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(thanks to theskeptic… not sure if this is really happening though…)

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Remember an extravagant project titled as ‘Taalismaan’ that was announced last year.
It is unlikely that anyone who has seen the striking promo photographs of Amitabh Bachchan will forget the film.

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MUMBAI: Music composer A R Rahman began the year literally on a high note! Post the Golden Globe Awards, followed by the Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire, the expectations from him are soaring.
Known for giving soundtracks, which have good production value, his next album that is climbing the charts is Delhi 6. The soundtrack of [...]

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MUMBAI: Abhishek Bachchan, who has recently been shooting for his favourite director – Mani Ratnam – feels he owes the nurturing of his talent to Ratnam.
Bachchan was shooting out of Orcha in Jhansi since mid-November for Ratnam’s latest project – Raavan.
Speaking to Businessocinema.com, Bachchan confessed, “Well, it’s been six years that I’ve had the pleasure [...]

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(I’m thrilled they’ll be releasing the BGM separately!)
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The melodious songs of ‘Delhi-6′ have already won the hearts of music lovers, but master composer A.R. Rehman is still busy working on its background music, less than two weeks before the scheduled release.
By Subhash K. Jha. Maharashtra, India, 7 Feb 2009 5:02 PM – (www.indiaenews.com)

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(He might come in for criticism for suggesting this sort of thing but I think he’s getting at something here..)
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At the Movies
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Michael Wood
* Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle (2009)
As the credits appear at the end of the movie, it turns abruptly into what it was always longing to be: a musical. The bright colours and the noise become decor and disco. The railway station, once the location of panic [...]

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By Devansh Patel, February 4, 2009 – 14:31 IST
It looks as if in times of recession where banks are getting bankrupt, businesses getting shut and our very own Hindi Film Industry shelving films left, right and centre, there is one man who stands out from all the above. The name is Ram Gopal Varma. In [...]

(wow, RNBDJ being called a “debacle” here! His 2008 is then called “disastrous”.. sign of the changing times as I keep saying.. it’s not about the ‘truth’ here but the fact that this kind of hatchet job would never have been done on SRK just a few years ago)
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New Delhi Amitabh Bachchan is an icon for many a budding actor but his son, Abhishek says his own acting style is more like that of his mother, Jaya.
“Dad is an inspiration to the whole world. His creativity, dedication are legendary. He is a great source of inspiration. However, my acting style is more like [...]

(thanks to Arun…)
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‘Old Delhi is like a human explosion!’
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By: Shradha Sukumaran
Date: 2009-02-01
Mumbai:
Delhi-6 maker Rakeysh Mehra on why old Delhi is the place he loves more than any in the world