Happy Independence Day my Indian dosto. Jai Hind! Inquilab Zindabad! Bharat Mataki Jay! Vande Mataram!

 
Happy Independence Day to you!  We all eventually get our freedom from the Brittishers, hai na? Since I recently watched The Legend of Bhagat Singh, I’m feeling a bit revolutionary, so I also wish you on this day celebrating your long fought struggle for freedom a very happy Inquilab Zindabad! To read more about The [...]

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Bollywood Insider: Latest reports from June, 2008

Once again it’s time to get the latest Bollywood chugli from Suzi Mann, Bollywood Food Club’s favorite entertainment correspondant. Suzi gives us the latest news hot off the press on all your favorite Bolly stars!
 
 
From June 6, 2008:

Emraan cashes in, Fresh start for Akshay

From June 13, 2008:

Get the latest on Bollywood’s biggest stars in a [...]

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Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit & “Dholi Taro Dhol Baje” from Hum Dil Chuke De Sanam(1999)

I have spent much of the weekend watching live coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the U.S.. I have fallen in love with him like I’ve fallen in love with Bollywood! He was adorable and his papal coat of arms reminded me of India’s emblem for no particular reason other than it looks [...]

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Bollywood Insider: Madonna, Sunday, Shilpa, King Khan!

Bollywood chugli from the week of 1/25/08 from our favorite correspondent, Suzi Mann:

Madge does Bollywood - ‘Sunday’ hits the big screen, brand Shilpa still sells, King Khan gets nasty.
 

I wasn’t going to add this video, because I don’t want to give Madonna any attention, but the Cheeni Kum style pony tail of Shahrukh Khan [...]

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Halla Bol!

 
I saw Halla Bol this weekend and of course I don’t want to write a review, but do want to point out what I liked:

The brooding, angry, simmering, seething Ajay Devgan. I couldn’t get enough!
Pankaj Kapoor’s character Siddhu. (Dosto, I didn’t know he was Shahid Kapoor’s dad!)
Darshan Jariwala’s character Gaekwad
Ajay’s giant watch
Giving a kidney to [...]

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Video of the Day: “First Day First Show of Halla Bol”

Yaaro, click HERE to see “First Day First Show of Halla Bol,”
starring: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ishteyak, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Ruby Bhatia, Pahlaj Nihalani, Neeraj Vora, Tusshar Kapoor, Ranjit Kapoor, Mukesh Tiwari, Lekh Tandon, and Sayali Bhagat.
The movie goers say some of the following: “Very good movie.” “Pankaj [...]

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Video of the Day: Entertainment news, “Vidya ready to shout Halla Bol!”

What are you doing January 11th?  Well that’s the day Halla Bol is set for release. Can’t wait to see Ajay Devgan and Vidya Balan!

Halla Bol (English: Attack) is a forthcoming Bollywood film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. This film stars Ajay Devgan and Vidya Balan in pivotal roles and 11 celebrities as themselves in guest appearances. [...]

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Video of the Day: “Tadap Tadap” from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Today’s video is “Tadap Tadap” from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), but even better than this song is what happens just before it. This is such a wonderfully dramatic scene, and it’s what happens right before intermission, and the movie only get BETTER after this scene! How can anyone refuse the lure of Bollywood [...]

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Video of the Day: “O Saathi Re” from Omkara (2006)

Omkara (Hindi: ओमकारा, Urdu: امکارا) is a 2006 Hindi film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah and Konkona Sen Sharma with a ‘’special appearance’’ from Bipasha Basu. The director Vishal Bharadwaj himself composed the [...]

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Video of the Day: “Nimbooda” from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,1999

“Nimbooda” by playback singers, Karsan Sagadia and Kavita Krishnamurthy from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Nandini (Aishwarya Rai) is the daughter of Pandit Darbar, renowned proponent of Indian classical music, living in the Rann of Kutch. Nandini has been brought up with more freedom and education than her siblings, as she is the most beloved of [...]

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