Bobby Bedi

Ameesha Patel revealed her 'Mangal Pandey' casting stemmed from an Aamir Khan interview and a near-miss with 'Lagaan'. Aamir was impressed by her intelligence, leading to a connection. Though she screen-tested for 'Lagaan', her 'educated' look led to her exit, ironically paving the way for her 'Gadar' role. The 'Mangal Pandey' role was previously offered to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Producer Bobby Bedi and music composer AR Rahman reunite after 19 years for an international film on Mullah Naseeruddin, aiming to showcase authentic Eastern stories globally. They announced the project at the Cannes Film Festival and are partnering with Technicolor. Parineeti Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh also express their involvement and admiration for Rahman.

Irrespective of problems with producer Bobby Bedi, Mani Ratnam will revive Laajo.

Fate seems to be favouring actor Bobby Bedi, who, after years of hard work, and the allegiance he owed to Yash Chopra camp, is all set to reap rich dividends.

NEW DELHI: Bobby Bedi, brother of little known Bollywood actress Monica Bedi, has appeared before a Portugal court in support of underworld don Abu Salem's contention that he had entered that country while he was running away from mafia adversaries in India.

MUMBAI: It is the first organised attempt by the Indian entertainment industry to put the country on the global map. At the Cannes film festival this year, a group of Indian filmmakers will woo international buyers and audience by promoting Indian cinema and their own projects.

NEW DELHI: Eyeing the potential of markets for Indian films, the 33rd International Film Festival beginning next month will have a strong marketing component with a film bazaar of over 16 stalls.

After gathering dust for the longest time, Mani Ratnam's ambitious film, Lajjo, has been scrapped.

Shekhar Kapur shot for a commercial in the busy lanes of Jaleb Chowk in Jaipur recently

Guess where Delhi was over the weekend - at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Subhash Ghai is currently at Cannes along with the Indian contingent of filmmakers which includes Deepti Naval, Anurag Basu, Bobby Bedi and Rakesh Roshan.

Ekta Kapoor's Mahabharat may not have done too well, but that hasn’t deterred channels from attempting to making this mythological show again.

MUMBAI: After Lagaan's stupendous success, Aamir Khan has signed another historical saga, Bobby Bedi's 1857, The Rising, for an astronomical Rs 5 crore.

After Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan refuse to play Suryamukhi in Bobby Bedi's biopic based on the life of controversial painter Raja Ravi Varma, talks are now on with the vivacious Preity Zinta to play the part.

Is Shiney Ahuja jinxed? It seems, actresses are walking out on Shiney Ahuja. The latest actress who refused to work with Shiney is Vaishali Desai, who has walked out of ‘Shaunya’.

Just when it seemed like the end of the road for Shiney Ahuja, he’s been signed for a film.

NEW DELHI: Pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy Laboratories has roped in filmmaker Gulzar to direct and write the lyrics of its consumer healthcare division's ad film.

We don't have anyone in mind for the male lead yet but we plan to approach Priyanka (Chopra) to play the heroine as soon as she is back in town. I have no clue know about Kareena being in talks for the role earlier

The martyr's descendants have objected to the portrayal of Pandey's character in the film.

Amisha Patel will now play the role which Aishwarya Rai was supposed to enact in Aamir Khan's The Rising.

Bollywood’s hottest couple Abhiash makes heads turn, while hottie Bipasha Basu sets the stage on fire.

After Maqbool in 2004, which was adapted from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, did you know Vishal Bhardwaj wanted to adapt Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. He instead adapted Shakespeare’s Othello into Omkara.

Telly girl Kulraaj Randhawa is all set to work with actor Rishi Kapoor.

CANNES: A four-part presentation on Indian cinema based on popular Hindi film numbers attracted huge crowds at the India evening in Cannes.

Maria Goretti (better known as Arshad Warsi's wife) was all set to make her debut in Hindi films, but somewhere on her road to stardom things went wrong and she's back to square one.

NEW DELHI: The Indian showbiz industry is up in arms against Karnataka's decision to ban and delay releases of non-Kannada movies in the state by seven weeks after the national release.

Monica Bedi's father has said that his daughter got Salem home as 'Sanjay', a friend who helped her in Bollywood.

MUMBAI: Charles the Inaudible reigned as he made PC at the PC. One halt on Prince Charles' crammed, if thoughtfully planned, itinerary in Mumbai, was a press conference at which he sounded the mahurat clapper-board for Ketan Mehta's film The Rising, starring Aamir Khan and British actor Toby Stevens.

Producer Bobby Bedi is making a film about the Rajasthan Royals.

MUMBAI: It's the first attempt by the Indian entertainment industry to put itself on the world map. A group of Indian filmmakers will travel this year to the Cannes film festival, the largest trade bazaar of the global entertainment industry, to woo international buyers and audiences by promoting Indian cinema.