tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19104655906068745172012-01-30T07:52:18.775-05:00Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.comBlogger15141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-53186230476234212592012-01-30T06:52:00.003-05:002012-01-30T07:52:18.785-05:00

The big story today... SHAHRUKH KHAN SLAPS SHIRISH KUNDER at Sanjay Dutt's party. Okay, so like any good piece of gossip, there are multiple versions of the story floating around. Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder say the attack came from nowhere - though Shirish was probably talking shit about Ra.One at the time - but Shahrukh is denying it happened and pro-Shahrukh sources say that Shahrukh was

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Thanks to everybody who sent in their guesses! I'll be contacting the winner. Before we get down to business, Filmi Girl has gone on record before as saying that she thinks it is a real shame that the Best Villain and Best Comedian categories have been eliminated. If she had her way, they would be inserted back and the pointless "Critics" choice would be struck from the record instead.Alas, Filmi

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Better late than never, right? I finally saw The Dirty Picture. As the tsunami of awards will testify, the most popular film of 2011 was not a masala flick nor an overhyped on-par-with-Hollywood action film but a little movie called The Dirty Picture, allegedly - but not officially - based on the life of notorious Southern item girl Silk Smitha. As expected of an Ekta Kapoor production, the

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I realized after I wrote up my review of Agneepath that I never mentioned the violence. Well... it's because I didn't find it all that violent but then I am a grown-up who reads gory manga before bedtime. It takes a lot of violence to shock me. Is Agneepath violent? If you're only used to fluffy Yash Raj romances, definitely. If you are like me and enjoy films like Oldboy, then not really. I

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-34807856092175447312012-01-28T13:35:00.007-05:002012-01-28T14:12:27.690-05:00

"Bachchan ke fan ho kya? Angry young man. ‘Aaj khush to bahut hoge aaj tum, haan. Agneepath. Agneepath.’" -- Geet (Kareena Kapoor) to Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) in Jab We Met Why remake anything? Producers are wary of staking large amounts of money on untested ideas. If a film worked before, why wouldn’t it work again? But of the many films out there, why specifically remake Agneepath, a film

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-72261722485469144892012-01-28T07:43:00.003-05:002012-01-28T08:32:39.611-05:00

Above the cut news! Read about the Razzies of Bollywood! Organizers of the Golden Kela awards, which last year awarded the Worst Actor award to Shah Rukh Khan, say no Bollywood star or film maker shows up to claim their prizes. This week, film maker Anurag Kashyap tweeted he would collect his Ghanta award in person if his film "That Girl in Yellow Boots" wins in the "holier-than-thou" category.

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Posted for no other reason than I thought these were gorgeous... some of you may have seen them already. (Photos thanks to Sabyasachi Mukherjee)

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If you haven't already, check out Asim's interview with Amy Jackson! She seems live a very sweet girl and, yes, he does ask her about being white in Bollywood. I'll be going to see Agneepath tonight and I'm excited! I'm also very happy that almost every review has said two things I'm feeling good about: 1) the film maintains the 1990s-style revenge and 2) Priyanka's role is small enough that she

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Are you in Vancouver? Bollywood films are going to screen at Denman Cinemas! Or in Las Vegas? The CineArts screen gets an article.  Today in gossip - Talaash TRAILER! And MAXIMUM trailer!! That's the important part! * For a dose of laughs, check out One Knight Stands take on Total Films Top 50 Bollywood movies (i.e. 50 Bollywood movies the writer googled.) 6. Inclusion b: The intense SRK,

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For anybody in Dubai, the Vishal-Shekhar concert has been postponed. And for anybody in DC, Atlanta, or Texas - Salim-Sulaiman are coming in concert! In March! Tour dates and tickets are here. Also touring with them are Benny Dayal and Shradda Pandit. I'm not going to miss this! It should be a good show! Today in gossip - SRK, Q, NNM, and a whole host of other initials! Don't you want to know..

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Don't forget it's GAY PRIDE WEEK in Mumbai!! I stayed up way too late finishing that interview so you'll have to forgive my brevity this morning! * My little rant on Priyanka's fat suit gets picked up by Digital Spy! * Joginder Tuteja asks if awards are all a sham. Current awards season has made it clear that for the organisers out there, it's the 'commercial viability' of hosting,

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-27348032051134561042012-01-23T23:18:00.017-05:002012-01-24T06:09:44.967-05:00

For previous entries in this series, please check the index. I want to thank Pitobash for taking the time to speak with me and for showing me his Screen Awards trophy for Best Comic Performance! We had our conversation between the time the show was filmed and when it aired and before we discovered, unfortunately, that the Screen Awards had edited out Pito’s thank you speech. Since I had yet to

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Good morning, all! Another Monday, another week starting fresh and new! So... I finally watched The Dirty Picture last night and I liked it okay. I'll try to get up a review for you today or tomorrow but my quick takeaway is that 1) Vidya Balan was phenomenal and it makes memore upset that Zee Cine Awards would mock her by sticking Piggy Chops in a fat suit, 2) the film suffers from the chronic

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-19290151822631215142012-01-22T07:28:00.003-05:002012-01-22T08:00:36.635-05:00

Oops! I had actually written this list of nominees up and forgotten to post it but now the winners have been announced, I'll just notate who won on the list! And before you check out the winners - I think the ZEE CINE AWARDS owe Vidya Balan an apology for sticking Priyanka Chopra in a fat suit to make fun of Vidya's figure in The Dirty Picture. It was a shameful display and all parties involved

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Today in gossip - Priyanka Chopra in a fat suit, Waar, and some other stuff! * Look, Bollywood. I recognize that Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture does not have the size-zero bikini-body that you think all women starve themselves into. HOWEVER, that is no excuse to dress up PRIYANKA CHOPRA IN A FAT SUIT in a medley of the popular films of the year. Just when I think that Bollywood has hit the

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-10742979078838852242012-01-21T09:06:00.004-05:002012-01-21T09:59:48.652-05:00

There isn't much gossip today, so let's take a look at one of the stories floating through the Bolly Blogosphere: Good Night, Good Morning by Sudhish Kamath aka the guy who once used a rape metaphor to describe remakes. (As in, authorized remakes were like date rape; unauthorized remakes are violent assault. Yes, that's right because violent sexual assault has so much in common with a Sanjay

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-75029155651823038042012-01-20T18:00:00.004-05:002012-01-22T08:24:13.038-05:00

I'm going to try and keep this updated. I'll put a sticky post on the side bar of the blog so you can easily find this list again. And if you have any sites to add, please let me know! I would like to help people watch Indian films legally and easily! EROS ENTERTAINMENT Languages: Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil Subtitles: Yes, but not all films are subtitled. Platforms: PC Cost: Pay per film,

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Time for another round of nominations!! What will the fates dredge up for us this time?! Zee Cine Awards Nominations BEST FILM Singham Bodyguard Don 2 Rockstar Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara The Dirty Picture [No surprises here.] BEST ACTOR Ajay Devgn for Singham Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar Salman Khan for Bodyguard Shahrukh Khan for Ra One Shahrukh Khan for Don 2 Hrithik Roshan for Zindagi Na

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HAPPY FRIDAY! No new releases this week so I'll be using the time to catch up on a few things... or maybe going to see Vettai again. Hee! I got an e-mail yesterday from a reader who had taken offense at my comments on Amy Jackson. First of all, I want to encourage anybody who feels strongly about something I write to please e-mail me or leave a comment. This blog isn't just me dictating my

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-64067163383874020842012-01-19T06:33:00.004-05:002012-01-19T07:22:06.609-05:00

Good morning, world! There isn't too much exciting happening today but I tried to pull some stuff for you. There is one public relations written story floating around about how Sanjay Dutt is bringing old school villains back that was kind of annoying me. Really, PR people? There were no villains between Mr. India and Agneepath? And then this guy from Seattle who is now doing stand-up in India

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-48033427042659580162012-01-18T06:37:00.003-05:002012-01-18T07:35:08.718-05:00

Sujoy Ghosh has started a blog for Kahaani! Go check it out! Today in gossip - assorted nonsense! Salman Khan fans fight back; House Full 2 song leaked; and Filmi Girl must head back into work... * Blah blah blah... I feel dirty linking to this story about John Abraham (ZOMG) maybe getting married. Honestly, who cares? If there were glossy photos of people in great wedding outfits, yes, I'm

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-22902961754328113692012-01-17T08:09:00.003-05:002012-01-17T09:12:38.757-05:00

Good morning, everybody!! Welcome to post number 1501! Thanks for all your kind comments and wishes on my 1500 post. I'll keep trying to do my best for you every day! Something for you to look forward to... I did an interview yesterday with the pistol-sharp Pitobash for Outsider in Bollywood! I've interviewed Americans, Australians, and British-Asians but this will be my first interview with an

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-61109347892055250442012-01-16T09:30:00.002-05:002012-01-16T09:38:20.225-05:00

Just for you - an incredibly stupid video!!!!! Enjoy!

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-25706802038884099722012-01-16T08:04:00.005-05:002012-01-16T09:03:15.041-05:00

Good morning! Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States and although it's mostly an excuse for a three-day weekend and sales, it's important to remember a man who fought so bravely for the civil rights of African Americans.The world will never be fair but at least we can hope that one day it will be more just.Anyways, onto silly things!ETA: Like Veena Malik in a light-bulb bra. *nods**

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“Enakke shutter-aa?” - Madhavan in Vettai, to resounding cheers in the audience Thank you Siddharth Roy Kapur and UTV motion pictures for making the wise decision to bring Vettai to overseas markets - with subtitles. It is the rare film that lives up to it’s trailer but Vettai packs just as much punch as the trailer promises and then some! It’s films like this that bring back all the reasons I

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-45252699413998498722012-01-15T07:53:00.009-05:002012-01-15T08:53:01.300-05:00

I had put the list of nominations up here if you want to check it out. (Images courtesy of Screenindia.com. Click the link for more!) [Two of the all time greats... together on stage. I think I'm going to melt.] THE TOP AWARDS Best Film: The Dirty Picture and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Director: Milan Luthria for The Dirty Picture Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar Best Actress:

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-62657247745079422072012-01-15T07:09:00.004-05:002012-01-15T07:50:53.201-05:00

So... I saw Vettai last night! My first film of the year and it was AWESOME! Last year it was UTV's No One Killed Jessica that rang in 2011 and 2012 has UTV's Vettai. A lucky omen if I ever saw one... I should add that the Agneepath trailer looks REALLY BOSS on the big screen. Despite Nose Job Chopra, I'll be going to see it. Her part looks pretty small, anyways. I can just use her songs as snack

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-86609017178100352182012-01-14T08:18:00.004-05:002012-01-14T09:08:06.937-05:00

Okay, two announcements! 1) YES I know that wasn't really Saif Ali Khan but didn't SRK look like he was channeling Saif in Race? In my defense, I wrote that up at about 5am so... yeah... possibly not my greatest zing ever. NOW! 2) I'm almost at 1500 posts and I will have a treat up for that big number! This post is 1495. Right! On to gossip... which includes some juicy bits, some thinky bits,

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-76438640875606858642012-01-13T21:37:00.011-05:002012-01-13T21:53:29.864-05:00

The melodrama is a style of filmmaking that has really fallen out of favor these days in Bollywood (see also: the ridiculously overblown backlash against Mausam) but it’s one I find very soothing. I love getting to know a set of characters and feel all the emotions of joy and sadness as they travel through their story. Whether the ending is happy or sad, a good melodrama will leave you feeling

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-61668326314163639852012-01-13T06:33:00.023-05:002012-01-13T09:42:20.831-05:00

Along with the new year comes the annual exercise that is Daboo Ratnani's ultra-fugly calendar! I have no idea how he has bewitched the media into breathlessly reporting on his images but every year there is an orgy of praise and every year I like to fully investigate what is inspiring all the praise. (For added enjoyment, revisit the 2010 Calendar and the 2011 Calendar.) All images courtesy of

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First things first - reports on Ghost are saying so bad it's good. That is EXACTLY the kind of thing that makes for excellent Box Office Poison material. I'm keeping an eye on this situation as it develops. AND! Don't forget to submit your guesses for my Filmfare Award contest! And... um... I think I had something else but I forgot. Okay! If I remember I'll just tweet it later! GOSSIP! * You

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-53888698168830973822012-01-12T06:38:00.004-05:002012-01-12T07:21:17.372-05:00

Good news for Filmi Girl! My local theater is getting both Vettai AND Nanbaan! I'M SO EXCITED, Y'ALL! I just need to call and check that they have subtitles because unlike something like Rajapattai, I'm pretty sure I'll need them. Okay... time for your daily dose of NEWS! * Read an interesting piece on Afghanistan's movie industry. It has been an uphill struggle. For a start, none of the

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-84259799334580683892012-01-11T07:31:00.005-05:002012-01-18T20:43:06.428-05:00

The nominations are out! Just like last year, let's play a game and see if we can guess the winners. Send me your list of predicted winners and the person who gets the closest will receive a special prize! Remember - pick who you think WILL win; not who you think SHOULD win and send it to filmi (dot) girl (at) gmail (dot) com! Here we go! 57th Filmfare Nominations BEST FILM Delhi Belly Don

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-51578272432204939162012-01-11T06:37:00.003-05:002012-01-11T07:26:34.513-05:00

Raj Kapoor in London at the British Film Institute and in New York at the Museum of Modern Art. Are you in Dubai? Go and see Arshad Warsi on Saturday! (No, really - go and squee at him on my behalf.) Today in gossip... Shahrukh admits Ra.One could have been better and other tidbits! * My favorite news of the day... NEW FILM FROM Sudipto Chattopadhyay who directed Pankh, which I loved. This

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-43684833078307358472012-01-10T08:10:00.002-05:002012-01-10T08:11:13.036-05:00

First things first - is anybody in Louisiana? There is a Bollywood Film Festival taking place in Shreveport! Although I do have to take issue with this: Menon said the films are typically romantic love stories with happy endings. No. I hate that stereotype. That is ONLY true if your definition of Bollywood is "output of Yash Raj studios from 1995 to present." And thank you, everybody, for the

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-70139101700833695532012-01-09T21:23:00.006-05:002012-01-09T21:40:38.972-05:00

Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! (Although, yes, I realize that it's NOW 2012... just work with me here.) List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List 8 - Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Wants To Go Away in 2012 List 7 - Top 11

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-82338996321534470342012-01-09T07:05:00.003-05:002012-01-09T08:07:25.320-05:00

So, here is the advantage to having acquaintances working in Indian film... some of my fangirl praise of Vikram found it's way to Vikram!! Who (as reported to me) was amused and said that it "made his decade." Okay, I can die happy now! VIKRAM! What a great guy! NOW!! Today in gossip - all sorts of odds and ends including clueless director interviews, Uday Chopra, an amazing story featuring

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-5091333583606651502012-01-08T08:45:00.005-05:002012-01-08T09:01:39.499-05:00

For previous entries in this series, please check the index. No matter how many times I hear Omi Vaidya’s story, it never gets old. An American guy, in Mumbai for a visit, decides almost on a whim to try out for a Bollywood film. The director loves him and signs him on for a large role despite the fact that the guy speaks no Hindi and his biggest acting roles to date have been on American

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-31187981321226919672012-01-08T08:07:00.003-05:002012-01-08T08:36:53.945-05:00

Yes, it's awards season... and our first results are from the ETC Business Awards, which will air on Monday. Here are the interesting results: Top Grosser of the Year: Body Guard Most Profitable Actor (India): Salman Khan Most Profitable Actor (Overseas): Shahrukh Khan Most Profitable Actress: Kareena Kapoor Most Profitable Director: Siddique for Bodyguard Best Marketed Film: Ra.One Biggest

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-90542003588628901482012-01-07T08:46:00.003-05:002012-01-07T08:52:22.136-05:00

Thanks to Bombay Talkies for pointing this out!!NeilNMukesh Neil Nitin Mukesh Guys just for the record. I am single ! A lot of speculation happening. Wouldn't mind betting into a relation !18 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet ReplyHe's single, okay?! SINGLE! Everybody drop everything to think up some link ups! Chalti!And then place some wagers on those link ups - he wants to bet into a

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GOOD MORNING!!! The big story this weekend is the first big film of the year... Players! I had been waffling back and forth on whether or not to see it. Word has it that the film is not terrible but also extremely inessential. Judging by Get Filmy's review I don't think I'll be missing much by skipping it. If you go in with low expectations on a day when you’ve got literally nothing else to do

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-81733336648614241512012-01-06T18:02:00.015-05:002012-01-06T21:55:44.767-05:00

Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! (Although, yes, I realize that it's NOW 2012... just work with me here.) List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List 8 - Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Wants To Go Away in 2012 List 7 - Top 11

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-26702964769896537632012-01-06T07:28:00.005-05:002012-01-06T07:46:10.668-05:00

Yes, it's that time of year again... AWARDS SEASON! Let's take a look at who made the cut for the Colors Screen Awards and possibly get a taste of who we'll be seeing parading around stage this winter. BEST FILM DELHI BELLY NO ONE KILLED JESSICA SHAITAN SHOR IN THE CITY THE DIRTY PICTURE ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA [Delhi Belly? Really? And no Dhobi Ghat or Rockstar... interesting.] BEST

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Remember last year around this time when we were all really blown away by Vidya and Rani in the socially aware No One Killed Jessica? This year... Players! Speaking of performances, Neil Neitin Mukesh leads a pack of hammers who frequently use the word ‘predictable’, oh the irony! The predictability spreads like a virus and the only character untouched by the predictable obsession of

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What think you, gentle readers? I'm not a fan of this "cool" Ranveer... I like when his natural enthusiasm bubbles over. Still, eye candy is eye candy... ammirite? Ammirite? *elbow elbow* [Does Rishi Kapoor know you raided his closet, bb?]

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"Somebody" (i.e. me) is a little tired from drinking all night so there are only three things I feel you need to know today...1. Life imitates art. Prem Chopra booked for fraud.2. Tezz trailer.I was a little skeptical when I saw Zayed Khan but then I saw Anil Kapoor with a gun and was like... okay!3. Kahaani trailer.Noooo! SEPTEMBER?! How are we supposed to wait that long?

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! (Although, yes, I realize that it's NOW 2012... just work with me here.) List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List 8 - Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Wants To Go Away in 2012 List 7 - Top 11

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Today in gossip... Komal Nahta tries to explain why producers don't care if audiences are indifferent to their films; Abhishek's bad box office record gets him dropped from a film; Saif's daughter makes her magazine cover debut; and MORE! * Komal Nahta explains Bollywood's new profit making model. In recent times, a number of films have proved to be plus fares not as much for their content as

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! (Although, yes, I realize that it's NOW 2012... just work with me here.) List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List 8 - Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Wants To Go Away in 2012 List 7 - Top 11

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Today in gossip - PLAYERS! Also, some snarky end of the year lists; release date announced; and yet more Players! Are you ready for this? * So, I stayed up way to late last night and when checking in on links this morning, I accidentally typed in "Bollywod" and was like, "Why are there are only three news stories today?" I soon realized my mistake - after my coffee finished brewing - but one

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List 8 - Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Wants To Go Away in 2012 List 7 - Top 11 Bollywood Losers of 2011 I’m officially dubbing 2011 the Year of the

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I hope everybody had a fun night! It's a new year and you know what that means... AWARDS SHOWS! Don't forget to vote for THE FILMFARE AWARDS! Should I do my contest again to see if we can guess all the winners? * Check out this article on the dilemma faced by content producers in India. As India urbanizes and its middle class grows, a delicate dilemma has hit a media

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HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE EVERYBODY!!! So... Filmi Girl likes to party it up on NYE so no post tomorrow and I'll see you all back with daily gossip again on Monday in 2012! * Let's start with what should be the definitive review (other than Curry Bear's amazing one) of Don 2 from the Hollywood Reporter. Technically, Don 2 is excellent, with good use of its locations in Germany and Malaysia. Kudos

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1. IntroductionAs you all know, I’ve been a fan of the Kannada language film industry since about 2008, when I happened to get invited to a press event for a never-completed Kannada language film called E-Preeti. I was charmed enough by the lead actor, a handsome young man named Diganth, to go and check out his previous film - superhit Mungaru Male and the rest is history. The honey-dipped

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List 8 - Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Wants To Go Away in 2012 List Number 7...! Along with yesterday, this is my only other negative list so if you

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No new releases releasing here this weekend... so everybody can go out and enjoy NEW YEAR'S EVE TOMORROW! Let's party like it's... already 2012! Woo! Today in gossip - more end of the year wrap ups from various sources, Neil Nitin Mukesh is enjoy the spotlight, Naseer talks stardom, and some casting speculations! * Neil Nitin Mukesh would like to be on par with Hollywood. “If you see those (

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-42308905630750002462011-12-29T08:53:00.006-05:002011-12-29T09:08:20.039-05:00

Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes List 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 List 9 - Top 11 Films Filmi Girl Never Got To See List Number 8...! Top 11 Things Filmi Girl Doesn't Want To See in 2012 [Alternate title: Filmi Girl is on par with Hollywood!] #11 Imran Khan No

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Today in gossip... more end of the year wrap-ups! And some other stuff! Like Atif Aslam! * Raja Sen's Best Actors of 2011! Sometimes one scene is more than enough. Sharma burns up the screen in a sensational moment in Raj Kumar Gupta's No One Killed Jessica, as a cop interrogating a boy apprehended for murder. He sits there, smoking a cigarette, volcanically asking the boy questions, forever

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011!List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunesList 10 - Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011And LIST NUMBER 9!Top 11 Films I Never Got A Chance To See in 2011[Alternate Title: People Need To Start Sending Me Screeners]#11 Rockstar/Dirty Picture (Hindi)Why I want to see them? Honestly, I’m not

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Essentially, this is the greatest thing you will see ALL DAY!

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New Zealanders - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will be coming to your neck of the woods in March. Don't miss him! Now for some more good news for global film viewers... one of my most highly anticipated films of 2011 was Pawan Kumar's Kannada language film Lifeu Ishtene. Usually I would have to wait for DVD but the film has just been made available to watch ONLINE with ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!! Click here to

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! List 11 - Top 11 Indian Film Songs According to Filmi Girl's iTunes Here is List 10... Top 11 Scene Stealers of 2011 According to Filmi Girl's Film Reviews [Alternate title - Filmi Girl loves vamps, comedians, and villains way more than heroes and heroines.] #11 Puja Gupta in F.A.L.T.U. What I said then

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Today in gossip - Catiness abounds! Also, some new song picturizations and a couple rundowns of 2011 in film... * Yesteryear's actress Kalpana Mohan, who I remember from Professor, is in hospital. * Check out the list of top grossing films of the year! I think Singham was the most impressive with the 35 crore budget leading to over 100 crore gross! * The jury is still out on whether Don 2 is

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Counting down to 2012, I thought it would be fun to do my Top 11 Top 11 Lists of 2011! Here is number 11... TOP 11 INDIAN FILM SONGS OF 2011... according to Filmi Girl's iTunes One of the many features of Apples iTunes is a counter that tracks how many "plays" a song has gotten. Here are the top 11 film songs ranked in ascending order by how many times they were played by me this year. 11. "

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope everybody celebrating had a nice day yesterday. We spent a lazy day eating and followed by a Christmas viewing of that classic Christmas film - Die Hard. To quote the man himself: "Now I have a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho." Now onto gossip! * The year in regional cinema. Malayalam cinema too had its share of hits and flops in 2011. One film that stood out for its simplicity

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-21298115297899688822011-12-24T12:21:00.006-05:002011-12-24T12:25:54.115-05:00

[Clearly, this is an intellectual film... heh.] As much as I complained about Ra.One, you should know that I had been fully planning on seeing Don 2 this weekend until I had not one or two but three people tell me in no uncertain terms that I was going to hate it. I believed them and, luckily, my local theater has begun screening South Indian films and Vikram’s Rajapattai was playing, too. Do I

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Today in gossip - assorted odds and ends! Prem Chopra! Also, two new trailers - one for Naanban and the other for the new Riteish-Genelia film. * Don 2 seems to be doing well! Judging by the line at the theater last night, overseas audiences (at least) seem to be excited to go see it. * Here is a piece on the current state of villainy in Bollywood. When I tell Prem Chopra how I hated him as a

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Please enjoy some photos from the music launch! I'm looking forward to this one!

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I've been told in no uncertain terms that I will absolutely hate Don 2 so I'm not going to waste my time watching it. The word on the street is that the film is very much like one of those slick Hollywood action films that has thrills, plot twists, one-liners, babes, and a smirking hero in spades. However, much like those films, it's also lacking in character growth, character relationships,

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Not much happening in news items today... it seems like the calm before the Don 2 review/box office reporting orgy that will happen over the weekend. Word of mouth is pretty good so far, though. Although I have seen people saying that Priyanka's latest nose job is really distracting on the big screen. I can believe that. Anyways... here's what I found: * If you have time, check out Asim's

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Today in gossip... me being snarky! It's not entirely my fault, though, since I was handed material by Abhi, Shahrukh, Saif... * Everybody is excited about the restoration of Dilip Kumar's and the Kapoor family homes! Peshawar tourism say what? * Oh, spare us, Abhi. Not all Bollywood films are remakes he says. "We make close to a thousand movies a year. If five or six of those thousands are

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Hello my lovelies!!!! I am working on a couple different long-form pieces for you. Those should be up in the near future. And then I know everybody is looking forward to my Don 2 review... heh. Better news is that we're getting the new Vikram film at my theater!! What a great Christmas present! NOW! Today's gossip... Shahrukh! Salman! Nargis needs to get a clue! * There is so much dirt in this

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Can we all take a minute to appreciate the fact that THE Dilip Kumar has a blog now? Today in gossip - the usual! Like Neha Dhupia said, the only things that move product are sex and Shahrukh Khan... or in our case today, Chikni Chameli and Shahrukh Khan. * We'll be seeing a lot of articles like this coming up, I'm sure. Indian Express runs through the year in films. To make the mega-budget

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It must have been a quiet day in Mumbai today... * Although hearing the name "Peshawar" might trigger images of scary religious fundamentalists for the Western media, my first thought is always THE KAPOORS. Their ancestral home in Peshawar is going to receive heritage status, as is Dilip Kumar's. * Veena Malik in another annoying publicity stunt to give the tabloids something to write about -

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Good morning, everyone! Your dear Filmi Girl is ready for the holidays to be over!! This fall has been jam-packed full of parties, more parties, and more parties... I'm counting down to New Year's Eve and then I'm going to sleep for three weeks! Until then, char baj gaye lekin party abhi baki hai!! Okay, gossip! Yes, I've seen Katrina's item teaser and... I hate it. Far from looking like the

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Today in gossip - A LOT OF BUTTHURT from a bunch of different sources. And Neil Nitin Mukesh pretends that he is still relevant and the media, apparently, decided to indulge him. Possibly because they were short of stories about Veena Malik. * Another tribute to Dev Anand - this one from Paromita Vohra emphasizes his iconoclast personality. There are no such leading lights in Bollywood anymore

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Today in Gossip... end of the year rundowns have begun; assorted rumors; and Players continues to go out of its way to make me hate it before I've even had the opportunity to shell out cash to see it. * Oh, Vigil Idiot... I love you when you mock things I hate and hate you when you mock things I love. Check out the worst films of the year - Vigil Idiot stylee! If you were in India for any

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Today in gossip - Catch Venky in action as BODYGUARD; SEL live in concert; Emraan Hashmi is man of year; and more goodies! ETA: I forgot to add that, yes, I've seen Kat's promo for Agneepath but I'm not feeling it. She's done something to her face... fillers, maybe... that were creeping me out. * Read a nice piece on those overlooked denizens of the film world - Distributers. Corporate

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Today in gossip... We're all SUPER KOOL HAIN! Ha ha ha! Nothing too Earth-shattering - some celebs being clueless in interviews; Salman being awesome; the usual. * Beth talks to Arun Krishnan who runs the "Learn Hindi From Bollywood Movies" podcast! A foreigner who has seen Indian movies over the last two decades will see the growing influence of the urban middle class. It is only too easy to

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"Kya karoon oh ladies... Main hoon aadat se majboor." - Aadat Se Majboor, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, 2011 As the title card flashed up on Ranveer Singh’s abs announcing the interval for Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl, I thought to myself, “I don’t understand why this has gotten such negative buzz.” And then the second half started and everything became clear. I don’t think I’m overstating things when I say

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This is one of the most surreal things to have happened to me this week... Dilip Kumar is on Twitter. You can follow him @TheDilipKumar. It looks like Osthi is doing well! That makes me happy! While it may not be a groundbreaking film, it was a heck of a lot of fun and I want everybody to go see Simbu dancing on the big screen! As for the other movie out this weekend, I haven't written my

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-67093710559489639962011-12-11T13:25:00.003-05:002011-12-11T13:40:13.273-05:00

"You’ve heard of Sivaji the Boss? He’s Osthe the Mass." First things first - aside from sharing a basic plot, Osthe and Dabangg are nothing alike. Dabangg was more than a film; it was a middle-finger salute to the tales of Yash Raj rich that have dominated Hindi-language films over the last 10 years. Dabangg represented both a return of earthy masala filmmaking and of the bhai himself, Salman

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First things first... Osthi wasn't just The Mass, he was THE BOSS! I'll have my review up this morning! They showed the trailer for the R. Madhavan/Arya film, which looks excellent, and for Short Term Shaadi Boring Title Movie which also looks even more dull when shown on the big screen... like, Break Ke Baad dull. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl this afternoon! And onto GOSSIP! * Meet the part time

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Today in gossip - we continue to HAIL QUEEN VIDYA! Also, other things happened. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl opened to mixed reviews, none of which I've read because I won't be seeing the film until Sunday! When I told my sister the basic plot - "con man conned by his own heart" - she said (correctly), "That's your favorite story!" So, I have a feeling I'll enjoy it. I've been trying to fit together

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-48470382597379267192011-12-09T06:36:00.004-05:002011-12-09T07:32:19.113-05:00

Another Friday, another new release! Who else is really excited for Ladies VS Ricky Bahl? It has been FAR TOO LONG since I've seen some Ranveer Singh on the big screen. Last year, when I saw Band Baaja Baarat in the theater, I was the only one in my screening. I bet THIS year that will be quite different... Also, I'm very happy to see that our theater is getting Osthi! I'm not sure if it has

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-30542573558633739112011-12-08T07:05:00.003-05:002011-12-08T07:32:56.494-05:00

Good news for FG today! Guess who gets to see Osthe this weekend... ME! Today in gossip, Vidya! Veena Malik! Farhan Akhtar! Bipasha Basu! And... one Mr. Abhishek Bachchan! * I haven't had a chance to see The Dirty Picture yet but I enjoyed this piece on it. Director Milan Luthria (Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Taxi No: 9211) kicks off with a bang and never lets up. Along with writer Rajat

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-33703052605144910952011-12-07T06:39:00.004-05:002011-12-07T07:16:04.606-05:00

I feel like most news stories today were single quotes from a variety of actors, spun into entire articles: A bunch of people were sad about Dev Anand; Vidya Balan is happy about Dirty Picture (and journalists are all concerned about her shedding those 'excess' pounds); Ranbir Kapoor clarifies that he's not BFF with Imran and doesn't consider him competition; and Katrina Kaif uses Salman Khan's

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Today in gossip - everybody is still really sad about Dev Anand and nobody not in the media cares about Tom Cruise (except where he is disrupting traffic, I'm sure.) * Another touching story about what Dev Anand meant to movie fans and Asha Bhosle remembers Dev the friend. And one from screenwriter Soumik Sen on Dev the hero. When Kishore started his career, the only hero he would sing for,

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-90026354544486160512011-12-05T07:11:00.004-05:002011-12-05T07:44:35.206-05:00

Good morning, world! My apologies for missing yesterday but it was the day of my big test! I think I did well but I won't get my results for a few months. It feels good to challenge yourself every once in a while! Okay! Today in gossip - the four names making the news sites buzz - Dev Anand, Dhanush, Silk Smitha, and Sunny Leone. I'm sure everybody has heard the sad news by now... Dev Anand

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-80355600529352035682011-12-03T07:58:00.005-05:002011-12-03T08:28:43.702-05:00

One more day to go before my test... I'm getting nervous! Today in gossip - Vidya, Vidya, VIDYA! Also, related, ladies over 30 are the new IT GIRLS! * I'm also really jealous of everybody who gets to see Dirty Picture this weekend! It's been getting a lot of praise and, more importantly, VIDYA BALAN is getting lauded from every media outlet there is. She's getting to be quite nuanced in her

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-58874374711523320832011-12-02T08:17:00.004-05:002011-12-02T09:00:05.385-05:00

I'm a sad Filmi Girl today because, guess what... Dirty Picture will NOT be coming to my local cinema. Instead we're getting I Am Singh, a film that I have less than no interest in... and apparently nobody else does either. I'm wondering if there was a shortage of prints because the newsletter for my local theater that I got yesterday DID say we were getting the film but the actual schedule

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-53892721471150409812011-12-01T06:38:00.005-05:002011-12-01T07:10:58.101-05:00

Today in gossip - A PILE OF STORIES! Film promotions; character actors; Rajesh Khanna; people bigging themselves up; and an adorable thank you from the team of 3! * It's official - everybody hates film promotions. "Stars and actors were introduced to the audiences through film. The first impressions were unnatural. Large screens, darkened theatres, and acts being performed that were the

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-3305539807422726722011-11-30T06:37:00.004-05:002011-11-30T07:31:00.383-05:00

Just a note - I've been studying really hard for the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) which is why I haven't been writing as many longer pieces recently. The test is on Sunday, so wish me luck studying for the next few days and hopefully I'll be back on a better writing schedule starting next week. Today in gossip - Ek Main aur Ekk Tu trailer releases; catch up with Suniel Shetty,

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-62439431175952540742011-11-29T07:05:00.003-05:002011-11-29T07:37:20.306-05:00

Today in gossip... find out about Shahrukh's new facial hair, Kalki's international debut, who got an "A" certificate, and a new song was released from that film nobody cares about so every story on it is about how Ritesh and Genelia are getting married! * Kalki Koechlin has a small role in Frieda Pinto's Trishna! After the premiere Kalki even said that Trishna is not the kind of film with an

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-29929613696470145552011-11-28T07:05:00.003-05:002011-11-28T07:35:39.588-05:00

Today in Gossip - Dubai, Sunny Leone, Size Zero, and guess whose name is now attached to Kanchana... from one Khan to another... * On Bollywood's love affair with Dubai. Sohail Khan, who has funded films including Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and Partner, considers UAE a must-stop while scouting for shooting locations. "I have shot a part of all my movies here. And I think it's one of the world's

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-29142838874917338322011-11-27T07:18:00.005-05:002011-11-27T07:54:04.333-05:00

I had stayed away from all the reviews of Desi Boyz until I could see it for myself. Akshay Kumar films earn extremely dire reviews from critics for being low brow. (That those same critics are willing to forgive "main part" humor in other films is a topic for another time.) I was actually pleased to see that Desi Boyz earned a fair variety of reviews, with some enjoying it for what it was and

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-50984127413886504022011-11-26T18:25:00.003-05:002011-11-26T18:28:06.812-05:00

Desi Boyz is that rare film that delivers much more than the trailer promises... which is a mark of high praise, indeed, considering the trailer promises Bollywood hunks John Abraham and Akshay Kumar in various states of undress. David “Bikini Girl No. 1” Dhawan’s son Rohit has delivered a debut film that is surprisingly grown-up in its comedy and its themes. Sexy, saucy, frequently ridiculous,

Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182245444783020664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910465590606874517.post-49156970098671790752011-11-26T07:26:00.004-05:002011-11-26T07:46:14.628-05:00

Today in gossip - a couple of thoughtful pieces on nostalgia and watching Bollywood films and a couple of pretty cool looking film trailers from South! And Bebo getting voted the NUMBER ONE SEXIEST LADY! (We can't forget that!) * To start, check out a thoughtful piece on what it feels like when people like me start watching films you thought of as your own. But the fact remains that Bollywood

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GOOD MORNING! Happy Desi Boyz Day! I had a wonderful Thanksgiving - lots of food and family time. It's one of my favorite holidays here in the US, a reason to get together and just celebrate family and the important act of having a meal together. I'm lucky that I live so close to my family that I can celebrate with them. Now! Time for some news and gossip and you won't believe the variety of

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