Bollywood Celebrates Valentine's Day In Myriad Ways
From visiting cancer patients and holding special movie screenings to flirting and sipping wine, Bollywood stars had various interesting plans for Valentine's Day celebrations. Aishwarya Rai: 'I'll be attending the premiere of 'Jodhaa-Akbar' in Delhi on Valentine's Day, but Abhishek will be with me. So no complaints.' Bipasha Basu: 'We're going for a short trip to Cape Town. For the last three years on Valentine's Day John and I have been in different countries. I'm looking forward to this flash holiday. Zayed Khan: 'I propos..
A Movie Out Of Kolkata's Chinatown
The Unesco award-winner photographer Rafeeq Ellias' movie, 'The Legend of Fat Mama: Stories from Calcutta's Melting Wok', will be screened here at an event organised by Asia Society India Centre as a part of its Chinese New Year programme series Feb 15. Also shown will be a video, in which Ellias talks to noted Kolkata-born Chinese author Kwai-Yun Li. Kolkata once had a thriving community in its Chinatown, engaged in different trades, like medicine shops, food and shoemaking. Though a small number of Chinese still live there, many of them left India in the aftermath o..
'Gajini' Director Lied To Me: Mohit Ahlawat
Mohit Ahlawat has opted out of director A.R. Murugadoss' 'Gajini' and, contrary to rumours, Aamir Khan, who plays main lead, isn't responsible. Breaking his self-imposed isolation, Mohit clears the air. 'Aamir was very sweet to me, very helpful. It's director Murugadoss who didn't know his mind. What he narrated to me and what I finally saw in the Telugu film were totally different,' Mohit told IANS. 'I knew my character of the police officer dies at interval. But the way he dies in the Telugu film and the way it was told to me were very dif..
Gulzar To Film Tagore's Works
Eminent poet and filmmaker Gulzar, who has earlier filmed Premchand's writings, is now busy filming Rabindranath Tagore's works and says this would attract more readers to the works of literary greats. 'I am trying to complete 15 hours of filming of Tagore's works. He is a great author and with him there is another advantage of poems that is very rare. The initiative would expose their different aspects to viewers and readers outside Bengal,' Gulzar told IANS in an interview. The writer was recently in the capital to launch his book 'Two Tales Of My Times..
Jugraj To Direct Desi Version Of 'Charlie's Angles'
Rohit Jugraj, whose recently released 'Superstar' opened to favourable reviews and revived his career, is set to direct a desi version of Hollywood's super chick flick 'Charlie's Angels'. According to industry insiders, medico-turned-moviemaker Jugraj, who started his film career by assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali and then directed the fiasco 'James' for Ram Gopal Varma, has been approached by Abbas-Mustan to produce his take on 'Charlie's Angels'. Confirming the news, Jugraj told IANS: 'Yes, I'm directing a film for Abbas-M..
European Parliament hosts intercultural film festival
Brussels, Feb 13, EuAsiaNews -- Within the framework of the European Year of Intercultural dialogue, which has sparked numerous culture-related projects and activities to take place in 2008, the European Parliament (EP) is hosting from Wedensday in Brussels a film festival on the theme of intercultural dialogue. This is an initiative of the European Union National Institutes for Culture, based in Brussels. It aims during 2008 to show cinematographic works in all EU member states. The festival opened with the screening of the Slovenian film "Express express" . EP President Ha..
Actor Rajendra Nath Passes Away
Rajendra Nath, popular Hindi film comedian of the 1960s and 1970s who was better known as Popatlal, died late Wednesday at his home here. He was 78. Rajendra Nath, who had essayed comic roles in almost all movies starring Shammi Kapoor of the 60s, was ailing for a long time. He breathed his last in his Khar home in northwest Mumbai. He had acted in many films in Hindi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri and also in South Indian movies. Rajendra Nath got a break with a small comic role in I.S. Johar's 'Hum Sab Chor Hain' (1956), with Shammi Kapoor and Nalini Jaywant in the lead. He pla..
Actor Rajendra Nath Passes Away
Rajendra Nath, popular Hindi film comedian of the 1960s and 1970s who was better known as Popatlal, died late Wednesday at his home here. He was 78. Rajendra Nath, who had essayed comic roles in almost all movies starring Shammi Kapoor of the 60s, was ailing for a long time. He breathed his last in his Khar home in northwest Mumbai. He had acted in many films in Hindi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri and also in South Indian movies. Rajendra Nath got a break with a small comic role in I.S. Johar's 'Hum Sab Chor Hain' (1956), with Shammi Kapoor and Nalini Jaywant in the lead. He pla..
'Jodhaa Akbar' Isn't Just Historical Facts: Gowariker (Interview)
Customary pre-release jitters notwithstanding, Ashutosh Gowariker looks relaxed and says his epic romance 'Jodhaa Akbar', releasing Friday, is not a bare narration of historical facts. 'The facts from the pages of history have been woven around the story in such a way that, while watching the movie, the audience won't get caught in the maze of historical details of the period, losing clue to the movie's track,' Gowariker told IANS. Gowariker's Rs.400 million magnum opus about the saga of Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Akbar and Rajput princess Jodha Bai'..
Chitrangada Returns And Says, 'Sorry Bhai'
It looks like the season of comebacks for married heroines. After Madhuri Dixit, it's Chitrangada Singh who makes a comeback with the romantic comedy 'Sorry Bhai' after her abrupt departure from movies. Chitrangada debuted with Sudhir Mishra's 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' and after doing her second film, Ruchi Narain's 'Kal', she quit acting. The director to coax the dusky actress out of domesticity is Onirban of 'My Brother Nikhil' and 'Bas Ek Pal' fame. 'I had already decided on Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi to play ..
Mahesh Bhatt To Do Documentary On Krishnamurthy
Mahesh Bhatt has decided to return to direction 10 years after the searing 'Zakhm' to depict the life and teachings of his spiritual guru U.G. Krishnamurthy. The veteran director plans to present it as a documentary. 'I suspect I'd rather make a documentary than a feature film on UG. My desire to manufacture illusions has ebbed. I don't want to mystify him. UG was a human being. Fiction and films tend to exaggerate. And given a choice I'd rather do a documentary that is far truer to the truth about the person,' Bhatt told IANS. To put his thoughts on cel..
There's Nothing Wrong In My Marriage: Emraan Hashmi
A news report about his alleged extramarital affair creating trouble in his marriage has Emraan Hashmi far from fazed. 'My marriage isn't so brittle that it'd crumble because of one article,' Emraan told IANS. Emraan tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Praveen Shahani Dec 14, 2006. 'My wife didn't react to the story at all. I admit there would've been problems if she didn't trust me. And if she felt there was any truth to it, my wife would walk out of the front door,' he said. Emraan's mentor Mahesh Bhatt was also brought into t..
There's Nothing Wrong In My Marriage: Emraan Hashmi
A news report about his alleged extramarital affair creating trouble in his marriage has Emraan Hashmi far from fazed. 'My marriage isn't so brittle that it'd crumble because of one article,' Emraan told IANS. Emraan tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Praveen Shahani Dec 14, 2006. 'My wife didn't react to the story at all. I admit there would've been problems if she didn't trust me. And if she felt there was any truth to it, my wife would walk out of the front door,' he said. Emraan's mentor Mahesh Bhatt was also brought into t..
I Owe My Life To Television: Shah Rukh Khan
Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who started his career as an actor with TV serial 'Fauji', says that whatever he has achieved in life is all because of television. 'I started my career with television. I am what I am today because of TV. I owe my life to the small screen and stage,' 'King' Khan told IANS. 'It is a welcome change to see the way television has evolved over two decades. There is an amazing change in TV programmes both quality-wise and technically. In fact, films and media (print and electronic), everything has changed,' he said. ..
Ganesh Of 'Mungaru Male' Fame Marries Shilpa
Threats from crazy female fans forced Kannada film industry's lucky mascot Golden Star Ganesh, who gave hits like 'Mungaru Male' and 'Gaalipata', to marry his girl friend Shilpa a week before the actual wedding date. The wedding was officially fixed for Feb 18 at a temple in Brahma, but fan pressure made the two families reschedule it earlier than planned, family sources said. Ganesh tied the knot Feb 11 in the presence of a few friends and close relatives at the bride's J.P. Nagar residence here. Ganesh's teen-aged fans started telephoning him and his p..
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