He is the man behind the unforgettable lyrics “Dil cheez kya hai” from the 1981 classic “Umrao Jaan”. Urdu academician and poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan ‘Shahryar’ has stayed away from film music for years and says he can never write for today’s songs as they…

Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen having special powers in her next Bollywood venture “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai”. No, she doesn’t play superwoman…she plays a woman from planet Venus!Writer-director Milap Zaveri says his film is not a sci-fi action movie but…

Filmmaker Karan Johar will start shooting the sequel to “Dostana”, a light-hearted tale about three friends, this summer with actors Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham once again in the lead.“‘Dostana 2′ starts filming this summer. The final cast will be announced (by the) end…

Amitabh Bachchan, who counts “3 Idiots” and “Kaminey” as amongst his favourite films of last year, Friday inaugurated voting for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2010 awards.“It has always been my desire that the talent that we have in our country and the…

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was presented the Global Entertainment and Media Personality award at the FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards here Thursday.“Thank you so much to FICCI for bestowing this award on me, and the job that you guys are doing is absolutely…

Composer A.R. Rahman plans to be out of India for the longest period for a series of world concerts and says he is not thinking about any other work for the next few months.“It’s a very tough schedule for me this year. I’ll be…

Are Katrina and Ranbir a couple? This is what everyone has in their minds but, neither of the two liked to speak on this and left no clues and this has become an endless gossip in the bollywood. However, there is one eyewitness in the…

Priyanka Chopra played 12 characters in “What’s Your Raashee” and now Bipasha Basu is doing much the same in “Pankh” where she sports nine different looks.The actress plays an imaginary character in director Sudipto Chattopadhyay’s film and her different looks will reflect the attitude…

Bollywood celebs like Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar are on Twitter to connect with friends and fans, but actor Parvin Dabbas found a novel way to use it – he got a title for his directorial venture thanks to the social networking site.“It was…

Working with Shyam Benegal is almost every serious actor’s wish and when actress Minissha Lamba got a chance to do so, she says, she could be “nothing but perfect”. She terms their film “Well Done Abba” an “educative trip”.“Much before beginning to shoot for…