Ram Gopal Varma - I cannot work with Shah Rukh Khan

Ram Gopal Varma has some guts. Why? For avoiding working with SRK, actually speaking up about why publicly and then allowing it to go in print. Very interesting. -Sumita Sheth I CANNOT WORK WITH SRK Ram Gopal Varma talks about...

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Bollywood Comics

Comic Soon... It's on paper now. Bollywood heroes will woo heroines and fight villains between the pages of a new publication. PALLAVI SRIVASTAVA It’s on paper now. Bollywood heroes will woo heroines and fight villains between the pages of a...

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Standing Pretty

And guess who this is!!! Methinks the criticism of Preity's legs while posing is over-stated. She looks quite dainty here and the slightly bent leg is distinctive rather than something absolutely gauche. -Sumita Sheth...

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Dress Dilemma

And the Cannes coverage would be quite incomplete without this piece :-) -Sumita Sheth Bollywood belles open Cannes of worms By Ramya Sarma, courtesy DNA Society commentators deplore lack of dressing sense among Hindi film actresses MUMBAI: It is...

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Bollywood Business at Cannes

At first the talk of Bollywood's presence at Cannes made the South Asian in me feel proud, but then to realize that it is mostly a publicity stunt, underscored by the fact that not a single desi movie was actually...

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Desi Women & the American Dating Scene

Thought some of you may be able to identify with this current craze in the US- so totally annoying for the faux interest in whatever's in. A craze that swept South East Asia and the rest of the world a...

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WANTED - Extras in Dublin

THE producers of ‘Becoming Jane’, filming in Trim and Dublin, are looking for extras for their Jane Austen period drama. The feature is directed by ‘Kinky Boots’ director Julian Jarrold and stars Anne Hathaway as a young Jane Austen....

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NYC Workshop - The Good Life: Writing About Food

Many of us have always wanted to perfect the art of cooking, but some of us want to communicate how we feel about the foods we see and taste, write and share our recipes effectively, speak of the ties...

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Pakistan raises curtain a bit on Bollywood

Interesting piece of news - Sumita Sheth Read the complete piece HERE By Salman Masood The New York Times MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006 LAHORE, Pakistan The hoopla at the premiere of the Indian movie "Taj Mahal" was a little...

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when ability knows no limit

Colors of Ability is a unique show in honor of the UN's 60th anniversary. What is it? "The troupe will give 2 unique dance and martial arts performances, choreographed by the Internationally acclaimed Guru Sallauddin Pasha in NYC and Long...

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