Dear readers, Thank you!!…

Hey, hey hey!!! Before you jump to any conclusions and assume that this might be the long awaited obituary of our site by one of us Tadka team members, we would like to tell our dear readers, that this is a note thanking you all for your patience, all this while when the Tadka team was down, but defintely not out. So, welcome back !!

Be ready to enjoy a whole lot more of Bollywood Tadka, and be ready to share your news views – and if possible revenues – too that each of your visit automatically brings along. We would like to thank all of you straight from the heart, and look forward to a great journey from here on. Tadka lagate rahoooo…..!!!

Stars ka tadka – Tabu

Tadka trivia

Tabu aka Tabassum Hashmi is one of the most talented actresses in the Indian Film Industry today. When she made her debut opposite Ajay Devgan in Vijaypath (1994), she went on to win a Filmfare Best Debutante Award. But soon the ‘Ruk ruk ruk’ gal made way for meaningful roles, which earned her some commercial, but overwhelmingly huge critical acclaim. She has played a romantic lead in movies like Pehla Pehla Pyaar, provided comic relief in Biwi No.1, done a mujra in Jeet, a village belle in Virasat, played a bar dancer in Chandni Bar (her National Award winning role), played the role of a terror-torn woman in Maachis, a funny nuisance in Hera Pheri, been a part of the ‘Shakespearesque’ Maqbool and much much more. Hollywood star Uma Thurman called her a brave actor for her intense portrayal in Mira Nair’s The Namesake, and this year she went away with yet another Filmfare Award for Critics’ Best Actress, for her to-die-for role in Cheeni Kum. It isn’t for nothing that they call her ‘the thinking man’s actress‘!

NDTV imagine – a breath of fresh air! (Part II)

Tadka spice – continuing our take on the revolution of sort in home entertainment, here’s some more on NDTV Imagine.

Radha Ki Betiyan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi is also a subtle family drama of a woman and her three daughters who migrate from Meerut to Mumbai, and the challenges they have to face in the world. Not just the overcrowded city, but even the landlady, in whose house they move in, keeps giving them trouble. The middle class, and the associated daily problems are brought in a well executed way on screen. Main Teri Parchaain Hun is another family drama, the story of a girl who has to pay a big price for a mistake. It has found place in those, looking beyond Ekta Kapoor productions, but not wanting to miss the sobbing!

Apart from these the NDTV Imagine has serials for kids, which are based on friendship and bravery. Dharam Veer is the story of two teenaged boys, who live in medieval India, while Rajkumar Aaryyan is the story of a prince and his adventures. Ramayan has brought back the good old days of Indian mythology right inside our living rooms.

Ek Packet Umeed is yet another Read more

NDTV imagine – a breath of fresh air!

Tadka question – NDTV Imagine is the hot spice these days, with it’s innovative and sensibly executed programmes. Here’s a sneak peak at some of them.

Are you sick of the saas-bahu sagas, and all the crap that is shown of Indian televiosn these days? If yes, then read on to why and how, NDTV imagine will make you stick to your couch.

It has been only a handful of weeks since NDTV’s entertainment channel Imagine went on air, and it’s already making waves, and how! The channel has caught on with the masses because of the unique treatment and the fresh plots of it’s programmes. The most popular is Jassuben Jayantilal Joshi Ki Joint Family, a saga of a joint family which is totally different from Ekta Kapoor’s sob-operas. The serial is a story of two young lovers, and their families and all the rivalry, hatred, love and bonding that the different characters share with each other, in a heart-warming way.

Another serial riding the popularity charts is Nachle Ve With Saroj Khan, where the queen of Bollywood dance, Saroj Khan herself comes on air every evening of Read more

Stars ka Tadka – Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan

Tadka trivia

Circa 1998: During the shooting of one of the sequences in Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kajol was riding a bicycle. During one of the takes for that scene, Kajol lost balance and fell off, injuring herself and losing consciousness. Cut to 2006: On the sets of Koffee With Karan, Shah Rukh Khan made fun of the incident by trying to irritate Kajol and saying that after she gained consciousness, her words were: “Main kahaan hun? Main kaun hun?!” The camaraderie of Kajol with Shah Rukh Khan, in all the five movies they did together, gave Bollywood it’s biggest hits ever:
Baazigar – 1993
Karan Arjun – 1995
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge – 1995
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – 1998
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – 2001

15 years after they first came together, the world is still eager for the news of any movie in which the two might star together again!

Chak De! India DVD – why you must buy it.

Tadka question – It might be costing 399 bucks, but then you’ll watch the phenomenon called Chak De! India quite a lot more times, won’t you?

Finally, it is here! Yash Raj Home Entertainment has recently released DVD of Shimit Amin directed Chak De! India. Priced at Rs 399, it has got everything you wanted to know about the movie. The two-DVD pack consists of a movie DVD and a special features DVD. And unlike many other ’special feature’ DVDs which are added to shoot the price sky high, this one is a sheer treat.

The Chak De! India DVD has got all the right reasons for you to go ahead and buy it without a second thought. It has got twenty-two deleted scenes (that’s a lot), which will enchant you just like the movie itself. For instance, Read more

Dear readers, Happy New Year 2008!

Dear readers,

The Bollywood Tadka team wishes you a Very Happy New Year 2008. In the coming year,
let each Saturday bring out the choreographer in you to dance away the weekend…
let each Sunday bring out the director in you to craft a well planned holiday…
let each Monday bring out the cinematographer in you, to tackle life’s various shots and angles…
let each Tuesday bring out the singer in you, to sing along the present moments…
let each Wednesday bring out the comedian in you, when life tends to become a bit boring…
let each Thursday bring out the producer in you, to let you take risks which help you evolve…
and finally…
let each Friday bring out a new movie from your life, with all it’s ingredients…because…
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

May you have an year full of challenges, success and happiness alike, which strengthen you with each passing experience. And for your new year resolution, the tadka team suggests: keep visiting, keep commenting, keep requesting lyrics, and above all keep watching the great Big Bollywood Drama, unfold at a theatre near you, each Friday!

Happy New Year 2008

Dear Readers, Bollywood Tadka Wishes You A Happy Diwali!

Hi dear readers!

The Bollywood Tadka team wishes you a very happy and joyous diwali.

May this diwali, Goddess Lakshmi bring the lavishness of Saawariya and God Ganesh, the success of Om Shanti Om, in your lives. May you have a star studded diwali this year, full of laughter and joy. Have a safe and sweet diwali!

Say no to crackers, and play safe this diwali! Have fun!