Simbu's lip service raises hackles

Huge posters were put up in various parts of the Chennai for the movie's muhurat. An poster apparently featuring Silambarasan and Nayantra has landed the film crew in trouble.

Mallika's Cannes act can't further Indian cinema

Mallika Sherawat with her brassy upfront image and strident self- proclamations looks like a revved-up advertisement for a silicone implant. Many of her colleagues from the film industry are appalled at her body-display in Cannes.

'Paheli' is a whim of mine, says Shah Rukh

"Paheli" has special appearances by Shah Rukh's most special friends. "My friends like Amitji, Juhi, Suniel Shetty have been too, too good to me. None of them has been given any role to talk of. But they did it just because I asked them to. "I really feel 'Paheli' is a whim of mine. I just wanted to produce something completely different. And the fact that everyone I asked

Aishwarya Rai sitting pretty in London

Aishwarya Rai is on the top of the world. And it isn't just because she's playing the meaty role of a battered wife in her new film "Provoked".I've never played a real-life character before. And that too a battered Punjabi wife! Throughout the week Naveen Andrews (who plays the sadistic husband) and me shot those tough scenes of domestic violence.

Sikh religious body 'bans' Hindi film

Sikh organizations and youths across Punjab had tried to prevent its screening in theatres last Friday but the police foiled their attempts.Jagir Kaur demanded that the SGPC be allowed to nominate two to five members to the Indian Censor Board to ensure that nothing was shown in films that would hurt Sikh sentiments.