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Chris Kattan’s “Bollywood Hero” New York Premiere

LadybrilleStars — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:34:29 +0000

August 4th, 2009, New York City, Chris Kattan, Seth Meyers, former Miss India/Actress Pooja Kumar and Actress Neha Dhupia were among some of the stars present at the New York premiere of “Bollywood Hero” held at the Rubin Museum of Art.

In Bollywood Hero, lead actor Comedian Chris Kattan plays himself, sort of, in a scripted comedy. He is an American actor fed up of constant rejection in Hollywood. In a desperate attempt to revive his career, he packs his bags and travels to Bollywood to star in a Bollywood musicial. The result is a very funny film as he is thrown in the highly competitive dog eat dog world of Bollywood where he ultimately finds himself, finds love and learns how to dance, Bollywood style.

“Bollywood Hero” was filmed over ten weeks on location in Mumbai, India and also features Kattan’s co-stars Maya Rudolph, Julian Sands, Neha Dhupia, Pooja Kumar, Rachna Shah, Ali Fazal and Ruma Sengupta.

Pooja Kumar shows off on the red carpet in a one shoulder Naeem Khan dress

Watch Bollywood Hero on IFC
Photocredit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images

Tony Leung Chiu Wai

LadybrilleStars — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:24:54 +0000

Boyishly handsome Tony Leung Chiu Wai’s seemingly confident swagger has not always been there. In fact, he continues to struggle with projecting that appearance when he is not acting. The Hong-Kong born Chinese actor got a slice of the hard knock life at age eight(8) when his father abandoned the family. In a society not very forgiving of single mothers, Tony’s mom was left with the task of raising Tony and his sibling.

The financial strain and stigma Tony had to endure as a result of his father’s absence caused him to become restrained and more of an introvert. As luck would have it, Tony met with the King of Hong Kong comedy and entertainment industry Stephen Chow. Chow inspired Tony to pursue an acting career, partly to help him release his frustrations and fears wihtout the stigma. Today, Tony is a reknowned television and film star who has been a six (6) time award winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards, three (3) time winner at the Golden Horse Film Awards and the winner of “Best Actor” at the Cannes Film Festival (2000) and the Asian Film Awards (2008).

His real big break through on his international scene was his work in Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s 1989 film “A City of Sadness” which won the Venice Golden Lion. Robert De Niro is reportedly an admirer of his work.

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Daniel Wu, Hong Kong’s Film Hunk

LadybrilleStars — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:19:27 +0000

Breaking into Hollywood can be as difficult as climbing mount Kilimanjaro. But, for those with multi-ethnicities, Hollywood need not be the only option for stardom. Daniel Wu is a fine example of that. The 6ft 1inch American (San Franscico) born Asian hunk is an A-list Actor in Hong Kong whose good looks and acting skills has earned him leading roles in Hong Kong’s film industry.

The thirty five year old actor, producer and director graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon. As luck would have it, after graduation he headed to Hong Kong for some traveling and while there, also began modeling. One of his work as a model got him noticed by Hong Kong’s famous film director Yon Fan. From there it seemed good fortune continued to find Wu. He was at a restaurant opening in Hong Kong when he met world superstar Jackie Chan. Chan introduced him to Willie Chan (agent at Jackie Chan’s JC Group), Willie Chan signed him on and “the rest,” as they say “is history!”

Since Wu’s entrance into film, he has acted in more than 40 films including Blood Brothers, Protege, Night Corridor (Producer and actor) and Ming Ming. In 2004 he won the Golden Horse award for “Best Supporting Actor” for his work in “New Police Story,” and in 2005 was the recipient of the Hong Kong Film Awards for “Best New Director” with his debut “The Heavenly Kings.” He is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Shanghaiese. He continues to model and also runs a website www.alivenotdead.com, a platform for artists, actors and filmakers.

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