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Bollywood Stars & Red Carpets

By Lavina Melwani • Nov 22nd, 2010 • Category: Little Black Book: Events

Bollywood, Hollywood, art cinema, documentaries and shorts all came together in that swirling melange of new and exciting films at the Mahindra 2010 Indo American Art Council Film Festival known as MIAAC.



‘Kites’ – Hrithik Roshan’s Bollywood-Hollywood Gambit

By Lavina Melwani • May 22nd, 2010 • Category: Cinema

‘Kites’ Review
‘Kites’ is the face of the new global Indian film industry – fast-paced, fast-moving and completely at home on the world stage. From beginning to end, it has the look and feel of a big international film, and moves flawlessly and boldly, from glittering Vegas casinos to raw desert terrain to fabulous mansions. But where is the soul?



Hollywood or Bollywood?

By Lavina Melwani • Apr 10th, 2010 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

Are Hollywood movies going to be a cash cow for Indian-American producers? Generally you have NRI filmmakers making movies with Indian themes or Indian actors but Naveen Chathapuram of Chicago has just ventured into mainstream territory, by producing ‘CA$H’, a psychological thriller with Hollywood stars Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings), Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Star Trek) and Victoria Profeta (Push, The Drew Carey Show). The film is written and directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson (South Central)



Bollywood Goes Hi-tech

By Lavina Melwani • Apr 5th, 2009 • Category: Cinema

Forget about the amateurish fight scenes and burning toy cars of the past – special effects, animation and action shots are now all the trend, and very serious business in Bollywood!



Bollywood Grows Up

By Lavina Melwani • Feb 3rd, 2009 • Category: Cinema

Yes, Bollywood in all its avatars is eternal and continues to take audiences on a seductive, addictive emotional roller coaster ride. Long live the 800 pound gorilla!