As the shooting of his upcoming film “Tamasha” wrapped, Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor said, “We all were happy. It is my second film with Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Nadiadwala and third film with Deepika Padukone. For me, I was overwhelmed.” There were reports that Ranbir and Deepika had an emotional breakdown after the wrap-up shoot ... Read more
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Brett Lee starred Bollywood film releases in October
Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee-starer ‘unINDIAN’, an Indian-Australian film, will hit theatres down under on October 15 this year, reports The Indian Express. The cross-cultural comedy, starring the cricketer and Tannishtha Chatterjee, has been directed by Indian-origin Sydney-based filmmaker Anupam Sharma. The film was shot in Sydney last summer and is the first production of ... Read more
Nargis to play Sangeeta in Azharuddin biopic
It’s final now! Nargis Fakhri of ‘Rockstar’ fame is going to essay the role of Sangeeta Bijlani in the biopic based on former Indian cricket captian Md. Azharuddin, reports Hindustan Times. Emraan Hashmi will be playing the role of the former cricketer and Nargis will play his on-screen wife. ‘We have locked Nargis to play ... Read more
Salman, Akshay Kumar and both Bachchans feature on Forbes rich-list
The Forbes annual Celebrity 100 rankings of the world’s highest-paid celebrities has been announced and Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan, his son Abhishek, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have made the cut along with cricketer MS Dhoni, reports Hindustan Times. Both Bachchan and Salman share the 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million each, while Akshay ... Read more
Sonam hospitalised with swine flu
Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, who was admitted to a private hospital in Rajkot, has tested positive for swine flu. She was admitted with symptoms of high fever, sore throat and body ache, prompting doctors to take samples for a swine flu test. It has now been confirmed that the actor has caught H1N1 infection. Swine ... Read more
Queen wins big at Filmfare awards
Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut best actors Vikas Bahl’s coming-of-age drama Queen triumphed at the 60th Filmfare awards, winning in key categories including best film, best director and best actress for its lead star Kangana Ranaut, reports Hindustan Times. The film bagged six honours in total – best editing to Abhijit Kokate and Anurag Kashyap, best ... Read more
Sunny proud of Priyanka
Ragini MMS bombshell Sunny Leone finds former Miss World and current Bollywood queen Priyanka Chopra as most inspiring actor in Bollywood, reports India Today. Sunny revealed this at a cover launch of a magazine along with her husband Daniel Webber when she was asked to name her favourite actress in Hindi filmdom. She said: ‘Who do I ... Read more
Irreparable losses in international cinema
Millions of film lovers mourned the deaths of iconic Indian actress Suchitra Sen, comedy king Robin Williams, popular Hollywood actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luise Rainer. Bollywood actor Sadashiva Amrapurkar, a celebrated onscreen villain and comedian also recently passed away. Undisputed queen of Bengali cinema Suchitra Sen died at Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata on January ... Read more
Salman dethrones Shah Rukh Khan
Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may be starting a new chapter of their friendship after an undeclared cold war, but the latter has dethroned the former by grabbing the top spot in Celebrity 100 list for 2014 of Forbes magazine, reports India Today. Interestingly, Shah Rukh has fallen down from the number one spot ... Read more
Madhuri Dixt will get into film production
Madhuri Dixit Nene is all set to join the league of Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra. Like the younger stars, the senior actor, too, now plans to get into film production, reports Hindustan Times. Madhuri, who recently revamped her online dance academy, says, ‘I am already involved in some digital production for the ... Read more
Kajol’s third comeback attempt hits a road block
Kajol’s fans may have to wait some more to see the super-talented actress back on silver screen as her third attempt to return to arclights has hit a road block, reports India Today. According to reports, after two failed attempts – one, Ram Madhvani’s flick and another, Indian adaptation of the Dutch TV series Penoza, Kajol’s ... Read more
Deepika Padukone most sought after actress
With her latest film Happy New Year being declared a blockbuster, Deepika Padukone has managed to retain her successful run after back-to-back hits in 2013, reports Hindustan Times. After her recent successes Deepika has become an even hotter choice for filmmakers in India. Several top Bollywood film-makers are currently looking to work with the actor to ... Read more
Bachchans in damage control mode
Jaya Bachchan ruffled a few feather when she recently criticised her son Abhishek Bachchan’s film Happy New Year at a literature festival, reports India Today. Speaking at the event, the actor said, ‘HNY is the most nonsensical film I’ve seen in recent years. I said that to the film’s lead actor as well. I watched ... Read more
Happy New Year crosses Rs. 300 crore worldwide
There’s a reason why Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood’s ‘badshah’! His latest acting and production venture Happy New Year has crossed over Rs.300 crore mark at the worldwide box office, reports India Today. ‘The movie has crossed more than Rs. 300 crore worldwide gross,’ a source from Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd. Congratulating ... Read more
Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar dies
Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar who is known for his stellar performances in villainous roles in movies like Sadak, Ishq and Ardh Satya, died on Monday morning at the Kokilaben Dhirbubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, reports Hindustan Times. Reema Amrapurkar, Sadashiv’s filmmaker daughter, had earlier said that the actor was on life support ventilator, in ... Read more
SRK would love to do next Dhoom franchise
He has been part of many blockbusters produced by Yash Raj Films and Shah Rukh Khan won’t mind joining their popular Dhoom franchise if the project is offered to him, reports India Today. So far John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan have played the main villain in Dhoom franchise. When asked would he like ... Read more
Hrithik, Sussanne formally end their marriage of 14 years
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne formally ended their marriage of 14 years on Saturday when a family court granted them divorce by mutual consent, reports India Today. Hrithik and Sussanne came separately for the early morning hearing and left by 11 am. Donning a white tee and blue jeans, Sussanne was dressed in casuals ... Read more
SRK breaks his own worldwide BO record
Happy New Year is breaking all sorts of records, latest being racing ahead of another SRK starrer Jab Tak Hai Jaan in box office collections, reports India Today. Happy New Year has beaten the worldwide BO earning of his 2012 release Jab Tak Hai Jaan. The gross standing of HNY stands at Rs 197 crore ... Read more
Thousands of fans remember Manna Dey
While young fans of legendary singer Manna Dey took to social networking sites to commemorate his first death anniversary on Friday, a Kolkata-based gramophone record collector paid tribute to the artiste by tuning into a priceless prayer song sung by Dey and written by Mahatma Gandhi. Manna Dey died in Bangalore October 24 last year ... Read more
Sunny Leone to step into Aishwarya Rai’s shoes
She made many a man (and woman) sweat when she gyrated to the beats of ‘Laila’ in the film Shootout at Wadala. And ever since, Sunny Leone has made a place for herself in the dancing world, as far as Bollywood is concerned. This time around, Leone will be seen doing an Aishwarya Rai, in ... Read more