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Sonya Jehan (pictured left), grand daughter of singer-actress the late Noor Jehan, will be seen in Karan Johar’s forthcoming movie “My Name is Khan”.
The actress, who debuted with Akbar Khan’s “Taj Mahal” three years ago and was also seen in the movie “Khoya Khoya Chaand”, is highly excited about working under a big banner.
She will [...]

Following her sister Sonam Kapoor’s footsteps is Anil Kapoor’s younger daughter, Rhea.
She will be assisting debutant director Ayaan Mukherji in Karan Johar’s home production, “Wake up Sid”.
Interestingly, even Sonam Kapoor started her career, as an assistant director in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Black”.
“Wake up Sid” has Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma and Rahul Khanna in the [...]

These days Shah Rukh Khan is doing research to get into the special needs character of his under production movie, “My Name is Khan”.
He has been busy reading books on Asperger’s syndrome to prepare for the role in Karan Johar’s movie, which is loosely based on the Hollywood film “Rainman”.
Asperger’s syndrome (also called Asperger syndrome, [...]

Though Shah Rukh Khan is the craze among Polish youth, it was Ashutosh Gowariker’s epic romance Jodhaa Akbar that charmed cinegoers during a month-long Hindi film festival held across 12 places in Poland, a country that has a surprisingly large number of Bollywood fans.
If the majestic beauty of Jodhaa Akbar, which had Hrithik Roshan and [...]

Hindi cinema tried hard to Rock On. And not only because director-turned-actor (a first of his kind) Farhan Akhtar chose to do a film by that title. While Farhan acted, sang and performed through the film that redefined the parameters of mainstream Hindi cinema, much of the year saw the industry suffer a crippling blow [...]

Recession or no recession, Bollywood continues to attract newcomers in hordes. A number of first-time directors tried their luck this year. Some succeeded, some didn’t. But the best part was they had the courage to swim against the tide, narrating diverse stories.
The debutante directors who created a solid impact this year included Abbas Tyrewala [JAANE [...]

Bollywood’s most talked about couple Saif and Kareena sent the sparks flying, this time not in Mumbai but in the chilly winter of Philadelphia. The duo turned cosy to beat the shivery winter chill.
Saifeena, who are currently shooting in US for a Karan Johar production alongside Vivek Oberoi, caused a stir amongst the unit members [...]

Karan Johar complimented host Farhan Akhtar by calling him “pretty” while recording for the fun-with-a-celeb show “Oye! It’s Friday”.
Farhan thought Karan was talking about Shamita Shetty who also on the show, which will air on Friday on NDTV Imagine.
“But Karan clarified he was calling Farhan pretty. At first Farhan didn’t know how to react. [...]