Bollywood Rumors: August 2006 Archives

Bollywood Rumors > August 31, 2006

Sexy Bollywood Bombshells Rani and Priyanka at odds

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] When we asked Rani Mukherjee if she avoided Priyanka deliberately she says, “I had not gone to meet Priyanka or anyone else but it was something very urgent. In fact, some of the scenes of Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna were to be shot and Shah Rukh was busy with his schedules for Don.

Paradox Studios Signs Up Sameera Reddy For Mobile Games

[ ContentSutra] At a time when marketing heavyweights like Brittania MD & CEO Vinita Bali are calling the use of brand ambassadors in advertising “lazy marketing”, the mobile gaming industry has signed up yet another star.

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August 31, 2006

Sexy Bollywood Bombshells Rani and Priyanka at odds

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Paradox Studios Signs Up Sameera Reddy For Mobile Games

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August 30, 2006

Shekhar Suman plans heart hospital in Patna

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] The television star confirmed that he has put forward a proposal to set up an ultra modern heart hospital for children in Patna. Suman and his doctor father Phani Bhusan Das were granted instant appointment with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday night.

Posted at 12:26 AM

Nepotism Is the New Pink

[Bollywoodbloggers » Bollywood blogged - international] But after you’ve seen a few movies and start to recognise the major actors, you want to find out a bit more about them and their careers. And so we come to the point of this post: is everyone in Bollywood related to each other? Except for those people who actually share the same name, that is (i.e.

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August 29, 2006

Indian Cinema and TIFF

[Everything Indian] Bollywood) came in 1913, when the father of the Indian film industry Dhundiraj Govind (Dadasaheb) Phalke releases the first feature length film Raja Saratchandra (King Harishchandra). The next year he showed that film and two others, Mohini Bhasmasur and Satyavan Savitri (all black and white silent films) in London, thus taking them abroad to the international world.

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Sonu has best voice in the industry: Karan Johar

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] “For us I think Sonu is the best singer in the industry and the way he has delivered the title song and ‘Tumhi dekho naa’, it shows his sincerity. He is a wonderful singer and none of our project is complete without him.”

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August 28, 2006

”˜Bidee’ on top of music charts again

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] continues its reign at top spot this week too. One new song, “Kya mujhe pyaar hai”, has made its way to the list.

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Hrishikesh Mukherjee Passes Away

[ Kamla Bhatt] Mukherjee’s films shaped the sensibilities of an entire generation (or maybe two generations) who grew up watching his films in the 1970s and 1980s. His films were often labelled as family drama that had a strong dose of comic relief. His films often dealt with the relationship and misunderstandings that exist in families, especially extended or joint families as they are known in India.

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August 27, 2006

Lyrics:Pal Pal, Har Pal - Lage Raho Munna Bhai

[Bavra Mann] Lyrics:Pal Pal, Har Pal - Lage Raho Munna Bhai Posted August 9th, 2006 by Rakesh Singh Categories: Music, Movies, hindi Pal pal, pal pal, Har Pal, Har...

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Angelina Jolie’s In India For Filmshot

[ Kamla Bhatt] Don , Hitler Cafe in Mumbai/Bombay, Vertu: High End Luxury Phones Arrive in India, Asia’s Under 25 Entrepreneurs, Tornado Warning in New York City, Meridian Telecom Enters India, Fed Reserve Chairman Bernanke On Globalization (India and China), More About Birla Group’s Retail Plans, Fridge Googling, Ringxiety, Manilow Method …">25

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August 26, 2006

Angelina Jolie’s Coming To India

[TOXIC] Angelina Jolie’s travelling to India to shoot with one of the Bollywood Khans. And it’s not the ones that come to mind.

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Another Rakhi Sawant controversy

[Bollywood Press : Movie and Star News] “We are shocked to see the scene in some of the channels, showing Rakhi Sawant and few other girls dancing as nurses in very short white frocks and cap. This is a great insult to nursing profession as a whole.

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August 25, 2006

I wasn’t molested: Bipasha Basu

[Sabkhuch] Satish claims that Bipasha breached the contract with the organisers as one of the clauses stated that she would attend the functions on time. The previous night too, Bips attended the event organized by the company quite late and did not event turn up for the parade.

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BOMBAYWALLAH & MUMBAIKAR DISCUSS

[Gauravonomics] I once found them at the McDonald’s outlet at the High Street Phoenix mall at Parel, discussing the Big Mac index that calculates the number of hours people in different cities need to work to buy a Big Mac. I also met them outside a multiplex at Bandra where they gossiped about the debut movies of Omar Abdullah’s cousin and Aamir Khan’s step-sister and almost had a fistfight about whether they should watch the latest Bollywood blockbuster or the surprise sleeper hit from Hollywood.

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August 24, 2006

Watch me as much as you want - let me oblige you with my body : Priyanka Chopra

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] She says “Call it whatever you want but I have never hid my favourite pastime of watching people and being watched by them. It feels nice when you realize that people love to watch you when you go out.

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Shilpa Shetty demands apology from tabloid

[Bollywood Press : Movie and Star News] In the notice, Shilpa has alleged that the August 8 article had been published without proper investigation and done to “increase the sale of the newspaper and for publicity.”

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August 23, 2006

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

[PutraWorks » Macam Macam Ada!] Just came back from Golden Village Bishan watching KANK (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna meaning Never Say Goodbye). Not so many people at the theater, about 50 peoples only at the 8.30 pm show.

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Will Smith Signs $30-Million Film Deal With UTV Entertainment

[ ContentSutra] To Invest $1 Billion, Rohit Gupta In Charge Of Digital, Licensing and Telephony At Sony Television, Akamai To Ride On Indian Online Boom; Targets Music Industry, UTV Inks Two International Movie Deals Including An Animated Feature , Animation Company Color Chips Plans To Raise $10 Million , Helion Venture Debuts With $2.2 Million Investment In Mobile Payment Firm JiGrahak, Microsoft Considers Xbox Online Gaming In India">10

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August 22, 2006

A player of divine melodies, an icon of composite culture

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] In the last half a century or more, no one could think of shehnai without Bismillah Khan or vice versa. It is he who, in fact, gave a popular folk instrument the capacity and courage to rise to be admitted to the hoary company of instruments of Hindustani classical music.

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Activists demand ban on ”˜KANK’

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] The BJ activists gathered near Regal Cinema in Indore on Monday afternoon and tore the posters of the latest film featuring Khan. Police arrived soon and prevented their entry into the cinema hall.

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August 21, 2006

Another nice bollywood song

[Vivek’s Blog] Another nice bollywood song Posted by Vivek on August 20th, 2006 Here is another song, which is close to my heart ! Enjoy”¦. technorati tags:Bollywood...

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Sexy Shahrukh

[Musings of the Obsessive Kind] I am going to reply to everyone later and I have way more thoughts on KANK which I want to blab about, but I am brain fried so for now, my favorite picture of Shahrukh Khan ever. Every time I forget just how scarily hot he is.

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August 20, 2006

Shilpa Shetty to judge Jhalak Dikhla Jaa

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] While Shilpa Shetty will take the judge’s seat instead of Karisma Kapoor, Archana Puran Singh and hubby Parmeet Sethi will host Sony’s upcoming dance show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa (based on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, more popularly known as Dancing With The Stars in America).

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Rocking theme from Don

[supereverywhere] The music is great, plus it features green and red images of people doing exciting things like jumping around! via Scorebaby Annex...

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August 18, 2006

SRK danced to the tunes of a Marathi number!

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] The duo who have done the music for several jingles and ad films in the past, were in for a big surprise when choreographer friend, Farah Khan, recently requested them to compose a Marathi folk tune for an ad featuring Shahrukh Khan. Recalls Vishal, “We have worked with Farah Khan on several ad films in the past but this time we were stunned because we had never recorded a Marathi song before.

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How Bipasha lost her nerves!

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] Vishal Bharadwaj has a knack of making all his actors look completely different on screen. Whether it’s Kareena Kapoor, Konkona Sen or Bipasha Basu, you see them dressing speaking behaving and acting totally differently in Vishal’s Omkara.

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August 17, 2006

KANK, Sky Rocketing at the Box Office

[CodeRyder] But Karan Johar’s new outing has only reiterated the fact that a good film can survive all oppositions/loose talk and brave any weather.” Read the Full report at the source

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Aishwarya Rai Stunning!

[Bollywood Press : Movie and Star News] Unfortunately, Bride And Prejudice didn’t do as well as Chadha’s blockbuster hit Bend It Like Beckham. Ash, however, went on to star in Chadha’s husband Paul Mayeda Berges’s directorial debut, Mistress Of Spices, which also sank.

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August 16, 2006

Rani and Saif in secret affair?

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] According to rumor zones Rani and Saif Ali Khan are again together on side romance. They like each other and just like to be together though each have their own primary mates.

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Ash and SRK together again

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] Ash and SRK are planning to sign in a new film that will bring the duo in legendary romantic scenes again. Acording to sources, the film will bring the duo back on the big screen as never seen before.

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August 15, 2006

Amir Khan criticises Pakistani fans for calling Sajid Mahmood a ”˜traitor’

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] British Olympic Silver medallist boxer Amir Khan has lashed out at Pakistani English supporters who called his cousin Sajid Mahmood a ‘traitor’ during England’s third Test against Pakistan at Leeds.

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Magna Publishing to produce films

[ Bollywood news, movie reviews and hot gossips.] Nari Hira’s Magna Publishing which publishes magazines like Stardust, Showtime, Society, Savvy and Health will soon be producing films. Their banner has been named Magna films.

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August 14, 2006

Dhoom 2 Trailer

[Vivek’s Blog] As I am writing about upcoming Bollywood movies today, here is the trailer for Dhoom 2 (the most awaived movie of 2006).

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Fortunately, no one gets turned into an apple.

[The Gorilla’s Lament] An obnoxious Bollywood fan (Manoj Pahwa) sets out late at night to watch the final showing of Ram Gopal Varma’s previous horror anthology, Darna Mana Hai. He cuts through the cemetery in order to get there before the show starts, despite his mother’s very strict warning about entering the cemetery on a moonless Friday the Thirteenth, when all the witches are out.

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August 13, 2006

Urmila Matondkar Adding Her Glamour to a Nepalese Casino

[SouthAsiaBiz - Doing business in South Asia] Nepal is just one hour journey from India and Bangladesh and that is why many businessmen from these countries will be interested to go on Friday evening and come back on Sunday night or Monday morning. Casino Shangri-la wants to attract this booming market.

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Aishwarya Reveals Her Ugly Past!

[The News is NowPublic.com | NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] She is stunning and I am sure she was born beautiful.” insisted Vikram Gossain, president of the Aishwarya Rai Bombay fan club. “As far as I am concerned, she rates as close to a perfect “1000” on the beauty ratings scale as I have ever seen.”

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August 12, 2006

VC funding movies in India

[The News is NowPublic.com | NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] rajatgupta.wordpress.com: Venture funds are now eyeing Indian movies. Chennai-based Pyramid Saimira Theatre is setting up a $150m fund for production and distribution of regional and Bollywood movies.

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Dadasaheb Phalke

[Kamla Bhatt] Dadasaheb Phalke, whose real name was Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, was passionate about films. He produced and distributed, or to use an arcane film term was an exhibitor of films, and travelled around in bullock cars sometimes to show his films. He was inspired to make films after he saw a film on Jesus Christ in 1910.

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August 11, 2006

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Review

[Bollywood Press : Movie and Star News] Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Review Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna releases tomorrow. On the eve of its debut at the marquee, we cornered Karan Johar to give us...

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Nepal: Film Festival, Celebrities and Corruption

[SouthAsiaBiz - Doing business in South Asia] What is so interesting here is that after one year this matter has caused a good deal of controversy in Nepal and the names of these two Bollywood stars have come in the media. I guess that Dev Anand and Manisha Koirala did not get any benefit from the corruption but their participation may be considered as unethical as Nepalese people were suffering a lot under Gyanendra.

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August 10, 2006

Umrao Jaan

[Vivek’s Blog] Umrao Jaan Posted by Vivek on August 9th, 2006 This will be one of the the big Bollywood releases this year. Image Credit: www.indiafm.com technorati...

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Aamir Khan is the King of the World!

[Tales of the City] Falls ihr die Gelegenheit habt (und ihr es sowieso nicht schon getan habt), schaut euch Rang de Basanti an! Und auch, wenn ihr keine Gelegenheit habt.

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August 09, 2006

Movie Stuff Podcast 58

[(Cool) Shite on the Tube - Movies, TV, Pop Culture, News & Podcasts] Hosted by Chris Stories Bollywood down your broadband Romero on Koji Suzuki’s Solitary Isle Doctor Who Season 2 US debut date Who’s in another...

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Sometimes happy, sometimes sad

[Tales of the City] mood: pessimistic Shut up! There are many bonds other than friendship. Bonds that we don't understand ... that we don't need to understand. I hope...

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August 08, 2006

Abhishek Bachchan can beat Shah Rukh Khan

[Bollywood Press : Movie and Star News] Shahrukh Khan may be playing the central character in ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ but if trade sources are to be believed Abhishek may prove to be the ultimate dark horse who gets all claps from the kids, youths and front benchers as well as the sympathy of the family audiences.

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DON ahead in the chase

[Bollywood Press : Movie and Star News] This has indeed made Don move ahead in the chase for being the biggest film this Diwali/Eid and now the other three flicks would indeed have some catch up to do to match the might of King Khan!

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August 07, 2006

Amrita Believes Item Numbers Are Bonus

[TOXIC] Amrita Arora said in an interview that she was open to item numbers and in fact sees them as a bonus. “I think it’s great fun and gives you good...

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Chummer's, die Letzte

[Tales of the City] Ich bin echt froh, dass ich da nicht aufräumen muss. Wobei, ich hätte lieber das alles aufgeräumt, als diesen Ort nie wieder zu sehen.

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August 06, 2006

Friendship Day

[Kamla Bhatt] I got to know about it when I read The Times of India’s article on Friendship Day and Bollywood friendships. You can read the article here.

Posted at 12:26 AM

Weekly Bollywood : Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paye

[ Private Opinion] Weekly Bollywood : Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paye 0 Comments Published August 5th, 2006 in India, Movies. Sunny Deol, not one of my favourite actors these days, actually gave a decent performance in the movie Ziddi (1997).

Posted at 12:24 AM

August 05, 2006

Lara is still jealous of Priyanka?

[Sabkhuch] Lara is still jealous of Priyanka? Posted by chap_hyd on August 4th, 2006 It was supposed to be the casting coup of the season. Lara Dutta and...

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The Darjeeling Unlimited: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson

[Kamla Bhatt] Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson have worked on many films together. Their first film together was Bottle Rocket, a short film. Perhaps one of their better-known ones is The Royal Tenenbaums. There has been some talk about the O factor…which is, whether Owen is the key to Wes Anderson’s phenonmenon.

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August 04, 2006

DivX Partners With Indian Content Provider

[socalTECH - resources for startups, high technology, in Southern California - Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Pasadena a] Divx said earlier this week that UTV of India, a content provider with distribution rights to both Hollywood and Bollywood titles, would release films in encoded, DivX format. Titles included in the deal include "The Myth," "Swades," "Main Meri Patni Aur Woh," "Sin City," "Unleashed" and "Pulp Fiction." DivX licenses its own media compression/decompression algorithms.

Posted at 12:23 AM

Josefine...

[Tales of the City] Ich glaube, das sind Cocktail-Tomaten, aber so ganz sicher bin ich nicht. Meine Mutter hat uns ja die Tomate mitgebracht, deswegen ist das etwas unklar.

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August 03, 2006

Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Kabul Express to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival - Desi Podcast on Bollywood

[PodMasti : Indian Podcast - Everything you wanted to know about India] » Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Kabul Express to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival » ”˜Ramgopal Varma Ki Sholay’ will go on floors...

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Sushmita Sen’s Butterfly

[TOXIC] It’s called the Butterfly and it’s Sushmita Sen’s planned completely honest autobiography.

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August 02, 2006

Omkara Fails The Acid Test

[Bollywood News] Mounted lavishly and sold at a high price (After the surprise super success of ”˜Phir Hera Pheri’ relatively smaller films like ”˜Golmaal’ and ”˜Omkara’ had received huge returns from the distributors), with big star cast like Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, there were big hopes from ”˜Omkara’. Although Ajay has had a moderate success in ”˜Golmaal’, Saif would have to rethink his strategy as both ”˜Being Cyrus’ as well as ”˜Omkara’ hasn’t done anything for the trade to continue backing him for too long.

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Ek Se Bhale Do, Do Se Bhale Teen

[ Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind] Who would have thought that behind the exquisite voice and the plump, “Bholi si surat” looks hides a playboy polygamist ? Yes, I am talking about Udit Narayan who will now share his home and hearth with two ladies: his “pehla nesha” Ranjana Jha and “pehla nesha once again ” Deepa Narayan.

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