Akshay on unsteady grounds

Call it bad luck or evil eye or both, the macho man of Bollywood Akshay is suffering from these. With his latest flick bombing at the BO Akshay has given three flops back to back. Then came his ramp walk at the Lakme Fashion Week where he took to the ramp for Tarun Tilani and attempted a daring stunt which was considered obscene and a case has been filed against the actor.

A star studded year

They are sassy, stylish and sexy, but are they star material? 2008 was filled with wannabe actors and actresses trying to sashay their way on to Bollywood’s red carpet. But did these would be divas and dudes set the screen ablaze or did they simply crash and burn? And what about the new aspirants lined up for the coming year? Let’s take a look at last year’s offerings and this year’s possibilities

When will Maddy fly solo?

Madhavan has been around for close to a decade in the industry. Having successfully established himself as a household name, he’s conquering Bollywood at a steady pace. But the million dollar question, like his million dollar smile, is why isn’t he essaying more roles as a lead actor? Instead one sees him more in multi-starrer movies. Some of Madhavan’s biggest hits have been with movies like Rang

Ash vs. Ratnam in round one!

In what’s proving to be a clash of the Titans, director Mani Ratnam and acclaimed actress Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan are having a small tussel and it’s all about pancake! Ratnam’s reasoning is that since Ash’s character has been abducted in the second-half, she shouldn’t have any make-up on in an effort to show her pain and grief. The actress completely disagrees.

RGV’s ‘Rann’ is now ‘India 24X7’

Ram Gopal Varma’s latest media based film ‘Rann’ starring Amitabh Bachchan in the main lead is rechristened as ‘India 24X7’.