New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Former Miss India and model Mugdha Godse, who debuts in Bollywood as a failed model in Madhur Bhandarkar’s forthcoming venture “Fashion”, says she could identify a lot with her character in the film.

New York, Oct 10 (IANS) Hollywood production house Warner Bros. are planning a feature length film based on Yogi Bear, the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon character.

New York, Oct 10 (IANS) “High School Musical 3” (HSM) director Kenny Ortega is hoping to bring a new version of 1980s movie “Footloose” to the big screen, and he’s looking to a HSM star to take the lead in the new version.

Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) The prosecution Friday withdrew all charges against extradited mafia don Abu Salem in the case relating to the murder of Ajit Dewani, the former secretary of Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala.

Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Could the current global market meltdown, directly or indirectly, affect Bollywood’s finances and the production of its hugely mounted movies? This is a question not many in the film industry are asking at present because they are confident the worldwide liquidity crunch will have no direct impact on them.

Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) He was 15 when he came to Mumbai and like many others fell by the wayside of Bollywood’s dream factory. It’s been many years since but stardust still clouds Avinash Kumar’s vision, his Bollywood ideal still intact and cynicism kept at bay thanks mainly to his “god” Amitabh Bachchan who turns 66 Saturday.

Toronto, Oct 10 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar and Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta will jointly produce a new India-centric film “Komagata Maru”, in which the actor will play the lead role.

London, Oct 10 (IANS) Leona Lewis, the new singing sensation, has rejected 1 million pound offer from Harrods boss Mohammed Fayed to open this year’s summer sale because the department store sells fur.