Posts tagged “Slumdog Millionaire”
I do, I do, I do want to meet your parents!
Jan 8th
Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto seem to be a bit too quiet about their alleged relationship... Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto seem to be a bit too quiet about their alleged relationship, which has reportedly been confirmed by Dev's mother; but things seem to finally have come to a more official term. Slumdog millionaire ...
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Loading ...My next movie has to be a lighter affair: Karan Johar (Interview)
Jan 7th
Director Karan Johar wants to go back to 'song and dance' movies after 'My Name Is Khan', which is about the journey of an unusual couple living in the US post- 9/11 terrorist attacks. 'I have given my three years, heart, soul and body to 'My Name Is Khan'. Now I would love to get ...
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Nov 5th
Does Fox Searchlight have a country-music Wrestler up its sleeve? That's the buzz surrounding Crazy Heart, for which the specialty division has scheduled a surprise, last-minute screening. The film is still dated for release next year, but the thinking is that this could be a warm-up for a 2009 release and awards push, says the ...
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Slumdog kids skip school, may loose cash
Nov 2nd
It's ten in the morning but Slumdog Millionaire child star Mohammed Azharuddin still wants to sleep. In the slum nearby his co-star Rubina is busy grooming . Yes, it's a Sunday and there's no school today but the trouble is both these children have skipped school for the last two months. When asked Mohammed Azharrudin defends, "My father ...
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‘Slumdog’ Kids Reprimanded for Truancy
Oct 30th
The young stars of movie sensation Slumdog Millionaire are in danger of losing their allowance from a trust set up in their names, because they've been skipping school. Producers created a fund for Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 11, and Rubina Ali, 10, after their starring roles helped the film set box office records worldwide and scoop eight ...
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Julia Roberts in India for new film
Sep 19th
Hollywood actor Julia Roberts, who won an Academy Award for her role in “Erin Brockovich,” is now in India to shoot for her new movie “Eat, Pray, Love,” which is based on author Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoirs of the same name. The actor arrived here with her children on Thursday after completing a shooting stint in Italy ...
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Mega Show in Kerala represented by Rahman’s
Mar 31st
After wining the Oscar Award on ‘Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire, he is first time perform live music concert titled ‘Jai Ho’ on 3rd May 2009 to show team spirit with the HIV positive orphan kids. A.R. Rahman will be participating in this show with 50 well-known musicians. This show will be organized by ...
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Outstanding Contribution award got by Boyle at Jameson Empire Awards
Mar 30th
Danny Boyle Director of Slumdog Milionaire was given the Outstanding Contribution award at the Jameson Empire Awards. Fifty two years old Danny Boyle also received a bottle of whisky from the sponsors Jameson, and said that he would hand it over to his father. “That’s for my dad,” the son quoted him as saying “He’s a dedicated ...
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Aamir and Danny Boyle: To be or not to be?
Mar 24th
Aamir Khan didn't find the Oscar winning movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE a great film and was not impressed by its success. He also went public about it. But filmmaker Danny Boyle seems to be interested in the Bollwood actor- director- producer's kind of work. He also told the media that he loved Aamir Khan's work in ...
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‘Slumdog’ kid arrives home to tumultuous welcome
Feb 27th
Rubina Ali, who played the younger version of the female lead in the Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire', received grand welcome by the slum dwellers in Mumbai. She was carried on shoulders by the slum dwellers of Garibnagar in Mumbai. Rubina was one of several cast members of the film who were flown to Los Angeles ...
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Child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ to attend Oscars
Feb 21st
The child stars of Mumbai-set hit movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' will be celebrating two firsts this weekend: a trip on an airplane and a ticket to the Oscars Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday. 'The kids are on their way to the Oscars! Everyone is very excited,' the film's British director Danny Boyle wrote to ...
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Shah Rukh defends ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ again
Feb 11th
shahrukh khan continues to defend 'Slumdog Millionaire', the movie which he didn't do. SRK rejected the quiz master's role that has been played by anil kapoor The multi award-winning film has been slammed by many B-Town biggies. Danny Boyle has also been accused of under paying the Indian child artistes despite the director denying it ...
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Anil not inspired by Amitabh, Shahrukh
Feb 9th
Riding high on the critical and commercial success of Slumdog Millionaire, Anil Kapoor is looking forward to an eventful and creatively satisfying year. The 'jhakaas' actor has been showered with praises for his unique portrayal of the host of a game show in Slumdog Millionaire, a role enacted to perfection (on television) by the likes ...
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It is getting better and better: Rahman
Feb 9th
London, Feb 9 (PTI) Having pocketed both the Golden Globe and the BAFTA awards, Indian composer A R Rahman, who has floored the international audience with his music in 'Slumdog Millionaire', is now hoping for the biggest one - the Oscars. Rahman scooped the BAFTA award in the Best Music Score category for 'Slumdog', the ...
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Slumdog Millionaire is like my own rags to riches story
Feb 4th
Versatile Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, who played quizmaster in Danny Boyle's Oscar-nominated rags-to-riches story “Slumdog Millionaire”, says he sees a reflection of his own life in the film. “'Slumdog…' is like my story. I also started from scratch - a rags to riches story. I started in Chembur (a Mumbai suburb) and slowly climbed up. God ...
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“Slumdog” child dreams of becoming a Bollywood star
Feb 2nd
Bollywood's ace music director Bappi Lahiri has said he is planning a music album on slum kids in the city. Four songs of the album, 'Slum Stars' have been recorded while work was in progressing on six to seven more tracks. Lahiri said that through his international album, he wants to project the talent of slum children. "We ...
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Slumdog Millionaire dominates Richard Attenborough Film Awards
Jan 30th
'Slumdog Millionaire' is certainly on an award-wining spree, for the film has now bagged four prizes at the Richard Attenborough Film awards. Directed by Danny Boyle, the film about an Indian boy winning a fortune in a reality show, was named film of the year. While Boyle won the director's prize, teenage actor Dev Patel claimed ...
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SLUMDOG makers refute recent allegations
Jan 30th
From the moment that we hired them and long before the press became interested in this story, we have paid painstaking and considered attention to how Azhar and Rubina's involvement in the film could be of lasting benefit to them over and above the payment they received for their work. The children had never attended school, ...
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Slumdog Millionaire wins 10 Oscar Nominations
Jan 24th
The Oscar wait is over. The results are out. And Slumdog Millionaire rules the Oscar nominations! The film has bagged 10 Oscar nominations for 2009!!! And here go the nominations: Best Original Songs – 2 nominations for A R Rahman (for 'O Saya' and 'Jai Ho') Best Original Score for A R Rahman Best Film nomination Best Director nomination for ...
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Celebrations at Jaipur literature fest for ‘Slumdog..’, Gulzar feted
Jan 23rd
Jaipur, The spirit of bonhomie at the Jaipur Literature Festival turned into celebratory cheer Thursday evening after the announcement that the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire', based on career diplomat-author Vikas Swarup's novel 'Q and A', had bagged 10 Oscar nominations. Though the author, who was present at the festival Wednesday, had left for Mumbai for the premiere ...
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Dev Patel goofs up in front of Anne Hathaway
Jan 21st
Actor Dev Patel, known for his role in Golden Globe winning Slumdog Millionaire , almost goofed up in front of Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway when she praised him for his part in the film. At a recent awards bash, the stunning beauty told Dev, 18, she was a fan of his in his Oscar-tipped film. "I love ...
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Big B was never approached for Slumdog Millionaire
Jan 20th
Speculation about Amitabh Bachchan turning down the role of the game-show host in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire finally comes to an end. The Big B confirms that the offer never came to him. Amitabh blasts Slumdog Millionaire on blog Strange, considering he plays a very important part in the plot as the mega-icon of the all the ...
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Frieda Pinto is my soulmate: Dev Patel
Jan 20th
Dev Patel calls his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto a "soulmate" for helping him deal with his new sudden fame. According to media reports, the 18-year-old Patel has shot to fame with his first ever movie role and is grateful to Pinto for helping him deal with the whirlwind attention. He said: "We're soulmates because we're ...
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Is India still the ’slumdog’ for Western audience?
Jan 19th
SlumDog Millionaire" has won over the Western audiences with its 'fairy tale in a Mumbai slum' storyline but back home the film has opened up a heated debate about the stereotyped representation of India and Mumbai in the Western films. None other than Bollywood's Big B, Amitabh Bachchan joined forces with the critics of Slumdog in ...
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For kids in “Slumdog” slum, life is not as upbeat
Jan 15th
MUMBAI (Reuters) - In Nehru Nagar, the teeming Mumbai slum featured in the Golden Globe-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", the only music heard is on tiny radio sets and the young boys have no ambition to appear on quiz shows. While the crowded slum with its unpaved alleys, open sewers and tiny shacks is faithfully portrayed in ...
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