Life of Pi. Paan Singh Tomar. The Namesake. Maqbool. From Hollywood to Bollywood, Irrfan Khan has grown from strength to strength. Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Irrfan made his critically acclaimed debut in Bollywood as a main lead actor in 2005 with Rog. Before this, he acted in numerous TV soaps such as Sparsh and Bharat Ek Khoj. Gaining a scholarship at National School of Drama in 1984, Irrfan’s destiny was set for acting. Having achieved three Filmfare awards and a National Film Award, Irrfan has also been awarded the Padma Shri- the fourth highest civilian award in India.
Irrfan Khan will be attending the London Indian Film Festival and will be speaking about his life and his work with director Asif Kapadia on the 20th of July at the BFI, Southbank.
Here, we explore Irrfan’s acting career with a special focus on our three favourite films from Bollywood and Hollywood.
Irrfan Khan will be attending the London Indian Film Festival and will be speaking about his life and his work with director Asif Kapadia on the 20th of July at the BFI, Southbank.
Here, we explore Irrfan’s acting career with a special focus on our three favourite films from Bollywood and Hollywood.
- 7/18/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Bollywood dreamgirl Deepal Shaw is pleased with the way her releases are stacking up in her favour. “I am getting to play some fantastic roles,” she says, “In Right Ya Wrong, I am a de-glam lady cop caught between Irrfan Khan and Sunny Deol; in Vikalp, I am a software engineer who hails from Kolhapur and moves to Mumbai. I also have another film Tum Se with Irrfan Khan which is about how love can create hassles in people’s lives.”
More commonly known as the singer Baby Doll after her first album, her sexy videos are often shown on MTV India and consist largely of Autotune Hindi remixes. After appearing as a prostitute in Chamku, she realises she ran the risk of being stereotyped and is working hard to undermine that image. “In Kalyug, I had some scenes where I played a typical village girl,” she says, “I have...
More commonly known as the singer Baby Doll after her first album, her sexy videos are often shown on MTV India and consist largely of Autotune Hindi remixes. After appearing as a prostitute in Chamku, she realises she ran the risk of being stereotyped and is working hard to undermine that image. “In Kalyug, I had some scenes where I played a typical village girl,” she says, “I have...
- 2/23/2010
- Bollyspice
A year after he was last seen in a lead role, Riteish Deshmukh is now all set to wear the hero's cap again. The film in question is Do Knot Disturb which is now all set for a 2nd October release. His last major release was De Taali but that was a delayed project. Between De Taali and Do Knot Disturb, he also did bit roles in Chamku and Kal Kissne Dekha which was mainly to help out friends. He is happy now that Do Knot Disturb is treading the right path as far as enthusiasm amon...
- 8/31/2009
- GlamSham
Click above for more movie stills Looks do matter. Especially when the female in question is Priyanka Chopra. She was a stunner in her last two successful outings at the box office - Dostana and Fashion. If in the former she was the editor of a fashion magazine, in the latter she was a show- stopper herself. Of course, all shows stopped at her arrival but she decided to take a different route altogether in her films to follow. She decided to be choosy about her work and picked on only two projects, Kaminey and What's Your Rashee. What makes Kaminey special is the fact that she got to work with director Vishal Bhardwaj, a master story teller when it comes to real cinema, and known for giving his leading ladies an entirely different look. While speculations were abounding about Priyanka Chopra's appearance in Kaminey, there has been a...
- 4/4/2009
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
Click above for more movie stills Looks do matter. Especially when the female in question is Priyanka Chopra. She was a stunner in her last two successful outings at the box office - Dostana and Fashion. If in the former she was the editor of a fashion magazine, in the latter she was a show- stopper herself. Of course, all shows stopped at her arrival but she decided to take a different route altogether in her films to follow. She decided to be choosy about her work and picked on only two projects, Kaminey and What's Your Rashee. What makes Kaminey special is the fact that she got to work with director Vishal Bhardwaj, a master story teller when it comes to real cinema, and known for giving his leading ladies an entirely different look. While speculations were abounding about Priyanka Chopra's appearance in Kaminey, there has been a...
- 4/4/2009
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai, She donned trendy mini skirts and a bikini in "Dostana" and was an absolute stunner on the ramp in "Fashion", but Priyanka Chopra is going the de-glam way for Vishal Bharadwaj's "Kaminay". "In terms of look, it's definitely not glamorous. In fact, you don't really see me wearing too much make up in the film," Priyanka told Ians. "Kaminay" will be her first release of 2009 as a leading lady after a hectic 2008, which saw her featuring in six back-to-back releases - "Love Story 2050", "God Tussi Great Ho", "Chamku", "Drona", "Fashion" and "Dostana". What makes "Kaminay" special is that she has got to work with Bharadwaj, a master story teller known for giving his leading ladies a very 'real' lived-in look. Speaking ...
- 3/2/2009
- Bollywoodworld.com
Priyanka Chopra has has had six major releases in the year 2008 which included Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku, Drona, Fashion and Dostana. Apart from which she has been endorsing a lot of brands. Priyanka is also known to be the most viewed celebrity second to King Khan as far as her endorsements are concerned. The actress has been refusing a lot of endorsements and wants to sign the correct brands and not overexpose herself now....
- 2/25/2009
- GlamSham
Priyanka Chopra has has had six major releases in the year 2008 which included Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku, Drona, Fashion and Dostana. Apart from which she has been endorsing a lot of brands. Her diverse brand protfolio includes Nokia, Tag Heuer, Ponds, Lux and Hero Honda. Priyanka is also known to be the most viewed celebrity second to King Khan as far as her endorsements are concerned. The actress has been refusing a lot of endorsements and wants to sign the correct brands and not overexpose herself now.
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- 2/25/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
After losing ten kgs for his role in Chamku, Bobby Deol is now heavily into chocolates. "It wasn't easy for me to lose weight. But once I made up my mind, I did it. But now I'm trying to make back that weight and binging on chocolates." Like his dad and elder brother, Bobby Deol is now fully into family concerns. In fact the younger Deol scion is so much into production now, he wishes he had got into before. "It's with my film Chamku that I've become involved with our home production. I've been totally involved with its shooting and post-production. I'm like an apprentice on the job, learning about how to produce a film. My brother believes I've been lazy. But I now realize home productions give me the choice to do the kind of films I want to do. Outside producers only come to you with the films that They believe in.
- 11/17/2008
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
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