2011Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit set the stage on fire Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit set the stage on fire

Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit set the stage on fire

What would happen if two of the Bollywood’s dance legends come together on one stage? The stage would indeed be on fire. Something similar happened on the sets of Sont TV’s “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4″ when veteran actor Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit danced together. Rishi, who was on the sets of the dance show to [...]

‘Indian city’ mayor from Canada on Mission India, Wooing Bollywood

Wooing Bollywood tops the agenda of Dianne Watts, mayor of Canada’s ‘Indian city’ of Surrey, when she begins her 11-day business mission to India Feb 10. Watts said she will use her city’s “many connections to India, both socially and economically”, to woo businesses and investors. Surrey on the suburbs of Vancouver is the fastest growing [...]

I’ll marry Peter in Egypt – Celina Jaitley

Celina Jaitly’s wedding date is finalised. The actress says she will tie the knot with Dubai-based Austrian businessman Peter Haag Sep 23 in Egypt, which is now in turmoil. Tens of thousands of Egyptians are demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak who has been in power since 1981. “By September I’m sure everything will [...]

I still have to find the right man – Deepika Padukone

She is still looking for the right man, says Deepika Padukone who is often spotted with industrialist Vijay Mallya’s son Siddharth after breaking up with Ranbir Kapoor. “I haven’t thought of marriage. I still have to find the right man to even consider marriage,” Deepika told reporters at Imran Khan and Avantika’s wedding reception Saturday [...]

Vidya Balan in bolder avatar in ‘Dirty Picture’

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan says the audience will see her in a “bolder avatar” in the upcoming movie “Dirty Picture”. “It doesn’t get bolder than this,” said Vidya. The movie is based on the life of Silk Smitha, one of the most popular sex sirens of the mid eighties in the South Indian film industry. [...]

Mumbai set to host first animation film fest

If you are a fan of animated characters, here is good news for you. The Enlighten Film Society is organising a film festival, starting Sunday, especially for animation movie aficionados. The festival will go on till Feb 27. Movies will be screened every Friday and Sunday. Films like “Pinocchio”, “Up” and Toystory-3″ will be shown. “From [...]

Sonakshi Sinha on weight loss spree for ‘Race 2′

Sonakshi Sinha, who is in “Race 2″, will have to rev up the feline quotient to the optimum as director duo Abbas-Mustan want to do away with her ‘gaon ki gori’ image completely. So the actress is busy shedding extra pounds. “First, I had to lose weight for my debut in Dabangg. Now I’ve to [...]

India lacks finances, design sensibility for animation films

Lack of finance, design sensibilities and original story ideas are stopping the Indian animation industry from attaining global standards, says filmmaker A.K. Madhavan whose animation movie “Alpha and Omega” is set to release Friday. An Assocham study states that the $1 billion Indian animation industry will grow to $1.7 billion by 2012, but Madhavan, CEO, [...]

Filmmakers today lack passion, vision – Karan Johar

Director-producer Karan Johar, who has made many hit films, feels that filmmakers today lack the passion and the vision that great yesteryears’ directors had. “We solely lack the passion. I don’t think we have the passion, the vision and the madness yesteryear filmmakers had. I think we (the current lot of filmmakers) are too pragmatic, too [...]

Bollywood takes India-Latin America ties to new high

When Latin American girls start wearing bindis, enquire about Indian superstars and Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan shoots a whole TV series in splendid Argentine locales, there is little doubt that entertainment ties between the two regions are flourishing. Shah Rukh’s TV game show “Zor Ka Jhatka”, which goes on air Tuesday, is the latest to [...]