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WeLove. WeChat. with Parineeti Chopra and Varun Dhawan
Bollywood stars Parineeti Chopra and Varun Dhawan as the brand ambassadors of WeChat, a mobile social communication application, kicked off its latest marketing campaign at an event in Mumbai. In between singing, mock jokes, ribbing each other and posing for shutterbugs with their WeChat pillow merchandise, the actors spoke about their association with the brands [...]
FRAMING MOVIES Take Five: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
The next film we shine the spotlight on in our Framing Movies series is a film that many, many, many fans list as their favorite film of all time. It also has the distinction of being the longest running Bollywood film ever, and is one of the most iconic films in Hindi cinema. Have you [...]
100 years of Bollywood: Iconic Costumes by Ana Singh
In celebration of 100 years of Bollywood, Bollyspice have decided to look back at the career of pioneering Bollywood costumier Ana Singh. With 25 years experience working in the industry, Ana Singh began her career in 1989 working on the Salman Khan starrer Maine Pyar Kiya. Since then the costumier has gone on to work [...]
“It’s a European party of zombies!” – Saif Ali Khan talks Go Goa Gone with BollySpice
Saif Ali Khan is gearing up for the release of his new production Go Goa Gone, following the success of his last presentation Cocktail. This time he has taken a bold step in producing India’s first ever zombie film, creatively subtitled a ‘zom-com’. Further, Saif is playing a Russian character for the first time, complete [...]
Aurangzeb Music Review
Having had a successful 2012 with his debut film Ishaqzaade, Arjun Kapoor returns to the big screen in a double role with Aurangzeb, his second outing with Yash Raj Films. Releasing on 17 May 2013, Aurangzeb also stars Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Prithviraj and Amrita Singh, the latter returning to Bollywood after a long hiatus. [...]
“Go Goa Gone is a one of India’s first horror comedies” – Raj Nidimoru
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK have been trailblazers for quite a while on the film scene. Widening the scope of the crossover market with their debut Flavours, to their sleeper hit with Shor in the City, the duo are now taking up the zombie film and their most genre-oriented film to date with Go Goa [...]
FRAMING MOVIES Take Four: Mr and Mrs 55 (1955)
Guru Dutt is largely famous for making films that are of a melancholic nature. However, one of his greatest works that falls under the romantic comedy genre is Mr and Mrs 55 (1955). Guru Dutt not only directed this film, but he also played the male lead opposite the beautiful and talented Madhubala. The story [...]
Shootout At Wadala Movie Review
S. Hussain Zaidi is a Mumbai based investigative crime journalist, who has worked for some of India’s leading newspapers. One of his previous best selling books was Black Friday, which Anurag Kashyap successfully transformed onto screen. His most recent book is Dongri to Dubai: Six decades of the Mumbai Mafia and from this book has [...]
FRAMING MOVIES Take Three: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam begins as a love story between Sameer (Salman Khan) and Nandini (Aishwariya Rai Bachan). Sameer is an Indo-Italian with a passion to learn Indian Classical Music. Nandini’s father Pandit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) is a renowned Indian Classical singer who agrees to teach Sameer. Sameer joins the family at their manor [...]
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Music Review
Ayan Mukerji’s Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is arguably the most highly-anticipated Bollywood films of 2013. It is based on the story of four characters that experience the journey of youth together. Starring superstars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the leading roles, this is their second film together as an on-screen couple following the 2008 [...]
FRAMING MOVIES Take Two: Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)
We continue our series paying tribute to the 100 years of the magical Hindi film industry. In take two of Framing Movies we shine the light on Salman Khan’s Maine Pyar Kiya. Maine Pyar Kiya revolves around two old friends, Karan (Alok Nath) who is a poor mechanic and Kishan (Rajeev Verma) who is a [...]
Go Goa Gone – Music Review
The second zombie film of the year, Go Goa Gone, is a reunion of sorts for co-directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, along with music directors Sachin-Jigar after their sleeper hit, Shor in the City. The film immediately has us hooked with its wicked dialogues, addictive score, and Saif as the bleached Boris. If the [...]
Gippi Music Review
Gippi, the forthcoming teen comedy from Dharma Productions, hits the screen 10 May 2013. It stars a handful of new faces and has a debutant director, Sonam Nair, at its helm. Gippi features the music of Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani, returning after yet another successful collaboration with Dharma, Student of the Year, previously Dostana [...]
Ek Thi Daayan Movie Review
A good storyteller plays with the audience’s mind by using their actual fears – the shadows on the wall, the corners of the room that scare at night, that old lift in the building. Kannan Iyer takes the age old lore of witches and witchcraft and sets it right into our daily modern lives giving [...]
TOIFA Special: The Awards Show Report Plus Fabulous Pictures!
BC Place was flooded with gold, spangles, and legions of fans dressed in their finest saris and suits to celebrate the inaugural Times of India Film Awards. The fans braved the rain and cold to get a glimpse of the Bollywood royalty that managed to come on time to grace the red carpet. Aishwariya and [...]
Special Report: Bollywood Showstoppers Press conference!
Those regulars readers of Bollyspice would have seen the various articles we have been writing about the Bollywood Showstoppers show, well the time has arrived and the stars are gearing up to hit the stage in the O2 Arena on Sunday after a successful show in Birmingham. Before the popular gig at the LG Arena, [...]
SPECIAL REPORT: TOIFA Musical Extravaganza- Video Added!
One of the most dazzling events to kick start the Times of India Film Awards was the opening night’s Musical Extravaganza held Thursday night at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Hosted by the peppy and energetic Neha Dhupia, the concert featured Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Hard Kaur, Shalmali Kholgade, Abbas Hassan, and Kavita Seth. It [...]
Who’s Hot Who’s Not: The L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards
The second edition of the L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards took place in B’town a few weeks ago to honour women. The likes of Sonam Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vidya Balan all graced the awards ceremony. We of course had our eyes on the red carpet to see whether the stars could impress us [...]
Rangrezz Movie Review
As the director of the 2008 National Award winning Tamil film, Kanchivaram and many other classics, Priyadarshan needs no introduction nor to be questioned if he can sparkle up the screen. But not everyone remembers this and time is what it is. Although not nearly as breathtaking, Rangrezz would probably fall into the same category [...]
Nautanki Saala Music Launch
Rohan Sippy’s upcoming movie, Nautanki Saala had its music launch recently, and true to the theme of the film had the launch in full dramebaaz and nautanki style. Present were the main starcast – Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunal Roy Kapur, Pooja Salvi, Evelyn Sharma and Gaelyn Mandonca – along with director Rohan Sippy, singers Rashid Khan [...]
3G Music Review
3G will see Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan being paired up for this exciting upcoming thriller. It has been directed by Sheershank Anand and Shantanu Ray Chhibber and will release in cinemas on 15 March 2013. According to its synopsis, the film is based on a couple named Sam (Mukesh) and Sheena (Chauhan). They [...]
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