Indian actress and former beauty queen Leela Naidu (69) passed away earlier this week in Mumbai.Described as one of the most elegant and beautiful Indian actresses Ms. Naidu’s was was a “delicate beauty.” At times she reminded you of Audrey Hepburn.  She made her acting debut in 1960 in Anuradha directed by Hrishkesh Mukherjee with [...]

Slumodog Millionaire’s success is proving to be an inspiration for this American production of a Bollywood mini series aptly titled Bollywood Hero.
Bollywood Hero is a 3-part mini series that will air on IFC on August 6th throught 8th 2009 and is presented by Palm. The series stars Chris Kattan, Pooja Kumar, Neha Dhupia, and Maya Rudolph. Others [...]

Bollywood arriba in Espana?
All things Bollywood-related or should I say Indian (remember the Burger King boo-boo in Spain?) has caught on in the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal). Portugal should not come as a surprise when you consider the long and consistent presence of Portuguese in India starting with Vasco Da Gama in the [...]

Ishaara, University of California’s Hindi Film Dance aka Bollywood dance group appeared on NBC’s primetime show American’s Got Talent. They clearly wowed the audience and are moving up the ladder and participate in the next round in Las Vegas.
Currently, Ishaara is ranked as the number one dance group in the Bollywood or Hindi Film Dance [...]

There is a new trend in the US: Bollywood inspired exercise routines. While some may consider this new and attribute it to  last year’s Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millioniare … the truth is that this trend has been around for a few years. I first heard about it almost 10 years ago when Sarina Jain [...]

Right after I hit the publish button for my previous post about Burger King’s ad snafu in Spain, I received this  brief official statement from Burger King about their advertisement campaign in Spain.
Burger King Corporation (BKC) values and respects all of its guests as well as the communities we serve. This in-store [...]