Bollywood Newsroom: Aug 15, 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008

Business News

Oil drops below US$114 on slowing economies

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 02:53 AM CDT

SINGAPORE (AP) _ Oil prices dropped below US$114 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors speculated slowing economic growth in the world's largest economies will continue to undermining global crude demand.

Oil falls below $114 on bearish global demand

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 02:36 AM CDT

By Felicia Loo

Gold falls below $800 for first time since Dec

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 02:34 AM CDT

By Lewa Pardomuan

India Art Summit to hard sell country's work

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 02:33 AM CDT

With the Rs 1,500-crore domestic Art market pegged to grow around 30-35 per cent annually, artists and art galleries from India and UK are gathering in the city next week for the first ever India Art Summit aimed at expanding it further.

Double-digit inflation to continue till Dec: D&B

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 02:33 AM CDT

Inflation is projected to remain in double digits till the end of this year as the fiscal measures initiated by the government are expected to yield results only by December, a latest report by Dun & Bradstreet says.

Govt taking steps to tame prices: PM

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 02:33 AM CDT

Rising prices are posing a challenge for the Indian economy but the government is taking steps to tame prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a speech to mark Independence Day.

Bollywood News

Govinda, Ganesh Acharya - another filmy friendship gone kaput

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 12:18 AM CDT

Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) It's sad but true. Choreographer-turned-director Ganesh Acharya, who made Govinda dance to innumerable hit songs in the past, has fallen out with the star.

'God Tussi Great Ho' is not a remake of any film: Rumy Jafry

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 11:57 PM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Dismissing rumours that his film 'God Tussi Great Ho', which releases Friday, is a remake of popular Hollywood movie 'Bruce Almighty', writer-director Rumy Jafry says his directorial debut has been inspired by an Indian folktale.

Climate change can disrupt economy: PM

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 09:31 PM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Climate change can cause grave harm to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday, and called for long-term solutions to address the threat.

Sufi songs are my first love: Roop Kumar Rathod

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 08:31 PM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) All singers have their favourite genres and for Roop Kumar Rathod, Sufi songs are his first love.

God Tussi Great Hai

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 02:55 PM CDT

At the end of the worst day in his life, Arun Prajapati (Salman Khan) angrily rages against God for making his life miserable. To his astonishment, God (Amitabh Bachchan) appears before him in human form and endowing Arun with all of his divine powers, challenges Arun to take on the big job and see if he can do it any better.

The real KINNG

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 02:55 PM CDT

Director Anees Bazmee knows his craft inside and out. After box-office hits like No Entry and Welcome, he is now basking in the success of his latest, Singh is Kinng.

Bachna Ae Haseeno

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 02:55 PM CDT

Why do girls always fall for the wrong guy? Their mothers warn them about him. Their friends shake their heads disapprovingly. Their minds tell them to escape while the going is good. But no! Oh no! Their hearts are another story altogether.

Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal team up for 'Kandhar'

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 09:21 AM CDT

Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Tamil thespian Kamal Haasan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal are coming together for the first time in a bilingual movie 'Kandhar', about the conspiracy behind hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in December 1999.

Jodhpur fort to come alive with soulful music in October

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 07:39 AM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The historic Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan's Jodhpur town will reverberate with the sounds of traditional Rajasthani folk and classical music during the four-day Rajasthan International Folk Festival in October.

King Akshay gives Salman, Ranbir run for money

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 04:42 AM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Two romantic comedies 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' and 'God Tussi Great Ho' - both releasing Friday - are getting a cold response at the ticket counter in terms of advance bookings, thanks to the overwhelming reaction to last week's release, 'Singh is Kinng'.

Entertainment News

Ethnic children faked at Games opening

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:49 AM CDT

By Belinda Goldsmith

Bono leaks new album's songs

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:47 AM CDT

London, Aug 15 (IANS) Rock star Bono of U2 inadvertently leaked songs from his new album when he sang aloud in his villa in South France and a fan walking past his house overheard him and recorded it.

Classical dance training helped me in Bollywood: Esha Deol

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:44 AM CDT

Dubai, Aug 15 (IANS) Her training in Indian classical dance helped her in the Bollywood film industry rather than hamper her career, says actor Esha Deol.

Robert Wagner tried to kill love rival

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:39 AM CDT

London, Aug 15 (IANS) Actor Robert Wagner considered killing his love rival Warren Beatty after he stole his girlfriend Natalie Wood, reveals his new autobiography.

Ethnic childen faked at Games opening

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:04 AM CDT

By Belinda Goldsmith

Govinda, Ganesh Acharya - another filmy friendship gone kaput

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 12:18 AM CDT

Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) It's sad but true. Choreographer-turned-director Ganesh Acharya, who made Govinda dance to innumerable hit songs in the past, has fallen out with the star.

Hollywood News

Bono leaks new album's songs

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:47 AM CDT

Robert Wagner tried to kill love rival

Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:39 AM CDT

London, Aug 15 (IANS) Actor Robert Wagner considered killing his love rival Warren Beatty after he stole his girlfriend Natalie Wood, reveals his new autobiography.

Elvis Presley remembered on death anniversary

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 11:57 PM CDT

Elvis Presley might have died an inglorious death on Aug 16 thirty-one years ago, but there is no doubt that he is one of the most important singers ever.

'Stone of Destiny' to close Toronto film festival

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 10:02 PM CDT

Toronto, Aug 15 (IANS) This year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will close Sep 13 with the North American premiere of ``Stone of Destiny'', written and directed by Charles Martin Smith.

Sky Fighters

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 02:55 PM CDT

The film starts at the Farnborough Airshow where a demo Mirage 2000-5 is stolen. Captains Antoine Walk'n Marchelli and Sébastien Fahrenheit Vallois are instructed to get it back. They find the rogue Mirage flying stealthy under an Airbus. They get the order to abort when the rogue Mirage is about to fire on Fahrenheit.

Jade Goody to take part in Indian 'Big Brother': report

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 09:09 AM CDT

London, Aug 14 (IANS) Jade Goody, thrown out of Britain's 'Big Brother' television show after bullying Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty last year, is to take part in the Indian version of the show because she wants to clear her name, a newspaper reports Thursday.

Cruz and Johansson dig up Woody Allen's bronze statue in Spain!

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 08:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): American film director Woody Allen's star studded cast for his new movie were stunned when they came across a bronze statue dedicated to the film maker in the Spanish city of Oviedo.

Hugh Hefner to pull the plug on Playboy parties

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 08:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Known for his racy lifestyle and equally saucy girlfriends, Hugh Hefner, will apparently be pulling the plug on his signature 'Playboy Parties,' say reports.

Lindsay Lohan: 'Samantha and my relationship is a private matter'

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 08:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan and her "close" friend Samantha Ronson have said that they will never talk about their relationship, insisting that it is a "private matter".

Nicole Richie to launch 'charity website'

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 08:05 AM CDT

New York, Aug 14 (ANI): In a bid to clean up her image, Nicole Richie is now launching a Web site for the charity, she and boyfriend Joel Madden started-the Richie Madden Children's Foundation.