingly titled film? None other than the [...]
The FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) held its annual Frames convention and this year it had an extra event. Partnered with the IIFA they held the first annual IIFA FICCI Awards. Honored were 10 Bollywood stars, 2 yesteryear legends and a Hollywood actor at the exciting event. The who’s who of [...]
Forbes, a magazine about financial and business news has released its Forbes Star Currency list, which is a list of Hollywood’s most bankable actors. The list ranks actors as the star most likely to make a film a hit aka bankabiltiy and the top spot was awarded to Will Smith. What makes this list different [...]
In the past few years, Bollywood films have have become loved the world over through the international release of films and the advent of collaborations between film industries. In addition, appearances on US television have become more common. On two recent dance competitions there have been Bollywood numbers (remember Katee and Josh on So You [...]
Shah Rukh Khan has come through his surgery for a torn muscle in his left shoulder and his doctors say it was completely successful. The surgery was yesterday at Breach Candy hospital and took about an hour and half to complete. King Khan will be in the hospital for at least a couple more days [...]
Award season is in full bloom and on Sunday the winners of the 2009 Max Stardust Awards received their shiny trophies. Hosted by Tusshar Kapoor and Manisha Lamba, who also danced to some tunes, the thrilling night also saw Amisha Patel, Neetu Chandra, Priyanka Chopra and Anil Kapoor light up the stage! The night was [...]
SRK fans rejoice! We recently reported that the sequel to Farhan Akhtar’s Don was postponed without a definite date but we now have confirmation that a date has been set for when the film will go to the floor, January 2010. The film had run into scheduling problems with star Shah Rukh being tied up [...]
Deepika Padukone has certainly made a name for herself in Bollywood after her debut in Om Shanti Om. She is now one of the most sought after actresses working today and one of her new films is Love Aaj Kal, directed by Imtiaz Ali and co-starring Saif Ali Khan. The film is the first production [...]
Ishq Mohabhat Pyar! Yes, it is that time of year again readers; the time where red roses are expensive and chocolates are still fattening: Valentine’s Day! Once again you are back to square one scratching your head over possible presents to give your precious significant other. To help speed up the process, BollySpice has put [...]
So far the run up until the coveted Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire has been a dream. They have won Best Film at many of the prestigious award ceremonies this year and now they can add one more statue, well actually 7 to the list full of wins! The British Academy Film Awards were held [...]