Aamir Khan TV show confirmed for Sunday morning slot

13/04/2012 By 1 Comment

Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s debut TV show has been confirmed for a Sunday morning slot on the Star Plus TV network from the first week of May. Details on the upcoming TV show are being kept tightly under wraps, however the song for the programme is due to be revealed today for the first time giving viewers a hint as to what to expect from the project once it finally airs.

Titled, Satyamev Jayate, the Aamir Khan hosted production is expected to follow a talk show format, but with a difference. Each episode runs for 90 minutes and filming for the show has been carried out in various parts of India.

TV channel Star Plus has confirmed that Satyamev Jayate will air on Sunday mornings with the first episode scheduled for 11am May 6th. The TV bosses say they hope to target the family market by scheduling the show on Sunday mornings. The new programme will run for 13 weeks initially, with a second series dependant on the audience reaction to the forthcoming run.

The song which accompanies the new TV show is being released today along with the video. It’s understood that the track is a love song for India with filming for the video taking place in various parts of the country over a three month period.

Will you be tuning in to the new Aamir Khan TV show on May 6th? Let us know your thoughts on the Bollywood star’s new project.

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Shah Rukh Khan in hot water for smoking during IPL cricket match

11/04/2012 By Leave a Comment

He may be a Bollywood movie star, but Shah Rukh Khan certainly isn’t above the law as events this week proved as the actor has had a legal complaint filed against him after he was seen smoking during an ILP cricket match last weekend.

Shah Rukh Khan was seen openly smoking during Saturday’s IPL match between the actor’s team, Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals. Khan was seen smoking by millions of TV viewers as the cameras cutaway from the action on the pitch to the crowd, catching the Bollywood star puffing away on a cigarette from the stands at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium.

A nationwide smoking ban prohibiting anyone from smoking in a public place came into force throughout India in 2008, while an all-out ban prohibiting the advertisement of cigarettes was introduced in the country back in 2000.

A complaint against Shah Rukh Khan has been filed on behalf of Jaipur Cricket Academy director, Anand Singh Rathore, after the actor was seen smoking at the recent cricket match. The complaint also highlights possible failings of security staff at the stadium who were required to search all spectators entering the ground and remove items such as cigarettes.

The complaint is being assessed by the courts, once the matter has been considered they’ll decided whether further action will be taken against the actor or the security staff at the stadium.

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Bollywood to get its own Walk of Fame

27/03/2012 By Leave a Comment

Bollywood is set to follow in the footsteps of Hollywood by launching its very own Walk of Fame to honour the biggest names in the Indian movie industry. The UTV Stars’ Walk of the Stars will be officially launched tomorrow by leading Bollywood actress, Kareena Kapoor.

The new Walk of the Stars at Bandra’s Bandstand Promenade will allow tourists and Mumabi residents alike to view the sea-facing street lined with paving stones bearing the hand prints of famous Bollywood stars for free.

In addition to the pavement slabs featuring the handprints from the biggest names in the Indian Movie business, the Walk of the Stars will also pay homage to those with legendary status in Bollywood. The life size statues will be made of brass and set on benches up and down the special Mumbai street. Actor and presenter, Amitabh Bachchan, Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna are all believed to be in line to have a special brass statue made in their image and placed on the Walk of the Stars.

The Kapoor family are believed to me amongst the first to get their hands printed on special paving slabs to line the new Walk of Stars, with Kareena Kapoor expected to officially open the exciting new attractions in Mumbai tomorrow.

The UTV Stars’ Walk of Fame has taken 18 months to create, with TV channel, UTV, only revealing their plans for the creation of the 1.2 mile long walk of fame 5 months ago.

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Amitabh Bachchan to perform at IPL gala after recovering from surgery

20/03/2012 By Leave a Comment

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will make his first public appearance since undergoing abdominal surgery when he performs at the IPL gala on April 3rd.

The actor and presenter underwent an operation in Mumbai in February to investigate an abdominal complaint. The star spent time in hospital recovering after the surgery, but is now back at home and understood to be making progress.

Medical experts have advised Big B that he will be well enough to return to work by the beginning of April. To mark his return to acting duties, Bachchan will appear at the IPL gala on April 3rd, which will celebrate the launch of the Indian Premier League Season 5. The Bollywood legend is set to perform a poem written especially for the occasion by the writer and lyricist, Prasson Joshi.

Writing in Twitter, the well know actor informed his followers that he was already preparing for his return to public life, adding that he was “nervous as hell” which just goes to show that even seasoned performers such as Amitabh Bachchan get the jitters at the prospect of appearing at such as high profile event.

A line-up of international artists are due to attend and perform at the gala, which takes place the day before the first day of play on April 4th. Other famous faces from the world of Bollywood scheduled to appear include Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan.

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Bollywood’s Kareena Kapoor plans to marry by the end of 2012

16/03/2012 By Leave a Comment

Leading Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has revealed she plans to marry her partner of 5 years by the end of the year, ending speculation that she and fellow actor Saif Ali Khan were planning to tie the knot this month.

It had been widely reported that Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan would get married in March after the release of their movie, Agent Vinod, which stars both actors and is produced by Khan. However the 31-year-old Bollywood beauty has poured cold over this theory, revealing in a recent interview that she won’t be getting hitched any time soon due to work commitments.

Kareena Kapoor is currently filming Madhur’s Bhandarkar’s Heroine and so her time is taken up with shooting, meaning there’s no way she’ll be walking down the aisle in March. Speaking about her current film role in Heroine, the actress hinted that her character is particularly complex and is something of a challenge to portray, a challenge nonetheless that Kapoor is delighted to take on and prove her skills as an actress.

Speaking during a recent visit to Mumbai for the India Today Conclave, Kareena Kapoor revealed she and Saif Ali Khan will finally get married, “hopefully by the end of the year…” before adding that she and Khan, who’ve been dating since 2007, won’t be naming the date officially due to movie commitments.

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Saif Ali Khan hints at out of court settlement following hotel brawl

01/03/2012 By Leave a Comment

The Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan, hinted that he is hoping to settle his recent dispute with a South African businessman out of court after the two men both lodged complaints with the police accusing each other of physical assault.

The well known actor hit the headlines last week after he was involved in an altercation with businessman, Iqbal Sharma, at the Taj Palace Restaurant in Mumbai; immediately after the fight Khan insisted that he had acted in self defence.

This week however, the Bollywood star spoke out to publically apologise for the incident saying, “I would like to apologise for what happened and for what everyone saw.” Saif Ali Khan said he is “in talks” with Mr Sharma, who has since returned to South Africa to attend to his business affairs, adding that he hopes to “sort it out amongst ourselves more constructively.”

A source close to the star claims Khan is keen to draw a line under the whole incident and dispel any negative publicity ahead of the release of his eagerly anticipated movie, Agent Vinod, which is due out on March 23rd. The movie has been produced by Khan, and also stars the Bollywood actor in the title role opposite his real life girlfriend, Kareena Kapoor.

The 41-year-old actor has denied that the hotel brawl as a publicity stunt ahead of the release of Agent Vinod, stressing that his movie doesn’t need to resort to cheap tricks for self promotion.

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Amitabh Bachchan recovering at home following abdominal surgery

24/02/2012 By 1 Comment

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is back home and recovering following surgery to investigate an abdominal complaint. The actor and presenter, who’s appeared in over 180 movies, has endured a two week stay in a Mumbai hospital after undergoing an operation on February 11th.

The legendary actor appears to be on the road to recovery and was even feeling well enough to update both his blog and Twitter account, thanking fans for their blessings and prayers which the Bollywood star credits with aiding his recovery.

In his personal blog, the 69-year-old star revealed it was, “A joy to be back in familiar surroundings”, obviously happy and relieved to be back home again. However the actor was sharp as ever in the posting, pointing the finger at a group of journalists who had blocked his car, hampering his journey home from hospital this week.

While Amitabh Bachchan seemed in good spirits, he added that he was still in pain following his surgery writing that, “discomfort and soreness persists”. It’s been suggested that the actor may have undergone a second operation in the last two weeks, which would explain the star’s extended stay in hospital and his current discomfort.

Bachchan was admitted to hospital earlier this month after suffering abdominal pain. The TV Gameshow host has experienced long-running health problems linked to his stomach after rupturing his spleen during a movie shoot in the 80’s.

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Saif Ali Khan claims restaurant brawl was self defence

23/02/2012 By Leave a Comment

Bollywood movie star, Saif Ali Khan, was arrested on Wednesday after a South African businessman pressed charges of assault against him. However the well known actor is claiming he acted in self defence and has issued a counter claim against the other man involved in the fight.

It’s understood that Saif Ali Khan and his girlfriend, fellow Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor, were dining at the Taj Hotel on Tuesday evening. Sources claim the diner on the table next to theirs, businessman Iqbal Sharma, asked the actors to keep the noise down, and an argument erupted from this point.

On Wednesday evening, actor Saif was arrested by police after Mr Sharma pressed charges against the star for allegedly breaking his nose. The actor was bailed the same evening after paying a bail charge of £194.

Speaking today, Saif Ali Khan says Mr Sharma threw the first punch and that he had simply acted in self defence. While the Agent Vinod actor agreed that he could have handled the situation better, he insisted that he took action to defend himself and did not initiate the assault, adding that “justice will be done.”

This is the second time Saif Ali Khan has been accused of assault, the last incident was in 2008 when it was alleged he was involved in a fight with a journalist.

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Amitabh Bachchan making a speedy recovery after stomach surgery

13/02/2012 By Leave a Comment

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is reportedly on the road to recovery after undergoing five hours of surgery in a Mumbai hospital on Saturday.

The actor and presenter is certainly making a speedy recovery as he was back on Twitter yesterday evening thanking his fans for their support and prayers. The 69-year-old revealed he was on the operating table for five hours on Saturday, explaining that the surgery took so long as the surgeons needed to operate on both sides of his stomach.

A source is believed to have quoted a member of staff at the Seven Hills Hospital where the surgery took place who revealed that the Bollywood legend would be discharged from hospital today, just two days after going under the knife, which would signal that the star is making a very good recovery.

Amitabh’s son, Abhishek Bachchan, let fans know that the surgery was a success and thanked everyone for their continued support on Saturday through a statement released on Twitter.

The reason for the surgery has still not been revealed, although The Big B did confirm that it was linked to recent abdominal pains he’d been experiencing. It’s understood the surgery is likely to be related to an injury the actor sustained in 1984 when filming a fight scene for the movie Coolio.

The Bollywood star is due to make a splash in Hollywood this year as he will appear in the new adaption of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo Dicaprio.

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Amitabh Bachchan to undergo surgery this week

09/02/2012 By Leave a Comment

Bollywood mega star, Amitabh Bachchan confirmed today in his online blog that he will undergo surgery this week after suffering from abdominal pain.

The 69-year-old actor did not go into detail with regard to the nature of the surgery, only revealing that the operation would take place on Saturday morning after undergoing a CT scan. Bachchan added that the op was “not too complicated.”The actor has been complaining of abdominal pain recently and it’s understood the surgery is linked to this.

The Big B is no stranger to hospital food having endured two notable hospital stays in the past. In 2005 the Bollywood actor and presenter spent several weeks under medical supervision, and also time in intensive care, after undergoing surgery for an intestinal complaint.

The star also had a brush with death in 1982 after he ruptured his spleen while shooting a fight scene on the set on the movie, Coolio, resulting in a long stay in hospital. It is suspected that many of Amitabh Bachchan’s subsequent health issues may have steamed from this incident 30 years ago.

The host of the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, was delighted at the birth of his new granddaughter in November last year when his son Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai welcomed their first child. Most recently the legendary Indian actor was seen entertaining American TV host Oprah Winfrey during her recent visit to India.

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