Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 26th Feb, 2010

BOLLYWOOD, FACTS, FUN, HOLI

Real life events inspire Bollywood and traditional festivals double boost its spirit. Take Holi as a true case.  This fun festival has always been a great reason for which Bollywood becomes extra romantic and emotionally exhilarated ever since a long time. There are bhang filled, flirt filled and love filled Holi songs, all pleasing to ears and eyes. Read on as we mention some highly stimulating Holi hits which have the elements of groovy music and stunning dance performance.  ...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 19th Feb, 2010

CINEMA, BOLLYWOOD, PREVIEWS

The national award-winning filmmaker and young ad man Dibakar Banerjee is thinking again! This time, he’ll keep to his unusual storytelling style but the idea he is reckoning with is certainly more interesting in modern times.  The Khosla ka Ghosla (2006) and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) fame director will restart his roller coaster show of surprises in an ALT Entertainment produced film Love Sex aur Dhokha aka LSD which is aiming for the first week of March release. The camera work an...

Scribbled by: Nix - The Dark Diva   On: 3rd Feb, 2010

CINEMA, INTERNATIONAL, AWARDS

The scintillating 2010 Grammy awards were broadcasted live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and attracted the largest Grammy audience since 2004. A whooping 25.8 million viewers tuned in with their eyes peeled! The timing of this audience record couldn’t have been better as A.R Rahman picked up not one but two golden beauties in front of millions of people (literally!) India stood out that night. Rahman picked up his first award for ‘Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pi...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 15th Jan, 2010

CINEMA, INTERNATIONAL, REMAKE

Phir Hera Pheri finds a twin in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Though Bollywood copies never really surprise me (an original Bollywood script does though) it does shake up some fans. Some laugh it off; others stand by Bollywood sternly and fight for it. When shown a similar Hollywood script, they bang pots and pans and claim how simple the script it is and how anybody can think about such a story idea. As for me, I’m not on any side, (except one) I’m here to give the low down on ye...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 14th Jan, 2010

CINEMA, INTERNATIONAL, REMAKE

Dostana pitched against Several Movies Dostana was a pretty big hit in which two straight guys fall down to desperate measures and pretend to be a gay couple so that they get to stay in a beautiful apartment with a hot chick, where a strict no-men-as-roommates policy is followed. The moment the movie came out, scene adaptations, screenplay revisions and even plot alterations from other Hollywood movies were starkly staring at me. The familiar feeling of ‘a lift’ dawned on me. Dostana has...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 8th Jan, 2010

CINEMA, INTERNATIONAL, REMAKE

Every week we will analyze a Bollywood movie which has been inspired or blatantly copied scene-to-scene from other movie industries. Surprise! Surprise! Hollywood tops the list of places where our directors go to give the word - ‘blatancy’ its shine. We also know some people might be offended by our views and by generally witnessing Bollywood under attack in this section. Please note - these are individual views in an area where healthy debate is encouraged. Read up and let us know your own...

Scribbled by: Aadi - The Fad Catcher   On: 30th Dec, 2009

CINEMA, BOLLYWOOD, BEST, AWARDS

The year 2009 arrived with yet another bundle of 365 days when over 100 Bollywood movies were screened. Stories illogically experimented, titles ridiculously Hinglished, actors overly acted and music loudly mixed. All for creativity!! Sadly, most of the films didn’t justify their overly rated reviews.  With every new movie came close to its release, audiences were double excited and then super bored. The box office vroomed only ‘average’, ‘disaster’, ‘semi hit’ and ‘ok shoke’ films. Oo...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 29th Dec, 2009

INTERNATIONAL, BEST, AWARDS

There were many. Some exploded on screen, in a good way, few failed to create a ripple and many didn’t even release in India. Yes, Hollywood movies came in all sizes, each sporting a different weight on the scale of course. Go through our list and note down/memorize/take a mental picture of these must watch movies of 2009 – 1. Up in the Air Yay, a George Clooney flick! This one should not be missed; after all, it’s on number one on this list. Actually, that doesn’t matter; no flick...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 9th Nov, 2009

CINEMA, INTERNATIONAL, REMAKE

Daddy Cool - Opposed to - Death at a Funeral The year 2007 saw the release of the hilarious British comedy – ‘Death at a Funeral.’ The topic of the movie was pretty sensitive and so it was tactfully made with a lot of wild situations and confusions thrown in. Bollywood’s ‘Daddy Cool’ released in the year 2009 and something seemed off. The year 2009 was also the year of exact copies. After another crucial second of seeing the theatrical trailer of Daddy Cool, I got it. Daddy Cool was t...

Scribbled by: Betty - The Gossip Junkie   On: 29th Oct, 2009

BOLLYWOOD, INTERNATIONAL, FUN

The world of entertainment creates, inspires, borrows and sometimes blends and fuses cultures. The magic dust that is India is being sprinkled all over the international scene and people can’t get enough because of the simple novelty factor. Indian stars too are jumping the fence in their best sunglasses and making their presence felt on foreign shores. Mallika Sherawat was recently the first Bollywood invitee at the Twitter office in Los Angeles. She showed the staff there Bollywood’s masala d...