Though the temperature was a brisk 9 degrees Celsius, the queens of Bollywood still arrived in style foregoing cocktail dresses for traditional saris. Stars like Kareena Kapoor and Rani lit up the red carpet with red, pink, and green drapes decorated with shining jewels, while Aishwarya Rai opted for a classic black, backless evening gown. [...]
Two of Bollywood’s biggest actors - Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan - were involved in accidents while filming lately, lengthening the string of bad luck seen on the set lately. Akshay banged his head on a wooden cabinet while filming Priyadarshan’s Garam Masala, which led to profuse bleeding, while Hrithik Roshan suffers from a torn [...]
Bollywood star Sharukh Khan was voted Youth Icon on Thursday, beating out tennis star Sania Mirza, and cementing his popularity in Indian culture. He was crowned by Alex Kuruvilla of MTV India, who also organized the contest. Khan was excited about his achievement and stated that he would work hard to fulfull his responsibility as [...]
In the latest results from desifans.com, a popularity engine for Indian celebrities, Aishwarya Rai has been declared the most popular celebrity on the Internet, leading the race by 90 points from her closest competition. Shahrukh Khan came in second with 24 points, Salman Khan with 20, and Kareena Kapoor with 16. The most popular sports [...]
Bank of Boroda has signed Rahul Dravid for a multi-year contract as their brand ambassador, noting a shift from using cricket to promote products to using actual cricketers. Bank of Boroda CMD Anil Khandelwal said the company chose the Indian Vice-Captain because he is “Mr. Dependable,” which is the image that Bank of Boroda is [...]
Actor Rahul Roy will be returning to the big screen soon, after his extended absence from public light since the eighties. He generated huge buzz in his debut film, Manhesh Bhatt’s Aashiqui, but disappeared after he felt he couldn’t live up to his own hype. Indian audiences will see him again soon in Mohit Suri’s [...]
With the recent arrest of fashion guru Prasad Bidappa for marijuana possession in Dubai, many prominent members of the Indian fashion industry are anonymously admitting that drug use is “an integral part” of the business, making it a high-powered, glamorous lifestyle. Many believe that creativity stems from drug use, and those within the industry don’t [...]
Superstar producer Shahrukh Khan will be hosting a half-hour special on Star Plus to promote the release of his new film Paheli, marking the first time that Khan will host a show to promote a film. Anakhee Paheli will show clips from the making of the film, about a newly married girl and her ghost [...]
Indian network Zee Smile announced today a move away from its usual tear-jerking drama programming to a more “tension-free†format. Zee Smile programming director Nitin Vaidya stated that people want to watch fun and entertaining shows after a hard day’s work, and Zee Smile would be changing to appeal to that audience. He also mentioned [...]
Results from a joint study conducted by Coca-Cola India and research firm NFO-MBL among Indian teenagers showed that teenagers have more money than before, jumping from an average of Rs 284 to Rs 375 this year. Participants reported that they spend their money on grooming and hanging out, but the most money is going towards [...]