November 19, 2004
Suketu Mehta's take on Bollywood's special place in Indian hearts
First Person: Bollywood Confidential (The New York Times) Suketu Mehta's ode to Bollywood in last Sunday's New York Times (he...
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05:00 PM
November 15, 2004
A few Bollywood-related news stories
A few Bollywood related news items via the Bollywood tracker: 1. Bollywood Comes to German TV (DW World) Most Germans...
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01:06 PM
November 11, 2004
Mughal-e-Azam returns - in color
Bollywood colours in the classics (The Independent, UK) A colorized version of Mughal-e-Azam will be released tomorrow. The distribution rights...
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09:54 AM
November 10, 2004
Gulzar visits Pakistan to meet ill guru
Bollywood's Gulzar in Pakistan to inquire after Nadeem Qasmi (Daily Times, Pakistan) Gulzar was in Pakistan this week to inquire...
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09:11 AM
November 09, 2004
Afghan minister wants Bollywood off Afghan TV
Afghan Minister criticizes broadcasting of Bollywood, Western films (PakTribune) Afghanistan's minister of Information and Culture, Sayed Makhdom Raheen, has criticized...
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04:20 PM
November 01, 2004
Liz Hurley could wed in India
Liz Hurley to marry in India? (Ananova) The actress is hosting two parties for boyfriend Arun Nayer's (a Bombayite, btw)...
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02:04 PM
October 26, 2004
Bollywood adapts Mauritian serial
Bollywood film star shoots in Mauritius (l'express, Mauritius) Mauritian view of a Bollywood film adapted from a local TV serial....
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08:53 AM
October 23, 2004
Rajnekanth is a hit in Japan, S. Korea
Koreans Will Taste Bollywood Masala (The Korea Times) An opinion article in The Korea Times by an Indian on his...
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03:05 PM
October 21, 2004
Dalip Tahil blames lawyer for wrong UK work permit
Bollywood Eastenders Actor Blames Illegal Working on Lawyer (Scotsman.com) The BBC dropped Dalip Tahil for a lead role in a...
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01:34 PM
Bollywood embracing sex
Bollywood finds sex sells in prudish India (Reuters) Romancing in parks and running around trees has been replaced by romps...
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01:30 PM
October 19, 2004
Bride & Prejudice a flop in India
Lukewarm response for 'Bride' (AFP via The Star Online Malaysia) "Bride & Prejudice" has received a poor response in India...
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11:39 AM
NZ PM thanks Bollywood
Helen Clark hangs out with Bollywood stars (The New Zealand Herald) The NZ government credits Rakesh Roshan's "Kaho Naa Pyaar...
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11:34 AM
Daler's concert tour
Daler Mehndi's "Shaa Ra Ra Ra" 2004 Tour Over a dozen concerts (and almost just as many open slots) from...
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11:30 AM
October 14, 2004
Anand Patwardhan's documentaries to be screened at UC Berkeley
Anand Patwardhan, the 'Michael Moore of India,' brings his hard-hitting documentary films to campus (UCBerkeley News) Anand Patwardhan, the award-winning...
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01:59 PM
Kher, dismissed as censor chief, files defamation notice
Ex-India censor in legal action (BBC) Anupam Kher who was removed as head of the censor board has filed a...
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11:59 AM
Bollywood set to make 'Gandhi, My Father'
Bollywood eyes Eshowe (Daily News, South Africa) Bollywood teams have been scouting locations in South Africa for a movie called...
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11:14 AM
3 Bollywood movies as part of Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival - Hooray for Bollywood (The Austin-American Statesman, US) This year's Austin Film Festival celebrates Bollywood with a...
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10:39 AM
October 12, 2004
UK-based production company releases Bollywood movie
British company launches Bollywood movie Shukriya (AsiansinMedia.org) UK-based Inspired Movies released their second film 'Shukriya' last week. It stars Aftab...
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03:00 PM
Reuters reviews 'Bride & Prejudice'
Film Review: Bride & Prejudice (Reuters) The reviewer likes energy and the effervescence in the movie but not the acting....
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02:55 PM
October 11, 2004
Must-read review of Bollywood's take on Superman
Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - The Indian Superman (1987) (StompTokyo.com) If you read only one movie review this year, make...
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04:48 PM
More foreigners star in Bollywood movies
Bollywood without borders: Foreign actors star in new generation of movies (The Arizona Republic) Bollywood is attracting (and more importantly,...
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02:16 PM
Chinese love Bollywood too
Bollywood music calls up old memories (Xinhuanet, China) Who knew that the Chinese were big fans of Bollywood too? The...
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02:09 PM
October 08, 2004
Johnny Depp to play Shantaram
Depp Set for Adventure in 'Shantaram' (Reuters.com) Johnny Depp will play the narrator in a film based on Gregory David...
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04:45 PM
October 05, 2004
'Fahrenheit 9/11' being reviewed by Indian censors
INDIA: Censors lukewarm to 'Fahrenheit 9/11' (ToI via Asia Pacific Media Network) The censor board has held up the clearance...
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11:05 AM
October 04, 2004
Lot of 'Bride and Prejudice' coverage
Gurinder Chadha's much-discussed 'Bride and Prejudice' has its London premiere tonight. There will be many reviews tomorrow but here are...
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03:01 PM
Bollywood gaining popularity in S. Korea
'Bollywood' Set to Enter Limelight in Korea (The Korea Times) 20- and 30-somethings South Koreans are increasingly interested in Bollywood...
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09:51 AM
Indian movies dominate 'Green Oscars'
Monkeys oust melodrama as India dominates green Oscars (Guardian, UK) Six Indian films have made the shortlist at the prestigious...
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09:33 AM
October 01, 2004
Aish status unveiled at Tussauds
Bollywood goddess waxes beautiful (BBC) Aishwarya Rai's wax replica was unveiled at Madame Tussauds famous wax museum today. The...
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04:39 PM
September 30, 2004
Indo-American academics study Bollywood
Bollywood Engages Indian-American Academics (INDOlink) More and more American universities and researches are studying Bollywood and its influence. There are...
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04:39 PM
September 27, 2004
Report from the 'Temptation 2004' tour
Hot on the trail of a Bollywood star (The Globe and Mail) A bunch of Bollywood stars are touring the...
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10:25 AM
August 31, 2004
ULFA targetting Bollywood fans
Separatists in india intimidate filmgoers (World Movie Magazine) ULFA and other separatist groups in Assam have bombed theatres showing Bollywood...
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10:21 AM
August 30, 2004
Mira Nair's interview in NYT Magazine
Questions for Mira Nair: All's Fair (The New York Times' Magazine) (subscription required) Q & A with Mira Nair on...
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04:32 PM
August 27, 2004
The PG-13 rating turns 20
Gremlins, bloody hearts, big changes (CNN.com) The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) introduced the PG-13 rating 20 years ago...
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11:46 AM
August 24, 2004
Tajiks fall in love with Bollywood
Bollywood bowls Tajiks over (BBC) Part of the upcoming move 'The Rising' is being shot in Tajikistan and the locals...
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04:04 PM