Nickname:	Ben Kingsley / Sir Ben Kingsley /
Known for:	Schindler's List, Gandhi, House of Sand and Fog
Birth name:	Krishna Bhanji
Birthday:	31 December 1943, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Height:	5' 8" (1.73 m)

SIR BEN KINGSLEY jumped at the chance to star in summer blockbuster film THE LOVE GURU - because seasonal movies remind him of ancient Roman times.The 64-year-old actor has already signed on to star in next year’s (09) summer film Prince of Persia after working with comedian Mike Myers on The Love Guru.And he admits
Veteran actor Ben Kingsley has hit out at movie bosses for hiring young actresses for their looks - insisting pretty but untalented stars often dabble in alcohol and drugs.


Sir Ben Kingsley says Hollywood exploits its young stars. The 'Gandhi' actor attacked movie bosses who hire young people for their looks and casts them aside when audiences see they have no talent.

He said: "Some young people are told they are actors and they're not."
Veteran actor SIR BEN KINGSLEY has hit out at movie bosses for hiring young actresses for their looks - insisting pretty but untalented stars often dabble in drink and drugs.The Oscar-winner insists that producers often build up young stars, only for them to be knocked down by the critics and the public for their poor
AP - Hollywood will enshrine an eclectic bunch in its famous curbside Walk of Fame next year, including Hugh Jackman, Ben Kingsley, The Village People and fictional Tinker Bell.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood will enshrine an eclectic bunch in its famous curbside Walk of Fame next year, including Hugh Jackman, Ben Kingsley, The Village People and Tinkerbell.


Rural life in Oxfordshire, England stinks for actor Ben Kingsley - because he lives next door to a pig farm. The Oscar winner loves living in the picturesque Cotswolds, but he hates the smells and sounds from his neighbor.


Rural life in Oxfordshire, England stinks for actor SIR BEN KINGSLEY - because he lives next door to a pig farm.The Oscar winner loves living in the picturesque Cotswolds, but he hates the smells and sounds from his neighbour.The Gandhi star says, "They stink (and) every time they’re herded together it sounds like a mass
Ben Kingsley and Mark Ruffalo have signed up to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's upcoming movie Shutter Island. DiCaprio will play a U.S. Marshall investigating the disappearance of a mental patient in the 1950s-set film, which marks the fourth time he has teamed up with director Scorsese.


BEN KINGSLEY and MARK RUFFALO have signed up to star alongside LEONARDO DiCAPRIO in MARTIN SCORSESE’s upcoming movie SHUTTER ISLAND.DiCaprio will play a U.S. Marshall investigating the disappearance of a mental patient in the 1950s-set film, which marks the fourth time he has teamed up with director Scorsese.Kingsley will star as a mental asylum’s chief
British actor Ben Kingsley refuses to read newspaper articles about him, after discovering his ex-wife was cheating in the press. The Gandhi star's last marriage to Alexandra Christmann ended in 2005 after she was snapped kissing another man.


British actor SIR BEN KINGSLEY refuses to read newspaper articles about him, after discovering his ex-wife was cheating in the press.The Gandhi star’s last marriage to Alexandra Christmann ended in 2005 after she was snapped kissing another man.Now happily remarried to Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro, Kingsley chooses not to pay attention to the media.He tells
British actor SIR BEN KINGSLEY has played down rumours he demands to be called by his upper-class title, insisting knighthoods "should never be used on billings." The Gandhi star - who was knighted in 2002 - was billed as ‘Sir Ben Kingsley’ in the credits for Lucky Number Slevin, but the move attracted disapproval from
"She's my role model, an inspiration. I know every morning, people have morning mantras - and my morning mantra is 'Gimme gimme gimme. Gimme gimme gimme' It starts my day." Ben Kingsley on his newfound respect for the 'Messianic' Britney Spears.


British actor Ben Kingsley has urged film bosses to stop hiring actors with too many personal issues - because their problems hinder their big-screen performances. The You Kill Me star fears actors take on roles to distract them from their real-life problems when they should be dealing with their foibles away from film sets.


Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started It might be Sir Ben Kingsley's morning mantra, but Britney Spears' "Gimme More" isn't exactly burning up the radio, and pre-sales of her new album, "Blackout," are more than a little bleak.That's according to FOX News, which says that "Gimme More" is...
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Aishwarya Rai will star in a film about the Taj Mahal, India's famous marble monument to love.


Sir Ben Kingsley has secretly married. The Oscar-winning actor wed former Brazilian waitress Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro in an intimate ceremony on Monday.

Just 12 guests were present at the nuptials held in an Oxfordshire country home and the couple later held a reception at Kingsley's nearby mansion.
Reuters - Ben Kingsley has joined Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alba in the comedy "The Love Guru."
AP - "She was very good, very professional. She was quite wonderful." — Ben Kingsley, on locking lips with Mary-Kate Olsen, 21, for a passionate scene in their upcoming movie, "The Wackness."

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