New Delhi: The script has changed in Bollywood in the last 60 years - the women are more worldly, the men more macho and the cinema itself more techno-savvy, almost as good as Hollywood, says veteran cinema writer and critic Bhaichand Patel. "The women in Hindi cinema are more assertive though no less beautiful (than yesteryear ones), they often smoke on screen and they are equal to men. Mainstream cinema...
11:28 AM, Mar 28, 2012
Mumbai: The popular Kapoor family of Bollywood will be felicitated with tiles and two statues at the inauguration of UTV Stars' property 'Walk of the Stars' at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade here Wednesday. The property, akin to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, will be launched in the company of Kareena Kapoor and her 'Heroine' director, Madhur Bhandarkar. To begin with, tiles dedicated to Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir...
11:21 AM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Twitter account of veteran Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor, who passed away on August 14, 2011, has been reportedly hacked. The recent tweet from his account says, "Are you serious about starting your own business in 2012? you have to check this out - [URL redacted]." When you click on the link in the tweet, it redirects you to a Consumer Warnings Weekly page that tells you the...
12:13 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will pay tribute to legendary actors Shammi Kapoor and Dev Anand at an award function. Khan, 46, will try to reprise the trademark dancing style of Kapoor and the old world charm of evergreen actor Dev Anand on the stage of Colors Screen Awards on January 14. Shammi Kapoor and Dev Anand died last year. ...
05:46 PM, Jan 12, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, known for his dancing skills, will pay a tribute to legendary actors Dev Anand and Shammi Kapoor, who passed away this year, at the Zee Cine Awards 2012 to be held in Macau next month. The event is scheduled to take place at The Venetian in Macau, Jan 21. Shahid is excited to bring alive the aura of the iconic heroes, who entertained Hindi...
12:31 PM, Dec 31, 2011
New Delhi: They entertained, educated and enlivened our lives with their talent and sheer brilliance. As another year draws to a close, it is time to remember their magic and say adieu once again to some of those who left us in 2011. Bhimsen Joshi: In what was described as the sun setting on Indian classical music, the iconic Hindustani music vocalist passed away at his hometown Pune Jan 24...
05:26 PM, Dec 23, 2011
Mumbai: His frail condition notwithstanding, yesteryear star Shashi Kapoor went to watch 'Rockstar', his late brother Shammi's last big screen performance, at a theatre after almost a decade. The much-praised film had a most unexpected patron in wheelchair-bound Shashi Monday evening. The 73-year-old, who emblazoned his name across the marquee with romantic musicals in the 1960s, has a very intense emotional connectivity with "Rockstar" -- it is his elder brother...
06:08 PM, Nov 19, 2011
Mumbai: Initially it was announced that Bebo would pay tribute to her grand uncle Shammi Kapoor by performing to his tracks at an awards event. Now, however, the plan has changed and the actress will pay tribute to her grandfather Raj Kapoor and dance to his chartbusters. On November 1, Ranbir had paid tributes to Shammi Kapoor and got jiggy to his tracks at the A R Rahman concert as...
12:56 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Gurgaon, Haryana: It has been four years since Ranbir Kapoor made his Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2009 film Saawariya but the actor says his journey in the industry has just begun. The 29-year-old actor, who is eight films old, will next be seen playing a rockstar in Imtiaz Ali's film of the same name. "I have completed four years in the industry. My film Saawariya released on 9...
04:52 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Mumbai: Aamir Khan's long talaash for the right title for his film has finally ended. The movie, directed by Reema Kagti, has been titled Talaash! Mr Perfectionist was keen on the right name and though it was being referred to as The Act of Murder and later as Dhuan, they were all working titles. The movie which also stars Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji is slated to release in June....
04:19 PM, Nov 10, 2011
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