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The Search for Australia’s Bollywood Star Begins on June 2

Bollywood Star Judges Raj Suri, Dipti Patil and Anupam Sharma Bollywood Star premieres Saturday 2 June, 7.30pm on SBS ONE Bollywood is twice the size of Hollywood. In fact it is the biggest movie industry in the world, with hundreds of movies made each year and 14 million Indian fans visiting the cinema each day. […]

Akshay’s Rowdy Rathore releases on June 1

Akshay Kumar appears in double role in Rowdy Rathore which hits the screens on June 1 in Australian cinema halls is the story of Rowdy (Akshay Kumar) who is a small-time thief and crook crazy about  acts of daredevilry. One day, he gets the shock of his life when a young girl turns up and […]

IIFA to come to Melbourne in 2014!

  Anil Kapoor, Sonakshi sinha, Prabhu Deva and Shahid Kapoor at the launch in Mumbai of IFFA 2012 When it comes to Bollywood, Melbourne does take away the icing on the cake. First it was the Bollywood segment at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, then the annual Bollywood Film Festival run by Mind Blowing Films […]

Australian songwriters inspired by Raj Kapoor’s ‘Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi’

Bollywood meets ethno  art pop in the release of Australian songwriters  Jessica Chapnik Kahn  and  Nadav Kahn’s  first single  from their  soundtrack  for the film “Despite the Gods”.   Directed by  Penny Vozniak, and shot in India, the documentary is one of the featured documentaries showcasing at the  2012  Sydney Film Festival. The soundtrack and […]

Navneet Australia Hindi Digest launched by Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Australia

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Australia has launched an inaugural issue of Bhavan’s new Hindi Literary Monthly Magazine “Navneet Australia Hindi Digest” at Kavi Sammelan with India’s famous poet Ashok Chakradhar on 18 May 2012 in the presence of Dr Geoff Lee, NSW MP from Parramatta. The magazine includes special sections for Hindi teaching organizations in Australia, […]

No more rego stickers needed on the cars

From January 1, 2013 no more rego stickers needed to be displayed on the cars’ windshield After 1 January 2013, it will no longer be an offence for light vehicles to not display a registration label or to display an expired or damaged label. In a move sure to be welcomed by drivers and businesses […]

Shahrukh Khan in Sydney’s Darling Harbour

Sydney loves Shahrukh Khan   What are Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga doing in Sydney along with India’s Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan. Well the King of Bollywood, named as one of Newsweek’s ‘50 Most Powerful People in the World’ with a global fan following that runs in billions, is cast in […]

The great Amitabh Bachchan in The Great Gatsby trailer

Amitabh Bachchan, Toby Maguire and Leonardo De Caprio in The Great Gatsby [youtube cE5WamKFYeE] Now you can get a glimpse into the much awaited Hollywood blockbuster The Great Gatsby in which even our Big B has a role. The official trailer of the much awaited Hollywood blockbuster was released on May 23 and shows the […]

Subcontinental Presence at the Sydney Film Festival

Mallika Sherawat gets clapped on the sets of Jennifer Lynch’s Hiss, as seen in the documentary Despite the Gods. The Sydney Film Festival commences for the 59th time this year on the 6th of June and runs until the 17th. The huge line-up also includes a number of films from or related to the subcontinent: […]

Can India ever at the Cannes?

Sanjay Suri with Sydney’s Raj Suri at the premiere of ‘I Am’ in India India is making its presence felt at the 65th Cannes Film Festival opening with three films, despite continuing to be a no show in the competition section. For several years, Indian short films and student films had been the saving grace […]