Aarti Puri - Telugu Cinema

You know I was almost 100% sure that I had already done a write up on Aarti Puri, but according to Blogger I haven't.
Weird.
Anyway, Indian television actress, movie actress and model Arthi Puri was born on January 8th.
Yeah...no year listed or place listed.
She's almost as mysterious as one of those masked lucha libre wrestlers.
Sheesh.
According to IMDb she has only appeared in nine films.
The first was Tabaahi (1996) and the last was Once Upon a Time in Bihar (2015).

The Best Bollywood Item Numbers - Part 4 - Katrina Kaif

 Of course Katrina Kaif is very popular not only in India but here in the States as well.
And she did one of my favorite Item Numbers of all time Sheila Ki Jawani from the film Tees Maar Khan.
Of course in true Bollywood fashion, the item number is sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal Dadlani.
Choreographer-director Farah Khan won the Filmfare award for best choreography for the movie.
And also in Bollywood fashion, the number was so "controversial" that a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed with the petitioner asking for a ban of the song, claiming it was "indecent" and "immoral".
The movie did wind up getting a few cuts, but Sheila Ki Jawani remained intact.

Here is the Full Number with Sub-titles

"Sheila Ki Jawani" (Full Song) Tees Maar Khan

Riya Sen - The Hottest Woman in Bollywood?

While Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif may battle it out for the number one spot on internet searches, Riya Sen is the queen of this blog.
An entry I did on her way back on October 10th, 2007 is the most popular page here.
So if Riya is one of the sexiest women in India, why don't we see more of her than we do here in the US?
Well she's not been very active on-screen lately with only one film (Noukadubi / Kashmakash) released in 2011.
However you can expect to see a lot of her in the media when she appears in Krrish 2 (or Krrish 3) in 2013.

The Best Bollywood Item Numbers - Part 1 - Kajol

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.

Shilpa Shetty in "The Desire"

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 films, a niche in Pakistan

During the India-Pakistan war in 1965, Indian films were banned in Pakistan.

In the midst of this love-hate relationship between the two countries Indian cinema, which was shunned by the Islamic hardliners and banned by the government, was loved and avidly watched in private.

The following was so steady and loyal that it created a parellel flourishing in the underground market for film DVDs. A world where passions had to be kept concealed.

Mughal-e-Azam, which was released in colour in 2006 was the first among three Indian films to hit Pakistani theatres.

Seen by an earlier generation in better times (1960), the film had evoked tremendous response.

Reportedly its prints were paraded on elephant back in Lahore, the city where the lovers Prince Salim and Anarkali are buried.

Four decades later, the coloured version may not have brought the elephants out, but it did manage bring in the audiences.

Mehvish Mateen, a student said, "I would love to see Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. It's a great film and Mughal-e-Azam. I love Madhubala. She is my favorite heroine and I would love to watch her everyday.''

Second in line was Akbar Khan's Taj Mahal, also a period film based on the love story of a Mughal emperor.

Aggressively promoted across the border, the film was also boosted by the presence of a Pakistani film actress, Sonya Jehan in the lead role.

http://www.ndtvmovies.com/newstory.asp?section=Movies&slug=Bollywood+films%2C+a+niche+in+Pakistan&id=ENTEN20080041131





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Tabu - Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and English films

Tabu (born Tabassum Hashmi on November 4, 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is an award-winning Indian actress who has acted in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and English films. She has won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actress twice. She is best known for her critically acclaimed acting in many films rather than achieving box office success. She is considered one of the finest and most versatile actresses in the country.



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Indian Actress - Shilpa Shirodkar

Shilpa Shirodkar (born November 20th 1969 in Bombay, India) is an Indian actress and model who enjoyed a period of popularity in the 1990s. She is the sister of actress Namrata Shirodkar. She has appeared in successful films such as Khuda Gawah, Hum and Kishen Kanhaiya. She quit acting after her marriage like her sister Namrata. Her last film appearance was in the 2000 film Gaja Gamini.

Born in a moderate Marathi-speaking household in Bombay, Scorpion Shilpa was the first of the two sisters who took to acting in Bollywood movies.

Living in Bombay's elite suburb, Khar, Shilpa's caught Bollywood's attention after she was crowned Miss India in 1992. Her mom's name is Vanita, while her sister is Namrata Shirodkar, who was also crowned Miss India in 1993.

Whilst she is an engaging and attractive actress, she has been bogged down in roles that were more cosmetic, including getting drenched in the rain with her leading men.

She is the Grand-daughter of actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1930s), and was the first actress to wear a swimsuit and gambol in a pool, albeit to depict Lord Krishna bathing in the Holy river Yamuna with his gopis.

Some of her movies include Kishen Kanhaiya, Chhoti Bahoo (1994), Bandish, Apradhi, Dand Nayak, Gaja Gamini, and Bhrashtachar.

After completing her last movie, Gaja Gamini, Shilpa got married to Aparesh Ranjit, on July 8, 2000 at The Club in Andheri, Bombay, in a marriage arranged by their respective families.

After her marriage the two re-located to New Zealand, then to the Netherlands, finally setting down in London, Britain, where Aparesh found employment with the Barclays Bank.

She gave birth to a daughter, Anushka, during 2003, and now calls herself a 'full-time mom'.

She continues to visit India every year.

Shilpa continues to have many loyal fans who keep track of her, and hope to see her sometime whenever she decides to make a come-back.

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