Archive for the 'Bollywood' Category

A New Era for Indian Actresses?

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Mallika Sherawat will soon go to the Cannes Film Festival.
It is not often that a Bollywood actress plays for any team other than home.
It is simply not often that the opportunity comes along.
Nonetheless, Jackie Chan took an interest to Sherawat and cast her as an Indian Princess (surprise!) in his latest flick “the Myth”. [...]

Google Video removes unauthorised Bollywood films

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Google Video, a service that allows anybody to post videos online for all to see, has removed some unautorized Bollywood films from its pages:
In the age of video search, Hindi filmmakers and distributors would do well to keep an eye out for pirated products available online.
Until recently illegal copies of films from the Yash [...]

Bollywood’s Newest I do’s

Friday, January 27th, 2006

It appears to be an auspicious season for Bollywood marriages:
Riddhima and Bharat
Riddhima Kapoor, daughter of Bollywood hotshots Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, and sister of Ranbir Kapoor (up and coming) tied the knot with Bharat Sahni, a businessman from Delhi. The extravagent and fashionable celebration consists of two episodes, in bride and groom’s respective stomping [...]

And another thing: why don’t Indian films ever win awards?

Friday, January 27th, 2006

As Shah Rukh asserts, he will not be going to Hollywood. It’s better to make good films in India than [make crap?] go to Hollywood.

“It’s better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven,” he said in an interview to Aaj Tak’s Seedhi Baat.
“Even if Hollywood is considered heaven. I think they [...]

Deepa Mehta wants Amitabh for her movie

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

According to Bollywood World, nobody but Amitabh will do for Deeap’s most ambitious film yet!
In filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s words, no one except superstar Amitabh Bachchan can play the lead role in her next movie.
The Toronto-based filmmaker is basking in the success of her movie Water in Canada and at the film festival circuits.
And now, Deepa [...]

9 y.o. to direct Bollywood film

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

Nine year old Kishan is taking to his directing job like a duck to water. The prodigy recently began his first feature, C/O Footpath, about an orphaned boy who wants to go to school.
“He is such a genius that I had to work in his film. He is constantly thinking about his next shot, [...]

Europe lines up for Bollywood

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

European countries are clamoring for Bollywood– to shoot pictures in their countries that is. To promote their economies, major European powers are itching for slice of the spiciest cinema in the world: Bollywood. For example, after Switzerland was featured in a number of Bollywood films, Indian tourists to that country increased by 75,000 [...]

Aishwarya Rai: bikini in next feature?

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

If the rumor mill is to be believed, our beloved Ash will be donning a bikini for her upcoming role in Dhoom 2. The sexy starlet will be playing a sleek badgirl in the sequel, and has asked for a couple months to “get into shape” for the role! Maybe losing a pound [...]

It’s official: Kajra re the best song of 2005

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

A survey of 500 random people from different age groups can’t be wrong, can it? Kajra re is the best song of 2005!
The whole of India is “dancing to the tunes” of Kajra re, the song from Aditya Chopra’s Bunty Aur Babli featuring former Miss World Aishwarya Rai along with the father-son duo of [...]

Why do Africans and Arabs love Bollywood?

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

A neat article over at the Hindustani Times about the universal language: Bollywood! Its appeal is clear even in non-Hindi speaking countries. Why? Because you don’t need to understand the words to understand the stories.
Critics always turn up their noses at Bollywood’s exaggerated style of story-telling but that is exactly what makes [...]