Anil Kapoor’s role in Oscar winning Hollywood movie Slumdog Millionaire did give his career a much needed boost and launched him in the entertainment industry in the west. The actor was instantly picked up for the eighth season of America’s hit series 24.

With a cast headed by Kiefer Sutherland and with a viewership of millions, 24 is among the most watched action dramas in the world. Following the missions of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), the member of an elite Counter Terrorist Unit, 24 has always been in the favourites list of critics for its impeccable direction, realistic feel, riveting action sequences and the much-appreciated real-time narrative.

Anil was cast for the eighth season of 24 which aired in the US from January 17, 2010 to May 24, 2010. Predictably the series took its sweet time to be telecast here in India and that time is now. AXN India which has been telecasting all the seasons of the series has finally got the eighth season up and running for its viewers. The series will debut on AXN from 23-08-2010, Monday at 11 PM in India. The series will run every week from Monday to Thursday. The channel is expecting an increase in the series viewership as Anil Kapoor is part of the cast.

In the latest season of 24, Anil plays Omar Hassan, president of a fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan (IRK), who visits the US on a peace mission to meet the US president.

Tune into AXN at 11 PM tonight. The clock is ticking.

Some of you must have seen the classic heist movie The Italian Job which starred Michael Caine or its equally good remake with Mark Wahlberg, Jason Statham, Edward Norton and Charlize Theron. Both movies were well-received by the critics and set the cash registers ringing non-stop. The caper premise of The Italian Job also involved a high speed car chase sequence which movie buffs regard as the best ones ever filmed.

Bollywood, which doesn’t miss out on a chance to get “inspired” by Hollywood has already got a remake under construction. The director-duo of Abbas-Mustan is currently busy with the casting of the remake. Abhishek Bachchan and Katrina Kaif had been selected for the movie in the preliminary stage. But given the fact that Katrina opted out of the project, the directors have roped in the current favourite Sonam Kapoor for the lead actress role. Katrina walked out on the men-in-white in favour of a Yash Raj film opposite Imran Khan.

Sylvester Stallone is back and he has got his old friends along this time in what action junkies call the return of the 1980’s. The Expendables is the talk of the town this season primarily due to its star-studded cast consisting of the who’s who from the world where cars blow up, men evade bullets, bombs go off every 60 seconds, guns and fists talk more and at the end of it all, the good guys save the day.

Directed by and starring Stallone, the true-blooded action escapade stars the biggest names in the business of action – Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Steve Austin to name a few. Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in guest roles to complete the picture of the one explosive gang of 1980’s action heroes.

The movie is a tribute to action movies which ruled the box office during the golden era of the genre – the late 80’s and the early 90’s when T-800, John Rambo and John McClane were the names that hauled millions to theatres.

Yes, we do have a section to anything and everything which has an adjective “hot” attached to it. But this is one piece of info which should be called and classified as “news”.

Katrina Kaif hasn’t had her face smashed by Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone hasn’t received a punch from Neil Nitin Mukesh while filming Lafangey Parindey and Bipasha Basu keeps getting better and better and still they got to bite dust. Why? It’s the magic of Aisha which landed Sonam right above all the actresses who had the “hot tag”.

“It’s really important to me. I like the words ‘hot’ and ‘sexy.’ It’s fun and at the same time, speaks about your sensuality, passion and depth,” an thrilled Sonam said.

Take a look at the Top 10 before selecting your next wallpaper.

Every year, popular film magazine Filmfare compiles and publishes an elaborate list of the most significant people in Bollywood. Actors, actresses, singers, music directors, producers, distributors and directors are ranked in their respective categories based on their impact on the industry in that year.
Among the many categories is one which removes the boundaries set by the area of expertise of the personalities in question. It’s more about the influence of each personality on the industry as a whole than their specialization.

The Filmfare Power List 2009 hasn’t brought any smiles to Shah Rukh Khan as it’s Aamir Khan who took the top spot, just like he did in the 2008 and 2007 Power Lists. The success of Taare Zameen Par, Ghajini and 3 Idiots with the last two attaining all time blockbuster status, have made sure Aamir retained the first position for three years back-to-back. Shah Rukh Khan on the other hand had to settle for the second spot once more. In consolation for SRK, it must be mentioned that SRK had only two releases in 2009 – Dulha Mil Gaya in which he had a cameo and Billu in which he had an extended guest appearance. Both movies tanked and despite the failure, SRK held on to his position in the list indicating the significance of this actor.

See if your favourite Bollywood personality has made it to the Top 10 list.

Aamir Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Rajkumar Hirani
A.R Rahman
Karan Johar
Yash Raj Films
Aamir Khan Productions
Kareena Kapoor
Hrithik Roshan
Katrina Kaif

The entire Bachchan family (Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai) is missing from the Power List and so is Akshay Kumar.