By Rakesh Raman Not long ago, I was attending a national film industry conference in Mumbai where a leading Bollywood director Subhash Ghai was invited as a speaker. In his address, Ghai didn’t mince his words to describe Indian filmmakers as copycats. While stating that he got popular as a director after his debut film [...]

After nearly four decades of its original release in 1975, the Bollywood action movie Sholay is all set for its theatrical release in 3D. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, and actresses Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri among a slew of other actors who could ride the [...]

In all his harangues to woo the gullible voters of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal always maintained that he will never have any political tie-up with Congress and BJP because both the parties are equally corrupt. But see what he has done. By Rakesh Raman In India, politicians from all political parties belong to three breeds: Bad, [...]

IMAX Corporation and Yash Raj Films, India’s leading film studio, announced Friday that Dhoom:3, part three of producer Aditya Chopra and filmmaker Vijay Krishna Acharya’s action-thriller series, starring Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, and Uday Chopra, will debut in 13 IMAX territories on 37 IMAX screenings beginning Friday, Dec. 20. According to IMAX, Dhoom:3 [...]

Eros International Plc (Eros), a leading company in the Indian film industry has announced a $14.9 million gross weekend worldwide for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela. The Indian take on the classic Romeo and Juliet story starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh in its lead roles, released worldwide on 15th November in over [...]

Citizen launched Thursday its latest Promaster collection of watches in India. Present at the event was a Bollywood actor, Vidut Jamwal. Promaster collection includes Eco-Drive Satellite Wave – Air and Eco-Drive Altichron. According to Citizen, this advanced satellite timekeeping system delivers much higher reception sensitivity and is the world’s first light-powered watch with a full-metal [...]

Destination New South Wales (NSW), the NSW Government’s leading tourism and major events agency, announced today they have secured Bollywood (loose term for Indian film industry) actor Shahrukh Khan to visit Sydney in October as part of the fourth annual Parramasala Festival in Parramatta. Shahrukh Khan, also known as SRK, will headline a two hour [...]

Jewellery brand Gitanjali has roped in a Bollywood actor Salman Khan as its brand ambassador. Khan is endorsing the company’s latest consumer offering – two gold and jewellery saving-cum-purchase schemes, Swarn Mangal and Shagun. While Swarna Mangal is a gold price protection plan, Shagun is a jewellery accumulation plan. These offers have been designed to [...]

Discovery Communications TV network Animal Planet is back with its month-long programming special – Where Tigers Rule – to celebrate India’s national animal and bring to the fore engaging and varied stories on this magnificent animal from India and around the world. Premiering every night at 9 PM in April only on Animal Planet, Where [...]

Bollywood (loose term for India’s Bombay-based film industry) actress Priyanka Chopra will be the featured artist for Thursday Night Kickoff – the pregame show for NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football. Priyanka’s debut single “In My City,’ featuring will.i.am and produced by RedOne (Lady Gaga) and Brian Kennedy, will be the music bed for the intro [...]

By Rakesh Raman Most in India would know that Satyamev Jayate, which is a local phrase, means truth wins. And here’s a TV show under the same banner that debuted Sunday, May 6, on Rupert Murdoch-owned Star Plus channel in India. The show hosted by a Bollywood actor Aamir Khan (and produced by his own [...]

By Rakesh Raman Friends, lemme share something personal with you. You know, after years of my wait, I could recently realize that I love my country – India. There are not one, two, or three, but as many as 10 reasons that force me to love India. (Read: 10 Simple Reasons I Love My Country [...]