Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Vidya Balan and Shahid Kapur, said to have enjoyed great rapport during the making of “Kismat Konnection”, are now not on talking terms.Their friendship ended with the release of the film, which got a lukewarm response at the box office. (more…)

Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) The Shahid Kapur-Vidya Balan starrer “Kismat Konnection” seems to have connected with the audience as it had a encouraging opening collection all over. The film budgeted at nearly Rs.200 million collected Rs.270 million worldwide till Sunday. The movie collected a revenue of Rs.207.6 million at the domestic box-office, averaging Rs.375,000 per print. (more…)

“Kismat Konnection” is one of the sweetest and most endearing romantic comedies in recent times. Its beauty and charm lie in its truthful and transparent depiction of life. In one of the gloriously gossamer moments in “Kismat Konnection”, the hero - a harassed working-class entity and the kind of bereft soul you would immediately recognise if you’ve grown up watching Aziz Mirza’s working-class romances - looks up at the sky with one of his shoes in hand and says with a stifled sob: “I give up”. (more…)

Vidya Balan Meets Winners of BIG FM 92.7 contest in Bandra on July 15th 2008. (more…)

Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) After last week’s releases, which include “Mehbooba” and “Mukhbiir”, proved to be damp squibs at the box office, Bollywood trade circles have now set their eyes on “Kismat Konnection” and “Contract” that are releasing Friday. After the poor performances of “Good Luck” and Rituparno Ghosh’s “Khela” as well, both the new movies are worth looking forward to because two fine directors, Aziz Mirza and Ram Gopal Varma, are at the helm. (more…)

Vidya Balan and Shahid Kapoor at the finals of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. India selects its finest musical prodigy. Rahul Vaidya bags the title of ‘Superstar’. Amidst loud cheer, sighs of relief, confetti blasts and squeals of excitement, Star Plus announces the Nation’s first sensational singing ‘Superstar’. The musical reality show that has captured the attention of every music lover, Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, has topped the TRP charts week after week in its genre. (more…)

High quality stills from Shahid, Vidya starrer Kismat Konnection. Along with Shahid, Vidya, the movie stars Om Puri, Boman Irani, Juhi Chawla, Vishal Malhotra etc. The movie is about an out-of-luck architect and an out-of-love social activist find themselves connected in a strange way by Kismat in director Aziz Mirza’s film ‘Kismat Konnection’. (more…)

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan was invited to Rakhi Sawant’s new talk show and the two ended up becoming good friends. And now Vidya can’t stop praising the item girl. “I really like Rakhi for the way she has made a place for herself. No one else is quite like her. She has marketed herself as an extremely unique entity. I think it’s truly admirable,” Vidya told IANS. (more…)

Vidya Balan at BIG 92.7 FM studio on July 4th 2008. (more…)