As a long time denizen of the San Francisco Bay Area (with a brief interlude in Manhattan, NY) it has been fascinating to see the way Bollywood’s influence has grown in this area. Used to be about 10 years ago there was just one movie theatre in Fremont that showed Hindi or Bollywood films. It […]
Kamla's Blog posts on ‘Bollywood’
By Kamla Bhatt • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Bollywood, Diaspora, India, Life, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 11th, 2008 • Category: Bollywood, Chinidia, Diaspora, India, Life, User Generated Content
In this week’s roundup of virtual India we look at Tibet in India. Next week the Olympic torch arrives in India. First Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia pulled out, and now Supercop Kiran Bedi has pulled out. However, well-known Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be carrying the Olympic torch writes enga. area and adds:
“Sachin actually volunteered […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 5th, 2008 • Category: Bollywood, Chinidia, India, Life
Here is this week’s roundup for GlobalVoices from virtual India.
It seems like Tibet refuses to go away from people’s mind. Tibet continues to be the dominant topic of conversation and is clearly gathering a lot of public support, especially in virtual India. Baichung Bhutia, India’s well-known football player has refused to carry the Olympic torch […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Ideas, India, Interviews, Video, YouTube Videos
Sometimes do you ever wonder why that Indian film song sounds so familiar? Do you for a fleeting minute wonder if that latest Bollywood tune sounds like rai music from Algeria? Well, you are right to think that way and if you want to check all you have to do is mosey over toItwoFS.com […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: Bollywood, People, Technology, User Generated Content
You have heard of paparazzi, but have you heard of Ecorazzi? Ecorazzi is a blog site started by Michael dEstries and Rebecca Carter in the US and their focus is on celebrity gossip and environmental causes and their tagline says it all: latest in green gossip.
Gossip blogs are big and have turned to be […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Mar 10th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, Ideas, India, People, Video, YouTube Videos
Joe Leahy of Financial Times in a recent article talks about how Bollywood stars and cricket players have emerged as big players in the world of advertising. He writes:
“In Hollywood, it would be hard to imagine reigning megastars such as Brad Pitt or George Clooney diluting their celebrity status by endorsing such everyday products as […]
Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an Internet Radio show where listeners can find stories about the new and emerging India and the global Indian community. As a pioneer of 'internet radio' format in India Kamla started her first show News about India, followed by TalkNewsIndia in 2005. In 2006 she premiered her new show: The Kamla Bhatt Show: Life, People and Ideas. 
