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August 30, 2003

Cruise, Koizumi croon Elvis tunes
Depp discovers his mean streak, and other Hollywood gupshup.

Shammi Kapoor discharged from hospital
The Yahoo star is still under observation and medication

August 29, 2003

4 films and he died before any released!
Anant Balani's Chameli, starring Karisma Kapoor and Rahul Bose, will be completed on time, says producer Pritish Nandy.

Why I have a grouse against Mohanlal
'I believe he has brought me as close to tears as I have ever been watching a performer. Barring some of the best in the West,' says Rakesh Nair.

August 28, 2003

Filmmaker Anant Balani passes away
The director complained of exhaustion while returning from a shooting schedule. He later died of cardiac arrest.

A new Govinda in three months!
Lara kicks butt in Yuddh and other Bollywood news.

Cameron: highest paid Hollywood actress
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman may call it quits and other Hollywood bytes.

Down with movie mush!
Sonali Thatte wants to do away with romance in movies.

August 27, 2003

The woman Sunjay met before Karisma
Bipasha gets pricey and other Bollywood news

'Shooting for Shankar's Boys was like going back in time'
Ravi K Chandran relived his experiences as a teen while shooting Shankar's Tamil film, Boys.

Parinda marked the beginning of a trend
Gaurav Sharma considers Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda ahead of its times.

Found! Wife for Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to star in Mrs and Mrs Smith and other Hollywood gupshup

August 26, 2003

Julianne Moore: Just married!
Baby boy for Crowe and other Hollywood gupshup.

The ugly side of Bombay
Sreehari Nair reveals what he liked about Mani Ratnam's Bombay.

Why I remember every frame of Mani Ratnam's films
Ratish Balakrishnan tells us why he is mad about Mani Ratnam

The man who put Assamese cinema on the world map
Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia known as an accomplished short story writer, novelist, filmmaker, playwright and outstanding editor.

Care for a computer girlfriend?
Tata Elxsi has joined hands with Tamil director Shankar to picturise a song sequence with a computer generated girl, in his feature film Boys.

August 25, 2003

Presenting tough guy Fardeen, plain Jane Preity!
Gautam Menon will remake Kaaka Kaaka in Hindi with Fardeen Khan and Preity Zinta.

Now starring Laloo Prasad Yadav!
The former Bihar chief minister will make a guest appearance in Padmashri Laloo Prasad Yadav.

Goa confirmed as IFFI venue
Renowned architect Sir Charles Correa to design Kala Academy complex for festival

Actor Ajit Vachhani dead
Ajit Vachhani, 52, a known name in films and television, died after a prolonged illness.

August 23, 2003

Locarno Dreams
Rajat Kapoor on the anxiety of premiering at Locarno

August 22, 2003

'Abhishek is such a prankster!
The Lakhias share their memories of the making Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Karisma: Yes, it's on Sept 29!
'It's time for me to find personal happiness,' says Karisma Kapoor, on her forthcoming marriage to Sunjay Kapur.

'This was destined to happen'
Karisma Kapoor gets ready for her new role as a bride

August 21, 2003

Same difference!
Prem Panicker on the herd mentality and writing a film script in 10 easy minutes.

Karisma to wed!
She will marry Delhi industrialist Sunjay Kapur.

'People are comparing Tere Naam with QSQT!'
Salman Khan starrer Tere Naam gets a fabulous opening

Tom Cruise turns evil!
Tap dancer and actor Gregory Hines hid his cancer battle for two years and other Hollywood news

August 20, 2003

Ash: Cannes, Locarno, now Toronto!
Also starring Rituparno Ghosh, Deepa Mehta, Vishal Bharadwaj, Vikram Jayanti...

Depp to play Willy Wonka
Polanski to head Deauville jury and other Hollywood gupshup.

August 19, 2003

Why Hrithik wanted a church wedding
An excerpt from Bharathi Pradhan's book, Colas, Cars & Communal Harmony.

Kareena turns down Aparna Sen
Raveena Tandon has an outburst and more news

Bail for Shilpa Shetty's mom
Shilpa's parents have been accused of trying to extort her dues from the owner of Praful Sarees

August 18, 2003

'She's a Muslim'
Why Suzanne's religion doesn't matter for Hrithik.

'I wanted them to play the National Anthem'
Kiron Kher wins Best Actress in a Pakistani film at the Locarno Film Fest.

August 16, 2003

Haqeeqat: The reality of war
Why Raja Shah believes Haqeeqat is a must watch patriotic saga.

August 14, 2003

Urmila in an English film!
Tanuja's yet-untitled venture will be shot entirely in New York

Why Lamhe is my all-time favourite romance!
For Asha, Lamhe tops her list of favourite films.

Tarantino's out to kill
Cameron nails a blackmailer and other Hollywood news

Kareena in a hard-hitting role?
Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan bag Achievement Of The Year Award and more news.

August 13, 2003

'I don't mind stepping aside for Kareena'
An emotionally charged Karisma Kapoor breaks her silence.

Salman in Sooraj Barjatya's next
Diya Mirza and Arjun Rampal star in Neeraj Vohra's next directorial venture.

Crowe will deliver a few punches
Peter Jackson of the Lord Of The Rings will now remake King Kong and other Hollywood gupshup

August 12, 2003

KMG: Raves in India, rants in USA
Rakesh Roshan's Koi... Mil Gaya opened to fabulous collections in India, but is left cold at the USBO.

Who's Nicole's new sweetheart?
Angelina Jolie severs ties with father Jon Voight and other Hollywood gupshup.

Akash of DCH reminds me of me
Mad About Movies! Anil Goel explains why Dil Chahta Hai is close to his heart.

August 11, 2003

Why I like Andaz Apna Apna
Rajkumar Santoshi's comedy is purely a dialogue cum (comic) action cum performance based film

I have a story about Lagaan!
Satyajit Bhatkal on his documentary on the making of Lagaan.

Ram Gopal Varma's latest brainwave!
Ram Gopal Varma launches a nationwide hunt for spooky storytellers

Sean Connery, now in Tamil!
Ashok Amritraj recently acquired the rights to dub vintage Bond hits into Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Mike Newell to direct fourth Harry Potter
Tap-Dancer Gregory Hines dead and more Hollywood news.

August 9, 2003

Bhaichung to act in Bengali film
Ace footballer will play himself in Milan Bhowmick's Kuasa

August 8, 2003

Kareena-Anil together again!
Rituparno Ghosh casts Kareena Kapoor and Anil Kapoor for his first Hindi film

'Bollywood doesn't excite me''
Fashion designer Arjun Khanna talks about his Bollywood experience

Arnie: I dont need to take money from anybody
Schwarzenegger wants himself to be known as a liberal Republican who supports abortion rights, gay and immigrant rights

News: Fardeen goes Lebanese!
No Entry for Boney and other Bollywood news

Why Kevin wanted Lady Di
Madonna turns children's writer and other Hollywood gupshup

August 7, 2003

'Hrithik is the jaadoo of the industry'
The Prime Minister and Bollywood personalities comment on Koi... Mil Gaya.

Nizhalkkuthu to open Fukuoka film festival
Adoor Gopalakrishnan talks about the festival rounds his latest film is making

August 6, 2003

'It is an ET with songs'
Desis prefer to wait and then watch India's first sci-fi film, Koi... Mil Gaya.

Kaadal Kondein: a sure winner
Director Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush are now the toast of the Tamil industry

USBO wants American Wedding, not JLo
Gigli bombs at USBO, as Gurinder Chadha's Bend It Like Beckham slips from its top 10 position on the charts

Sachin to bat with Chiranjeevi
Sachin to bat with Chiranjeevi at a match to collect funds for a stadium in Andhra Pradesh.

August 5, 2003

Hrithik's still popular!
He may have delivered flops, but tickets to Hrithik Roshan's next film Koi... Mil Gaya are booked through the weekend, in Mumbai and Delhi.

'I want to take risks'
'Darna Mana Hai is the only film to my credit. Beyond that no one is interested in me, not even me,' says director Prawal Raman.

August 4, 2003

Anil-Ramu together?
Lagaan girl Rachel Shelley returns to Bollywood

'There's no sexuality between Hrithik and me'
'Hrithik and I do really stupid things together," says Preity Zinta on the eve Koi... Mil Gaya's release.

More success for Gurinder Chadha
Keira Knightley's overnight success and the star performance of Bend It Like Beckham at the US BO prompted distributors Fox Searchlight to launched a new ad campaign and expand the movie from 119 theatres to over 1,200 theatres

Supreme Court: Karishma is on
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford received a setback when the Supreme Court rejected her appeal to stay the serial Karishma - The Miracles Of Destiny

Raghu Romeo at Locarno
Raghu Romeo, starring Vijay Raaz and Saurabh Shukla, will be screened at the Locarno International Film Festival

August 2, 2003

Baweja plans films with Ajay Devgan and Sunny Deol
Priyadarsan to make a film on female infanticide.

August 1, 2003

'Good things are happening to me'
From a Coke commercial with Aamir Khan to a feature him debut, Rimi Sen has made a quick transition