Not surprisingly, advertisers are forever looking for personalities that can connect and engage with their audiences. With film stars ruling the mantle of brand ambassadors, which celebrity is actually topping the list?
According to the latest Adex India Study, the queen of Bollywood is Priyanka Chopra, who is ranked 2nd on the list of celebrity endorsers [...]
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February 11th, 2009 by riaz
Dream of a big Bollywood break but daddy’s not a film star? Well, your best chance of a breakthrough may be via a beauty pageant.
Many stars in Bollywood, including Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham, have gone down this road and carved out successful careers for themselves.
Former Miss India-turned-actress Tanushree Dutta admits that winning [...]
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February 8th, 2009 by riaz
Billu Barber is a story of a simple ordinary man who led an extra ordinary life. Bilas Rao Pardesi (Irrfan Khan) was living in his village with his wife Bindiya (Lara Dutta) and two great kids. Life was bitter sweet… we can say more sweet than bitter.
One day a superstar Sahir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) [...]
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February 2nd, 2009 by riaz
Priyanka Chopra is one of those rare gals who believes in keeping her promises, even those made to her ex boyfriend. The actress did just that by attending the premiere of Victory which was held last night.
Harman Baweja and Priyanka broke off last year but have managed to maintain cordial terms with each other. After [...]
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January 30th, 2009 by riaz
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January 29th, 2009 by neeraj
If Priyanka Chopra declares from the rooftops that she is Shah Rukh Khan’s biggest fan then it is with reason. The superstar, who has been taking more than a passing interest in the music of the films he produces, decided to give away a large portion of his duet in ‘Billu Barber’ to her.
‘Shah Rukh [...]
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January 29th, 2009 by riaz
Now that the ultra-prolific and passionately-productive Shyam Benegal has decided to revive his costliest project Chamki, a desi version of Georges Bizet’s 1845 opera Carmen the question is, who will play the challenging title role of a free-spirited fiery-tempered gypsy?
Though Benegal is at the moment reluctant to reveal details, sources close to the project claim [...]
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January 20th, 2009 by riaz
Bollywood is a place where the heroes are given more importance and the they always see to it that the female co star gets less role, less coverage and less publicity. But times are changing now 2008 has been a year where our heroines have done full fledged meaty roles and [...]
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December 1st, 2008 by riaz
The latest buzz is that the much anticipated ‘Don’ sequel may not happen at all. Reportedly all the lead actors have no time for the film.
It was rumoured that Farhan Akhtar would start working on ‘Don 2′ in 2008, but then King Khan had other films to shoot for.
The plan then was for a mid [...]
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November 29th, 2008 by riaz
Recall the ‘Kantaben’ episode in Karan Johar’s KAL HO NAA HO. The episode is alive even today, in skits, on stage, amongst friends. That was a mere trailer. Picture abhi baaki hain. DOSTANA takes ‘Kantaben’ episode to another level altogether.
DOSTANA is no BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. It’s not a serious take on homosexuality either. On the contrary, [...]
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November 27th, 2008 by riaz
Priyanka Chopra is indeed smiling as 2008 comes to a close. The going was just not right with four major flops in a row – LOVE STORY 2050, GOD TUSSI GREAT HO, CHAMKU and DRONA.
Add to that box office flops like SALAAM E ISHQ and BIG BROTHER that were carried forward from 2007 and she [...]
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November 24th, 2008 by riaz
What do you think of the music of DOSTANA…?
I think the music of Dostana is extremely apt for the film. It’s a film base in Miami, its fun, its young, it’s vibrant and the music of Dostana is exactly that. Every song is a geminate zone and each song tells the story which is the [...]
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November 14th, 2008 by riaz