Category archives for: Bollywood

We remember Shyama, a classic beauty of the fifties!

                    Shyama, once she said in an interview,  “Allah must have made me with fursat!”   Shyama an old time actress was a chiseled beauty, born in Lahore and was Khursheed Akhtar when Vijay Bhatt gave her the name Shyama. She married cinematographer Fali Mistry who […]

Film ‘Sahara’ wins best producer and excellence award for Satish Rai at FOG film fest in San Jose

                Satish Rai and Zara A Liverpool based producer and film maker Dr Satish Rai received Best Producer award and FOG Award for Excellence for his film ‘Sahara’ at the Festival of Globe (FOG) Film Festival held in San Jose, USA. Sahara is a 115 minute feature film […]

Pyasa to compete in Venice Film Festival’s Classics Award category

                “Pyaasa”, a timeless cult classic starring Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman and Mala Sinha has become the first film to be restored to its original quality for the upcoming Venice Film Festival to be held next month. The film will compete with 20 other prestigious restored films from […]

Saif and Katrina’s Phantom premiers at IFFM

  Synopsis:  Phantom is a political thriller set in the volatile climate that exists in South Asia. Constant terror attacks against India have left the Indian people feeling vulnerable and angry. The Indian government and security agencies are helpless as the masterminds of the attacks are out of reach. When an infiltrator with plans to […]

unINDIAN selected to screen at the Montreal World Film Festival

    The Australian film unINDIAN, directed by Anupam Sharma, has been selected to screen at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival where the film will have its World Premiere. The film has also been picked up by the Scandinavian boutique international sales agent Yellow Affair. Yellow Affair will launch sales with a major presence […]

When Mr India visited Australia!

    By Neeru Saluja He’s been ruling the film world for four decades and still going strong. He’s famous in Bollywood and Hollywood but considers himself a drop in the ocean of world cinema. Even at the age of 58, he’s unstoppable. An actor, a producer, a father, our very own Mr India – […]

Telstra wows Melburnians with Bollywood dance comp

                Imran Khan (official),  Kangana Ranaut  & Nikhil Advani judged a group of talented dancers from all across Australia! Kiku Sharda brought some extra fun to the day, and also met some lucky Telstra Air competition winners! Congratulations to all the dancers and winners!  ”ª#”Žmastimoments     Alister […]

Melbourne celebrates Independence Day with Bollywood stars while Sydney has its own dinners and flag hoisting

            Actor Anil Kapoor unfurling the proud Indian flag in Melbourne on Independence Day             Sydney missed the glamour of Bollywood yet had its own low key celebration   Independence Day was celebrated over seven days in Sydney. It started with the Consul General inviting […]

The new actor on the block – Deep Sidhu

                By Neeru Saluja   Actor Deep Sidhu is waiting eagerly for the Independence Day weekend. His debut film ‘Ramta Jogi’ is releasing on August 14 under the big production house Vijayta Films. With the Deol family’s support, this model turned actor can’t ask for more. Friends India […]

Sydney meets and greets Bobby Deol and Deep Sidhu

            Deep Sidhu and Bobby Deol with the Bhangra group By Manju Mittal Seven colours Friends India Entertaainment organised a great Friday evening on July 31, 2015. The Meet & Greet event was held at the Dezire Function Centre Blacktown in the presence of organiser Vikas Paul, major sponsor Billu […]