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Bollywood stars at Karan Johar's grand birthday bash

26 May 2012 12:42 AM, PDT | GlamSham | See recent GlamSham news »

The who's who of Bollywood descended filmmaker Karan Johar's 40th grand birthday bash yesterday at Mumbai's plush hotel. The star-spangled night saw all the B-town big-wigs including Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, et al under one roof. According to the sources, designer Manish Malhotra took charge of all the arrangements including venue preparation, deciding the the »

KJo's 40th birthday bash a black and white affair - Realbollywood.com News

25 May 2012 2:48 PM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

Mumbai, May 26: It was supposed to be Bollywood's party of the year, and that it truly seemed like it was! From Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu to Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan and Jaya Bachchan --Bollywood's who's who, dressed predominantly in black and white, attended filmmaker Karan Johar's grand 40th birthday bash, at the Taj Lands End hotel here Friday night.

The theme for the night itself. »

- Arun Pandit

Lok Sabha passes Bill to prevent child abuse

23 May 2012 6:31 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

Aamir Khan's TV show Satyamev Jayate seems to have achieved its purpose. It may be recalled that the second episode of the show dealt with the grave issue of child abuse still prevalent in India. Various victims who faced this ghastly abuse boldly came out of the closet on the show and narrated their horror stories that shocked the country. And now it seems that the effort taken by the show to reach the Government has had some effect. The child protection bill which has been pending for a long time has finally been passed by the Lok Sabha. An excited Aamir tweeted, "Hey guys, great news! The Lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill today!!! Unbelievable!!! Super News!" He further added, "Hey guys, I want to thank the brave survivors who came on the show today to share their stories. Anamika, Cinderella, Harish, »

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Rana Daggubati to learn street art for Indo-American crime story

23 May 2012 4:57 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

Which A-lister from Bollywood is going to play Rana Daggubati's mentor-cop in Aditya Bhattacharya's new-rage adaptation of his 1989 cult crime drama Raakh? In the original, Pankaj Kapoor had played the part of the disillusioned drunken ostracized cop who helps hero Aamir Khan seek revenge when Aamir's girlfriend (Supriya Pathak) is gang raped by a gang lord and his goons. The story now entitled A Momentary Lapse Of Reason now moves to Los Angeles. And the hero's enemies are now crime-lords operating out of La. At the moment, neither the director nor Rana are willing to discuss the crucial casting of the Pankaj Kapoor's character in the original. Rana is excited about this being his first English-language film, and one that requires intense preparation. The film has a very prominent place for the street art of La. Rana needs to get into La at least three months in »

- Subhash K. Jha

Aamir ecstatic over nod to child sexual abuse bill - Realbollywood.com News

23 May 2012 1:38 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

New Delhi, May 23: Two weeks after Bollywood actor Aamir Khan touched upon the subject of child sex abuse on his show "Satyamev Jayate", the bill targeting the offenders finally got a nod in parliament.

The actor is delighted that the bill was passed Tuesday.

"Hey guys, great news! The lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill today!!! Unbelievable!!! Super News!" Aamir wrote on his Facebook page.

During the episode telecast May 12, Aamir had spoken to several such victims, their family members and narrated. »

- Amith Ostwal

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Ndtv Toyota Greenathon Campaign 4 a success!

22 May 2012 9:31 AM, PDT | Bollyspice | See recent Bollyspice news »

1500 kms over 30 days across 5 states, 8.89 crore funds in 12 hours, 508 villages, a galaxy of celebs, singers, citizens concluded the 12-hr gala finale of the fourth edition of the Ndtv-Toyota Greenathon on Sunday at the sprawling Yash Raj Film studios in Mumbai. Presented by the country’s reputed news network, Ndtv, Brand Ambassador Priyanka Chopra, comedian Cyrus Ndtv’s Group CEO Vikram Chandra celebrated 20th May as ‘India’s Recycling Day’, creating awareness, spreading the magnitude of the depleting green environment and inviting citizens to participate in campaigns such as deposit waste in centres across 8 cities.

For its fourth year, Greenathon’s focus has been recycling waste, especially plastic, along with encouraging everyone to keep their immediate environment clean. Joining the grand celebrations of Greenathon-4 were film personalities Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor, Sridevi, Farhan Akhtan, Kunal Kohli, Rahul Bose, Bappi Lahiri as well as celebrity chefs, »

- Pooja Rao

Shahrukh, Priyanka and Aamir adopt villages for a cause! - Realbollywood.com News

22 May 2012 5:29 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

Mumbai, May 22: Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Aamir Khan have adopted villages as part of the Greenathon campaign to work for its welfare and raise awareness about the environment.

The fourth edition of Ndtv-Toyota Greenathon raised Rs.8.89 crore for the benefit of 508 villages. While Shah Rukh adopted 12 villages, Aamir adopted five villages. Greenathon brand ambassador Priyanka adopted two villages and her "Teri Meri Kahaani" co-star Shahid took three villages.

Actors Rahul Bose, Arjun Kapoor, chef Ritu Dalmia and music composer. »

- Rahul Kapoor

Aamir doing fantastic job with 'Satyamev Jayate': Ritesh Sidhwani - Realbollywood.com News

20 May 2012 11:53 PM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

New Delhi, May 21: Film producer Ritesh Sidhwani, who is co-producing Aamir Khan's next movie "Talaash", is impressed with the actor's TV debut "Satyamev Jayate", aimed at bringing a positive change in society.

"Aamir's show is a brilliant effort. It is fantastic what he is doing. Through the show, he is making everyone socially responsible and aware," Sidhwani told Ians.

The show hits upon social evils and issues in the country, and so far Aamir has been seen talking to victims of female foeticide, child sex abuse and dowry. He also doles out statistical facts to support his quest for change.

There. »

- Abhijeet Sen

Raj Thackeray appreciates Shekhars social service

19 May 2012 8:33 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

It seems to be the season of social awakening with Aamir Khan's 'Satyamev Jayate' being debated vociferously throughout the country. On the other hand, another gentleman of repute from the industry, Shekhar Ravjiani, arguably one of the biggest names in Bollywood is quietly and tirelessly working towards a cause that he believes in. Ravjiani has been carrying out his social responsibilities in the way he knows best, by creating wonderful music. The music in question being his recently released Marathi single 'Saazni' composed and sung by him, proceeds of which will be given to Maniketan, a Ngo that looks after the well being of underprivileged girls.

'Saazni' roots from Shekhar's childhood interaction with farmers during his stay in rural Nashik. Most of Bollywood have come out in full support of Shekhar's efforts with several of them taking to micro blogging sites to show their appreciation. However, Shekhar »

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Why has Satyamev Jayate failed at the advertising level? - Realbollywood.com News

17 May 2012 9:19 PM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

Mumbai, May 18: Satyamev Jayete might be the talk of the town and the country, but certain trade reports insist that the show has failed at the advertising level!

One such recent report on Afaqs!, the highly respected trade site for news on the marketing and advertising industries in India, states that much against anticipation, Satyamev Jayate on Star Plus has failed to make it to the Top 10 shows list in the Hindi speaking market (HSM) for the week ended May 12, 2012. Instead, according to Tam's latest data, the much-touted property – garbed in Aamir Khan glory. »

- Rahul Kapoor

Delhi Belly to be screened at Cannes

17 May 2012 9:49 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

Aamir Khan Productions comic thriller Delhi Belly, which was one of last years most successful films at the box office, will now be screened at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. The film directed by Abhinay Deo and written by Akshat Verma had raised the standard of filmmaking in India. With brilliant performances by the films leading trio Imran Khan, Kunal Roy Kapur and Vir along with the music which has been rendered by Ram Sampath, Delhi Belly won many awards this year. Produced by Utv Motion Pictures Delhi Belly was recently released in Hong Kong on May 10. »

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Big B, Aamir: Who'll be 'India's Prime Icon'? - Realbollywood.com News

17 May 2012 3:42 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

New Delhi, May 17: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Aamir Khan are among the contenders for the title of "India's Prime Icon".

Big CBS Prime has pitted them as contenders among other known names from various fields for its upcoming show "India's Prime Icon", said a statement from the channel.

Other contenders for the title on the show, expected to start in the third week of June, include Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, A.R. Rahman, Leander Paes, Rahul Gandhi, Kishor Biyani, Adi Godrej, Kapil Dev and Rahul Dravid.

The winner of the. »

- Diksha Singh

'Satyamev Jayate' first episode marks 90 mn viewership - Realbollywood.com News

16 May 2012 6:23 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

Mumbai, May 16: "Satyamev Jayate", the much-talked about TV show of Bollywood star Aamir Khan, in its launch episode was viewed by 90 million people and was the highest rated show with 4.1 television rating (Tvr), according to Television Audience Measurement (Tam) data.

The first episode, which talked about female foeticide, reached out to 2.67 crore viewers, reported Tam. This, extrapolated to an all India (including urban and rural viewers) reach with Indian Readership Survey (IRS), means that over 90 million viewers tuned in to watch the episode.

"Satyamev. »

- Meeta Kabra

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Aishwarya Rai's post-baby body forces India to confront its attitude to women

16 May 2012 2:33 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The former Miss World is due to appear at the Cannes festival as a debate about her weight rages in her home country

Aishwarya Rai is no stranger to Cannes. The Bollywood actor and former Miss World has attended the film festival 10 times, but her appearance on the red carpet next week is set to be her most talked about. The cause of a controversy raging in India lies not with her latest film – Rai is there to promote a cosmetic brand rather than a new movie – but instead, bewilderingly, with recent photographs which suggest that, six months after giving birth to a baby girl, Rai has yet to regain her pre-pregnancy figure.

Many in India are asking whether the woman routinely referred to as the most beautiful in the world, and who occupies a place in Indian popular culture akin to Kate Middleton or Victoria Beckham, has an obligation »

- Sarfraz Manzoor

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Katrina won't let anyone to work with Aamir, Sallu, Srk

15 May 2012 6:15 AM, PDT | Bollywoodmantra.com | See recent Bollywood Mantra news »

Katina Kaif is presently working with the three leading Khans of Bollywood, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ with Salman Khan, an untitled love story with Shahrukh Khan and ‘Dhoom 3’ with Aamir Khan. Having got the opportunity of working with the three Khans, she sounds a bit possessive. She said that she won’t let anyone else to work with them. "This doesn't make sense to me. It is unfair," Katrina told reporters here when she was asked to pick her favourite Khan. Speaking about her experience of working with each of them, "If suppose if you will ask them to choose one of the actresses, even I will feel bad »

Rajasthan Minister blasts at Aamirs Satyamev Jayate

15 May 2012 5:21 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' has been receiving applauds nationwide for exposing the female foeticide racket in Rajasthan, but the episode has not been well received by Rajasthan Minister Rajkumar Sharma.

Minister of State for Health, Rajkumar Sharma lashed out against Aamir Khan saying that the actor is just greedy for money and the Rajasthan government was already working on the issue of female foeticide before the actor's campaign.

He told the press, "There was an impression that the government has swung into action after Aamir Khan's campaign but to clarify, I would like to highlight that the government is already working for the same. Budget announcements to check foeticide are there and several other steps are being taken. The government took up the issue much before Aamir Khan's programme. It is not because of him that the government is working against female foeticide. »

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Farhan Akhtar: All my interests are covered under one blanket - Realbollywood.com News

14 May 2012 11:45 PM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

Mumbai, May 15: Farhan Akhtar was in Delhi recently. He gave an interview to media about his professional life. He said that he is presently busy working in “Talaash”, a film by Reema Kagti which stars Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor. He is producing the film. Also he is working with Ritesh Sidhwani, at Excel, and deciding about the projects which they are to take in the upcoming year, and shortlisting directors. Farhan Akhtar says that he works on different fields, but all of them has one thing in common, that is they are related to films.

This 39 years old director cum screenwriter cum singer cum actor cum producer cum lyricist, is a storehouse of talent. He has already won two national film awards, as well as six. »

- Meeta Kabra

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Vamsee Juluri: Satyamev Jayate: Truth Is God In India's Phenomenal TV Show

14 May 2012 1:29 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »

Satyamev Jayate is an ancient Sanskrit saying that means "truth alone triumphs." It is India's national motto and appears on the national symbol. Since it is so closely associated with government iconography, its mention in a conversation is likely to be steeped in irony, rather than optimism or belief. It is not something that is widely contemplated or debated.

In the past few days though, "Satyamev Jayate" has become one of the most searched, tweeted, shared, liked and talked about terms in India. The reason for this is not a sudden outbreak of spiritual contemplation, but simply a television show that has captured public attention like few others. The first episode featured a woman whose face was nearly ripped off by her husband. The subject of the episode though was even darker. It was about families that kill their own children. Sometimes, soon after they are born, sometimes even before they are born. »

- Vamsee Juluri

Sridevi makes special appearance on Satyamev Jayate

14 May 2012 9:38 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

Sridevi made a special appearance on the second episode of Aamir Khan's debut TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' to cheer up Harish Aiyer, a sexually abused victim.

While sharing the stories of his troubled past with Aamir Khan, participant Harish Aiyer said that it was his pet Alsatian and his favourite Bollywood actress Sridevi who gave him strength to get through his bad times. He said that watching Sridevi's films gave him the courage to raise his voice against the exploitation he went through for 11 years.

The makers of 'Satyamev Jayate' arranged for Sridevi to come on the show and meet her fan. After meeting Harish, Sridevi said, "I am glad that my films gave you strength in your troubled times. You have shared your past with us and this will encourage all those who are going through this. That makes you a real hero."

Sridevi »

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