'I like the word sizzle,' said Neha Dhupia at a press conference to announce her arrival as a dance performer at the New Year's bash at Country Club, Mumbai. Looking resplendent in a red number and a ready smile Neha was the star attraction as…

Vishal Bhardwaj's 'The Blue Umbrella' is all set to release on 5th January and the film is already arousing curiosity amongst those who want their cinema to be simple, sensible and yet entertaining. A story about a young girl who gets hold of a fascinating…

A Mumbai tabloid yesterday published a hush hush news report that the elusive couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will be tying the knot (finally) on February 19th, 2007. And the big reception will be held at Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. Obviously the media…

Mani Rathnam's 'Guru' is one of the most eagerly awaited films of January 2007. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Vidya Balan and Mithun Chakraborthy, 'Guru' is said to be based on the life of Reliance chief late Dhirubhai Ambani. It was expected to have…

Why does it keep happening to Ram Gopal Verma movies?In a year that has not been too kind to Ram Gopal Verma, the promotion and release strategy for his films has left much to be desired. First there was this sandwiching technique that RGV…

Whilst Hollywood celebrities like Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Madonna propagate alternative and exotic new religion like Scientology, Kaballah etc. Bollywood's ravishing beauty Tulip Joshi swears by Kimmaya. But Tulip differs with her Hollywood counterparts by saying that Kimmaya is not a religion or a cult…

'I want to go back to Afghanistan,' says Linda Arsenio, the beautiful girl who plays an American photo journalist in 'Kabul Express'. 'I started appreciating photo journalists after this film as they leave their families, put their life in danger to bring inside stories from…

When you read the headline: 'Govinda, an actor or a politician?' What are your first thoughts? Well, it goes without saying that Govinda the actor is far superior to Govinda the failed politician. In his twenty year film career, Govinda has weathered the toughest storms…

A journey to a forbidden land always has a hundred stories to tell. And Arshad Warsi is hardly a person who would keep an interesting story to himself.Regarding his experience of shooting for 'Kabul Express', he recounts how the entire cast and crew was…

'I'm an international gypsy,' said M F Hussain in an interview recently in context with the forced exile from India, his country for the last ninety one years. The world famous modern artiste has always been prone to controversies. But the recent ones where he…