Freida Pinto gained global fame when she starred in the Academy Award winning “Slumdog Millionaire” just a few short years ago which you can now catch on cable or direct.tv satellite. In that time, she’s gained notoriety for her breathtaking beauty and philanthropy and we salute Ms. Pinto for staying true to her Indian roots. Here are a few facts we bet you didn’t know about one of [...]
The innovative talent of the Bollywood scene continues produce colorful, songs that everyone can dance to. Some are faster paced than others but they are all upbeat.
The latest Bollywood music trends for 2011 are video songs. The song from Goalmaal 3 as originally performed by Shaan and Anushka Manchanda continues to be hot and popular. It carries an electronic feel, a pulsation reminiscent of electronica when it first came out.
Within this group of videos are replays. One of the [...]
On Jan. 2, 2011 MTV announced that the most promising musician for 2011 was a band name Mona from Nashville, TN. Mona’s members include Nick Brown on vocals and guitar, Vince Gard on drums, Zach Lindsey on bass and Jordan Young on guitar. Their genre is considered Alternative Rock. Some of their songs include Shooting the Moon, Teenager, Trouble on the Way and Listen to Your Love.
Coming in second on the MTV poll was Jesse Jay a 23 year old female singer from Redbridge London, England who was also named Britain’s most promising musician [...]
To be a top music producer, one must always bring cutting-edge ideas to the music industry. The music industry depends on discovery of beautiful artists, lyrics, rhythms, and sounds that captivate and charm masses of people.
1. Dave Sitek
Dave Sitek loves to experiment with music, and he shares this love with audiences. He has produced albums by Scarlett Johansson and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
2. Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns may not have the most technological expertise in music, but he has a warm and genuine connection to the artists he works with. He also has a simple [...]
2010 certainly graced us with more many new soon to be household names in the film industry, but today we’re going to look at the most promising actors of 2011. With new technology erupting daily, and new talent being discovered hourly; we decide who we believe will make the largest impact on the big screen this year.
Perhaps the actor who has had to come within inches of a role, more than once only to get beaten out, is [...]
Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis gained some recognition in Hollywood for his work on the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, which was directed by Clint Eastwood, and earned Haggis his first Oscar, but it was Haggis’ film Crash, which he wrote and directed that brought him major attention. He followed this second academy award with a foray into the James Bond franchise, consulting with Neil Purvis and Robert Wade on the film Casino Royale. This was to be the film that would relaunch the franchise with an new actor portraying James Bond, [...]
Hollywood appears to be facing a tremendous year with the movie industry. Some promising directors are making a name for themselves with such high profile movies as The Adjustment Bureau and I Am Number Four. The world of directors such as James Cameron or Jodie Foster are making room for the new batch of possible heavy hitters in the movie industry. While this bunch of directors each hope to make a niche in Hollywood iconic world of directing [...]
Samir Karnik, screenwriter, director and producer has his name on “Yamla Pagla Deewana” which opened earlier this year to good reviews. This film, a mixture of comedy and drama, stars Dharmendra and his sons, Sunny and Bobby Deol.
Starting out as a child star in 1973, Aamir Khan has gone on to be a critically acclaimed producer while continuing his acting career. Aamir Khan Productions was founded by him in 2001 and has produced “Dhobi Ghat.” This film is the story of four people in Mumbai who meet through fate. It is one of three films featured at [...]
We know this site is dedicated to top Indian movies, but we wouldn’t be doing our readers justice if we didn’t spend at least one entry on an Indian actress and model who has taken the United States (and more) by storm. Padma Lakshmi may be claimed by American audiences, but she was in fact born in Chennai, India and spent much of her time shuttling between Madras and New York. Her early career included working with a modeling agency in India who got gigs in Paris, Milan, and New York where she worked for designers such as Emanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, and Alberta Ferretti. She is also purported to have been one of Helmut Newton’s favorite photographic subjects. As far as Hindi film, she starred with Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff in Boom, a 2003 Hindi action film. She married novelist Salman Rushdie in 2004 and was the inspiration for one of the author’s characters in his novel Fury. That marriage ended in divorce in 2007. Since her Tamil is said to be perfect, she was asked in an interview if she would consider doing Tamil films in the future, to which she replied that such an offer “would be cool.” So stay tuned on that front. In the meantime, you can catch her hosting on Top Chef, a Bravo TV series now in its eighth season. Of most recent news, the actress/model gave birth last year to a baby girl who sources say was fathered by venture capitalist Adam Dell as a result of a [...]
I bet that got your attention. Although the chances of that happening are slim to remote (actually, they’re pretty non-existent), Romania’s Secretary of State announced today that the country encourages “Indian filmmakers to come and in turn help tourism. Since our actors and producers are very skilled, (Indian) filmmakers will also discover new possibilities.” The politico went on to state that [...]
