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[20 May 2009 | No Comment | 113 views]
SRK rocks Karan’s party

Karan Johar’s birthday bash at a hotel in central Mumbai is the talk of the town.
Not only did Karan manage to bring in the famous — Shah Rukh Khan with Gauri, Abhishek Bachchan with Aishwarya, Hrithik Roshan with Sussanne, Saif Ali Khan with Kareena Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna (minus Akshay), Ranbir Kapoor with Deepika Padukone, Imran Khan with Avantika Malik and the powerful — Tina Ambani and Parmeshwar Godrej amongst a bevy of other beauties and socialities, he also managed to make sure everyone at his party had a great time.
A …

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[8 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 70 views]
Karan casts Kajol, Kareena for next film

Karan Johar is on a nostalgia trip - the nostalgia for success. In an attempt to recreate the success of his blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Karan has cast Kajol and Kareena together for his next venture after My Name is Khan.
Reports say that Kajol and Kareena, who played sisters in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, have been finalised by Karan Johar, and will start shooting for the film once their current projects are over.
The film, which is yet untitled, will be directed by first time director Siddharth Malhotra, who produced …

Events, Fashion »

[28 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 412 views]
Bolly girls get ‘knot’ty, guys take on scarves

Okay, women switched from dresses to pants a long time ago. Then they ditched the skirts for culottes. Now, the fairer sex has gone the distance and is sporting ties! Yes, the one piece of clothing that was distinctly male, is now also, well, part of the female wardrobe!
Arshiya Fakih attributes this fashion trend to the androgynous side of women. “It’s all about exhibiting ‘woman power’. There is a certain element of sex appeal attached to seeing a woman dressed in a slightly masculine way,” says Arshiya. Yet she warns …

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[11 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 18 views]
Karan Johar announces tie up with UTV

Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has formally announced its exclusive worldwide distribution deal with UTV Motion Pictures for two of its upcoming releases - Wake Up Sid and Rensil D’Silva’s yet untitled Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi starrer.
While news has begun to spread since last few days that the deal is of Rs.60 crore for these two films put together, our trade sources inform, it is actually much bigger. For both these films releasing in the second half of 2009, the deal that has been struck between KJo and …

Entertainment, Interviews »

[10 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 90 views]
I would love to direct Farhan, says Karan Johar

Karan Johar likes to do things in style. Which is why he can turn even a drab press conference into an entertaining yet insightful interaction. Announcing the much anticipated tie-up between Johar’s Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV Motion Pictures, both Karan and Ronnie were amused at how everyone except them seemed to know the modalities of the deal.
Speaking on the deal, UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala said, “Apart from being a one-man PR vehicle, Karan Johar represents the changing face of Bollywood. His films have a universal emotional connect, packaged …

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[30 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 88 views]

LUCK BY CHANCE is the directorial debut of Zoya Akhtar, who is from the talented Akhtar Family. She shows her talent in the direction and script department but sadly chooses the same old story of strugglers in Mumbai changing their attitude after getting a break with some luck. The execution of some sequences is brilliant, but the cliché plot turns the movie into an old wine in a new bottle.
It opens with Konkona Sen Sharma, as a struggling actress, who is waiting for the promises made by a producer. Farhan …

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[26 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 43 views]

Mumbai (PTI): Actor Shah Rukh Khan will undergo a surgery to rectify the tear on his left shoulder in the next couple of days.
Sources close to the actor said that the shoulder injury had worsened during the shooting of Karan Johar’s ‘My Name is Khan’ in Los Angeles. The superstar who had undergone a major shoulder surgery a couple of years ago, had hurt himself while shooting for an action scene in ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ last year.
He was undergoing physiotherapy sessions before leaving for the US. Despite being advised surgery …

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[12 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 102 views]

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be the first Indian star to present an award at the Golden Globe, this Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Music maestro A R Rahman is also in the running for the Best Original Score for the Internationally
One of the best music composer in India he is in race for an award for his superb Slumdog Millionaire. In 1991, Rahman began his own music recording and mixing studio, attached to backyard of his house, called the Panchathan Record Inn, which was developed into …

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[8 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 89 views]

Bollywood is all set to make its presence strongly felt at this year’s Golden Globes. AR Rahman is already a top contender for the Best Musical Score for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and now news has it that Shah Rukh may become the first Indian actor to present an award at the prestigious award ceremony.
The King Khan is said to have been invited by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
Shahrukh is currently in Los Angeles, shooting for Karan Johar’s ‘My Name is Khan’. And the Golden Globes awards, organised by HFPA, is …

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[6 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 42 views]

Shahrukh Khan’s woes refuse to leave him even for a moment. The actor’s much talked about shoulder injury has resurfaced and is causing him enormous pain. SRK is currently shooting for Karan Johar’s ‘My Name is Khan’ in Los Angeles and it was during this outdoor schedule that Khan ended up damaging his shoulder further, which he had already injured while performing a stunt for ‘Dulha Mil Ga’.
It is believed that the injury aggravated because SRK continued to put pressure on his shoulder, making the injury turn from bad to …