New Jersey: Singer Kailash Kher, who is touring US with his band 'Kailasa', says the success of songs like 'Kolaveri di' is sheer fluke and will not stand the test of time. The 38-year-old, who shot to fame in Bollywood with his sufi compositions, said such songs come like waves and disappear within a period of time. "'Kolaveri di' for me is much-hyped and much-touted number, no thanks to the...
05:32 PM, May 06, 2012
Mumbai: Controversy queen Rakhi Sawant, who is said to be upset with southern star Dhanush for cancelling a performance with her at the last minute, says the singer-actor must have felt threatened by her. "Actually he thinks that he can't dance and he thought that I will overshadow him. That's why he did this, but I love his song," the 33-year-old said on the sidelines of an event here. Rakhi...
04:52 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: You have watched the YouTube version of the song 'Kolaveri Di' from the Tamil film 3 that went viral on the internet. The video showed Dhanush recording the song at a studio. Since then several versions of the song have been released in many languages. The film '3' has also been released. The actual song in the film is a fun sequence of a drunken Dhanush at a...
06:49 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Kochi: The 'Kolaveri di' song from Tamil movie '3' has become a chart-buster but a PIL filed in the Kerala High Court claims it is having a 'bad' influence on children and has sought a direction to prohibit screening of the song sung by actor Dhanush. Exhibition of the song, produced by Dhanush's wife, Aishwaryaa, should be prohibited as it was "badly influencing minds of young children", petitioner, M Madaswamy,...
04:44 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Tamil actor Dhanush shot to national fame when his track 'Kolaveri Di' from his film '3' went viral a few months back. As his track crossed 50 million hits on YouTube, the actor turned brand ambassador for the WWF's Earth Hour campaign in Tamil Nadu. ...
03:50 PM, Mar 29, 2012
If you think the Kolaveri rage has slowed down, think again. This is because the 'Kolaveri' star seems very much in the limelight with several notable projects in his kitty. And what is he up to now? It is not another anthem or theme song, but Hindi classes to polish the actor's Hindi skills for his Bollywood debut 'Raanjhnaa', directed by Aanand Rai. But the actor is perhaps not giving...
05:43 PM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: With Dhanush and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles, Tamil film '3' is all set to hit the screens on March 30, 2012. The popular 'Kolaveri Di' song is also a part of this film. Read on to find out the lesser known things about '3'. (1) Previously, actress Amala Paul was cast opposite Dhanush in the film. She even attended the press meet of the movie with...
02:34 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush has teamed with Sonam Kapoor for his Bollywood debut 'Raanjhanaa' and says it is too early for him to judge the acting abilities of his co-star. "I think it's really too soon for me to judge what kind of an actress Sonam is. I'll have to work with her and then probably I'll know better," the 28-year-old said here at the Radio Mirchi Music awards. "Right...
11:20 AM, Mar 27, 2012
New Delhi: 'Kolaveri Di' on Monday crossed 50 million hits on YouTube, revealing that music lovers have yet to get over southern superstar Dhanush's unusual song. Till Monday afternoon, 50,086,633 hits were recorded. Thanks to its peppy, catchy tune and bilingual lyrics, the song went viral when it was launched on the internet Nov 16 and got more than a million hits within a day of its release. Dhanush, who...
04:44 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Chennai: The hit number 'Why this kolaveri di?' made actor Dhanush an overnight national star. Four middle-aged men, who are apparently huge fans of the song, attempted to do a 'Dhanush' in a moving train on Wednesday and found themselves in jail. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested four persons for creating a ruckus by singing the song under the influence of alcohol and teasing female passengers at Saidapet. On...
09:41 AM, Mar 08, 2012
New Delhi: After creating waves world-over with its 'Why this Kolaveri Di' number, Dhanush-starrer '3' is now eyeing a nationwide release on March 30, with more prints being readied for its dubbed Hindi version than the original Tamil movie! "We have decided to release the film with 400 prints in Tamil and 600 prints for the Hindi version," confirmed the film's producer Kastoori Raja. His RK Productions and Dhanush's Wunderbar...
12:45 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar surprised many when he said he was fascinated by the hit song "Munni badnam Hui" of Salman Khan starrer 'Dabbang' and keen to know the meaning of the rage "Kolaveri Di". Nitish revealed his lighter side when a group of journalists called on him at his chamber during the lunch recess yesterday and found him in a very jovial mood. Nitish said he had...
01:00 PM, Feb 23, 2012
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