Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Bollywood

  • Kim Kardashian to enter ‘Bigg Boss’ house

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    American reality TV star Kim Kardashian is going to enter “Bigg Boss 8″ on her maiden trip to India. The 34-year-old will be seen in the Bigg Boss house Nov 22 as a guest to interact with the contestants including Karishma Tanna, Diandra Soares, Gautam Gulati and Upen Patel. Kim is excited to visit India…

  • Deepika & Irrfan shoots for ‘Piku’

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    Actors Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan shoot for their upcoming film `Piku` at Bagh Bazar in Kolkata.

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  • Wedding celebrations of Salman’s sister Arpita

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    The wedding celebrations of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan with businessman Aayush Sharma began at the Taj Falaknuma hotel here Tuesday evening. The celebrations kicked off with the ‘baraat’ at 4.30 p.m. in the heritage hotel located in the old city area. The ‘baraat’ included horses and two bands, one from Delhi and…

  • INTERVIEW: Harsh Mayar

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    By Jatindra Dash   National award-winning ‘I am Kalam’ child actor Harsh Mayar says he wants to perform the role of an abnormal boy to prove his acting prowess in the film industry. “I am in search of a role…something different which people have not seen earlier…the role should be challenging…may be something like a child…

  • Movie Review: Kill Dil

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    By Subhash K Jha  Film: “Kill Dil”; Cast: Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar, Parineeti Chopra; Director: Shaad Ali; Rating: **1/2 “Kill Dil” is one of those misfired gun shots of masala cinema that reads like a fun fest on paper. I am sure everyone must have ROFL (Ranveer’s semi-illiterate character doesn’t know what ROFL means,…

  • Marginalising Indian widows

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    A few months back, I got the opportunity to play the female protagonist in a film in India. I have to admit that being a part of this film wasn’t planned. Actor Suhani Gandhi I had decided to stopover in Mumbai for a few days after the Miss India Worldwide pageant in Dubai. It was…

  • Children’s Film Fest

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    Union Minister, Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley, Film director Shyam Benegal, Indian tennis player Sania Mirza with actresses Sakshi Tanwar and Divya Dutta during the inaugural function of National Children`s Film Festival in New Delhi. The National Children’s Film Festival (NCFF), organised by the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI), was…

  • Interview: Kalki Koechlin

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    Actress Kalki Koechlin, who has maintained a balance between art and commercial cinema, says she now wants to work with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj. “I am a huge fan of Vishal and I want to work with him. His films are both commercial and offbeat. I think he is very talented,” said the actress. “I want…

  • Salman Khan appears before Jodhpur Court

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    Actor Salman Khan  and Actor Salman Khan’s sister Alvira Khan arrives at Jodhpur Court to stand by her brother arrives to appear before a Jodhpur Court in connection with 1998 blackbuck poaching case.

  • Top stars to dazzle Hyderabad

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    By Mohammed Shafeeq  Top Bollywood stars will descend on Hyderabad Nov 18 as Salman Khan’s youngest sister Arpita ties the knot with her long-time fiance and businessman Ayush Sharma at a gala ceremony. Preparations for the wedding are in full swing at Taj Falaknuma, the luxury heritage hotel of the Taj Group located in the…

  • Pulkit Samrat`s wedding reception

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    Actor Pulkit Samrat with his wife Shweta Rohita, during their wedding reception in New Delhi.

  • Starcast promote film ‘Kill Dil’

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    Actors Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar during the press conference of their upcoming film `Kill Dil` in Bengaluru.

  • Interview: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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    Nawazuddin Siddiqui proved his mantle with critically acclaimed movies like “Miss Lovely” and “The Lunchbox” but the actor seems to have made a transition to commercial cinema with movies like “Kick”. However, he says the transition is a conscious decision to support his small films. “The decision to do commercial cinema this year was a…

  • ‘Bend It like Beckham’ musical

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    By Asian Lite News Gurinder Chadha’s iconic feisty film on female football “Bend It Like Beckham” is ready to hit the British stage with loads of Bollywood styled songs and dances. The British film director of Sikh origin is truly upbeat and says ‘desis’ everywhere would be proud. Though the play opens in London May…

  • Ravi Chopra 1946-2014

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    Filmmaker Ravi Chopra, who was suffering from severe lung ailment, died here  at 3.30 p.m. He will be cremated at Pawan Hans, Vile Parle . He was 68. The late filmmaker was hospitalised Nov 6 at Breach Candy hospital. However, a source close to the family confirmed his death Wednesday, saying: “He passed away today…

  • Copycat movie productions from south

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    By Haricharan Pudipeddi  When filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss made Suriya-starrer Tamil actioner “Ghajini”, he vehemently denied that his film was adapted from Christopher Nolan’s “Memento”. Since then, very few southern filmmakers have openly admitted to foreign influences in their films such as “Vidiyum Munn”, “Yaamirukka Bayamey” and “Jigarthanda”. Debutant Balaji K. Kumar’s Tamil thriller “Vidiyum Munn”,…

  • Big B: Daughters are supreme

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    Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says daughters are special and help to bind a family together. The father of Shweta Nanda is all praise for daughters. “Daughters are special very special. They become the soul of the home. They are the reason for the warmth that embraces us all,” he shared on his official blog srbachchan.tumblr.com, Tuesday.…

  • Actress Suchitra Sen Photo exhibition

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    Actress turn Trinomul Congress MP Moon Moon Sen along with artist Subhaprassaanna and actor Ranjit Mullick during a photo exhibition on her mother actress Suchitra Sen at Gaganendra nath exhibition hall as a part of 20th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata.

  • Filmmaker Ravi Chopra dead

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    Filmmaker Ravi Chopra who was hospitalised in Breach Candy hospital passed away at around 3.30 p.m Wednesday, a family source confirmed. “He passed away today at around 3.30 p.m. His funeral most probably will take place tomorrow at around 11,” a source close to Ravi Chopra’s family said. He is survived by his wife and…

  • Hema Malini @ Wollywood integrated township

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    Actress Hema Malini arrives for the launch of Wollywood, an integrated township on the outskirts of Mumbai.

  • SRK celebrates Children`s Day

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    Actor Shahrukh Khan during Children`s Day celebrations in Mumbai.

  • Parineeti to take a break after ‘Kill Dil’

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    Actors Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar during a press conference to promote their upcoming film `Kill Dil` in Gurgaon. Actress Parineeti Chopra says she wants to see the reaction of audience to her latest film “Kill Dill” before signing her next movie. “After ‘Kill Dil’ releases, I will take a break. I…

  • Bachchan clan, SRK, Bollywood fire-up Kolkata film fest

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    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with actors Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Tanuja, Tanishaa, Amol Palekar and Moushumi Chatterjee during 20th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata. In a splendid show of Bollywood camaraderie and the mingling of politicians and celebrities, the 20th Kolkata International Film…

  • Sonakashi & Arjun starrer film ‘Tevar’

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    Actors Sanjay Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai, Sonakashi Sinha, Arjun Kapoor and filmmaker Boney Kapoor during the trailer launch of film `Tevar` in Mumbai.

  • Interview: Deepika Padukone

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    Highs and lows are part of everyone’s lives. For actress Deepika Padukone, it was no different. She says patience is the key to sail through the low phases. “As an actress, you have to go through both the phases. Today, I am doing well, but I have learnt a lot from my low phase when…

  • Shilpa Shetty @ Max Bupa walk for health event

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    Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra participate in the walk for health event organised by Max Bupa Health Insurance Company in Mumbai on Nov 9, 2014.

  • Celebs at Hello! Hall of Fame awards

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    Celebs during the Hello! Hall of Fame awards at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. One of Bollywood’s popular stylists, Esha Amin, also attended the Hello! India Hall of Fame Awards. Going for an all white look, Sania Mirza wore a beautiful embroidered gown by Vizyon. She added stunning diamond jewellery by Farah Khan and…

  • Interview: Ranveer Singh

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    Actor Ranveer Singh, who has a clean-shaven pete for “Bajirao Mastani”, says his co-star Deepika Padukone, also his rumoured ladylove, loved the look. Asked how Deepika reacted to his new look, Ranveer said: “Deepika loved the look. I had shown her my pictures in costume. She is very happy and excited about joining the shoot…

  • Bipasha & Rana starrer Vikram Phadnis debut film ‘NIA’

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    Actor Bipasha Basu, fashion designer Vikram Phadnis and Rana Daggubati during the press conference to announce directorial debut of Vikram Phadnis film NIA in Mumbai.

  • INTERVIEW: Shabana Azmi

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    Veteran Indian actress Shabana Azmi, who believes that art should be used as an instrument for social change, says that it is required to redefine the meaning of entertainment. When asked about her previous statement where she said that art should be used as an instrument for social change and does she feel that art…

  • Sania Mirza @ ‘Captain Tiao’ Show

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    Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza with Sadhil Kapoor on sets of Disney Show Captain Tiao in Mumbai.

  • Practice for ‘PK’ did not help Aamir

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    Actor Aamir Khan and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani with star cast members of film `PK` during a press conference ,in Noida. For actor Aamir Khan, who is known to put in his best to make his character look convincing, rehearsing for the role of his upcoming movie “PK” did not help. The actor says “most of…

  • Aamir Khan, Nita Ambani & Kiran Rao in Agra

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    Actor Aamir Khan (L), with his wife and filmmaker Kiran Rao (R), and Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani (C) during their visit to Agra.

  • ‘Awesome Foursome’ – a book, at the Embassy of Denmark

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    Ambassador of Denmark to India Freddy Svane and actress Huma Qureshi at the launch of “Awesome Foursome” – a book, at the Embassy of Denmark, in New Delhi.

  • Screening of film ‘Rang Rasiya’

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    Tabu attended the premiere of ‘Rang Rasiya’and looked beautiful in her red silk saree on the red carpet. Manisha Koirala with Nandana Sen at premiere of ‘Rang Rasiya’. She looked elegant in a white saree. Mahesh Bhatt, Soni Razdan, Nandana, Rahul Bose, among others were clicked at the screening of forthcoming movie “Rang Rasiya” held in Mumbai…

  • INTERVIEW: Aparna Sen

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    By Sahana Ghosh  Her very first outing as an actress was under the guidance of master storyteller Satyajit Ray and now as one of India’s finest and critically-acclaimed filmmakers, Aparna Sen believes in absorbing and retaining Ray’s principles, but eventually doing “your own thing”. Be it “36, Chowringhee Lane”, her outstanding directorial debut, or “Mr.…

  • Kamal Haasan turns 60

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      BY Haricharan Pudipeddi  Kamal Haasan, who turned 60 Friday, is not just an actor par excellence, but he has also donned multiple hats such as a filmmaker, writer, dancer, music composer. His colleagues speak highly about the versatile talent. Speaking to different people Kamal has worked with, to find out more about the multi-faceted artist.…

  • Review: ‘The Shaukeens’

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    Film: “The Shaukeens”; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Piyush Mishra, Annu Kapoor and Lisa Haydon; Director: Abhishek Sharma; Rating: **** Who says remakes can never be as good as the originals? Abhishek Sharma’s new-age rendering of Basu Chatterjee’s “Shaukeen” is a smartened-up avatar of the original. It’s the smartphone of the current generation as compared…

  • Movie Review: ‘Rang Rasiya’

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    Film: “Rang Rasiya”; Cast: Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen; Director: Ketan Mehta; Rating: ***** He’s known as the father of calendar art. Raja Ravi Varma, played with arresting arrogance by Randeep Hooda in Ketan Mehta’s exceptional biopic, brought the gods out of the temples and made them accessible to the masses. And now Ketan Mehta,…

  • INTERVIEW: Kajol

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    By Sugandha Rawal  Bollywood actress Kajol says that hand wash campaign got a boost ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on urgent need to inculcate the habit as a preventive measure in the health care system. “Modi himself talked about how hand washing is important and I was like, ‘Yay hand-washing is important and…

  • Salman Khan calls on PM Modi

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    Actor Salman Khan calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. Bollywood actor Salman Khan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence at 7, Race Course Road (RCR) here on Thursday evening. Salman is in the national capital to shoot for his upcoming movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. Earlier in October, Prime Minister…

  • I don’t believe in Love Jihad: Kareena Kapoor

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    By Nivedita   Kareena Kapoor believes in “feeling of love” which, she feels, can happen between two people regardless of caste, creed, or religion. Therefore, the actress doesn’t relate to the concept of “Love Jihad” and says that she never believed in such theories. “I believe only in the feeling of love,” Kareena, who is married…

  • Amitabh’s varied moods during ‘Piku’ shoot

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    Actor Amitabh Bachchan shoots for his upcoming film `Piku`in Kolkata. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan Monday sported a rather pensive look during the ongoing shooting of “Piku”, a day after he was seen merrily pedalling across the streets here in a pink kurta. The 71-year-old actor’s looks are as varied as the locations and has kept…

  • INTERVIEW: Priyanka Chopra

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    She enjoys star status in filmdom, but Priyanka Chopra says she missed having a guiding light in her journey. Now as a producer the former beauty queen plans to promote fresh talent. She calls herself a “baby producer”, but the 32-year-old wants to launch new talent in the film world with small, but good projects.…

  • Vivek’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’

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    Actor Vivek Oberoi participates in Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan organised by Cancer Patient Aid Association (CPAA) in Mumbai. Vivek Oberoi is known for his social causes and the initiatives taken up by the actor are note worthy. He was seen with the CPAA patients, mostly children at Juhu Beach,joining in the campaign for…

  • Upcoming film ‘Kill Dil’

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    Actors Arjun Kapoor, Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, and Ali Zafar during the song launch of film Kill Dil in Mumbai. Actors of forthcoming film, ‘Kill Dil’, Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar attended a special launch of their song ‘Nakhriley’ from the film. Ranveer Singh, Govinda, Ali Zafar and Parineeti Chopra launched…

  • Aishwarya turns 41

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    Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, 41, addresses a press conference on her birthday in Mumbai. It was an occasion nobody can miss and forget. Yes, it was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s 41st birthday and for the first time, she celebrated it with media. Looking elegant in a black outfit, Aishwarya has been celebrating her birthday with actress…

  • Happy Birth Day Mr Khan: Didi

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    Mamata wishes Shah Rukh Khan on birthday West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday. “Today (Sunday) is the birthday of our very dear Shah Rukh Khan. We wish him best of happiness, prosperity, good health and success. Our best wishes also to all members of…

  • Hrithik, Sussanne legally divorced

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    Hrithik Roshan and his estranged wife Sussanne Khan were granted divorce by the Bandra court, the Bollywood star’s lawyer said. Lawyer Deepesh Mehta said: “They are legally divorced now. Today at around 10:30 a.m., all things were done. They have got divorced in a very unique and elegant way where there is no alimony and…