Bollywood News

OMG – Oh My God! impresses Critics and Audiences alike

Written by Stacey Yount on October 5th, 2012

Paresh Rawal’s standalone performance in OMG – Oh My God!, presented by Tip Top in association with Viacom 18, has received rave reviews the world over, with Box Office figures to match. The film and the comedy maestro’s performance have delighted audiences as OMG heads healthily into its second week. In its first week, the [...]

Everyone will be able to relate to English Vinglish – Priya Anand

Written by Prathna Tiwari on October 5th, 2012

She’s rushing around on the day of her release with a hectic schedule in hand however makes time for a Bollyspice exclusive just as she’d promised me. Priya Anand is a woman of her words and seems to have arrived on the Bollywood scene and how! Raving reviews, sold out shows and phones ringing off [...]

20 National Award winning filmmakers have joined together to file a petition to Save Indie Cinema!

Written by Stacey Yount on October 5th, 2012

Lead by Onir (I Am, My Brother Nikhil), 20 filmmakers have joined together to file a petition to the Information and Broadcasting Minister to save indie cinema in India. Calling it Indian New Wave Indie cinema, these films are known for their serious content, which explore the social and political times with a very realistic style. [...]

Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA) Winners

Written by BollySpice Editors on October 5th, 2012

The 3rd Chevrolet Star Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA) powered by LR Active took place on October 1st, in the presence of the crème de la crème of the music and film fraternity, in a magical ceremony at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai The ceremony, hosted by Saif Ali Khan and Parineeti Chopra, featured stellar performances [...]

No Cold War between Aishwarya and Katrina- Exclusive!

Written by Stacey Yount on October 5th, 2012

Seems the latest rumor going around is that there is a cold war between Katrina Kaif and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Apparently the two have been giving each other the cold shoulder on the sets of Dhoom 3 in Chicago. Well, we can exclusively report that this story is so not true. In fact, the two [...]

Who’s Hot Who’s Not: GQ Awards 2012 – The Ladies!

Written by BollySpice Team on October 5th, 2012

Written by Meera Sharma & Prathna Tiwari The GQ Men Of the Year Awards 2012 took place over the weekend in Mumbai and as expected, the stylish event was a starry affair. We of course had our eyes on the fashion to see which stars dressed to impress. You’ve already heard Meera’s thoughts on the [...]

Check out the competition for Student of the Year in the song ‘Ratta Maar’

Written by Stacey Yount on October 5th, 2012

Starring Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar’s Student of the Year is getting ready for its big release on the 19th of October. We have another cool look into the youthful film with the video to the catchy melody ‘Ratta Maar’. The video for the song starts off with Rishi Kapoor playing [...]

International Asian Fashion Awards Reveal The Final Two Judges For The IAF Awards 2012

Written by Press Releases on October 5th, 2012

Adding to the already high calibre international judging panel made up of entrepreneur and key sponsor Lubna Rafiq, as well as award-winning International Couture designers Manish Malhotra and Hassan Sheheryar Yasin (HSY), we are pleased to announce the last two judges on the panel. Joining us for the live judging will be photographer Paul Farnham, [...]

Back by public demand, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is ready to kick start his 5 City Tour in the UK!

Written by Stacey Yount on October 4th, 2012

London: Back by public demand! Brought to you by the one and only Farhath Hussain Promotions, in association with PME, Award winning artist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is ready to kick start his five City Tour in the UK! & Europe! Starting in Leicester on the 5th October 2012, the acclaimed singer then moves on [...]

Shah Rukh Khan Translates Challa!

Written by Stacey Yount on October 4th, 2012

Shah Rukh Khan has given us another bonus treat for the upcoming Yash Chopra romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan. He originally translated the Aditya Chopra poem that was seen on a poster and then heard in the gorgeous trailer. Now he has taken pen or keyboard to hand again because recently they released the first [...]

Who’s Hot Who’s Not: GQ Awards 2012 – The Men!

Written by Meera Sharma on October 4th, 2012

A host of Bollywood stars attended the event with Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Vidya Balan gracing the red carpet whilst John Abraham took away the GQ award for the most stylish man of the year. A full list of winners can be seen below. GQ Agent of Social Change – Mohandas Pai [...]

Khiladi is back…check out the teaser for Khiladi 786!

Written by Stacey Yount on October 4th, 2012

The Khiladi is back! Yes you read that right, the wait is officially over, the biggest franchise of Indian cinema is back on the silver screen because Akshay Kumar is taking on his Khiladi avatar again. Talking about coming back to the character after 12 years he said, “I feel great about it. It had [...]

Actress from Down Under joins Dhoom 3 team

Written by Priyanka Ramesh Kumar on October 4th, 2012

Australia actress Tabrett Bethell will be joining Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif as well as Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra on sets of Dhoom: 3, making her Hindi film debut. “Please welcome the lovely Tabrett Bethell who joins the cast of Dhoom: 3 today,” Uday Chopra tweeted Friday. Tabrett first starred in and is best [...]

After Heroine, Kareena Kapoor wants a fun role

Written by Priyanka Ramesh Kumar on October 4th, 2012

After months of filming, press releases and interviews, Kareena Kapoor wants to take a turn and go back to doing fun films. This being said, she’s ready to commence on sets of Dharma Productions’ new film directed by Punit Malhotra and co-starring Imran Khan. “After Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, I would love to work [...]

Kareena’s wedding brings a month long break

Written by Samreen Tungekar on October 3rd, 2012

Even though they did their best to keep things under wraps, it seems like the biggest event of this year is finally happening. Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan will finally get married on the 17th of October. Kareena, who is still much in talks about her great performance in Heroine, is apparently taking the [...]

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone ‘officially aboard’ Chennai Express

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on October 3rd, 2012

Before Jab Tak Hai Jaan has even released, Shah Rukh Khan has already begun filming for his next project, titled Chennai Express. Filming began last Thursday, and it will see Shah Rukh being paired again with actress Deepika Padukone, whom he shared screen space with in Om Shanti Om. The film is apparently a romantic [...]

Student of the Year Cast and KJo Thrill Fans at Cineworld Feltham in London

Written by Sunny Malik on October 3rd, 2012

Indian film director and producer Karan Johar introduced the leading actors of Student Of The Year to British fans at Cineworld, Feltham on Tuesday, 2nd October 2012. The My Name Is Khan director attended a well-organised meet and greet with debutants Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt at the cinema in west-London. Johar and [...]

Parineeti Chopra is single

Written by Priyanka Ramesh Kumar on October 3rd, 2012

She has just started her career, yet still the dating rumors have already begun. Parineeti Chopra was previously rumored to be dating Uday Chopra, whereas now it is director Maneesh Sharma. However, Parineeti makes it very clear, saying “They are very important people in my life but these rumors are absolutely rubbish!” Actresses simply cannot [...]

Barfi! Hits 100 Crore in India!

Written by Stacey Yount on October 3rd, 2012

Ranbir aka Murphy aka Barfi certainly has a reason to smile! His film Barfi!, which also stars Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz certainly is making its mark! We reported earlier that Barfi! had netted 100 crore at the box office with both India and overseas bering counted, which was quite impressive. Now in India alone [...]

English Vinglish Movie Review

Written by Anjum Shabbir on October 3rd, 2012

English Vinglish is Sridevi’s return to the golden screen as leading lady. It is directed by debutant director Gauri Shinde and produced by R. Balki (Cheeni Kum, Paa). English Vinglish was premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, where Sridevi’s performance drew a standing ovation and critical acclaim. So is this the comeback film of [...]

Special CSAFF Review: A Decent Arrangement

Written by Beth Watkins on October 2nd, 2012

We have a special review from this year’s Chicago South Asian Film Festival. Guest Reviewer Beth Watkins gives us her thoughts on Sarovar Banka’s A Decent Arrangement, which stars Shabana Azmi and Adam Laupus. I really wanted to love this film about a rudderless (or slacker, as the director called him) Indian-American man, Ashok (Adam [...]