Buy 2010 OSCAR Winning Films
Currently Browsing: Bollywood

Kareena Kapoor highest taxpaying actress of Bollywood

New Delhi, March 20 (Calcutta Tube) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has become the highest taxpayer among all actresses in Bollywood, a source said Friday. While what she paid has not been disclosed, it has been said that the 29-year-old coughed up a staggering amount to the income tax department. ‘Kareena...

Dharmendra gets a check-up done

     March 19, 2010 (Calcutta Tube):Yesterday while shooting for Yamla Pagla Deewana in Punjab with his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, Dharmendra suffered from a heart attack. He was rushed to the hospital after he complained about feeling uneasy. At first director Samir Karnik thought...

Sunny Deol, “Papa Is Fine”

     March 19, 2010 (Calcutta Tube):To imagine Dharmendra in anything but in the pink of health is impossible. When the Yamla Jat was rumoured to have suffered a heart attack while shooting in Punjab, the initial response among his friends and family was disbelief. But yes, Bollywood’s...

Bollywood stars ecstatic over National Awards glory

New Delhi, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) ‘Great’, ‘Amazing’, ‘Fabulous’ and ‘Wow’ — these were some of the expressions that Bollywood stars, directors and filmmakers came out with after receiving their National Awards at a ceremony here Friday evening. High...

Bollywood tense about Rahman going MIA for five months!

     March 19, 2010 (Calcutta Tube):A R Rahman plans to be out of India for the longest period. And Bollywood filmmakers like Abbas Tyrewala and Mani Ratnam who have pending work with Rahman have pressed the panic button. Rahman won’t be available for film scores during most...

Bollywood shines at the 56th National Awards ceremony

New Delhi, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) The 56th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday was high on the Bollywood quotient owing to the presence of celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Farhan Akhtar. President Pratibha Patil gave away the awards to the winners. Bollywood bagged 13 awards...

Murugadoss signs Shruti Haasan for next (Film snippets)

New Delhi, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) ‘Ghajini’ fame Tamil director A.R. Murugadoss has roped in Shruti Haasan for his next film. This will be Shruti’s first full-fledged role in a Tamil moive after a cameo in her father Kamal Haasan’s ‘Hey Ram’, which was released in...

Film, TV industry contributed $6 bn to economy in 2008-09

New Delhi, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) The film and television industry contributed over $6.2 billion (Rs.28,305 crore) to the Indian economy and created nearly 1.8 million jobs in 2008-2009, a new report released here Friday said. The sector has a total output of $20.4 billion (Rs.92,645 crore), contributing...

V.K. Murthy gets standing ovation at National Film Awards

New Delhi, March 19(Calcutta Tube) Legendary cinematographer V.K. Murthy, best remembered for his work on the Guru Dutt films, received a standing ovation at the 56th National Film Awards ceremony Friday when he was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2008 by President Pratibha Patil. Murthy, 87,...

Feel humbled, honoured with Rajya Sabha nomination: Javed Akhtar

Mumbai, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) Eminent poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha Friday, said he feels ‘honoured’ and will strive to live up to the people’s expectations. ‘I feel immensely honoured by this great responsibility entrusted upon me and...

« Previous Entries