'Mithya' is about the search for self: Rajat Kapoor
Bollywood director-actor Rajat Kapoor says his new movie is about finding one's identity. Drawn from mythology, it involves Lord Vishnu and Narad Muni, the divine narrator. Naseeruddin Shah, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia and Vinay Pathak Actually Mithya is based on a story from some 'Puran' (Hindu religious book).

Focus on Shaan as Kolkata set to host music carnival
Bollywood playback singer Shaan is all set to entertain the music lovers of Kolkata at a daylong music festival to be held here Sunday.

Stefani to move to London for husband's sake
Singer Gwen Stefani wants to leave her native California and move to London to help her husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, with his career.

Anderson spotted kissing Salomon
Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson's marriage to Rick Salomon is apparently over, but she was recently spotted kissing him in Los Angeles.

Amitabh to do voiceover for 'Jodhaa-Akbar'
Even before his career took off he did a voiceover in director Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome - a 1969 award-winning movie about the life of an uncompromising Bengali bureaucrat and his gradual change Once again, Amitabh Bachchan will be doing the voiceover as the narrator in Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus Jodhaa-Akbar

Hindi dubbing gives 'Anuranan' wider audience: director
Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury is looking forward to the release of the Hindi version of his debut Bengali film Anuranan this Friday. He says it is more authentic than the Bengali version.

Salman's trip to London halts Boney's film
Salman Khan's trip to London to unveil his wax statue at Madame Tussauds has put Boney Kapoor's film on hold. But the director isn't complaining too much.

Rs.10 million prize money for Osian's Cinefan fest
Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema promises to celebrate its 10th Anniversary in July with panache, marking a quantum increase in the prize money. The organisers Wednesday announced prize money over Rs.10 million that will cover the entire award section.

Javed Akhtar still feels 'very young' at 63
Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and screenplay writer, whose lyrics made the audience laugh and cry in Om Shanti Om, Dus Kahaniyaan and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal turns 63 Thursday.

Oriya film star files for divorce
The two-year-old marriage of a leading Oriya film actress ended when she and her husband filed a mutually-agreed divorced petition in a court here, their lawyer said Wednesday.

Oprah Winfrey gets own TV channel
Aaytime television queen Oprah Winfrey is getting her very own TV channel. Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced Tuesday they would jointly create OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable television channel that will debut in the US in 2009 in place of the Discovery Health Channel, which is available in more than 70 million American homes.

Keaton uses the f-word on TV
Acting legend Diane Keaton used the f-word on the TV show Good Morning America Keaton then caught herself, stepped back and said, Excuse me

Lawsuit against Lavigne dropped
Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer have dropped a lawsuit against singer Avril Lavigne for supposedly stealing their song I wanna be your boyfriend for her number Girlfriend They now believe it is just a coincidence.

Missy Elliot to team up with Timbaland again
Hip hop singer Missy Elliot is teaming up with producer Timbaland for her upcoming album. Timbaland worked with Elliot earlier but he did not work on her recent album "The Cookbook", reports

With Zoya set to make film, Farhan in dilemma
While sister Zoya Akhtar is busy putting finishing touches to her script and casting for her first directorial venture Luck By Chance, brother Farhan is in a quandary.

Globes boycott could hit Oscars
There was no traditional Hollywood hangover after a spectacularly under-whelming Golden Globes failed to generate much excitement and even fewer parties.

Randeep seeing a chef
Of late Randeep Hooda has been driving from his home in the suburbs much too frequently.

Sunday' packs in a few surprises (Music Review)
Film: Sunday review of music, Music Composers: Shibani Kashyap, Daler Mehndi, Amar Mohile, Suroor, Sandeep Chowta, Raghav Sachar; Singers: Shibani Kashyap, Daler Mehndi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Clint, Joy, Mohammed Ali, Kamran Bari, Mahua Kamath, Earl Edgar, Suraj; Ratings: ***

Toonz animation movie released in the US
Dragonlance, a movie made by Toonz Animation that is headquartered at the Technopark here, was released in the US Tuesday.

Watch 'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' for Nikhil (Film Review)
Review of Film: My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves; Cast: Nikhil Diwvedi, Amrita Rao,Pavan Malhotra, Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty and Lilette Dubey;Director: E. Niwas; Rating: ***

Hardik - India's first space tourist
Bingo Bindass is finally going to space. Hardik Gajjar, a science undergraduate from Ahmedabad, has won UTV's Bingo Bindass Go to Space Contest to become the country's first space tourist.

Salman Khan unveils wax figure at Madame Tussauds
Surrounded by fans, Bollywood actor Salman Khan unveiled his wax figure at Madame Tussauds here Tuesday.

'Bombay to Bangkok' - a comedy from Kukunoor (Preview)
Director Nagesh Kuknoor has returned with a hilarious and high-spirited fun film, Bombay to Bangkok, which releases this Friday. It is a departure from his earlier films like Iqbal and Dor which were tender and touching.

Sanjay Gupta takes Aftab under his wings
Having developed his muscles, tattooed his forearm and formed a steely determination to move away from the lover boy image, Aftab Shivdasani has signed a three-film deal with Sanjay Gupta's production house.

When Anil Kapoor broke down
When Anil Kapoor finally got to see the rushes of Saawariya, he wept copiously - his little girl Sonam had blossomed into an actress of substance.

I'm not scared of exposing people: Santoshi (Interview)
In his just released Halla Bol, director Rajkumar Santoshi has incorporated ideas on how religion is exploited by politicians but is confident that it won't hurt the religious sentiments of people.

'Sultan: The Warrior' is for my Appa, says Soundarya
It's a daughter's gift to her father - that's how Soundarya, daughter of Tamil superstar Rajnikant, describes her full-length animation film Sultan: The Warrior to be released Nov this year.

Anupam's acting school to open in London and Durban
Bollywood veteran Anupam Kher is set to open branches of his acting school in London and Durban this year.

Madhavan's adventurous trip to hometown Jamshedpur
Tamil star R. Madhavan describes his journey from Malaysia to Jamshedpur in Jharkhand as the craziest adventure of his life.

No second chance in Bollywood: Amrita Rao
Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, who struck gold with her girl-next-door look in Vivah, is back after a year-long gap with My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves She says that she doesn't take any chances while selecting projects.


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