boom bollywood: August 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Nandana Sen-West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family

Nandana Sen Bengali: , born Nandana Dev Sen, is an Indian actress.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Filmography
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Early life
Sen was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the daughter of Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna economist Amartya Sen and Padma Shri winner Nabanita Dev Sen, one of the most prominent authors in the contemporary Bengali literature.
She spent her growing years in various cities across Europe, India and America. She studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied literature at Harvard University.
Career
Sen made her film debut with the movie "The Doll". She made her first debut in Bollywood as Rani Mukerji's 17 year old sister in the movie Black. In 2008 she appeared in the British television series Sharpe, in the episode Sharpe's Peril.
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1997 The Doll / Gudia Rosemary Braganza / Urvashi Hindi credited as Nandana Dev Sen
1999 Branchie Italian
Forever Nadia English Short feature
2000 Seducing Maarya Maarya English
2002 Bokshu, The Myth English
2004 The Miracle: A Silent Love Story
2005 The War Within Duri Choudhury English
My Wife's Murder Reena Wadhwa Hindi
Tango Charlie Shyamoli Hindi
Black Sara McNally Hindi
2006 The Silence / Chuppee Short feature
2007 The World Unseen Rehmat English
Strangers Preeti English / Hindi
Marigold Jaanvi English / Hindi
2008 Sharpe's Peril Maharani Padmini English TV Movie
Rang Rasiya Sugandha Hindi also known as Colours of Passion
2009 The Forest Radha English / Hindi
Kaler Rakhal Bengali
Perfect Mismatch Neha English
2010 Autograph Srinandita Bengali
Prince Serena Hindi

Nandana Sen

Namitha Kapoor Miss India pageant

Namitha born Namita Mukesh Vankawala is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi & Malayalam films.
She was crowned Miss Surat during the year 1998. She was a contestant in the 2001 Miss India pageant. She did a number of TV commercials like Himani cream & hand soap, Arun Ice Cream, Manikchand Gutka, and Nyle herbal shampoo .
She made her acting debut in the Telugu film sontham against aaryan rajesh,directed by sreenu vitla. Subsequent to that, she starred in the Tamil film "Aai".
On 26 October 2010 , there was an attempt made at kidnapping her by a fan at Trichy in Tamil Nadu
On 17 April 2011, She inaugurated the Nungambakkam (Chennai) branch of the well known sports cafe Blitzz
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Other notes
2002 Sontham Telugu
Gemini Manisha Natwarlal Telugu
2003 Oka Raju Oka Rani Preethi Telugu
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli Sasirekha Telugu
2004 Engal Anna Gowri Tamil
Aithe Enti Anjali Sharma Telugu
2005 Aai Anjali Tamil
Nayakudu Telugu
Chanakya Deivanayaki Tamil
Bambara Kannaley Tamil
Aanai Ramya Tamil
2006 Kovai Brothers Sania Tamil
Love Ke Chakkar Mein Neha Batra Hindi
Pachchak Kuthira Poovu Tamil
Thagapansamy Swapna Tamil
Nee Venunda Chellam Anjali Tamil
Neelkanta Kannada
2007 Vyapari Namitha Tamil
Naan Avanillai Monica Prasad Tamil
Azhagiya Tamil Magan Dhanalakshmi Tamil
Billa C. J. Tamil
2008 Sandai Tamil
Pandi Salangai Tamil
Indra Kannada
2009 Perumal Saroja Tamil
Thee Ruchidevi Tamil
1977 Chandini Tamil
Billa Lisa Telugu Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)
Indira Vizha Kamini Tamil
Jaganmohini Jaganmohini Tamil
2010 Black Stallion Laura Fernandez Malayalam
Azhagaana Ponnuthan Jennifer Tamil
Guru Sishyan Anitha Tamil
Simha Telugu
Hoo Kannada
2011 Ilaignan Sena Tamil
Namitha I Love You Sunanda Kannada Filming
Jagadamba Kannada Filming

Namitha Kapoor

Saturday, August 27, 2011

akshay kumar celebrates 20 years in Bollywood - Special Feature

Akshay Kumar celebrates 20 years in Bollywood - Special Feature
In Part II of this special feature, we had a look at Akshay Kumar's not-so-impressive middle innings followed by a revival that brought him in an altogether different bracket. Now in this third and concluding part, here is detailing Akshay's golden innings followed by a turnaround in progress.
The golden run
Coming back to his successful stint in the mid-2000s, this was the time when Shah Rukh had found the King Khan title for himself. Though Akshay never claimed that he wanted to find a position up in the top slot, the fact remains that he was pretty much turning out to be a serious contender for that. The going was wonderful with big successes coming his way every year. 2004 (Khakee, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi), 2005 (Waqt, Garam Masala), 2006 (Phir Hera Pheri, Bhagam Bhag) and especially 2007 (Heyy Babyy, Namastey London, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Welcome) were rocking for him and there was just one more blockbuster waiting to happen before formal announcements would have finally been made.

Singh Is Kinng released in 2008 and became a major success. Now if at all Shah Rukh Khan (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) and Aamir Khan (Ghajini) wouldn't have seen bigger successes in the same year, Akshay would have occupied the top slot quite comfortably. One suspected that he would actually manage to top it all with his upcoming releases but 2009 turned out to be a mixed year that proved to be a spanner in his plans.

That dated feelingv

In the middle of it all, Akshay has also ensured that even his dated films are completed and released. No wonder, even when he was peaking as a star, Akshay had films like Police Force, Hatya - The Murderer and Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahi releasing between 2004-2005. While the fate of his other delayed film Hello India (earlier known as Purab Ki Laila Paschim Ka Chaila) is still unknown, one can be rest assured that there would indeed be a surprise up his sleeves.

A bumpy ride

However 2009 wasn't quite a happy hunting ground for Akshay to begin with, what with his much hyped Chandni Chowk To China not quite doing well. Pretty much touted to be an affair that would win east as well as west, it was given a cold shoulder by critics and audience. The film failed at the box office and what made matters worse was the debacle of 8X10 Tasveer where he was seen in a different light as a serious actor.

Akshay Kumar Kambakkht Ishq was a reasonable success and though it did take the biggest opening ever of his career, it didn't stay on to become a much needed super-hit that he was looking for. Blue too enjoyed all the moolah mainly due to its opening and ultimately it was left to laugh riot De Dana Dan that turned out to be a reasonable success for Akshay, hence bringing on smiles before the end of year.

All his hopes were now on Housefull to become that much needed money spinner that would join the likes of Welcome and Singh Is Kinng. Fortunately for him, that happened as well in early 2010 as this Sajid Khan directed affair took a record opening for an Akshay starrer. The film was a clean hit and though the film that followed, Khatta Meetha, was average at the box office, Akshay was breathing easy again. He had all the right reasons to do that. But then Action Replayy didn't quite result in a cracker of a Diwali for him while Tees Maar Khan too had to settle down as a coverage affair after a very good opening weekend

akshay kumar

Aruna Shields was born in United Kingdom

Aruna Shields is a British actress of Anglo Indian descent. She debuted in Bollywood with the film Prince.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Awards
* 4 Filmography
* 5 Television
* 6 Commercials
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life
Aruna Shields was born in United Kingdom. She is of Anglo-Indian descent (Scottish/English/Kannadiga). She began her education at a convent school before winning an academic scholarship to attend a boarding school. She went onto gain a distinction from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She also obtained a degree from Central St Martins, London.Her father came over to UK when there was shortage of doctors in England. Her father is from Bangalore and her mother tongue is Kannada. Her mother is also in medical profession. She has two brothers, one is an accountant and the other is an engineer.
Career
Shields', while at a theatrical workshop, was spotted by an acting agent. Her earlier works include working in theater for over a year. She also worked in various other leads in independent and feature films like Mission Improbable (2007), Live Bait and Private Moments (2005).
She made her Bollywood debut in 2010, in the action thriller, Prince. The same year, she appeared in the epic adventure Ao The Last Neanderthal, a love story set 30,000 years ago in a lost savage world. The film was produced by European cinema chain UGC.
Her film Mr Singh Mrs Mehta, was released on 25 June 2010.
Aruna is also a dance choreographer and has experience as a belly dancer.
According to Google zeitgeist, in the year 2010, Aruna was the number one most sought-after actress in internet queries originating from India.

Aruna Shields

aishwarya rai sends legal notice to Madhur

ishwarya sends legal notice to Madhur
Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan seems to have had enough of her name being dragged into controversies related to director Madhur Bhandarkar’s film Heroine. Sources indicate that she has sent Bhandarkar and UTV a legal notice barring them from ever using the footage and stills she shot for the film
earlier this year.
Ash, who was dropped from the film in June when it became public that she is pregnant, has since been dragged into several film-related controversies. “Ash is fed up of the whole thing. She’s been ethical and professional about the matter. But, considering the way things ended on a sour note with Bhandarkar, she does not want him to use any of the stills or scenes that she had already shot at any point in the future,” says the source. In yet another move to distance herself from the film, Ash recently returned the signing amount paid to her by UTV. “We never asked for the money but we did receive a cheque of Rs 22.5 lakh,” says an official from the production house.

Not confirming the amount, Ash’s spokesperson said, “It was just a token amount that she had got from UTV. She thought it was fair to return it, even though they insisted that she should keep it, considering she had shot for so many days.” A source close to Bhandarkar says he feels it was a good gesture on Ash’s part. “It was a professional move. The eight days that Aishwarya shot the film cost a lot of money and there were big losses incurred after the film was stalled,” he says.

aishwarya rai