Does Madhavan even count at all? If Madhavan disappeared from Bollywood or Kollywood today, would anyone even notice. No, we don’t think many people would notice or care. Madhavan’s horror show 13B came in at No-78 for the March 6-8, 2009 opening weekend at the U.S. box office and had an average gross of $675 […]
These are troubled times for Shiva Natarajan, numero uno Indian restaurateur on the U.S. East Coast and Bollywood actor. The New York City Health Department has come down heavily on Shiva’s Dhaba Indian restaurant citing mice, vermin, sewage, garbage, pesticide, prohibited chemical and a host of other unpalatable issues at this restaurant on Lexington Avenue […]
Dreams die fast for India’s poor. Shafiq Syed, who played Krishna, the adorable chaipau kid in Mira Nair’s 1988 film Salaam Bombay, is now a grownup driving an auto-rickshaw in Bangalore. Apparently, the success of Salaam Bombay did not do much for Shafiq Syed’s prospects in Bollywood, according to a TOI story. Wonder what will […]
We are finally getting around to watching Mithya. This movie has been recommended by many readers of the SearchIndia.com blog. Directed by Rajat Kapoor, Mithya features Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Saurabh Shukla and Manu Rishi. We’ll update this post after we finish the movie. Update (after watching the movie): Mithya is a decent movie […]
Abhishek Bachchan’s latest shame Delhi 6 has crashed 75% in its second weekend at the U.S. box office. Whaddaya expect? The movie is junk, as we’ve said from the outset. Folks, Abhishek Bachchan and acting are like oil and water. They don’t mix well. In the second weekend at the U.S. box office, Delhi 6 […]
We live in unusual times. America is struggling while China and India are thriving. But in the movie business, it’s the other way around. Lately, Hollywood is thriving while Bollywood is gasping for breath. Hard Times for Bollywood Bollywood is struggling with movie (Yuvraaj) after movie (Chandni Chowk to China) after movie (Billu Barber) after […]