Deepika Padukone who serenaded Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om and later Ranbir Kapoor in Bachna Ae Haseeno (both onscreen and offscreen) is someone I knew more than six years ago. She was at the time inching her way to stardom on and off the ramp. She was also figuring in TV commercials at …
So Shilpa Shetty was “not prepared enough” to perform at the IPL closing night. She “didn’t get time to rehearse”. These are the pathetic excuses she gave for not showing up on this important night. Come on Shilpa! Are you a star or not? If you cannot cope with the pressure of performing on an …
Not that I ever dreamt about becoming one: I’m a stupid white man from Canada who can’t even speak Hindi. But I almost got my chance yesterday… and I missed it. Here is my story. I visited Mumbai this weekend for the first time of my life. The energy, the architecture, the people, the action: …
She looks completely different from what she looks like on screen in Hey! Ram. For that matter, Vasundhara Das, 31, also looks very different from the schoolgirl I used to know, following her parents around to department stores or social gatherings. Here is an interview I did with her way back in 2000. “I am …
Yes guys: these big brown eyes, these delicate lips, this amazing body…you can now dream about them. With hope. Preity Zinta is single. The lady said her goodbyes to Ness Wadia and is now free as a bird. But bad news for all the actors, married men and cricketers of this world: YOU ARE ON …
Yep, Kangana Ranaut goes straight – we’re talking about hair here. The lady is about to say goodbye to those beautiful curls and straighten her hair for Anees Bazmee’s new movie, No Problem. Kangana said she was first afraid to make the move. But after making a few tries with her hair, she declared that …
One look at the all-time hits in UK convey the best news that SRK can thank god for. Out of the nine all-time Hindi blockbuster films in the UK, eight have him in the cast… The only other film also had another Khan. We are talking about Salman in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. Good for …
The stupendous success of Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini (it made Rs 200 crore worldwide at last count and is recognised as an all-time Bollywood blockbuster) is making me wonder if the film really deserved it. Here is why I think it isn’t really a great film: 1. It’s not an original story. The main premise …
The new year is when high class prostitution is at its peak all around and Bollywood isn’t excluded. Several models and upcoming Bollywood actresses capitalise on it to make quick bucks, so they can live the rest of the year in relative comfort. If they charge in lakhs for every night of pleasure on New …
