RADA-trained Koel Purie is a first-class actress that you may not have heard of. She prefers to choose her own films and likes to choose difficult subjects to play — an abused daughter in Everyone Says I’m Fine, a swapped wife in Mixed Doubles, a burnt-out TV writer in White Noise. Doesn’t she like Bollywood [...]
A biopic on legendary actor and playback singer Kishore Kumar has been announced. Rang De Basanti scriptwriter Rensil D’Silva will write the script, so the signs are good that the film will be excellent. Rensil won’t need to think too hard, however, for in a sense Kishore Kumar wrote his own script. Though he died [...]
After the tragic Ahmedabad bomb blasts several Bollywood stars including Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, and Rahul Bose have stepped up and offered aid and support to the victims. Social worker Teesta Setalvad said, “There are several prominent members in Bollywood who have joined me in my effort to collect funds for the treatment of people [...]
Like Saif, Vivek and Hrithik, Shahid Kapoor is taking his acting to the next level and is not only learning his lines for his part, he is also changing how he looks to really get into and become his character. Kaminay, directed by the amazing Vishal Bharadwaj will have Shahid in a never before seen [...]
Although Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic didn’t make a splash at the box office, Amisha Patel’s performance has been very much appreciated. Her hard work has paid off as well, as it has been reported that she has signed a three film deal with Yash Raj Films. When questioned, she did not deny the rumors, saying [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]