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SACF: Honouring Shyam Benegal, 9th - 11th June 2012
South Asian Cinema Foundation will be honouring the work of Shyam Benegal, the pioneer of ‘New Indian Cinema’, at BFI Southbank and The Nehru Centre between Saturday 9th June and Monday 11th June 2012. As the father of ‘New Wave’ Indian Cinema, Shyam Benegal’s position is arguably as significant as India’s most acclaimed filmmaker, Satyajit Ray. read more

Akshay Kumar in 'Rowdy Rathore', UK Release 1st June 2012
Shiva is a small time conman in love with Priya, a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding he wasn't invited to. Into this picture perfect world enters six year old Neha who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn't bad enough, Shiva also becomes the object of a series of life threatening attacks by a gang of deadly criminals who seem to know something he doesn't. read more

Bollywood Bitesized,Deewar (1975) Down n' Dirty, Friday 25th May 2012
Deewar (1975) has been given the Bollywood Bitesized treatment - for Friday 25th May 2012 - who've themed the venue to reflect the mean streets of 70's Bombay and will show the film 'chopped up' with performances from live dancers and stuntmen to reflect the film, which is the story of two brothers who grow up in the slums, one becomes a mafia don and the other a police officer. read more

Gangs Of Wasseypur to be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2012
The Indian cinematic masterpiece 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' is set to make film history as the first commerical Bollywood film to be part of the 65th Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight segment. Produced and presented by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, with the young, cutting-edge film director Anurag Kashyap at the helm, Gangs Of Wasseypur is an epic tale, spanning 60 years of a feuding family’s life set in Jharkhand, India. read more

Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Department', Out 18th May 2012
Ram Gopal Varma, unites Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt in 'Department', releaseing on 18th May 2012. With all the markings of another classic and following the tradition of 'Company', 'Sarkar' and 'Sarkar Raj', Varma takes audiences on another rollercoaster ride to the dark side - this time into the guarded inner echelons of the police 'department', where the unnerving power struggles quickly separate the men from the boys. read more

India to produce'Kochadaiyaan', its first blockbuster animation film
South Indian film star Rajnikanth, music maestro A R Rahman, debutant director Soundarya (pictured, left) and the producer Dr J Murali of Media One Global Entertainment held a press launch for their new film 'Kochadaiyaan - The Legend' on Saturday 31st March at The Bentley Hotel in London. The ground-breaking film features the visual mastery photorealistic technology. read more

Vidya Balan set to dominate Box Office with female-centric film 'Kahaani'
Following a sweeping victory at the awards season in India, Hindi cinema's hottest actress Vidya Balan is set to storm the Box Office once more with her latest female-centric film offering 'Kahaani'. Released on 9th March 2012 through B4U Pictures and presented by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Kahaani presents Vidya Balan as a heavily pregnant woman desperately seeking clues into her husband's mysterious disappearance in a foreign land. read more

London, Paris, New York, UK Release 2nd March 2012
London Paris New York is a quirky coming-of-age drama that intersperses the significance of the number three, as it follows the journey of love between ‘Nikhil’ (Ali Zafar) and ‘Lalitha’ (Aditi Rao Hydari) who meet for a night in three cities, London, Paris and New York. Mirroring three states of love in a heart-warming, amusing and stylish plot, ‘London Paris New York’ is said to bring razor sharp wit back into Bollywood’s romantic comedies. read more

Ekk Deewana Tha, UK Release 17th February 2012
Forthcoming Bollywood love story, ‘Ekk Deewana Tha’, is set to get the heart beats racing of lovers across the world. Prateik was keen that the film’s title be pertinent to his character that reflects the passion and romanticism in all of us, when In love. The character epitomises the excitement of a passionate lover and the length one goes to for the people they love. read more

Raj Kapoor and The Golden Age of Indian Cinema, 1st - 29th Feb 2012
BFI Southbank celebrates the work of actor, director Raj Kapoor with a season (1st - 29th February 2012) of eight newly restored 35mm prints of his work including Fire (1948) and My Name is Joker (1970), a lecture from Rachel Dwyer and a 4-day course entitled Super Tramp Hindustani-Style. Raj Kapoor was synonymous with the rise of ‘Bollywood’. read more

Agneepath, UK Release 26th January 2012
In a small Indian village Mandwa, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan (Hrithik Roshan) is taught by his principled father about the path of fire - Agneepath. His life is completely shattered when the evil drug dealer Kancha (Sanjay Dutt) hangs his father to death. Vijay leaves for Bombay with a mission to come back and bring back the glory of his father’s name. read more

Eros in tie-up with Photon Kathaas to produce a Tamil film
Eros International, a leading company in the Indian film industry, has announced a co-production deal with Photon Kathaas Productions for a Tamil film titled 'Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru' (John: Chapter 1) starring Vijay. The film will be directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with music by A R Rahman. read more

Don 2, UK Release 23rd December 2011
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan reclaims his avatar in the sequel ‘Don 2’ releasing in cinemas worldwide on 23rd December 2011 by Reliance Entertainment. The film also stars Priyanka Chopra and Boman Irani who return to their earlier roles as ‘Roma’ and ‘Vardhaan’ respectively, and Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor who enter in new roles in this action thriller. read more

'Desi Boyz', UK Release 25th November 2011
Bollywood superstar and iconic fitness enthusiast Akshay Kumar will indulge audiences in UK-based comedy, ‘Desi Boyz’, releasing in cinemas on 25th November 2011. The film reunites Akshay with fellow screen hunk, John Abraham as the screen duo play the irresistible ‘Desi Boyz’ in a coming of age entertainer that traces the lives of two young lads who refuse to grow up. read more

Rockstar, UK Release 11th November 2011
Janardan, brought up in middle class Delhi, has a larger than life dream - of being a rockstar like Jim Morrison! But all he gets from his reluctant audience is ridicule. Until when he realises that all stars have one thing in common. Tragic lives! read more

Ra.One, UK Release 26th October 2011
hile Shekhar was trying every trick in the book to woo his son, get 'dude-ified' and 'up his coolness quotient' his son had given up on him.. Just when the father-son duo hit a deadlock- Shekhar strikes gold when he designs one hell of a game. Juat as the family comes together, they find themselves in a deadly game! read more

Espionage thriller 'Azaan', UK Release 14th October 2011
Prashant Chadha's ‘Azaan’ featuring Debutant actor Sachiin J Joshi in the title role explores the global issue of terror and espionage, with characters travelling from India, to Germany, Morocco, France, Poland, Thailand, China and South Africa, highlighting how a single seed of hatred can spread so rapidly across the world. read more

Speedy Singhs, UK Release 30th September 2011
Produced by First Take Entertainment and Hari Om Entertainment, ‘Speedy Singh’ is a gripping, cross-cultural hockey drama set in the Indo-Canadian community of suburban Toronto, Canada. Directed by Hollywood filmmaker Robert Lieberman, ‘Speedy Singh’ is out on 30th September. read more

Farah Khan celebrated at the Mayfair Media Club
Acclaimed Bollywood director and choreographer, Farah Khan was celebrated at the Mayfair Media Club in Central London on 22 October 2008, at a special 'in conversation' style event organised by Parminder Vir OBE. Khan who shot to fame with 'Main Hoon Na', a film starring her friend Shah Rukh Khan, was in ebullient form at the event. read more

Top 10 Favourite Bollywood Dance Songs
Listing my top ten favourite Bollywood dance songs is a tall order, so what I've done is choose mine on the basis that either they make me want to dance or the dance choreography is stunning. 'Inhi Logon Ne' from the 1971 classic film 'Pakeezah' and 'Shava Shava' from 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' didn't quite make it into the top ten but are great songs. read more

Romantic Bollywood Film Guide: Top 10 Films
When we asked six female Bollywood movie experts for their choice of the most romantic Bollywood movies ever, we were quite surprised by the results. Classics like Awara, Andaz, Pakeezah and Mugal-e-Azam appeared to be among our experts' favourites. Featuring stars of yester year like Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Meena Kumari; it is hardly surprising that the early days of Bollywood are seen as the Golden Era of the great romantic movie. read more

'Sholay' tops poll in Indian Cinema
'Sholay', Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 ‘curry western’, has topped the British Film Institute’s poll on Indian cinema. With a dialogue that achieved cult-status, the film tells the story of two runaway thieves defending a village against bandits. read more

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