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India's supreme court bars film star Sanjay Dutt from polls
New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was convicted for involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, cannot contest the upcoming elections. The court rejected Dutt's plea to suspend his conviction and al...

[Posted on : 2009-03-31 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Indian filmmaker in row over Charlie Chaplin statue
New Delhi - A filmmaker based in India's southern Karnataka state is looking for an alternative location for his latest film after Hindu activists allegedly opposed his erecting a statue of comedian Charlie Chaplin as part of props on a local beach, ...

[Posted on : 2009-03-15 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Slumdog stars return to rapturous welcome in India
New Delhi - The stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire returned to India Thursday to a rapturous welcome. There were huge crowds waiting at the airports in Chennai and Mumbai as music composer AR Rahman, sound engineer Resul Pookutty, actor ...

[Posted on : 2009-02-26 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Indians celebrate Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire, Smile Pinki
Mumbai - Bleary-eyed Indian cinema fans had several reasons to celebrate as the Oscars were announced in Los Angeles. Eight awards went to Mumbai-based rags-to-riches story Slumdog Millionaire, including two for music composer AR Rahman and one for s...

[Posted on : 2009-02-23 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Indian punters bet big on Oscar win for Slumdog
New Delhi - Indian gamblers are betting big money on Slumdog Millionaire, the rags-to-riches film set in Mumbai, to win the best picture, best director and best music awards at the upcoming Oscars, a newspaper reported Tuesday. An estimated 1 billion...

[Posted on : 2009-02-10 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Slumdog Millionaire opens in India amid joy over Oscar nominations
New Delhi - Slumdog Millionaire, a film set in the city Mumbai, opened in theatres across India Friday amid jubilation amongst the country's film fraternity after the movie received 10 Oscar nominations. The film that has already won four Golden Glob...

[Posted on : 2009-01-23 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Indian music industry celebrates Golden Globe for composer Rahman
New Delhi - India's music industry on Monday celebrated the Golden Globe win for its most famous music composer AR Rahman and hoped it would be the Oscar next. Rahman won the award on Sunday for best musical score for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionair...

[Posted on : 2009-01-12 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Bollywood directors rush to make movies on Mumbai attacks
New Delhi - Filmmakers in Bollywood, India's prolific film industry based in Mumbai, have registered about 30 titles for movie projects about the November terrorist attacks, a news report said Thursday. 26 Taj, Operation 5 Star Mumbai and Bird's Poin...

[Posted on : 2008-12-18 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Bollywood legend sleeps with gun under pillow after attacks
New Delhi - India's entertainment capital of Mumbai is in a state of shock due to the terrorist attacks across the city, with reports of at least one Bollywood superstar sleeping with a gun under his pillow. Mumbai is home to the Hindi film industry,...

[Posted on : 2008-11-28 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

Bollywood legend Bachchan discharged from hospital
New Delhi - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was Friday discharged from a hospital in India's western city of Mumbai where he was admitted last week following abdominal pain. The actor was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital on his 66th birthday on Oc...

[Posted on : 2008-10-17 ] Category : [ India (Entertainment) ]

 

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