‘Bachchanalia’ – the Big B as hero, lover, conman

Jaipur (IANS): Sample this: Indian screen icon Amitabh Bachchan is credited with 135 releases in over 40 years. He played the baddie – be it the ‘dada’, the don, the killer or the thief – in 35 movies. Contrary to the image of the angry young man who swore by … Read more

After bikini act Minissha goes for plastic surgery

Minissha Lamba kept on displaying her girl next door image until she got all fed up of it and suddenly decided to turn sexy. She donned a bikini and itsy bitsy clothes in the Id release ‘Kidnap’ but unfortunately fell flat on her face. Actually this dame neither has the … Read more

Shahrukh pays for treatment of two Kashmiri orphans

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has committed to bear all the expenses for the treatment of two Kashmiri orphan children who suffered severe burns during a terrorist grenade attack in Srinagar, doctors said on Tuesday. “He has made it clear – ‘no limits’ – to the expenses for treating Mudassar … Read more

Is India still the ‘slumdog’ for Western audiences?

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) “SlumDog Millionaire” has won over the Western audiences with its ‘fairy tale in a Mumbai slum’ storyline but back home the film has opened up a heated debate about the stereotyped representation of India and Mumbai in the Western films. None other than Bollywood’s Big … Read more

Working with Rani was a great learning experience: Shahid Kapoor

New Delhi (IANS): Bollywood’s boy-next-door Shahid Kapoor, who is working on his first film under the Yash Raj banner, is all praise for his co-star in the film, Rani Mukerji. “I’m excited to be working with Rani. I have seen so many performances of hers and actually felt – ‘Now, … Read more

Partying is not my thing – Deepika Padukone

Q. You have a phenomenal 2009 ahead of you and life seems too good to be true. But did you have any resolutions this New Year’s eve? A. No resolutions really, every year I hope that the following year is as exciting as the previous year and I am very … Read more

‘Chandni Chowk…’ gets lukewarm reception from U.S. media

Washington (IANS): American mainstream media has given a lukewarm reception to Chandni Chowk to China, the largest-ever release of a Bollywood movie in North America, calling it “a genetic experiment” and a “genre-mashup overkill”. “A veggie-slicing galoot from Delhi goes to China to realise his destiny as a martial arts … Read more

Asin’s stay in Bollywood not permanent

New Delhi(IANS): With several Bollywood projects in hand, southern beauty Asin Thottumkal moved to Mumbai from Chennai but says she has no plans to stay in the city permanently. “This is not a permanent shift from south Indian film industry to Bollywood, it’s just that I had two exciting projects, … Read more

Aamir thanks fans for ‘Ghajini’ success

Bangalore (IANS): He doesn’t have to travel so he gets enough time to play and sleep. Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan says he is having the time of his life while shooting for Rajkumar Hirani’s “Three Idiots” at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) campus here. “I am having a great … Read more