Many people from all around the world have paid tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar, who sadly died on Tuesday at the age of 92. Pt. Ravi Shankar contributed significantly towards the popularity of classical Indian music on a global scale and has even inspired Western musicians such as The Beatles. George Harrison, who collaborated with [...]
Yash Raj Films’ Gunday started its first shooting schedule in Mumbai. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and Produced by Aditya Chopra, the film stars Ranveer Singh & Arjun Kapoor, as Bikram and Bala, along with Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan, in lead roles. During Calcutta’s most unsettled times in the early 70’s, the inseparable Bikram and [...]
It has been a busy few weeks in B’town with the variety of fashion events and film promotions going on so we thought it would only be right to check out what the stars were wearing. As usually we had stars that got it right in the style stacks and we had stars that got [...]
The decade gone by welcomed many changes to the face of Indian Cinema. While rom-coms mostly ruled the roost, filmmakers began innovating and experimenting with other genres. One such bunch of movies popularly termed ‘bromance’ introduced by the blockbuster Dil Chahta Hai became an instant hit mostly among collegians. Celebrating abiding male friendships, the recent superhits [...]
Vishal Bhardwaj and Ekta Kapoor’s forthcoming Emraan Hashmi-starerr Ek Thi Daayan, as the title suggests, is a spooky take on witches, however director Kannan Iyer is in for a surprise as the set seems to have become a visiting ground for animals. When Kannan began shooting for the film at Film City which is a [...]
Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee’s Life of Pi will get its UK and Ireland release on December 20th. Based upon Yann Martel’s beloved book of the same name, Life of Pi is an epic adventure of magical realism that follows the story of a young man’s incredible survival at sea against almost impossible odds. A [...]
Ali Zafar is a few films old in the Bollywood industry but his foothold is getting stronger and better. Having done movies like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and London Paris New York, the actor has created the image of a loverboy. He said that he wants to break free from this image, which he will [...]
Alia Bhatt, who made her debut with Karan Johar’s Student of the Year and is still in the hangover of the film’s success, says that she has turned into a fashion conscious girl because of the director. At the launch of a magazine which featured the 19 year old on the coverpage, Alia said, “I [...]
It is being reported that twelve directors from twelve different Indian cities have been selected by Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra and Chakri Toleti to make The Last Act. Each director has been assigned to make a ten minute film, which will then be amalgamated into one 120 minute feature film. There is only one main [...]
Dharma Productions have had a good year with all their movies creating magic at the box office. The year started with Hrithik Roshan starrer Agneepath setting the box office on fire followed by Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and last came the much awaited Karan Johar’s directorial venture Student of The [...]
Shahid Kapoor has always been keen to learn new things and recently when his house needed a renovation he decided to do the re-modeling himself. The Teri Meri Kahaani actor wanted to make sure his house reflects his taste and personality which is why he decided not to get an interior designer on board. Although, [...]
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra who made her singing debut with her international single In My City has been nominated for three World Music Awards. Since the release of In My City in September 2012 the single has gone platinum and now Priyanka Chopra whose vocals featured alongside Will.i.am, has more to celebrate about with her [...]
Competing with the likes of worldwide stunners like Beyonce, Rihanna, Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton, India’s only erotica icon and Playboy cover girl Sherlyn Chopra, has bagged the 63rd spot on the list of Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2013, in a poll on the international website AskMen. Surpassing names like Rachel Weisz, Tina [...]
Tips in association with UTV Motion Pictures has released a promotional video of ‘Be Intehaan’ from their upcoming action-thriller Race 2, a film by Abbas-Mustan. The promo features Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan, along with singer Atif Aslam and was shot on location in Turkey earlier this year. In fact, Atif Aslam recorded Be [...]
On Monday 12th November 2012, BBC Asian Network presenters Bobby Friction and Anushka Arora sat down for an intimate in conversation with the Deols in the BBC Broadcasting centre in London. Legendry actor Dharmendra and his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol warmly spoke to audience members and the BBC presenters about working in the film [...]
Flex FX celebrates the 10th year anniversary in spectacular fashion with a new musical dance extravaganza and bring you Bollywood like you’ve never seen it before. Bollywood Showstoppers takes place in the world’s number 1 arena ‘The O2’ and the internationally renowned ‘LG Arena’. The spectacular performances will take place Friday 5th April at Birmingham’s [...]
Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of India’s most talented and revered Sitar players has passed away in California at the age of 92. He died on Tuesday at the Scripps Memorial Hospital at around 4:30pm, after he complained of breathing difficulties. He was born into a Bengali family as Robinder Chowdhury on 7 April 1920 in [...]
Eminent film director Shekar Kapur and world renowned music composer A.R. Rahman have together launched a social media platform which they have created titled Qyuki. The programme’s essential mission is to reveal the creative intelligence of Indians with the use of animation, short stories, music, photography and films. Apparently, famous creative figures such as film [...]
For all those who just cannot get enough of Bollywood, you can now experience the ‘filmi’ magic in a newly released board game titled BollyStar. The game has been created by Mazaa Inc, a Canadian company which refers to this fresh invention as “Snakes and Ladders meeting Trivial Pursuit – Bollywood style!” Mazaa Inc’s primary [...]
The team behind Talaash came together to celebrate the film’s success last night in Mumbai. Produced by Aamir Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, the supernatural suspense drama has earned over 79 cr (Indian Rupees) after its second weekend in India. Talaash has also done good business in the UK, earning £713,552 after its second [...]
After opening India’s 2012 box office with the international success Agneepath, Hrithik Roshan is ending 2012 on an even higher note. The actor has not only been working hard on his highly awaited Krrish 3 but he also had a world record attempt, some hot wheels and a very prestigious red carpet and festival event [...]