Mira Nair’s film ‘risks insulting Islam’ suggests UNDP
Published on 23 Oct 08
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Rotterdam Film Festival Fund and Titles announced
Published on 06 Nov 08
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'Ban all Indian movies in Pakistan'
LAHORE: Bollywood movie 'Dostana' has been banned in Pakistan and now the Lahore High Court of Pakistan is hearing a petition which says exhibition of all Indian films be declared unlawful, illegal and against the current Film Rules of Pakistan. Read more »
Roadside Romeo: Walt Disney’s First Hindi Animation
MUMBAI - For the first time Walt Disney has made a film in Hindi. The release of ‘Roadside Romeo,’ the animation tale of a dog finding true love after being abandoned in a Mumbai slum, Friday, October 24, 2008, has hit international headlines. Made in co-production with Yashraj Films, ‘Roadside Romeo’ casts Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. Like a typical Bollywood film, it has songs and dances. Read more »
New York Mayor Bloomberg: Please shoot Indian Films in New York
The Mayor of the US city New York, Michael R. Bloomberg, and NYC & Company CEO, George Fertitta, have launched a new initiative to invite Bollywood producers to base and shoot their films in their city. Because, films bring in tourists. They announced the opening of a new tourism and marketing office in India, the culmination of a two-year plan to strengthen the impact of the City's $30 billion travel and tourism industry, Monday, October 13. Travel to New York City from India grew by 47 percent last year to 157,000 visitors and generated an economic impact of $266 million. Read more »
Dholakia's controversial film 'Lamha' on Kashmir in serious trouble
Srinagar (Kashmir)- The shooting of a controversial film on Indian Kashmir has led to a slanging match among Indian authorities, separatists and filmmakers. The trouble started after Bollywood filmmaker Rahul Dholakia's admission that his forthcoming movie "Lamha" would depict the pain and suffering of Kashmir even though it was essentially a love story. Bollywood's 'sex bomb' Bipasha Basu is portraying the character of an Islamic separatist (woman), Asiya. Read more »
UK Minister and top Bollywood stars celebrate historic agreement
An era of closer collaboration between Indian and UK film-makers began as Britain's film Minister Barbara Follett launched a historic film co-production on the set of major Bollywood movie London Dreams, Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Now, any Indian filmmaker who wants to collaborate with a British producer under the treaty will have access to a range of benefits including tax breaks, sources of funding and practical support. Read more »
Shah Rukh Khan knighted in Malaysia amid controversy
What started as an attempt to promote Malaysian tourism among Indians has turned into a national controversy in Malaysia. The country, home to about 2.6 million people of Indian origin, bestowed one of Malaysia's prestigious titles 'Datuk' on India's most bankable film star Shah Rukh Khan. But the opposition leader has questioned the decision. Malaysian honour 'Datuk' is almost equivalent of the British knight 'Sir'. The news has amused press ranging from The Washington Times to 'The Variety'. Read more »