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Actor Preity Zinta believes Indian cinema has changed for the better with Bollywood dream merchants becoming more experimental and films offering a higher quotient of reality to ring in box office collections. “The demographics of Indian cinema have changed. Youngsters in the industry have loads of potential and they want to experiment. Even the audience is ready to take a chance. Human beings are great and then there is variety,” Preity told IANS.
“When there is Kiran Bedi in real life then why not in reel life? Apart from just looking glamorous in the film, heroines are doing unconventional roles. Even heroes are playing characters with grey shades contrary to enacting the clichéd good-boy role,” she added.
The actor, who is brand ambassador of Godfrey Philips Bravery Awards, was here Saturday, to launch the globally renowned Golden Ovary Awards.
The award has been brought in the country by the corporate social responsibility initiative of leading tobacco company Godfrey Philips India in association with the Guild Of Women Achievers, an international network of women committed to helping women maximise their potential.
So what is bravery for Preity?
“Courage is contagious. It spreads from one person to the other and engulfs society and humanity. When we salute one woman from a remote village in India, an entire village of women stands up and holds its head high.
“Bravery is not just physical… showing compassion, supporting others and contributing towards bettering the world where we live in is also an act of courage.
“And Indian women are extremely strong and resilient… even physically. I have met a 17-year old girl who saved nine healthy men from drowning, a mother who fought with a leopard to save her child, to name a few.”
Preity herself won the Godfrey Philips Bravery Award in 2002 for being the only witness in court who did not retract earlier statements in a case against film producer Bharat Shah.
Mumbai, Nov.8 (ANI): In an unusual initiative to lend their hands for a social cause Bollywood directors and actors, tried their hand at painting here on Sunday.
The proceeds collected from auctioning of these paintings would be given to a non-profit organisation working for the uplift of the elderly.
It was a joy to notice that [...]
Mumbai, Nov 8(IANS) Popular TV personality and actress Mandira Bedi, who broke her leg on a reality show seven weeks ago, is likely to resume work soon.
She was on bed rest after fracturing her leg during “Khatron Ka Khiladi” Level-2 hosted by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.
In Teacher’s Achievement Awards, Mandira Bedi told IANS, “Till [...]
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan excels at innovative promotion for his films and this time the star has taken the internet route to pitch his forthcoming film “3 Idiots” - where the film’s star cast will video chat with fans on the web.
Film producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, director Rajkumar Hirani, [...]
By Suvendu Banerjee
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Apart from the upcoming Copenhagen climate change talks and renowned beer maker Carlsberg setting up its ninth brewery in Rajasthan, Denmark may soon make news in India for musical reasons as well.
Nikolaj Grandjean, a 36-year-old Danish singer and songwriter, was in India recently to perform before a select [...]
Mumbai, Nov. 8 (ANI): Bollywood actor and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar delighted the Mumbai audience with his live rock concert for an automobile brand he endorses.
The concert also featured rock bands, Indian Ocean and Parikrama.
Farhan sang songs from ‘Rock On’ that had been a huge hit after its release and had made him into a [...]
New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): By-elections for one Lok Sabha seat and 31 Assembly seats in seven states remained by and large peaceful, as over 60 per cent of voters turned out on Saturday.
Saturday’s polls were conducted under the watchful eyes of security forces and paramilitary personnel who were deployed to maintain a strict vigil [...]
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) India’s traditional six-yard wonder is igniting imaginations anew. The sari, say fashion designers, can be worn over a pair of jeans or jazzed up with a sexy slim belt for a trendy look.
Designers like Tarun Tahiliani and Nida Mahmood showcased the sari in new avatars at the [...]
By Subhash K Jha
Abhishek Bachchan walked in with Amar Singh instead of his Paa or his wife at Ajay Devgan’s first-ever bash for his friends in the industry on Thursday evening.
Bashful and cynical about glam-gatherings Ajay Devgan has always shunned attending parties and has never before thrown one.
But the new power-packed Devgan newly energized [...]
Bollywood Entertainment Limited, the UK based company is spreading its wings in India for their blu-ray operations. They are now entering into a tie up with one of Indian cinema’s oldest post production houses Prasad Cine Labs to promote blu-rays in India.
About this tie up Bollywood Entertainment Limited, company head, Mr. Prem Jolly told us, [...]
Nainital (Uttarakhand), Nov 6(ANI): To give the tourism sector a boost in the Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region, the scenic Nainital city is hosting this year’s edition of the annual autumn festival named ‘Sharadutsav’.
At a colourful event, the ‘curtains-up’ for ‘Sharadutsav-2009′ was witnessed to an overwhelming response of locals and tourists on Thursday.
The five-day festival promises [...]
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Actor Preity Zinta believes Indian cinema has changed for the better with Bollywood dream merchants becoming more experimental and films offering a higher quotient of reality to ring in box office collections. “The demographics of Indian cinema have changed. Youngsters in the industry have loads of potential and they want to experiment. Even the audience is ready to take a chance. Human beings are great and then there is variety,” Preity told IANS.
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