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The daring director Rahul Dholakia is facing immense difficulties in each step that he is taking in making his passion for portraying the real problems faced by the people of Kashmir a reality.

The fruit traders in a market in the state were the first ones to halt the shooting going on in the place as they feared that the film intends to showcase them in a bad light.

The presence of a gun holding artist of the film also led to more speculations leading to a situation where the director was asked to show the footage that he had canned to the locals.

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Hollywood actor Will Smith is determined to fulfill his promise to star in a Bollywood movie.

He has been taking advice from “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle, reports contactmusic.com.

Boyle turned his hand to making a film in India with his latest project, which was shot in Mumbai and the moviemaker is convinced that Smith is serious about trying his luck in a different genre of pictures as Smith made several trips to visit him onset in India.

“While we were filming there, Will Smith came over twice. There’s a massive coming together of Bollywood and Hollywood. It’ll only take one person to bring them together and it will be huge.”

Smith also sought out Indian actor Anil Kapoor, who confirmed that the actor recently paid him a visit.

“Yes, he came to visit us. He came to my residence. Very nice chap,” Anil Kapoor said.

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is in a stable condition in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted with acute abdominal pains.

Officials said he was responding to treatment and had a “restful night” after being admitted to hospital on Saturday, his 66th birthday.

Earlier in the day, fans crowded outside Bachchan’s home with flowers and banners to mark his birthday.

Known as the “big B”, Bachchan has starred in over 150 films in 30 years.

“The medication has worked on him and doctors are pleased with his recovery,” hospital spokesman Mohan Rahan said, adding he could be out in a few days.

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A special screening of Richard Attenborough’s Academy Award-winning movie “Gandhi” will be held at the Middle Eastern International Film Festival (MEIFF) 2008 in Abu Dhabi Saturday.

(DW celebrates Gandhi with our own “Stand up Desi” shirt which is available HERE.)

Actor Ben Kingsley, who won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the film, will attend the special screening at the Emirates Palace Hotel, according to a MEIFF statement.

The film has been dubbed into Arabic and will have its first local premiere at an international film festival in this region.

Apart from Kingsley’s award, Attenborough’s film won seven Oscars in 1983, including those for best picture and best director. (more…)

Mallika Sherawat will play a Nagin (snakewoman) in her next release, Hisss. Hisss is directed by Jennifer Lynch of Boxing Helena (1993) fame, which incidentally won her a Raspberry award for the worst director for the movie in 1994.

Does not augur well for Hisss on the face of it. But, Hisss‘ costume, make-up, and special effects teasers have generated a lot of interest. You can see from the pictures here that this is not your standard Ramsay, or even Ramu (The Factory) horror film. Costume quality and makeup in the Hiss arfe definitely on Hollywood standards. We hold our judgement though on that ridiculous name Hisss - who chose that, some assistant director to the Ramseys?

The producers, Vikram Singh and Govind Menon, have roped in Robert Kurtzman, known for his expertise in make-up, special effects, and visual effects. Kurtzman has won the Saturn award in 1999, for make-up in the movie Vampires.
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Karisma Kapoor on Verve
Karisma Kapoor on the cover of the latest issue of Verve.

Saif, Arjun and Yuvraj on the cover of GQ
GQ Indian launch featuring Nawab Pataudi Jr. and others.

Launch of the Desi Baby Collection
Desi Wear announces the launch of the brand new Desi Baby and Desi Kids clothing line.

Wyclef Jean Speaks With Abhishek Bachchan
Desi Hits! got some great video interviews with Wyclef Jean and Abhishek Bachchan.

Drona - Movie Review
Bollywood Buzz reviews the antasy/adventure blockbuster.

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DRONA is a big film in all respects — big stars, big canvas, big expenditure on SFX, big ad spend, big expectations. Sadly, it’s a big, big, big letdown as well.

Fantasy/adventure films are a rarity in Bollywood. Actually, you want to laud Goldie Behl for being courageous, for venturing into a lane that’s rarely visited by dream merchants here. But the screenplay is a complete mess. In fact, if at all there would be Razzies in Bollywood, the three writers of DRONA — Jaydeep Sarkar, Rohini Killough and Goldie Behl — should be nominated proto for coming up with a sloppy and slipshod screenplay.

What saddens your heart is the fact that the Lullas of Eros and Shrishti Arya, the producers of DRONA, have spared no efforts in giving DRONA a spectacular look. The vision is perfect, but how about narrating an absorbing and attention-grabbing story? You remember DRONA for its striking visuals, not storyline. It’s like embellishing priceless and precious jewels on a mannequin.

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Mumbai • Actor Aamir Khan’s directorial debut Taare Zameen Par has been selected as India’s entry for the Oscar 2009 in the best foreign film category, impressing the jury with its “perfection” in all aspects of film-making.

Taare Zameen Par is the final choice because it has a universal appeal and it has all the elements that make a good film, in terms of its production value, script, concept and story,” film-maker Sunil Darshan said here yesterday.

Darshan is the chairman of the 10-member jury set up by the Film Federation of India (FFI).

The movie was jointly produced by Aamir Khan Productions and PVR Pictures and starred Darsheel Safary as the protagonist. It it the story of an eight-year-old dyslexic boy and a teacher, played by Aamir, bringing the kid out of his predicament.

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A court in the Indian capital Delhi has rejected a lawsuit filed by Hollywood company Warner Bros against the makers of a Bollywood film Hari Puttar. The makers of the blockbuster Harry Potter films said the title of the Indian movie was too similar.

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