Bollywood Stars

Director Nikhil Advani starting campaign for the protection of wildlife habitats in India

Written by Stacey Yount on July 25th, 2012

Director Nikhil Advani, for his upcoming 3D animation film Delhi Safari, is spearheading a campaign to write to the Prime Minister to protect the habitat of the wild animals. Delhi Safari is India’s first 3D stereoscopic animation feature film which highlights the urgent cry of animals against deforestation. Delhi Safari is about five animals from [...]

Model Pooja Salvi lands coveted role opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in Rohan Sippy film

Written by Stacey Yount on July 25th, 2012

Model-turned-actress Pooja Salvi has got her big Bollywood break as the lady has bagged Rohan Sippy’s next directorial venture. Pooja will be playing Ayushmann Khurrana’s love interest in the film. Rohan wanted to cast a fresh face for the role since he felt that a known face could hamper the script. Says Bhushan Kumar, the [...]

Prague Teaser Trailer!

Written by Stacey Yount on July 24th, 2012

Directed by Ashish R. Shukla in his debut feature film, the psychological thriller Prague, stars Chandan Roy Sanyal, Arfi Lamba, Mayank Kumar, Sonia Bindra, Elena Kazan, Lucien Zell & Vaibhav Suman. Prague, can intriguingly be described as a psychological thriller that takes you to the darkest corners of your mind, the shut down alleys of [...]

Sonakshi turns Dhoom for Son of Sardaar

Written by Janine Gall on July 24th, 2012

Despite appearing in action film Rowdy Rathore this year, Sonakshi Sinha and action stunts are not a familiar combination but it seems the new box office star looks to change that come the release of Son of Sardaar. Despite having limited experience on riding bikes, Sonakshi is set to take to the wheels Dhoom style [...]

Bollywood Brings Down the House on So You Think You Can Dance!

Written by Stacey Yount on July 24th, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to talk with Nakul Dev Mahajan, the Bollywood choreographer on the fabulous dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance. We ran the interview (you can read it here) last Tuesday, the day before the show goes live on Wednesday on Fox Network. I thought [...]

Akshay Kumar expresses his thoughts about Rajesh Khanna’s funeral

Written by Avinash Sidhu on July 23rd, 2012

Superstar Rajesh Khanna, 69 who passed away on Wednesday in Mumbai following a liver infection had a funeral he ‘deserved’ according to his son-in-law Akshay Kumar. Akshay tweeted on Saturday, “I always wanted to witness my father-in-law’s superstar stardom during his hey days. Thanks to you all, I did, giving him a dignified funeral that [...]

Watch Tiger Flirt with his Zoya in ‘Banjaara’ from Ek Tha Tiger

Written by Stacey Yount on July 23rd, 2012

We teased you last week but now we have the full version of ‘Banjaara’, Sohail Sen’s flirty fun track with an Irish Celtic flavor that makes it totally uniquely cool. Of course, Sukhwinder Singh’s perfect match to the beats of the acoustic guitars, bouzouki, darbuka, drums, strings, bagpipes and the accordion just adds to the [...]

Tusshar talks Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum!

Written by Stacey Yount on July 23rd, 2012

Tusshar Kapoor is back in his comedy avatar with Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, which is set to release on July 27th. Partnering once again with Riteish Deshmukh, the funnymen revisit the world of the original hit Kyaa Kool Hain Hum from 2005. In what is being called a “sex comedy”, the like of something [...]

First Look: Heroine Posters!

Written by Stacey Yount on July 22nd, 2012

After his incredible run of women-centric films from Chandni Bar, Page 3, Satta and Corporate to the blockbuster Fashion, Madhur Bhandarkar now turns his lens inwards and presents his most ambitious work yet – HEROINE. The film is based on the life and times of a superstar heroine from the dream factory we call ‘Bollywood’. [...]

Salim Khan gives Thumbs Up to Kabir Khan for Ek Tha Tiger

Written by Stacey Yount on July 21st, 2012

Director Kabir Khan certainly is excited, not only are fans raving about what we have see so far, they are clamoring for more looks into the Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif thriller romanceEk Tha Tiger. Not only that he got a huge compliment from one of the best in the Bollywood biz! He tweeted all about it! [...]

A Tribute to the Original Romantic Superstar – Rajesh Khanna

Written by Rumnique Nannar on July 21st, 2012

Long before Shah Rukh wiggled his eyebrows and raised his arms for a hug, and well before Salman built that body, there was the inimitable Rajesh Khanna. If the late 70s were Amitabh Bachchan’s one man industry, then the early 70s were Rajesh’s domain. Truly, the era of the first superstars in Hindi cinema has [...]

Check out teaser for the new song Banjaara from Ek Tha Tiger!

Written by Trupti Kantilal on July 21st, 2012

Yash Raj has given us a sneak peak of the next exciting song, Banjaara from Ek Tha Tiger. About the song, composer Sohail Sen wrote, “Had a great time creating this song and here is the teaser Beautifully sung by Sukhwinder Singh ji and written by Neelesh Mishra.” Here is a warning though so you [...]

“Innocent can be sensual” – Aditi Rao on Murder 3

Written by Prathna Tiwari on July 20th, 2012

People choose to start with a bang, however Aditi Rao Hydari has chosen to silently climb the ladder and slowly enter the hearts of the viewers. She debuted in a Hindi film (after a Malayalam and a Tamil film) with a supporting role in Delhi 6. To our disappointment we hardly saw her in the film. However, she [...]

Check out the exclusive stills, wallpapers and more from Ek Tha Tiger!

Written by Trupti Kantilal on July 20th, 2012

We have some exciting new promos, movie stills and downloadable HQ wallpapers plus some cool new scoop about the story and characters from Ek Tha Tiger! Set to release on 15th August this year, this thriller romance was directed by Kabir Khan and stars as I am sure you know Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. [...]

Rajesh Khanna’s final journey

Written by Charla Manohar on July 19th, 2012

This morning Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood’s first superstar, made his final journey. The funeral procession left his home Ashirwaad in Bandra at 10am in the morning. Akshay Kumar and Khanna’s other son-in-law Sameer Saran took care of all the funeral arrangements. Khanna’s body was taken to the cremation ground enclosed in a glass casket, which was [...]

Son of Sardaar Theatrical Trailer!

Written by Stacey Yount on July 19th, 2012

Ashwini Dhir’s Son of Sardaar starring Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and yes Juhi Chawla too is set to release on the 13th November, 2012, just in time for Diwali! The film promises to be a complete entertainer with never seen before festival fun and dhamaal for audiences! We have seen the cool posters [...]

“I was pining to sink my teeth into a hardcore independent project and Trishna came along.” – Freida Pinto

Written by Aashi Gahlot on July 19th, 2012

Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna (2011) is based on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Set in present day Rajasthan and Mumbai, Freida Pinto plays the title character of ‘Trishna’. A beautiful 19-year-old who is the daughter of a poor driver, Trishna falls in love with the affluent Jay (Riz Ahmed). Their love however, is not so [...]

Rajesh Khanna passes away

Written by Charla Manohar on July 18th, 2012

It is with sadness we must report that Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Bollywood, passed away this morning at the age of 69. The actor had been in and out of hospital in recent weeks. The cause of his health problems was unclear. Khanna passed away in the presence of his ex-wife Dimple Kapadia, [...]

Abhishek Bachchan Talks to Raj&Pablo on the success of Bol Bachchan

Written by Meera Sharma on July 18th, 2012

Abhishek Bachchan was recently on the BBC Asian Network’s Love Bollywood show, where he spoke to the Bollytastic presenters Raj and Pablo about his performance in Bol Bachchan. Raj and Pablo spoke to Abhishek Bachchan about working with his superstar father, how he finds comedy and his upcoming projects. Pablo: With your surname in the title of the [...]

Katrina Kaif was the first choice for Ileana’s role in BARFI!

Written by Press Releases on July 17th, 2012

Ileana D’Cruz, who is making her Bollywood debut in the much talked about film Barfi!, is all gung-ho about her role in the film. The movie is a love triangle and Ileana will be Ranbir’s love interest as well as the narrator of the film. However, what many don’t know is that Ileana’s role was [...]

Sonakshi and Imran to star in OUATIMA!

Written by Neelofar Jamal on July 16th, 2012

The fiery Dabangg girl and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu star, Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan, are set to be paired together in Milan Luthria’s Once Upon A Time Again – the sequel to the 2010 hit film, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. The actors are to be paired for the first time opposite each other and [...]