Film Mar 31, 2013

Bollywood bigwigs hope Japan fans are in it for keeps

by Philip Brasor

In the 1990s, one of the most popular foreign movie stars in Japan was an Indian actor named Rajinikanth, who appeared in films made for India’s Tamil-speaking southern region.

Mar 17, 2013

'Slumdog' star Pinto aspired to be wedding planner

Indian actress Freida Pinto, who starred in the Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire,” said on Friday that she would have become a wedding planner if she hadn’t found success in show business. Pinto, who is a former model, said “my only passion was acting” but had ...

Film Feb 24, 2013

Bollywood star: immediate change to keep women safe

Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has called for “immediate” action to protect women in India following the fatal gang-rape of a student that horrified the country. The vicious attack by a group of drunken men on a 23-year-old medical student ...