A R Rahman wins two Grammy Awards, makes India proud

Indians surely are getting hotter on the global charts what with A R Rahman moving on successfully after the Oscar to winning two Grammy awards. Music maestro A R Rahman has got India the global recognition and has got Indian music industry in the limelight with his achievements. Indian music industry and Indian artists have now found the well-deserved place in the world of music globally. The Slumdog Milionaire popular song Jai Ho has been judged the best motion picture song and he also won another Grammy award for the best compilation track for a motion picture.

Jai Ho has truly made both A R Rahman and India proud and it is truly Jai Ho and celebration time for all of us. A R Rahman shared his Grammy with Gulzar who is known for his magic with words and is the person behind the words of Jai Ho too. Rahman had to face tough competition with the likes of Bruce Springsteen competing in the category. However, A R Rahman proved yet again that if you are good and believe in yourself there is really nothing stopping you and success is sure to be yours. JAI HO!!

SRK and Kajol ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ

SRK and Kajol are coming together after a really long gap and the trio SRK, Kajol and Karan Johar are surey leaving no stones unturned to cash in on this and are going all out to promote their forthcoming film My Name is Khan which has Shah Rukh and Kajol in the lead. SRK and Kajol would be ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq on Monday the 1st of February 2010. This is truly a rare honor and no Bollywood celebrity has ever had the privilege to do so. SRK sure has a lot of firsts to his credit which only goes to indicate his rising popularity.
For all SRK and Kajol fans, who have been looking forward to seeing the couple together again, they would be there at a theatre near you on the 12th of February 2010.

Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif on the cover page of Femina

Beautiful Kareena is what you have on the cover page of Femina for the Jan issue. She is looking amazing in the picture and this is a true collector's item for all Kareena fans. Kareena is surely on top after the 3Idiots release and the entire 2010 plans already chalked out. There are strong rumors that she is currently the highest paid actress in Bollywood with an astronomical price tag of 7 crores.

This issue of Femina is one that salutes the 50 most beautiful women. So if you are dying to find out who all have made it to the list, grab a copy now.And if this wasn't enough Femina has five different covers for its January 2010 issue. Here's more...

Deepika Padukone has it going great for her and with Karthik Calling Karthik opposite Farhan Akhtar all set for release and looking good...should I say more for this pretty damsel.

Katrina Kaif looks stunning on the cover. Femina has indeed made the perfect choice. All women absolutely gorgeous and ruling Bollywood currently.

Rann vs Ishqiya at the box office on the 29th Jan 2010

This Friday is surely a big day for all Bollywood fans with two mega films releasing on the same day. Ishqiya starring Vidya Balan, Nasseruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi that has already got people talking is releasing opposite Amitabh Bachchan’s Rann which is a film on the media. Vidya Balan’s previous release for which she received much critical acclaim was none other than the Bachchan home production Paa and now we have both Vidya Balan and the Big B fighting for attention at the box office.

The Bachchans have however been really large hearted and have gone all out to wish Vidya all the best. No wonder that he is called the Big B of Bollywood.

Both the films have been extensively involved in publicity and promotion and with the content of the films too being really strong…it is all about let the best man ….or maybe woman win. This is certainly an important film for Vidya as after Paa, the film Ishqiya is one that takes her into serious movies. On the other hand, the Big B too has not left any stones unturned to promote his film and was full of energy and life at the CNN-IBN office where he played editor for the day and had a good chat with Rajdeep Sardesai.

Gale Lag Ja song added to the Bollywood movie De Dana Dan

The Gale Lag Ja song has created quite some news in the past few days. The sensuous song starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif has generated quite some interest however, it was not part of the movie. Director Priyadarshan and his crew have had a great marketing strategy. The song was a bonus song and would be a part of the movie De Dana Dan only after a few days. And yes, movie buffs who have waited for the Gale Lag Ja song to be part of De Dana Dan can now go to the theatres and watch it. The song has been added and all the newspapers and ads have come out with prominent advertisements mentioning the inclusion of the song.

The promotion and marketing strategy has come to be of great significance and each film in Bollywood is trying to outdo the other with better marketing plans. With De Dana Dan doing well at the box office, the inclusion of the Gale Lag Ja song is surely going to work for the film positively. And as for marketing we are watching the step by step grand strategy of Paa. What say you?