For an NRI director whose majorly based outside, it’s assumed to be difficult to relate to one’s roots and ethnic heritage. But not for this celebrated directed of Indian origin. Mira Nair’s forthcoming release ‘The Namesake’ based on novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s work with the same name, gives her ample scope to combine both the worlds of her life: Kolkata and New York.

New entrant in the UK market, STAR One, is adding two new shows to its weekend line-up to keep viewers enticed to the new entertainment channel.

Amitabh Bachchan has a new fan and its none other than the British actor Ralph Fienness (Schindler’s List, An English Patient). Looks like he was quite imptressed by Big B’s performance in Eklavya and was moved to tears! This is what Vidhu Vinod Chopra had to say:

Getting this award was a moment of great happiness, joy

Here is a short interview of Konkana Sen Sharma from the CNN IBN Website. She talks about her new movie Traffic Signal where she plays a prostitute.

Gandhi Park is a contemporary, cross-cultural romantic comedy. At heart, it is a love story that deals with the realities when an Indian girl and an American white boy fall in love, the family tension, the inherent conflict of cultures, the pressures of going against strict family traditions.

Celina Jaitley, last seen in No Entry, has been appointed as the brand ambassador for D S Group, a sister concern of BGL Groups (Baba Global Limited).

Actor Dharmendra will be seen on the big screen this March in an action thriller titled Deal-In Crime.

Paramount seems keen on having Eddie Murphy around now that he’s gone and scored himself an Oscar nomination with their joint endeavor, Dreamgirls.

Late Vinod Mehra’s daughter Soniya Mehra has replaced Amrita Arora in Kamal Sadanah’s remake of Victoria No. 203.