Bollywood

Kunal Kapoor whisks his rumoured sweetheart Naina Bachchan off to London where he’s shooting for his next It’s certainly not ‘all work and no play’ for Kunal Kapoor in London. In the British capital for a schedule of his next Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, the actor is enjoying a seemingly well-deserved holiday on the side with his rumoured sweetheart Naina Bachchan. Abhishek Bachchan’s cousin and the youngest of Ajitabh’s daughters, Naina started her career as an investment banker. She soon,...

Actress Sameera Reddy says she used to have a huge crush on Salman Khan as a child and even now adores him. “It was ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ and I think I was eight years old and I thought that the world begins and ends with Salman. I think, even now there is a little crush for him, ” the 29-year-old said at the police function, Umang. Though she has not been seen in too many Hindi films lately except for “Aakrosh” in 2010, the actress has been busy with southern projects.

While Hollywood has portrayed several legends, Bollywood has strangely shied away from biopics despite our rich history. Here are a few names of our choice It’s an ongoing trend in Hollywood to make biographical films. A Beautiful Mind, Alexander, The Aviator, The Queen, Frost/Nixon, The King’s Speech, 127 Hours, Moneyball, J Edgar and The Iron Lady are some recent examples. Bollywood hasn’t replicated this fad. Yet. Interestingly, India’s first feature film Raja Harishchandra was a biopic....

Attached to the hip of every star is an entourage. Here’s what producers have to shell out to keep them all happy With most films today being made on a budget that is several crores upwards, a majority of this budget is spent on the actors and the director. And the amount spent on the stars does not just constitute his acting fee but also goes in paying members of his extended staff, including make-up artists, hairstylists, spot-boys, drivers, bodyguards and even their chefs, trainers and...

While Abhishek Bachchan greets him like a long lost buddy, Arjun Rampal and Hrithik Roshan leave a party as soon as SRK arrives The party on Monday night that photographer Dabboo Ratnani hosted to launch his new calendar revealed a lot more than what his pictures did; that’s probably why this may be tagged as one of the hottest parties of the season. Stars kept pouring in, while some walked out without much notice. Surprisingly, Shah Rukh Khan came in at 10.05 pm (generally his standard time...

It’s after nearly three months of anxiety, sleepless nights and intense training that the aspirants of ‘Sunehri Taqdeer ki Topi’ have left the grueling audition process behind. It’s time now to announce the ADBHUT 18 (OUTSTANDING 18) contestants who have made an impression on the masters Geeta Kapur, Terence Lewis and Remo D’ Souza. All those hours of practice will be now rewarded with a chance to be on the coveted stage of Dance India Dance and dazzle the viewers with breathtaking...

Prateik, the star of Ekk Deewana Tha, has turned out to be quite a Twitter specialist. Lately, he’s been highly active on the micro-blogging site, sending regular updates for his fans. Fans have been getting a lot of information from the star himself on the activities of the Ekk Deewana Tha team. The inauguration of the Registration for the Bone marrow Donation camp received a huge response thanks to the Prateik’s regular tweets through which he updated his fans on the minute details of the...

Bollywood stars Wednesday graced the 18th Lions Gold Awards here that recognizes and facilitates the outstanding talents from the showbiz world. The favourite actor in a leading role male was awarded to Shah Rukh Khan and favourite actor in a leading role female was awarded to Priyanka Chopra. They were, however, not present to receive them. Sonu Nigam was honoured with the favourite evergreen singer award, while his son Nevaan bagged the favourite child singer award. “It’s a great feeling....

Shammi Kapoor’s son Aditya Raj Kapoor is following his famous father’s footsteps…literally. On Tuesday evening Aditya danced to his father’s legendary Baar baar dekho number from the film Chinatown, at a lounge in Mumbai. Says Aditya proudly, “Now I made my debut with the most fabulous Renuka Shahane, in Dad’s most memorable Baar Baar Dekho. A Salsa tribute. Like me, Renuka is also a student with Sandeep Soparrkar, and we have been rehearsing for the past few days. We debut with other acts at...

To avert a clash with Salman Khan at the box office on this year’s Eid, the makers of Ranveer Singh-Sonakshi Sinha starrer ‘Lootera’ have decided to release the film on Bakra Eid on October 26 Eid is considered a lucky time for Salman, as his previous three films ‘Wanted’ (2009), ‘Dabangg’ (2010) and ‘Bodyguard’ (2011) managed to cash in on the festival hype and rake in the moolah at the box office. His 2012′s Eid release is Aditya Chopra’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ with Katrina Kaif. Interestingly,...

Bipasha Basu’s crazy birthday party is out there on the internet for all to see. But the leaked video has left the actress miffed as she feels her privacy has been invaded. “I’m still in shock that my privacy has been invaded! These were private moments from my birthday that were leaked and I am very upset, ” tweeted Bipasha. The actress turned 33 Saturday, and true to her latest song “Ho gayi tunn” from her new release, “Players”, Bipasha seemed to be high in the video. She can be seen...

The actor’s wedding anniversary plans to move into renovated home ruined, as interior work there isn’t completed yet Imran Khan was keen to move back to his renovated home at 24, Pali Hill on his first wedding anniversary on yesterday. However, as some of the interior work could not be wrapped up in time, the actor has to wait for a while still. He and his wife Avantika Malik felt the day would have been ideal to step into their spanking new abode. Immediately after their registered marriage...

Bipasha-Madhavan starrer appears uncannily similar to it The First look of the R Madhavan and Bipasha Basu starrer Jodi Breakers seems uncannily similar to a 2010 French rom-com that starred Romain Duris and Venessa Paradis (Johnny Depp’s partner of 14 years). Avinash Jumani, the Indian distributor of the French film that is soon to release here feels that the Bollywood film ‘looks like a remake’. The trailer of Jodi Breakers shows the duo to be in the business of splitting up couples. They...

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who says marketing has become an indispensable part of filmmaking because of the rising ticket prices, used the best marketing strategy to promote his “RA.One”, but feels he could have made the sci-fi superhero movie in a better way. “I think it’s very, very important in entertainment to get into merchandising, to get into gaming and be on the net… we cannot negate that any more, whatever the level of film you are making, ” Shah Rukh, who was honoured at...

Raj Kumar Santoshi who has had a number of false starts in 2011 is finally all set to start a new film. His new untitled rom-com featuring Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor goes on the floors from Feb 1. When quizzed on details about the film Santoshi says, “It’s in the same creative space as my Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. Abhay and Sonam would be captured in a comedy of errors like Ranbir and Katrina, though this is a completely different script and has no bearing on Ajab Prem. ” However it is...