Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Preity Zinta walks on sunshine, wins top award

Preity Zinta seems to be on cloud nine after being awarded the best actress award in Chicago Film Festival. She is only the second Indian actress from India to have been bestowed such a prestigious award- the other being Shabana Azmi..

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Planet Bollywood needs reality-check!

Shyam Benegal's Welcome to Sajjanpur, a satirical take on contemporary Indian village, lined up to screen at the London film festival is an attempt to tell the people about the ground reality and how the grass root level problems can be solved..

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Planet Bollywood needs reality-check!

Shyam Benegal's Welcome to Sajjanpur, a satirical take on contemporary Indian village, lined up to screen at the London film festival is an attempt to tell the people about the ground reality and how the grass root level problems can be solved..

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Preity Zinta walks on sunshine, wins top award

Preity Zinta seems to be on cloud nine after being awarded the best actress award in Chicago Film Festival. She is only the second Indian actress from India to have been bestowed such a prestigious award- the other being Shabana Azmi.

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Aamir builds eight pack abs for Ghajini

After SRK, it's Aamir Khan who would be seen flaunting his eight packs abs in his upcoming movie Ghajini. Known as 'Mr Perfectionist', Aamir sweated out for several weeks to get his eight-pack abs. He injured himself twice during the shooting..

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

I want to do all kinds of roles: Nana Patekar

Actor Nana Patekar exudes a distinct charm in his films. He has done some memorable roles in films like Prahaar and he is still going. He will be seen in a couple of films like Horn Ok Pleassss, where he plays a truck driver's role..

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Daniel Craig: Indian films another feather in cap

Daniel Craig, the famous face from the British theatre is starring yet another flick Quantum of Solace sequeled to Casino Royale, lined up to release. He is open to offers from India but not at present since he wants to concentrate as the 'Bond'..

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Life is a Bigg Boss: Sambhavna Seth

In an interview, the former resident of the Bigg boss house Sambhavna Seth, told merinews team that living in Bigg Boss house has helped her learn more about life. She also confessed that the show has made her more famous among the audiences..

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Bollywood films boldly deface terrorism

Young directors have been treating terrorism in their films as the most disturbing issue in today's common man's life. There are some brilliant examples like Aamir, A Wednesday, which have boldly exposed the shameless face of this menace..

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'A Wednesday'

'A Wednesday' is awesome. One was completely awed by the bold story line, the unobtrusive yet brilliant performances, the simplistic clear narration and most of all the thought behind the whole movie.

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Press the rewind button of memories to re-live past

Nothing lasts forever but memories do. They can be relived in our minds, thoughts, in our imagination, giving hours of pleasure. All you need to do is to press the rewind button..

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Saturday, October 4, 2008

Karishma Kapoor and Farah in Nach Baliye-4!

Nach Baliye' is back to entertain us with new faces in the form of some amusing contestants and a totally new panel of judges. After a long hiatus, Karisma will be in front of the cameras donning the responsibilities of a judge.

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Drona – a review

Drona is straight out of any 'Panchratna' stories which can be made only keeping kids in mind but here the director tried to please all types of audience and ends up producing a dud..

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

International film fest on Gandhi begins on Oct 2

Gandhi Panorama, a two-day film festival on Gandhi ji will begin on October 2 at Sewagram Ashram in Maharashtra. Films based on his life from 11 countries, will be shown. There is no entry fee for viewers. So, everyone can visit. .

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Can Imran 'Kidnap' Abhishek's 'Drona'?

Abhishek Bachchan's 'Drona' and Imran Khan's 'Kidnap' will be released on October 2. A tough contest is expected as 'Drona' is a magical film made at a huge budget. 'Kidnap' has a distinct charm. Imran is in a contrasting 'avatar' he flaunted in 'Jane Tu Ya Jaane Na'

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