Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman’s 1994 chartbuster “Urvashi Urvashi” has inspired American singer-songwriter Will.i.am’s new song “Birthday”. The ‘Mozart of Madras’ is excited about the creative partnership. “Excited to creatively partner with Will.i.am to recreate an early popular track of mine in a new flavour,” Rahman posted on his Facebook page […]
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Composer-actor Himesh Reshammiya is happy that his work in “The Xpose” has been appreciated. Thanks to the encouraging response to the film, which was released Friday, Reshammiya wants to continue acting although he has decided to do just one film a year. “Music is my core competency, singing has given me a […]
Chennai, May 20 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone, set to make her foray into Telugu filmdom with upcoming entertainer “Current Theega”, will shed her oomph factor and be seen in a traditional avatar, says the film’s director G. Nageshwara Reddy. “We didn’t cast Sunny to cash in on her popularity. Although she plays a cameo, she will […]
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a co-owner of an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, is now going to attend Pro Kabaddi league matches. He confirmed his presence at the tournament in a series of tweets exchanged between him and Ronnie Screwvala, who owns a kabaddi franchise. When the “Don” star tweeted about the […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Actress-producer Shilpa Shetty has been approached by a Dubai-based kids wear brand to lend her voice to their audio campaign and she is game for it. The “Dhadkan” star has a son named Viaan Raj Kundra, who will turn two Wednesday. “Saw their stuff. And liked it very much while I […]
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was scheduled to make the first of two appearances at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival Friday, will not be able to walk the red carpet due to an air traffic controllers’ strike in France. Aishwarya represents global cosmetics brand L’Oréal Paris at the annual gala. […]
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has graced the cover of a special edition of Forbes Middle East, and he is in Dubai to launch it. The magazine has rated him the first in its ‘Top Indian Leaders in Arab World’ list, said a statement. “Forbes Middle-East made me feel special with their […]
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Guddu Dhanoa, who directed the 2000 Bollywood film “Bichhoo”, is set to make a sequel to the movie, and he will bring back Bobby Deol to play the lead in it. Dhanoa told IANS: “It is true that Bobby Deol has agreed to play the lead in ‘Bichhoo 2’. It’s a […]
News Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Winner of beauty pageant Miss India UK 2012 Deana Uppal, who is the recently evicted contestant from stunt-based reality show “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, had her eyes set on Bollywood since her childhood. “I have been coming back and forth to India for sometime now. My parents were born in Punjab, so […]
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Cinematic icon Rajinikanth, who is working with Sonakshi Sinha for a Tamil film, is said to be impressed with Bollywood actress’ acting and quick adaptability. Sonakshi is making her Tamil debut with Rajinikanth-starrer “Lingaa” and they were both seen shooting in Mysore lately. “It is Sonakshi’s debut in the south and we […]