Cast: Preity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj
Director: Deepa Mehta
Heaven on Earth isn’t exactly the plight of protagonist in this film, rather completely contrary to it. The alternate Hindi title Videsh is too generalized, misleading into the notion that Indian woman in NRI families are essentially victims of domestic violence, as is the theme of the film. It’s as difficult to relate with the titles (even on an sarcastic note), as impossible it is to connect with the treatment of this film (even after metaphorical decoding).
Apparently based on real-life events of …

New Delhi (IANS): Nagesh Kukunoor is all praise for Akshay Kumar, who plays the main lead in his first action flick 8×10 Tasveer, describing him as a “no nonsense actor” who would come to the sets on time and do his work without any fuss.
According to Kukunoor, 41, Akshay was an obvious choice for the role of Jai, who has the ability to peek into people’s past.
“The foremost reason to cast Akshay was that he is known for his action films and his stunts. Then I wanted to see him …

Neha Dhupia recently signed a Hollywood mini- TV series, Bollywood Hero opposite Chris Kattan. Says Neha, “I was very happy when I was offered the role. The whole concept is new and I have never done something like this before.” Probe her a little more and she says, “It is the story of Chris Kattan who comes to India to fulfill his dream of working in a Bollywood film after being rejected by Hollywood. While in India, he encounters cultural differences and a system that is even more severe than …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – From shrinking their collections to slashing prices, Indian fashion designers are trying to cope with the global financial crisis, which has dimmed the appetite for haute couture internationally and at home.
The economic meltdown was a recurring theme at this month’s Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, one of two premier fashion events that ran concurrently in New Delhi. A third major event, the Lakme Fashion Week, kicks off in Mumbai on Friday.
“The whole world is going on sale right now,” said designer Nitin Bal Chauhan, who has …

Obviously, very few auteurs composed unique fictions on the supernatural thriller genre. Well, none presumed to go for the most speculative take on such genres. Perhaps the raise of new filmmakers inspired by western flicks is coming to the forefront with groundbreaking motifs. Aye! You know something…. It all started when the Japanese filmmaker Tsuruta Norio’s ‘Yogen’ (Premonition) topped the charts of World Box Office. If you’re all guessing what this plotline is all about, it’s there right in the title. A Newspaper carries stories that would happen the …

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has yet again turned down the request to immortalise her as a Barbie Doll.
According to the reports, Aishwarya is busy with her professional commitments and has declined to oblige the global doll brand.
On the eve of the Barbie’s 50th Anniversary, Aishwarya is still the most sought after celebrity to be impersonated as a Barbie. Mattel was also keen to have her walk the ramp on Lakme Fashion Week ‘Barbie dolled up’ in a winning design as Single Likeness Barbie, which would be unveiled and auctioned for a …

While Adnan Sami has been incessantly talking to the media about his marital discord with Sabah, she chose to remain silent. However, yesterday’s press conference by Adnan to declare that Sabah had withdrawn the charges of domestic violence against him disturbed her to no end. “The time has come for her to talk,” a friend of Sabah told Mumbai Mirror.
Although Sabah was initially reluctant, she finally agreed to tell us her side of the story. Commenting on Adnan’s claim that she had withdrawn the charges of domestic violence against him, …

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan talks of his family being against his entering films, how he has no plans to shake ‘King Khan’ from his pedestal, visiting cinema halls to catch audience reaction and more. Below is the transcript of the interview on CNN’s Talk Asia.
Your most recent film Ghajini is now the biggest Bollywood success ever. Did you have any idea that it would be quite as huge as it is?
Aamir Khan (AK): You can hope that, you can hope that for all of your films. But you can never …