Mumbai, July 2, 2008: With the upcoming Marathi movie ‘Sanai Chaughade ‘, creating positive buzz within the film industry, Cinemax, Thane laid the red carpet for the Cast and Crew of this promising movie. Actor and producer Shreyas Talpade, along with wife, Deepti stepped in graciously along with the cast to promote his first ever production. The talented actor also interacted with the fans thronged at the venue, further lightening up the atmosphere at this posh multiplex. (more…)

Vikram Gokhale, Urvashi Sharma, Sajid Khan, Paresh Rawal, Pooja Bedi, Vidya Malvade, Aditi Gowitrikar and others at the Colours TV Channel Launch on July 2nd 2008. (more…)

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) After a gap of three years, Punjabi pop singer Jaswinder Singh Bains alias Jazzy-B comes up with a new album titled “Romeo” and says it throws light on the youth’s indulgence in alcohol and drugs.”The title track ‘Rambo’ talks about how the youth should not do drugs and urges them to hit the gym,” Jazzy B who was in the capital for the promotion of the album told IANS.”The album is for the young generation especially Asian kids, since a lot of them are getting into drugs,” he added. (more…)

New Delhi, July 3(IANS) Actress-cum-yoga guru Shilpa Shetty is now learning to play the violin for her role in Sunny Deol’s “The Man”.”I have to play the violin in ‘The Man’ and to make it look real, I am taking lessons. Trust me, it is very difficult to play the violin. I am having a tough time. My instructor tells me that it is the most difficult instrument to play and he is quite right,” said Shilpa in a press statement. (more…)

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Light romantic college drama “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na” is proving a tough competitor for futuristic sci-fi thriller “Love Story 2050″ - both release Friday. “Jaane Tu…” has more advance bookings.Both films are launching new faces. While “Jaane Tu…” is the launch vehicle of Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran, “Love Story 2050″ is the debut film of producer-director Harry Baweja’s son Harman. (more…)

Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Director Anant Mahadevan’s “Staying Alive”, based on a true story of a journalist and an underworld kingpin, has been selected for a screening at the 5th Stuttgart Bollywood and Beyond film festival starting July 16 in Germany.Produced by Shemaroo Entertainment, “Staying Alive” is based on the true experience of the late writer Sujit Sen, who had scripted films like “Arth”, “Saaransh” and “Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke”. It will be screened on the closing day of the festival — July 20. (more…)

Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Embarrassed by the way the audience has cold-shouldered its four recent films in a row - Yash Raj Films (YRF) is once again disappointed with the dismal performance of “Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic”. (more…)

Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Delhi girl Shweta Bhardwaj, who has been tagged as the ‘desi Lara Croft’ because of her action scenes in “Mission Istanbul”, says she is obsessed with Aishwarya Rai. (more…)

Until a few days ago, “Dhoom Macha Le Dhoom” was one of many dance contests aired on every television channel, paying obeisance to reality shows as the mantra to TRP nirvana.Such shows have a standard recipe: one portion melodrama; one portion meanness on the part of some judges; and one portion machismo - egging on a hunger to win at all costs, driven by the smell of money and instant success. (more…)