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India Needs a Culture Change. | MissMalini

It seems Bollywood has joined the ongoing protests in response to the Delhi Assault case, demanding an overhaul of the legal system. These protests have

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India Needs a Culture Change. - MissMalini

Geneila D’SouzaDeepika Padukone and Ranveer SinghIt seems Bollywood has joined the ongoing protests
[http://www.missmalini.com/2012/12/30/ranveer-singh-and-deepika-padukone-attend-peace-march-plus-an-appeal-for-change/] 
in response to the Delhi Assault case, demanding an overhaul of the legal
system. These protests have also made worldwide headlines, putting the issue of
women’s rights in India under a global microscope. While I’m happy these
protesters are demanding legal change, I also think

robots

Bollywood

Bollywood News &amp; Gossip

Freida Pinto

Indian Idol

Katrina Kaif

Mary Kom

Priyanka Chopra

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

While we know that Sanjay Leela Bhansali plans to make a Mary Kom biopic, I must say, the casting choices are appalling. There were reports of Katrina

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Sourabee Debbarma and John Abraham on Indian Idol 4 (photo courtesy |
merinews.com )While we know that Sanjay Leela Bhansali plans to make a Mary Kom biopic, I must
say, the casting choices are appalling. There were reports
[http://www.missmalini.com/2012/11/05/priyanka-chopra-to-play-olympic-boxing-medalist-mary-kom/] 
of Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra going after the role. While Priyanka Chopra 
has publicly stated she is not considering the role, the names being thrown
about are quite silly

Fashion &amp; Beauty

Barbie

Beauty

Deepika Padukone

Lipstick

Reviews &amp; Features

Colour Confidential: Oxblood Red | MissMalini

It's fall, that means longer sleeves, colder weather (in Canada at least) and the start of the festive season. While Barbie-style pink lipstick has been a

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Colour Confidential: Oxblood Red - MissMalini

Oxblood Red Pantone SwatchIt’s fall, that means longer sleeves, colder weather
(in Canada at least) and the start of the festive season. While Barbie-style
pink lipstick has been a strong trend this year, I think fall marks the end of
that trend. And I’m happy about it actually. I’m kind of over it, and it wasn’t
a flattering colour on the wearer most of the time.  But the colour du saison?
Oxblood!

I love this colour, it is so rich, classy and elegant. More importantly though,
it suits many In

English Vinglish

Jackie Chan

Johnny Depp

Kristen Stewart

Mausam

Rahul Bose

Rani Mukherjee

Ryan Gosling

Shriya Saran

Sridevi, Siddharth, and More at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012! | MissMalini

The Toronto International Film Festival has sent out a press release with a very long list of starts attending! These include Tom Hanks, Jackie Chan, Will

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Sridevi, Siddharth, and More at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012! - MissMalini

Sridevi in a Sabyasachi sariThe Toronto International Film Festival has sent out a press release with a very
long list of starts attending! These include Tom Hanks, Jackie Chan, Will Smith, 
Johnny Depp, Gwenyth Paltrow, and Ryan Gosling.  I did notice a few Bollywood
names though. Sridevi is on the list and will premiere English Vinglish.

I hoped Talaash might premiere here, as festival director Cameron Bailey has
gone on the record about his cinematic crush being Rani Mukherjee
[http://www.to

Lakshmi Menon

Vogue India

A sad news item to report, famed fashion photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta has passed away in Mumbai from a heart attack.  If you do not recognize his name,

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Prabuddha Dasgupta (from worldphoto.org)A sad news item to report, famed fashion
photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta has passed away in Mumbai from a heart attack.
 If you do not recognize his name, you’ll surely recall his iconic pictures. In
the 1990s, Prabuddha was able to achieve success in Europe, making him a pioneer
for future fashion photographers from India. In 1996, he took a bold move and
published “Women“, a series of portraits of urban Indian women, some being nude
 More recently, his w

Batman

Burberry

Burberry Prorsum

Duchess of Cambridge

Fashion

Fashion News &amp; Events

George Clooney

Kate Middleton

Marion Cotillard

The Dark Knight Rises

Marion Cotillard, Beautiful in Vogue, Villain in Batman? | MissMalini

Hi Guys! Sorry for not posting in a while. But I'm back now, along with Marion Cotillard, who appears on the August issue of American Vogue. Firstly, I

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Marion Cotillard, Beautiful in Vogue, Villain in Batman? - MissMalini

Marion Cotillard on American Vogue's Age Issue ( photo courtesy | Canada.com)Hi
Guys!

Sorry for not posting in a while. But I’m back now, along with Marion Cotillard,
who appears on the August issue of American Vogue. Firstly, I love that velvet
jacket on her. For most girls, their weakness is shoes or bags, not me though, I
am the ultimate coat aficionado! Additionally, if I were Kate Middleton‘s
stylist, I’d get that for the Duchess for the upcoming fall/winter season.  The
colour itself is r

Aamir Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Time Magazine

Vidya Balan

Vote for Vidya Balan in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential List 2012! | MissMalini

Hi MissMalini Peeps, I think it is safe to say everyone in Bollywood recognizes Vidya Balan as a game-changer  when it comes to women-dominated films

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Vote for Vidya Balan in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential List 2012! - MissMalini

Vidya BalanHi MissMalini Peeps,

I think it is safe to say everyone in Bollywood recognizes Vidya Balan as a
game-changer  when it comes to women-dominated films succeeding both critically
and commercially. But do you know who else has recognized this?Time Magazine.

The global news weekly currently has a poll out to narrow down nominees for the
final 2012 Time Magazine 100 List, of the most influential people in the world. 
Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan have also made it to the list before, but

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Akshay Kumar

Devdas

Dhoom 2

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Sanjay Dutt

Zayed Khan

Aishwarya Rai, Where Are You? | MissMalini

This is a new series of articles focusing on the movie roles of an actor/actress that are often overlooked. Hi MissMalini Readers, So Aishwarya Rai is

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Aishwarya Rai, Where Are You? - MissMalini

This is a new series of articles focusing on the movie roles of an actor/actress
that are often overlooked.

Aishwarya Rai BachchanHi MissMalini Readers,

So Aishwarya Rai is back on the scene (much to the rejoice of AshArmy
[http://www.missmalini.com/2011/09/28/bollywood-fans-who-are-the-craziest/] 
fans).  But with a few red carpet appearances here
[http://www.missmalini.com/2012/03/23/fashion-spotting-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-does-neon/] 
and there
[http://www.missmalini.com/2012/03/02/spotted-

Glee

Hollywood

International

One Direction

Hi MissMalini Peeps, I kind of feel old when I find out about music that the younger lot have known for a while. Case and point, One Direction and The

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The Wanted (image source: irishcentral.com)Hi MissMalini Peeps,

I kind of feel old when I find out about music that the younger lot have known
for a while. Case and point, One Direction and The Wanted. So, here is a quick
pop-culture primer on these brand new Brit boy bands.

The Wanted (pictured above) have been successful in the UK for a couple of years
now, but have really blown up in Canada and the US in the last few months. I
only heard of them through Glee, the television series, where Gl

Golden Globes

Justin Bieber

Kajol

martin scorsese

Oscars

Bollywood v/s Hollywood: The Award Shows' Issue Again? | MissMalini

Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor Hi MissMalini Peeps, You've probably heard the recent media insanity about Bollywood award shows, paling in comparison to the

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Bollywood v/s Hollywood: The Award Shows’ Issue Again? - MissMalini

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Imran Khan and Ranbir KapoorHi MissMalini Peeps,

You’ve probably heard the recent media insanity about Bollywood award shows,
paling in comparison to the Oscars. This again? Really?

Everyone is complaining, why can’t Bollywood awards shows be like the Oscars?
There is a simple answer to this: Bollywood is not, or never will be, Hollywood.

The OscarsYes,

Anushka Sharma

Bollywood Features

Salman Khan

Yash Raj Films

Is There an Age Limit to Hero-giri? | MissMalini

Hi MissMalini Peeps, It was reported late last year that Akshay Kumar would quit action movies in five years (when he'd be 49). Whether it is true or not,

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Is There an Age Limit to Hero-giri? - MissMalini

Salman Khan (looking awfully cute in his specs, no?)Hi MissMalini Peeps,

It was reported late last year that Akshay Kumar would quit action movies in
five years (when he’d be 49). Whether it is true or not, it did make me think
about the current top actors in Bollywood, as the three Khans of Bollywood, Shah
Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are all 46.

[http://www.missmalini.com/2011/03/08/bollywoods-brand-new-boys/screen-shot-2011-03-08-at-8-37-08-am-2/]
Anushka Sharma and Shah Rukh KhanW

Amy Jackson

Lisa Ray

Miranda Kerr

Bollywood Actresses from Abroad: Novel Trend or Paradigm Shift? | MissMalini

Hi MissMalini Peeps, I've been seeing a lot of Amy Jackson in the media recently. She actually reminds me of Lisa Ray mixed with Miranda Kerr.  When

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Bollywood Actresses from Abroad: Novel Trend or Paradigm Shift? - MissMalini

Amy JacksonHi MissMalini Peeps,

I’ve been seeing a lot of Amy Jackson in the media recently. She actually
reminds me of Lisa Ray mixed with Miranda Kerr.  When I initially read she would
be in Ek Deewana Tha and would replace Trisha, I also thought she would be
playing a British girl who lives in India. After seeing a tanned Amy in the
film’s trailers with brown contact lenses and reading articles about the movie,
I figured that wasn’t the case.

I have mixed emotions about the “brown-facing” o

Anurag Kashyap

Hrithik Roshan

Imran Khan

Karan Johar

Rani Mukherji

Ranveer Singh

Miss R's Most Anticipated Films of 2012 | MissMalini

Hi MissMalini Peeps, 2011 was the year of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in Bollywood, but I am kind of getting Sallu and SRK fatigue (no offense to to

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Miss R’s Most Anticipated Films of 2012 - MissMalini

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, 2011 Box Office champsHi MissMalini Peeps,

2011 was the year of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in Bollywood, but I am kind
of getting Sallu and SRK fatigue (no offense to to the SalluSquad
[http://www.missmalini.com/2011/10/16/bollywoods-craziest-fans-part-2/] and 
SRKMates
[http://www.missmalini.com/2011/09/28/bollywood-fans-who-are-the-craziest/]).
That is why I am looking forward to 2012 and the following films:

1) Kahaani
A pensive Vidya Balan in Kahaani (Ph

Dear Yash Raj, Please Get Over Bikinis Babe! | MissMalini

Hi MissMalini Peeps, We all know Katrina Kaif is starring in Dhoom3, one of the most awaited movies in 2012.  However, the main stories I've read in the

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Dear Yash Raj, Please Get Over Bikinis Babe! - MissMalini

Kareena Kapoor in Tashan (I know it is not a bikini, but close enough!)Hi MissMalini Peeps,

We all know Katrina Kaif is starring in Dhoom3, one of the most awaited movies
in 2012.  However, the main stories I’ve read in the press about the movie are
about whether or not she’ll wear a bikini.  Seriously, why is Bollywood so
obsessed with actresses donning bikinis, especially in Yash Raj Films?

Esha DeolThe YRF-bikini mania began with the first Dhoom, when Esha Deol donned a two
piece for the fi

Ajay Devgn

Anil Kapoor

Kangana Ranaut

Sameera Reddy

Tezz

Tezz Poster... Inspired by The Fugitive? | MissMalini

Hi MissMalini Peeps, I came across the poster for the new multi-starrer action film, Tezz, above.  The star cast includes Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Kangana

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Tezz Poster… Inspired by The Fugitive? - MissMalini

Tezz Poster (Photo courtesy | Pinkvilla.com)Hi MissMalini Peeps,

I came across the poster for the new multi-starrer action film, Tezz, above.
 The star cast includes Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan and 
Sameera Reddy. However, I felt a sense of deja vu when looking at the poster.
Here is why:

The Fugitive Poster (Photo courtesy | movie-posters.lucywho.com)See the
resemblance, or am I the only one who thinks so? Will you check out the movie?
Let me know in the comments!

PS:

Miss R.

India Needs a Culture Change.

Who Should Play Mary Kom?

Colour Confidential: Oxblood Red

Sridevi, Siddharth, and More at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012!

RIP Prabuddha Dasgupta

Marion Cotillard, Beautiful in Vogue, Villain in Batman?

Vote for Vidya Balan in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential List 2012!

Aishwarya Rai, Where Are You?

Brit Boy Bands Are Back!

Bollywood v/s Hollywood: The Award Shows’ Issue Again?

Is There an Age Limit to Hero-giri?

Bollywood Actresses from Abroad: Novel Trend or Paradigm Shift?

Miss R’s Most Anticipated Films of 2012

Dear Yash Raj, Please Get Over Bikinis Babe!

Tezz Poster… Inspired by The Fugitive?