Sumita M. Sheth"Raisins not Virgins" to be screened on Nov 6th
A snippet of 'Raisins Not Virgins' will be screened at the Fifth Annual IAAC Film Festival : Indian Independent & Diaspora Films on November 6th 2005. By - Puloma Mukherjee "Its insanity, people are killing themselves hoping to get...View
"Mr. Ya Miss" - a different premise
There was talk of Aftab Shivdasani and Sammir Dattani ready to take desi movies to the next level, by agreeing to play characters who undergo sex changes. But of course this turned out to be much ado about nothing...View
A Trip Down memory lane - Rajesh Khanna
One of my most beloved places (although pre rather than post the tourist take-over) Nainital, nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, brought-back a flood of memories for Rajesh Khanna recently. He was in Nanital, shooting on the lake...View
Desilicious Bollywood Halloween in NYC
An interesting looking event with proceeds for the Earthquake: Sholay Productions and Curry Club NYC present: Bollywood Halloween Carnivale 3rd Annual Halloween Costume Ball Friday, October 28th at 10PM Downstairs: Bollywood, Bhangra, 80s, and Haunting House by Ashu Rai...View
A little on Beauty Pageants
An interesting piece from the BBC on the evolving world of beauty pageants. It could have gone more in depth about the social and cultural impact though. I remember the double whammy win of Aish (Miss World) and Sush...View
The Winds of Change
There seem to be a lot of interesting changes afoot in the Bollywood industry. For one there are more and more foreign entrants like the Aussie Tania Zaetta of Salaam Namaste and Bunty aur Babli fame or Miss Thailand,...View
More signs of cooperation
In the wake of the terrible earthquake, heartening signs of cooperation between India and Pakistan continue. Further on this from the BBC. Sumita...View
A Happy Ending for Karisma Kapoor after all!
Karisma Kapoor and her hubby Sunjay Kapur(along with little baby Samaira) have been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. But finally it looks like the split-up has turned into a patch-up after the couple reportedly spent...View
Further on the quake
In this story by the BBC, we see further evidence of the how the recent tragedy is bringing human emotions to the fore. "Indian troops have crossed the Line of Control dividing the disputed Kashmir region to help their...View
Pakistani earthquake spells solidarity
Pakistani film actress Meera, who just earlier this year was censored and mortally threatened for kissing on screen, is putting in a lot of effort to help the victims of the recent earthquake. She is giving Rs. 5 lakhs...View
Karma Confessions and Holi: HollyBolly Wood
Drena De Niro's much-talked of indie movie, "Karma Confessions and Holi" has a very interesting cast which blends together renowned Bollywood names with others from Hollywood. As it gears-up to start shooting in our own NYC on the 12th...View
Bollywood's own Bond Baddie
Remember when our hopes and dreams (yeah, whatever) of having Aishwarya Rai be the next Bond girl were quashed? Well, now it seems that Bollywood's own Gulshan Grover has been cast as the evil no-gooder in Casino Royale! Great...View
Paheli at the Oscars - the bickering continues
It's odd to see that even though this chapter closed a while back, the film industry continues to bicker over this issue. However, the differing aruguements for and againt Paheli as the Indian contendor at the Oscars are quite...View