Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) The current financial crisis that has hit the world is considered as the worst since the Great Depression of 1929 and the Indian film industry too is feeling the heat. However, most of the Bollywood moneybags Suneel Darshan, Hansal Mehta and Vashu Bhagnani, among others, blame corporatisation of filmdom for the crisis.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Yesteryear’s crime maestro Charles Sobhraj is an extremely ordinary guy, says author and screenplay writer Farrukh Dhondy, whose latest novel has been inspired by the life of the criminal imprisoned in Nepal for a murder.
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Singer and actress Mariah Carey says her days of behaving like a diva are over and credits her rapper-actor husband Nick Cannon with calming her down.
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt is said to be furious over his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston’s comments about his present spouse, Angelina Jolie, in a magazine interview.
New York, Nov 14 (IANS) Indian American Vijay K. Taneja, popular in the community for his mega Bollywood shows in the US, has pleaded guilty to a massive $33 million mortgage fraud, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said.
Shimla, Nov 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt arrived at popular tourist resort of Manali in Himachal Pradesh for the shooting of director Rahul Dholakia’s “Lamhaa”, after it was moved out of Jammu and Kashmir due to protests there.
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Brazilian filmmaker Wolney Mattos Oliveira, who is a fan of Bollywood films, Friday said he would like to make a Hindi film provided he can learn the language.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has injured her wrist and she doesn’t know when it happened. Doctors have advised her to take a three-month rest.
Islamabad/Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) The father of Nasir Sultan, a 15-year-old Pakistani boy who has been imprisoned since August for having entered India illegally to meet Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, is hopeful that the Punjab and Haryana High Court will soon order his son’s release.
London, Nov 14 (IANS) After giving two box office duds, socialite Paris Hilton now wants to do serious movies.