Bollywood Movies

“A sardar singing on a pyramid will definitely go down in Singh history!” – Akshay Kumar

Written by BollySpice Editors on July 4th, 2008

Even the land of the Pharaohs was excited about welcoming the ‘Kinng’, Akshay Kumar! Recently, when Akshay and Katrina were in Cairo to shoot the ‘Jee Karda’ song for the keenly anticipated Singh Is Kinng, the plush five-star property, Oberoi Mena House is said to have allocated the Presidential Suite for Kumar. This was indeed [...]

Jaane Tu takes priority over Dus Ka Dum for Salman!

Written by Prathna Tiwari on July 4th, 2008

Salman Khan is known to do things in his own unique way. This time around, the actor takes charge as the host of ‘Dus Ka Dum’ and requests for the shooting to be rescheduled as he is required to attend the premier of Aamir Khan’s Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na. However, if you think our [...]

Randeep Hooda – Our Very Own Will Smith

Written by Prathna Tiwari on July 4th, 2008

Indian cinema keeps in its tradition of Hollywood inspirations and remakes with Percept Picture Company’s upcoming release starring Randeep Hooda as a superhero. The managing director of Percept Picture Company spoke to Mumbai Mirror and explained the inspiration of the film, the character, the storyline and the cast. * The role is set to be [...]

Raima & Riya – Double the Delight

Written by Andrew Stephenson on July 4th, 2008

For the first time on screen, the two hot Bollywood sisters, Raima & Riya Sen will be appearing together in a movie. Riya is particularly excited by the development, “I’ve been dying to work with my sister. Although she’s a year older to me and although we look very different Raima is like my twin. [...]

Rakesh Mehra speaks about filmmaking and the completion of Dilli 6

Written by Prathna Tiwari on July 3rd, 2008

It’s about time we heard from the cinematic genius who has been hiding for months now, working hard on Dilli 6. At last his work is over. Dilli 6 is now complete and in the safe hands of Rakesh’s wife, Bharathi, who is toiling very hard now to do immaculate editing to the movie. Bharathi [...]

Vidya Balan the Con Artist

Written by Sandy on July 3rd, 2008

Actress Vidya Balan has had some great innings in the industry with few setbacks and will soon be seen in a role that could be her best yet. She will be starring in the upcoming movie, Ishqiya, which is a story based in a small town in north India. Vidya will play the role of [...]

Akshay climbs the world’s tallest building for Singh is Kinng!

Written by BollySpice Editors on July 2nd, 2008

Only Akshay Kumar could have pulled off this stunt! While shooting for Singh Is Kinng on the Gold Coast in Australia, superstar Akshay Kumar would climb 78 floors up and 78 down down regularly in the building where the team was put up despite the rigorous shooting schedule. And this was no ordinary building! It [...]

Vivek shoots solo song for Mission Istanbul

Written by Stacey Yount on July 2nd, 2008

Vivek Oberoi lit up the stage at this year’s IIFA performing to the song ‘Apun Ke Saath Jo Ladega’ from Mission Istanbul. After seeing his brilliant performance, the producers of MI decided to give the hunkstar a solo song in the movie. Originally, there was no solo song planned for him, but only because it [...]

Summer Gupshup with Atul Pandey

Written by Prathna Tiwari on July 1st, 2008

Summer Gupshup, an exclusive interview with Atul Pandey – Producer of Summer 2007. In the last few years, Indian cinema has undergone a significant change. Audiences today yearn for movies that have more than just fairytale romances, a larger than life hero, and Gabbar-like villains. They yearn for cinema that has the foundation of a [...]

Jaane Tu… & Abbas Tyrewala – A Destiny

Written by WW on July 1st, 2008

With the release of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na hot on our heels, all those who are part of the project have been talking about it right, left and centre. Abbas Tyrewala, the man behind Main Hoon Na, Munnabhai, Maqbool, Darna Man Hai, Salaam Namaste and Welcome talks about Jaane Tu and his take on [...]

Nayantara – Happy in Kollywood

Written by Andrew Stephenson on July 1st, 2008

Fun-loving Kollywood bad girl Nayantara shocked many and enraptured many more with her bikini-clad appearance in Billa last year – but she swears she will never do it again. “I still get compliments for my bikini shot in Billa,” she says. “It’s been a while since its release, but my look in the film has [...]

Abbas-Mustan set to remake yet another Hollywood flick…

Written by Aly Kassam on July 1st, 2008

During a period when most directors tend to scorn blatant copying from Hollywood, director duo Abbas-Mustan continue to create “inspired” works of cinema, their latest release being the hit Race. Perhaps the saddest part is, they have no qualms about admitting this, as they gear up for their next remake which is of the successful [...]

Akshay Kumar’s Blue Accident

Written by Sandy on June 30th, 2008

Akshay Kumar’s thirst for thrill injured him whilst 75ft deep in water, shooting for his upcoming action, adventure movie alongside Sanjay Dutt and Lara Dutta in the Bahamas. The shot required Akshay to be underwater surrounded by 35 sharks. It has been said that Akshay is a certified deep sea diver, but the stunt went [...]

Genelia: “I hope the Imran-Genelia pair makes Jaane Tu… one hell of a rocking film.”

Written by Stacey Yount on June 30th, 2008

On Friday, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na hits theaters and many a fan will be eagerly awaiting the start of the film. Produced by Aamir and Mansoor Khan, it stars their nephew Imran Khan. His love interest Aditi, is being portrayed by sort-of newcomer Genelia D’Souza. Sort-of newcomer because she is not new to acting [...]

“True love is what remains constant” – Priyanka Chopra

Written by Stacey Yount on June 30th, 2008

This Friday we will finally get to see Love Story 2050, a sci-fi flick that is filled with amazing special effects and the amazing Priyanka Chopra. A jewelry line by Ira Diamond has been designed to tie in with the release of the film and at the launch of the line Priyanka talked about films, [...]

‘Rock On’ Cast to Rock All Over India!

Written by Prathna Tiwari on June 29th, 2008

If you thought the trailer was exciting wait till you hear this. Ritesh Sidhwani’s and Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On is in talks to have rock concerts in four major cities all over India. When asked about the idea of a rock concert by Mid-day, Ritesh said that they were indeed considering the option of having [...]

Dia Mirza’s Factory Fight

Written by Andrew Stephenson on June 29th, 2008

One of Bollywood’s sizzling stars, Dia Mirza, is currently filming Acid Factory, a movie about a girl locked in a factory with four men and no means of escape. It involves Dia in some athletic action, “After playing dainty, utterly feminine roles I’m enjoying being put on a harness, dangling from ropes, jumping from heights, [...]

Neil Goes Sci-Fi

Written by Stacey Yount on June 29th, 2008

Science fiction films seem to be the new frontier in Bollywood, and Freeze, Neil Nitin Mukesh’s new film is of that genre. The filmmakers have not revealed much about the unique concept of the film except that Neil’s character has a pretty special camera. However Neil did give away a bit about the camera’s supernatural [...]

Singh is Kinng in ‘Gurmukhi’ on international publicity!

Written by BollySpice Editors on June 28th, 2008

We observe that the striking posters of Singh Is Kinng [on display in cinemas in the international markets] have the Punjabi (Gurmukhi) equivalent of the film title at the bottom. An intelligent ruse to draw the Punjabis who will be the core audience in the UK & Canada, followed by all the diverse Asian communities [...]

Vidya Takes a Stand on Wardrobe

Written by Stacey Yount on June 28th, 2008

Vidya Balan is getting ready for her next release the highly anticipated Kismat Konnection with Shahid Kapoor. Since she has been accused of wearing some bad costumes in the past, for this film Vidya says she had a say in how her character looked. Her outfits in last year’s Heyy Babyy were panned by everyone [...]

Salman’s warmth radiates on his Dus Ka Dum T.V. show

Written by Shannan on June 28th, 2008

The episode of Dus Ka Dum, which aired on the Friday of June 27TH, completely baffled fans that watched it. A interesting person named ‘Laxmi’ appeared on the show to compete and Salman Khan’s uncanny warmth towards her was so very sweet. He talked with her just like any person, not the star he is [...]