Harrow Observer - Columnists - Bollywood

Bollywood with Devansh Patel

Harrow Observer — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

TO SAY that Tena Desae is following Freida Pinto’s path to popularity isn’t true. This curly-haired lass definitely has got lucky in the west by making her debut in the imminent UK blockbuster The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which is directed by John Madden and stars Dev Patel from Harrow, Dame Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson and Dame Maggie Smith.

Bollywood: Devansh Patel talks to director Gautham Menon

Harrow Observer — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IN 2003, it was Kaakha Kaakha that put South Indian director Gautham Menon into the spotlight. But before that, it was in 2001 when he tried his hands in Bollywood with Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein.

Bollywood's latest superstar featured at Madame Tussauds

Harrow Observer — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I DON’T know why but I’m singing and dancing to the song ‘Ek do teen, char paanch che saath aath nau, dus gyaarah baarah terah’.

Bollywood: Cruise control time

Harrow Observer — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:09:00 GMT

WINTER is setting in but at the Imax theatre in Mumbai the temperature was soaring – courtesy of the handsome faces on the red carpet.

Bollywood: No longer the 'angry young man' - just sexy

Harrow Observer — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, DEVANSH PATEL, speaks to one of Bollywood's hottest and most revered action heroes, Amitabh Bachchan, in part two of this exclusive interview

Bollywood: The name's Bachchan... Amitabh Bachchan

Harrow Observer — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, DEVANSH PATEL, reviews Bbuddah, the new Bollywood blockbuster starring Amitabh Bachchan - 1970s and 80s action hero and megastar

Bollywood: Welcome back to our favourite action hero

Harrow Observer — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, DEVANSH PATEL, talks to the man who does not hesitate to pack a punch, Amitabh Bachchan, in the first of a two-part exclusive about his latest film

Bollywood: To sir with love - from your most ardent devotee

Harrow Observer — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Devansh Patel meets AR Rahman's first choice when it comes to singing: the stunning and soulful Shweta Pandit

Bollywood: How Sonal's patience won her what others dream of

Harrow Observer — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Sonal Chauhan is back from the brink with Bbuddah - Hoga Tera Baap. Our man in Mumbai Devansh Patel reports

Bollywood: Ekta knows just what urban viewers want

Harrow Observer — Tue, 10 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Devansh Patel talks to one of India's most powerful women. who has built an eponymous entertainment empire - Balaji

Bollywood: A poignant examination of a universal problem

Harrow Observer — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

I AM is slowly paced - the tension tightening little by little in a protracted sequence of small, domestic scenes. For that reason alone, it is a rare occasion - stories that we do not see often, if at all, from today's Bollywood.

Bollywood: The curious charm of Shahid Kapoor

Harrow Observer — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, DEVANSH PATEL, meets one of India's most versatile and venomous actors for an exclusive interview about his latest project

Bollywood: Sexy and Basu are back - were they ever away?

Harrow Observer — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

From fish and prawn curries to infinite sun, sea and sand, Bipasha Basu tells Devansh Patel why Goa and Dum Maaro Dum lure her

Bollywood: Scoring the background to tale of musical fusion

Harrow Observer — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Devansh Patel talks to the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Bollywood - Midival Punditz's Tapan Raj and Gaurav Raina - about their score for Dum Maaro Dum.

Bollywood: A young rising star who's devoted to making films

Harrow Observer — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Dum Maaro Dum actor Prateik Babbar briefs our man in Mumbai, Devansh Patel, about the adventures he had in Goa while filming his first thriller

Bollywood: How new action thriller 'is the first of its kind'

Harrow Observer — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:01:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, Devansh Patel, finds out about Rana Daggubati's affection for Goa, the setting for his Bollywood debut film Dum Maaro Dum.

Bollywood: Bhardwaj's midas touch to Bond's bloody novel

Harrow Observer — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When the film was half-way through, I wondered again what Vishal Bhardwaj was going to pull out of his Pandora's box. And boy, he pulled out a gem of a film. There was simply no stopping the surprises that poured out.

Bollywood: 'My characters become an integral part of my life'

Harrow Observer — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, Devansh Patel, talks to the veritable enigma of Saat Khoon Maaf, Priyanka Chopra.

Bollywood: Neil Nitin Mukesh's early promise shows no sign of fading

Harrow Observer — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Our man in Mumbai, DEVANSH PATEL, met up with Neil Nitin Mukesh to talk about his new film, Saat Khoon Maaf

Never mind the Bar, I'm heading for Bollywood

Harrow Observer — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TARA BRADY meets a man who studied for years to be a lawyer, then gave it all up to pursue a career in Indian films - and has proved that he made the right decision.