Freida Pinto’s portrayal of the adult Latika didn’t span the entire picture, but she certainly made a huge impact on screen in Slumdog Millionaire. Freida’s Latika glowed with a depth that many more experienced actresses could not manage, and not only with her strength and will to endure, but also her undying hope in the [...]
Sanjay Kapoor hails from one of Bollywood’s illustrious families. Both of his brothers, director Boney Kapoor and actor Anil Kapoor, have seen success in great abundance and the youngest Kapoor brother too has seen highs in fourteen years of his career. In the past, he received acclaim for his performance in Raja and Shakti. Looking [...]
Continuing on its dream run of wins at major award ceremonies, Slumdog Millionaire was honored with two more top prizes. The Producers Guild of America named the Danny Boyle directed film Best Picture and at last night’s Screen Actor Guild Award the Cast won the highest honor of the evening Outstanding Performance by a Cast [...]
The buzz surrounding Luck By Chance began with the release of the cast list and since the first promo premiered, huge numbers of fans have looked forward to seeing the film. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film has an all-star cast including Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Hrithik Roshan, Juhi Chalwa, Sanjay Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, [...]
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar are among the honorees for this years Padma Shri Awards. Also being honored with the award are star of yesteryear Helen, singer Udit Narayan, singer Hridaynath Mangeshkar and ghazal singer Penaz Masani. Crikceter Dhoni was also awarded a Padma Shri for his outstanding achievements in sports. The Padma Shri [...]
Since Abhay Deol first impressed the film world with Socha Na Tha, he has continued to make his mark with unique roles. We have seen him as Ankush in Ahista Ahista, a real hero in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd, he played Nilesh in the comic thriller Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, he was drawn into [...]
Two stars of the critically acclaimed film Fashion have taken home awards at the 15th annual Lions Gold Award. Mugdha Godse who played Janet, won the Best Debutant Actress Award and Arjan Bawja was named Most Promising Actor for his work in the film! Mugdha said, “It’s a special award as its my first and [...]
Shahid Kapoor is certainly very busy of late; he has 3 projects he is currently working on and also has another that will go to the floor once these are done. The three projects include Ken Ghosh’s dance film titled Yahoo, Kaminay directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and a film for Yash Raj which co-stars Rani [...]
Behind every great movie, there is a director who has put everything he has into making that film. The year 2008 had directors trying new things, with novel approaches and different stories, and they gave us some incredible films to see. Not only were there hard hitting dramas, there were some great comedies, a new [...]
Wednesday night saw the stars come together for the 15th Annual Nokia Star Screen Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Sajid and Farah Khan and Shreyas Talpade, which saw performances by Deepika Padukone Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma. However, the main attraction of the night besides who looked good, was who [...]
On Friday, February 6th, Anurag Kashyap, will bring to the screen Dev D, starring Abhay Deol, Kalki and Mahi Gill. According to the official website, “Dev D is a modern-day interpretation of the classic novel Devdas by Sarat Chandra. Dev, Paro and Chanda of Dev D reflect the sensibilities, conflicts, aggression, independence, free though, exuberance [...]
Slumdog Millionaire won in every category in which it was nominated in at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The film won Best Screenplay, Best Soundtrack, Best Director and the coveted prized of the evening, Best Film! Simon Beaufoy won for his script for the film, and he said in his thank you speech that [...]
The nominations for the 15th annual Nokia Star Screen Awards have been announced. According to the website, “The year 2008 has seen many innovations in the Indian film industry. Many established formulas have been brought to naught and experimental filmmakers have continued to establish their presence at the box office. Keeping this exciting year in [...]
Pritam is at the musical helm of the Irrfan Khan/Shah Rukh Khan/Lara Dutta starrer, Billu Barber. The album is huge with 15 tracks, but the film boasts special song appearances by three Bollywood beauties: Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, and their individual tracks each have two remixes. Since there are so many songs, [...]
Bollywood fans not only countdown to the release of their favorite stars’ films, they also can’t wait to get their hands on the music. Soundtracks are not just background music in Bollywood films; they augment the story and give meaning to the film. A terrific soundtrack is not only full of great songs, but also [...]
Great songs are one of the things that make Hindi films so good, and in 2008 there were an abundance of great songs. There were full-on rock jams, gorgeous ballads, dance mixes that made you want to move, and of course bhangra and typical Hindi film beats. Lots of the albums encompassed all those styles [...]
Each year a new batch of actors and actresses try and make their mark in the halls of Hindi filmdom. Though some go unnoticed, each year there are some performances that stand out and you know you are seeing the start of a something special: an actor or actress who is destined to be a [...]
Some of Bollywood’s biggest directors have listed their picks for the Best Films of 2008. They not only named Hindi films but a British film set in India and two Hollywood films were also among the chosen ones. Here is the list compiled by Subhash K Jha. Rock On!! Was mentioned the most with 10 [...]
Shahid Kapoor is certainly working hard these days. In the works are Kaminey directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, an untitled film for Yash Raj starring opposite Rani Mukerji and his dance film for Ken Gosh tentatively titled Yahoo. He is so busy that his long awaited project with his dad, well known actor Pankaj Kapoor, in [...]
Slumdog Millionaire is sweeping the United States and is making waves not only at the box office but is garnering even more critical acclaim. The film has also been nominated and won more awards and we are not even into the heavy award season yet. It is taking the US box office by storm even [...]
The winners for the V Shantaram awards have been announced and A Wednesday, Taare Zameen Par and Jodhaa Akbar took home most of the honours. The biggest honour of the night, the Gold Award for Best Film, went to Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par. The film also was awarded the silver award for Best Director [...]