The eight Oscar award winning feature film Slumdog Millionaire will be released in local cinemas on March 13. The film was originally supposed to be released on March 6. Screening for delayed for a week, however, due to the prevailing security conditions in the country.
The small-budget British film, shot in the teeming slums of Mumbai, was named best picture as widely predicted and won seven other Oscars. At the climax of the night, the stage was swarmed by jubilant members of the “Slumdog” cast and crew, including several schoolchildren who …

Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has crossed the $200m (£140m) mark in box office takings around the world, according to figures in Variety.
The film industry daily says the Mumbai-based movie, which cost $15m to make, has now taken $217m at cinemas.
Slumdog is enjoying a further bounce at the box office after picking up eight Oscars at February’s Academy Awards.
Fox Searchlight, which released the rags-to-riches tale, said it expects the box office total to exceed $250m.
The company’s Steve Gilula told the paper: “It’s extraordinary. Very, very few films get past $200 million …

We caught up with Deepika Padukone at the Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 unveiling event at a Mumbai star hotel. The beautiful actress was missing boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor at the event.
When asked about Ranbir’s absence from the event she replied, “You’ll have to ask the organizers that.”
Talking about her recent debacle Chandni Chowk To China, Deepika stated, “I would still count it as a great experience. If you work hard on a film or anything and then it doesn’t do well, you are obviously disappointed but it was a great experience …

Kareena Kapoor has said that she has no much time for her family in Mumbai.
“It is true,” agreed Kareena who’s been on the run and virtually living life out of a suitcase with films, book launches, shoots for international magazines, endorsements and award functions.
Where, in her crazy schedule, does the Man fit in? Does she have time for Saif Ali Khan or not? She has! And the overworked actress admitted that both are working together on Valentine’s Day.
“We’re shooting and haven’t planned anything but are just happy that we will …

She left him because she couldn’t bear to see him killing himself. He lost over 100 kg, and turned up at her doorstep a changed man. The reunion was tearful and joyous. And so Adnan Sami and Sabah would have lived happily ever after — but now they have fallen out, allegedly over her hostility towards his parents.
Sabah went to Oshiwara police on Friday, alleging that Sami had abused her and thrown her out. The singer was taken in for questioning, and he denied hitting her and said he still …

Q. You have a phenomenal 2009 ahead of you and life seems too good to be true. But did you have any resolutions this New Year’s eve?
A. No resolutions really, every year I hope that the following year is as exciting as the previous year and I am very happy with the way my professional life is going and I just hope that this year is the same for me. I always hope that I remain happy because I think happiness is very important.
Q. You celebrated your birthday some days …

Emraan Hashmi is back as a brooding painter for his role in Raaz — The Mystery Continues (RTMC). “It’ll change the portrayal of horror in Hindi movies,” says Emraan, who thinks there are two types of horror films. “The Exorcist is for the niche hardcore horror audience, while The Ring, which was a worldwide hit, had the right blend of adventure and horror. RTMC is something like The Ring,” he explains.
But what’s the raaz about his sexy look with kohl-lined eyes, spiked hair and junk jewellery? “By doing a horror …

NEW DELHI: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has slammed Danny Boyle’s Golden Globe award winning underdog drama “Slumdog Millionaire” for
showing India in poor light.
“If ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ projects India as Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations,” Amitabh said in a posting on his blog on Wednesday from Paris, France.
“Its just that the ‘Slumdog Millioanire’ idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by …

Barbara Mori is finally in town with her mom and sister to finish the final bit of shooting left for the film ‘Kites’, where she plays an important role opposite Hrithik Roshan. The film, which is directed by Anurag Basu has Kangana Ranaut in it and is due for release in May 2009. Hrithik has been doing his duty of taking care of his guests very religiously.
According to the sources, she is said to be the special guest of the Roshan family and hence Hrithik is taking special care of …

Ajmal Amin Kasab might be interested in meeting him but megastar Amitabh Bachchan has clearly said that he found the idea of meeting the lone terrorist caught alive in the Mumbai terror attack – ‘repulsive’. He’s said, “I read news reports that during investigation he expressed a desire to meet me and watch my films. I wrote about it on my blog and sought views from fellow bloggers. Fifty per cent respondents felt that I should meet him while the remaining were against such an idea.”
He’s also explained why he …