Slumdog Millionaire gets even more acclaim!

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 [...]

TZP, Jodhaa Akbar and A Wednesday Win V Shantaram Awards!

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 [...]

Farhan Akhtar To Act Again

Farhan Akhtar is certainly a triple make that quadruple threat; he can direct, he can act, he can sing and he can also host a talk show. He made a name for himself as a director with Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya and Don-The Chase Begins. Then he blew everybody away with his outstanding performance in [...]

“Kites is about Romance” – Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu’s film Kites is currently in production and begins the final shooting schedule in Mumbai on the 20th of December. The film starring Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut and Barbara Mori is about love crossing not only cultural barriers but also language barriers. In the film Barabar Mori’s character only speaks Spanish and Hrithik only [...]

John Abraham on being the Sexiest

From his fantastic performance in the hit film Dostana to being named Asia’s sexiest, John Abraham is certainly on a roll. Next up for the actor is Kabir Khan’s New York, a Yash Raj film that co-stars Katrina Kaif. In a recent interview with Rachana Dubey, John talked about all this and more and here [...]

2008 Nominees for the V Shantaram Awards announced!

The nominations for the V Shantaram Awards for 2008 have been announced. The V Shantaram Awards are different not only because they take place before the award season starts, but also because they honor films from all over India. This year’s list of nominees are from the Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil and Telegu film [...]

Dubai Film Festival gets a glance at Delhi 6

The first look at Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s new film Delhi 6, starring Sonam Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival this week. The highly anticipated film has a tagline of “The Journey Within” and it follows the journey of Abhishek’s character from New York back to Delhi but it is also [...]

Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’ Look Catching On?

If you were at a cinema in Mumbai this past weekend, you may have seen some of the employees sporting the same hairstyle and not just any hairstyle! About 100 workers at various theaters got the same buzz cut, including the scar that copies the look Aamir Khan has for his newest film Ghajini. Why [...]

Raaz – The Mystery Continues

As the title suggests, Raaz- The Mystery Continues is not your happy-go-lucky love story; it is a mystery with a very dark edge to it. Produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt and directed by Mohit Suri, the film stars Emraan Hashmi, Adhyayan Suman, and Kangana Ranaut. The music director was Raju Singh, and, along with [...]

Rahman Only Had 3 Weeks to Do ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Soundtrack

For the soundtrack of his critically acclaimed film, Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle went with the one of India’s best composers A R Rahman. He had heard Rahman’s work on Rang De Basanti and other films and wanted his music for his film. Boyle spoke with Rahman and the composer only agreed to do the soundtrack [...]

‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ Music Hits Good Notes

Not only is the film expected to do very well; it is also the music for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi that is making waves. In fact, it is well on its way to being the top of the charts for 2008 and not just in India. Composers Salim and Suleiman said: “When we put [...]

Aishwarya Rai jumping from shoot to shoot

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is certainly keeping busy shooting for her two newest films, Endhiran with Rajni and Mani Ratnam’s Ravana. In fact, she is having to jump from one shooting schedule directly into the next. Right now she is in the forests of Kerala shooting with Abhishek for Ravana but starting the 18th she will [...]

Rock On!! honored 3 times!

Audiences and critics loved Abhishek Kapoor’s film Rock On!! starring Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Luke Kenny and Purab Kohli. It rocked the box office and now it seems it is getting even more recognition and it is not even award season yet! The script has been made part of the permanent collection of the prestigious [...]

John Abraham Sexiest Asian Man

We recently reported that Katrina Kaif was named sexiest Asian woman by the readers of Eastern Eye. Well now we can tell you who took the title on the male side. None other than hunkstar John Abraham. Harmant Verma, editor of Eastern Eye said, “John Abraham made up for a quiet year with a sensational [...]

Firaaq dazzles at The Asian Festival of First Films

Nandita Das‘s directorial debut, Firaaq has been honored with three prestigious awards at the The Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF). The festival showcases exceptional films and documentaries from Asia, directed by debutant filmmakers. According to Shweta Asnani, executive producer of AFFF, “The Asian Festival of First Films is an important platform to display this [...]

Chandni Chowk To China on Apple Trailers

Recently while perusing the trailers on our Apple TV, we came across a surprise, the trailer for Akshay Kumar’s Chandni Chowk To China and in high definition, no less. This is the first time we have come across a Bollywood film trailer without having to search and it is even highlighted on the Apple trailers [...]

‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ expected to have huge opening

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is one of the most highly anticipated films to release this year. The film brings back director Aditya Chopra, with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and also introduces Anushka Sharma to Bollywood fans. The trailers and pictures have whipped fans into a frenzy and they are counting down the hours now [...]

“Comic dramas like OSO also come naturally to me”- Mayur Puri

“Aaj is baat ka bhi yakeen ho gaya, ki hamari filmmon ki tarah hamari zindagi mein bhi end tak sab kuch theek hi ho jata hain, happies ending, aur agar theek na ho to woh ‘the end’ nahin, picture abhi baki hain mere dost, picture abhi baki hain.” (Om Shanti Om, 2007) You probably know [...]

Chandni Chowk to Bangkok?

Chandni Chowk to China

With the intriguing story-line of a cook from Chandni Chowk who goes to China and is mistaken for a martial arts expert, I really was not sure what to expect from the soundtrack for Chandni Chowk to China. The album also boasts four different musical directors, each with their own contribution: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for 2 tracks, [...]

“PR is a very complicated and scheming world today” says the PR Guru

When you read a story on a website or in print about a certain star or facts about a new movie sometimes it comes from a PR firm. The publicist sends specific stories to be published to hype a certain movie, reveal certain facts or shape a new image. But that is just one aspect [...]