A few Bollywood related news items via the Bollywood tracker:

1. Bollywood Comes to German TV (DW World)

Most Germans have never seen Indian films with their elaborate satins and silks and lavish musical numbers but one German network hopes to change that. German private broadcaster, RTL II, will air the three-hour epic "Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad" on Nov. 19.

The movie was released with German subtitles but the three-hour epic was too much for most Germans and it only attracted 7,000 viewers. RTL II hopes the German dubbing will attract larger audiences.

I would love to see the song and dance routines translated into German. That would be fun!

2. Bollywood star curries favour (The Scotsman)

Asha Bhosle will provide the recipes, decor and the music for Britain's first national curry house chain.

3. Bunton offered record-breaking Bollywood fee (Ireland On-Line)

Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has been offered a record-breaking $1.8m (€1.4m) to make a Bollywood movie.

This sounds more like a publicity stunt than a real offer.

4. Pakistanis no longer Bollywood baddies (Reuters)

The article uses 'Veer-Zaara' and Mahesh Bhatt's "Nazar" as examples of the trend of portraying Pakistanis in a positive light. Mahesh Bhatt's film is actually an India-Pakistan co-production and stars Meera, a leading light in Lollywood.

(Previous entry on the topic with some additional details)