Bollywood

Bollywood Star Ends Mystery Over Granddaughter's Name

AP | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Video, The Big B, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Bollywood, Aaradhya, Abhishek Bachchan, Beti B, Amitabh Bachchan, Aaradhya Bachchan, Aaradhya Baby Name, Culture News

NEW DELHI — Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his superstar son and daughter-in-law have named their baby girl Aaradhya. Speculation abo...

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Bollywood Goes Motown

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Detroit Events, Video, Bollywood Detroit, Bollywood in the D, Bollywood, Detroit Around Town, Geetmala, Narendra Sheth, Detroit News

The music of Bollywood is coming to Detroit. Bollywood is the nickname given to the cinema industry in Mumbai, India, which is known worldwide for...

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Satyamev Jayate: Truth Is God In India's Phenomenal TV Show

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Aamir Khan, Gandhi, India, Bollywood, Satyamev Jayate, Hinduism, Religion in India, Religion News

In the past few days, "Satyamev Jayate" has become one of the most searched, tweeted, shared, liked and talked about terms in India. But the reason for this is not a sudden outbreak of spiritual contemplation.

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'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Has Oscar Heat

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Dev Patel, These Foolish Things, Bill Nighly, Ia, Deborah Moggach Ol Parker, Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, The Best Exotic Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, Dame Judi Dench, England, Harvey Weinstein, Penelope Wilton, Bollywood, India, Ronald Pickup, Mumbai, Celia Imrie, John Madden, Entertainment News

At last a film celebrating the last years of life in blazing glory set in the joyful splendor of Udaipur, India. The writing is witty and quick, while the scenery is lush with an abundance of flowers in bold primary colors.

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'The Amazing Race': Bollywood Dance Too Much For The Men

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Dancing, Tar, Reality TV, Video, Bollywood, Phil Keoghan, Non-Elimination, Kentucky, The Amazing Race, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Mark and Bopper, TV News

On a trip to India, a Bollywood style challenge proved a huge difference for the men of "The Amazing Race" (Sun., 8 p.m. ET on CBS). Of the five remai...

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Bollywood Actress Reportedly Beheaded By Co-Stars

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: India, Kidnapping, Bollywood, Meenakshi Thapar Killed, Meenakshi Thapar Murder, Meenakshi Thapar, World News

Bollywood actress Meenakshi Thapar reportedly has been gruesomely killed by two of her co-stars in a failed attempt to extort money from her family. ...

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Indian Film Festival Brings Two Cultures Together

Anam Syed | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Indian Film Festival, Christina Marouda, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Bollywood, Indian Films, Indian Movies, Los Angeles News

It's a cinematic story you've heard a million times before: girl moves to the big city, falls in love with the magic of film, establishes the bridge between the world's two strongest industries. Wait, what?

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The Business of Fashion in Bombay: Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, Marc Jacobs, Bollywood, Narendra Kumar, Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012, Paris Fashion Week, Bollywood Stars, Bibhu Mohapatra, Lakme Fashion Week Bombay, New York Fashion Week, Indian Fashion Designers, Rohit Bal, Harvey Weinstein, Lfw, Lakme Fashion Week, India, Fashion, Gen Next, Fashion Designers, Louis Vuitton, Indian Fashion, Fashion Week, Dabaang, Anita Dongre, LFW Gen Next, Style News

Lakme Fashion Week saw some exciting shows from a handful of noteworthy young designers.

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Manish Malhotra: The Crowned Prince of Indian Style

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Manish Malhotra, Bollywood, Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Lakme Fashion Week, Manish Malhotra Design, Clothing Design, Indian Fashion, Style News

No name says Indian fashion quite like Manish Malhotra. In person, Malhotra's talent is only equaled by his charm. Although he's a legend, thus betraying his long standing in the industry, he is agelessly fresh and utterly cute.

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Shakira Eyes Starring Role In Bollywood Film

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Oscar Nominations, Bollywood Movies, Video, Shakira, Cultura, Enamul Karim Nirjhar, Bollywood, Latino Voices News

After all the hip shaking and belly dancing, it only makes sense that Shakira is now considering Bollywood. According to reports by The Daily Rec...

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Blogging in Bombay: Miss Malini Builds a Business

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 03.12.2012

Malini Agarwal is India's most famous blogger; an independent, effervescent young woman who has turned a hobby into a business, desire into reality and a whole lot of passion into an enormously successful brand.

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My Own Private Bollywood

Sarah Khan | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Anil Kapoor, Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Lady GaGa Bollywood, Slumdog Millionaire Bollywood, Bollywood Entertainment, Bollywood India, Alman Khan, Entertainment News

After the Slumdog boom, Bollywood has become more Hollywood -- and looks like it's in America to stay.

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'I Am Singh' Addresses Hate Crimes After 9/11

Ankita Rao | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Hate Crimes, Bollywood, I Am Singh, 9/11 Victims, Sikhism, Sikh Americans, A Dream in Doubt, Divide We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath, Hindi Film, Sikhism in America, Sikh Film, Decade After 9/11 - Renewal and Reimagining, Sikhism in Film, I Am Singh Film, Religion News

Despite an obvious flair for the dramatic, Indian actor-director Puneet Issar chose a New York City mosque rather than the red carpet to premier his Hindi film, "I Am Singh."

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Bollywood Icon Dev Anand Dies

AP | KATY DAIGLE | Posted 02.03.2012

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NEW DELHI — Bollywood star Dev Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, has died of a heart attack ...

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Bollywood Icon Dies At 88

Posted 12.04.2011

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By KATY DAIGLE, The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Bollywood star Dev Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-...

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Big in Bollywood (That's What Friends Are For)

George Heymont | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Aamir Khan, Kenny Meehan, Big in Bollywood, Film, Bill Bowles, Omi Vaidya, The Amazing Race 9, sfsecrets.com, 3 Idiots, Namaste Nepal, Wrestling Mongolia, Tyler MacNiven, Bollywood, Matt McCroskey, B. J. Averell, Video, Arts News

People spend a lot of time obsessing about funding for the arts, the political controversies surrounding provocative works of art, and the myriad challenges of building new and younger audiences for the arts. What often gets overlooked in these discussions is the pure joy that artists create for their audiences.

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Real-Life ‘Slumdog Millionaire': Man Wins Indian Game Show's Top Prize

Time.com | David MOYE | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Game Shows, Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood, Danny Boyle, Real-Life-Slumdog-Millionaire, Sushil Kumar, Weird India, Slumdog Millionaire, Weird News News

A young man from one of India's poorest regions won $1 million on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." Hmm, where have we heard this one before? No you...

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Banned: Indian Actress Caught in Sex Scandal

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: India, Banned, Shooting, Gun, Darshan, Bollywood, Nikita Thukral, Karnataka, Indian, Kollywood, Vijayalakshmi, Film, Scandal, Shot, Cinema, Infidelity, Wife, Ban, Sex, Actor, Affair, Actress, Kannada, World News

It would be a hoot and a half if anyone in Hollywood lost their job over allegations of infidelity. By most estimates, Tinseltown would become a ghost town. Too bad thirty year old Nikita Thukral is based in India, then.

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In Bollywood, Female Directors Find New Respect

The New York Times | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Female Directors, India, Bollywood Directors, Indian Women, Indian Film Director, Filmmaking, Bollywood, Women Directors, Women in Film, Women News

The director Zoya Akhtar laughs as she tells the story of the Steadicam operator who worked on her first film, “Luck by Chance.” He had earlier wo...

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The Sky's the Limit for Bollywood Boulevard's Veronica Chail

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Bollywood Stars, Bollywood, Veronica Chail Bollywood Boulevard, Bollywood Boulevard, Bollywood Movies, IIFA 2011, Bollywood Canada, Bollywood Hollywood, Media News

In a very short time spent with this media maven it was clear to me that there's absolutely no stopping her -- the sky's the limit -- and after reading the interview below I'm sure you'll feel the same.

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The 'Elvis Of India' Shammi Kapoor Passes Away

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.14.2011

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MUMBAI, India (AP) — Versatile Indian actor Shammi Kapoor has died after a long career in Bollywood. He was 79. His doctor Bhupendra Gandhi says ...

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Carmageddon, Out East, And America Fast Forward

Joel Epstein | Posted 09.07.2011

For me, leaving LA doesn't mean losing touch with the progress of America Fast Forward. In fact, I find these regular outings give me some helpful perspective on what Angelenos are trying to achieve transit-wise.

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Five Minutes With India's Hottest Stylist Pernia Qureshi

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: 2011 IIFA Awards, Fashion in India, Pernia Qureshi Stylist, Kuchipudi Dance, Bollywood Style, Thank You Movie, Bollywood, Aisha Movie, 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards Toronto, Harper's Bazaar India, Bollywood Fashion, Sonam Kapoor, Indian Style, Cosmopolitan Magazine India, IIFA Awards, JJ Valaya, Bollywood Films, Pernia Qureshi India, Style in India, Pernia Qureshi, Ammit Aggarwal, Indian Fashion, Tarun Tahiliani, Style News

With a fresh aesthetic and international influences, India's hottest stylist is making her mark in both fashion and film; if you don't already know the name Pernia Qureshi then it's time to take note.

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A Rare Collection of Bollywood Cinema Showcards at the ROM

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Movie Art, Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs, Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Art From the 1950s to the 1980s, Bollywood Films, Bollywood, Royal Ontario Museum, Film Art, ROM Bollywood, Movie Posters, Indian Art, Hartwick Collection, Year of India in Canada, Bollywood Cinema, Bollywood 2011, Year of Indian in Canada at the ROM, Arts News

Winding her way through the narrow laneways of dusty Bombay bazaar one hot day, Angela Hartwick happened upon a number of Bollywood cinema relics, and saw something many others had obviously missed.

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Third Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival: Chantal Akerman, a Gorilla Woman and Bollywood

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: IndieBrazil 2011, Brazilian Cinema, Los Angeles, Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival, Bollywood, Los Angeles News

We may not necessarily think of experimental cinema when we think of the land of bossa nova, Bahia and bikinis. Yet there is an abundance of wonderfully unusual indie, alternative work coming out of Brazil today.

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