Archive for June, 2008
Three Tags in One!
Vishesh tagged me twice. The first tag is simple - Write 6 words. Yeah, that’s all. And there they are:LOVE, PASSION, LIFE, SUCCESS, NATURE, HAPPY.The other tag, an earlier one, requires me to tell you ten things people here do not know about me but I really don’t know whether people know these things about [...]
Participating in a reality show? Think again!
16-year-old Shinjini Sengupta suffered a paralytic attack and her parents are blaming the harsh treatment she got at a dance competition (reality show), but the TV show organisers blame pressure from parents. The doctors say reasons could be psychiatric, neurological, biological or viral..and tests are going on.But whether or not the drubbing Shinjini received at [...]
Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic - Movie Review
The most important thing to know about Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic (A little Love, a Little Magic) is that it is a children’s film. It’s got four child characters, and like many children’s films, there is magic and fantasy. There is even a lecture about patriotism, civic sense and world peace!It’s Amisha Patel’s character which [...]
Saregama to invest Rs.1 bn in film production
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Saregama India Ltd, the entertainment arm of the Rs.135 billion RPG Group, announced Saturday it would invest up to Rs.1.5 billion in film production and other businesses over the next 18 months.Speaking during the launch of the music album of a Bengali film “Khela”, produced by the company, Saregama vice-chairman Sanjiv [...]
Yash Chopra to get the highest French honour
He is undoubtedly the ‘king of romance’. Romance has always been defined by Yash Raj Films and the man responsible for this is Mr. Yash Chopra. Chopra is indisputably one of India’s most successful filmmakers. With a career straddling over decades, he has been associated with more than 40 films, most of which have been [...]
Three films get off to dull start at box office!
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Three films have been released this week, including the Saif Ali Khan-Rani Mukerji starrer “Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic”, but going by initial collections, all of them seem to have got a tepid response at the box office.The Yash Raj Films-Kunal Kohli production secured a face-saving collection of 70 percent on the [...]
Bollywood musicians? prices hit the roof!
It looks like the notorious slump in the music industry is over. Suddenly star prices have skyrocketed propelling the music industry to follow suit. “It’s all because of Akshay Kumar,” says Pritam Chakraborty with a straight face. “When he started charging unheard-of prices (apparently in the vicinity of Rs 30 crores) the entire economics of [...]
Shah Rukh?s six-pack abs put me to shame: Aditya Narayan
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s six-pack abs in “Om Shanti Om” gave a complex to many including 20-year-old Aditya Narayan, best known for hosting “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007″. He says he was ashamed of his paunch after seeing King Khan’s toned body.“When I saw Shah Rukh’s six-packs in [...]
Guddu Dhanoa ropes in Adhyayan for Deewana sequel
Over the years, we have been hearing stories around sequel to some of the most popular Shah Rukh Khan starrers like Baazigar, Baadshah and even Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge. Though most of these stories have turned out to be fabricated with hardly any substance to them, a sequel has been quietly planned and is already [...]
Girl paralysed after scolding during reality show!
Bangalore/Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Traumatised over being scolded by a judge during a reality dance competition in Kolkata, 16-year-old Shinjini Sengupta suffered a paralytic attack and has been admitted to the state-run National Institute of Mental Health and Sciences (Nimahans) here Saturday for treating her medical condition.“Shinjini is in the neurology special ward under observation. [...]
