New Delhi | 12 hours ago
Getting Indian visa as difficult as American: Shafqat Amanat Ali
New Delhi, Aug 29 - Getting an Indian visa has become as tough as getting an American one, says popular Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, who was on a four-city tour of the country. But he maintains that films and music are the two 'strong' bonds between India and Pakistan.'Visa has become an issue in the past four to five months. It - is now as difficult as getting an American visa. Insha ... read more

New Delhi | 13 days ago
My next dream is to sing for Bollywood, Rahman: 'Indian Idol' winner
New Delhi, Aug 16 - For Hyderabad boy Sreeram Chandra, this Independence Day couldn't have been more special. He realised his dream of winning music reality show 'Indian Idol 5', and can't wait now for his next dream -- of singing for Bollywood and Oscar winning music composer A.R. Rahman -- to come true.'My next dream is to make it big in Bollywood,' Sreeram, who was declared the winner of 'India ... read more

Mumbai | 13 days ago
Big B goes 'shava shava' on 'Indian Idol 5' finale
Mumbai, Aug 15 - He came, danced, cheered and even played a fun round of his upcoming quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 4' - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, also fondly called Big B, made the finale of popular music reality show 'Indian Idol 5' even bigger with his presence.The 67-year-old received a warm welcome from all three finalists - Sreeram Chandra, Rakesh Maini and Bhoomi Trivedi as th ... read more

New Delhi | 15 days ago
'Indian Idol' finalists headed for Bollywood
New Delhi, Aug 14 - They came starry eyed from humble backgrounds. But today Sreeram Chandra, Rakesh Maini and Bhoomi Trivedi -- the three 'Indian Idol 5' finalists -- have set their eyes straight on Bollywood and are ready to rock the industry.The fifth season of 'Indian Idol', which started in April, will culminate Sunday with the announcement of the winner at a grand show. Bollywood stars like ... read more

Mumbai | 16 days ago
Bollywood salutes freedom on Independence Day
Mumbai, Aug 13 - From being able to express themselves freely to fighting injustices without let, the country's freedom has empowered its people in many ways. Joining in the celebration of the myriad meanings of that freedom on the Independence Day Aug 15 will be Bollywood stars like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh.IANS spoke to a few celebrities from B-town and asked them ... read more

Mumbai | 16 days ago
Bollywood salutes freedom on Independence Day
Mumbai, Aug 13 - From being able to express themselves freely to fighting injustices without let, the country's freedom has empowered its people in many ways. Joining in the celebration of the myriad meanings of that freedom on the Independence Day Aug 16 will be Bollywood stars like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh.IANS spoke to a few celebrities from B-town and asked them ... read more

27 days ago
'Aashayein' essentially a pack of love songs
Film: 'Aashayein'; Music Directors: Pritam Chakroborty, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant and Shiraz Uppal; Lyricists: Sameer, Kumaar, Shakeel Sohail and Mir Ali Husain; Singers: Neeraj Shridhar, Shaan, Tulsi Kumar, Shiraz Uppal, Zubeen Garg, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Mohit Chauhan and Shankar Mahadevan; Rating: ***Director Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Aashayein' generates quite a lot of interest ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
When Neil was hit with a broom
New Delhi, July 28 - Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh was hit with a broom by none other than director Pradeep Sarkar on the sets of his forthcoming film 'Lafangey Parindey'.According to a source, the scene required actress Deepika Padukone to first beat Neil and his friends with a broom and then throw a pail of water on them. But Pradeep wasn't happy with her performance and decided to demonstra ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Rajasthan Royals set for special appearance on 'Indian Idol 5'
New Delhi, July 9 - Six cricketers from Indian Premier League - team Rajasthan Royals will be making a special appearance on Sony TV's music reality show 'Indian Idol 5'.The cricketers - Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Raut, Faiz Fazal, Siddharth Trivedi, Kamran Khan and Naman Ojha - will test their vocal chords and shake a leg with the jury and contestants of 'Indian Idol 5' in an episode to be aired Mond ... read more

Mumbai | 1 month ago
India gets its own music awards
Mumbai, June 30 - India is finally getting its very own music awards. The Indian Music Academy - has joined hands with Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd to create awards that will be a celebration of all music genres.At an event that had panelists like Shivkumar Sharma, Jagjit Singh and Salim and Sulaiman Merchant among others, the creation of Big IMA Awards 2010 was announced. 'We have many awards i ... read more