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Free Bollywood films on YouTube

Free Bollywood films on YouTube

By Amit | September 2, 2010

YouTube the most popular video website, owned by Google, has collaborated with Rajshri and many other film distributors to offer a showcase of Bollywood films online for free legal viewing. A dedicated channel has been set-up called ‘Bollywood’ to give you access to many Hindi classics in black and white to many of the modern [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: black and white, Bollywood, category, classic, flims, free, hindi, hollywood, indian, online, YouTube

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Aishwarya and Kate Winslet in Ad

Aishwarya and Kate Winslet in Ad

By Sripurna Basu | July 14, 2010

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is to appear in a new L’Oreal ad with Academy Award winning actress, Kate Winslet. This is the first time that Aishwarya will be sharing the stage in her long contract with L’Oreal. However, the actress says she has always admired the work of Kate Winslet and looks forward to working with [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: advert, Aishwarya, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, beauty, both, Brand, color, endorsement, hair colour, hollywood, Italy, Kate Winslet, L'Oreal, lipstick, stars

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Kites to fly high for Bollywood

Kites to fly high for Bollywood

By Sripurna Basu | May 10, 2010

Behind its glossy trailer, Kites – the latest Hrithik Roshan film – is a cleverly produced film aimed at the international market. Expansion of blue skies; sun kissed landscape; a white sailed yacht sailing across sparkling waves. Scenes that wouldn’t look out of place in a Ralph Lauren advert. It’s makers hope that Kites will [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: art-house, barbara mori, Bollywood, english, film, hindi, hollywood, hrithik roshan, international, Kites, movie, spanish

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Hollywood and Bollywood get Closer

Hollywood and Bollywood get Closer

By Neha Lobana | April 14, 2010

In India, Mumbai is known to be like NYC. It’s the city of dreams. Many people from around the globe move to Mumbai, just to get a little taste of stardom. Unfortunately, everyone can’t become a star, since the industry is very hard to get into, but thanks to our very own Bollywood stars all [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: 20th Century Fox, Aishwarya Rai, Ambani, Bollywood, copying, copyright, divide, film, hollywood, relationship, Shubash Ghai, Slumdog Millionaire, Spielberg, stories, Warner, Will Smith

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Fox STAR deal for MY NAME IS KHAN

Fox STAR deal for MY NAME IS KHAN

By Amit | August 7, 2009

A major film distribution deal between Hollywood and Bollywood has been agreed. Twentieth Century Fox and STAR have come together, and Fox will finance, market and distribute MY NAME IS KHAN, the Shahrukh Khan film made by director Karan Johar. SRK and Johar have teamed up with Fox on a major marketing and distribution agreement [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: 2010, Bollywood, film deal, FOX, Fox STAR, hollywood, indian, kajol, karan johar, My Name is Khan, Shahrukh Khan, SRK, USA

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Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscars

Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscars

By Amit | February 23, 2009

At the 81st Oscars award ceremony held on the 22nd February 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, USA, Slumdog Millionaire won an amazing 8 Oscars. The Academy Award (Oscar), is the main national film award in the USA and recognised around the globe as one of the most prestigious awards to receive for film [...]

Categories: Bollywood, Brit-Asian
Tagged: 81st, a r rahman, adapted screenplay, anil kapoor, awards, Bollywood, danny boyle, dev patel, film, freida pinto, hollywood, Oscar, Oscars, slum, Slumdog Millionaire

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Slumdog Millionaire heads for Oscars

Slumdog Millionaire heads for Oscars

By Amit | January 26, 2009

After the huge success of Slumdog Millionaire at the Golden Globes, winning Screen Actors Guild awards and being nominated for 11 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards, it  now heads as a strong contender for the most prestigious film awards ceremony, the Oscars. The film has been nominated for a staggering 10 [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: BAFTA, BAFTAs, best adapted screenplay, best original song, Bollywood, dev patel, director danny boyle, film awards, frieda pinto, hollywood, India, maya arulpragasam, nominations, Oscars, red carpet, SAG, salaam bombay, Screen Actors Guild, simon beaufoy, slumdog, UK, winner

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Warner sues makers of Hari Puttar

Warner sues makers of Hari Puttar

By Nazhat | September 1, 2008

The Bollywood film industry is well known for its inspiration from Hollywood. However, the industry has now grown to the point where it is being noticed for its success in the West and therefore, potential revenues, by Hollywood. In this case, the makers of Harry Potter, Warner Brothers, are suing the makers of the Bollywood [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: Bollywood, court case, hari puttar, harry potter, hollywood, IPR, lawsuit, mirchi films, sue

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Kareena goes Hollywood

Kareena goes Hollywood

By Madhu | August 17, 2008

News around Kareena Kapoor is that she is heading for Hollywood. She has been offered a role in a Hollywood film called Chamera. Kareena will be the second Bollywood actress, after Aishwariya Rai, to be featured in a Hollywood movie. The Hollywood debut role is for Kareena to play an Asian girl opposite Hollywood actor, [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: bebo, Bollywood, Chamera, film, hollywood, Kareena Kapoor, photos, pics

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Bollywood gone too far?

Bollywood gone too far?

By Amit | April 11, 2008

Is the new era of Bollywood films now going to far with the way it portrays scenes of an intimate and sexual nature? Many films seem to be veering towards the Hollywood approach of sexual content. Or are audiences finding this an acceptable format for Bollywood to adopt due to the influence of Hollywood, Satellite [...]

Categories: Debate
Tagged: Bollywood, cinema, content, directors, explicit, features, film, hollywood, hot, indian, sensual, sex, sexual

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