May 31, 2005

Frog ringtones may top the UK charts, but here, Hindi film music ...

Frog ringtones may top the UK charts, but here, Hindi film music ... (Source: Pune Newsline - Pune,India)

... Hills Cop. But musicians this side of the world have no reason to worry--even when it comes to ringtones: Bollywood rules. While ...

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It's now Om Puri in the rap mode

It's now Om Puri in the rap mode (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

By IndiaFM. Rap seems to be the current rage in Bollywood music. First it was Big B lip-syncing to Blaaze's rap for the English version of Bunty Aur Babli. ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:28 PM | Comments (0)

JOHN ABRAHAM TURNS A HOT STAR

JOHN ABRAHAM TURNS A HOT STAR (Source: Smash Hits - India)

By Eye TV India Bureau. John Abraham has become a hot star of Bollywood after his successful films like 'Dhoom' last year and 'Kaal' this year. ...

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Film fights for prestige

Film fights for prestige (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

Guwahati, May 31: Bollywood may have painted the wrong picture of Bodo society through the controversial Tango Charlie, but Guwahati-based filmmakers Mriganka ...

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May 30, 2005

Bollywood actresses linked to top pimp

Bollywood actresses linked to top pimp (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

At least three Bollywood actresses and several models are under the Delhi Police scanner for their alleged involvement in Kanwaljeet's sex empire, which ...

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Goa election campaign set to be Bollywood potboiler

Goa election campaign set to be Bollywood potboiler (Source: Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India)

Panaji, May 30: The campaign for Goa's forthcoming bypoll slated for June 2, has all the ingredients of a Bollywood potboiler-songs, dances, emotion, fights ...

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Mulayam, Raja Bhaiyya to act in Bollywood film

Mulayam, Raja Bhaiyya to act in Bollywood film (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya would soon be seen on the silver ...

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Bollywood promos getting adventurous

Bollywood promos getting adventurous (Source: Afternoon Dispatch & Courier - Bombay,India)

... Both Abhishek and Rani have climbed to become Bollywood's ace actors so the film has already gathered a lot of hype by pairing the two together for Bunty Aur ...

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Meera getting firm foothold in Bollywood

Meera getting firm foothold in Bollywood (Source: Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley,CA,USA)

There seems to be no dearth of acting offers from Bollywood for Pakistani actress Meera , who recently made her Bollywood debut with Soni Razdan's movie ...

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May 29, 2005

Bollywood Guru Shoots in Sofia

Bollywood Guru Shoots in Sofia (Source: Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria)

A producer from the lucrative Bollywood world of India has chosen Sofia to start shooting his next movie. Afgan-born and major Bollywood ...

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Black&White lights up Bollywood

Black&White lights up Bollywood (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

MUMBAI: Besides hardware, the Mumbai movie factory imports humanware, too. Right now, showbiz has been swamped by a rash of brash talent from the West. ...

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For Bollywood, Sunil Dutt a 'true-blue messiah':-

For Bollywood, Sunil Dutt a 'true-blue messiah':- (Source: Webindia123 - India)

Mumbai, May 29 : Legendary actor and politician Sunil Dutt who passed away earlier this week was regarded by one and all in the film fraternity as a generous ...

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Kalam visits Bollywood's pet location in Switzerland

Kalam visits Bollywood's pet location in Switzerland (Source: Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar)

... took a trip into the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland yesterday to see for real the countryside that regularly features as a backdrop to Bollywood movies ...

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May 28, 2005

Mallika, India's Brigitte Bardot

Mallika, India's Brigitte Bardot (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

Bollywood glamour has gone global with an international magazine anointing Mallika Sherawat as the sex goddess who 'once again' showcased Cannes as a centre ...

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You'll be missed Thakur Sahab

You'll be missed Thakur Sahab (Source: Ludhiana Newsline - Ludhiana,India)

... s simplicity. ‘‘Although Dutt Saab had stepped into Bollywood as Balraj Dutt, he hardly got any work initially. However, his ...

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Bollywood condoles Merchant's death

Bollywood condoles Merchant's death (Source: Chennai Online - Chennai,India)

Mumbai, May 28: The entire Bollywood film industry today condoled the death of veteran film maker Ismail Merchant, who died at London on Wednesday last, saying ...

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May 27, 2005

Invisible at Cannes

Invisible at Cannes (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

... Actors go there not only to see films but to be seen too. There has been plenty of hoopla about Bollywood actors going to Cannes. ...

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Major fake Bollywood discs haul

Major fake Bollywood discs haul (Source: BBC News - UK)

A haul of more than £100,000-worth of illegal Bollywood music and film discs have been seized by trading standards. Between 15,000 ...

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Perfect Bollywood glitz from five non-Indians

Perfect Bollywood glitz from five non-Indians (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

They sing songs from Sholay and Kal Ho Na Ho, they dance, they emote, complete with the glitzy costumes so typical of Bollywood stage shows. ...

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Popular TV actor Mona Singh bags her first Bollywood offer

Popular TV actor Mona Singh bags her first Bollywood offer (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

... "I never had those aspirations, but was open to the idea of good offers. Anyway, Bollywood is the next step for any small screen actor," she opines. ...

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May 26, 2005

TV screens just got bigger for Bollywood

TV screens just got bigger for Bollywood (Source: Business Standard - India)

... talent and artiste relations, MTV Networks: "When you have banks, insurance companies and every imaginable product and servicing tapping Bollywood to help ...

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Amrita Arora's challenge to Bollywood…

Amrita Arora's challenge to Bollywood… (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

By IndiaFM. We can't help admire her near perfect figure and the famous rear, "Malaika, did you really have a baby or was motherhood a passing illusion? ...

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Bollywood actor-politician Sunil Dutt, 76

Bollywood actor-politician Sunil Dutt, 76 (Source: Hollywood Reporter - Los Angeles,CA,USA)

NEW DELHI -- Veteran Bollywood actor turned politician, Sunil Dutt, 76, died in his sleep Tuesday in Mumbai, following a heart attack. ...

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Bollywood's Braveheart

Bollywood's Braveheart (Source: Rediff - India)

When I once asked Sunil Dutt what gave him the courage to face one adversity after another, he quoted a couplet of the poet Iqbal to me. ...

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Popular TV actor Mona Singh bags her first Bollywood offer

Popular TV actor Mona Singh bags her first Bollywood offer (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

... "I never had Bollywood aspirations, but I was open to the idea of good offers. And anyway, Bollywood is the next step for any small screen actor," she opines. ...

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Big Bollywood names for film city project:-

Big Bollywood names for film city project:- (Source: Webindia123 - India)

Jaipur, May 25 : The Rajasthan government has roped in big Bollywood names like Dharmendra, Yash Chopra and Subhash Ghai for a committee to plan and implement ...

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DEATH OF BOLLYWOOD VETERAN SUNIL DUTT

DEATH OF BOLLYWOOD VETERAN SUNIL DUTT (Source: radiosargam.com - India)

... away earlier today following a heart attack. The iconic Bollywood star was aged 74. His successful film career featured several ...

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Shocked Bollywood mourns Sunil Dutt's death

Shocked Bollywood mourns Sunil Dutt's death (Source: Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley,CA,USA)

A shocked Bollywood on Wednesday mourned the death of actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt , one of its most loved members, describing him as a brilliant actor ...

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Bollywood and auto

Bollywood and auto (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

Bollywood is surely undergoing an age of corporatisation. ... And automotive dealers are the latest to join the brigade of corporate houses in Bollywood. ...

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Veteran Bollywood Actor, New Delhi Minister Sunil Dutt Dies at 75

Veteran Bollywood Actor, New Delhi Minister Sunil Dutt Dies at 75 (Source: Voice of America - USA)

... He appeared in numerous Bollywood blockbuster films starting in the 1950s in an acting career that continued to the present day. ...

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May 24, 2005

Place It Right

Place It Right (Source: Economic Times - India)

You saw it in the ‘70s in the Bollywood flick Bobby that showed actor Rishi Kapoor using a GTS Rajdoot, a bike which was promptly nicknamed Bobby -- and ...

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Hollywood meets Bollywood via Robert Earl

Hollywood meets Bollywood via Robert Earl (Source: Orlando Business Journal - Orlando,FL,USA)

... Mumbai is the feature film capital of India from which the term Bollywood, referring to that area's filmmaking industry, originated as a pop culture takeoff on ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:25 PM | Comments (0)

Shoaib Akhtar rejects Bollywood

Shoaib Akhtar rejects Bollywood (Source: BBC News - UK)

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has turned down the chance of becoming a Bollywood star. He says he has rejected a gangster ...

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Liverpool sisters to meet best of Bollywood

Liverpool sisters to meet best of Bollywood (Source: ic CheshireOnline - UK)

FOUR Liverpool sisters will be rubbing shoulders with Bollywood stars and the cream of Asian business at the summer's biggest lifestyle show in July. ...

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Why Sikh row dogs Bollywood film

Why Sikh row dogs Bollywood film (Source: BBC News - UK)

The Bollywood film which has so angered some Sikhs and been the focus of bomb attacks in Delhi was last week hastily withdrawn from cinemas in India's Sikh ...

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Taste of Bollywood at Miss India/T&T

Taste of Bollywood at Miss India/T&T (Source: Trinidad & Tobago Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago)

They will parade in traditional East Indian wear and Bollywood gowns and be tested in talent and intelligence segments. Three winners ...

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Alice Patten falls for Bollywood

Alice Patten falls for Bollywood (Source: HindustanTimes.com UK edition - India)

Bollywood calls 25-year-old Alice, the stunning daughter of Chris Patten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong and the current Chancellor of Oxford University ...

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May 23, 2005

Britain's first Gujarati MP

Britain's first Gujarati MP (Source: Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India)

... a picture with the new politician. Vara recieved as much media attention as a Bollywood superstar. Vara, though, seemed to revel ...

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Ali Larter feeling ‘like a princess' in Bollywood

Ali Larter feeling ‘like a princess' in Bollywood (Source: Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley,CA,USA)

... Marigold -- An Adventure in India can inarguably be called the first film that marks the coming together of Hollywood and Bollywood. ...

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COUNTERVIEW: Pakistani cinema needs protection

COUNTERVIEW: Pakistani cinema needs protection (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

In India, Bollywood makes almost 150 films annually. ... In Bollywood, it's the going rate for anybody who has two or three hits to his credit. ...

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What lies ahead in Bollywood?

What lies ahead in Bollywood? (Source: nowRunning.com - India)

... triumphant. Without much effort on its part, Bollywood has managed to convey its willingness to experiment and take chances. Riding ...

Posted by Harshal at 12:07 AM | Comments (0)

May 21, 2005

Junglee director dies

Junglee director dies (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

... Mukherjee, a name that commanded respect in Bollywood, was the younger brother of producer Shashadhar Mukherjee. His name is associated ...

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Margins Of The Mind

Margins Of The Mind (Source: Outlook (subscription) - New Delhi,India)

... Profit-driven, glamour-oriented regional films, often replicating Bollywood-style masala fare, continued to think and act local. ...

Posted by Harshal at 11:18 PM | Comments (0)

Coming Soon: Filmi CBMs

Coming Soon: Filmi CBMs (Source: Outlook (subscription) - New Delhi,India)

... of Lollywood. Yet the industry, rebuilt from scratch after Partition, would be nothing sans Bollywood's influence. Pre-Partition ...

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Cannes deluged by Bollywood babes

Cannes deluged by Bollywood babes (Source: Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India)

London: This year it has been raining heavily in Cannes -- raining Bollywood babes, that is. One afternoon, for example, hearing ...

Posted by Harshal at 11:18 PM | Comments (0)

May 20, 2005

Bollywood film 'Naina' eyes controversy, doctors protest script

Bollywood film 'Naina' eyes controversy, doctors protest script (Source: Newindpress - Chennai,India)

NEW DELHI: A Hindi film released on Friday that shows a blind woman having supernatural experiences following a cornea transplant has invited protests from ...

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Lollywood's Meera seals Bollywood debut with a kiss

Lollywood's Meera seals Bollywood debut with a kiss (Source: PakTribune.com - Pakistan)

MUMBAI, May 20(Online): Popular Lollywood actress Meera expects a strong Bollywood debut this weekend in the suspense film, Nazar (Sight), and she is hopeful ...

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Abhishek Bachchan-Dipannita Sharma: Bollywood's Hottest New Couple ...

Abhishek Bachchan-Dipannita Sharma: Bollywood's Hottest New Couple ... (Source: Afternoon Dispatch & Courier - Bombay,India)

... well as the media eye. Dipannita is a successful model but her Bollywood career leaves a lot to be desired. She was paired with ...

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BOLLYWOOD's WEST-SIDE STORY!

BOLLYWOOD's WEST-SIDE STORY! (Source: Afternoon Dispatch & Courier - Bombay,India)

... Tarana'), ZEBA BAKHTIAR ('Henna', 'Stuntman'), ILENE HAMMAN ('Rog'), SALMA AGHA ('Tawaif'), MOAMMER RANA ('Dobaara'), PAT CUSICK ('Bollywood Calling'), BRANDE ...

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Bollywood fails to click at Cannes

Bollywood fails to click at Cannes (Source: NDTV.com - New Delhi,India)

... from hot. Nasha, Hottest Male Dot Com and Devi are some of the films Bollywood producer Sanjay Jumani has brought to Cannes. It's ...

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May 19, 2005

World's biggest Bollywood festival gets ready for launch

World's biggest Bollywood festival gets ready for launch (Source: AsiansinMedia.org - UK)

Having launched five years ago at the Millennium Dome in London, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards are being held again this year in Amsterdam ...

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BOLLYWOOD STORMS CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

BOLLYWOOD STORMS CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (Source: Smash Hits - India)

By Eye TV India Bureau. Bollywood's boldest and sexiest lass Mallika Sherawat has stormed the Cannes Film Festival by her charm. ...

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Actress Meera hopes for a strong Bollywood debut

Actress Meera hopes for a strong Bollywood debut (Source: Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan)

MUMBAI: Popular Pakistani actress Meera expects a strong Bollywood debut this weekend in the suspense film, Nazar (Sight), and she is hopeful her fans back ...

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Dream for Bollywood

Dream for Bollywood (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

Cannes, May 19: Bollywood is churning out a huge amount of trash, S. Jaipal Reddy, the minister for information, broadcasting and culture, acknowledged today. ...

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Hot lip locked eye-catching kisses -- Bollywood bombshells try to ...

Hot lip locked eye-catching kisses -- Bollywood bombshells try to ... (Source: India Daily - Whitehouse Station,NJ,USA)

It is the trend. It is the new requirement in Bollywood. Hot real ... it. It is now part of Bollywood life -- take it or leave it. But ...

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Beyond Bollywood: Benegal gives Indian film fest a fillip

Beyond Bollywood: Benegal gives Indian film fest a fillip (Source: Outlook (subscription) - New Delhi,India)

Leading Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal says there's more to Indian cinema than Bollywood as he helps to showcase his country's rich tapestry of cinematic wares ...

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Bollywood, the changing face of make-ups

Bollywood, the changing face of make-ups (Source: Zee News - Noida,India)

New Delhi, May 19: From heavy glossy make-up to natural looks, and from big bufos to straight silky hair styles, the beauty trends in Bollywood have come a ...

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Bollywood starlet takes Cannes by storm

Bollywood starlet takes Cannes by storm (Source: Reuters - USA)

Young Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, in Cannes for the first time, likened herself to Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly and Madonna all in one sentence. ...

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Bollywood, Pak actors to relive Malta boat tragedy

Bollywood, Pak actors to relive Malta boat tragedy (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

... Also read: Pakistani actress bats for Bollywood to boost ties. ... The film, expected to hit screens at the end of the year, will mark Sana's Bollywood debut. ...

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May 17, 2005

Another Pakistani actress to play the lead in Bollywood film

Another Pakistani actress to play the lead in Bollywood film (Source: Peninsula On-line - Qatar)

... in the footsteps of Meera, another Pakistani actress -- Sana Nawaz -- is acting as heroine with Sunny Deol in Kaafila, a movie of Bollywood director Imtoj ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:01 PM | Comments (0)

Bollywood products find strong market

Bollywood products find strong market (Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach,CA,USA)

... For Northern California resident Naz Jivani, it was hit Indian movies, the Bollywood kind that top the box office in India but rarely are shown here. ...

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Bollywood flops on TV

Bollywood flops on TV (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

Their histrionics may have worked on the big screen, but many of Bollywood's top filmstars have somehow failed to recreate their magic on the small screen. ...

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Bollywood bash at Chakhung

Bollywood bash at Chakhung (Source: The Statesman - Kolkata,India)

GANGTOK, May 16. -- Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever had the crowd in splits yesterday at Chakhung. The actor-comedian was here ...

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Naina and Nazar to send shivers down Bollywood's spine

Naina and Nazar to send shivers down Bollywood's spine (Source: radiosargam.com - India)

Next week Bollywood will see the clash of two thrillers -- "Nazar" and "Naina". Both movies explore the unexplored world ...

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Bollywood grabs Europe eye

Bollywood grabs Europe eye (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

Cannes, May 16: Ingmar Bergman couldn't be contacted for comment, but apparently Swedes think Bollywood is, well, quite an item. ...

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Bollywood heads for Holland

Bollywood heads for Holland (Source: Hindu - Chennai,India)

GOING GLOBAL: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, actress Diya Mirza and Raima Sen at a press conference in New Delhi on ...

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Shoaib Akhtar in Bollywood?

Shoaib Akhtar in Bollywood? (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

By Subhash K Jha. So far, Pakistani actors' tryst with Bollywood has been far from favourable. ... He left Bollywood, and his wife Reena Roy. ...

Posted by Harshal at 01:39 AM | Comments (0)

May 15, 2005

Large scale protests by Sikhs against new bollywood film

Large scale protests by Sikhs against new bollywood film (Source: Panthic Weekly - India)

Jalandhar, Punjab (KP) - Following the release of the Hindi film, 'Jo Bole So Nihal', large scale protests were held in Jalandhar and other cities of Punjab. ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:56 PM | Comments (0)

Spain imagines India as Bollywood comes to Madrid

Spain imagines India as Bollywood comes to Madrid (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

... Spain is not entirely a stranger to the 'Bollywood' express -- earlier this year the Bollywood "Royal Productions" company came to Malaga to film some scenes ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:56 PM | Comments (0)

Shoaib cautious on Bollywood role

Shoaib cautious on Bollywood role (Source: BBC Sport - UK)

Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar has not made up his mind whether to accept an offer to star in a Bollywood film. Top producer Mahesh ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:55 PM | Comments (0)

May 14, 2005

Bollywood's Sherawat to promote new film with Jackie Chan

Bollywood's Sherawat to promote new film with Jackie Chan (Source: Xinhua - Beijing,China)

EIJING, May 14 -- Bollywood's latest sex symbol, Mallika Sherawat, said she will promote her first international film starring leading man Jackie Chan at the ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:31 PM | Comments (0)

A VIEW FROM MIDWICKET: Pakistan's gain is Bollywood's loss

A VIEW FROM MIDWICKET: Pakistan's gain is Bollywood's loss (Source: Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan)

... And Pakistan's gain may well be Bollywood's loss even though we are constantly being harangued to the effect that the fast bowler is a match-winner without ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:31 PM | Comments (0)

Shoaib set to become Bollywood star

Shoaib set to become Bollywood star (Source: Peninsula On-line - Qatar)

... The meeting has been set after Bhatt offered Shoaib a chance to make it in Bollywood, not the first time that a cricketer has been made offers to star in ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:31 PM | Comments (0)

Bollywood film hits 500th week

Bollywood film hits 500th week (Source: Los Angeles Times - CA,USA)

A Bollywood romance film about an Indian expatriate who wins his love by charming her conservative parents played for a record 500th week in a row Friday at a ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:30 PM | Comments (0)

Mr Darcy goes to Bollywood

Mr Darcy goes to Bollywood (Source: New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand)

If Martin Henderson returned to India he'd have his "clothes ripped off", says Gurinder Chadha, who directed the Kiwi actor in her Bollywood-meets-Hollywood ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:30 PM | Comments (0)

Epitaph to the Bollywood villain

Epitaph to the Bollywood villain (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

If contemporary Hindi cinema is any indication, it is. For, how long ago is it that a proper, blood-spilling, gut-ripping, roaring ...

Posted by Harshal at 12:15 AM | Comments (0)

B'wood sheds its conventional look

B'wood sheds its conventional look (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

Bollywood is waking up to the box-office potential of actors who don't look like conventional stars. Hitherto, it's been Bollywood's ...

Posted by Harshal at 12:15 AM | Comments (0)

Bollywood says no to vulgar posters

Bollywood says no to vulgar posters (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

Authorities in Mumbai and representatives of the film industry have finally decided to take firm measures to stop vulgarity in movie posters. ...

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Bollywood movie runs for record 500 weeks in a row

Bollywood movie runs for record 500 weeks in a row (Source: Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand)

BOMBAY: A Bollywood romance film played for a record 500th week in a row yesterday at a Bombay cinema, as movie buffs flock to the film about an Indian ...

Posted by Harshal at 12:15 AM | Comments (0)

May 13, 2005

SRK-Kajol love tryst never dies

SRK-Kajol love tryst never dies (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

MUMBAI: Revati Mangaonkar has been happily married for the last decade and she credits Bollywood for the joyous life she shares with her advertising ...

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Bollywood Boom in Hollywood

Bollywood Boom in Hollywood (Source: Planet Bollywood.com - India)

After many years of great movies and stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, why is it that Hollywood is finally taking notice of the glamorous Bollywood world? ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:37 AM | Comments (0)

Bollywood ratchets up the action meter

Bollywood ratchets up the action meter (Source: Planet Bollywood.com - India)

... of Time magazine, two Indian women run successful porn sites, top Indian actresses indulge in intimacies on screen, and a series of Bollywood movies focuses on ...

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Javed Akhtar back to writing for Bollywood

Javed Akhtar back to writing for Bollywood (Source: Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley,CA,USA)

... Swades , Veer Zaara and Main Hoon Na , ace lyricist Javed Akhtar is back to his old love -- writing scripts and says he has just finished one for Bollywood. ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:37 AM | Comments (0)

India's enduring romance with Bollywood love flick goes on and ...

India's enduring romance with Bollywood love flick goes on and ... (Source: Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan)

Revati Mangaonkar has been happily married for the last decade and she credits Bollywood for the joyous life she shares with her advertising professional ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:37 AM | Comments (0)

May 12, 2005

The balle balle brotherhood

The balle balle brotherhood (Source: Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India)

... The young bhangra singer also adds that there will be no Bollywood stopovers on the lines of Jay Sean's Kya Kool Hai Hum debut with the track Dil Mera (One ...

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Javed Akhtar back to writing for Bollywood

Javed Akhtar back to writing for Bollywood (Source: Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India)

... like Swades, Veer Zara and Main Hoon Na, ace lyricist Javed Akhtar is back to his old love - writing scripts and says he has just finished one for Bollywood. ...

Posted by Harshal at 01:31 AM | Comments (0)

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat to promote movie with Jackie ...

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat to promote movie with Jackie ... (Source: Canoe.ca - Canada)

MUMBAI, India (AP) - Bollywood's latest sex symbol Mallika Sherawat said Wednesday she will promote her first international film starring leading man Jackie ...

Posted by Harshal at 01:31 AM | Comments (0)

'Poland can be exciting destination for Bollywood'

'Poland can be exciting destination for Bollywood' (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

"I will encourage people in Bollywood to come here for shooting as they will find qualified ... Moreover, Bollywood had not developed as a proper industry. ...

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Bollywood flavour spices up Cannes

Bollywood flavour spices up Cannes (Source: Indiantelevision.com - Andheri,Mumbai,India)

NEW DELHI: The 58th Cannes film festival has taken off in the French Riveria resort amidst the flavour of Bollywood, which will showcase India brand at this ...

Posted by Harshal at 01:31 AM | Comments (0)

May 10, 2005

‘Direction is far more fulfilling'

‘Direction is far more fulfilling' (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

I thought it had all the ingredients for a good debut in commercial Bollywood movies. It is a thriller with a cutting-edge feel. ...

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The big strides Ayesha is making in Bollywood

The big strides Ayesha is making in Bollywood (Source: Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley,CA,USA)

By ApunKaChoice Bureau. She is just three films old, but with some interesting films in hand, Ayesha Takia seems to be making big strides in Bollywood. ...

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Bollywood stars head for the West

Bollywood stars head for the West (Source: HindustanTimes.com UK edition - India)

The summers are here and like the Indian politicians, the Bollywood bigwigs too are heading for the high spots in the West, with London being the hot favourite ...

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'No Bollywood role for Anara'

'No Bollywood role for Anara' (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

... former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta, accused of appearing in a pornographic CD, on Tuesday denied reports that she had been approached by Bollywood producer and ...

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Is Bollywood really beautiful?

Is Bollywood really beautiful? (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

Where is Bollywood headed? As the ... Clyde. That begs the question: why has Bollywood suddenly fallen in love with Arthur Penn? Did ...

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May 09, 2005

`Naina`, `Kaal` bring back terror into Bollywood

`Naina`, `Kaal` bring back terror into Bollywood (Source: Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India)

by Subhash K Jha. When debutant Soham Shah's film Kaal got an overwhelming opening everyone said it had to do with Karan Johar's marketing acumen. ...

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Indian musical's not the typical Bollywood fare

Indian musical's not the typical Bollywood fare (Source: Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA)

Morning Raga is a musical about a bus crash. And although it is from India, it has few of the usual Bollywood musical excesses. ...

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Mothers in new avatar in Bollywood

Mothers in new avatar in Bollywood (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

... Main Aisa Hi Hoon, a film that went on the marquees on Friday, knowingly or inadvertently, best illustrates the coming of age of mothers in Bollywood. ...

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Gujaratis catching up with Punjabis in Bollywood

Gujaratis catching up with Punjabis in Bollywood (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

Suddenly Bollywood is no longer the domain of Punjabis, as Gujaratis seem to be catching up fast. Topping the list of Gujaratis is Sanjay Leela Bhansali. ...

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Carroll said aims to sell Bollywood in US

Carroll said aims to sell Bollywood in US (Source: San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA)

... India - American director Willard Carroll expects his movie "Marigold," featuring film star Salman Khan, to help showcase India's Bollywood film industry in ...

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May 08, 2005

Makeover freedom

Makeover freedom (Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India)

... So is the new look an invite to the big banners in Bollywood? ... "Although the scenario is changing fast, at the end of the day, Bollywood is for heroes. ...

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Bollywood to make its presence felt at Cannes this year

Bollywood to make its presence felt at Cannes this year (Source: Hindu - Chennai,India)

Mumbai, May 9 (UNI): Indian cinema is set to make its presence felt at the Cannes Film festival beginning May 13. iDream Production's ...

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Bollywood set to rock Himachal's Kangra Valley tonight:-

Bollywood set to rock Himachal's Kangra Valley tonight:- (Source: Webindia123 - India)

With an aim to raise funds for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, singing and dancing stars from Mumbai are going to rock this sleepy town tonight. ...

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Mothers in new avatar in Bollywood:-

Mothers in new avatar in Bollywood:- (Source: Webindia123 - India)

... "Main Aisa Hi Hoon", a film that went on the marquees Friday, knowingly or inadvertently, best illustrates the coming of age of mothers in Bollywood. ...

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May 07, 2005

Udita Goswami -- can she resist Bollywood's attempt to uncover ...

Udita Goswami -- can she resist Bollywood's attempt to uncover ... (Source: India Daily - Whitehouse Station,NJ,USA)

Udita is scared of any more skin show. But sources say, she is already branded and will soon go for bolder and stunning skin exposures. ...

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Bollywood's Mr Big

Bollywood's Mr Big (Source: Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,Malaysia)

... fans of the 43-year-old actor: It is, after all, duplicated in many scenes in the more than 70 movies he has made in a 14-year career as Bollywood's Arnold ...

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Some people don't want me to work in Bollywood: Meera

Some people don't want me to work in Bollywood: Meera (Source: Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley,CA,USA)

Pakistani actress Meera , trapped in the controversy over a kissing scene in a Bollywood movie, says that she is a victim of conspiracy hatched by her enemies ...

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May 06, 2005

Melange magic in Bollywood

Melange magic in Bollywood (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

Bollywood is on a roll. With a range of genres on offer variety seems to be the flavour of the season. It's a collage that has really made Bollywood optimistic. ...

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Bollywood DREA,S

Bollywood DREA,S (Source: Pune Newsline - Pune,India)

I Came here from England a year back and carried with me a dream to act in Bollywood films. I find Bollywood movies far more interesting ...

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Sheeraz Hasan Appointed 'Hollywood Ambassador to Bollywood' at the ...

Sheeraz Hasan Appointed 'Hollywood Ambassador to Bollywood' at the ... (Source: PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA)

Sheeraz Hasan was appointed 'Hollywood Ambassador to Bollywood' at the 2005 Bollywood Awards- India's version of the Oscars. The ...

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Certain sections in Pak opposed to my role in Bollywood: Meera

Certain sections in Pak opposed to my role in Bollywood: Meera (Source: Hindu - Chennai,India)

... Meera today said a "certain section" in her country, that did not want friendship between the two countries, was opposed to her taking up roles in Bollywood. ...

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BOLLYWOOD ON TEST

BOLLYWOOD ON TEST (Source: Smash Hits - India)

... movies in May to keep the moviegoers fully occupied in air-conditioned or air -cooled theatres. Will Bollywood pass the May test?

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BOLLYWOOD'S WHO'S WHO AT 'SILSILAY'S MUSIC RELEASE

BOLLYWOOD'S WHO'S WHO AT 'SILSILAY'S MUSIC RELEASE (Source: Smash Hits - India)

... His latest film 'Silsilay' had its music release where the who's who of Bollywood turned out and the media went berserk at one of the top night clubs of Mumbai ...

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May 05, 2005

Ash to date stripper on US show

Ash to date stripper on US show (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

NEW DELHI: Seen as a Bollywood ambassador in the US, Ash has already done a good bit by making appearances on David Letterman's 'Late Show' and recently on ...

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Saif eagerly awaits release of Parineeta

Saif eagerly awaits release of Parineeta (Source: NDTV.com - New Delhi,India)

With a bag full of films and a kitty of endorsements, chote nawab Saif Ali Khan is one of the big stars of Bollywood today. Speaking ...

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Sufi singer Abida Parveen not averse to Bollywood

Sufi singer Abida Parveen not averse to Bollywood (Source: Zee News - Noida,India)

... Delhi, May 05: Having won the hearts of millions of Indians with her Sufi music, Pakistani singer Abida Parveen says she is not averse to singing for Bollywood ...

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Sufi singer Abida Parveen not averse to Bollywood

Sufi singer Abida Parveen not averse to Bollywood (Source: Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India)

... Delhi, May 4: Having won the hearts of millions of Indians with her Sufi music, Pakistani singer Abida Parveen says she is not averse to singing for Bollywood. ...

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May 03, 2005

Aishwarya to appear in Jerry Springer: Too Hot For TV

Aishwarya to appear in Jerry Springer: Too Hot For TV (Source: DCEAlumni.com - Gurgaon,India)

Seen as a Bollywood ambassador in the US, Ash has already done a good bit by making appearances on David Letterman's ‘Late Show' and recently on Oprah ...

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Formula flicks only a Friday away

Formula flicks only a Friday away (Source: Hindustan Times - Delhi,India)

Bollywood is at the crossroads again. ... Bollywood, it might seem, is gearing up to return lock, stock and barrel to the tried-and-tested formula. ...

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Punchmaster to Punmaster

Punchmaster to Punmaster (Source: Times of India - New Delhi,India)

... financially, made sure that I never lacked anything.". * Me the lucky guy: "I am in Bollywood by sheer luck. I was all set to become a ...

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Hasselhoff goes Bollywood

Hasselhoff goes Bollywood (Source: Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA)

... India -- so much so that David Hasselhoff, who starred in both TV series, was voted international star of the year at this year's annual Bollywood Movie Awards ...

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May 02, 2005

Shobha De writes the ‘how to' book on marriage

Shobha De writes the ‘how to' book on marriage (Source: Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan)

... fact, some of De's nostrums seem tame for a woman who scandalised India in the late 1980s and 1990s with steamy fiction featuring Bollywood starlets bedding ...

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New Medium Enterprises, Inc. Unveils First Full Length Bollywood ...

New Medium Enterprises, Inc. Unveils First Full Length Bollywood ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

-- US Presentation to be led by the first 3 hour Bollywood feature film, Shabd, in Brilliant True High Definition, (HD), along with film features and sporting ...

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Britain's Bollywood link, via casting couch

Britain's Bollywood link, via casting couch (Source: Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India)

New Delhi, May 2: With a huge population of native people from the sub-continent who live, eat and die on Bollywood fare, it wasn't long before the first ...

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Hooray for Bollywood

Hooray for Bollywood (Source: Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA)

ATLANTIC CITY -- The thousands of fans gathered here for the annual Bollywood Awards knew a glimpse was all they might get of star Rani Mukherjee. ...

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Bollywood loves David Hasselhoff

Bollywood loves David Hasselhoff (Source: Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA)

... The Bollywood Awards - which resemble a slim-line Oscar holding what could be a torch or a bunch of flowers - are chosen according to a popular vote by fans. ...

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May 01, 2005

Another season of 'chills' for Bollywood?

Another season of 'chills' for Bollywood? (Source: Newindpress - Chennai,India)

NEW DELHI: For Bollywood, this summer promises to be another 'season of chill thrillers' but with a difference! After a host of ...

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Bollywood flavour at Cannes Film festival:-

Bollywood flavour at Cannes Film festival:- (Source: Webindia123 - India)

New Delhi, May 1 : Bollywood appears quite the flavour of the month at the Cannes Film Festival 2005. ... Bollywood however, does not seem to be listening. ...

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Bollywood flavour at Cannes

Bollywood flavour at Cannes (Source: Newindpress - Chennai,India)

NEW DELHI: Bollywood appears quite the flavour of the month at the Cannes Film Festival 2005. Aishwarya Rai, who has appeared on ...

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Veer-Zaara dominates Bollywood awards

Veer-Zaara dominates Bollywood awards (Source: Chennai Online - Chennai,India)

... US), May 1: Yash Chopra's blockbuster Veer-Zaara, based on a love affair between an Indian man and a Pakistani woman, dominated the annual Bollywood awards here ...

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India hands out Bollywood movie awards

India hands out Bollywood movie awards (Source: New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand)

ATLANTIC CITY - India's movie industry handed out its version of the Oscars on Saturday at the Bollywood Movie Awards, which saw a veteran director take top ...

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