A tournament deserves the final it gets, it is said sometimes. On the surface, the Asia Cup, with its long-drawn format featuring as many minnows as regular teams, got the final it deserved: another one-sided contest. But scratch the surface and you find a match that ebbed and flowed, one with three individual performances of sheer genius which the Read the full story

Amid swirling rumors of infidelity and divorce, Madonna and Guy Ritchie took their children to Kabbalah services in New York City on Saturday, July 5. Also in attendance? Guy Oseary, who manages the careers of Madonna and Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, to whom she has been linked. Madonna arrived at the Kabbalah Centre in Midtown Manhattan with wet hair and sporting large studded sunglasses to shield Read the full story

Bollywood’s lovable comic actor Paresh Rawal, who in a way gave a whole new meaning to comedies, now admits that he was actually ashamed of some of the recent films he did. “See I’m not bored with comedy. But I’m definitely bored with some of the comedies that I have to do. Some of my recent comedies made me die of shame,” Paresh told IANS in an interview. Read the full story

“Unforgettable”, the much-talked about world tour of the Bachchans of Bollywood, is making waves in Trinidad and Tobago as advance bookings for the show here this month have been overwhelming. The event is expected to be a complete sell-out even though ticket prices are beyond the reach of the average fan, say ticket agents.
The star studded show that will kick off in Toronto, Canada, July 18 will reach Trinidad and Tobago July 20 at Queen’s Park Oval here. It is the only Caribbean venue to be included on the show’s international itinerary. Read the full story

Bollywood’s lovable comic actor Paresh Rawal, who in a way gave a whole new meaning to comedies, now admits that he was actually ashamed of some of the recent films he did. “See I’m not bored with comedy. But I’m definitely bored with some of the comedies that I have to do. Some of my recent comedies made me die of shame,” Paresh told IANS in an interview.
“Last year, I was proud of ‘Cheeni Kum’. That was a classy comedy. But the rest of the comedies were an assault on our sensibility. So I can imagine what they did to the audience,” said the actor, who gave a new lease of life to comedies with Priyadarshan in “Hera Pheri”. Read the full story

Comic actor and Bollywood director Sajid Khan will now be seen cracking jokes while chatting with Bollywood celebrities on his new talk show “Sajid’s Superstars”.Sajid will use humour to dig out the deepest of secrets from the stars, including Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Shahid Kapur and Ranbir Kapoor.
“I always wanted to do my own chat show on television. It is totally a fun Bollywood show, keeping the respect for each of my guests intact. They are all my friends and guests, so I feel they should be respected. Read the full story

Imran Khan, touted as the new chocolate boy of Bollywood, says comparisons with uncle Aamir Khan are inevitable. In fact, he is happy to let his illustrious ‘maamu’ do all the talking for his debut film “Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”. “I’m not shy but I take time to get comfortable with people…I was happy letting Aamir maamu do all the speaking. I also knew people would start making comparisons between us regardless of whether we were seen together or not. When the comparisons are inevitable, what’s the point worrying about it? I really appreciate Aamir’s support though,” Imran told IANS in an interview.
So how much does Imran depend on Aamir for advice? Read the full story

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.
Doing a chat show with Rakhi was something Vidya hadn’t even thought of, “but when she invited me I didn’t hesitate for a moment”, the “Parineeta” actress said. Read the full story

With their respective debut movies having already hit the screen Friday, Imran Khan and Harman Baweja have arrived, literally and figuratively. The industry is more than happy to get two new faces as it feels that the newcomers will ease the situation a bit for independent filmmakers.“Of course, they are a welcome addition. Why only two, the industry needs, at least, 20 stars like Imran Khan and Harman Baweja. It needs them for the survival of the independent producers, especially,” Anil Nagrath, Bollywood production consultant, told IANS. Read the full story

It had all the makings of covering every aspect of growing up in a country that is transitioning faster than any other place on earth, but “Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na” falls just short of becoming a truly Indian teen movie. The newest offering of actor-director-producer Aamir Khan, that launches his nephew Imran, has everything going for it on the technical, creative and commercial fronts. Released on Friday, it is raking in rave reviews and is all set to run to full houses for many weeks to come.
But at the end of the day it is no more than a well-made take on the age-old Archie-Veronica-Betty story. Read the full story