Bollywood Features

Pehla Nasha Pehla Pyaar

Written by Githa Vanan on May 22nd, 2013

Memory lane has a special place for our firsts. Each of them represents an age, an era and an experience. From my first tooth to my first bruise, my first day at school to my first belly flop into the pool, they are all there. Some are protected by a forgetful mind but they are [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take Seven: Dil Chahta Hai

Written by Anjum Shabbir on May 20th, 2013

The year was 2001 and we were treated to not one but two amazing Aamir Khan starrers. Both of them were at opposite ends of the creative spectrum, yet they were both absolute masterpieces! One was period drama Lagaan (2001), whilst the other was the ultra-modern, cool and stylish Dil Chahta Hai (2001). For Indian [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take Six: Mughal-E-Azam

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on May 16th, 2013

It would be wrong of us to celebrate one hundred years of Indian Cinema if we did not acknowledge one of the greatest epics to have ever been made. Directed by K. Asif, Mughal-E-Azam (1960) is a film oozing with grandeur, romance and drama. Starring Dilip Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor and Madhubala in central roles, it [...]

Mere Paas Ma Hai

Written by Githa Vanan on May 12th, 2013

Out of all the characters that you will come across in an Indian film, one that you will rarely see go astray is a mother. That too, the hero’s mother. She is an entity that restrains him with no physical bounds, gives him strength like no other energy drink, drives him to lengths beyond imagination [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take Five: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Written by Stacey Yount on May 12th, 2013

The next film we shine the spotlight on in our Framing Movies series is a film that many, many, many fans list as their favorite film of all time. It also has the distinction of being the longest running Bollywood film ever, and is one of the most iconic films in Hindi cinema. Have you [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take Four: Mr and Mrs 55

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on May 5th, 2013

Guru Dutt is largely famous for making films that are of a melancholic nature. However, one of his greatest works that falls under the romantic comedy genre is Mr and Mrs 55 (1955). Guru Dutt not only directed this film, but he also played the male lead opposite the beautiful and talented Madhubala. The story [...]

Mira Nair gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of The Reluctant Fundamentalist!

Written by Stacey Yount on May 3rd, 2013

Oscar-nominated director Mira Nair’s latest film The Reluctant Fundamentalist is already a box office hit in New York and Los Angeles and will now release in several other major U.S. cities today, Friday, May 3, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, and Seattle. It is also all set [...]

Subhash K Jha: “Aashiqui 2 is a film with its heart in the right place.”

Written by Subhash K Jha on May 1st, 2013

Aashiqui 2 Starring Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shradha Kapoor Directed by Mohit Suri Rating: *** ½ It’s no coincidence that this surprisingly moving film is inspired by Frank Pierson’s 1976 drama A Star Is Born. And I deliberately mention the funky psychedelic 1976 version and not the older 1954 version of the same story. In spirit [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take Three: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Written by Aashi Gahlot on April 30th, 2013

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam begins as a love story between Sameer (Salman Khan) and Nandini (Aishwariya Rai Bachan). Sameer is an Indo-Italian with a passion to learn Indian Classical Music. Nandini’s father Pandit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) is a renowned Indian Classical singer who agrees to teach Sameer. Sameer joins the family at their manor [...]

BollySpice Exclusive: Shreya Ghoshal honoured at the House of Commons

Written by Anjum Shabbir on April 26th, 2013

Shreya Ghosal was bestowed one of the highest honours today in London, by elected Members of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons, the home of UK politics and centuries of democratic tradition. Shreya’s supreme talent, singing ability and services to Indian music were praised, in the presence of a select audience. Bollyspice was there [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take Two: Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)

Written by Avinash Sidhu on April 26th, 2013

We continue our series paying tribute to the 100 years of the magical Hindi film industry. In take two of Framing Movies we shine the light on Salman Khan’s Maine Pyar Kiya. Maine Pyar Kiya revolves around two old friends, Karan (Alok Nath) who is a poor mechanic and Kishan (Rajeev Verma) who is a [...]

Deepa Mehta’s Behind the Scenes of Midnight’s Children!

Written by Stacey Yount on April 25th, 2013

Academy Award-nominated director Deepa Mehta is all set to release her newest film Midnight’s Children in the United States on April 26 in New York City, opening exclusively at the Angelika and Beekman theaters. The film then releases on May 3 in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. followed by many additional cities on May 10. [...]

BollySpice’s favourite Shreya Ghosal Songs!

Written by Anjum Shabbir on April 25th, 2013

As you are all eagerly awaiting Shreya Ghoshal’s upcoming U.K and Europe Tour, the BollySpice team thought we would share just a few of our many favourite Shreya songs with our readers, here’s a selection from our team, in no particular order: ‘Saans’ from Jab Tak Hai Jaan: Her voice is brilliant and amazing! ‘Chikni [...]

FRAMING MOVIES Take One: Raja Harishchandra (1913)

Written by Katherine Matthews on April 21st, 2013

During a year when Indian Cinema is celebrating 100 years since the first moving picture was made, the writers of BollySpice have decided to put together a feature series which pays tribute to this phenomenal and charismatic industry. Titled ‘Framing Movies’, this special series during the course of 2013 will chronicle and assess some of [...]

Special Report: Asian Awards 2013

Written by Meera Sharma on April 18th, 2013

The Asian Awards, in partnership with Sotheby’s International Realty, took place Tuesday night in Grosvenor House Hotel, London and Bollyspice.com was at the prestigious awards ceremony to get all the details. Hosted by Lord Sebastian Coe, the third annual awards ceremony saw the likes of Hollywood actor Sir Ben Kingsley, Peter Andre, Mitch Winehouse, Gurinder [...]

Special Feature: Ranbir Kapoor on The Love, life and moments of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Written by Stacey Yount on April 16th, 2013

We have a special treat for BollySpice readers. The Ranbir Kapoor Fanclub conducted a fabulous in-depth interview with the actor and we present the full interview just for you! Enjoy as Ranbir talks YJHD and so much more! Ranbir Kapoor is working on his dream, a piece of forever. He is hard at work trying [...]

Subash K Jha: “Commando creates a climate of clenched conflict for Vidyut to vent his voluminous talent as a martial artiste”

Written by Subhash K Jha on April 12th, 2013

We’ve never seen anything like this before…Or have we??? Not since Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme and,ahem , Akshay Kumar have we witnessed action of such riveting authenticity and intensity. Without the risk of exaggeration we can ‘safely’ say Vidyut Jamwal takes the kind of risks in his action scenes that we haven’t seen in [...]

Special Report: Bollywood Showstoppers at the O2!

Written by Meera Sharma on April 11th, 2013

The Bollywood Showstoppers show took place last weekend with an explosive four hour musical spectacular featuring performances from Shaan, Atif Aslam, Malaika Arora Khan and Bipasha Basu. Taking place in the LG Arena and London’s prestigious O2 arena it was a show to remember. Bollyspice.com was there at the O2 arena to catch the performances [...]

TOIFA Special: The Awards Show Report Plus Fabulous Pictures!

Written by Rumnique Nannar on April 9th, 2013

BC Place was flooded with gold, spangles, and legions of fans dressed in their finest saris and suits to celebrate the inaugural Times of India Film Awards. The fans braved the rain and cold to get a glimpse of the Bollywood royalty that managed to come on time to grace the red carpet. Aishwariya and [...]

Special Report: Manish Malhotra makes his UK Runway debut

Written by Meera Sharma on February 25th, 2013

The Bollywood Baadshah of fashion Manish Malhotra made his UK runway debut yesterday at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London and Bollyspice.com where there to watch the fashion extravagance. In aid of The Angeli Foundation, which is a charity to empower the girl child in India, and in association with Dubai based Rivaage boutique the night [...]

KAI PO CHE Launches its own collection!

Written by Prateeksha Khot on February 25th, 2013

Last Friday’s most awaited movie, Kai Po Che had its own clothesline launched recently by the star cast from the movie – Amit Sadh, Rajkumar Yadav and Sushant Singh Rajput – in a fashion show at Reliance Trends store in Infiniti Mall, Mumbai. The afternoon saw the best of the collection being displayed through a [...]