Hypokrit Theatre Company and Junoon Performing Arts present Indian classics re-imagined with the showcase of Devdas and Choker Bali. The presentation of the dual performances will run from November 4th – 20th, at the Theater for the New City in New York.
Devdas – a modern day dance spectacle is set in India’s hyper-competitive and hyper-masculine reality dance competition world. It’s the story of two women who coveted both, the main prize and the man. Devdas will be portrayed from the point of the two women that loved him through a ballet set in modern India. This theatrical presentation will use original music composed by Aalap Desai, and contemporary choreography by Swarali Karulkar.
Choker Bali is an exploration of the life of widows in 20th century Calcutta, in which our one particular widow Binodini becomes entangled and forbidden love triangle. The performance is adapted by Dr. Partha Chatterjee from Rabindranath Tagore...
Devdas – a modern day dance spectacle is set in India’s hyper-competitive and hyper-masculine reality dance competition world. It’s the story of two women who coveted both, the main prize and the man. Devdas will be portrayed from the point of the two women that loved him through a ballet set in modern India. This theatrical presentation will use original music composed by Aalap Desai, and contemporary choreography by Swarali Karulkar.
Choker Bali is an exploration of the life of widows in 20th century Calcutta, in which our one particular widow Binodini becomes entangled and forbidden love triangle. The performance is adapted by Dr. Partha Chatterjee from Rabindranath Tagore...
- 10/17/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
She came, she saw, she conquered, and quite literally so, she is none other than the model turned actress turned mother Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Starting her career with modeling winning one of the most coveted pageants, the Miss World crown in 1994, later Aishwarya progressed to film making her debut alongside Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Ever since then there has been no looking back for this actress. Over the year she enthralled the audience with films like Taal, Devdas, Chokker Bali and many others. Currently happily married, becoming a part of the legendary Bachchan family Aishwarya is roumoured to be making a comeback to films. But today as the country celebrates the festival of lights Bollywood Hungama wishes Aishwarya a very Happy Birthday. You too can join us as we wish Aishwarya simply by positing your wishes below:...
- 11/1/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 10th edition of Jeevika: Asian Livelihood Documentary Festival to be held in New Delhi from August 29-September 1 has unveiled its lineup. The festival will take place at the India Habitat Centre.
The festival will open with No Problem! (Six months with the barefoot Grandmamas) by Yasmin Kidwai. The film revolves around numerous illiterate rural women from all over the world, particularly Africa, who are being trained as solar engineers in the village of Tilonia, Rajasthan through the Rural Solar Electrification Project run by the Barefoot College. It won the Best Documentary award at Zanzibar International Film Festival.
The other documentaries to be screened at the festival are:
Aarohan by Manish Pruthi, Pallavi Kumar, Pawan Lodhi
Green School: Footprints in the future by Giovanni Mo
A Common Story by Ananda Siddhartha,Epti Pattnaik,Piyus Garud,Pratik Bhakta
Their Last Weapon by Nirupama Singh
The Road Back Home by Shobhit Jain...
The festival will open with No Problem! (Six months with the barefoot Grandmamas) by Yasmin Kidwai. The film revolves around numerous illiterate rural women from all over the world, particularly Africa, who are being trained as solar engineers in the village of Tilonia, Rajasthan through the Rural Solar Electrification Project run by the Barefoot College. It won the Best Documentary award at Zanzibar International Film Festival.
The other documentaries to be screened at the festival are:
Aarohan by Manish Pruthi, Pallavi Kumar, Pawan Lodhi
Green School: Footprints in the future by Giovanni Mo
A Common Story by Ananda Siddhartha,Epti Pattnaik,Piyus Garud,Pratik Bhakta
Their Last Weapon by Nirupama Singh
The Road Back Home by Shobhit Jain...
- 8/24/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham makes a departure from his typical action-hunk roles to play a handsome, self-obsessed, vain music producer who learns a hard but valuable lesson about love and relationships in Reliance Entertainment’s latest rom-com I Me Aur Main.
The charming John Abraham (Academy Award nominated film Water, Houseful 2, Force) plays Ishaan, a charismatic, strikingly handsome music producer from Mumbai. A typical city boy, Ishaan leads a sheltered life that revolves around himself and his wants and his needs. His self-absorbed existence revolves around his mother (Zarina Wahib – My Name Is Khan, Agneepath), who rests on his every word and caters to his every whim, his over-protective elder sister Shivani (Mini Mathur) and his long-suffering girlfriend Anushka (Chitrangda Singh – Desi Boyz, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi). Ishaan takes all the devoted women in his life for granted.
But one day his picture perfect life comes crashing down around him with sad,...
The charming John Abraham (Academy Award nominated film Water, Houseful 2, Force) plays Ishaan, a charismatic, strikingly handsome music producer from Mumbai. A typical city boy, Ishaan leads a sheltered life that revolves around himself and his wants and his needs. His self-absorbed existence revolves around his mother (Zarina Wahib – My Name Is Khan, Agneepath), who rests on his every word and caters to his every whim, his over-protective elder sister Shivani (Mini Mathur) and his long-suffering girlfriend Anushka (Chitrangda Singh – Desi Boyz, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi). Ishaan takes all the devoted women in his life for granted.
But one day his picture perfect life comes crashing down around him with sad,...
- 2/20/2013
- by BollySpice Team
- Bollyspice
Hallways adorned with the original posters of timeless classics. Auditoriums across the sprawling campus at Whistling Woods International (Wwi) playing Indian cinema’s gems such as Kabhi Kabhie, Bimay Roy’s Devdas, Sholay, Kanoon, Anand, Magadheera, Diamond Queen, Sahib bibi aur ghulam, Kalicharan, Kagaz ke phool, Charulata, Arth, Awaara, Sholay, Umrao Jaan, Charulata, Guide, Salaam Bombay, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bandini, Sujata and 36 Chowringhee Lane, Amar Akbar Anthony, Mother India, Pushpak among many others. Workshops, seminars, panel discussions on subjects ranging from film-making, script writing, Marketing and distribution, dance, poetry, music, still photography, cinematography, as well as colourisation of black-and-white films. This and a lot more doses of entertainment, learning and fun concluded the 3-day celebration of the centenary of Indian Cinema organized by students of maverick filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s reputed film school ‘Whistling Woods International”
The inaugural ceremony began on a high note with A. R. Rahman, Gluzar, Saroj Khan,...
The inaugural ceremony began on a high note with A. R. Rahman, Gluzar, Saroj Khan,...
- 6/6/2012
- by Pooja Rao
- Bollyspice
Here at BollySpice, we love to learn and write about all aspects of the Hindi film industry. The stars and the films, of course, but we also love to write about the directors, the musicians, the singers, the choreographers and producers. Sometimes we get the cool chance to talk to someone involved in the production companies and businesses that make and promote the films we love. Last week, I got one of those unique opportunities. I would like to introduce you to Shailja Gupta, a woman of many different talents. She began as a web designer, went on to create a vast technology company, she writes and directs films and is an artist. She has handled the international marketing for films like Choker Bali, is the woman behind developing the merchandise and toys to promote Ra.One, and now is head of Red Chillies Entertainment USA. Yes, Red Chillies, which is...
- 3/20/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
2011 has been all about variety. A run-of-the-mill, do it by the numbers soundtrack just won’t cut it anymore, not with an abundance of fresh talent injecting life and creativity into the industry, and pushing the veterans to try harder.
This year it was hard to narrow the list down to just 10 great albums (and even then we had to cheat a little bit!): don’t listen to the people who say Bollywood film music is stale, because they’re obviously not looking in the right places! Here are some of the best soundtrack albums of the year to delight your ears with!
10. Shor In The City
The film had a pretty low profile but it didn’t stop two of the tracks from the Ost album rocketing up the charts in the first week of release: the frenetic, pulsating ‘Karma Is a Bitch’ hitting #10 and the lilting, lovely...
This year it was hard to narrow the list down to just 10 great albums (and even then we had to cheat a little bit!): don’t listen to the people who say Bollywood film music is stale, because they’re obviously not looking in the right places! Here are some of the best soundtrack albums of the year to delight your ears with!
10. Shor In The City
The film had a pretty low profile but it didn’t stop two of the tracks from the Ost album rocketing up the charts in the first week of release: the frenetic, pulsating ‘Karma Is a Bitch’ hitting #10 and the lilting, lovely...
- 1/11/2012
- by Vanessa Barnes
- Bollyspice
2011 was a great year for music in the Hindi film industry with an eclectic mix of styles, moods, vibes, beats, fresh new sounds and cool grooves. The songs ranged from romantic ballads, to full on rock, to the playful, the funny, the traditional, the internationally flavored ones and everything in-between and even some with the track tinged with a little bit of each. So many of the soundtracks this year were so good that it was not just one song that was killer good, it was most of them. Because so many albums this year were such a good collection of brilliant songs, think Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Delhi Belly, Rockstar and more, we had a tough time limiting ourselves to 25 Best Songs of the year, so we thought why try and decided to go with 50! We now present the 50 best songs of 2011!
1. ‘Chammak Challo’ – Ra.One – Akon – Vishal-Shekhar
2. ‘Khaawbon Ke...
1. ‘Chammak Challo’ – Ra.One – Akon – Vishal-Shekhar
2. ‘Khaawbon Ke...
- 1/11/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
What can be more uncomfortable than your ex-lover dropping in to pay you a visit, especially when you have moved on and are seeing someone else? That's exactly what happened with Prakash Padukone's daughter, Deepika, who is now dating liquor baron Vijay Mallya's son Siddhartha. Her ex-lover Ranbir Kapoor suddenly dropped in to meet her in the middle of the night.This happened two months ago. At 12.45 am, Ranbir Kapoor came to Deepika's building to meet her. The actor was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. Though Ranbir insisted that he wanted to meet her, Deepika was in no mood to let him in. Consequently, the guard on duty did not permit Ranbir to go upstairs. But Ranbir was in no mood to relent either.Ranbir kept convincing the guard that he should go lax on the rules. Says a source, "But rules are rules in Cozy...
- 12/5/2010
- Filmicafe
August 10, 2010: Yesteryear actor and father of the Bollywood hunk Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor is renovating his Mumbai’s Pali Hill bungalow called Krishna Raj. There’s a reason to it.
The bungalow is going to be more spacious than it was and one of the reasons behind the renovation is Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor says that as soon as he will get his perfect match, he would settle down. He badly wants to start a family.
Rishi Kapoor has decided to transform his bungalow into a 14-storeyed building since he is sure that his son would get married one day. Ranbir confirms it and says that.
The bungalow is going to be more spacious than it was and one of the reasons behind the renovation is Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor says that as soon as he will get his perfect match, he would settle down. He badly wants to start a family.
Rishi Kapoor has decided to transform his bungalow into a 14-storeyed building since he is sure that his son would get married one day. Ranbir confirms it and says that.
- 8/10/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Rishi Kapoor is renovating his Mumbai’s Pali Hill bungalow-Krishna Raj. The bungalow is going to be more spacious than before and one of the reasons behind making it bigger and spacious is their son Ranbir Kapoor. No sooner Ranbir finds the perfect match for him, he will settle down. Ranbir quips that he wants to stat a family soon. Rishi Kapoor has decided to convert his bungalow into 14-storeyed building because he hopes that Ranbir would get married someday. Ranbir confirms the same, “I want to start a family at some point. So we’re only making a bigger house for ourselves.” He hopes to settle down soon, “...
- 8/9/2010
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Twenty-seven-year-old Ranbir Kapoor claims that, like any “normal person”, he, too, has memories attached to the house he grew up in — Krishna Raj, one of the few bungalows left on Mumbai’s Pali Hill. But, in a firm tone, he adds, “The house has to go. We are only making it better and more practical for the future, so there is more (space) to enjoy.”The house is now set to be converted into a 14-storeyed building, where Ranbir hopes to have a family some day.Though the decision to reconstruct the house was taken by Rishi, the self-confessed ‘mama’s boy’ admits ...
- 8/8/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Most of us forget over time the pacts we make with our friends in the fervour of our youth. But National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar doesn't fall in this majority category. In a bid to fulfill a promise made to college friend Mla Krishna Hegde, he has cast the politician in a minor role where he plays himself in the forthcoming film Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji.The pact dates back to the 1980s, says Bhandarkar, when Hegde was a student leader while he himself was nursing aspirations to become a filmmaker. "We decided that if the day comes when he becomes an Mla and I, a successful director, I will cast him in my film," recounts the director who has made films like Fashion and Page 3. "It's about time I fulfill the promise."The director offered Hegde a role last month when the two were vacationing together in Bali.
- 7/19/2010
- Filmicafe
On Saturday night, heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor threw a party at his bungalow Krishna Raj in Pali Hill. It was very homely and counted friends of Ranbir Kapoor were present. It was a wrap up party of ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. His school friend and the director of the film Sidharth Anand made to party along with his wife, Priyanka Chopra and other crew members were present. The food was homemade prepared by Ranbir’s mom and veteran actress Neetu Singh.Basically, Punjabi food was served. Says one of the guests, “Ranbir's mom had looked into every detail. The food was Punjabi homeco...
- 7/7/2010
- Bollywoodmantra.com
On Saturday, Ranbir Kapoor threw his first- ever bash at his bungalow Krishna Raj in Pali Hill. It looks like childhood friend, director Siddharth Anand can make Ranbir Kapoor do things which no one else can. Otherwise Ranbir throwing a party, and that too at his home where not too many guests are allowed? No way! On Saturday night Ranbir had a wrap-up party for the cast and crew of his new film Anjaana Anjaani where everyone from host Ranbir to his dost Siddharth to his delectable co-star Priyanka Chopra, plus the entire unit including the American actors who had flown down to Mumbai to shoot a club song for Anjaana Anjaani last week, had a blast till the wee hours on Sunday morning. Says one of the guests, "Ranbir's mom had looked into every detail. The food was Punjabi home cooked and yummy. Ranbir's dad Rishi Kapoor had crashed...
- 7/7/2010
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
On Saturday, Ranbir Kapoor threw his first- ever bash at his bungalow Krishna Raj in Pali Hill. It looks like childhood friend, director Siddharth Anand can make Ranbir Kapoor do things which no one else can. Otherwise Ranbir throwing a party, and that too at his home where not too many guests are allowed? No way! On Saturday night Ranbir had a wrap-up party for the cast and crew of his new film Anjaana Anjaani where everyone from host Ranbir to his dost Siddharth to his delectable co-star Priyanka Chopra, plus the entire unit including the American actors who had flown down to Mumbai to shoot a club song for Anjaana Anjaani last week, had a blast till the wee hours on Sunday morning. Says one of the guests, "Ranbir's mom had looked into every detail. The food was Punjabi home cooked and yummy. Ranbir's dad Rishi Kapoor had crashed...
- 7/7/2010
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
July 7, 2010: On Saturday, Ranbir Kapoor threw his first- ever bash at his bungalow Krishna Raj in Pali Hill.
It looks like childhood friend, director Siddharth Anand can make Ranbir Kapoor do things which no one else can. Otherwise Ranbir throwing a party, and that too at his home where not too many guests are allowed? No way!
Looks like miracles do happen! On Saturday night Ranbir had a wrap-up party for the cast and crew of his new film Anjaana-Anjaani where everyone from host Ranbir to his dost Siddharth to his delectable co-star Priyanka Chopra, plus the entire unit including the American.
It looks like childhood friend, director Siddharth Anand can make Ranbir Kapoor do things which no one else can. Otherwise Ranbir throwing a party, and that too at his home where not too many guests are allowed? No way!
Looks like miracles do happen! On Saturday night Ranbir had a wrap-up party for the cast and crew of his new film Anjaana-Anjaani where everyone from host Ranbir to his dost Siddharth to his delectable co-star Priyanka Chopra, plus the entire unit including the American.
- 7/7/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Katrina Kaif is on a house-hunting spree. It is believed that the actress has been searching for a home in Bandra area, that’s far away from Galaxy Apartments (Salman Khan’s residence) and closer to Krishna Raj (Ranbir Kapoor’s bungalow) .
She has visited nearly half a dozen buildings in the past few days.
The actress is on the lookout for a 4Bhk space that’s sea-facing. She has set aside a Rs 10 crore budget for the same. A property broker reveals that Kaif had seen a few apartments in Bandra’s Carter Road and Pali Hill area. According to the broker,.
She has visited nearly half a dozen buildings in the past few days.
The actress is on the lookout for a 4Bhk space that’s sea-facing. She has set aside a Rs 10 crore budget for the same. A property broker reveals that Kaif had seen a few apartments in Bandra’s Carter Road and Pali Hill area. According to the broker,.
- 12/4/2009
- by Bollywood
- GoBollywood
In a simple and traditional wedding, 33-year-old Isha Koppikar has married the man of her dreams, Timmy Narang. Throughout the process of the pre-wedding party - held last week with a Ken & Barbie theme - the sangeet, the wedding and the reception, the couple looked relaxed and happy with Isha looking especially fetching in a blue-and-gold lengha at the sangeet. Later, she switched to the traditional red lengha for the wedding and a stunning pink and silver lengha with matching drop ear-rings for the reception.
The wedding was held at the International Centre for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Mumbai. "I'm super excited, can't wait to get married," Timmy had said on the way to the ceremony.
"The wedding ceremony took place for around four hours in Maharashtrian style," said an official at the temple. The auspicious time for the wedding was 11am. "Isha was wearing a red and yellow sari...
The wedding was held at the International Centre for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Mumbai. "I'm super excited, can't wait to get married," Timmy had said on the way to the ceremony.
"The wedding ceremony took place for around four hours in Maharashtrian style," said an official at the temple. The auspicious time for the wedding was 11am. "Isha was wearing a red and yellow sari...
- 11/30/2009
- Bollyspice
Rajee Singh, mother of actress Neetu Kapoor, breathed her last on Tuesday morning. She was living with Rishi Kapoor and Neetu at their Pali Hill bungalow, Krishna Raj.
She died of heart attack. Her cremation was held last evening. Rishi and Neetu’s manager confirmed the news.
In the meantime, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor’s girlfriend, rushed to her boyfriend’s family’s side on hearing the news. She was supposed to leave for Italy as the shoot of Sajid Khan’s Housefull had shifted from London to Italy. And her manager-friend Tia had delivered a baby boy yesterday.
So she was in a mood for celebration until she heard that Ranbir’s grandmother had expired. She cancelled her ticket to Italy and was with the.
She died of heart attack. Her cremation was held last evening. Rishi and Neetu’s manager confirmed the news.
In the meantime, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor’s girlfriend, rushed to her boyfriend’s family’s side on hearing the news. She was supposed to leave for Italy as the shoot of Sajid Khan’s Housefull had shifted from London to Italy. And her manager-friend Tia had delivered a baby boy yesterday.
So she was in a mood for celebration until she heard that Ranbir’s grandmother had expired. She cancelled her ticket to Italy and was with the.
- 8/26/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Neetu Kapoor.s mother, Rajee Singh, 71, passed away early morning on Tuesday. She had been staying with Rishi Kapoor and Neetu at their bungalow Krishna Raj, Pali Hill, Bandra. Rajee Singh died of a cardiac arrest and was cremated last evening.Shanti Malik, manager to Rishi and Neetu, confirmed the news and said, .Mrs Rajee Singh died due to cardiac arrest at around 4.20 am..Meanwhile, Ranbir Kapoor.s girlfriend Deepika Padukone, cancelled all her appointments to be by her boyfriend.s family.s side all day yesterday.A source said, .Deepika was scheduled to leave for Italy to shoot for Sajid Khan.s Housefull with Akshay Kumar. She was in Mumbai for a couple of days as the shooting location was being shifted from London to Italy. Also, she was in a mood for celebration as her manager-friend Tia delivered a baby boy yesterday. But when Deepika...
- 8/25/2009
- Filmicafe
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