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| Bollywood Stars better role models than historical figures |
| Published: December 19, 2007, 4:11 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossips, Bollywood Stars, Role Models, Backer, Parasocial, Mimic, Gossip, Acquaintances, Celebrities, Tendency, Study |
| Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai serve as more influential role models for youngsters than any of the famous figures from history, a new study from the University of Leicester suggests. |
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| ‘Taare Zameen Par’ in real life |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 1:40 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Taare Zameen Par, Dyslexia, Disability, Sequencing, Ranjana, Counsellor, Data, Cbse, Maths |
| Ranjana Narayan: Does Y come before X, or vice versa? This problem of sequencing that the protagonist in Aamir Khan's latest "Taare Zameen Par" faces is typical of children suffering from dyslexia, or learning disability, and reflects in their poor performance in studies, especially maths. Such children are often the butt of mean jokes by peers |
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| I heard about my affair with him: Vidya Balan |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 1:33 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Vidya Balan, Conducts, Finery, Sneeze, Photo, Shoots, Epitome, Glamorous, Rekha |
| "Parineeta" girl Vidya Balan is impressed with Aishwarya Rai's grace and elegance and is full of praise for the way she conducts herself. "I don't think glamour is about taking off clothes. If it were so, Madhubala, Rekha or Sridevi wouldn't have been glamorous. Rekha in all her finery and jewellery is so glamorous. And Aishwarya Rai... she's |
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| Punjab becomes a Bollywood favourite |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 1:25 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Punjab, Heaven, Security, Chandigarh, Preity, Cordon, Earth |
| was hot on the Bollywood movie map in 2007 with several films being shot there. The Deols shot a major portion of their family saga "Apne" as did Kareena and Shahid Kapoor for "Jab We Met". Recently, Preity Zinta and Salman Khan were there too to shoot for Samir Karnik's "Heroes". And last Thursday, Preity was back in Punjab for her |
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| Bollywood makes minister Soni’s job easier |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 1:18 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Soni, Tourism, Disturbs, Underworld, Espousing, Promote, Minister, Howard |
| India as a destination. Bollywood has done much of the job already with most of her counterparts keen to tie up with the "land that produces the mass entertainers". Soni, who is also the culture minister, can't recall when she last saw a movie but says she knows that the Mumbai film industry is the "in-thing" |
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| Rahul Bose denies directing ‘Shourya’ |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 1:12 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Rahul Bose, Shourya, Samar, Meetha, Rahul, Bose, Ghost, Santosh |
| Subhash K. Jha: Just back from Kashmir after shooting Santosh Sivan's second Hindi film, Rahul Bose is surprised by stories accusing him of taking over the directorial reins of "Shourya" from Samar Khan. "Why would I direct Samar's film? If I want to direct a film, I'd happily find my own film to direct," Rahul told IANS. |
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| India-China military bonhomie with Bollywood touch |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 1:06 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Kunming, Chinese, Bonhomie, Military, Soldiers, Ghagras, Tactical |
| If anyone thought that the first ever joint counter terror exercise carried out by Indian and Chinese militaries in Kunming in China's Yunnan province would be an out and out serious affair, then one is grossly mistaken as it had a lot to do with cultural extravaganza and friendly bonhomie also. So you had beautiful Chinese women swinging to |
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| Malaika Arora moves on, signs lead role in ‘EMI’ |
| Published: December 26, 2007, 12:51 pm |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Malaika Arora, Malaika, Chaiyya, Item, Squeals, Evasive, Thoughtfulness, Opposite |
| Malaika Arora, who is seen in an item song in Anees Bazmi's recently released "Welcome", is finally doing a full-length leading role in Suniel Shetty's production "EMI". She has no item song in the film. |
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| Salman Khan to unveil statue at Madam Tussauds |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 9:53 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Salman Khan, Statue, Madam, Tussauds, Unveil, Saath, Poaching, Jodhpur, Custodians |
| Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for poaching, has been given permission by the Jodhpur High Court to travel to London for the unveiling of his statue at Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, his lawyer said Thursday. Dipesh Mehta, the actor's lawyer, confirmed that he would fly to London Jan 14. |
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| Rani Mukherjee loses out in Shirdi land case |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 9:40 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Rani Mukherjee, Shirdi, Land, Sampat, Farmer, Purchased, Register, Rani, Kiln |
| Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee's dream of owning a house in the temple town of Shirdi in Maharashtra was dashed Thursday with a court refusing to give her the title of the land she had been duped into buying. Sub-Divisional Magistrate Nandakumar Suryanvanshi, passing the final order, said: "The land was taken back by the government. Rani |
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| England pacers on their way to Bollywood |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 9:31 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Victory, Mahmood, Jones, Darly, Bowlers, Worcestershire, Lancashire, Sportmen, England |
| England fast bowlers Sajid Mahmood and Simon Jones are set to make their big-screen debuts in a Bollywood movie about cricket. The sportmen have been invited to play themselves in 'Victory', a film about a boy who realises his ambition of playing for India. |
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| We need a new face with Hrithik: Anurag Basu |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 8:10 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Anurag Basu, Hrithik Roshan, Hrithik, Debutante, Metro, Basu, Sequel, Roshan, Burner |
| Anurag Basu, who is directing Hrithik Roshan in an action-romance, wants a brand new leading lady opposite the star. Hrithik will be paired with a completely new girl, his first woman debutante since his debut in "Kaho Naa... Pyar Hai" five years ago. |
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| Tanjua is a natural-born actress: Anupam Kher |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 8:04 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Anupam Kher, Tanuja, Hawai, Dada, Chutti, Tanuja, Bhatti, Anupam, Hercule, Poirot |
| Subhash K. Jha: Anupam Kher is shooting for a fascinating new film about the warm relationship between a man and his granddaughter in "Hawai Dada". And what makes it special is that veteran actress Tanuja is playing his wife. "She has always been a favourite. She is one of our cinema's natural born actresses. Working with Tanuja in 'Hawai Dada' |
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| I’ll never stop making my kind of cinema: Sudhir Mishra |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 7:59 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Sudhir Mishra, Khoya, Chand, Mishra, Johnny, Edgy, Sudhir, Tera |
| Arpana: His "Khoya Khoya Chand" is not doing well, but Sudhir Mishra is unfazed. The filmmaker says such debacles won't stop him from making his kind of cinema. He is also not very happy with Bollywood's star culture and cites preferences of the audience as a reason for his film's poor show at the box office. |
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| Marathi film “Saade, Maade, Teen” sets box office record |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 7:51 am |
| Tags: Bollywood News And Gossip, Saade, Maade, Gaadi, Marathi, Chalti, Sachit, Kondke, Maherchi |
| Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil has a reason to rejoice. A Marathi film, "Saade, Maade, Teen", has created a record by running to packed houses in theatres for the past five weeks. Patil had previously threatened to scrap licences of multiplexes and single-screen theatres in the state if they did not screen Marathi films for at |
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