Fresh from his National Award, Arjun Rampal says he is playing his toughest role in director Prakash Jha’s dark political thriller “Raajneeti”.In the film, Arjun is cast as Ranbir Kapoor’s zany, flamboyant elder brother.“I don’t play the conventional ‘Bade Bhaiyya’. It’s the toughest…

Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal.The 40-year-old actress, the country’s most eligible single woman, will finally say “I do” to Nepali businessman…

Adrenaline pumping action, cutting edge technology and with three actresses wooing him, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is all set to make a grand comeback as the solo lead in action film “Prince” releasing Friday.Made at a budget of over Rs.40 crore (Rs.400 million) by…

With younger Indian filmmakers exposed to western cinema and western culture making different types of films, Indian stars will be truly global, “much sooner than anyone would expect”, says Bollywood’s superstar Shah Rukh Khan.“The younger filmmakers, I think are completely new-thinking people. They have…

Amitabh Bachchan may be respected the world over as the biggest Bollywood star but his actor-politician wife Jaya feels “Dilip Kumar was the last super star”.“I don’t believe in super stars. Anyway, I think there are no super stars now. Dilip Kumar was the…

Vivek Oberoi is a man on a mission – apart from doing quality work in films, he wants to help the needy and says that “inner happiness is achieved by doing good for others”.“I feel it’s my duty to help the needy. I have…

Oscar and Grammy-winning musician and composer A.R. Rahman is set to embark on a highly anticipated US tour in June to wow South Asian audiences in nine cities.Starting with a performance at the Nassau Coliseum in New York on June 11, the “A.R. Rahman…

Shabana Azmi has found an inventive way of spending her time while she waits for her fractured leg to heal. She has been learning Punjabi at home for the dubbed Punjabi version of Gurinder Chadha’s “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife”.And Shabana is having a ball.…

Short, grey hair, stringed glasses and frocks picked up from the streets… Dimple Kapadia goes de-glam for her role as a Parsi woman in “Tum Milo Toh Sahi”, a look styled by her late sister Simple who died of cancer last year.“It was Simple…

Composer A.R. Rahman plans to be out of India for the longest period for a series of world concerts and says he is not thinking about any other work for the next few months.“It’s a very tough schedule for me this year. I’ll be…