Perth: Bollywood seems to be slowly growing in popularity among world leaders and this was again evident today as Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird banged on Akshay Kumar to soothe nerves of India over travel advisories.
Baird, who met with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on the sidelines of the CHOGM Foreign Ministers Meeting here, invoked the name of the film star to explain that the Canadian government had not issued any warning of threat in India.
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03:03 PM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: The magnetic effect of India's culture and cinema will continue to draw the Western world, says veteran actor Anupam Kher, who has reached out to the domestic and international market through several crossover projects in the last three decades. "India is now considered an economic cultural hub. We have a lot to offer to the West in terms of cinema and also on a personal level. The richness...
12:34 PM, Oct 09, 2011
New Delhi: Hollywood actress Camilla Belle might be just one film old in Bollywood, but she is madly in love with the industry and is keen to do typical song-dance masala Hindi movies. The 24-year-old, who featured in Hollywood movies 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park', 'When a Stranger Calls' and '10,000 BC', made her Indian debut with Akshay Kumar's co-production 'Speedy Singhs'. "If I am offered a film here, I...
07:10 PM, Sep 29, 2011
New Delhi: She is a well known face inHollywood with films like 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' and '10,000 BC' in her kitty and now actress Camilla Belle iseyeing Bollywood. The 24-year-old stars in Akshay Kumar's recently released Indo-Canadian production 'Speedy Singhs', and says she loves watching Hindi films and is open to work in one. "I am open to work in Bollywood films if a right opportunity comes along...
07:59 PM, Sep 26, 2011
Watch the 250th special episode of 'The Week That Wasn't with Cyrus Broacha and Russell Peters. ...
12:39 PM, Sep 25, 2011
Rajeev Masand reviews 'Mausam', 'Speedy Singhs', 'Johnny English Returns' and 'Zookeeper'. ...
11:03 AM, Sep 24, 2011
Cast: Vinay Virmani, Russell Peters, Rob Lowe Director: Robert Lieberman 'Speedy Singhs' is a bargain basement version of Gurinder Chadha's 'Bend It Like Beckham', borrowing the exact same premise but leaving out the sharp wit of that cross-cultural comedy. Newcomer Vinay Virmani stars as Rajveer Singh, an NRI kid in Toronto who clashes with his father (played by Anupam Kher) when he defiantly pursues his interest in ice hockey, instead...
12:05 AM, Sep 24, 2011
Masand says 'Speedy Singhs' is time-pass entertainment. What do you think? Write your review and win prizes.
12:02 AM, Sep 24, 2011
Akshay Kumar's 'Speedy Singh' bash was star studded with the likes of Farah Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Dimple Kapadia. ...
11:59 AM, Sep 23, 2011
Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor starrer 'Mauasm', finally releases after a week's delay this Friday. ...
10:08 AM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: He is working in Bollywood star Akshay Kumar's production 'Speedy Singhs' but Indo-Canadian stand-up comedian Russell Peters says he finds the Mumbai-based film industry awful. 'Speedy Singhs' is the dubbed version of Akshay's international production'Breakaway' with a backdrop of ice-hockey. Peters, 40, who was born in Canada to Anglo-Indian parents and has been doing stand-up comedy since the age of 19, says he hates Bollywood films and has...
12:14 PM, Sep 22, 2011
New Delhi: If not for Akshay Kumar, first time actor-writer Vinay Virmani, a young Canadian of Indian origin, may not have realised his dream of making a film. Vinay is in his 20s and even after finishing acting school in New York, was yet to find his bearings in life. Left wondering how he would progress, it was family friend Akshay who helped him find a direction. "I was going...
01:38 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Mumbai: Actor-producer Akshay Kumar took time off from the shooting of 'Joker' to promote his first Indo-Canadian venture 'Speedy Singhs'. Vinay Virmani, who is debuting with the movie, says he is lucky to have the Bollywood star's support. Akshy visited Golden Temple in Amritsar and joined Vinay's parents and sister and co-star Camilla to pray for the film's success. "I'm very lucky to have Akshay uncle's support. He's a role...
01:04 PM, Sep 20, 2011
New Delhi: Megastar Akshay Kumar is soon going to be seen in his home production film 'Speedy Singhs'. Kumar is playing a Bollywood hero, in a film based on a relatively lesser known game in India, Ice Hockey. The film explores the sub conscious of a Sikh boy who is born and brought up in Canada. The second generation lad of an Indian immigrant family, Rajveer is confused about his...
03:46 PM, Sep 19, 2011
Hollywood meets Bollywood in this Indo-Canadian film called 'Breakaway' which is being dubbed in Hindi and funnily titled 'Speedy Singhs'. ...
01:05 PM, Sep 16, 2011
