The Punjabi munda composed and lent his voice to Paani da in Vicky Donor and created the desired ripples in Bollywood. But will his singing prowess overshadow his acting skills?Ayushmann Khurrana never knew that his musical talents would be appreciated so much in B-town that his song Paani da, one that he composed during his college days, would be...
Life can't get better for Priyanka Chopra. 2012 has indeed been a year that she will remember forever. While on one hand, her film Barfi! has not just proved to be a smash hit and won her critical acclaim for her performance, but also has become India's official entry to the Oscars, on the other, she has released her...
Speaking fluent English is not only a big deal for a Maharashtrian housewife as shown in Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish. The film's message of overcoming a linguistic barrier has gripped Bihar's college-going Dalit girls who are rooting for Sridevi in English Vinglish in the way cricket lovers cheered Aamir Khan in Lagaan.Girls en masse from various colleges in Patna...
The Aiyyaa actor frequently sends across strong signals of her ‘close’ association with the Chopras.That Rani Mukerji has been spending quality time with the Chopras, especially Aditya Chopra, is known to all. So it didn’t come as a surprise when Ms Mukerji went out of her way to be the perfect…err…’good friend’ and cancelled all media events and theatre...
Kajal Agarwal is cementing her position in Bollywood. On the Bollywood front, grapevine has it that the actor has given feelers to makers that she wishes to be cast opposite the young brigade (read Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor). Recently, there was news that Kajal turned down a film opposite Govinda, understandably a has-been.Rubbishing these reports she says, "I...
Can films be agents of social change? Since the first Indian silent film, Raja Harishchandra directed by Dada Saheb Phalke in 1913 and the first talkie movie Alam Ara made in 1931 which had a four-minute kissing scene (it would give Imran Hashmi an inferiority complex) up to the adorable deaf & dumb Barfi (already India's official entry for Oscar),...
SAN JOSE, CA: Mission San Jose student Pragathi Guruprasad is a well known name among Bay area music lovers. This 14 year old, 9th grader is now well known among Tamilians all over the world through her entry into the most popular music reality show "Super Singer Junior" which is on air in Indian channel Vijay TV.
Pragathi was auditioned...
NEW YORK: More than 150 people gathered at the Dream Downtown Hotel during Columbus Day weekend to glean "insider" information about directing, producing, writing, and financing Bollywood films from A-list Indian filmmakers Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, and Anuraadha Tewari. Presented by New York and Mumbai-based Molecule Communications and Dar Motion Pictures (a division of DAR Media Pvt. Ltd.) and...
LOS ANGELES: Veera Mahajan was part of the Miss and Mrs Asia, USA 2012 delegate group who showcased fashion designer Wilhem Zeda's beautiful gowns at Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Veera looked gorgeous in the beautiful, one of a kind white and gold gown.
The fashion show was organized by Virgelia Productions, the producers for the Miss...
NEW YORK CITY: The South Asian International Film Festival; presented by HBO, is celebrating its ninth exciting year by delivering the very best in South Asia's most fiercely original, daring, and exciting cinema to New York City. Featuring over a dozen premieres, acclaimed international guests and an inaugural gala event hosted by Sunny Leone and Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar...