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[26 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 865 views]
Slumdog star Pinto is Bollywood top earner: report

London (PTI): Freida Pinto, the star in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, has leaped ahead of her Indian rivals to become the highest paid actress in Bollywood, a news report said on Thursday. Following the success of Slumdog, which took home eight Oscars and whose worldwide box office receipts so far are estimated at over USD [...]

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[21 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 340 views]
Aamir pours his heart on Talk Asia

The Reigning Khan of Bollywood- Aamir Khan recently appeared on the show called ‘Talk Asia’ for CNN with host Anjali Rao in front of a live audience. The actor who of late has been very media-savvy spoke at length on topics as diverse as his on-going war of words with Shahrukh Khan to the terror [...]

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[18 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 388 views]
‘SRK was never King Khan’

Keeping up his swipes at superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the No.1 slot in Bollywood, Aamir Khan, riding on the super success of his revenge drama “Ghajini”, has said he never thought Shah Rukh was ever on the top pedestal at all. He also said Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” failed to “touch” him. During an interview, [...]

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[13 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 4,402 views]
Frieda Pinto to be next Bond girl?

London (PTI): Indian beauty Frieda Pinto is reportedly set to feature as the next Bond girl opposite British hunk Daniel Craig in a 007 film. The actress, who has received global acclaim for her role as Latika in Danny Boyle’s multiple Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” was invited to a screen test for the spy film. [...]

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[12 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 253 views]
Anil Kapoor to be honoured at Indian Film Festival in LA

Washington: Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor will be honoured at the seventh annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles next month. The 49-year-old actor, who played the role of TV host in the Oscar winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, will be honoured with the screenings of two classic films in which he stars, 1991′s ‘Lahme’ and 1997′s ‘Virasat’, [...]

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[9 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 304 views]
A R Rahman to compose for James Bond’s next?

The super success of Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire has been so overwheming that the lucky pair of Danny Boyle and A R Rahman are being flooded with offers. Grapevine has it that Danny Boyle has been asked to direct James Bond’s 23rd film. And since Rahman composed such great music for Slumdog Millionaire, it might [...]

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[9 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 1,934 views]
Freida Pinto to be face of Estee Lauder?

Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto [Images] has reportedly landed herself a deal to front cosmetics giant Estee Lauder. The 24-year-old, hit the Hollywood jackpot after being a part of Slumdog Millionaire [Images], which bagged eight Oscars [Images], seven BAFTAs and four Golden Globes. Veteran director Woody Allen [Images] signed her to star in his upcoming [...]

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[7 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 321 views]
I didn’t sell my story: Freida Pinto

Did she, didn’t she? Turns out she did. “It is the truth that we were engaged,” says Freida Pinto of her highly debated betrothal to marketing executive Rohan Antao. “But there was no secret marriage… which makes me laugh. [When the report came out] My mum and dad said, ‘How come we were not invited [...]

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[7 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | 542 views]
Slumdog Millionaire in cinemas around Pakistan from March 13th

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 [...]

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[7 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 458 views]
Hindi film industry “intrigues” Kylie

Mumbai (PTI): Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, who has forayed into Bollywood with a song alongside Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman, hopes to work again with the Indian film industry. “It has been an amazing experience. I want to be part of Bollywood for some time now,” Kylie said during a function at a suburban [...]