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“It is beautiful working and making music with a friend.” An in-depth conversation with Shekhar!

Written by Stacey Yount on June 6th, 2012

When you think of Bollywood music we are sure that the fabulous Vishal-Shekhar will be one of the names that comes immediately to your mind. Made up of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, they have been the maestros behind some of the biggest hits and best songs to come out of Indian movie music! With [...]

In Conversation with Shanghai director Dibakar Banerjee

Written by Stacey Yount on June 4th, 2012

It can be said of Dibakar Banerjee that he is one of the best avant garde filmmakers in India and his films are never a typical filmi romance. From his debut film, the fabulous Khosla Ka Ghosla, to his cool Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, to the voyeuristic, digicam shot Love Sex Aur Dhoka, each film [...]

“Gangs of Wasseypur is an amazing mix of dark and humor” – Manoj Bajpayee

Written by Stacey Yount on June 3rd, 2012

I am sure that I have said it before but I have no problem saying it again: Manoj Bajpayee is one of my favorite actors! He amazes me with how deep he gets into characters and his performances are always thrilling. He is also one of my favorite actors to interview and we always have [...]

Rowdy Rathore Movie Review

Written by Prateeksha Khot on June 2nd, 2012

Having watched Vikramarkudu a couple of years back and thoroughly enjoyed it, I was a bit skeptical regarding its Hindi remake. For me, Vikram Rathod could only be Ravi Teja (the role seemed tailor made for him) and I prayed that Akshay would do justice to the characters. My only hope was Prabhu Deva, who [...]

Who’s Hot Who’s Not: Festival de Cannes 2012

Written by Prathna Tiwari on June 1st, 2012

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan The tabloids may be busy writing all sorts of nonsense about Ash and her baby-weight but the new Mom didn’t let any of that take a toll on her confidence at the event. It was a flowing maxi for Ash for a photo call at the festival. Gotta love everything about this [...]

Exciting films and cool events at this year’s London Indian Film Festival

Written by Stacey Yount on June 1st, 2012

BollySpice is proud to be media partners for the exciting London Indian Film Festival, which has a simple and focused brief, to show the very best of new Indian independent films, especially made by a younger generation of filmmakers. We have supported the festival since its inception and are excited once again to be involved [...]

Gangs of Wasseypur Music Review

Written by Rumnique Nannar on May 30th, 2012

After being feted at the Cannes Film Festival, Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur has certainly caught the eyes of the international media and critics. Releasing the same day as Teri Meri Kahaani, this film looks like it might just steal the limelight away from the romcom. The buzz for the film has been huge, it [...]

Javed Akhtar’s bestselling book ‘Tarkash’ launched in Marathi by Lataji

Written by Prateeksha Khot on May 29th, 2012

Javed Akhtar’s bestselling book, Tarkash recently had its Marathi version launched at Rang Sharda. The translation has been done by Ms. Jayshri Desai, editor of Maitreya Prakashan. This is the first time that Javed Akhtar’s literature has been translated in Marathi. Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar launched the hard-bound book while director Ashutosh Govarikar launched [...]

Teri Meri Kahaani 1960 Special Treats: Exclusive Priyanka picture and the making of Uff !

Written by Stacey Yount on May 29th, 2012

Yes, dear readers we have not one but two extra special Teri Meri Kahaani treats for you today! The first is an exclusive picture of Priyanka Chopra as the 1960′s starlet Rukhsar. Channeling yesteryear beauties Mumtaz and Sairu Banu, Priyanka looks gorgeous playing an actress in the 1960′s who falls for cutie musician Govind aka [...]

“I liked the idea of being slightly more mischievous as well as an outspoken girl in Rowdy Rathore” – Sonakshi Sinha

Written by Stacey Yount on May 28th, 2012

Audiences loved and critics raved about her performance and her wonderful screen presence in 2010’s Dabangg opposite Salman Khan. We are, of course, talking about Sonakshi Sinha, and fans have been clamoring for a second film ever since. The actress has been hard at work fulfilling our wish for a new movie because the first [...]

Love Wrinkle Free Movie Review

Written by Pooja Rao on May 27th, 2012

Firstly – a round of applause to PVR Directors Rare for releasing movies such as ‘Love Wrinkle Free’. It’s exciting times for Indian Cinema wherein in between the ongoing IPL season and some other big banner movies; little gems like Love Wrinkle Free are finding their space on the big screen. The beauty of a [...]

First Look: Bol Bachchan

Written by Trupti Kantilal on May 21st, 2012

Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Bollywood comedy film, starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the story of the film is inspired by the 1979 comedy flick, Gol Maal. According to the Gol Maal Ramprasad (Amol Palekar) has just his sister Ratna (Manju Singh) to call his family [...]

“I take myself as the ambassador of Indian music here in America” – Singer Yatharth Ratnum

Written by Charla Manohar on May 21st, 2012

Last week we introduced and for many of you re-introduced you to Yatharth Ratnum the runner-up to 2009’s SRGMP Lil Champs. He impressed fans the world over with his incredible talent and range as a singer. Of course, he continued to sing and in 2010 Yatharth won the category of Outstanding International Vocalist from The [...]

Star TV’s Celebrate Bollywood reveal their logo

Written by Sunny Malik on May 20th, 2012

As we reported earlier, Star TV is organising the biggest ever Bollywood concert in the UK this summer. The event will be headlined by superstar Shah Rukh Khan along with Katrina Kaif. The duo will also be filming the second schedule of Yash Chopra’s yet-untitled-next in the British capital next month. The concert, which will [...]

“Department will be a completely new viewer experience when they are watching the film” – Ram Gopal Varma

Written by Stacey Yount on May 18th, 2012

Ram Gopal Varma is director known for his hard-hitting dramas with tense story lines, action and of course incredible performances from the actors in the film. You have seen his work in the brilliant Company, the Sarkar films, Satya and so many more. As a director he likes to explore the darker side of life [...]

Ferrari ki Sawaari Music Review

Written by Vanessa Barnes on May 18th, 2012

Vidhu Vinod Chopra is a name associated with quality popular filmmaking, and Pritam is a name associated with mass chartbusting hits – and they come together with the soundtrack to VVC’s new film, the sports themed Ferrari Ki Sawaari (the first Hindi film to be allowed to shoot at Lords cricket ground in the UK). [...]

Magical Madhuri Moments!

Written by BollySpice Team on May 16th, 2012

Madhuri Dixit: fabulous actress, amazing dancer and that smile that lights up the screen and the world. She creates magic on screen. To celebrate her birthday and to celebrate the Dancing queen coming back to Bollywood we polled some of our writers to find out what was their favorite Madhuri Moment on screen. Many could [...]

Dangerous Ishhq Movie Review

Written by Kartik Iyer on May 15th, 2012

With the platform already set by producer Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted 3D in 2011, it looked easy for Karishma Kapoor, who planned her comeback to Hindi cinema after a long hiatus of nine years, to make her return an impressive one. However, Lolo’s fans are going to be everything but entertained in her reincarnation attempt in [...]

All in Good Time Movie Review

Written by Anjum Shabbir on May 14th, 2012

This year has already seen a successful British Asian film, The Exotic Marigold Hotel. Now comes All in Good Time, from the writer of East is East, Ayub Khan-Din. The director, Nigel Cole’s last film, Made in Dagenham, about female workers striking at the Ford Car Plant for equal pay, was critically appreciated. The film [...]

Shanghai Music Review

Written by Stacey Yount on May 12th, 2012

Dibakar Banerjee is back with the political thriller Shanghai starring Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi. The director has adapted Vassilis Vassiliko’s novel ‘Z’ to a modern Indian theme, subject, world and story. Both ‘Z’ and Shanghai are about the real-life assassination of a dynamic politician. According to the director, “Shanghai is a political thriller that [...]

Rowdy Rathore Music Review

Written by Rumnique Nannar on May 9th, 2012

Sajid and Wajid are definitely becoming the go-to composers for the latest trend of masala film music with a South Indian twist. Whether the duo often succeeds in this genre is up for debate, but the Rowdy Rathore soundtrack comes with mammoth expectations. If the Housefull 2 and Tezz soundtracks were a bit lacklustre, then [...]