Tag Archives : Bollywood

Hate Politics in the Times of Love in Mumbai

Hate Politics in the Times of Love in Mumbai

Valentine’s Day mood has set in and the cupid struck lovers have already made plans weeks ahead to make most of Valentine’s Day weekend. All major cities in the world will be celebrating the day of love but dark political clouds are threatening to turn it into date of hate in Mumbai and other parts of India thanks to the age old Indian legacy of [...]
Carrier bags from old Bollywood posters:  Recycling in India takes a cinematic turn!

Carrier bags from old Bollywood posters: Recycling in India takes a cinematic turn!

Recycling paper has taken a whole new turn in India with the once famous but now discarded being turned into utility objects that can be carried out by one and all. It seems that a few of the street children in the Indian capital have been rescued from the clutches of poverty and have been provided with a part-time employment scheme in which they recycle [...]
Shah Rukh Khan and His Temper Tantrums

Shah Rukh Khan and His Temper Tantrums

When people say that Indian celebrities are “so full of themselves” they do not actually exaggerate, and in fact it would be an understatement. When Shah Rukh Khan, the “Bollywood” actor was detained in the U.S. recently as part of routine security checks, the actor threw a tantrum which brought the two countries to a diplomatic [...]
Aamir-Asin duo for next Tata Sky Ads

Aamir-Asin duo for next Tata Sky Ads

The latest news doing the rounds both in the Bollywood and the advertising arena is that actress Asin Thottumkal has replaced model turned actress Gul Panag from the Tata sky advertisement. The Ghajini actress, Asin is now the new face of the Tata Sky advertisement which has all been very successful in the past. Aamir Khan will be seen as a sadarji [...]
Share the Profits or No Movies to be Released

Share the Profits or No Movies to be Released

The distributors in the land of Bollywood, India have been demanding the multiplexes to share half of the box office revenues regardless of the film star casts and the budget. Producers and the distributors in the Bollywood have joined hands to put forward their demand in this long term dispute of revenue sharing with multiplexes. Big names like Mahesh [...]
Get Your Own Poster The Bollywood Ishtyle!

Get Your Own Poster The Bollywood Ishtyle!

The Indian Film Industry aka Bollywood has always been famous for the hand-painted promotional movie posters that we Indians have known to dismiss as something just too colorful and out into your face. Perhaps, that’s the reason why we were glad to take respite in the new techie printout posters that have taken over the old pattern. But it seems [...]
New Trends in Bollywood Film Advertising and Promotion

New Trends in Bollywood Film Advertising and Promotion

Here is a surprise entertaining package at the end of rather grim 2008. Who says only films can be entertaining? The antics and promotion gimmicks used by film stars to promote their flicks (as a part of film advertising and promotion) has become even more amusing and entertaining. Indian films are becoming well packaged entertainment. Bollywood actor [...]