Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Bollywood

  • Akki starrer The Shaukeens

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    They say that the best things come to those who wait, and in the new comedy film The Shaukeens, which releases on 7th November 2014, three men in the twlight of their lives embark on a roller-coaster adventure of fun and frivolity, ensuring that their lives will never be the same again. A remake of…

  • PROMO: ROAR Arrives into UK

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    Ground-breaking cinematic feast by Kamal Sadanah and Abis Rizvi, set in Bengal’s beautiful and forbidding Sundarbans National Park pits man against majestic and mythical beast With its lush mangrove forests and endless square miles of mudflats, wetlands and tidal waterways, the Sundarbans National Park of West Bengal has long been fascinating and forbidding at once, not least…

  • Celebs @ Dr Seema & Nitin’s painting exhibition

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    Actors Sana Khaan, Tanisha Mukherji, Nitin Chaudhary, Rishi Kapoor, Dr.Seema Chaudhary, Nishu, Bhairavi Goswami, Raju Singh, Shaleen Bhanot, Mudasir Ali, Poonam Preet, Preety Bhalla, Nitin Chaudhary, Govinda, Dr.Seema Chaudhary, Prashantt Guptha, Richa Sony & Ashwini Chaudhary during the painting exhibition of artists Dr Seema Chaudhary and Nitin Chaudhary in Mumbai.  

  • Raveena @ 40

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    By Subhash K. Jha   Bollywood’s ravishing beauty Raveena Tandon, who has turned 40, says there’s still so much more that she has on her to-do list in life. Raveena, who turned a year older Sunday, feels 40 is just a number, “and a very attractive one at that”. “I don’t know if life begins at…

  • SRK magic wanes in the US, UK

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    Bollywood’s reigning King Shah Rukh Khan’s charisma failed to pull audience in the biggest Indian diaspora markets like the US, UK and Canada. Film portal Bollywood Hungama reported that “Happy New Year” earned just ?2.23 crore in USA and Canada, ?1.93 crore in UK, ?0.6 crore in Australia, ?0.1 crore in New Zealand and ?0.07…

  • Bollywood celebrate Diwali fest

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    Priyanka Chopra For many years now, I have usually been working on most of the important festivals. But now, I have decided that I need to make time to celebrate life and what it’s given me. So this year, even though I will be shooting, I will take time out to spend Diwali with my…

  • Gour Hari Dastaan – bio-pic with a difference

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    “Gour Hari Dastaan – The Freedom File” is poet, novelist and journalist C. P. Surendran’s first shot as a screenplay writer. He says that the biopic is different because “it is biography of an unknown Indian”. In recent times, biopics on sports stars like Milkha Singh and Mary Kom rocked the box office. “Biopics are…

  • REVIEW: Happy New Year…FLUFF!

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    Troy Ribeiro reviews SRK, Farah Khan’s new movie –  “Happy New Year” Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff; Director: Farah Khan; Rating: *** Packed with humour and fluff, “Happy New Year” is a buoyant revenge saga that revolves around a predictable heist drama, where every character…

  • Veteran Tamil actor S.S. Rajendran dead

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    Tamil cinema’s Yesteryear actor S.S. Rajendran, who was battling for life at a private hospital here, breathed his last Friday. He was 85. “He was admitted to Meenakshi Hospital yesterday (Thursday) in critical condition. He passed away this morning (Friday) due to issues related to lung infection,” a family source told IANS. Earlier this year,…

  • Film ‘Happy New Year’ gets bumper opening

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    Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Happy New Year” arrived Friday and it has been tagged as “fully masaledaar entertainer”, “blockbuster written all over it” and “visually appealing”. “Happy New Year”, which also stars Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah, had a “bumper opening”, says a trade analyst. Rajesh Thadani of…

  • Ajay and Sonakshi’s upcoming film ‘Action Jackson’

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    Filmmaker Prabhu Deva, actors Ajay Devgan, Yami Gautam, Manasvi Mamgai and Kunaal Roy Kapur during the trailer launch of film Action Jackson in Mumbai. The much-awaited trailer of Prabhu Deva’s next Action Jackson was finally released yesterday at a multiplex in suburban Mumbai. Ajay Devgn, Yami Gautam, newbie Manasvi Mamgai, Kunaal Roy Kapur and the…

  • 16th Mumbai Film Fest

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    A bouquet of 20 short films made by a bunch of young filmmakers focusing on various aspects of the city was screened here as part of the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival’s Dimensions Mumbai section. The members of jury say they are looking for originality, emotional connectivity and creativity in the stories while judging them. The…

  • Kundra’s Diwali party

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    The Kundras kick started Diwali celebrations at their residence with a pre-Diwali bash for close friends and family. Actor Shilpa Shetty with her husband Raj Kundra, sister Shamita and her parents during her Diwali party for her friends, in Mumbai. Director David Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Siddharth Anand, Jeetendra,R Madhavan, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Socialite Anu Dewan, Sonali Bendre and her husband…

  • Deepika was always a star: SRK

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      Shah Rukh Khan, the producer and hero of Deepika Padukone’s debut film “Om Shanti Om”, says she has paved the way for her own success and that she always had it in her to be a “star”. SRK and Deepika worked under Farah Khan’s direction for “Om Shanti Om”, and the team has joined…

  • Hrithik and Ranbir @ 2nd Bright Awards

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    Actor Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Sharman Joshi, Deepti Naval, Indian wrestler Sangram Singh,  Singer Shaan with wife Radhika, Actress Poonam Pandey,Yogesh Lakhani, CMD, Bright Outdoor Media Pvt Ltd during the 2nd Bright awards and 34th Anniversary of Bright outdoor advertising in Mumbai.

  • Anushka’s look in film ‘PK’

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    While Aamir Khan ha poster-thon to promote PK, it’s now Anushka Sharma’s turn to give us a glimpse of her avatar in the movie. The actress would be unveiling the digital poster on popular messaging application — Whatsapp. Aamir Khan had spiked our interest with the first poster where he posed completely naked but for…

  • Bollywood Celebrities @ Assembly Elections 2014

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     Ajit Pawar,sharad pawar,supriya sule in Baramati, Vinod Tawde and his family in Mumbai, Pankaja Munde in Beed and actor Rekha in Mumbai. Sushil Kumar Shinde and his family in Solapur,devendra fadnavis,prithviraj chavan in Karad, Ashok Chavan in Nanded, Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in Mumbai, Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur , Sachin Tendulkar,Actress Bhagyashree,Raj Thackeray ,Uddhav…

  • INTERVIEW: Agneya Singh

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      He’s young, creative and not afraid to take risks. Independent filmmaker Agneya Singh, whose debut work “M Cream”, a “socio-political commentary on contemporary India”, is doing the festival rounds, says cinema must, once again, be used to bring about a revolution in the country. “I think that we need to bring cinema back into…

  • Hema Malini @ 66

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    By Subhash K.Jha   After several hectic travel schedules, veteran actress and politician Hema Malini, who turned 66 , is happy to spend a “quiet” birthday in Mumbai with her elder daughter Esha and son-in-law Bharat Takhtani. She says she looks back at her journey with “affection”. “I was supposed to be in my constituency Mathura.…

  • Mumbai International Film Fest 2014

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    Bollywood celebrities came out in full attendance for the inaugural day of 16th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) in on Tuesday. Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, filmmakers Subhash Ghai, Rajkumar Hirani, Anurag Kashyap, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, actresses Kalki Koechlin, Huma Qureshi and Deepika Padukone were seen attending the opening ceremony flagged off by Bollywood actress…

  • Big B urges support for flood-hit Kashmir

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      On behalf of the Indian film fraternity, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday appealed to all citizens to contribute to the cause of rehabilitating the flood-ravaged Kashmir. Big B is the front-runner of the campaign “Hum Hain…Umeed-e-Kashmir”, an initiative of the entertainment industry, led by the Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), the Film and…

  • Nargis unveil Titan’s latest watches collection

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    Actor Nargis Fakhri during the launch of Titan Raga Garden of Eden collection in Mumbai. Nargis Fakhri was recently spotted at the launch of Titan’s all new watch collection. The new collection of watches from Titan is called Raga. The lovely Bollywood actress was seen sporting a lovely attire besides flaunting he lovely watch collection…

  • INTERVIEW: King Khan

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    Shah Rukh Khan’s production banner Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd., which is reportedly targeting a 25 percent annual business growth, is set to roll out four to five films and the Bollywood superstar says he won’t act in them. “We want to make four-five films without me. As a producer I would like to concentrate…

  • Bollywood celebrates Karva Chauth 2014

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    Actor Shilpa Shetty with her husband Raj Kundra, Filmmaker Boney Kapoor with his wife and actor Sridevi and other celebs during the Karva Chauth celebration in Mumbai. Karva Chauth, which is being celebrated on Saturday, 11 October, is an auspicious festival celebrated by married Indian women, especially in the northern and western states of the…

  • Big B celebrates his 72nd birthday

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    Actor Amitabh Bachchan speaks to the media on his 72nd birthday at his residence in Mumbai.

  • Big B turns 72

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    Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 72 birthday , feels there’s no gift greater than spending time with family. The actor, who feels “luckiest today”, has thanked all those who have been in his life through happiness but also in “loneliness”. “To them that wish for me for my 72nd moving into 73rd…I have just few…

  • Queen makes Angelina Honorary Dame

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     Actress Angeline Jolie made her first public appearance after her marriage with actor Brad Pitt when she was made an Honorary Dame by Queen Elizabeth II, for her work to fight sexual violence and for her services to British foreign policy. The “Maleficent” star, who was honoured wduring a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace, however,…

  • Huma unveils Forevermark festive collection

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    Actor Huma Qureshi during the launch of Forevermark Experience Zone at OM Jewellers in Borivali, Mumbai.

  • Gauri Khan & Sachiin Joshi @ JWJ group and Planet Hollywood Hotel event

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    Actor and JWJ Group Managing Director, Sachiin Joshi and actor Shahrukh Khan’s wife Gauri Khan during the signing ceremony between JWJ group and Planet Hollywood Hotel in Mumbai.  

  • Saif’s next film ‘Happy Ending’

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    Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan, last seen in “Humshakals”, says his new film “Happy Ending”, a romantic comedy, features him in a “subtle” avatar as opposed to some “loud” roles he has essayed in the past. Saif, along with the “Happy Ending” cast”, launched the movie’s trailer at an event here Thursday. Talking about the movie,…

  • Celebs @ Star Box Office Awards 2014

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    Actor Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Deepika Padukone, Riteish Deshmukh, Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shrof, Vivaan Shah, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani during Star Plus First Ever Star Box Office Awards 2014 in Mumbai.

  • INTERVIEW: Rekha @ 60

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      She describes herself as a “student of life” and believes in acting upon things. Bollywood’s ageless beauty Rekha, who turns 60 Friday, says she is still put through the practice of warding away the evil eye — a ritual that her mother exercised for her well being. “On my birthday, I remember my amma…

  • Upcoming film ‘Bank Chor’

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    Actor Rhea Chakraborty, Filmmaker Bumpy, Actor Vivek Oberoi and Ritesh Deshmukh during the on set shoot of film ‘Bank Chor’ at the Yash Raj Films studio in Mumbai. A comic-caper, that tells the story of 3 morons trying to rob a bank who pick the worst day possible when everything that can go wrong, goes wrong…

  • Sush unveil Dr Shetty’s book ‘Beauty at Your Finger Tips’

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    Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen during the launch of Dr Nirmala Shetty’s book Beauty at Your Finger Tips in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 8th, 2014. Her looked umber stylish in knee length blue dress. Sushmita Sen in blue dress was looking beautiful. The knee length dress was teamed up with orange pumps and a Miu Miu…

  • INTERVIEW: Preetika Rao

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    By Subhash K.Jha  Actress Preetika Rao is flummoxed by reports suggesting she is in a relationship with the director of her successful serial “Beintehaa”. She has clarified that she is single and that she has no time to ‘mingle’. “I don’t know where these tall tales come from. There are two directors for ‘Beintehaa’ –…

  • INTERVIEW: Boman Irani

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        At an age when most Bollywood actors end up with “itsy bitsy” roles, Boman Irani is getting to play strong and sensible characters and pitches for Indian cinema exploring such films where such actors get equal prominence – as in the recently-released “Finding Fanny”. “I think there are many situations where character actors…

  • Celeb @ ‘Sindur Khela’ Festival in Kolkata

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    Actress Rituparna Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly, Rachana Banerjee, Chaiti Ghosal, Jaya Seal Ghosh, Mamata Shankar, Agnimitra Paul, Usha Uttup, June Malih, Maneka Sorkar and others play with sindur (blood-red powder) during Sindur Khela Festival in Kolkata.

  • Eid Mubarak, wish Bollywood stars

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    Delectable biryani and sevaiyan were on the minds of Bollywood celebrities like Shabana Azmi, Preity Zinta and Kunal Kohli, who have wished for peace and love on the festive occasion of Eid Monday. Here’s what they tweeted: Lata Mangeshkar: Namaskar. Aap sab ko Eid ki hardik Shubh kaamanaayein. Shabana Azmi: Sabko Eid mubarak. Missing family…

  • Sonali goes for ‘real’ look on TV

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    Film actress Sonali Bendre, who is entering fiction space on television with “Ajeeb Daastaan Hain Ye”, has donned kurtis with jeans and scarf, instead of the quintessential over-the-top ethnic wear sported by most small screen stars. The actress says the choice of attire is to make her character look as real as possible. In the…

  • Big B sees cinema as an integrator

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      Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is “proud” to be part of the film fraternity, which acts as an integrator. “Cinema in today’s times is perhaps the only integrator left, in this fast disintegrating world … Proud to be in its fraternity,” the 71-year-old tweeted Sunday. A star, who rose on the film firmament during…

  • Chetan Bhagat`s book ‘Half Girlfriend’

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    Actress Kriti Sanon filmmakers Ekta Kapoor and Mohit Suri during the launch of author Chetan Bhagat`s new book `Half Girlfriend` in Mumbai. Chetan Bhagat’s Half Girlfriend has finally released. A lot of buzz has been going around on it since the writer declared that he is writing a book. With Mohit Suri saying that he…

  • INTERVIEW: King Khan

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    Bollywood ‘badshah’ Shah Rukh Khan prefers to avoid being judgmental about others. He says he doesn’t like to judge shows and competitions because he considers himself “weak-hearted”. The actor, along with the team of his forthcoming film “Happy New Year”, will soon don the hat of a judge for a one-of-a-kind reality show “Dil Se…

  • REVIEW: Bang Bang

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    Subhash K. Jha reviews Bang Bang’ Film: “Bang Bang”; Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif; Directed by Siddharth Anand; Rating: **(2 stars) There are many beautiful locations in this ….ummm….bang binge. Prague, Greece, London, Shimla, Dehra Dun and…Pizza Hut. Yup, one major action sequence featuring Hrithik and Katrina, the Golden Couple on the run (gee, what fun!)…

  • REVIEW: Haider – A Masterstroke

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    Subhash K. Jha reviews Haider’ – Vishal Bhardwaj’s masterstroke . To see or not to see? That isn’t a question at all. Rush to the movies and forget all the slam-bang-bang stuff that is beckoning in glamorous postures. The glamour of “Haider” lies in fold after fold of poetic statement on love, life and politics. You…

  • INTERVIEW: Hrithik Roshan

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    He overcame stammering; witnessed his father’s failure as an actor and producer and his surviving a gunshot wound; saw his sister battle cancer; underwent a near fatal brain surgery; and has faced a broken marriage with his childhood sweetheart. Yet, Hrithik Roshan calls his journey a “fairy tale” and says it is life’s adversities that…

  • Bollywood Celeb Celebrates ‘Durga Puja’

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    Actors Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji, Raveena Tandon, Singer and BJP MP from Asansol (West Bengal), Babul Supriyo, Tanuja, Sharbani Mukherjee and Tanishaa Mukerji and others during the Durga pooja celebration 2014.

  • INTERVIEW: Hema Malini

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    Hema Malini and director Ramesh Sippy are working together after almost 40 years and the actress-politician says he is still the same and is very mischievous with her. The duo have given hits like “Andaz”, “Seeta Aur Geeta” and “Sholay” in the 1970s. Would they again generate the same hysteria with their fourth outing together…

  • Book launch of ‘Haider, Omkara and Maqbool’

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    Actors Shraddha Kapoor, filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj, Siddharth Roy Kapur, actor Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Pankaj Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor during the book launch of Haider, Omkara and Maqbool in Mumba.

  • Priyanka on Mary Kom’s Asiad gold

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    Priyanka Chopra, the reel life M.C. Mary Kom, is ecstatic about the real life boxing champion’s gold winning exploits in the women’s flyweight category (48-51kg) at the 17th Asian Games Wednesday. The actress says it symbolises woman power. Mary Kom, a five-time World Champion, defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova 2-0, with one judge scoring the bout…

  • Screening of film ‘Haider’ for B-Town celebs

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    Shahid and Shraddha Kapoor, the lead actors of Haider, hosted a special screening of the film to the entire Bollywood fraternity. All the big directors were present at the event, cheering their feoow director Vishal Bharadwaj for a superb movie. Shahid and Shraddha were seen posing in the famous candid posture, a pose that has…