Bollywood Women

The Best Bollywood Item Numbers - Part 2

2011-11-07T08:01:00.002-05:00

The Best Bollywood Item Numbers - Part 2, Kareena Kapoor
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Another really big Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has done a few item numbers during her career.

2006 - Yeh Mera Dil - Don: The Chase Begins Again
2007 - It's Rocking - Kya Love Story Hai
2009 - Marjaani - Billu Barber
2011 - Chammak Challo - Ra.One

Here she is in the musical number Chammak Challo from the film Ra.One with Shahrukh Khan.
The storyline of Ra.One kinda reminds me of The Matrix mixed with Tron, but you wouldnt know it from this dance number....

The Best Bollywood Item Numbers - Part 1

2011-10-13T07:53:00.000-04:00

Bollywood Movies - The Greatest Bollywood Item Numbers, Part 1
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Bollywood, Kollywood and Tollywood will often throw in a song and dance number in the middle of a film that may seem to (in some cases) have little or nothing to do with the movies main plot.
These are called "Item Numbers" and the female stars often are referred to as "Item Girls".
The sequences do get a lot of attention, and in some cases, have launched the careers of some of Bollywood's biggest stars.
Often the Item Number will appear during the opening and (or) closing credits, and sometimes will feature a performer who isn't even in the movie except for that dance sequence.
Although some people consider Madhuri Dixit to be the pioneer of the modern trend, Helen (Helen Jairag Richardson) may have actually started item numbers way back in the 60s, with Bindu and Aruna Irani carrying the trend through the 70s.

Kajol

Yes, Kajol may be a respected Bollywood actress appearing in such films as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and winning four Filmfare Best Actress Awards (and a ton of others), but Kajol has a few Item Numbers to her credit....

2003 - Maahi Ve - Kal Ho Naa Ho
2006 - Rock 'n' Roll Soniye - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2007 - Deewangi Deewangi - Om Shanti Om
2008 - Haal-e-dil
2008 - Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Here is Kajol in Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte.
Well it's not just Kajol, it's Kajol, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, Priety Zinta, and Rani Mukherjee all in the same number.
I think this is probably one of the most lavish Item numbers I have ever seen in a Bollywood film, and it rivals the classic Hollywood Musicals as far as choreography and sets go.

Sonakshi Sinha In, Zarine Khan Out?

2010-10-10T22:07:00.003-04:00

Sonakshi Sinha was born on June 2nd,1987.
She just made her acting debut in the Hindi action film Dabangg, along side her mentor Salman Khan.
Yes, Sonakshi is the new protege of Salman, replacing the Katrina Kaif look a like, Zarine Khan who just debuted in the not so epic Veer, alongside Salman back in January.
Maybe Zarine looked too much like Katrina.

Anyway, as opposed to Veer, Dabangg opened really well with some single screen theatres reporting 100% occupancy, while some multiplexes reported an 80 to 100% occupancy.
It actually beat the record opening day of last years mega hit, 3 Idiots, netting 3.26 million the first day.
So far it has pulled in over 31 million dollars worldwide.

This bodes quite well for Sonakshi, and makes you wonder what will become of Zarine now.

And as for Sonakshi's future, there is a rumor that she has beaten out both Katrina (gasp!) and Deepika Padukone to star opposite Akshay Kumar in Joker!

Sonakshi Sinha In, Zarine Khan Out?, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on October 11th, 2010

Manisha Koirala Updates

2010-09-28T11:18:00.002-04:00

This is beautiful Nepali-Indian actress, United Nations Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador and social activist Manisha Koirala.

Manisha was born on August 16, 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
She made her acting debut in the 1989 Nepali movie Pheri Bhetaula and she made her Bollywood debut in the 1991 film Saudagar.
Manisha has gone on to appear in almost seventy Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Bollywood films.

She is involved in social work, and has fought hard against violence against women and human trafficking, and also worked for women's rights.

Even with her activism, she has had some controversy.

There was the situation where Manisha alledged that Shashilal K. Nair used a body double to film some racy scenes in the film Ek Chotisi Love Story.
She took Nair to court, and succeeded in getting the film's release held.

And then there was the Pet situation in which a media report claimed Manisha had named her pet dog after a revered Muslim figure.
The problem was, a police investigation showed that Manisha didn't even own a pet.

Now Manisha has gotten married and she says that her career will be taking a back seat to her marriage.
But she will still be involved in cinema.

Manisha Koirala Updates, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on September 28th, 2010

Kajol and Kareena Kapoor in We Are Family

2010-09-04T11:54:00.002-04:00

Kajol's latest film was just released and it seems to be doing fairly well.
It should, considering it stars two of the hottest actresses in Bollywood.
We Are Family was directed by Siddharth Malhotra, produced by Karan Johar, stars Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal and is a remake of the 1998 Hollywood film Stepmom.

In the film, Kajol plays Maya, a stay at home wife who gave up her career to raise her three children.
She has divirced her husband Aman (Arjun Rampal) and the story centers around Aman introducing his new girlfriend, Shreya (Kareena Kapoor).

Shreya is the opposite of Maya, a career oriented woman, and the situation between them takes an unexpected turn when the two women are brought together under the same roof.

Of course being a Bollywood film, it differs from it's Hollywood counterpart in that it has six songs, including a tribute to Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock.

We Are Family seems to be doing pretty well with the critics.

This is Kajol and Kareena's second film together, the first being 2001's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

Kajol said that she based a lot of her character Maya on her grandmother, Bina Rai, who passed away in December of last year.

Kajol and Kareena Kapoor in We Are Family, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/, on September 4th, 2010.

Sunaina - Kollywood Actress

2010-08-22T13:57:00.001-04:00

This actress is a slight departure from the usual ladies here.
Sunaina is an Indian film actress, but she works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films, not Bollywood.
She was born on April 17th, 1987 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

As I said, she has appeared in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam movies, but the bulk of her work is in Tamil cinema, which is nick-named Kollywood.
The industry is based in the Kodambakkam district of Chennai, so Kollywood is Kodambakkam and Hollywood ran together, like Bombay and Hollywood make Bollywood.
Kollywood is the third biggest film industry in India after Bollywood and Tollywood.

Anyway, back to Sunaina...
She made her acting debut in the 2006 Telugu film "Something Special", and has appeared in tweleve films so far.

You can see Sunaina and more Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada stars here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Indian-Film-Actresses-18-Bollywood-and-More

Sunaina - Kollywood Actress, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on August 22nd, 2010

Bollywood Women - Priyanka Chopra

2010-08-22T12:40:00.002-04:00

You know, I have never really stopped and done any background info on some of these Bollywood actresses that you may not be familiar with.
So let's start out with the breath-taking Priyanka Chopra.
Priyanka is an Indian actress, model and former 2000 Miss World.
She was born on July 18th, 1982 in Jamshedpur, Jharkand, India, and made her acting debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan (with Joseph Vijay, Revathi, Nassar and Vivek).

Priyanka has appeared in almost forty films, and won a ton of awards including National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, Star Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards.
She has three films for 2010, Pyaar Impossible, Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai and Anjaana Anjaani.
For 2011, she already has Saat Khoon Maaf, Alibaba Aur 41 Chor and Don 2 - The Chase Continues lined up.

You can follow Priyanka on Twitter here:
http://twitter.com/PRIYANKACHOPRA

And you can see more about Priyanka and other Bollywood stars here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Indian-Film-Actresses-14-Bollywood-and-More

Bollywood Women - Priyanka Chopra, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on August 22nd, 2010

Trisha Krishnan - Khatta Meetha

2010-07-20T11:41:00.001-04:00

Tamil and Telugu actress Trisha Krishnan will be debuting in Bollywood in the film "Khatta Meetha" opposite Akshay Kumar.
Trisha Krishnan was born on May 4th, 1983 in Pallakad, Kerala, India and made her acting debut in the 2002 Tamil film, Laysa Laysa in a small part as Gayathri's (played by Simran) girlfriend.
Since Laysa Laysa, she has appeared in over thirty Tamil and Telugu films.

"Khatta Meeta" is a remake of the 1989 hit Malayalam film, Vellanakalude Nadu, and is scheduled to be released on July 23, 2010.
It was written by Sreenivasan, and directed by Priyadarshan.

Besides Trishna and Akshay, the movie stars Johnny Lever, Urvashi Sharma and Aruna Irani.

Trisha Krishnan - Khatta Meetha, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on July 20th, 2010

Riya Sen - Upcoming Bollywood Movies

2010-06-30T10:24:00.000-04:00

Lovely Bollywood actress Riya Sen is quite busy these days.
She will be appearing in Tere Mere Phere, which marks the debut of actress turned director Deepa Sahi as a ...well director.
Riya will be co-starring with Vinay Pathak.

Then Riya will be appearing with Kay Kay Menon and Rajpal Yadav in the film Benny and Babloo.
The movie is being produced by Umesh Chouhan, and will also star Shweta Tiwari and Rukhsar.

She also reported on her Twitter account that her e-mail and Facebook accounts have been hacked.
"Wow ! My email and fb accounts have been hacked ! I pity the person who has all the time in the world to do so !"

Besides Benny and Babloo and Tere Mere Phere, Riya also has Tara Sitara and Krrish 2 in the works.
Although from what I have heard, Krrish 2 maybe shelved for the time being.
You can check the website for more info....
http://www.krrish2.info/

Riya Sen - Upcoming Bollywood Movies, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on June 30th, 2010

The Top Ten Bollywood Actresses for April 2010

2010-05-24T14:13:00.003-04:00

I haven’t done a top ten Bollywood actresses here in awhile, and I thought I'd do one, because when I looked for who was searched for the most on this blog, I was really shocked.
I expected Katrina Kaif, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit at the top, but that wasn't the case.

So here are the top ten most searched for Bollywood women on this blog recently....

1. Kiran Rathod
Yes coming in at number one was a lady that was a total surprise to me, Kiran Rathod.
This Bollywood and Kollywood actress is a lot more popular than I thought.

2. Lara Dutta
Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and former Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta came in at number two.

3. Zeenat Aman
Yes, yesteryear star Zeenat Aman came in at three, showing tradition is alive and well in Bollywood.

4. Riya Sen
Indian film actress and model Riya Sen came in at number four.

5. Celina Jaitley
Indian actress and the 2001 Femina Miss India Universe winner, Celina Jaitley came in at number five.

6. Sayali Bhagat
Indian actress and 2004 Femina Miss India Sayali Bhagat came in at number six.

7. Priyanka Chopra
Coming in at number seven is a lady I expected to see much further up the list, Indian actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra.
8. Lisa Ray
The number eight lady on the list is a woman that recently beat cancer, and is going back to acting, Lisa Ray.

9. Tanushree Dutta
Another former Femina Miss India winner (2004), Tanushree Dutta comes in at number nine.
10. Mandakini
And finally, rounding out the top ten is a lady who is not actively acting anymore (but is evidently still popular), Mandakini.

The Top Ten Bollywood Actresses for April 2010, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on May 24th, 2010

Bollywood to Hollywood?

2010-05-03T15:25:00.003-04:00

Bollywood actresses seem to be getting more and more attention worldwide.
And since they are getting attention, that gets the notice of Hollywood.
Here are some of the big Bollywood actresses that are either thinking about going to Hollywood, have already gone there, or are rumored to be going there.
By the way, in a reversal of this, Twilight star Kristen Stewart is not going to Bollywood to star in Panni as was earlier rumored.

It seems there was a battle heating up between Slumdog Millionaire's Freida Pinto and former Miss World and India's most successful actress Aishwarya Rai.
Rumor had it that both were being considered for the Bond girl in the next James Bond film.
But this battle may all be for naught, as the next Bond film has been suspended indefinitely and has been shelved.
The sequel (so far only known as Bond 23) was scheduled for release in late 2011 or in 2012 to coincide with the franchise's 50th anniversary.
Eon Productions' parent company MGM is in a financial mess right now, so we may never know if Ash or Freida would have won out.

But all is not lost in Hollywood for Bollywood.
British-born Indian actress Jiah Khan maybe headed to Tinsel Town.
It's rumored that Jiah may be involved in two international projects based out of Hollywood.

A Bollywood actresses that has been spending a lot of time in Hollywood, Mallika Sherawat, has gotten another feather in her cap in the US.
She recently won the the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award at the Multicultural Motion Picture Association’s Diversity Awards.
In the past, actresses like Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, and Monica Belluci have won the award.
After this, starring in Hisss, Love, Barack and getting a Honorary Citizenship in Los Angeles, I wonder if Mallika will ever return to India?

Bollywood to Hollywood posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on May 3rd, 2010.

Katrina Kaif News and Upcoming Bollywood Movies

2010-04-13T10:42:00.003-04:00

A whole bunch of Katrina Kaif news today.....

First up, Katrina will be doing her first "bad guy" role in the upcoming Bollywood film, Tees Maar Khan.
Katrina is said to be studying Meryl Streep’s role in The Devil Wears Prada for inspiration.
To say this is a change of pace for Katrina would be an understatement, as she is known for her sweet innocent roles.
Tees Maar Khan also stars Akshay Kumar and Akshay Khanna, and is set for a December 2010 release.
You can visit the film's official website here:
http://www.teesmaarkhan.in/

And before Tees Maar Khan hits the screens, the political thriller Raajneeti will be released, starring Ajay Devgan, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.

Raajneeti was written, directed, and produced by Prakash Jha, and is based on the"Mahabharat".

It will be released on June 4th, 2010 and here is the official trailer for the film:

And there are several articles coming out saying that Katrina was the most searched for Bollywood actress in 2009.
I havent seen anything official yet from Google, but thanks to Katrina's popualrity, I wouldnt doubt it.
I did a quick search myself and came up with over six million hits for the Bollywood beauty just last month.
There are also rumors that she is more popular in Pakistan than in India.

Katrina told PTI that she is considering getting married in two years.
She is currently dating Salman Khan and before this, she has avoided any comments on when she might be settling down.
But two years is still a while away.

And finally, Katrina launched the diamond jewellery brand Nakshatra Vivaah's collection last week.
Katrina said at the event:
"Diamonds are a unique gemstone, and have a very special place in the hearts of most Indian women. And the much loved floral pattern that inspires the designs in this collection adds both beauty and good luck. I believe that every Indian bride would really love to have jewellery set like this for her special day."
http://diamondworld.net/contentview.aspx?item=4840

Katrina Kaif News and Upcoming Bollywood Movies, published to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on April 13th, 2010.

Bollywood Actresses - Vimala Raman, Sayali Bhagat and Amrita Arora

2010-03-30T13:25:00.002-04:00

Indian film actress and model and a trained Bharatanatyam dancer Vimala Raman will be making her Bollywood debut in Ambapali, a remake of the 1966 film starring Vyjayanthimala Bali and Sunil Dutt.
Vimala has gotten rave reviews for her work in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.
The film will be directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and possibly Salman Khanwill take up the Sunil Dutt role.

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza will be marrying ex-captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Shoaib Malik in April, leaving Shoaib's ex-girlfiend, Indian actress and former Miss India Sayali Bhagat out in the cold.
Some reports say that Sayali was caught off guard by the wedding announcement.
I'm no expert, but I think I would have went with Sayali.

And finally, now you can keep up with the lovely Amrita Arora on her Twitter account here:
http://twitter.com/AmritaRao17

Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on March 20th, 2010

Chitrangada Singh - Bollywood Femme Fatale

2010-03-17T10:56:00.005-04:00

Indian film actress Chitrangada Singh was born on March 28th, 1982 in Meerut, India.
In a recent article at The Telegraph, Chitrangada was listed as one of the "irresistible desi femme fatales" in Indian cinema.
Like a lot of Bollywood actresses, she started out as a model, then moved to music videos.
She made her big screen debut in the Bollywood film, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, directed by Sudhir Mishra.
Interestingly, the film was made in 2003, but was released in 2005.
Although the film didn't do well at the box office, the critics called it "a masterpiece and one of the best movies of the year".

Chitrangada released another film, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow in 2005, then took a break from acting.
In 2008 she came back in the film Sorry Bhai!, with Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi.

For 2010, she has two upcoming movies so far.....
Basra with Abhay Deol, Nikhil Dwivedi,Shahana Goswami and Soniya Mehra, a thriller that seems to lean towards martial arts action, and Dhruv, directed by Sudhir Mishra.
Kareena Kapoor is rumored to appear in Dhruv.

Though Chitrangada has had a short career, she has already won the 2006 Bollywood Movie Award for Best Female Debut, and been nominated for the 2005 Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut - Female, the 2005 Apsara Award for Best Actress and the 2006 Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female .

Here is an interview with Chitrangada Singh posted by zoomdekho on YouTube:

Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on March 17th, 2010

55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 - Vidya Balan and Kalki Koechlin

2010-03-01T10:09:00.001-05:00

The 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 were held in Mumbai on February 27, and boy did I miss every single one of the Bollywood actresses!

I predicted Katrina Kaif for Best Actor In A Leading Role – Female, totally missed.
Vidya Balan won for Paa.

I chose Dimple Kapadia for Best Actor In A Supporting Role – Female.
Nope, it went to Kalki Koechlin for Dev D.

I picked Shreya Ghoshal for Best Playback Singer – Female.
They had two winners...and neither one was my choice!
Rekha Bharadwaj for Genda Phool in Delhi-6 and Kavita Seth for Iktara in Wake Up Sid.

Maybe I shouldn't have made any picks....LOL

Katrina Kaif, Dimple Kapadia and Shreya Ghoshal

2010-02-18T19:46:00.003-05:00

The 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 will be held in Mumbai on February 27, and since the focus of this blog is on Bollywood women, here are the actresses that are nominated....

Best Actor In A Leading Role – Female

Deepika Padukone – Love Aaj Kal
Katrina Kaif – New York
Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots
Kareena Kapoor – Kurbaan
Priyanka Chopra – Kaminey Vidya Balan – Paa

Best Actor In A Supporting Role – Female

Arundhati Naag – Paa
Divya Dutta – Delhi-6
Dimple Kapadia – Luck By Chance
Kalki Koechlin – Dev D
Shahana Goswami – Firaaq
Supriya Pathak – Wake Up Sid

Best Playback Singer – Female
Alisha Chinoy – Tera Hone Laga – (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Kavita Seth – Iktara – (Wake Up Sid)
Rekha Bhardwaj – Genda Phool – (Delhi-6)
Shilpa Rao – Mudi Mudi – (Paa)
Shreya Ghoshal – Zoobi Doobi – (3 Idiots)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Chor Bazaari – (Love Aaj Kal)

So who is gonna win?

Well for Best Actor In A Leading Role – Female, I'm gonna have to go with Katrina Kaif as Maya in "New York".
But you have to admit, any one of these women are worthy.
There really aren't any losers here.

For Best Actor In A Supporting Role – Female, I'm gonna go with Dimple Kapadia for the pushy stage mother Neena Walia, in "Luck By Chance".

And for Best Playback Singer – Female, I'm going with Shreya Ghoshal for Zoobi Doobi in "3 Idiots".

So check in after the awards to see who really won.

Katrina Kaif, Dimple Kapadia and Shreya Ghoshal, Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on February 19th, 2010.

Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and More

2010-01-12T17:13:00.000-05:00

Kajol's much anticipated "My Name Is Khan" will be released on February 12, 2010, but the soundtrack was already released on January 4, 2010.
The music is by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar.
You can go here http://www.songs5.com/My_Name_is_Khan-2256.html to get free downloads of the film's music.
The film will be shown at the Berlin in International Film Festival from Feb 11 to 21, 2010.

I mentioned in an earlier post that beautiful Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra would be starring in the upcoming Bollywood film "Seven" as a woman that weds seven different men.
(Among those men are Malayalam superstar and National Award winner Mohanlal and Indian actor Hrithik Roshan)
But unlike "What’s Your Rashee?" where the lovely Priyanka played twelve different roles, in this one, she will only be playing one.
It seems that "What’s Your Rashee?" was enough for Priyanka, but rumors say she has said that she will never play multiple roles in her again.
Can you blame her?
That has to be VERY taxing on anyone.
"Pyaar Impossible", her last film got mixed reviews, so lets hope "Seven" does a lot better.

Kareena Kapoor will be co-starring with ShahRukh Khan in the upcoming superhero film, "Ra-1".
And Kareena will be showing up in the film not only in real life, but as an animated character as well.
Rumor also has it that as opposed to films like "The Dark Knight", the films set will be lively and brightly colored.
Hey, it may be a nice change from the constant gloom we get in super hero flicks today.

I mentioned in the last entry that Aishwarya Rai will be starring in the upcoming Sci-Fi movie Endhiran.
What I didnt mention was that this will be Aishwarya's Tamil cinema debut.
And Endhiran will most likely wind up being the most expensive film ever made in Indian cinema.
Endhiran is expected to be released on April 14, 2010.
If you'd like to keep up on how things are going with the film, you can head over to http://www.directorshankaronline.com/ and check out director S Shankar's blog.

There seems to maybe be a little tension on the set of the comedy movie "No Problem" directed by Anees Bazme.
And the tension is coming in the form, or rather forms, of Sushmita Sen, Kangna Ranaut and Neetu Chandra.
Rumor has it that Neetu and Kangna aren't getting along that well on the set.
But you have to remember, that's all it is...a rumor.
Other reports from the set said that everything was going fine, and that everyone was having fun.
This is Kangna's first comedy, and she will be playing the younger sister of Sushmita Sen.

Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai

2009-12-23T11:19:00.001-05:00

Bollywood is still wondering if the legendary Madhuri Dixit will accept the role of Indira Gandhi (India's first and only female Prime Minister) in Krishna Shah's upcoming biopic.
But while everyone is waiting on Madhuri, Krishna is approaching Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Albert Finney, Helen Mirren and Emily Watson for roles in the movie.
But while her role as Indira Gandhi may still be up in the air, Madhuri appears to be going ahead with portraying another historical Indian figure, Ambapali (Ambapālika or Amrapāli).
Indian film director and choreographer Farah Khan is planning to produce a Broadway show based on Amrapali, and she wants Madhuri for the lead.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra continues her dominance over at Twitter.
As of this entry, she has over 103,000 followers.
And Twitter is not the only place that the lovely Bollywood actress can be found.
Over at Facebook, she has 34,000 fans.
AND Priyanka has her own website coming soon that you can see here:
http://www.iampriyankachopra.com/

And speaking of Priyanka, here is a video promo for her upcoming Bollywood film "Pyaar Impossible"

Another Bollywood film generating a lot of buzz is My Name Is Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
Just by looking at the trailer, both Kajol and Khan look they turn in very powerful performances.

The ever popular Aishwarya Rai is very busy these days.
She is filming the science-fiction Tamil–language film Endhiran, the Tamil language drama film Raavana (and the same movie Raavan in Hindi), the time travel film Action Replay and finally (for now at least) Guzaarish.
But Ash did take time out recently to actually do her own Tweet on Twitter, although she was on her husband Abhishek’s account.
So when is Ash gonna get her own Twitter account?

More Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai here

Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Dec 23rd, 2009

Upcoming Kajol Movies

2009-12-03T10:38:00.001-05:00

Now that the filming of My Name Is Khan has wrapped up, Kajol is finishing up on her next upcoming Bollywood film, an adaptation of the 1998 American comedy-drama, Stepmom.
The original starred Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon, and the Bollywood remake will star Kajol (in the role Susan Sarandon played in the original) and Kareena Kapoor (in the Julia Roberts role).
As of yet, the film is still officially not titled.

In contrast to what you hear about a lot of Bollywood actress sniping at each other, Kajol and Kareena appear to be getting along fabulously.

My Name Is Khan and the Stepmom Remake are not her only upcoming roles as Kajol will be involved in India's first Live-Action and 3D animation combination feature film, Toonpur Ka Superhero and doing a voice in the animated take on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Koochie Koochie Hota Hain.
Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Sanjay Dutt will also be doing voices in the film.

Here is an interview with Kajol from NDTV where she talks about working on My Name Is Khan...

Upcoming Kajol Movies posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Dec.3rd, 2009

Bollywood Actress News - Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and More

2009-11-29T12:29:00.001-05:00

More Bollywood actress news with Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai, so lets get started...

It looks like it's turning into a numbers game for Priyanka Chopra movies.
Recently she released "What's Your Raashee?" in which she played twelve different characters, and now she is slated to star in the upcoming Bollywood movie "Seven" as a character that has seven husbands.
Rumor has it that Indian film actor and producer Mohanlal will play one of her husbands, and that Indian actor Hrithik Roshan may play another.
Filming is schedualed to begin in 2010.

And while "Seven" may start filming in 2010, on Februrary 12th, a movie will come out that is generating a lot of buzz already.
"My Name is Khan" stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
Expect this Bollywood film to go big, as it is being distributed by Fox Star Studios India in India, Fox Searchlight in the U.S. and 20th Century Fox worldwide.
And to boost it even further, the first promo for "My Name is Khan" will be released with James Cameron's much anticipated Avatar, which opens globally on December 18.

Madhuri Dixit is in negotiations to play her her idol former prime minister Indira Gandhi in Krishna Shah's biopic.
But don't expect this film to have an easy path.
Biopics on Indira Gandhi by Jagmohan Mundhra and N. Chandra have been tried and shot down already.
Madhuri is a legend in Hindi cinema so don't expect her to commit until things are a bit more finalized with the film.

Karan Johar's new Bollywood film "Kurbaan" has not made a killing at the box office and been getting mixed reviews, but everyone seems to think that Kareena Kapoor (as Avantika Ahuja) has turned in a great performance.
The film that had location shoots in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, ran into a bit of trouble before release when a petition was filed in the Bombay High Court to stay the release of movie.
After responses from Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, the court declined to stay the release of the film.
But back to Kareena....

Gaurav Malani for IndiaTimes Movies said...
"After long, Kareena Kapoor gets a role of substance that brings her performing potential to the fore."

Taran Adarsh/IndiaFM...
"As for Kareena, Kurbaan reiterates one fact yet again: She's the best in the business. No two opinions on that!"

Masand's Movie Review...
"Kareena Kapoor goes for a simmering, slow-burning performance that eventually punches you in the gut."

Udita Jhunjhunwal DNAIndia...
"Kareena Kapoor looks lovely and plays her part with sincerity, even though Avantika is not a strong character."

Of course Ben Kingsley is well known for his Oscar winning performance playing Gandhi, but now he wil bring another figure in Indian history to life, Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj Mahal.
And starring as Mumtaz Mahal, (Jahan's favored wife and the woman whose death inspired the construction of the Taj Mahal) will be the lovely Aishwarya Rai.
The upcoming film "Taj" will have a budget over $30 million dollars and Kingsley will not only star in the movie, but produce it as well.

Bollywood Actresses News - Preity Zinta, Katrina Kaif and More

2009-11-07T11:38:00.002-05:00

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has enrolled at Harvard Business School, a graduate business school in Boston, Massachusetts, and will be studying negotiating and deal-making.
It sounds like the lovely Preity is planning for her life after acting.
Or maybe she just wants to make more of an impact know in the Bollywood scene.
HBS was ranked number one among American business schools by the U.S. News & World Report, so she is in good hands.

Beautiful Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif was almost involved in a riot when she showed up to promote her film Azab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani in Hyderabad.
She appeared at a shopping mall and a huge crowd of her fans showed up to see her, things got outta hand and Katrina made a run for it, reportedly injuring her leg.
But the fans werent put off that easily, and kept chasing her by car and bicycle.
They should have been ready for this though, because it happened to her last year in Hyderabad.
Maybe more security next time?

If you run across Sameera Reddy's profile on a dating site, it isn't her.
Sameera is just one of many Bollywood actresses that have fallen prey recently to Internet hoaxes.
Like Sammera would need a dating site.
Riiiight.

Recently, Asin's online e-mail ID was hacked, and someone has been impersonating Katrina Kaif online as well.
Sonam Kapoor's Facebook account was also hacked and private pictures were stolen.
Katrina (will her online problems ever end?), Freida Pinto and Asin (again) have also had to deal with people setting up fake Twitter accounts.

On the other hand, the REAL Priyanka Chopra is still doing very well with 81,588 followers.
And the real Mallika Sherawat is still trailing her with a very respectable 24,322 followers.

Isha Koppikar (Eesha Koppikhar) is getting married on November 26th to Timmy Narang,
But before that, she will be filming an item number for Neeraj Pathak film, Right Yaa Wrong.
She'll also be finishing up Hello Darling before the wedding.

Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Nov. 7th, 2009

Priyanka Chopra in What's Your Raashee?

2009-09-25T10:48:00.001-04:00

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's new movie "What's Your Raashee?"comes out today and the critics seem to like it except for one thing.
It's three and a half hours long.

In the film Priyanka gets a role that would make Jim Carrey or Eddie Murphy proud, she gets to play twelve different characters.

The film is a romantic comedy (the first) from director Ashutosh Gowariker.
He also directed the award winning films Lagaan, Swades and Jodhaa Akbar.
But to maintain interest for over three hours is quite a feat as a lot of directors have found out the hard way.

The films plot is a Chicagoan (Harman Baweja) returns home to Mumbai and has ten days to find a wife and get his Grandfather's inheritance.
He interviews twelve women (all played by Priyanka) each with a different astrological sign (raashee) and each with their own unique personality which gives Priyanka time to show off her acting abilities.

I understand the length of the movie.
Cutting it down to say 2 hours would have lost a lot of story.
Ashutosh couldn't very well have taken the film and pulled a Quentin Tarantino making "What's Your Raashee" Part 1 and Part 2 ala "Kill Bill".
So I think the movie had to pretty much be made the way it was.

Now, will the audiences feel the same way?

Priyanka Chopra in What's Your Raashee?, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Sept 25th, 2009.

Bollywood Actress Rimi Sen News

2009-09-17T12:49:00.002-04:00

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Bollywood actress Rimi Sen recently debuted as a fashion model at the Kolkata Fashion Week-II.
According to all accounts, Rimi was a big hit.
Also on hand there were Bollywood stars Sameera Reddy, Amrita Rao, Riya Sen and Minisha Lamba.

Rimi has several movies coming out this year.
Sankat City has already been released to a generally good reception, Horn Ok Pleasss (with Nana Patekar, Muzammil Ibrahim and Rakhi Sawant), Airport and Yahan Ke Hum Sikander.

Rimi Sen posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/, Sept 17th, 2009

Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif, The Good and The Bad

2009-08-20T11:24:00.002-04:00

While Mallika Sherawat seems to be conquering Hollywood, Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif seems to be conquering everything else.
Katrina has been honored with the Rajiv Gandhi Award under the Best Actress category in Hindi cinema.
Katrina is also being listed as the most "Googled" actress in Bollywood cinema and she was voted "The Sexiest Woman in India" by FHM.

But despite all that, everything isn't coming up roses for Katrina.
Actor Jackie Shroff’s wife, Ayesha Shroff has come forth and announced that Katrina Kaif's real name is Katrina Turquotte.
Katrina has always maintained that her Kaif surname was due to her Kashmiri father, but Ayesha says that the name on Katrina's passport when she came to India was Katrina Turquotte.

StarBoxOffice.com has more info on this including....
“She used to work to support her huge family and she didn’t have a very respectable job in London. Kaizad Gustad picked up the very attractive lass off the streets of London. The makers of Boom concocted the Kashmir father-Brit mother story so that Indian audiences would accept her."
You can read the full write up here

Now the question is, is Katrina really Indian at all?

posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on August 20th, 2009

Bollywood's Mallika Sherawat Conquers Hollywood

2009-08-13T10:29:00.003-04:00

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat is continuing her assault on Hollywood, and it looks like she's winning.

Friday (August 14) Mallika will be getting an honor that no other Bollywood star has received.
Because of her contributions to the Hollywood film industry and charities, she will be made an honorary citizen of Los Angeles by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Also in attendance at the ceremony will be the former Mayor Richard Riordan, Council member Jose Huizar and the Los Angeles City Council.

And according to rumors, Mallika is considering getting her body insured the way pro footballer Cristiano Ronaldo got his legs insured.

Mallika made quite a smash at the premiere of Quentin Tarantino's new movie.
Her outfit got as much attention as she did.
And she got quite a lot, talking to not only Tarantino, but Brett Ratner and others as well.
Her dress for the premiere has been pretty much universally slammed by online fashion sources.
Me?
Actually I kinda liked it.
Realize of course I grew up reading comics, and the dress reminded me of the femme fatale/super villainess' from the comics.
When I saw the pic of her and Brett Ratner (who made X-Men: The Last Stand) I thought " If he does another X-Men movie, there's his Black Queen!"

From what I saw, Quentin looked enamored with Mallika.
Could we be seeing her in an upcoming Tarantino movie perhaps?
Maybe we should wait and see how Hisss does first.

Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on August 13th, 2009

More Priyanka Chopra and Twitter

2009-08-08T11:48:00.003-04:00

With over 22,000 followers, Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra is leading the pack as far as female Bollywood Tweeters go.
As of right now, Priyanka Chopra is at 22,873 and I think her closest rival is Mallika Sherawat at 11,448.
Although Mallika's account is verified which is something Priyanka should look into doing!
There are Twitter accounts listed for Bollywood stars like Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, you cant tell if they are real unless they are verified.

Twitter is a great way to keep up with the stars.
For instance Priyanka said a few hours ago....
"Hey ma peeps.. In kuala lumpur for a new commercial.. Hope u guys will end up liking the campaign.. Can't tell u what it is yet but soon..."

And Mallika said...
"Just got bck frm th Long Beach evnt wth mom n dad:)I spok on Bhalf of JagritiCharity,an amazin org helpin women in urgent need.G'nite all:-)"

posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/, August 8th, 2009

Bollywood Women: Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Asin

2009-08-04T11:34:00.005-04:00

Shradha Shrama

Production house Spectra Multimedia is working on a project titled "The Secret Life of Kareena" loosley based on the lfe of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.
Shradha Shrama was offered the role of Kareena, but turned it down saying that the film's script portrayed Kareena in a negative light.
Not only Kareena by the way, but also Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor are portrayed in the same way.
The character based on Saif Ali Khan is the film's villan!

Kareena Kapoor

How can they get away with a film like that without Kareena's permission and not get sued?
If someone tried that with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, they'd be slammed up against a wall of lawyers so fast it'd make their heads spin!

Priyanka Chopra

And speaking of Shahid, he and girlfriend Priyanka Chopra made a little news when Priyanka refused to kiss him during a scene in the film "Kaminey".
Priyanka doesnt like public displays of affection and wasnt told about the kissing scene in advance.
Director Vishal Bharadwaj didnt push the issue, but explained to her that the scene was intregal to the storyline.
Priyanka understood his point of view and proceded to film the kiss.
"Kaminey" will hit the screens on August 14th.

Asin

After all the sniping you read about between the women of Bollywood, its nice to read about someone that really gets along.
In this case it's Asin and actress Sridevi that are getting close.
Asin and Sridevi live in the same building and the two are often seen together along with Sridevi's two daughters.
Sridevi has has starred in hundreds of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films and been nominated for a ton of awards, so Asin could do a lot worse for a mentor.

Posted by Sabre to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on August 4th, 2009

The Top Ten Bollywood Actresses Last Month

2009-07-30T12:05:00.003-04:00

Amrita Arora, Number One in June.

I haven't done this in awhile, so here is a list of the top ten Bollywood actresses on this blog for June.....

1. Amrita Arora
The beautiful Bollywood actress born in Mumbai, India blew away all the competition and came in at number one.
Amrita has three movies in 2009, Kambakth Ishq (with Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Aftab Shivdasani) , Team - The Force and Season's Greetings (with Sohail Khan, Tabu and Shreyas Talpade) .

2. Koena Mitra
Number two on the list is Indian actress and former model Koena Mitra.
The Bengali beauty hasn't had many successes in Bollywood lately, with only Ayan coming out this year.

3. Katrina Kaif
Coming in at number three is the Hong Kong-born British-Indian actress and model, Katrina Kaif.
Katrina not only has 2009 releases (New York, Blue, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, De Dana Dan), but even releases planed into 2010 (Rajneeti and a Padosan Remake) .
And she is one of my personal favorites.

4. Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle was very popular in the 90s in Hindi and Telugu films, and now she is an interior designer (she did the interiors for Rani Mukerji's new house) and co-owner of The White Window store.
Her last film was Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega in 2001.

5. Rani Mukherjee
Rani Mukerji (Mukherjee) has two movies this year (Luck by Chance and Dil Bole Hadippa) and one set for 2010 ( the animated Koochie Koochie Hota Hain).

6. Deepika Padukone
Deepika was recently diagnosed with malaria after becoming ill during a shoot in London. But she'll get better and shooting on Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull will continue.

7. Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat is getting a lot of press for her upcoming movie "Hisss". And a lot of attention on Twitter.

8. Preity Zinta
This honest and outspoken Bollywood beauty has two movies this year, Main Aur Mrs. Khanna and Har Pall.

9. Shilpa Shetty
The Indian film actress and model has two movies coming out this year, The Man and The Desire.

10. Bipasha Basu
Another Bengali beauty with five movies this year, including her first Hollywood movie co-starring with Billy Zane.

posted by Sabre to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on July 30th, 2009

Neha Dhupia "Bollywood Hero" Updates

2009-07-23T13:43:00.003-04:00

Back in May I posted an entry about Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia being in an upcoming comedy miniseries titled "Bollywood Hero" for the Independent Film Channel starring Chris Kattan (Corky Romano).
Well from the looks of it, everyone else has caught up and announced it in the past few days...LOL

But the update part of this is that

1. Neha's character will be called "Lalima", and as Neha puts it herself, "My character is overbearing, typical Bollywood heroine who is known more for controversies than her acting skills."
"overbearing, typical Bollywood heroine"...that might not set too well with other Bollywood actresses!

2. The mini series will have cameos by Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore.

3. The show will be aired on IFC, an independent film channel from August 6 onwards.

And riding the hopefully good reviews of the mini series, Neha will have six movies coming out, "Paying Guest", "Pappu Can't Dance Sala", "Raftaar","Raat gayi baat gayi", "I'm 24" and "De Dhanadhan".

Posted by Sabre on http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/, July 23rd, 2009

Deepika Padukone and Bollywood Actresses on Twitter

2009-07-21T17:15:00.002-04:00

CNN.com has an article up about the incredible rise of Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone.
I didn't realize her path to stardom was so humble, but in reading this, I think in the future, the life of Deepika might actually make a good film itself.

"After deciding to become a model at the age of 16, she was picked out of a music video by acclaimed director Farah Khan and cast in her next film opposite Shahrukh Khan. "Om Shanti Om" went on to become not only a hit in India, but also gained wider acclaim among western audiences."

You can read the whole article here.

I mentioned awhile back about Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat using her Twitter account, but I really had no idea so many Bollywood beauties used Twitter.
Besides Mallika, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu, Madhuri Dixit and Ayesha Takia all have Twitter accounts, among others.
You should be able to find their accounts with a Twtter Search.

Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra and Rani Mukherjee

2009-07-14T11:24:00.005-04:00

One of the most successful female filmstars in the history of Indian cinema, Hema Malini, has said that the only Bollywood actress that deserves the title "Dream Girl" is the beautiful and talented Aishwarya Rai.
High praise indeed coming from a lady thats made a name for herself as not only an Indian actress, director and producer but as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer as well.
The lovely Ash is keeping herself busy, with four movies coming out in 2010.
First up is Endhiran, a science-fiction Tamil language film being directed by S. Shankar.
Then Ashokavanam, also a Tamil film, directed, written and produced by Mani Ratnam.
Next up are two Hindi movies, Raavan, also being directed by Mani Ratnam, and Action Replay directed by Vipul Shah.

There is a rumor going around that Priyanka Chopra is going to work with UK-based pop star Jay Sean on his new album.
Priyanka big fan of Jay Sean’s music and it's rumored that she will appear in at least one music video for him.
This isn't Jay Sean’s first Bollywood connection.
The lovely Bipasha Basu worked with him on his music video "Stolen".

And the bad feelings between Salman Khan and Aditya Chopra have been healed thanks to Rani Mukherjee.
Evidently the love of Salman's life and the friend of Aditya has been working behind the scenes to get the two back on speaking terms.
So I guess you can add "peacemaker" to Rani's list of credits.
BTW, you can get a lot more info on Rani at this great site I found (no, it's not mine...LOL)
Rani Mukherjee Saree

Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Mallika Sherawat

2009-07-13T12:06:00.004-04:00

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor is featured on Maxim magazine on it's cover.
Kareena is getting a lot of press lately, including the fact that she was on Filmfare Magazine’s “most powerful women” list.
Kareena has also told the press that she's putting marriage on the back burner to pursue her career.

And Madhuri Dixit has sparked a controversy, but not intentionally.
There's a lake in Arunachal Pradesh called Tsho-nga Tser that the locals began to refer to as " Madhuri " after Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit shot Koyla there.
The locals seem to be more than a little upset that their lake is being renamed by outsiders.

And finally, Bollywood beauty Mallika Sherawat has signed to make a film called “Female Barack Obama”, which is based on San Francisco Attorney General Kamala Harris.
Mallika is in LA of the post production of her film "Hisss" and has been burning up Twitter while shes been there.
Mallika is one of the most followed Bollywood personalities on Twitter with over 6000 fans.
She's even set to make a side trip to Twitter HQ on July 14th.
You can follow her as well here:
http://twitter.com/MallikaLA

Bollywood Actress Raveena Tandon News

2009-06-03T16:43:00.002-04:00

34 year old Raveena Tandon is looking as good as ever, and starting to show up more too.

The Bollywood actress, producer, and former model showed up recently at a Sunday afternoon Tinker Bell book reading for children at Crossword, Juhu, Mumbai on May 17.
By all accounts the beautiful actress had a great time and so did the kids.
Raveena made sure to pay attention to the kids, sitting and talking to them after she finished the reading.

Also, along with Jaya Bachchan, Suniel Shetty, Ayesha Takia and Urvashi Sharma, Raveena is set to star in the new Bollywood movie by Revathy Varma called Chassni.
Chassni is a remake of the Tamil film June R.

At Karan Johar's 37th birthday party, Raveena showed up with just about every other actor and actress in Bollywood including Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Karisma and Shah Rukh Khan among the over 100 guests.

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Juhi Chawla News

2009-06-01T12:42:00.001-04:00

Bollywood producer, singer, actress and former Miss India 1984, Juhi Chawla, is certainly getting around these days.

She is being profiled on " Superstars Superlives" this week on ZoOM along with other Bollywood beauties Madhuri Dixit, Kajol Devgan and Rani Mukherjee.

Juhi was a judge on the reality dance show Jhalak Dikkhla Jha along with Saroj Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant.

Along with other Bollywood stars Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, Arjun Rampal and Shahrukh Khan she is involved in the IPL (The Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket competition).

And Juhi was in this years Luck By Chance, an Indian drama film written and directed by Zoya Akhtar.
Although critics mainly liked it, it didn't do too well at the box office.

But since 1986, she has been in almost 90 films. So I dont think one performing badly is going to hurt her much.
Besides the almost 90 films, she has produced three films, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), Asoka (2001) and Chalte Chalte (2003).

Sushmita Sen and "Do Not Disturb"

2009-05-20T12:57:00.001-04:00

The actresses in Bollywood must really be competitive.
I keep reading about their Diva like behavior and catty remarks to other actresses.
And they seem to be threatened very easily.
Even actresses that are famous for getting along with other stars are affected.
Case in point.....

"Inside sources from Do Knot Disturb claim Sushmita Sen is having sleepless nights over her role in her upcoming David Dhawan comedy Do Knot Disturb. It is a multi star cast film starring Govinda, Lara Dutta, Ritesh Deshmukh and Sohail Khan along with her.
Our sources reveal, “The film for the first time brings together two former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta. But Sush is not really insecure about her role being shortened as compared to a much younger and hotter Lara."

Full article here

Of course it's not just Sushmita.
If you read this blog you've seen several similar stories about other Bollywood stars.

But it appears their fears are not unfounded.
Just recently Pantene ended a long relationship with Sushmita in favor of South Indian actress Asin.

Besides "Do Not Disturb", Sushmita is working on a Tamil film "Marmayogi" this year.

Neha Dhupia

2009-05-12T14:46:00.003-04:00

“Bollywood Hero,” is an upcoming comedy miniseries for the Independent Film Channel starring Chris Kattan (Corky Romano).
But also in the miniseries will be Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia.
Neha may not be a huge hit in India, but her work ethic has brought praise from her America cast and crew.
Initial viewing of the films trailer by critics has lead to the idea that this just may be a sleeper hit, and that will look very good not only on the career of Chris Kattan but Neha as well.

Neha has several movies coming out in 2009 including "Paying Guest", "Pappu can't dance sala", "Raftaar","Raat gayi baat gayi", "I'm 24" and "De Dhanadhan".

Hopefully good reviews for "Bollywood Hero" will boost Neha's career.

Minissha Lamba News

2009-05-06T13:22:00.001-04:00

Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba (born on January 18, 1985 in New Delhi) has two movies coming out this year.
Or she did.
Reports say that Minissha has pulled out of the Karan Johar Production "Jihaad".
At first, reports said that it was because of scenes with co-star Vivek Oberoi.
But now it is said that it was because of passport issues (The film is being shot in New York).
Either way, Dia Mirza who has stepped in to replace her.

It appears filming on "Abba Ka Kaun" is going well though.
The upcoming film has Boman Irani playing the title role of ‘Abba’ and Minissha as his daughter.
It also stars Sameer Dattani, Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun, Salim Ghouse, Sonali Kulkarni, Rajit Kapoor, Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Jhankal.

Lara Dutta Updates

2009-05-02T11:39:00.000-04:00

It looks like Lara Dutta and Dino Morea's relationship is back on again.
The pair has been seen walking their dogs at at Bandra sea face, and attending the screening of Vin Diesel’s movie ‘Fast and Furious 4’.
A few weeks backs, the tabloids said that Lara was tired of Dino’s womanizing and his renewed closeness to ex girlfriend Nandita Mahtani and had called off the relationship.
But now reports say that Dino is planning to move into Lara’s house.

And Lara may be having a hard time with her Bollywood movie "Blue".
Reports say that Laura feels threatened over the beautiful Katrina Kaif's special appearance in the film.
Who can blame her?
Rumors say that Katrina's role in the movie is expanding and that bothers Lara.
"Blue" also stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Zayed Khan.
Kylie Minogue will sing two songs along with Sonu Nigam for the movie soundtrack.

Manisha Koirala Comback

2009-04-29T10:41:00.002-04:00

Manisha Koirala was born on August 16, 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
She is a Nepali actress who works in Indian films, although she has appeared in a number of Tamil films.
Manisha is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer.

After being out of the spotlight for awhile, Manisha is trying for a comeback in Bollywood.
She is making the rounds, and she got some good press when designer Maheka Mirpuri announced at the unveiling of her new fashion collection ‘Pure Optimism’, that Manisha had been her "muse".

And this year she will be appearing in Deepti Naval's "Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Char Aane Ki Barish", Jahnu Barua's new movie and Mani Ratnam's "Raavan" (set for release in 2010).

Riya Sen in Zor Laga ke Haiya

2009-04-20T12:12:00.002-04:00

Bollywood actress Riya Sen is getting a lot of press for her new role in the upcoming Hindi film "Zor Laga ke Haiya".
Riya has discarded her sultry glamorous look to take on the role of a construction worker named Chamki.
The movie is directed by Girish Joshi and is about an egotistical award winning sculptor (played by Mithun Chakraborthy) who can not adjust to the times he is living in.
Riya plays a Marathi girl that works as a construction worker.
Besides Riya and Mithun, the movie also stars Mahesh Manjrekar, Seema Biswas, Megan, Ayesha Kaduskar, Hardik Thakkar, Ritvik Tyagi and Ashwin Chitale.
"Zor Laga ke Haiya" will be released sometime in May of this year.

Bollywood Actress Bipasha Basu News

2009-03-31T17:11:00.001-04:00

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is all over the news these days.

First, she seems to be starting a trend by not wearing make up.
Actually Ameesha Patel started it first, but you know, I wonder how many Hollywood actresses could pull off the no make up look?

And Bipasha is playing Diva again.
At Thursday night's launch of Shiamak Davar's sports wear collection, she was a no show.
Even though Bipasha is the company's brand ambassador and she was in Mumbai.
Rumor has it that she didnt attend because Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan were also invited to the event, so she was afraid she wouldn't get solo media coverage there.
Of course Bipasha's spokesperson denied this.

Bipasha has several movies coming out this year including Aa Dekhen Zara (a romantic sci-fi action thriller movie), Pankh, Lamhaa, Sob Choritro Kalponik and Chaimera.

Here is a video from Aa Dekhen Zara:

Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty News

2009-03-31T12:38:00.001-04:00

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty will be marrying her fiance Raj Kumdra in October of this year, but until then, they are renovating a 5 million pound Surrey home at St George's Hill.
Shilpa seems to be getting into the country life, saying that she can't wait to start raising a family there.

The home isn't the only thing Shilpa and Raj co-own.
They are also co-owners of the Rajasthan Royals, a franchise cricket team that represents the state of Rajasthan in the IPL (Indian Premier League).
Last year, the Royals won the inaugural DLF IPL T-20 Tournament.
Of course Shilpa isn't the only Bollywood celeb to invest in the Twenty20 format of the game.
Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta also have interests in the Twenty20 format.

Shilpa also has two movies coming out this year, "The Man" and "The Desire".

Preity Zinta News

2009-03-26T14:14:00.002-04:00

Preity Zinta has several films coming out this year, but one, Deepa Mehta's Videsh, is already stirring up some controversy.
The film tackles the issue of domestic violence and has raised some concern with the Censor Board in India.
http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/57318.aspx

Preity will also be appearing in Har Pall with Isha Koppikar and Main Aur Mrs Khanna with Kareena Kapoor.
In Main Aur Mrs Khanna, Preity will be making a special appearance in a item number.
Although it's been rumored that her role has been beefed up a bit more.

Rani Mukherjee Updates

2009-03-19T11:01:00.002-04:00

Despite good reviews from critics, Rani Mukherjee's last film "Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic" didnt do well at the box office.
But this year she has three movies coming out.

She has a cameo as herself in "Luck by Chance", Zoya Akhtar's movie about an actor who goes in Mumbai to become a movie star.

In "Hadippa", she co-stars with Shahid Kapoor, Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra.

And she will doing some voice acting in the animated film "Koochie Koochie Hota Hain".
The animated feature will be produuced by Karan Johar, and also stars Kajol and Sanjay Dutt.
It is an animated remake of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Deepika Padukone in Chandni Chowk to China

2009-03-09T12:47:00.000-04:00

source: http://www.desihouston.net/

Chandni Chowk to China may have not done very well at the box office in India, but the film has netted Deepika Padukone a lot of good press in China.
Deepika has been nominated for Best Actress at the 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival.
She is the first Indian actress to ever get this honor.

Chandni Chowk to China starred Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles with Hindi cinema veteran Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong action cinema veteran Gordon Liu in supporting roles.
The film was shot in China and in Bangkok, Thailand and it was distributed in the U.S. and co-produced by Warner Bros.
It was Warner Bros. first Hindi film.

The film got negative reviews by critics, but what struck me as unusual was that the fim was reviewed in the US by USA Today, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune.
To me this testifies to the widening appeal of Bollywood films.

Sonam Kapoor News

2009-03-03T13:28:00.000-05:00

Sonam Kapoor was born on June 9, 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
She is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.

Considered by many to be a talented and upcoming actress, Sonam may have been in the right place at the right time.
She appeared with Abhishek Bachchan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6.
The movie was released on February 20, 2009 and did well at the box office, but the film got generally mixed reception from the Indian critics.
However, after the Oscar performance of the Mumbai-set "Slumdog Millionaire" world critics have gotten behind the movie.
The Bollywood film was praised by the Los Angeles Times and the Village Voice in New York City.
Of course it hasn't hurt that the movies music was composed by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman.
And even better is the fact that Sonam's father Anil Kapoor was also in Slumdog Millionaire.

Sonam is now set to star in Anil Kapoor’s newest production, ‘Ayesha’, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’.

Kajol News

2009-02-26T10:06:00.000-05:00

Did you know that Bollywood actress Kajol and Ajay Devgan have been married for ten years?
They celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on February 24.
Kajol and their five year old daughter, Nysa, flew to Bhopal to be with Ajay on their anniversary.
She just got back from Los Angeles where she was busy shooting Karan Johar’s "My Name is Khan".
Kajol will be co-starring with Shah Rukh Khan, Jimmy Shergill and Sonya Jehan in the upcoming Bollywood movie that is expected to be released later this year.

Katrina Kaif News

2009-02-24T11:41:00.002-05:00

Thanks to the role she is playing in the upcoming Bollywood movie, Prakash Jha’s "Rajniti", Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif’s understanding of politics is getting sharper.
Katrina is really sinking her teeth into the role, and she is determined to make this her best performance so far.
Katrina is denying that her role is based on Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor will be paired again in this movie, its their second time, the first being "Ajab Prem Ki Khazab Kahani".
Also starring in the film will be Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai, G.K. Desai and Arjun Rampal (replacing Vivek Oberoi) .

Katrina will also be appearing in a new ad for the popular mango juice drink brand Slice. She has been the brand ambassador for the drink since 2008.
And that's not all, Katrina is well on her way to becoming the Brand Ambassador Queen, with her endorsements of Pantene and Nakshatra diamond jewelery.

Here is Katrina's Slice commercial from last year...

Kareena Kapoor

2009-02-18T19:04:00.005-05:00

You know I just realized I haven't done an actual write up on Kareena Kapoor.
So here it is.....

Kareena Kapoor was born on September 21, 1980, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Her nickname is "Bebo".
She is an Indian film actress appearing in Bollywood films, and one of the leading actresses in the Hindi film industry.
Kareena was born into the Kapoor film family, in which five generations of the Kapoor family have acted, directed or produced in the Bollywood industry.
She won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her acting debut in the 2000 film, Refugee, co-staring Abhishek Bachchan.
Her first real commercial success was with the film Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (a remake of the Telugu movie Tholi Prema) with Tusshar Kapoor.
In 2001, Kareena appeared in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham which was the highest grossing Indian film overseas until 2006, when its record was broken by Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
She has won five Filmfare Awards, two Star Screen Awards, three Zee Cine Awards, two International Indian Film Academy Awards, three Stardust Awards, two Bollywood Movie Awards, and two Sansui Awards.
She has also won numerous honors and achievements, including being named "Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2008"by PETA India, and Style Icons of the Year with her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan in 2009.

Amisha Patel Updates

2009-02-16T13:01:00.000-05:00

I just realized I havent written a thing about the beautiful Bollywodd actress Amisha Patel in quite awhile.
So here we go.....

A common theme we seem to see alot with Bollywood beauties is that they tend to follow the Hollywood motto of "The Show Must Go on".....

Amisha dances inspite of leg injury
Amisha Patel has been attending grueling rehearsals for the last few days leading up to the Stardust Awards but few people including her choreographer Rajiv Surti know about it. The actress recalls, "I pulled a muscle in my left leg yesterday morning and have been surviving on painkillers since. It was my first day of the rehearsals and I wanted to go all out for it.
Full story here

And on the magazine racks, photos of Amisha Patel seem to be everywhere. She's recently appeared on the covers of Verve, OK!, Man’s World and Kohl.

As a matter of fact, the cover shot on the OK! magazine came from Dabboo Ratnani's calendar (several top Bollywood actresses posed for the calendar) and Amisha's boyfriend, Kanav Puri, liked the picture so much, he had a copy framed and hung on the wall of his bedroom.
What a guy!

And this year will see Run Bhola Run (with Govinda and Amisha Patel) and Chatur Singh Two Star (with Sanjay Dutt and Amisha Patel) coming out this year.

Aishwarya Rai News

2009-02-10T12:09:00.000-05:00

A lot of people talk about family values, but Aishwarya Rai not only talks the talk, but she walks the walk.
The beautiful Bollywood actress was set to recieve the ‘Officer Dan Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres’(officer of the order of arts and letters) from the French government.
But Aishwarya's father was ill and Aishwarya asked the French goverment to post-pone the ceremony until he was well.
She wanted her entire family there for the ceremony.
Now that her father is well enough, she has informed the French authorities to go ahead with it.
To understand the gravity of what Aishwarya did, you have to understand that there is only one higher French civilan honour to receive, the Legion d’honour.
And in 2007, the Officer Dan Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres was bestowed upon Shahrukh Khan.

Riya Sen News

2009-02-06T15:04:00.001-05:00

Bollywood actress Riya Sen has raised a few eyebrows lately by saying that she needed to lose weight.
The normally size zero actress says shes gained a few pounds lately.

Despite that, Riya has been named the brand ambassador for the IPL (Indian Premier League) website.

Maybe that will help, because by all accounts, this lovely actresses' career is not going anywhere.
Which is surprising considering she comes from a celebrity family.
Her grandmother Suchitra Sen is one of the greatest Bengali actresses of Bengali films.
Her mother Moon Moon Sen was also an actress.

Bipasha Basu at the 15th Nokia Star Screen Awards

2009-02-01T15:02:00.000-05:00

Bipasha Basu was at the 15th Nokia Star Screen Awards.
But she didn't seem to have a very good time.
She was supposed to do her Lucky Boy act from Bachna Ae Haseeno.
Bipasha was all geared up and ready to go until the Sajid Khan-Ashutosh Gowariker incident delayed the awards ceremony by 20 to 25 minutes.
That threw the whole production behind over an hour, and she was in no mood to go on with the act, so she changed her attire and removed her make up.
The organizers finally got their act together and got Bipasha to agree to take another shot at it.
By then though she was pretty much fed up with everything, but she did get made up again and went on with the show.
By all accounts though it was a less than stellar performance.
But can you really blame her?

Shilpa Shetty in "The Desire"

2009-01-28T11:33:00.002-05:00

The Desire is an upcoming India-China joint film venture that has created a lot of publicity for famed Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.
First, everyone freaked out when it was rumored Shilpa was going to shave her head bald for the role.
A major cosmetic company heard about it and "compelled" her not to do it.
So the bald look was achieved through make up.
Reports say she was all ready to shave off her hair for the role.

Then Shilpa and co star Jaya Prada took lessons in the classical Indian dance form of Odissi. Odissi is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms.

The Desire will star Shilpa, Jaya Prada, Chinese superstar Xia Yu, Anupam Kher, Sachin Khedekar, Sheetal Menon and Nakul Vaid.

Bollywood Actress Preity Zinta News

2009-01-23T11:47:00.001-05:00

And here it is, the 300th post.....

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has revealed her family background.
She released a press statement that says.....
"Some people think I'm south Indian, while some feel I'm a Muslim. There have also been fans who have asked me whether I hail from Himachal Pradesh.
In the early 18th century, when marital alliances between the Rajput and British became quite common, the Zinta clan was born. I'm the rare combination of British and Rajput blood,"
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200901230921.htm

So there you have it.

Another bit of news about Preity is that she will be taking over the hosting duties of Farhan Akhtar on ‘Oye! It’s Friday’.
Rumor has it that this is pretty much a done deal.

Preity also launched the three-day Gitanjali Luxury Style Fashion Festival this week.

Preity and her boyfriend Ness Wadia spent New Years in Canada, spending quality time with each other.

And as far as new Bollywood films for her, Aamir Khan and Preity are rumored to also be starring together in another upcoming film. They were together in Dil Chahta Hai and this new movie is another romantic tale.
She is already set for a cameo in Main Aur Mrs. Khanna and she wil be playing Runa in Har Pall with Shiney Ahuja, Isha Koppikar and Dharmendra.

Rani Mukherjee is Back in Shape

2009-01-16T15:25:00.004-05:00

Well evidently it worked!
Aamir Khan's personal fitness trainer Satyajit Chaurasia must have gotten Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee into shape.
According to an article at apunkachoice.com, The Bengali beauty is back and looking better than ever.

And oneindia is reporting that Rani is going to start writing scripts.
They are saying that Rani is taking up writing to give her career a new lease on life.
I don't know about that, she seems to still have a fairly large fan base and with this "new" appearance, she may already have that new lease.

And by the way, Aishwarya Rai had an offer to replace Rani as the spokes person for a popular mosquito repellent cream, but turned it down. Ash is very particular and will only endorse products she believes in.
So I guess that means the mosquito repellent doesn't work.

Priyanka Chopra News

2009-01-16T12:47:00.001-05:00

Priyanka Chopra got the thumbs up for 'Hottest swimwear of the year' from buzz18.com for the gold swimsuit she wore in the movie "Dostana".

And it doesn't stop there.
Priyanka also won the Best Actress Award for ‘Fashion’ at the Nokia 15th Annual Star Screen Awards.

And evidently Priyanka and Katrina Kaif had a few words about who was going to perform the grand finale of Star Screen Awards.
Priyanka wanted to go last, but so did Katrina.
The closing number was called ‘Five Divas’, and had Bipasha Basu , Deepika Padukone , Anushka Sharma , Katrina Kaif and Priyanka all performing.
Katrina won the arguement and got to perform last.
Well what do you expect?
Look up Diva, "a star who is a "diva" is arrogant, difficult to work with, high-maintenance, manipulative, fussy, highly strung, privileged and demanding".
Okay it also means the feminine of the Latin word divus, "god" so "goddess" would work too.
But get five Divas together and what do you think would happen?

Madhuri Dixit in the News

2009-01-13T16:19:00.001-05:00

Madhuri Dixit will be the chief guest at the Sixteen: Nine International Film Festival of Usha Pravin Gandhi College in Vile Parle, Mumbai.
On January 13th, the former Bollywood superstar will be giving away the awards at the end of the 2 day festival.

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, Imran Khan, producers Sanjay Gupta and Ravi Chopra and director Goldie Behl will also be giving away awards.

Madhuri was the Guest of Honor at the International Kite Festival held at The Club in Andheri, Mumbai on Sunday.

Madhuri will also be on the Unforgettable Tour as it tours India in mid 2009.
The Unforgettable Tour in India will be held in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.

In 2008, Madhuri was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.
She was also nominated for the 2008 Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role as Diya in Aaja Nachle and for the 2008 Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female, also for Aaja Nachle.
And she was honored at the IFFLA Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone's Birthday

2009-01-07T18:47:00.000-05:00

Model turned Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone turned 23 on Monday and I missed it!
Happy Belated Birthday Deepika!
In celebration of this Deepika visited the Siddhivinayak temple with her parents to offer prayers.
The beautiful Deepika is currently promoting her upcoming film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’, co-starring Akshay Kumar.
The movie is set to be released on January 16.

Deepika also has Billu Barber and Production No.1 coming out this year.

Kajol in "My Name Is Khan"

2009-01-03T18:29:00.000-05:00

Bollywood actress Kajol is staying very busy these days.
First, she is said to be dieting and working out to get into shape for her role in "My Name Is Khan".
She's eating healthy, watching her calories and hitting the gym.

Shooting started on "My Name Is Khan" in Los Angeles on December 18th and Kajol is scheduled to fly there to start her part of the shooting.
Also starring in the movie will be Shahrukh Khan and Shabana Azmi.
The film will be released in November 2009.

Katrina Kaif, Zarine Khan, Lisa Lazarus and Salman Khan

2008-12-31T11:06:00.001-05:00

It looks like Bollywood has a possible love triangle that could rival Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston.
The web is full of stories linking Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif's boyfriend, with 'Veer' actress Zarine Khan.
Everyone keeps saying that Zarine looks like Kat, but really I only see a vague resemblance.
Anyway, Salman appears to be taking heed of these rumors and trying to distance himself from Zarine.
However, is that enough?
Because rumors are also going around that Salman has his eye on Miss Universe UK, 2008, Lisa Lazarus.
Now at a certain angle, I do think Lisa resembles Katrina.
But I think that even on a bad day, Katrina is better looking than both of them.

More beautiful Bollywood Women here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Bollywood-Women-6

Rani Mukherjee and Her Personal Trainer

2008-12-30T21:01:00.000-05:00

The actresses in Bollywood run into the same problems that the actresses in Hollywood run into.
Rani Mukherjee was feeling bad about herself and her appearance.
So what did she do?
She hired Aamir Khan's personal fitness trainer, Satyajit Chaurasia to help her get into shape.
And it seems to have worked.
Rani has two movies coming out in 2009, Anurag Singh's next movie (no title yet) and Koochie Koochie Hota Hain, so everyone will get to see the results of Satyajit's training regime.
Well not so much with Koochie Koochie Hota Hain because it's animated. But I'm sure she'll hit the PR circuit.

Aishwarya Rai News

2008-12-30T13:36:00.002-05:00

Aishwarya Rai-Bachan is making the news a lot here lately.

First, Aishwarya has turned down a very lucrative deal from L'Oreal to star in their L'Oreal Fairness Cream Ads.
Another Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is taking the ads.
Full story here:
http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/aishwarya-rai-bachan-refuses-loreal-fairness-cream-ads-20081229

Second, Deepika Padukone has replaced Aishwarya in Kalpana Lazmi’s film ‘Singhasan’.
This isn't the first time this has happened however. She got replaced by Katrina Kaif in the movie Nakshatra.
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-loses-to-deepika-padukone.html

As I mentioned before, Aishwarya will star with Steve Martin in the Pink Panther 2 in 2009. She will play Sonia Solandres, a criminology expert.
She will also star with Abhishek Bachchan in the Hindi language film Raavan, a present day version of the Indian epic Ramayana. Aishwarya will play a contemporary Sita.
Aishwarya will star with Vikram in the movie Ashokavanam, this movie will be a Tamil language version of Raavan shot at the same time. Aishwarya will play the same character in both movies.

Top Ten Actresses in Bollywood

2008-12-29T12:16:00.006-05:00

Who is the most beautiful actress in Bollywood?
Well beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so you have to judge that for yourself.
But as far as the most searched for actresses in Bollywood films, that I can answer.
Here they are, starting in order with.......

Aishwarya Rai
Born in Mangalore Karnataka, India on November 1 1973, India, this beauty has 3 movies coming out in 2009, The Pink Panther 2, Raavan and Ashokavanam.

Tabu
Tabassum Hashmi was born on November 4, 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. She has a ton of movies coming out in 2009. Anurag Singh's Next, Season's Greetings, Toh Baat Pakki, The Legend of Kunal, Thalaivan Irukirran, Jailor and Naa Intlo Oka Roju.

Kareena Kapoor
Was born on September 21, 1980 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Like Tabu, she has several movies coming out in 2009. Billu Barbe, Main Aur Mrs. Khanna, Kambakth Ishq, Three Idiots and Milenge Milenge. She is also starring in an untitled Renzil D'Silva Project.

Katrina Kaif
Katrina was actually born in Hong Kong on July 16, 1984, raised in Hawaii and modeled in London. In 2009 she will be appearing in Billu Barber (with Kareena Kapoor), Blue, New York, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, De Dana Dan, Rajniti and a Padosan remake.

Kajol
Was born on born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Kajol will be taking it a bit easier with only three movies coming out in 2009. Toonpur Ka Superhero, Koochie Koochie and My Name is Khan.

Deepika Padukone
Another foreign born Bollywood actress, she was born on born January 5, 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2009 she will appear in Billu Barber (who isn't in this movie?), Chandni Chowk To China and Production No.1.

Madhuri Dixit
A bit older than the other actresses on this list,, she was born on May 15, 1967 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She hasn't acted in a movie since Aaja Nachle in 2007, but that didn't stop her from coming in at seven on this list.

Priyanka Chopra
Born July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. She has three movies coming out in 2009. Billu Barber (Yes, her too), What's Your Raashee? and Kaminay

Rani Mukherjee
Born on March 21, 1978 Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She has only two movies coming out in 2009. Anurag Singh's Next and Koochie Koochie Hota Hain (with Kajol).

Preity Zinta
Born January 31, 1975 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. Only two movies for Preity in 2009. Main Aur Mrs. Khanna and Har Pall.

Priyanka Chopra At an Art Show

2008-12-17T12:18:00.000-05:00

Bollywood actresses are not like their Hollywood counterparts.
I don't think they have anything comparable to Paris, Britney and Lindsay.
No, by contrast the actresses in Bollywood seem calm and reserved.
Charity events and art shows seem to be more in line with India.
As evidenced by this appearance by the beautiful Priyanka Chopra.......

Priyanka Chopra At Ayushi Mahajan's Art Show
Oh what a swanky scene at Ayusi Mahajan's art exhibit, held last night in the uber posh five-star Leela Hotel in Mumbai night last. The event that showcased the work of the already flourishing artist, Ayushi Mahajan, probably became a bigger success with the appearance of the gorgeous Bollywood actress and former Miss World winner, Priyanka Chopra. The event was purely put together to display and promote the art of the talented Ayushi Mahajan whose pieces featured at the show ranged from beautiful, calm, cool and tranquil realistic nature scenes which included sunsets and beaches to bright and bold modern, minimalistic, paint splattered art.
http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/priyanka-chopra-at-ayushi-mahajans-art-show-20081216/

Art Imitates Life for Kareena Kapoor

2008-12-04T12:14:00.000-05:00

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor was in Philadelphia shooting an untitled Renzil D'Silva project with Saif Ali Khan and Karan Johar when the devastating atacks in Mumbai happened.
As often occurs, art imitated life for Kareena, but in a horrifying way.
Again, my thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragedy.

Kareena shoots a film based on terror in these hard times
When the heinous terror strike hit Mumbai, little did Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor know that terrorism would take a toll on the city when she would be away shooting for a similar terror-related film in Philadelphia.
On hearing the news of the attack, a worried Kareena spent her valuable time in the US, making anxious calls back home. The actress had been shooting for some horrifying terrorism scenes the previous day, for Karan Johar's new film.
http://www.zeenews.com/Entertainment/Movies-Theatre/2008-12-04/488344news.html

Indian Actress, Tabu News

2008-11-27T12:26:00.000-05:00

Before moving onto the subject of Bollywood actresses, I wish to give my sympathy to all those in Mumbai in light of the tragedy there.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Tabu: Emerging from her self-imposed shell
After Chini kom now talented Tabu signed on for the role of Emperor Ashoka's wife in Dr Chandraprakash Diwedi's The Legend Of Kunal, we also heard that she again working with Mr. Bachchan sequal of the film Chini Kom. Tabu has given the nod to Balki's plan to make a sequel to Cheeni Kum.
http://www.bollywoodpremiere.com/news/tabu-emerging-from-her-self-imposed-shell-195.html

And to further reinforce this, Tabu will be starring in Ravi Chopra's upcoming movie, “Pappu Paas Ho Gaya”.
"Pappu Paas Ho Gaya" is a remake of the US movie, “My Cousin Vinny”.
She plays a public prosecutor in the film.

Gopika, Gone But Not Forgotten

2008-11-19T12:53:00.000-05:00

Malayalam actress Gopika was born Gerly Anto in Thrissur,Kerala, India.
Gopika has made several Tamil and Malayalam Films.
However Gopika was married on July 17, 2008 to a Dr. Ajilesh in an arranged marriage.
Gopika has decided to quit movie making and move to Ireland with her husband (He works in Ireland).
Her last movie two movies were Rajamudra (a dubbed version of the original Telugu Veedu Maamulodu Kaadu) and Twenty:20.
Okay I know she is not technically a Bollywood star, but I thought I would include her here.

Antara Biswas / Mona Lisa

2008-11-12T11:01:00.000-05:00

Antara Biswas also known as Mona Lisa was born on December 14th, 1985 in Gariahat near Kolkata, West Bengal India.
This sultry beauty has been in several Bengali films along side actors like Tapas Paul and Prosenjit.
She has done a couple of Bollywood Movies, Blackmail and Tauba Tauba.
Antara has also appeared as an Item Girl in a few movies such as Dayanayak, a Kannada film.
She has she also appeared in an an Arabic language Egyptian Movie, called Hamam fi Amsterdam.
Antara took on the name Mona Lisa (or Monalisa) because her uncle said it would bring her luck.
I think it will, watch for this lady to really take off.

Neha Sharma set to sizzle in Bollywood

2008-11-10T09:43:00.002-05:00

Neha Sharma is an Indian actress and model who is poised to make her mark in Bollywood.
Chirutha seems to be just the start of this actress's rise to fame.

Neha set to sizzle in Bollywood!
After making her debut in the Telugu film industry with Chirutha, the film that marked superstar Chiranjeevi’s son Charan’s debut as well, Neha Sharma is now ready to make her mark in Bollywood.
And the film that she’s kickstaring her Bollywood innings with is Yugander V V’s The Goodbye Trip. The fact that the film also stars 21 aspiring actors hasn’t dampened Neha’s spirit and the vivacious actress feels that each character only adds something special to the film. After all, it’s the story that matters, she feels.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Neha_set_to_sizzle_in_Bollywood_/articleshow/3692017.cms

Indian film actress Asin Thottumkal

2008-11-05T11:38:00.002-05:00

Asin Thottumkal was born on October 26, 1985 in Kochi, Kerala, India.
She is an award-winning Indian film actress, considered to be one of the most popular actresses in the South Indian film industry with three Southern Filmfare Awards to her credit.

Asin debuted in Sathyan Anthikkad's Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka back in 2001, but her first real commercial hit was with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003. That film got her a Filmfare Award ( from Filmfare magazine) for the Best Telugu Actress.

She cemented her film star status by appearing in two back to back top grossing movies, Ghajini in 2005 and Varalaru in 2006.

Asin is slated to be in "The 19th Step". Not only is this the first martial arts film from India, but it is also one of the first four Indian films to be produced by Disney.

Bollywood: Konkona Sen Sharma

2008-11-03T13:08:00.001-05:00

Konkona Sen Sharma was born on December 3, 1979 in New Delhi, India.
She is a two-time National Award winning Indian actress.
Konkona's father is Mukul Sharma, a science writer and journalist, and her mother is Aparna Sen, an actress, writer and film director.
She debuted in the film Indira in 1983.
Konkona is regareded as a very talented actress, winning a huge number of awards. Two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards, two Zee Cine Awards, one IIFA Awards, two AIFA Awards and two awards from the Bengal Film Journalists' Association.
Konkona was ranked 11th on Rediff's "Top Bollywood Female Stars" in 2005 and in 2006 she was ranked 9th.
She is also a very prolific actress, she has 10 movies coming out in 2008 and already two announced for 2009.

Who is the top Bollywood Actress?

2008-10-30T11:39:00.000-04:00

India Times has posted a list of the highest paid actresses in Bollywood.
The list goes like this....
Kareena Kapoor
Aishwarya Rai
Katrina Kaif
Deepika Padukone
Bipasha Basu
Priyanka Chopra

Very impressive list.
But I matched that list against the most popular (highest searched) Bollywood actresses and it came out like this.....
Aishwarya Rai
Kareena Kapoor
Katrina Kaif
Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Bipasha Basu

The top spot looks like a fairly even battle between Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor.

So just who is the reigning Queen of Bollywood?

Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra champions social cause

2008-10-24T12:32:00.000-04:00

After championing the cause of Bihar flood victims, Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra is all set to raise funds for the welfare of physically challenged and visually impaired in the state capital.
The actress hails from Bihar. She has earned fame through her films such as Garam Masala, 123 and Traffic Signal. Chandra was in the city on a two-day visit.
Chandra along with the other Bollywood personalities from Bihar — Shatrughan Sinha, Shekhar Suman, Manoj Bajpai and Prakash Jha — is all set to organise a charity programme for the welfare of the physically and visually challenged.
It was she, who had pioneered to provide all possible help to Bihar flood-victims when she was approached by various voluntary organisations.
“I immediately contacted all the actress and collected money for the welfare of our people,” added Neetu.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081020/jsp/jharkhand/story_9992868.jsp

Priyanka Chopra goes ga ga over Melanie, Antonio

2008-10-17T12:33:00.002-04:00

Priyanka goes ga ga over Melanie, Antonio

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra bonded well with Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas at the Middle East International Film Festival in Dubai and apparently Spanish star Banderas expressed a wish to work with her.
The ongoing festival started on October 10 and on the opening night Priyanka first met Meg Ryan. At the opening ceremony, Priyanka shared a good two hours with Hollywood's hot couple Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas.
What you've heard is right. I did spend come time chatting with Antonio and his wife Melanie. We sat together at the opening. Antonio was extremely charming. He was familiar with the Bollywood film industry and the financial leaps it has made in recent years, Priyanka told IANS.
Banderas spoke to Priyanka about the possibilities of a tie-up, but the actress didn't comment on this. When asked if she was going international, Priyanka said: The language doesn't matter. It could be Hindi, English or Punjabi, it's all the same to me.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200810171762.htm

Bollywood actress Kajol appointed goodwill ambassador of Loomba trust

2008-10-10T11:50:00.000-04:00

Kajol appointed goodwill ambassador of Loomba trust

Bollywood actress Kajol has been appointed goodwill ambassador of the Britain-based Loomba Trust that works for the welfare and education of children of poor widows in India.
"I am honoured and I hope I would be worthy of this appointment," said Kajol while accepting a plaque from Cherie Blair.
Cherie, wife of the former British prime minister Tony Blair, is president of the Loomba Trust.
Kajol attended the annual Diwali dinner organised by the trust. The occasion also marked the UN International Day of Non-Violence, commemorating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14770686&cid=2359

Bollywood Stars Hansika and Anushka News

2008-10-03T08:42:00.003-04:00

Bollywood Star Hansika News

Hansika and Anushka opposite Prabhas
Hansika Motwani has been signed up as the second heroine in a remake of the Tamil film, Billa. She will play the role played by Namitha in the original. Anushka Shetty will be playing the female lead.
Shooting on the film will commence from October 9.
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2008/hansika-hero-prabhas-031008.html

Hansika Motwani: Little girl with a big heart!

Hansika Motwani maybe a Bollywood star but is technically still a school girl, who attends Podar International School! Surprisingly, she has already taken responsibility for the education and general welfare of 15 orphaned children!.
http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/52943.aspx

Katrina Kaif Rules Bollywood?

2008-09-25T12:08:00.006-04:00

Wow!
It appears everyone is jumping on the Katrina Kaif wagon......

The hottest actress in Bollywood!
Sexy star Katrina Kaif can celebrate after being voted the hottest girl in Bollywood.
The Filmfare survey released the results of the best of Bollywood and named Katrina, who has appeared in a string of hits including 'Namastey London', 'Apne', 'Partner' and 'Singh is Kinng', as the actress with the best figure. Fans rated Bipasha Basu second and Kareena Kapoor came in third.
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Katrina is the sexiest actress in Bollywood
With five consecutive hit films in a row, it’s already been proved that Katrina Kaif is the undefeated queen of Bollywood. Her beauty and oomph factor contributed a lot to her success quotient. The serene beauty has bagged many titles for her sensuality and the latest being voted as the sexiest filmdom babe by an acclaimed celebrity magazine. She is the unanimous choice of the jury members and has acquired the title by beating strong contenders of B-town like bong bombshell Bipasha Basu, ravishing Kareena Kapoor, power woman Priyanka Chopra and even sexy Mallika Sherawat by a huge margin.
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No time for celebration - Katrina Kaif!!
Katrina is on a career high. Presently she is shooting in Philadelphia in the US for the Yashraj film with John Abraham and Neil Mukesh, directed by Kabir Khan.
Sources reveal that though SINGH IS KINNG is huge hit, instead of celebrating the success back home, she is shooting non stop for 18 hours at a stretch. Industry folks compliment her on her dedication, hard work and professionalism. Though she has been getting a deluge of complimentary call for the double hat trick in her career. Success hasn't changed Katrina.
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Priyanka Chopra scared to walk the ramp!

2008-09-19T09:55:00.000-04:00

Who could believe that Bollywood actress and former Miss India Priyanka Chopra would be afraid of anything?
But according to the India Target, she's afraid of something you'd think would be easy for her.....

Priyanka scared to walk the ramp!
by Rajiv Dutta
Former Miss India and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra was a model and she had walked the ramp number of times but it is surprising to know that the actress biggest fear is to walk the ramp. Whenever she is bound to do fashion shows she used to have goose bumps. She has divulged this secret after walking the ramp for ace designer Ritu Kumar. Revealing her fear, Piggy Chops said, "I am not a ramp-friendly person, as professionally I have walked the runway just for a couple of months. You can say I am out of practice."
http://www.indiatarget.com/cgi-bin/detailnews.cgi?id=7748

Katrina Kaif says no to helpers

2008-09-11T09:22:00.000-04:00

Katrina says no to helpers
With six back-to-back hits in her kitty in the last one year, Katrina Kaif is now the reigning queen of Bollywood. But success has not gone to her head and she still believes in doing her chores herself.
"Katrina has not got carried away by her success. She continues to be herself," said a source close to the actress.
The source said people were surprised to see the British-born actress carrying her own luggage at an airport even though her chaperones were with her.
http://movies.ndtv.com/newstory.asp?section=Movies&id=ENTEN20080064806

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Tanushree Dutta yearns to be taken seriously as actress in Bollywood

2008-09-08T09:49:00.002-04:00

Tanushree yearns to be taken seriously as actress

Former Miss India Tanushree Dutta whose career has not seen a good run at the box office since her debut in 2005, says she was yearning to do better films and get appreciated in Bollywood.
"I want to be seen more on screen. But, my recent break from big screen has been pretty long. I look forward to release of my films 'Saas Bahu aur Sensex' and 'Rama the Saviour' this year and get recognition. I want to be taken seriously as an actress," Tanushree, who debuted in 'Ashiq Banaya Aapne' in 2005 after winning the Miss India title in 2004 told PTI here.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200809072221.htm

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What’s common between Aditya Chopra and the late Raj Kapoor?

2008-09-07T11:37:00.001-04:00

Battle of the bods

What’s common between Aditya Chopra and the late Raj Kapoor? Answer: if Kapoor dressed his heroines in transparent saris and dunked them into pools and waterfalls, today it’s the reclusive Adi who’s taken over the mantle.

A little aside here: Kapoor’s heroines, whether it was Padmini from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti H ai or Padmini Kolhapure from Prem Rog, backed up their skin show with histrionics (we’ll leave Zeenat Aman out for the moment). Nargis, Vyjayanthimala and Padmini Kolhapure, Kapoor’s favoured heroines, are among the finest actresses in Bollywood. Adi’s Angels (and a few other Bollywood bimbettes like Mallika Sherawat) on the other hand, can dictate trends in mini skirt lengths but don’t necessarily know how to act.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Review/Battle_of_the_bods/articleshow/3453626.cms

Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat bowled over by Malik

2008-09-02T09:10:00.003-04:00

Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat bowled over by Malik

One more belle bowled over by a Pakistani cricket player, Sayali Bhagat, former Miss India and aspiring Bollywood actress, is reportedly seeing Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik.
They have been spotted together at many venues and recently at a hotel in Mumbai, India, where they obliged a crowd of fans with autographs.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008083115985

Shweta Tiwari goes for a makeover

2008-08-29T19:03:00.000-04:00

Shweta Tiwari goes for a makeover

Gone are the mile-long sarees and the sindoor and long mangalsutra she sported as Prerna of Kasautii Zindagii Kay.
Enter flat abs, shorts and bikini tops! Ask Shweta if it’s a deliberate attempt to change her image now that she’s on the verge of signing some Bollywood films and she denies it.
“There’s no attempt of that sort at all,” she says, “I have been doing photo shoots like this earlier too but yes, people are not used to seeing me like this.” The actress adds that she loved her character in the soap that made her a familiar face on the small screen but she admits that she does not want to get stuck with an image. “In case I get glam roles in films which are good, I will take them up,” she says.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TV_Buzz/Shweta_goes_for_a_makeover/articleshow/3416786.cms

Bipasha Basu enters television

2008-08-29T10:03:00.003-04:00

Bipasha Basu enters television

In this present era, television is roping more and more Bollywood actress. It’s a treat for the TV buffs to see their favorite actress on small screen. In this way, both the show and the actress get benefited. Joining the bandwagon of judging reality show will be Bong bombshell, Bipasha Basu. Soon Bips will don the judge seat like Kajol, Urmila Matondkar and Raveena Tandon.
http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/bipasha-enters-television/3231/

Its official! Sayali Bhagat is dating Shoaib Malik

2008-08-28T10:04:00.001-04:00

Its official! Sayali Bhagat is dating Shoaib Malik

Pakistan’s cricket captain, the dashing Shoaib Malik, is dating former Miss India and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat. This reporter bumped into them at a South Mumbai hotel where Shoaib was staying when they ventured into a beauty parlour in the lobby. Sayali, of course, is instantly recognisable; but Shoaib pretended to be somebody else! When he realised that he had been well caught, the Pakistani cricketer gamely signed autographs for hotel staff.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Its_official_Sayali_is_dating_Shoaib/articleshow/3412062.cms

Priyanka Chopra's former secretary tries to get ‘close’ with her, arrested

2008-08-27T09:50:00.001-04:00

Priyanka Chopra's former secretary tries to get ‘close’ with her, arrested

The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's former secretary Prakash Jaju from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly sending threatening and obscene messages to the actress.
"Jaju has been on the run since two years and was arrested today from the city of Mau in Madhya Pradesh. He has been accused of threatening Chopra of dire consequences if he is not given his job back," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Deven Bharti said.
http://www.screenindia.com/news/Priyanka-s-former-secy-tries-to-get--close--with-her--arrested/353504/

Engaged actresses have limited scope in Bollywood: Bipasha Basu

2008-08-26T08:59:00.002-04:00

Engaged actresses have limited scope in Bollywood: Bipasha Basu

Labelling Hindi film industry as "male-dominated", Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, who has long been associated with actor John Abraham, says engaged actresses have limited scope in the industry.
"There is a limited choice for actresses who are already involved in a relationship," Bipasha said.
"Your personal life has an indirect impact on the offers that come your way. Once you are bonded into any relationship the choice is limited and one has to take right moves," she said. Bipasha alleged that the industry is male dominated.
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/E9A57214EEF9404B652574AE0028EA48?OpenDocument

'I never got a chance to understand Kareena', Bipasha Basu

2008-08-25T11:56:00.001-04:00

'I never got a chance to understand Kareena'

While her new found friendship with one time foe Kareena Kapoor remains a mystery for many, actress Bipasha Basu admits that she never got a chance to understand Kareena.
"I never had a chance to understand her but now the awkwardness is gone," the dusky actress said on the sidelines of an event.
Both the actresses were said to have a good time at a recent party organised by Kareena for beau Saif Ali Khan. It is said that both could not see eye to eye during the shooting of Ajnabee, Bipasha's first Bollywood picture.
http://www.screenindia.com/news/--I-never-got-a-chance-to-understand-Kareena--/352124/

Deepika Padukone is the world's sexiest woman!

2008-08-24T11:44:00.005-04:00

Deepika Padukone is the world's sexiest woman!

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is voted as the world's sexiest woman by a popular men's lifestyle magazine in Mumbai.
She was adjudged ‘Maxim HOT 100' based on reader's reaction, industry feedback and gauging the potential to be the "next big thing" on an international level.
Deepika joins the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Eva longoria, Marissa Miller by topping the list that features several Bollywood celebrities like Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Deepika_is_the_worlds_sexiest_woman/articleshow/3397300.cms

Deepika Padukone given the coveted title
Bollywood Babe Deepika Padukone who topped the worldwide list of 100 hottest stars was presented with the memento of LG Scarlet MAXIM HOT 100.
On her way to the top Deepika left behind international beauties like Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria, Marissa Miller and also other B-town heroines like Bipaha Basu, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina kaif.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/40982.html

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Bipasha Basu is Gili's new brand ambassador

2008-08-18T12:23:00.001-04:00

Bipasha Basu is Gili's new brand ambassador

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, who featured in this year's hit "Race", was Friday appointed as the new brand ambassador of leading jewellery brand Gili.
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend and Gili offers a wide range of diamonds to choose from. I hope this association is amiable and mutually profitable," Bipasha said in a press statement.
The actress has proved her mettle in films like "Corporate" and "Omkara" and will be seen romancing Bollywood's new entrant Ranbir Kapoor in "Bachna Ae Haseeno".
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/45351

Madhuri game to act, all she needs is a script

2008-08-18T10:51:00.000-04:00

Madhuri game to act, all she needs is a script

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, who is based in the United States after marriage, has said she was open to film offers.
"I have been offered scripts and will sign if something very interesting comes up. Logistics can be worked out whether the film can be shot in the US or India," she said over phone from New York.
The Dhak Dhak girl was the guest star of Amitabh Bachchan-led 'Unforgettable' tour in the United States and performed in six cities, including the last one in New York.
http://www.screenindia.com/news/Madhuri-game-to-act--all-she-needs-is-a-script/349562/

Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty Hosts Indian Brother

2008-08-15T14:02:00.000-04:00

Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty Hosts Indian Brother

Shilpa Shetty, a Bollywood actress, will host an Indian version of the reality show “Celebrity Big Brother,” Reuters reported. Ms. Shetty was the unexpected winner of the British program last year after many viewers complained that she had been racially abused on the show. Ms. Shetty’s experience, which was covered extensively in the British press, prompted one sponsor to pull its advertising. In India, where it is called “Bigg Boss,” the program was first shown in 2006.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/arts/08arts-BOLLYWOODACT_BRF.html?ref=arts

Off topic here, but its an update......

2008-08-07T17:45:00.000-04:00

Image via WikipediaOff topic here, but its an update......
I'm sorry it has taken me so long, but I have finally added links to blogs and sites that people have been kind enough to send in.
Please feel free to leave comments and links to your sites, but PLEASE keep it on subject and PLEASE keep it clean!
Again I apologize for taking so long.
Anyway, that being said...on with the posting.

Vidya Balan in 'Kismat Konnection': Awful waste of awesome talent

2008-08-07T11:37:00.001-04:00

Vidya Balan in 'Kismat Konnection': Awful waste of awesome talent

As Shahid Kapoor floundered through a largely clichéd script and Aziz Mirza's desultory direction of Kismat Konnection, Vidya Balan succeeded in infusing the film with some life, despite delivering an uninspired performance herself; a tribute to her awesome talent.
Kismat Konnection has had a disappointing opening and is likely to be counted as a flop against Balan's name. Someone was not interested in the film but it is difficult to say who because along the way the contagion must have spread to the entire cast, all of whom looked disinterested.
http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/51975.aspx

Katrina Kaif experiments with her curls

2008-08-06T17:03:00.000-04:00

Katrina Kaif experiments with her curls

Bollywood stunner Katrina Kaif dons two different hairstyles for this Friday’s release Singh Is Kinng .
The brief Katrina was given by director Anees Bazmee and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah at the start of the film was that she had to have a different look than her last release with Akshay Kumar – Welcome .
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20080806-3.html

Actresses in late 20s should not be made feel old: Bipasha

2008-08-03T12:30:00.001-04:00

Actresses in late 20s should not be made feel old: Bipasha:

"Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu today rued the trend of making actresses in their late 20s feel 'old'.
'I agree that Bollywood is a male-centric industry. But, I expect the media to be intelligent. If heroes who are over 40 are paired opposite much younger heroines, it is not talked about,' Bipasha told reporters here 'But if I am romantically paired against heroes two to three years younger than me, a big issue is made out of it. It is really unfortunate,' she said responding to questions on being cast opposite Ranbir Kapoor in 'Bachna Aae Haseeno' and Neil Nitin Mukesh in 'Freeze'."

Nisha Kothari replaces Malavika in controversial ‘Karthigai’

2008-07-24T13:22:00.001-04:00

Nisha Kothari replaces Malavika in controversial ‘Karthigai’

Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress Nisha Kothari has replaced Malavika in the controversial bilingual film “Karthigai”. Malavika had alleged sexual harassment by the producer of the film for refusing to do dance steps due to her pregnancy. Malavika had allged that producer Anjaneyulu and director Veera tried to harass her sexually, but the charges were denied.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/nisha-kothari-replaces-malavika-in-controversial-karthigai_10075589.html

Confident Preity says will hold her own on world tour with Bachchans

2008-07-23T13:00:00.000-04:00

Confident Preity says will hold her own on world tour with Bachchans

There are few celebrities in Bollywood who can face up to the collective might of the Bachchan family and yet not feel awed -- Preity Zinta is one of them.
The actress is currently on a 40-day tour with the Bachchans -- Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek and Aishwarya -- taking part in a singing and dancing extravaganza staged in 11 cities across North America, Europe and the Caribbean.
Zinta said she knows having the Bachchan tag for the tour helps.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty News

2008-07-22T14:17:00.001-04:00

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has launched a yoga DVD titled "Shilpa's Yoga".

BIGFlix.com, part of Reliance ADA group and India's largest movie rental service, now offers a unique opportunity to practice yoga from the comfort of your home. BIGFlix, in association with Shemaroo Entertainment, announced the launch of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's 'Shilpa's Yoga' on their broadband website at J.W. Marriott today in the presence of the esteemed actress. The company's broadband website catering to the burgeoning NRI audience across the globe will now have Shilpa's Yoga exclusively for the first time.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bigflixcom-bags-exclusive-broadband-rights/story.aspx?guid={0623CADD-92D0-4F03-A724-0FEFFEB3F37E}&dist=hppr

The second season of Bigg Boss is all set to go on air from August-end on the newly launched channel, Colors. The channel, we hear, has roped in Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty to host the show.
Shilpa, who became a hot favourite in Britain after her Big Brother win, has replaced Arshad Warsi. Our source said, “Shilpa has been signed on by the production house. She is the first celeb to be finalised on the show while the participants are yet to be finalised.”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Shilpa_to_host_Bigg_Boss_season_two/articleshow/3264235.cms