So confident is Asin that Ghajini, her movie with Aamir Khan will be a blockbuster hit, she’s been turning down offers from Bollywood promoters – until the full scale of the movie’s success has become apparent. Asin’s first big hit came in 2003 with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, for which she won the Filmfare [...]
Shahid Kapoor, is one of Bollywood’s up and coming stars, with each film he proves his talent once again and never more so than in last year’s, Jab We Met. He recently was at a launch of a style magazine and talked a bit to CNN-IBN about movies and the kind of girl he would [...]
India may be famous for its tiger population but the British Isles have their own tiger in the form of Ireland, known as the Celtic Tiger for its rapid economic growth over the last ten years. Never known to miss an opportunity, it is now bidding to host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) event [...]
We reported in January that Madhuri Dixit was going to be honored with a Padma Shri award. The Padma awards are given for exceptional work in many different fields including entertainment, sports, business and education. Madhuri and her husband Dr. Sriram Nene will be coming to Mumbai to accept the prestigious award on May 10th. [...]
The health minister of India has asked that Bollywood take drinking and smoking out of their films. Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss feels that the actors in their roles in films should set a better example for the audience. “Earlier, most villains were shown consuming alcohol. Now heroes have started to portray alcohol consumption more often.” [...]
The conflict between the major movie chains in India and Yash Raj Films has finally been worked out. Tashan which was scheduled to release on April 25th, but due to the battle had not been in theaters yet, was released in the theaters on May 3rd. Also, with this agreement the rest of the 2008 [...]
Just about week ago we reported that Aamir Khan had injured himself on the set of Ghajini but being the hard worker aka “Mr. Perfectionist” he is, he was back shooting just a few days later. Unfortunately we have to report that as a result of not resting that injury, he has now hurt his [...]
Sonu Nigam got a big surprise at his concert on Sunday at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, when a fan so moved by his voice decided that she was not close enough and jumped up on the stage. She not only jumped up on the stage she actually hugged him and kissed him on [...]
Everyone knows that some Hindi films are “inspired” by Hollywood films. However, now it seems things are slowly changing. Orion Pictures is in negotiation with Warner Brothers to remake a film that was a big hit in 2005, Wedding Crashers. Mukesh Talreja of Orion Pictures said, “I have seen Wedding Crashers and it is ideal [...]
Music director and composer Pritam has had some of Bollywood’s biggest stars dance to his music but there is one star that he feels he does his best work for, Kareena Kapoor. Pritam credits the success of his songs ‘Its Rocking’ from Kya Love Story Hai and the Jab We Met soundtrack to Kareena. Kareena [...]
As we all know, Ranbir Kapoor has followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming an actor. However, now it seems that for his new film, Bachna Ae Haseeno, he will also be dancing to the same tune. Actually it is a tune with the same name and lyrics that will be reminiscent of the ‘Bachna [...]
For the last few weeks, the front pages of most British newspapers have been full of allegations of police incompetence, cover-ups and the risks of following the new hippie trail to the paradise island of Goa. This follows the tragic alleged murder of 15-year-old teenager Scarlett Keeling. Her sad story in fact reads like a [...]
As we reported yesterday, Hrithik and Suzanne Roshan have become the proud parents of a new baby boy and though Hrithik once said he wanted a girl, now that his bundle of joy is a boy he is just as content. Hrithik said, “I did want a girl this time to complete the family picture. [...]
Before the film released, director Vijay Krishna Acharya who wrote the Dhoom series for Yash Raj Films kept extremely mum. Finally, after the film has released to bad reports and collections, he speaks up. Firstly, he refutes the fact that Tashan hasn’t worked with the masses. “I have seen the film in 12 different places. [...]
Most would consider it unthinkable, but Chitrangada Singh maintains that Aamir Khan’s next production Delhi Belly just wasn’t for her. After astonishing critics and audiences in Hazaaron Kwhaishein Aisi, Singh disappeared from the filmy scene and has recently announced that she is signing films once again. She is on board for Onir’s Sorry Bhai and [...]
For those who liked their pairing in Guru, you’re lucky. And for those who are sick of hearing Aishwarya-Abhishek film announcements, I’m sorry to make matters worse. Rajiv Menon, who earlier directed Aishwarya in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, has announced his next project to be presented by Eros International starring none other than Abhishek [...]
The maestro is back in the news after mesmerizing with his last outing Jodhaa Akbar. After delivering the music for one of the most grand and majestic films Hindi cinema has seen, A.R. Rahman’s next outing is in the form of a more modest venture. Debut director Tanvir Ahmad’s Ada with the tag-line “A way [...]
On June 20th, John Abraham‘s next film, Aashayein, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor will be released in theaters. Like the title, the film is about hope and following your dreams. Along with John, the cast also includes Sonal Sehga and Anahita Nair, of Chak De! India fame. Kukunoor will also have a cameo appearance. Kukunoor said, [...]
Hrithik Roshan and wife Suzanne have been blessed with another baby boy. The baby was born on Thursday at 11:27 am and weighed 3.3 kgs. A doctor at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital said, “Both the baby and the mother are doing fine.” All of us at BollySpice wish Hrithik, Suzanne, big brother Hrehaan and the new [...]
Bollywood is sometimes criticised for being a family-dominated business as if this wasn’t also true of Hollywood with the Barrymores, Baldwins, Redgraves, Fondas and so on – in fact, it’s a common factor in any great industry. Aamir Khan is continuing this tradition with the launch of his nephew Imran in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane [...]
The International Indian Film Academy is getting ready to host its weekend festival June 6th to the 8th in Bangkok, Thailand. The culmination of the weekend is the IIFA Awards Ceremony. This week the winners of the 14 technical awards were announced. The IIFA awards are nominated and voted on by people in the film [...]