by Naushad Reza
In the last few years, Bollywood has gone through an immense transformation - adding Matrix-style CGI effects, enhanced choreography and atypical scripts to quench the thirst of a perpetually-growing international demand. In order to do so, glamour has climbed right to the top of its priority list. It seems that veteran actor Govinda, once known [...][...more]
by Amrita Tanna
One is believed to be the most beautiful woman in the world; the other is a model-turned-actress who has been voted FHM’s Sexiest Woman Alive 2008. One is the daughter-in-law of the first family in Bollywood; the other is the long-standing girlfriend of one of the biggest stars in Bollywood. So is Katrina Kaif’s increasing popularity beginning [...][...more]
Ok, the rubbish name might not give much away, but Actor Prepares is being dubbed the Bollywood Academy, a newly established UK-based acting school which aims to train budding actors for the world of Indian cinema. It is the brain child of veteran Bollywood star Anupam Kher, which could explain the rather literal title, [...][...more]
After a long string of flops at the beginning of his career, Abhishek smelt the sweet scent of success with his brilliant performance as the gunda mavali Lallan Singh in Mani Ratnam’s Yuva (for which he won the Film Fare award for best supporting actor). Then the box office smash ‘Dhoom’ hit the cinemas, starting [...][...more]
This October marks the international book launch of senior veteran actor, Dev Anand. The hardback, titled Romancing With Life: An Autobiography, was an immediate sell-out after its initial release in India last year, and is now set to charm the international audience too. Revealing bittersweet reminisces of his youth and struggle in 1940’s Bombay, his friendship [...][...more]
by Pras Geng
Bollywood’s Big B, Amitabh Bachchan, has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital this Saturday on his 66th birthday. Bachchan was suffering from acute abdominal pain and was called an ambulance by his daughter Shweta. He was then being taken into hospital on a stretcher. The actor is said to be in a stable condition after [...][...more]
by Yasmin Sadek
It seems Priyanka Chopra has returned to her roots, as we see her star in Madhur Bhandarkar’s latest film Fashion - a film about the dark and glamorous world of modelling. This is the biggest budget film director Madhur Bhandarkar has made to date. Bhandarkar, usually known for his high octane, high intensity films (Page 3, [...][...more]
by Amrita Tanna
There was a special treat in store for those who went to see Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) on the big screen: prior to the film, viewers were given an exclusive sneak preview of the much-awaited film Dostana. Produced under Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and directed by his long-time assistant and friend Tarun Mansukhani, the film [...][...more]
by Pras Geng
It has been a very long time coming, but finally Bollywood is receiving the slap on the wrist that its Western viewers have always anticipated. British media reports claim that the Hollywood studio behind the Harry Potter movies is suing Bombay based Bollywood film makers, Mirchi Movies, for using a movie title that is a little [...][...more]
It’s no secret that Bollywood is, and has always been a male-dominated industry. The men get paid more, and enjoy much longer, illustrious careers, while their female equivalent see their fee and film offers reduce greatly once they hit 30. Bipasha Basu, possibly the most forthright and outspoken actress in Bollywood (bar perhaps Kareena Kapoor) has [...][...more]
by Pras Geng
Flex FX is the leading performance arts and entertainment company of its kind in the UK, catering for shows with explosive acts as well as offering dance lessons and an event management service. Their résumé boasts an impressive number of live performances, earning them the unofficial title of ‘biggest Asian dance troop in the UK’. They [...][...more]
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