News for 'bollywood-film'

This blonde can't get enough of Bollywood

This blonde can't get enough of Bollywood

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

F1 racing driver Jenson Button's ex-ladylove Florence Brudenell-Bruce want more of Bollywood after her bit role in Love Aaj Kal.

Losses mount up during multiplex strike

Losses mount up during multiplex strike

Rediff.com4 May 2009

As the strike enters its fifth week, the losses are mounting up for the Bollywood film industry. Big budget movies like Kambhakt Ishq, Blue and New York have had to postpone their release dates, and all movie promotions have come to a standstill.

'No one is interested in you unless...'

'No one is interested in you unless...'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

...'You create your own success.'

Why you must know who Malavika Mohanan is

Why you must know who Malavika Mohanan is

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

One, she's Majid Majidi's latest muse. Two, she has a cool Instagram account :)

Shoaib Malik eyeing romance with Sayali in a Bolly

Shoaib Malik eyeing romance with Sayali in a Bolly

Rediff.com4 Oct 2008

Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik might well be seen romancing actress Sayali Bhagat on screen after the all-rounder revealed that he is seriously contemplating acting in a Bollywood film starring the former Miss India.

How Bollywood boosts tourism in Britain

How Bollywood boosts tourism in Britain

Rediff.com1 May 2008

The euphoric interest shown by Indian tourists in visiting the places where several Bollywood films were shot, have prompted the Britain's tourism authorities to come up with a 'Bollywood map', depicting the popular shooting locations. Though separate figures for India's films-related tourism are not available, but its thousands of tourists visiting the United Kingdom every year have made a contribution of whopping 1.8 billion pounds, says a report.

Why you must watch Sonchiriya

Why you must watch Sonchiriya

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Sonchiriya is that rare Bollywood film, one that soars wildly above others in its genre, notes Ritwik Sharma.

'I would marry a tree in real life too'

'I would marry a tree in real life too'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

Suraj Sharma reveals how delivering a Subway sandwich landed him Life in Pi and other fun stories.

Grim plot twist for Bollywood

Grim plot twist for Bollywood

Rediff.com6 May 2009

Acting stars in the world's most prolific movie-making industry have seen their fees plunge by up to 80 per cent from the peaks they reached last year, leading producers say.

Review: Nee Tata Naa Birla

Review: Nee Tata Naa Birla

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

Tata Birla is an ordinary fare. Ravichandran and Jaggesh combo fails to enliven the magic of earlier films. Director Magadi's weak script and Guru Kiran's ordinary music are the weak links. The glamour girls do not contribute anything to lift the film.

10 fascinating books you must read in 2020

10 fascinating books you must read in 2020

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

From sports to history, Rediff reader Sabyasachi Dutta shares a selection of books for you to add to your reading list in 2020.

Aus Defence Chief to apologise toTania

Aus Defence Chief to apologise toTania

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

Bollywood actress Tania Zaetta will receive a personal apology from Australian Defence chief for false claims about her sexual claims with the country's soldiers in Afghanistan.

Where have all the women bankers gone?

Where have all the women bankers gone?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

First Look: Akshay romances Denise Richards

First Look: Akshay romances Denise Richards

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

In the New Year we will see the release of Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer Kambakkth Ishq. This movie will hit the theatres on May 29.

Dhadak Review: Many scenes brought tears to my eyes

Dhadak Review: Many scenes brought tears to my eyes

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

To those who feel that Dhadak doesn't measure up to Sairat, Kshamaya Daniel, 19, has one piece of advice: We're talking about wine here, not scotch.

No show for Bollywood online

No show for Bollywood online

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

Bollywood is yet to catch up with Hollywood when it comes to gaining profits from film websites.

Billa stars in new flick

Billa stars in new flick

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

Ajith and Nayanthara will be starring in a remake of Farah Khan's Bollywood film, Main Hoon Na.

Act on food crisis: Rahul Bose to G-8 leaders

Act on food crisis: Rahul Bose to G-8 leaders

Rediff.com7 Jul 2008

Known for his intense acting in alternative and art house films like English August, Takshak, Mr and Mrs Iyer, Everybody says I am fine as also mainstream Bollywood films like Pyar Ke Side Effects, Chameli and Jhankar Beats, the actor's latest concern is the global food crisis. An ambassador of British aid agency Oxfam, Bose has found time between rugby practice and films to join celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth and Kristin Davis in urging global leaders to

Britain, a hotspot for Indian tourists

Britain, a hotspot for Indian tourists

Rediff.com5 Jul 2008

Indian visitor numbers rose from 205,000 to 367,000 in 2006 and are expected to increase at a greater rate. The average spend by an Indian tourist is 793 pounds, compared with 710 pounds by an American tourist.

India's soft power is on the rise: Shashi Tharoor

India's soft power is on the rise: Shashi Tharoor

Rediff.com3 Feb 2008

He said India's diversity was its biggest asset and could propel it towards becoming a great power among nations if this diversity was not undermined by religious intolerance and political opportunism.

Kuch Bheege Alfaaz Review: Love in the WhatsApp era

Kuch Bheege Alfaaz Review: Love in the WhatsApp era

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Onir has got what it needs to make sensible, thought-provoking, entertaining cinema, feels Prasanna D Zore.

Court restrains release of controversial movie Mohalla Assi

Court restrains release of controversial movie Mohalla Assi

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

The court restrained the movie's director, producer and Central Board of Film Certificate from releasing the film on July three till further orders. The film stars Sunny Deol, Ravi Kishan, Sakshi Tanwar among others.

Great entertainment, short on facts: How MEA reviewed Airlift

Great entertainment, short on facts: How MEA reviewed Airlift

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

"This is a film and films often take liberties with actual events, facts. This particular film has also taken artistic liberties in the depiction of the events as it actually happened in Kuwait in 1990," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.

Aslam Sher promises transparency in selection

Aslam Sher promises transparency in selection

Rediff.com29 Apr 2008

The former Olympian, who heads the Indian Olympic Association-appointed five-member selection committee following the dissolution of the Indian Hockey Federation, says he wants the national hockey team to be a united and powerful force as depicted in the Bollywood film Chak de India.

Aussie cricketers bat for Bollywood

Aussie cricketers bat for Bollywood

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

The players in question are Aussie cricketers Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Stewart Clark and Mike Hussey, who are all set to shoot for the Bollywood film, Victory starring Harman Baweja and Amrita Rao.

British Bollywood artiste molested in Mumbai

British Bollywood artiste molested in Mumbai

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

A 26-year-old British national, who is a dancer and works in Bollywood movies, was allegedly molested by a salesman when she and her two female compatriots, boarded an auto rickshaw in Mumbai's suburban Oshiwara on Monday.

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: It's not a gay love story

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: It's not a gay love story

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

'If we manage to transform even one homophobic person, that will be a victory for the film.'

Wish Kamal Hasan!

Wish Kamal Hasan!

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

Wish Kamal Hasan!

'Did not know Kala Chashma would be picturised on Katrina, Sidharth'

'Did not know Kala Chashma would be picturised on Katrina, Sidharth'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

'I sang Kala Chashma more than 20 years ago. I was not paid for it; I was a new and young singer then. It is a big thing for me that my song has been used in a Hindi film. This is my first song that has been used in a Bollywood film.' Meet Kala Chashma singer Amar Arshi.

Mike Meyers to Bollywood: I'm your man

Mike Meyers to Bollywood: I'm your man

Rediff.com19 Jun 2008

Mike Myers, the writer and actor in the outrageous comedy The Love Guru, which some Hindus have found to be offensive, wants to star in a Bollywood musical. And he is very serious about it.

Language se lafda nahin karne ka

Language se lafda nahin karne ka

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'The colloquial language forced a turn to the recent past and I thought about the hangings of men like Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon.' 'Whatever their deeds, proven or still in doubt, did their deaths not deserve to be mourned by a sister, wife, or child?' A fascinating excerpt from Amitava Kumar's Writing Badly Is Easy.

Do you want to watch a Brett Lee film?

Do you want to watch a Brett Lee film?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

Or would you rather just give them a taste of their own medicine?

Akshay, Twinkle holiday in France

Akshay, Twinkle holiday in France

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Financier Bharat Shah gets threat calls

Financier Bharat Shah gets threat calls

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

A senior Crime Branch official has ruled out the involvement of the underworld in the threats, saying the calls were believed to be the outcome of some property dispute.

Shikara Review

Shikara Review

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

'The movie seeks to strike a long-awaited conversation. A story that the screen should have told long ago.' 'It is an attempt to cure that epidemic of social media opinion and provoke us to leave our rhetorical positions for once and see the issue purely as a great tragedy which happened for more reasons than we give to ourselves,' says Utkarsh Mishra.

Ad agencies: Creative heads make it to the top

Ad agencies: Creative heads make it to the top

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

When O&M India's executive chairman Ranjan Kapoor appointed creative hot shot Piyush Pandey as his successor in 2004, he wasn't aware that he may be pioneering a trend in advertising where agencies put their creative heads at the helm of their businesses.

AR Rahman and Kailasa?

AR Rahman and Kailasa?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

The composer trio of popular band Kailasa are now expanding their domain into Bollywood and are in talks with the Mozart of Madras, A R Rahman, who may sing for them.

When Rajeev Khandelwal got lost!

When Rajeev Khandelwal got lost!

Rediff.com14 Apr 2008

A still from the actor's debut film, Aamir.

Meet RGV's Kannada hero

Meet RGV's Kannada hero

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

In conversation with Sudeep on his first Hindi movie, Phoonk and furure projects.

Kajol's father dead

Kajol's father dead

Rediff.com10 Apr 2008

The filmmaker, who hasn't been keeping well for quite some time, died of heart attack around 8 am.