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  1. Akkineni family’s kal, aaj aur kal

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    / March 16, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Source : AP News Live   The three generations of Akkineni family will come soon together soon on screen. The octogenarian thespian ANR, his son Nagarjuna and grandson Naga Chaitanya will join to share screen space.   “I always wanted to a film featuring my father, myself and Naga Chaityanya....

  2. M-allu Arjun in Kochi

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    / March 13, 2012 / Leave a comment
      Source : AP News Live Allu Arjun is the most sought after brand ambassador after Shahrukh Khan in Kerala. Yes, the young hero who is referred to as ‘Mallu Arjun’ injest after the phenomenal success of his dubbed films in Kerala, has been invited for the inaugural of yet...

  4. Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Who?

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    / February 26, 2012 / 4 Comments
    In Maharashtra, it is mandatory to sing the National Anthem before and after cinema performances. When one has attended a fairly nondescript movie, it is the fairly rousing anthem that one remembers. But who is the ‘jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka’ to whom our national anthem is a paean? Have you given thought to...

  5. Balayya ka haath, aam fan ke saath

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    / February 26, 2012 / Leave a comment
    It is not just Congress ka haath, aam aadmi se saath. The Telugu Desam too has got into the act, courtesy actor Balakrishna, who for those not familiar with Telugu cinema and politics, is NTR’s son and Chandrababu Naidu’s son’s father-in-law. At Bhadrachalam, Balayya, as he is called, lost his...

  6. Rajini & Aamir Khan in Bhutan !

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    / February 26, 2012 / Leave a comment
    “You remember Aamir Khan’s real name in `3 Idiots‘? Wangdu. You can call me by that name.” That was the young reporter of `Business Bhutan’ offering me an easy way out of struggling to pronounce Phuntsho Wangdi. Aamir Khan was Phunsukh Wangdu in `3 Idiots‘. Once again Bollywood had come...

  7. One song wonders

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    / February 25, 2012 / Leave a comment
    By G Mohan In the ’70s and ’80s, playback singing in Bollywood were oligopolies. The male voice would be either Kishore Kumar or Md Rafi. The Mangeshkar sisters, Lata and Asha were the dominant female voices. When radio was the most popular medium to listen to Hindi film songs, Vividh...

  8. Tum ko Hindi aata kya?

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    / February 21, 2012 / 1 Comment
    My daughter, who is a senior at New York University, recently signed up for a Hindi class. When asked what motivated her to learn the Indian language, she replied, “I want to be able to watch Hindi movies without sub-titles”. The trouble began when she assumed that I was a...

  9. Which wood dances better?

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    / February 15, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood… It’s amazing. The film industry as a whole has gone through a metamorphosis that has left Indians gasping for more. The fights have become more adventurous, more action packed and perhaps even more unbelievable. The dramatic moments have become more synthetic and are jerking more tears than...

  10. The footpath opposite Cinemax

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    / February 4, 2012 / 4 Comments
    “Would you like to see Ra.one tonight?” texted my dad one evening last October. Of course I’d like to see Ra.one, I’d love to see Ra.one. There was a special screening at Prasad Labs in Hyderabad that night. So, my  sister and I, contrary to how we generally dress up for...

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