Archive for January 2010

Teen Patti with Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley

Amitabh Bachchan has roles in two up coming films: Rann and Teen Patti.  Rann is about a media mogul and will be discussed in another post.
Teen Patti is a story about two mathematicians who meet in London.
Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue on mathematics forever, but one that [...]

Amitabh Bachchan visits Dance India Dance and Mithun Chakraborty

After nearly 20 years Mithun and Amitabh teamed up on Dance India Dance this weekend.  Amitabh Bachchan visited the set to promote his film “Teen Patti”.
At Dance India Dance they talked about their history together and the movies they worked on together such as Agneepath and Coolie.

Priyanka Chopra wins National Award for her role in Fashion

Announced this morning, Priyanka Chopra winned a National Award for her 2008 role in Fashion.

YouTube and IPL sign deal to show live Cricket

YouTube has signed a deal with the Indian Premier League (IPL) to broadcast live cricket online.
Google announced in India on January 20, 2010 that it had secured the deal.  YouTube will stream all 60 IPL matches in the Twenty20 Tournament.  They’re setup a dedicated channel and have gained exclusive rights for two years.  Lalit Modi, [...]

Amitabh Bachchan in Bangalore for Rann’s promotion

Amitabh Bachchan was recently in Bangalore to promote his upcoming film Rann.  The movie is about challenges and difficulties faced in journalism world.
Rann also stars Riteish Deshmukh, Paresh Rawal, Gul Panag and Manisha Koirala.
The movie, although not release, has already come accross some controversy.
Before its release, the film has landed up in controversy with the [...]