New Delhi: The worth of a popular work of literature is now often judged by a little tagline, "Soon to be made into a motion picture", Mushtaq Sheikh, a pioneer of the genre of Bollywood chronicles, says while underscoring the "mutual synergy created by the two colliding worlds of mainstream cinema and literature". "A lot of literature has been translated into Bollywood movies and films are being made into books....
03:59:29 PM May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Dibakar Banerjee may like to tackle social problems in his film but the director, who is gearing up for the release of his political thriller 'Shanghai', says he will never compromise with the entertainment quotient in his movies. Dibakar, 41, says he is happy that his films 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye', 'Love Sex aur Dhokha' offered different stories without wavering from their socio-political themes. He...
03:40:01 PM May 29, 2012
Mumbai: None of the new releases managed to generate any interest from the audience over this weekend. The much-praised animation film, 'Arjun " The Warrior Prince' didn't register good numbers apparently owing to lack of proper promotion. Even the more-publicised 'Men In Black 3' and the acclaimed 'Grey' failed to make the numbers. Surprisingly, regional films dominated the weekend. Veteran trade analyst Amod Mehra attributes the dull weekend to the...
03:07:04 PM May 29, 2012
Mumbai: Her performance in Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan in 1981 not only won Rekha her first National Award but also made an entire nation hum the soulful songs from the film. It was Muzaffar's first liaison with the camera. After doing just one more film, he retired to a quiet life of designing, poetry and paintings. Now buzz is that Rekha might actually do a cameo in a sequel that...
02:57:04 PM May 29, 2012
New Delhi: 'Rowdy Rathore' is Akshay Kumar's next release in which he is working with Prabhu Deva for the first time. The promos of the film promise an action packed story where Sonakshi Sinha will play the heroine. 'Rowdy Rathore' marks Akshay's return to action after many years. However, the trailers suggest Rowdy Rathore's similarities with Salman Khan's 'Wanted', 'Dabangg' and 'Bodyguard'. Salman Khan's career graph is on all time...
01:55:51 PM May 29, 2012
New Delhi: After the success of Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani', Bollywood is all set to witness the release of a number of films with women as the central protagonists. While the last month saw the success of newcomers like Parineeti Chopra and Paoli Dam with films like 'Ishaqzaade' and 'Hate Story', the coming months will see actresses like Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Sridevi and Rani Mukherjee vying for...
12:48:59 PM May 29, 2012
New Delhi: 'Vicky Donor' star Ayushmann Khurana says his boy next door image is what made him popular among the audience and he would like to maintain that throughout his acting career. The 27-year-old VJ-turned-actor says he believes in being natural and is not willing to project a certain image onscreen even in his upcoming projects. "I have not drawn any boundaries for myself. I believe in being natural. Even...
12:35:25 PM May 29, 2012
New Delhi: In a setback to Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the allotment of 20 acres of panchayat land in Jhajjar district to Ghai's firm Mukta Arts and film school Whistling woods. Ghai was planning to set up a film institute on the plot. But his plans ran into trouble when villagers from Badhsa filed a PIL challenging the allotment. Ghai suffered a...
11:56:08 AM May 29, 2012
Mumbai: Kareena Kapoor may soon be seen sharing the screen space with Emraan Hashmi in Karan Johar's next " details of which are tightly been kept under wraps. If sources are to be believed, Kareena is taking keen interest in the film and is looking forward to working with Emraan given his recent spate of back-to-back hits. Apparently, Emraan is fast becoming a favourite in the Karan camp and has...
11:38:50 AM May 29, 2012
New Delhi: The new motion poster of 'Son Of Sardaar' is out. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. Directed by Ashwini Dhir, 'Son Of Sardaar' is a remake of Telugu film 'Maryada Ramanna'. Here is the motion poster. ...
10:46:05 AM May 29, 2012
Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra were spotted promoting their film 'Teri Meri Kahaani' on the sets of a television dance show. ...
10:00:28 AM May 29, 2012
Concentrated efforts are being made to ensure that India's presence at Cannes film festival is only strengthened in coming years. ...
11:57:23 PM May 28, 2012
New Delhi: After playing a bulky looking villian Kancha Cheena in "Agneepath", Sanjay Dutt gets a makeover for his Soham Shah's next directorial venture. Produced by Shree Ashtvinayak Cine Visions Ltd, Shah examines underworld in the Pink City and Sanjay will play a 1970s Gujarat-based don. The yet-to-be-titled film is already being shot in Jaipur and a grand set has been erected - it has a massive mine with tunnels,...
07:29:17 PM May 28, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor says he is in talks with Prabhu Deva as he is keen to work with the director. There is a buzz that the actor-turned-director is making a sequel to his superhit film with Shahid in the lead and will showcase him in a totally different look, giving him high-octane action scenes.When prodded on this, Shahid said, "I don't think anybody can replace Salman Khan. Prabhu Sir...
07:24:58 PM May 28, 2012
Washington: Time magazine has included Raj Kapoor's 1951 classic 'Awaara' among 20 new entries added to its All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923, the beginning of the prestigious US periodical. Rethinking the movie masterpieces, Time critic Richard Corliss describes Raj Kapoor as 'the great star-auteur of India's postcolonial golden age of movies - Cary Grant and Cecil B. DeMille in one handsome package.' "The '50s films...
07:09:25 PM May 28, 2012
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