Read More">May Maya Dolas’ mother files a suit against Sanjay Gupta for portraying the character based on her in bad light in Shootout at Lokhandwala. A.R. Rahman launches a movement to encourage people to vote for the Taj Mahal to be selected among the Seven Wonders of the World. Yash Chopra honored at the House ofRead More
May
Maya Dolas' mother files a suit against Sanjay Gupta for portraying the character based on her in bad light in Shootout at Lokhandwala.
A.R. Rahman launches a movement to encourage people to vote for the Taj Mahal to be selected among the Seven Wonders of the World.
Yash Chopra honored at the House of Lords and House of Commons.
Cheeni Kum premieres at Cannes and so does A Mighty Heart starring Irrfan Khan and Angelina Jolie.
Ajay Devgan turns director with You, Me Aur Hum starring Kajol and himself in the lead.
After a long and serious relationship, Saif and Rosa split.
Read More">February Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday finally sees the light of the day and wins critical acclaim. Saif Ali Khan admitted in a city hospital after complaining of chest pain. Filmfare awards were held for the first time at YRF studios in a closed door hush-hush affair. Hrithik wins Best Actor (Dhoom 2); Kajol wins BestRead More
February
Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday finally sees the light of the day and wins critical acclaim.
Saif Ali Khan admitted in a city hospital after complaining of chest pain.
Filmfare awards were held for the first time at YRF studios in a closed door hush-hush affair. Hrithik wins Best Actor (Dhoom 2); Kajol wins Best Actress (Fanaa) while Rang De Basanti bags the Best Film award.
Actor Yunus Parvez passes away.
Shilpa Shetty keeps making news in the U.K. as she has lunch with Tony Blair and The Queen.
Actor Vijay Arora, of Yaadon Ki Baarat fame, passes away.
Aishwarya faces flak from rationalists for allegedly marrying a Peepal tree.
Himesh does the unthinkable, actually flies 6 auto-rickshaws to Germany for his film Aap Kaa Surroor.
Bachchan's 'Car'nama continues, first with the Rs. 3 crore plus Rolls Royce which Vidhu Vinod Chopra apparently presented Big B and later with the Rs. 2 crore Bentley which Jr. Bachchan got as a birthday gift.
Read More">March Namastey London opens to super response while films like The Namesake and Water fare better abroad. Moser Baer launches economical DVDs / VCDs in a bid to fight piracy. Nishabd faces protests in U.P. for its bold theme. Ashley Judd visits Mumbai and gets together with stars like Sushmita Sen and Akshay Kumar toRead More
March
Namastey London opens to super response while films like The Namesake and Water fare better abroad.
Moser Baer launches economical DVDs / VCDs in a bid to fight piracy.
Nishabd faces protests in U.P. for its bold theme.
Ashley Judd visits Mumbai and gets together with stars like Sushmita Sen and Akshay Kumar to create AIDS awareness.
Music director Pritam ties the knot with his long time girlfriend Smita Bhattacharya.
Himesh's debut film, Aap Kaa Surroor receives a bumper opening while YRF's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom flops miserably.
Deols come together in Apne for the first time. The film fetches a mixed response.
Rajini's Sivaji - the Boss becomes a super- duper hit, thus making huge profits for its makers, right from Tokyo to Tamil Nadu!
Big B has a tough time with the legal authorities. He gets a notice for violating FEMA act, comes under the surveillance of the Income Tax department for his 2.7 lakhs worth sunglasses, and gets embroiled with farmers over a land issue in Barabanki U.P.
IIFA awards are held in Yorkshire, Big B honored by the Yorkshire government and The Train premieres on the big night while Hrithik (Best Actor- Krrish), Rani (Best Actress- KANK) and Rang De Basanti (Best Film) win top awards.
Actor Shahid Kapur comes under Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) scanner for his imported Land Cruiser.
Unidentified men open fire at filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's office.
Lagaan DVD releases six years after the film's release. Aamir Khan also starts his blog on www.lagaandvd.com and later launches his personal website, www.aamirkhan.com.
2007 was a good year for Bollywood. While the regulars like the Bachchans, SRK, Hrithik etc. did make news (as usual), there were quite a lot of new news-makers like Ranbir, Deepika, Sonam and Neil Mukesh. Surprise Surprise was Madame Shilpa Shetty who suddenly out of nowhere hogged the limelight for a good part of the year.
The year saw some high profile weddings and many B -town folks even became proud momma - pappa. Some movies got the awards, some the rewards while some neither.
IndiaFM takes you through what you saw and what you may have missed in all that happened in B-town last year.
January
Controversy's favorite girl Mallika Sherawat starts the New Year with a controversy related to her outfit during the New Year Eve's performance at a Mumbai hotel.
Big B gets the 'Legion de Honneour' the highest civilian award in all of France.
Shilpa Shetty wins Celebrity Big Brother and basks in the glory for almost 6 months, seen here, there and everywhere in the U.K.
Veteran Music director O. P. Nayyar passes away.
Hollywood actor Ralph Fiennes visits Mumbai to meet Vidhu Vinod Chopra, also sees Eklavya and is impressed with Big B's talent.
One of the year's first awards, the Star Screen Awards are held. Hrithik and Kareena Kapoor walk away with the Best Actor (Krrish) and Best Actress (Omkara) trophies respectively while Lage Raho Munnabhai bags the Best Film award.
After much speculation, KBC- Season 3 with SRK as the host goes on air. The phrase 'Lock Kiya Jaye' gets a makeover and becomes 'Freeze Kiya Jaye'.
Rang De Basanti gets BAFTA nomination but misses out on the Oscar final 5, while Deepa Mehta's Water makes it to the Top 5 as Canada's official entry.
Papa Bachchan goes all out praising son Abhishek's performance in Guru even as Jr. Bachchan is busy proposing to his lady love Aishwarya post the premiere.