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 [...]
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By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 30th, 2009 • Category: Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, Books and Authors, People, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, Diaspora, Internet and Telecom India, People, Pune, Video, YouTube Videos
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 [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, Diaspora, India, People, Video, YouTube Videos
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 [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 7th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, Diaspora, India, New York, People
It would be fair to say that Slumdog Millionaire put a huge spotlight on the Indian film industry and Bollywood at an international level. Today all things Bollywood, whether it is the the latest movie or Bollywood inspired aerobic exercise are covered by various online and print media in the USA. [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Americas, Bombay/Mumbai, Business, Diaspora, Internet and Telecom, YouTube Videos
The American National Anthem: The Star Spangled Banner was written in the early 19th century by Francis Scott Key, a lawyer. Key’s wrote the song aboard the ship HMS Minden, which has an India connection. HMS Minden was built in Bombay by the Wadias, a famous ship-building family, for the British and is supposed to [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, People, YouTube Videos
Michael Jackson, King of Pop, who passed away at the age of 50 earlier today exerted a huge influence on Bollywood and Indian film industry. It is difficult to ignore Jackson’s influence on Bollywood and Indian films. Just go back to the 1980s and watch the movies and you will clearly see Jackson’s influence. Not [...]