Bollywood News

Shah Rukh the early bird!

Written by Stacey Yount on August 5th, 2008

Shah Rukh Khan has taken up a challenge of sorts: to be the best at arriving early on set. Who and what made this interesting challenge, you may ask. Shah Rukh himself. The director of Billo Barber, Priyadarshan was just chatting with SRK one day and mentioned several actors who would arrive early on set. [...]

Ashutosh Gowariker to Revisit the Past

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 5th, 2008

He’s one of Bollywood’s leading directors with a deft touch for period movies. With hits such as Lagaan, Swades and Jodhaa Akbar behind him, it makes sense therefore for Ashutosh Gowariker to consider an historical epic for his next movie — but it’s too soon for him to be certain of the plot. “I’m doing [...]

Rahul Khanna Stepping Up His Profile

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 5th, 2008

Akshaye’s brother Rahul Khanna is not habitually seen in mainstream Bollywood movies but his role in the new Saif Ali Khan — Deepika Padukone movie is seen to be critical. “We needed someone with grace, dignity, charm, class and a sound educational background to play the role. Rahul was our first choice. Thankfully, he said [...]

Meenakshi About to Impact on Bollywood

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 5th, 2008

Following the trail of many Southern actresses before her, Meenakshi — of Karuppasamy fame – is about to sign up for a big Bollywood debut. “Yes, it’s true that I have a good Hindi movie offer, with a big banner,” she says. “I have expressed my consent and am waiting for an official announcement.” Currently [...]

Katrina looks perfect with Ranbir

Written by BollySpice Editors on August 4th, 2008

Katrina Kaif is the girl-of-the-moment! The Britain-born actress has definitely made her entrance onto the Bollywood A-list with her 5 hit films in row. Now she’s all set to be seen with Ranbir Kapoor in Prakash Jha’s political thriller Rajneeti. Katrina will be starring opposite Ranbir, as his love interest. According to the director they [...]

“I’m learning so much from all my co-stars in ‘Dilli 6′”- Sonam Kapoor

Written by Stacey Yount on August 4th, 2008

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Dilli 6 is one of the films that many have on their can’t wait to see list. One of the main reasons for this is the new jodi of Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor. Sonam, whose debut film was last year’s Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor, is enjoying working on her second film [...]

Fashionable Kangana – Set to Seduce Hrithik

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 4th, 2008

Fresh from her work on Fashion, Kangana’s is getting ready to fly off to the US to film for the new Hrithik Roshan movie Kites. She plays the seductress in the film, which also stars Mexican beauty Barbara Mori. After that, it’s Raaz 2, which with Phoonk forms part of a new wave of Bollywood [...]

Asin’s Maid has World’s Most Overprotective Mother

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 4th, 2008

After finishing work on Kamal Hassan’s Dasavatharam, Asin made the move to Bollywood to pursue her career in Aamir Khan’s next movie, Ghajini. Naturally, she took her maid, Beulah, with her. That’s when the trouble started. Clearly enjoying her first real taste of freedom, Beulah took the opportunity to create a bit of distance with [...]

Minissha set to shine as Mahi in Bachna Ae Haseeno

Written by BollySpice Editors on August 3rd, 2008

Minissha Lamba who’s known from her films, Corporate, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd and Dus Kahaniyaan is ready to prove herself as a versatile actress in her latest offering Bachna Ae Haseeno. Miss Lamba is only 23 years-old and is clearly enjoying herself. Moreover, if there’s someone in Bollywood who deserves this, it’s definitely her! After [...]

“I’m just so proud to be a part of Singh Is Kinng!” – Hard Kaur

Written by Stacey Yount on August 3rd, 2008

India’s female hip-hop artist Hard Kaur has made quite a name for herself in Bollywood. Her latest track, ‘Bas Ek King’, on the Singh is Kinng album is burning up the charts, especially in the UK. She recently talked with Raj on Zee Radio UK and here are some highlights from the rockin’ interview.First up [...]

Prachi Desai- actress and now singer for Rock On!!

Written by Stacey Yount on August 3rd, 2008

Rock On!!, a film directed by Abhishek Kapoor, stars Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli, Luke Kenny, Shahana Goswami, Koel Puri and Farhan Akhtar, who is making his acting and singing debut. Rock On!! is also the debut film for Prachi Desai and like Farhan, the film will also be her debut as a singer. Desai told [...]

Surf’s Up for Vivek!

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 3rd, 2008

Bollywood action hero Vivek Oberoi fresh from his authoritative role in Mission Istanbul, has been learning to surf in Durban, South Africa, where he is filming his new movie Prince. He claims his new hobby is like a drug, “I can’t get enough of it. The waves are amazing. The water is a little cold [...]

Aamir Khan says ‘No’ to Threats

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 3rd, 2008

Aamir Khan has stated categorically that he will continue to act and will ignore the threat issued by Indian Mujahideen, the militant group responsible for the deaths of 63 people in the Ahmedabad bombing of July 26th and the bombings in Jaipur, Rajasthan in May. The group warned the Four Kings (Aamir, Shah Rukh, Saif [...]

Urmila finds her space on the small screen

Written by Aryan Khan on August 2nd, 2008

Urmila Matondkar‘s agenda seems very full and exciting nowadays! She has reinvented herself as TV personality after she’s done ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ and now ‘Waar Parivaar’. The actress states that she did ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ due to her fixation for dancing. She laughs, “I wouldn’t have done it if it was about American country music. [...]

Thackeray’s Growing Influence a Worrying Trend

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 2nd, 2008

The growth of Raj Thackeray’s MNS within Mumbai is a worrying trend within the Bollywood film industry. He recently set himself up as an unofficial censor for the industry and has created a union within the backroom boys on the sets. He said his association would form a parallel censor board to curb all the [...]

Akshay’s death-defying stunts in ‘Singh Is Kinng’

Written by BollySpice Editors on August 2nd, 2008

While shooting a scene in Singh Is Kinng on the Gold Coast, Akshay Kumar had to jet ski in deep water but realised that he would not be allowed to do so without an official license. Producer Vipul A. Shah reveals, “It takes three days to get a jet-ski license but Akshay explained the time [...]

‘Sarkar Raj’ Joins Oscar Library

Written by Stacey Yount on August 2nd, 2008

Another film has been honored with the request to place its script in the Academy of Motion Pictures library. The honor to be part of the prestigious Oscar library has been previously given to Devdas, Kal Ho Na Ho, Lagaan, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Namastey London and now Sarkar Raj joins the shelves. Ram Gopal Verma [...]

The Godfather 3 – Sanjay Dutt

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 2nd, 2008

It’s been confirmed that Milan Luthria’s epic gangster movie, Once Upon A Time in Mumbai will star Bollywood’s Big Bad Bear, Sanjay Dutt. He will play the role of gangster Haji Mastan who along with Karim Lala and Varadarajan ruled the streets in Mumbai in the 1970s, extending their influence into politics and Bollywood. “The [...]

Mallika Sherawat’s Sizzling Hot Summer

Written by Andrew Stephenson on August 2nd, 2008

With the barnstorming success of the opening weekend for Ugly Aur Pagli, despite some mixed critical reviews of the script, and the good early vibes for the imaginative Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam, the talented and beautiful Mallika Sherawat looks set for a sizzling hot summer dominating the movie screens. The performances of Mallika and Ranvir Shorey [...]

Ranbir and Deepika reveal the details of their love story!

Written by Aly Kassam on August 2nd, 2008

Unlike other Bollywood couples, Ranbir Kapooor and Deepika Padukone are very open about their relationship and have no qualms gushing about how much they love each other. In a recent interview with People Magazine India, they revealed everything there is to know about their relationship, from their first date until now. Here were some of [...]

The real reason why Unforgettable was cancelled in Vancouver

Written by Aly Kassam on August 1st, 2008

Earlier this week, we reported that the Unforgettable Tour would not be holding a concert in Vancouver, Canada any longer due to poor ticket sales. Local promoters in Vancouver claimed the tickets were not selling because of steep prices set by Canadian promoters Ethnic Guru Inc. Latest reports indicate that these rumours might not be [...]