Bollywood, the Indian film industry, means more to Indians than Hollywood does to the Americans. It has always been an integral part of our lives, country, and culture. (more…)

Indian movies, and especially Yash Raj Films, have taken a different turn in general. These are not the days of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. (more…)

Not surprisingly, Yuvvraaj was a flop and dissappointment at the box office. The movie is made by Subhash Ghai so that right away (more…)

Did you like Singh is Kinng? If you answered yes, there is good news! Vipul Shah, the producer, has decided to make a sequel to it and has signed on Akshay Kumar. He also plans to make another film with the actor before the sequel to Singh is Kinng. Shah has also signed a two-film deal with 20th Century Fox. One of these films will be a big special effects spectacle, also featuring Akshay Kumar. The date for the release of the sequel has not been set yet. Shah would like Anees Bazmi to direct the film but he is very busy so it depends on him. In the meantime, enjoy this song from Singh is Kinng…it was shot in the same place in Egypt as “Suraj Hua Madham” from K3G!

Deepika Padukone, Bollywood’s favorite newcomer, has topped the popular Maxim Hot 100 Girls worldwide list. The Maxim Hot list makes its debut in India and Deepika is winner of the first edition. “To be honest, personally I never thought of myself as sexy or hot but if that’s the call that people have taken, then I hope I live up to it. I am so excited about this,” Deepika said in a press statement. Previous Bollywood celebrity winners have included Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, and Kareena Kapoor. “Deepika was our choice as the winner because apart from her huge fan following with the new generation of Indians, she also has the potential to be an international face. This calls for a huge party,” said Anup Kutty, editor of Maxim-India.

Katrina Kaif said she loved wearing saris in Singh is Kinng. She is usually seen in Western clothes but shot an entire song in saris for the film. Well, at least someone in Bollywood finally realizes the importance of Indian clothes! Or, maybe not? The saris Katrina flaunts in this song are designed by none other than, the one and only, Manish Malhotra! The song was hot in the same location in Egypt where Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol filmed “Suraj Hua Madham” for Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.

Speaking of saris, it seems that Bollywood has forgotten all about them lately. Remember the 90s? They were full of slim actresses in sheer, chiffon saris. What ever happened to our culture! All you see is jeans and halter tops and sometimes need to be reminded that you’re watching an Indian movie! Bollywood is seriously lacking in their filmmaking. I must say, I have not been the least bit impressed by new releases this year. Let’s just wait and see how the year ends…

Lara Dutta says she’s proud to be single. Isn’t that what all people who can’t find the true love and a decent relationship say to cover up what’s really going on? Well, I think so! When asked in an interview how single she is she responded, “I’m blissfully single.” One of Lara’s upcoming films include Sudhir Mishra’s modern version of Devdas where she plays Paro. “Sudhir Mishra’s Devdas isn’t really a period film. It’s very literate and layered and I’d have to dig really deep into myself to play Paro. She is dark, ambitious and self-destructive character,” says Lara.

Chamku is all set to be released this August. Dharmendra once again stars alongside his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol. He hopes for it to be AS entertaining as Apne. I hope for it to be MORE entertaining than Apne! I must say I was not impressed at all with Apne. What were they thinking? Perhaps they weren’t! Anyway, it seems they have left out Hema Malini once again in their “family movie.” Chamku is a romantic film. That’s a nice change from Apne, I must say. The film stars Bobby and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles.

Back to Katrina Kaif…she will be seen alongside Bollywood’s Saawariya, who is none other than Ranbir Kapoor, in Prakash Jha’s political thriller Rajneeti. This political saga also stars Ajay Devgan and Manoj Bajpai. Seems to me like Ajay is trying to fit back into the Bollywood “scene.”

Last, but never the least, the news you have been reading this for…India’s master blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, will make his big screen debut with the Marathi film, Vighnaharta Shri Siddhivinayak. The movie is about the miracles of Lord Ganesha and aims to convey a social message. Movie producer, Rajiv Singhvi, prefers to call it a social rather than mythological film. He also mentioned that a number of Bollywood movie stars, who are devotees of Lord Ganesha, will make guest appearances in the film. The film will also have a voice-over by Amitabh Bachchan. Tendulkar will start shooting as soon as he returns from his cricket tour to Sri Lanka.

Akshay Kumar promoted his upcoming film Singh is Kinng in LA today. The movie will be released on August 8. Akshay stars along Katrina Kaif once again after Namastey London and Welcome.

Speaking of Katrina…she and Salman Khan have finally split and are no longer on speaking terms! That was bound to happen. Apparently, the reason being Salman’s behavior towards Shahrukh on Katrina’s birthday.

Back in the Western hemisphere…the annual South Asian Masala! Mehndi! Masti!, in Toronto, claims to have conducted the world’s biggest dance class ever! It was attended by 3,500 people and broke the previous Guiness record of 1,800 in Moscow.

Speaking of Canada, the Unforgettable Tour has been canceled in Vancouver. Why you ask? Because of the high ticket prices set by the Canadian promoters (Ethnic Guru). Even though the American shows are highly priced as well, they are still affordable. The two Canadian shows in Toronto and Vancouver were extremely over priced resulting in only 10,000 fans turning up at the Toronto show for a venue that had a 20-25,000 capacity. On the other hand, 20,000 fans attended the recent shows in LA and San Francisco.

Soha Ali Khan approves of Kareena Kapoor for her brother, saying, “The fact that Kareena loves my brother, and makes him really happy, is what I like about her. Kareena is great fun to be with. She takes a lot of efforts with my parents too. I wish her loads of happiness.” Let’s wait and see what happens to this relationship.