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Shweta Parande
Shweta has worked on entertainment websites as editor, correspondent and film critic. In the beginning of her career, she has worked for several magazines, writing and editing on topics ranging from photography, cinematography, movies, retail business, finance, city features and the hospitality sector. A film buff who loves coffee and books, Shweta dabbles in photography and short films and is fond of music, sports and travelling. Her newfound passion is cooking (cooking up stories for Bollywoodlife!).
Shahrukh Khan barred from MI vs KKR IPL 2013 match at Wankhede stadium!
SRK’s five-year ban on entering Wankhede stadium at Mumbai after the Indian Premier League 2012 scuffle continues
In spite of the ban on Shahrukh Khan‘s entry into Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium, the actor joked about barging into the dressing room in disguise during his team Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) match versus Mumbai Indians (MI) tonight at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. Click here to read more3 Comments
Mumbai roots for women in cinema at international film fest
UPDATE: The first ever Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival will be held in October 2013
B-town, and Indian cinema in general, has seen many successful women directors like Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, Farah Khan, Revathy, Nandita Das, Aparna Sen, Kalpana Lajmi and Sai Paranjpye, to name a few. But the industry is also home to numerous talented female technicians, short filmmakers and documentary makers. Click here to read moreIn Focus: Shahrukh Khan bikes it to Chennai Express sets
Yet another picture from the sets of Shahrukh Khan’s film Chennai Express…Buzz is that SRK has been biking it a lot on location in the town of Wai and generally enjoying himself. We just hope these little breaks help the superstar calm down. Remember how hot-headed he was the last IPL season during the Wankhede scuffle? Hope something like that does not happen again…. Cheer up, Shahrukh! | Photo: Facebook | ALSO SEE: In Focus: Shahrukh Khan runs away with Deepika Padukone!
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Mr India villain Mogambo returns at Adlabs Imagica: watch video!
Tune in to the magical world of ‘Mr India The Ride’ at Manmohan Shetty’s theme park
Mr India’s revered villain Mogambo (Amrish Puri) is back. Both the character and the actor are no more now, but it seems they have risen from the dead to take revenge on Mr India aka Arun (Anil Kapoor) and Seema (Sridevi). Bollywood biggie Manmohan Shetty has made this possible through an animated thrill ride in his theme park, Adlabs Imagica. Click here to read moreWhy is the touring talkie in Maharasthra dying?
The concept of the watching movies in a tent no longer appeals to audiences in the drought-ridden state’s villages…they prefer cable TV or DVDs at home!
Marathi film Touring Talkies (directed by Gajendra Ahire) has been in the news lately, and it brings back into focus the business of travelling theatres. Still running in rural India in spite of the penetration of cable TV, DVDs and the Internet – in some places – the concept of watching films in a mobile theatre is dying a slow death every day. Click here to read moreJohnny Lever beats Rakhi Sawant in CINTAA elections!
The comedian came up trumps and the item girl stood second in the Cine and Television Artistes’ Association’s 2013 elections
Industry insiders had expressed surprise at actor-TV host Rakhi Sawant’s decision to contest the Cine and Television Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) elections for 2013. But it seems she has left everyone speechless again, this time by coming close to winning the contest. Comedian Johnny Lever won the elections, and Rakhi stood second. Not bad, we must say! Click here to read moreIn Focus: Sonam Kapoor interviews Waheeda Rehman!
B-town’s fashionista Sonam Kapoor exercised her grey cells for good! The Raanjhanaa actor did an interesting interview of veteran actor Waheeda Rehman for a leading daily. We must say Sonam looked like a pro journo and asked the right questions to the graceful Waheeda ji and also managed to extract meaningful answers. Surely Sonam, who has worked with Waheeda ji in Delhi-6, took some tips from the legendary actor of yesteryears! Meanwhile, look at the lovely pics from the HT article that Sonam shared on Instagram.
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Alia Bhatt launches Maybelline BabyLips Kiss
In Focus: Shahrukh Khan runs away with Deepika Padukone!
Not in real life, of course! But from what we can see in this picture from the sets of Chennai Express, Shahrukh Khan is holding pretty Deepika Padukone’s hand and taking her away, even as director Rohit Shetty is on guard. We can also spot photographer Avinash Gowariker capturing some stills for the movie. Fun action picture this is! | Photo: Facebook | ALSO SEE: Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone mobbed!
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Satyajit Ray’s 92nd birth anniversary: Google Doodle honours the Indian filmmaker
The Bharat Ratna and Oscar Award-winning Indian filmmaker is highly respected and revered in international cinema
Born on May 2, 1921, in Calcutta, Satyajit Ray was one of India’s precious gifts to world cinema. The prolific filmmaker, who received an honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement almost on his deathbed in 1992, inspired many acclaimed international directors like Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Mira Nair and Shyam Benegal to name a few. Japanese cinema great Akira Kurosawa praised Ray’s work. Search engine Google honoured Ray today on his 92nd birth anniversary with its popular doodle, dedicated to the auteur’s award-winning Bengali film Pather Panchali Click here to read more
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