30 Aug : Fox Star Studios, who brought ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘My Name Is Khan’ are now releasing the big screen version of popular TV comedy ‘Khichadi’ on 1st October.

It is for the first time that a TV serial has inspired a movie in India but the big screen adaptation of TV series is a popular trend in Hollywood where television shows like ‘Mr Bean’, ‘Batman’, ‘Mission Impossible’, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Sex and the City’ have been made into successful movies.
Titled ‘Khichadi-The Movie’, the film takes off from the popular …

16 Nov : Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) appears to be focusing on international live concerts.In January alone, he is giving three live performances and all are out of India. Starting with a live concert on January eight at Doha (Qatar), he will give two-and-a-half hour outdoor free and exclusive music-dance performance involving over 40 Bollywood dancers-singers-musicians near Sydney (Australia) on January 16. On January 21, he will showcase another live concert in Muscat (Oman).
Rahman is also using social networking sites Twitter and Facebook.Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan …

31 Oct : Hollywood diva Jessica Simpson was so “amazed” by India that she is watching “Slumdog Millionaire” again.
Simpson, who arrived in Los Angeles (USA) on Tuesday after a work-trip from India, wrote on Twitter: “i am watching slumdog millionaire again. after being in india i am amazed by everything i have been able to witness…wow…magical moments.”

During her India trip, Simpson got the back of her left hand inked with intricate henna tattoo, which included an elephant; sported a traditional ‘bindi’ on her forehead shaped like Hindu Lord Shiva’s trident …

22 Oct :  Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman’s “Jai ho” has again won laurels at prestigious World Soundtrack Academy awards in Ghent (Belgium).
This song from “Slumdog Millionaire” won in “best original song written for film” category at the ninth World Soundtrack Awards announced at Ghent, and the ceremony, in addition to Rahman, was reportedly attended by world film music personalities like Alexandre Desplat, Marvin Hamlisch, Reinhold Heil, Johhny Klimek, Alti Ovarsson, Jérôme Lemmonier, Andrew Lockington, etc.
Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed has applauded Rahman for creating a bridge between the …

4 Oct : Filmfare Award winner Irrfan Khan (Slumdog Millionaire), 46, is anticipated to play India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Cate Blanchett starrer “Indian Summer”, according to reports.
Government of India officials, being concerned about how the affair between Nehru and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of last British viceroy of India, would be played out, scrutinized the script, and have reportedly conditionally shown green light for its shooting to go ahead. Government officials reportedly want some incidents removed, like Nehru-Edwina kiss, their being in the bed together, etc. The …