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Special Report: Royal Shakespeare Company’s Much Ado About Nothing – Bollywood style

Written by Anjum Shabbir on October 1st, 2012

BollySpice joined the best of British Asian artists last night in central London for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Gala Premier of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing – bollywood style! Featuring Meera Syal as Beatrice, amongst a stellar cast of great British Asian talent, this re-enactment of Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and deceit is transformed [...]

Why Ranbir Kapoor Rocks!

Written by Ingrid Zellner on September 28th, 2012

Today is Ranbir Kapoor’s 30th Birthday and we thought in celebration of all things Ranbir we would share with you why we think this young actor totally rocks! Because he doesn’t think and work in the usual filmi-commercial way. Of course he loves success but he would not sell his soul for it. He would [...]

Aiyyaa Music Review

Written by Rumnique Nannar on September 24th, 2012

Rani Mukherjee is back with a bang with Aiyyaa, which is wonderful return to form for her in a bubbly and wacky role that fits in perfectly with the heroine-dominated season of 2012. From the hilarious and albeit controversial promo, Aiyyaa looks like a great throwback to 80s masala with some culture clash between the [...]

Heroine Movie Review

Written by Pooja Rao on September 22nd, 2012

In news for more controversial reasons than one, Heroine like all Madhur Bhandarkar movies was on the must-watch films list of many. For a country constantly fascinated with the inside tittle-tattle of the glamour world, salacious gossips has many takers. When a filmmaker intents to throw mirror on the colorful life of mainstream actress in [...]

Shahrukh Khan: Twenty Years and Still Going Strong!

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on September 22nd, 2012

Shahrukh Khan has indeed come a long way since he made his entry into Bollywood films over twenty years ago. He is one of the most influential figures in the Indian film industry today and has a global fan following which only few actors have managed to secure. He has greatly modernised the romantic hero [...]

Kareena Kapoor on Heroine: “We have really given it our heart and soul”

Written by Sunny Malik on September 21st, 2012

Kareena Kapoor is definitely the Heroine of the moment. The Agent Vinod actress is considered by the trade and fans as the number one actress in the Indian Film industry and rightly so. While Kapoor has starred in Indian cinema’s highest-grossing film till date, 3 Idiots, she has also worked with every popular and successful [...]

Hema Malini attends the Asian Achievers Awards 2012!

Written by Meera Sharma on September 19th, 2012

The Asian Achievers Awards took place in London last Friday and dream girl Hema Malini attended the esteemed ceremony and was honoured with the International Personality of the Year Award. Taking place in Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Friday 14th September, the awards ceremony was hosted by DJ Lora and former England cricketer Mark Ramprakesh [...]

Ishkq in Paris Music Review

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on September 19th, 2012

Ishkq in Paris (2012) is an upcoming romantic comedy/drama directed by Prem Raj which stars debutant Rhehan Malliek and established actress Preity Zinta in the leading roles. This is regarded by many as Zinta’s major comeback film after a long absence from the big screen. The film is produced by Neelu Zinta, as well as [...]

Madhur Bhandarkar: “The kind of reality Kareena has gotten in Heroine, I think it’s definitely a role of a lifetime for her”

Written by Stacey Yount on September 18th, 2012

If you are a connoisseur of Hindi films then you know the name of National Award winning director Madhur Bhandarkar. Known for turning his camera lens on strong story lines with strong female protagonists, his films have held up a mirror to expose the worlds of business (Corporate), journalism (Page 3), and the fashion industry [...]

Special Report: Priyanka Launches Her First Single! *Update Full Song Added!

Written by Prateeksha Khot on September 17th, 2012

When it rains, it pours! Priyanka Chopra definitely believes this as this week not only brought her rave reviews for her role in Barfi! but it also marked the inaugural of her first international single. Looking ravishing albeit a bit nervous in a Falguni and Shane Peacock leather dress, PC launched her single ‘In My [...]

Special Report: A Musical Tribute to Kishore Kumar

Written by Anjum Shabbir on September 17th, 2012

Can you believe that it has been 25 years since Kishore Kumar left this world? It is hard to believe, mainly because his songs live on even today, through numerous singers who base their styles on him from Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Vinod Rathod to the younger singers of today such as Babul Supriyo or Shaan. [...]

Kismet Love Paisa Dilli Music Review

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on September 16th, 2012

Kismet Love Paisa Dilli, directed by Sanjay Khanduri, is an upcoming comedy film starring Vivek Oberoi and Mallika Sherawat, set to release on 5 October 2012. According to its synopsis, the film is set against the backdrop of Delhi, where a young man and a young girl both miss their final metro back home. They [...]

Launch of Aiyyaa’s first song “Dreamum Wakepum” with Rani!

Written by Prateeksha Khot on September 15th, 2012

On 14th September, Rani Mukerji donned in a gorgeous Pink Sari was spotted at the launch of “Dreamum Wakepum”, her first song of the film Aiyyaa in the droning Matunga locality. Actor Prithviraj was seen shaking a leg with Rani, and the duo were extremely excited about their song.  The song launch happened amidst the Matunga Street. [...]

TIFF Special: Miss Lovely Movie Review

Written by Katherine Matthews on September 14th, 2012

Documentary filmmaker Ashim Ashluwalia makes his transition to feature films with this story of the two brothers, Sonu (Nawazuddin Sidiqqui) and Vicky (Anil George) who work making lurid and sleezy (and highly illegal, given the censorship and repression of the times) schlock horror and porn films in 1980s Bombay. Vicky is the ambitious one of [...]

TIFF Special: Peddlers Movie Review

Written by Katherine Matthews on September 14th, 2012

Vasan Bala’s first feature film, Peddlers, follows the lives of three unrelated individuals whose lives gradually intersect: Mac (Siddharth Menon), a streetwise orphan who deals drugs and does odd jobs; Bilkis (Kriti Malhotra), a young former chemistry teacher with cancer who comes to Mumbai to work as a drug mule, and eventually gets work in [...]

The relationship audiences of Indian cinema have with it is the reason why I wanted to be a part of it– Priya Anand

Written by Prathna Tiwari on September 14th, 2012

Just five films old and an already established star in the Southern film industry, Priya Anand is a girl to look out for! Her awe inspiring respect for cinema and love for the cinema culture of India brought her back across the seven seas from the US with the hope to pursue a career in [...]

TIFF Special: The Bright Day Movie Review

Written by Katherine Matthews on September 14th, 2012

“Isn’t it unfortunate that you still don’t know where your heart lies?” says Shiv’s father to him. Shiv’s parents are worried about him. At twenty-three he is coddled and a little cocky, and totally aimless. But Shiv agrees with his father, so it’s perhaps not surprising that he sets off on what turns into a [...]

Barfi! Movie Review

Written by Pooja Rao on September 13th, 2012

I was recently reading this gorgeous book by Shakti Salgaonkar called “Imperfect Mr. Right”. The book is a tale about how we almost dismiss Mr/Miss Right because of our societal expectations from our partners in terms of stature, riches, backgrounds etc, but fall for that very same person when packaged differently and their true identity [...]

The Kapoors: A Central Dynasty of the Bollywood Film Industry

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on September 12th, 2012

Anyone who is a devoted Bollywood fan knows the name Kapoor. The eminent Kapoor clan is considered to be one of the most powerful dynasties in the Bombay film industry. They are a dynasty which is full of talent and over the past eighty years, their cinematic presence has been seen by generations of audiences. [...]

Bollyspice at the Celebrating the Legends concert with Roop Kumar & Sunali Rathod

Written by Anjum Shabbir on September 11th, 2012

Saturday evening saw the final show from Saregama’s Celebrating the Legends UK tour in London, at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, headlined by Roop Kumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod. Presented as a tribute show to Indian musical legends Mohammad Rafi, Talat Mahmood, Noor Jahan and the nightingale of India – Lata Mangeshkar, the house full audience [...]

Bollyspice talks to Photographer Ram Shergill about Indian Fantastique!

Written by Meera Sharma on September 11th, 2012

To celebrate the release of India Fantastique, a book that celebrates 25 years of Indian designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, Sotheby’s in London held an exhibition celebrating the work of the designers and famed photographer Ram Shergill. Ram Shergill has photographed the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, the late Amy Winehouse, and Naomi Campbell. [...]