Fashion Check@Filmfare Awards 2007

The most awaited filmy function - Filmfare Awards 2007 - eventuated on Saturday night - amongst much fanfare - at the Yash Raj Studios.

Bollywood Buzz gives you an insight on who-was-wearing-what on that night!

Glamorous Gul Panag was in a backless beige coloured gown. She was looking sensuous in her off shoulder silhouette.

53rd Annual Filmfare Awards 2007 Winners

Best Actor (Male)
Shah Rukh Khan for Chak De! India

Best Actor (Female)
Kareena Kapoor for Jab We Met

Best Director
Aamir Khan for Taare Zameen Par

Best Film
Taare Zameen Par

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Irrfan Khan for Life in a Metro

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Konkana Sen Sharma for Life in a Metro

Best Music
A. R. Rehman for Guru

Best Lyricist
Prasoon Joshi for Maa from Taare Zameen Par

Best Playback Singer (Male)
Shaan for Jabse Tere Naina from Saawariya

Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal for Barso Re from Guru

Best Dialogues
Imitiaz Ali for Jab We Met

Best Screenplay
Anurag Basu for Life in A Metro

Best Story
Amol Gupte for Taare Zameen Par

Best Male Debutant
Ranbir Kapoor for Saawariya

Best Female Debutant
Deepika Padukone for Om Shanti Om

The Sony Face of the Year Award
Deepika Padukone

R D Burman Music Award
Monty Sharma for Saawariya

Best Costumes
Sujata Sharma for Gandhi My Father

Best Cinematography
Sudip Chatterjee for Chak De! India

Power Award
Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra

Life Time Achievement Award
Rishi Kapoor

Critics' Award for Best Film
Chak De! India

Critics Award for the Best Actor
Darsheel Safary for Taare Zameen Par

Critics' Award for Best Actress
Tabu for Cheeni Kum

Exclusive: Bachchans' World Tour details

Now it can be told.

The now on-then off World Tour by the Bachchans - featuring Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwarya and possibly even Jaya - is finally taking place this July!

The family is waiting for the release of Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raj - in which Abhishek and Aishwarya play business rivals - before packing their bags and taking off.

The first leg of the tour will take the Bachchans, to Europe and North America, over July and August.

They will then travel elsewhere, covering 25 cities in all.

Hrithik Roshan and Akshay Kumar - who were star attractions in the original line-up - have opted out because they had no dates to offer.

Instead, the Bachchans now have Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta and Ritesh Deshmukh - among their entertainers - for the tour.

An excited Ash said, "It's always wonderful to be on stage with Abhishek and Pa (the Big B).

I remember what fun it was, when we did Kajra Re for an awards function, two years ago. That one act, was a fantastic rock concert by itself. Now going on stage as Amitji's daughter-in-law and Abhishek's wife, will be doubly fantastic!

We really do have a good time. I've watched Pa's earlier concerts, he rivets the audience, while Abhishek has a blast. All three of us love live shows, because we genuinely enjoy music and dance. So the world tour is going to be a grand party, on stage!"

Stay tuned in!

Raj Kapoor's Sangam, now in Israel!

The story is simple: Raj Kapoor is Sunder and Rajendra Kumar is Gopal, friends who fall in love with the same woman, Radha, played by the lovely Vyajayanthimala.

Raj Kapoor's Sangam was a 1964 blockbuster, one that continues to make compelling viewing.

Yet now - in the most unlikely of adaptations - it has been made into a stage musical in Israel, performed by the local Indian residents there!

Things began a year ago, reports Haaretz.com, when American millionaire David Mirage funded director Ilan Greenberg's production, featuring residents of the town Dimona.

The story remains essentially the same - with a screen providing Hebrew subtitles - even as the tragic story meets giggles in the audience, as they see their friends and neighbors flounder with Bollywood dialogues, in their accent.


Forty-four years after it was made, Sangam is still winning over audiences and celebrating India!

Jean Claude Van Damme's daughter to act in Salman Khan's Veer?

Vijay Galani's Veer - directed by Gadar's director, Anil Sharma - is a big budget extravaganza.

The film has been in news because of its hero - Salman Khan - charging a never-heard-before packet of Rs 25 crore as his fee, and also for writing the script.

Now, according to the latest gossip doing the rounds in B-Town, there is a strong possibility of Hollywood star Jean Claude Van Damme's daughter starring in the film, in a crucial role!

"Yes she is here, but I wouldn't want to talk about it. She is a big man's daughter. Things arent' finalized yet," says director Anil Sharma.

Sharma isn't willing to disclose anything about the film, except that, it's a period film based in 1800 and Salman has been working hard on his physique.

It seems, he has to enhance his frame by one and a half times since he is playing a warrior, in the film.

Van Damme sports a ferocious physique, and is known world over, for his international action packed films like Bloodsport, Universal Soldier, Double Impact etc.

He has two sons and one daughter born in 1990 named Bianca from body builder, Gladys Portugues.

Considering both her parents are in physical sport, she must be a tough gal as well!

Stay tuned in!

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is Vaibhavi Merchant's Saawariya!

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant are slated to tie the knot, at the end of next month.

According to a family source, the wedding is to take place in the last week of March after Sanjay returns from Paris where he is working on a musical - Padmavati - for the French opera house, Theatre du Chatelet. (check out the pics)

Vaibhavi's family is quite excited about the marriage, and wedding preparations are on in full swing.

Sanjay and Vaibhavi have been working together for several years, with Vaibhavi choreographing for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas and Saawariya.

But it's only recently that the two have been linked, romantically.

In the last couple of months, the couple - quite reclusive otherwise - have been seen together publicly and Vaibhavi's closeness to Bhansali's family was made obvious, at the premiere of his film, Saawariya.

Stay tuned in!

Update: It might be a rumor, after all!

Farah Khan gives birth to triplets!

Choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan gave birth to triplets, at a Mumbai hospital on Monday.

Farah - who directed the blockbuster hits - Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007) - and choreographed song-and-dance sequences in over 70 films - is married to film editor Shirish Kunder.

"She has given birth to one boy and two girls this morning and the kiddos are very healthy!" Firuza Parikh, a doctor at Mumbai's Jaslok hospital, told the media.

Bollywood Buzz congratulates Farah & Shirish :o)

Chashme Buddoor remake in the pipeline!

It's remake/sequel time in Bollywood these days!

Everyone is on a remake spree and the latest one to join the bandwagon is Onir - of My Brother Nikhil fame - who will be adapting the classic movie, Chashme Buddoor, directed by Sai Paranjape, starring Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani and Saeed Jaffrey.


"Though we have bought over the rights, it won't be a remake, but it will be an adaptation of the earlier film," reveals Onir.

And will he be repeating any of the old star cast?

"No, we will have a new star cast for the new film," he says. Let's hope, it doesn't turn up like Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag!

Here's a quick look on some other remakes/sequels, which are in the pipeline:

# Now 'Nayee Padosan 2'
# Tezaab 2 in the pipeline
# Will Shah Rukh Khan act in Hindi 'Casablanca'?
# Amar Akbar Anthony to roll by year end
# Now Raaz 2 with Emraan Hashmi
# Now Khiladi 2, Baazigar 2 and Baadshah 2!
# Now Bheja Fry 2 and Bheja Fry 3!
# Chupke Chupke remake in the pipeline!
# Padosan remake in the pipeline!
# It's official: Pritish Nandy ki Sholay!
# Shah Rukh Khan to re-make Deewar?
# Pyaar Ke Side Effects 2 in the pipeline!
# Amitabh in Nariman Irani's Don sequel: The Return Of The King
# Shahid, John Abraham and Kangana in Saajan remake
# Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 2 in the pipeline!
# Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan coming together in the desi version of Jerry Maguire!

Relationships in Bollywood

First they are spotted together, hand in hand, then they vehemently deny there's romance brewing, and finally they tie the knot in either a very private ceremony, or in a mega affair!

Real life romances in Bollywood are a far cry from their on-screen versions, in which, the lovers proclaim their love in the loudest fashion.

Personal questions are always fielded with cliches like 'We're just friends' and most actors dismiss them with a 'no comments'. Some B-town stars refuse to define their relationship, even after years of courtship!

Bollywood Buzz brings you an insight on Relationships in Bollywood:

# Aishwarya Rai Bachchan never acknowledged any of her relationships, till she took marriage vows with Abhishek last year.

# Manoj Bajpai also kept his affair - with long-term girlfriend Neha - under wraps, before marrying her in February 2005, without the media's knowledge.

So, why are celebrity affairs always closeted?

Says Manoj, "I'm an actor, not a public figure. My wife and personal life aren't supposed to entertain the public. Constitutionally, I'm allowed to safeguard my personal life, hence I've never discussed its details. Besides, I've never been the subject of rumours. We get sick of the rumours surrounding us and sometimes it clouds our judgement of co-actors."

Actors become especially guarded about their personal life in case of talk about extra-marital affairs, or even in the initial stage of a budding romance.

# After divorcing first wife Reena, Aamir Khan kept his relationship with Kiran Rao a secret, for a long time, before they finally got married in December 2005.

# Similarly, it took pictures splashed across dailies, and some time, before Saif Ali Khan confirmed his relationship with Kareena Kapoor.

Reports about extra marital affairs, in particular, result in uncomfortable situations at home, say stars.

# Twinkle Khanna - whose hubby Akshay Kumar has been linked with co-stars like Priyanka Chopra, post-marriage - says, "I neither hid my relationship nor flaunted it. We don't react to reports, since, I've seen my parents being written about it and know how to deal with it. People shouldn't take advantage of our silence."

# On again-off again romances like Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan's take up column space, and is never acknowledged by either party. It's probably because the lovebirds - mostly on the rebound - aren't sure about the strength of their relationship.

Sometimes, affairs are not acknowledged because of parental pressure!

# Ranbir Kapoor never accepted his affair with Deepika Padukone in the press, because his parents weren't comfortable with it.

The 'home-breaker' tag attached to actresses also makes them clam up. For eg.:

# Preity Zinta being held responsible for the Suchitra-Shekhar Kapur divorce

# Shilpa Shetty dating a married NRI

While nursing a broken heart or dealing with a divorce, they'd rather not be written about, say actors.

# Priyanshu Chatterjee - who divorced model Malini Sharma in 2001 - says, "It's difficult to get over someone, when your break-up is constantly being discussed in the media. That's when celebs avoid the media. In my case, not much was written about my divorce. So it was slightly relaxed. But some reports - surrounding relationships - change the way, you are viewed in your professional life."

Yet a handful of couples have been transparent - about their relationships - right from the word go!

# Arshad Warsi - Maria Goretti

# Arbaaz Khan - Malaika Arora

# Zayed Khan - Malaika Khan

# Hrithik Roshan - Sussane Khan

# Ashish Chaudhary - Samita Bangargi

Reason?

They feel shielding their relationship - from the media - will trigger more speculation, about their personal lives.

Says Samita, "Single status matters a lot to some actors. They want their fans to believe, that they're single. But Ashish and I have been open about our relationships - ever since we started dating eight years ago - because people like you for your work, and not for your relationship status."

On a personal note: I've been in a relationship before, however, that didn't worked out.

And now, I don't care about getting in a relationship anymore (or to marry anyone for that matter!), because of so many reasons, which I would've love to share with you all, however - this being a Bollywood News blog - I would skip my personal blah blah!

Take care, everyone :o)

Dimple-Rishi set to sizzle again!

They sizzled the screen back in the 70s with their blockbuster film, Bobby.

And now - decades later - Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor are back together to recreate the same magic with their latest venture, Luck by Chance.

While they tried and failed, to get the chemistry right - in the 2005 film Pyar Mein Twist - the duo seem to have decided that three times is a charm, and so, they are coming together - for the third time - in Luck by Chance.

Shooting for the film starts in April this year.

Stay tuned in!

Shekhar Kapur to start his next film, Paani

The death of the 28-year old Australian superstar Heath Ledger has had severe repercussions on the entertainment industry, particularly on Shekhar Kapur who was apparently the last person to speak to Heath, before the actor's tragically premature death.

"That's what I gather. I believe I'm the last person Heath spoke to that night before his death. And the press in New York got to know of this. The press out there started to hound me.

My phone wouldn't stop ringing in New York. I had to cut short my visit and return to Mumbai," said Shekhar on Monday morning, hours after he landed up.

Remembering his short-lived association with Heath Ledger on his blog, Shekhar recalled, "Heath wasn't just the star of my film The Four Feathers. He was a lot more. He was a very dear friend. We connected regularly and shared our problems. In fact, on the evening before he died we were supposed to meet.

But he expressed an inability to meet and suggested we fix up another time the next morning. But in the morning he was gone! Such is life!" sighs the filmmaker just back in Mumbai and getting ready to direct his new film, this time set in Shekhar's favourite city, Mumbai.

The futuristic look at Mumbai - entitled Paani - will probably be the most expensive film, Shekhar will produce.

"It'd require a creation of a whole city with two levels, one for the super-rich and the other for the underprivileged."

The cast is now being seriously looked at and Shekhar is most probably collaborating with UTV Motion Pictures for this venture.

Stay tuned in!

Bollywood gets Patriotic on the Republic Day

Priyanka Chopra: "My favorite patriotic song will have to be Mile Sur Tera Hamara. Every time I would see all the stalwarts of the country from Lataji to Pandit Ravi Shankar to Shabana Azmi, come together on television to sing that song, I would get goose bumps. In fact, I get that 'goosebumpy' feeling even now I speak to you about that song. My favorite national figure is Rajiv Gandhi. He was a lovely man and a truly remarkable visionary. He dreamt of taking India into the new millennium but couldn't live to see that dream come true. Believe me; we haven't even realized ten percent of our full potential as yet."

J.P Dutta: "My favorite patriotic song is Hum Laayen Hain Toofan Se Kashti Nikalke Iss Desh Ko Rakhna Mere Bachcho Sambhal Ke from the film Jagriti. My favorite patriotic film will have to be my own Border. And I'd say the true national figure is the The Soldier of the armed forces. He represents the true spirit of India."

Shabana Azmi: "Favorite song has to be Kar Chale Hum Fida from Haqeeqat…Jiyo Kaifi Azmi. Jiyo Madan Mohan. Jiyo Mohd Rafi! Favorite national figure? Undoubtedly Mahatma Gandhi, though Nehruji was also a remarkable visionary."

Hema Malini: "My favorite patriotic songs are The National Anthem and Lataji's Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. And Bapuji is my favorite national figure."

Himesh Reshammiya: "Favorite patriotic film Upkar and song Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. National figure? Gandhiji of course"

Manoj Bajpai: "Song is Kar Chale Hum Fida Jaan-O-Tan Saathiyon from Haqeeqat and my favorite patriotic film is my own, 1971, directed by Amrit Sagar. National figure? Bhagat Singh!"

Rahul Khanna: "I think, Chak De! India is incredibly patriotic. My favorite song is predictably our National Anthem. It's a truly beautiful piece of music and verse. My favorite national figure is the Indian Soldier who toils selflessly at the border to protect our country."

Amrita Arora: "Favorite patriotic film Mother India, favorite patriotic song Mere Desh Ki Dharti from Upkar. And favorite national figure? That's easy. Mahatma Gandhi."

Bhavna Talwar: My favorite song is Ae Mere Pyare Watan from Kabuliwala. Though many great patriotic films have been made, I would choose my own, Dharm, for its message of national integration at a time, when rappers are singing about hatred. My favorite national figure is APJ Abdul Kalam."

Dino Morea: "Favorite patriotic film and song is Border and A R Rahman's Ma Tujhe Salaam. Favorite national figure? Ummmm. Subhash Chandra Bose. Don't ask me why."

Malaika Arora: " Saare Jahan Se Achcha….I don't know what happens to me when I hear that song. It fills with pride for being Indian. My favorite national figure: all the freedom fighters who brought us where we are today. No doubt, they're the true heroes."

Ravi Kissan: "My favorite song is Mera Rang De Basanti Chola from Shaheed. And my favorite national personalities are Anna Hazare and Sunil Dutt."

Suneel Darshan: "I'm a big Manoj Kumar fan and my favorite film is Upkar, favorite song is Hai Preet Jahan Ki Reet Sadaa Main Geet Wahan Ke Gata Hoon from Purab Aur Pachchim."

Satish Kaushik: "Manoj Kumar's Upkar and favorite patriotic song is Kar Chale Hum Fida. National figure is Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De! India."

Aftab Shivdasani: "My favorite patriotic song is Ae Mere Pyare Watan. Film is Chak De! India. And Shah Rukh Khan is my choice for the national figure."

Anubhav Sinha: "Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat. And the personality would have to be Mahatma Gandhi."

Diya Mirza: "My favorite song is Hemant Kumar's Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe from Ganga Jumna because it addresses itself to children and tells them their responsibility as Indian citizens. I also love Vande Mataram. Richard Attenborough's Gandhi is my favorite patriotic film. I watched it when I was very young. I realized for the first time what love for the country is. The national figure who evokes a deep sense of patriotism in me is Mahatma Gandhi."

Apoorva Lakhia: "Favorite patriotic film is Border and song Mera Rang De Basanti Chola. My favorite patriotic character is Ben Kingsley as Gandhi fighting against all odds and sacrificing himself for the greater cause that is the country."

Raveena Tandon: "I love Manoj Kumar in Purab Aur Pachchim and that song in the film Hai Preet Jahan Ki Reet, specially the line Jab Zero Diya Mere Bharat Ne."

Imtiaz Ali: "Favorite patriotic film Rang De Basanti, favorite song Rahman's Vande Mataram. And national figure? Dhoni."

Boman Irani: "Without doubt, my favorite patriotic song is Ae Mere Pyare Watan by Manna Dey. I sing it all the time. It just makes me cry. It's a song dedicated to the country, to home."

Divya Dutta: "Favorite song Kar Chale Hum Fida. Favorite film is Haqeeqat. My national hero would be Manoj Kumar for acting in and making films that represent the true spirit of India.

Alka Yagnik: Lataji's Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon is my all-time favorite song.


Bollywood Buzz wishes all Indians a very Happy Republic Day :o)

Jai Hind!

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 2 in the pipeline!

If you have watched Kundun Shah's 1983 classic, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, you probably loved it. But there are quite a few who haven't watched the laugh riot black comedy yet.

Now, according to the latest buzz going around in B-Town, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro team is coming together to remake it!

Naseeruddin Shah & Om Puri has been signed on already, and now, the process of wooing Ravi Vaswani - as well as the rest of the original cast - is on.

Kundun Shah will direct the new film as well and Sajid Nadiadwala would produce the sequel.

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro originally starred Naseer, Vaswani, Satish Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Neena Gupta, Satish Kaushik and the late actress Bhakti Barve.


The film completes 25 years this August 12, and Nadiadwala plans to launch the new film around the same time this year.

Stay tuned in!

Hard Kaur to make her acting debut in Bollywood

Popular UK rapper-singer Hard Kaur is all set to showcase her life in the form of a film, which will be made by her die-hard fan, Aditya Bhattacharya (son of filmmaker Basu Bhattacharya).

After making an indelible mark in singing career, she now will be making her debut in Bollywood.

Aditya informed that it was the singer's real life journey - from the Sikh riots, when she was just 10 - to the rock star status, which inspired him to make a film on her.

Busy with the release of her new album Supawoman on SaReGaMa India, Hard Kaur seemed very excited about the new turn that her career has taken in Bollywood.

She states that acting as herself would be a cakewalk, and jokes that, she will now be seen singing and dancing in sarees.

Aditya is currently busy scripting the film, which will go on the floors this year.

Here's one of her songs which featured in Sriram Raghavan's Johnny Gaddaar.

Om Shanti Om heads for Berlin Film Festival

Om Shanti Om - Shah Rukh Khan's home production and Bollywood's top grosser in 2007 - has been selected for a German premier in the Berlinale Special 2008 section at the prestigious 58th Berlin Film Festival 2008 to be held from February 7-17.

Om Shanti Om is among the 12 films selected this year, in this section.


Directed by Farah Khan, OSO stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal and Shreyas Talpade.

Also, Eros International will be releasing Om Shanti Om theatrically in Germany, soon after the Berlin Film Festival.

Taare Zameen Par sweeps 6 awards@Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards, Mumbai

Aamir Khan's directorial debut - Taare Zameen Par - bagged six key awards at the Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards, Mumbai.

Aamir shared the Best Director award for the film with Shimit Amin for Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan. He additionally won awards for Best Supporting Actor and for Best Dialogues.

The three other awards won by Aamir's film were:

Best Story - Amol Gupte
Best Child Actor - Darsheel Zafary
Best Lyricist - Prasoon Joshi


Bollywood Buzz congratulates Aamir Khan & Team for multiple award winning, and also, a big THANK YOU! for making such a beautiful movie :o)

Eklavya misses out on Oscar glory

Here's some sad news for Indian movie lovers.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Eklavya -The Royal Guard, which was India's official entry to the Oscars this year, is out of the race from the Best Foreign Language Films category.

For starters, the Amitabh Bachchan-Sanjay Dutt-Saif Ali Khan starrer Eklavya was mired in controversy, ever since it was declared as India's entry to the prestigious Oscars.

So much so that director Bhavna Talwar, who considered her film - Dharm - as one of the better contenders for the award, went on to claim that the jury was biased in its selection.

She even went up to the extent of going to the court regarding the issue.

Seems like India will have to wait for a while, to bring home this prestigious award.

Goal completes 50 days

There are some films for which there are attempts to pull them down even before their theatrical release.

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, which arrived in November last year, was one such film for which there wasn't much positive written about throughout it's making or promotion, leading to it's release.

However, the film did find good audience for itself, and turned out to be a decent earner for UTV.

Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film is now entering its 8th week and in the process would be completing a 50 day run tomorrow.


In its 50 day run, the film has made close to Rs.17 crores just from Indian box office, which is over and above 16 crores that UTV had made on the table, through brand endorsements even before the film hit the marquee!

Exclusive: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Beyonce with Akshay Kumar in Sajid Nadiadwala's Kambakth Ishq!

Bollywood's Mr. Block-buster Sajid Nadiadwala is a man on a mission these days.

He has shrewd business acumen, as gauged from the fact that he has been churning block-blusters consistently. His last block buster being the mega successful Heyy Babyy, directed by debutant Sajid Khan.

Apparently the producer has a few surprises up his sleeve. From what we hear from an industry source, Nadiadwala is all set to go international with his next project, Kambakth Ishq.

And, Sajid has managed a casting coup in Kambakth Ishq.

Apparently, Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to play an interesting cameo in the film!

And, pop sensation Beyonce is also set to do a bootylicious act in the film!

Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman in the film.

For the first time in Indian Cinema, our desi action hero will be seen with an international action icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger! Beyonce too is reportedly doing a sizzling act in the film.

Prashant Shah (line producer of Kambakth Ishq) says from LA, "Yes, we are in talks.

So far, we have had Deepa Mehta, who is a Canadian, Meera Nair and Gurinder Chadha who have been Indians of International origin making a splash in Hollywood.

But with Kambakth Ishq, it will be the first time, that an Indian producer will be doing this. It is only Sajid who has made this happen.

We are in talks with Beyonce, and we have also received a letter from Arnold Schwarzenegger's Office.

We are yet to work out the logistics. Things will be confirmed shortly, and we will be making a formal announcement, when that happens. We are also looking at other Hollywood names to join the cast of Kambakth Ishq."

Says Sajid Nadiadwala, "Yes, we shall be making a formal announcement very soon. I cannot reveal any further details. As our Indian film industry is making its presence felt and going global, I would like my banner - Nadiadwala Grandson - to scale the global level in film making too."

Stay tuned in!

Update: It turned out to be a rumor!!

KM Music Conservatory: India's first music conservatory, launched by A. R. Rahman

Music Maestro A.R. Rahman fulfilled one of his long term dreams.

On Sunday, he launched India's first music conservatory, KM Music Conservatory.

It will be India's first Apple authorized training centre, where professors and musicians from India and abroad, will provide training and education to students in Indian and Western classical music.

The institute, located in Chennai, will also help in fine-tuning the skills of students who play instruments like flute, trumpet, violin, French horn and percussion.

Needless to say, there will be more career options open for these young talented kids, once they combine their musical skill with the latest knowledge in production technology.

Through this institute, Rahman would also fulfill his vision of having a full-fledged orchestra in India so that Indian composers don't have to go abroad when they have to record with orchestras.

Must say, this initiative by Rahman is indeed one unique way of giving back something to the world of music!