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Bollywood's essentially quite prudish. We talk about sex but we don't show it. There's hardly ever been any on-screen nudity and it's become a cliche to even joke about the way a lovemaking scene cuts to a shot of two flowers or a train entering a tunnel.

The eagerly awaited romantic-comedy 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi with heartthrobs Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor have once again given their product a kind of sophistication that is their hallmark.

Oh brothers, how will you treat the poor interviewer? Kevin Maher The Coen brothers, it has been written, can be tricky.

Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, who crooned his way into the hearts of Indians with Bollywood songs, has revealed he has acting offers from the industry and is open to them.

Ahead of the release of his new film '3 Idiots', Bollywood actor Aamir Khan Thursday drew a distinction between the term 'idiots' and 'stupid', saying that 'idiots are very normal persons' who at some point prove themselves in an 'unconventional way'. At an event in a city hotel to promote the first song of Rajkumar Hirani's '3 idiots', Aamir said: ...

Organisers of the 11th Mumbai Film Festival have given megastar Amitabh Bachchan a Lifetime Achievement award for completing 40 years in the entertainment industry.

When Dhundiraj Govind Phalke decided to make a movie in 1911, he faced ridicule and a severe shortage of funds.

India Gazette Thursday 5th November, 2009 London, Nov 5 : English actor Sir Ben Kingsley has agreed to be the guest at India's oldest and most prestigious film festival in Goa.

Indie cinema changed forever: de Heer [Fri 30/10/2009 03:06:49] By Brendan Swift Director Rolf de Heer says independent cinema has changed forever in the wake of the global economic crisis, which will lead to a new funding and distribution model.

Hema Malini is doing everything she can to ensure her daughter Eshaa TMs re-launch into Bollywood goes well.

Bollywood actors often describe their shooting schedule as a picnic. But 'cold and depressing' is what Saif Ali Khan has to say about the US shoot of 'Kurbaan', speaking for not just himself but also girlfriend and co-star Kareena Kapoor.

India Gazette Tuesday 3rd November, 2009 Bollywood actress Eesha Koppikhar, who is tying the knot Nov 27 with beau Timmy Narang, is trying to complete all her projects before the D-day, including an item number for her forthcoming 'Right Ya Wrong'. Written and directed by debutant Neeraj Pathak, the crime thriller stars Sunny Deol, Irrfan Khan and ...

Michael Atkinson: Wings of Desire -- Watch the Skies Wings of Desire ... Still, it's not a pedagogical work but a poetic one, filthy with Keats's "negative capability." The film's revelation of a heaven and earth infrastructure does not absolve mysteries but compounds them.

Less documentary than closely and manipulatively edited homage to the new-agey "genius" of frequent Michael Jackson collaborator and High School Musical auteur Kenny Ortega , This Is It is about as honest as the song it's named after - which was co-written with and then stolen from Paul Anka in 1983, sold to the '80s freestyle starlet Sa-fire in ...

Himesh Reshammiya's 'Karzzzz' had released on 17th October 2008. Exactly a year later Himesh Reshammiya can be seen promoting his next film as an actor, composer and singer- 'Radio'. There is a difference in excitement this time around though.

Hindu leaders around the world are calling on Indian censors to get tough on vulgarity and violence in Bollywood.

The upcoming thriller "The Fourth Kind" also uses Cinema Vrit to help explain what happened to some missing citizens of Nome, Alaska.

New at the Art House Cinema Roger Ebert has commented that once the summer blockbuster season is over, true cinema fans get treated to a rich autumn full of more delectable pictures, movies that are smarter, artier, more thoughtful.

New Delhi Three films old Ranbir Kapoor likes to describe himself as "selfish and ambitious" but the actor says that despite his 75 year-old Kapoor legacy in Bollywood, he feels like "a kid in Disney Land". The 27-year-old actor says he has a long way to go to realise his dreams and he does not want to limit himself to acting alone.

IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, October 28, 2009] The Industry is dull these days as films from big stars rarely work magic at the box-office. And we hear that ego and misunderstanding between stars has come down, after the films that have fresh faces and new talents are welcomed by the audience more than that of a film with star value.