For Bollywood, its lead jodis have been very crucial since time immemorial. In many instances, perfect casting of characters is known to have salvaged otherwise weak scripts. While the years gone by saw filmmakers playing safe and casting repetitive albeit bankable jodis who had proven their worth, 2012 saw filmmakers being additionally experimental than ever [...]
Actress Nandita Das has stressed that the death penalty will not necessarily deter men from committing rape. The discussions on such social reform were triggered as a result of the tragic death of a 23 year old woman who was gang-raped by six men on a bus in New Delhi last month. The incident has [...]
The SRK-Sallu squabbles are world famous, and have been an integral part of the industry for quite some time. Not to mention that it makes its way to the list of controversies as well. But Salman denies any reports about his tiff with SRK and says that there are no groups in the industry. “There [...]
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has emphasized that no one could have played the leading male character better than Imran Khan in his upcoming film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. Bhardwaj made this comment to the Indian press, despite there being widespread rumours of Ajay Devgn being his initial choice to play the role of Matru. This [...]
Actress Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has been in the U.S for her surgery and chemotherapy sessions. Post her first chemo session, Manisha expressed her feelings of being away from home on a social networking site saying, “Missing home, my friends, missing being healthy and fit… One day at a time…One moment [...]
In the year that will see the return of many sequels, it appears that producers Vinod Bachchan and Shailesh Singh have decided to resolve their differences to make the sequel to their original romcom film, Tanu Weds Manu. It is understood that there will be some changes for the project, which producers say will be [...]
Imran Khan is ready for mutiny with the new music video for the rocking anthem “Lootnewale” from Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola which opens this Friday, January 11. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, this new Indian film mixes comedy and romance with a social and political message. Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur, and Shabana Azmi [...]
Arjun Rampal, Chitrangada Singh, Sudhir Mishra and other cast and crew of Inkaar today visited the Anuyog Vidyalaya in Khar (East), Mumbai to meet and interact with students of the school, who welcomed the cast with self-made portraits of the lead actors. The visit drew attention to the various levels of struggles encountered by women in [...]
It seems people just cannot get enough of Priyanka Chopra, as actor Arjun Kapoor recently declared Priyanka his favourite actress at the red carpet of Zee Cine Awards. The 28 year old, who struck fame in Ishaqzaade alongside Priyanka’s cousin, Parineeta Chopra, said, “Best actress this year (2012) is Priyanka Chopra. She has done terrific [...]
Actor Saif Ali Khan, who has filmed his productions Love Aaj Kal and Cocktail in the British capital, will be visiting London on 14th January 2013 to promote his upcoming release Race 2. The 42-year-old actor will be visiting the famous west-London Cineworld cinema in Feltham. Saif will meet and greet his fans at the venue from [...]
Colorful pillars, pots and drums, dancers in jhatak 80s style dresses… it really was a place full of jhatkas and matkas (pun intended!). On the sets of Himmatwala, BollySpice was present to watch the shoot of one of the most iconic songs of yesteryear – ‘Tathaiya Tathaiya’. Present were Sajid Khan (who is directing this [...]
Finally, there will now be a Vishal Bhardwaj film, barring his debut film Makdee , which will be U/A. Vishal’s film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola has received a U/A certificate from the Censor Board. Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola was recently in trouble with the Censor board due to the word ‘pancho’ that is [...]
Bipasha Basu – one of the fittest actresses of Bollywood – in association with Shemaroo unveiled her second fitness DVD and Blu Ray, BreakFree at Reliance Digital, R-City Mall, Ghatkopar. Having successfully launched her fitness DVD ‘Fit and Fabulous’, a set of sure shot circuit training routines that aim to sculpt and tone bodies, the [...]
Hrithik Roshan had a completely different idea to celebrate New Years Eve with his family this year. His entire family flew to Bangkok with him, and they boarded a private yacht to welcome in 2013. Hrithik partied with his parents Rakesh and Pinky Roshan, wife Suzanne and children Hrehaan and Hridhaan, along with uncle Rajesh [...]
I know I say this every time I write an interview with Imran Khan, but I have to say it again: he truly is one of my favorite actors to interview. I always have a fabulous, in-depth conversation with him and this was true once again for his new movie, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. [...]
Opening on Friday is the comedy drama Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film stars Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi. Set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana in India, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a comedy-drama about Harry Mandola (PANKAJ KAPUR), a wealthy [...]
Though only in the industry for a few years, actress Anushka Sharma is considered one of the biggest stars in Bollywood. She began her career with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh Khan, and since then has given audiences some fun characters and fabulous performances. For her next project, however, Anushka really wanted [...]
It seems the rumors and speculations that Siddharth Roy Kapur and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had had a falling out are indeed false. The actress along with the husband Abhishek attended Siddharth and Vidya’s wedding reception at Ronnie Screwvala’s house on Friday, January 5th. Hosted by Karan Johar, the director/producer invited most of Bollywood and of course [...]
He made his debut in the critically acclaimed 2008 film Aamir and since then Rajeev Khandelwal has gone on to give outstanding performances in art house films like Shaitan and Soundtrack. The actor is most definitely drawn to the more Indie type films and with each new performance, Khandelwal challenges himself and takes on roles [...]
Sonakshi Sinha, who has been making sincere efforts to shrug off the desi girl tag, may get an opportunity to seriously glam up after all. After shaking a leg with Prabhudeva in the ‘Go Go Govinda’ song from OMG, the actress will make her second special appearance in Sajid Khan’s Himmatwala in an introductory song. [...]
The Bollywonderful guys Raj&Pablo are taking a look back and celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema tonight at 10pm on BBC Radio 2! Little did Dadasaheb Phalke, the “Father of Indian cinema” know that, at the release of his film Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, he would unleash an industry that would become world [...]