Bollywood News

Lots of Goodwill from Lara Dutta

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 26th, 2008

Bollywood superstar, former Miss Universe and Economics-graduate, Lara Dutta is the new Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund for the Laadli National Media Awards. These awards honour those people who have been active in gender issues across India. Lara will soon be seen in the movie Blue in which she looks leaner and [...]

Your Chance to Chat with Rakhi

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 26th, 2008

Never one to stray far from a camera, the perfectly pulchritudinous (having great physical beauty and appeal) Rakhi Sawant will soon have her own chat show — let’s hope she at least invites some guests! The show has the working title, Rakhi ka Phone Aaya Hai. “I am hosting a chat show,” she says, “I [...]

Vacancy: Sayali Bhagat’s boyfriend

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 26th, 2008

Mumbai model and budding film actor, Sayali Bhagat is taking the opposite route. She is moving away from Mumbai and towards the South to build a career in Tollywood (the Telegu film industry). “Being a total Mumbaiyya, I thought South Indian films wouldn’t be my cup of tea,” she says, “But after working here, I’ve [...]

SRK Begins Shooting For Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Written by Stacey Yount on May 25th, 2008

Shah Rukh Khan has begun shooting for his next film, Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The film went to floors on May 16th and also stars newcomer Anushaka Sharma opposite Shah Rukh. About working with the new actress Shah Rukh said, “It feels great to work with new girls. If I work with [...]

Bhoomika Chawla’s career is booming

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 25th, 2008

Versatile actor Bhoomika Chawla’s career is booming. The New Delhi girl who starred opposite Salman Khan in Tere Naam, for which she won the Best Debut Award at the Zee Cine Awards, is currently in Kollywood (the Tamil film industry). She is filming for a role where she has to pretend to be a man [...]

Imran and Aamir Talk About Each Other

Written by Stacey Yount on May 24th, 2008

Now that the incredible album is out, the clamor for all things Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na and all things Imran Khan has gone to an even higher level. The film, which opens July 4th, is eagerly anticipated by many a fan and with a producer like Aamir Khan one can expect a great film. In [...]

A Little Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic Evening

Written by Stacey Yount on May 24th, 2008

Friday night saw some magic brought into the lives of children at eight orphanage homes when the cast of Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, including superstars Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan, gave them a special performance. Director Kunal Kohli organized the event and he along with Saif, Rani, Amisha Patel and the composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy sang [...]

Genelia and Harman – It’s Their Life

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 24th, 2008

Genelia D’Souza is an up-and-coming young actress who really appears to be going places — most recently Australia and Delhi, where she has been filming with Harman Baweja. Their new movie is titled It’s My Life and is a Hindi remake of Genelia’s Telegu hit Bommarillu. Harman says of the title, “We all like it, [...]

Anushka is a Sweetie

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 24th, 2008

Hot Tollywood actress Anushka is looking forward to completing the female-centric movie, Arundhati. Meanwhile, however, she can be seen in the upcoming movie Chintakayala Ravi opposite Venky. Anushka, whose real-name is Sweety Shetty, has had some big hits in the past with movies like her debut, Super, Vikramarkudu, Lakshyam and this year’s Swagatham, which has [...]

Now Salman is a Blogger

Written by Stacey Yount on May 23rd, 2008

Bollywood actors are certainly taking to the Internet as a way to interact with their fans. Many stars have official sites that they visit and make posts on in the forums, some have Facebook accounts and now many are turning blogger. Following in the footsteps of Aamir and Amitabh, Salman Khan has now has his [...]

Maria Susayraj Arrested on Murder Charge

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 23rd, 2008

Controversial Kannada film actress, Maria – also known as Monika Susayraj – has been arrested in Mumbai on a charge of murder. In a plot worthy of the Bollywood movies she hoped to star in one day, she has been charged with killing Synergy Adlabs creative head Neeraj Grover. Her naval officer boyfriend ML Jerome [...]

Ashutosh Gowariker’s next is “What’s Your Rashi?”

Written by Stacey Yount on May 23rd, 2008

Acclaimed director Ashutosh Gowariker has given us three great dramatic films with Lagaan, Swades, Jodhaa Akbar but now he is moving on to another genre with his next production. Titled What’s Your Rashi? the film will star Priyanka Chopra and newcomer Harman Baweja and will be a full-on light romantic comedy. Gowariker was looking for [...]

Director Ketan Mehta all praise for Randeep Hooda

Written by BollySpice Editors on May 22nd, 2008

In the past, the acclaimed director Ketan Mehta has worked with superstars like Shah Rukh Khan (Maya Memsaab, Oh Darling Yeh Hai India) and Aamir Khan (Mangal Pandey — The Rising). So when he signed on Randeep Hooda, a relatively new actor who had worked in D and Risk, for his bilingual Rang Rasiya (‘Colours [...]

Make-up Must Haves

Written by WW on May 22nd, 2008

I love cosmetics. I have an unhealthy obsession with it. To me, it’s like taking the greatest canvas of all (your face) and expressing everything you can with strokes and colours. Though I adore all cosmetics (shamelessly), I prefer the organic kind. The ones that are less likely to poison your skin, age you and [...]

Priyanka, Harman, Akshay, Kareena, Vivek to name a few

Written by Stacey Yount on May 22nd, 2008

This year’s International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend is being held June 6-8 in Bangkok and besides a star list of nominees and attendees, there is also a star list of performers. Many of the performances will be showcasing numbers from films that are getting ready for release later this year including Love Story 2050, [...]

Sonal Chauhan Breaks Big in Bob Woolmer-themed Debut

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 22nd, 2008

The new movie Jannat is attracting a lot of attention worldwide with its allusions to the suspicions surrounding the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer in Jamaica on March 18th of last year. Although eventually an open verdict was returned at the inquest, the death was shrouded in mystery amidst allegations of match-fixing and [...]

Scandal Over Tania Zaetta Sex Slur

Written by Andrew Stephenson on May 22nd, 2008

London-based Australian actress Tania Zaetta has demanded an apology from the Australian government over allegations she had sex with troops while on a goodwill mission in Afghanistan. Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has said, “As I understand it, these matters are under investigation within the defence department and I will leave it for that investigation [...]

Shah Rukh Khan To Portray Autistic Man

Written by Stacey Yount on May 21st, 2008

Shah Rukh Khan is one of Bollywood’s finest actors and for his next film directed by Karan Johar, he will have to take his acting ability to an even higher level. The long awaited project, My Name is Khan, will have SRK not only in a dramatic story set around the time of 9/11 but [...]

Amisha’s lazy moments

Written by Aryan Khan on May 21st, 2008

Amisha Patel is going places these days, we mean it literally. She has been on a long vacation with her current boyfriend, Kanav Puri and they’ve been hanging around together whether in London or Delhi. A close source reveals that the couple is very serious with their relationship and may tie the knot but not [...]

Aamir really is on top

Written by WW on May 21st, 2008

We’ve all been aware of the ongoing jokes between Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan about who is really number one in Bollywood. Well, in Aamir’s latest blog entry, it seems that he is really the one on top. Here’s an excerpt from his latest blog from May 13, 2008: I’m sitting under a tree, [...]

Pokiri Jodi to Reunite

Written by Prathna Tiwari on May 21st, 2008

Mahesh Babu is on the top of world right now. With Athidi breaking UTV records that no Hindi film has broken, with projects lined up with some of the best makers in the industry and Pokiri being titled as one of the biggest blockbusters Telugu cinema has ever seen, the superstar has it all. In [...]