Mumbai: Like many of her colleagues from Southern cinema, actress Ileana D'Cruz intends to move to Mumbai after making a successful Bollywood debut with 'Barfi!', and work towards building a career in Hindi cinema. "I am planning to move to Mumbai very soon, probably in the next couple of months," said the actress. "This is why I haven't signed anything new in the South. I made a decision not to...
05:50 PM, Oct 06, 2012
It's been the year of Bengali filmmakers it seems. Apart from Anurag Basu's 'Barfi' being named as India's official entry to the Oscars, filmmakers Sujoy Ghosh and Shoojit Sircar too have managed to set the box office ringing with their films that have a Bengali touch. ...
11:40 PM, Oct 04, 2012
New Delhi: When last years most talked-about, admired and awarded film The Artist was in its planning stage, it went through hell. Recalls its producer Thomas Langman, Most of the meetings were very short. Each time wed say the film is silent and in black and white, the guys would say Whats your next project? In the end, I just put in my own money and , scooped up applause,...
04:41 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Anurag Kashyap is wearing the producer's hat for Rani Mukherjee's upcoming film 'Aiyyaa' but he hopes to direct the actress in future. 'Aiyyaa' has been directed by Sachin Kundalkar. The film, which releases on October 12, will see Rani returning to the big-screen after a year. "'Aiyyaa' is a very quirky film. I always wanted to direct Rani but not in this movie as it's Sachin's film, I...
11:08 AM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: After being selected as India's official entry to the Oscars in the foreign language film category this year, Anurag Basu's 'Barfi!' has added another feather in its cap - the film joins the Rs 100 crore club of Bollywood. The total cost of the movie has reportedly been Rs 30 crore and since its release September 14, the unique love triangle featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana...
10:37 AM, Oct 03, 2012
After making it big in Bollywoood, 'Barfi' is likely to be remade in Tamil and a top notch southern star has reportedly shown interest in the project. Dhananjayan of Disney UTV told IANS: "It is too early to talk about the remake of 'Barfi'. Although one of the leading heroes has expressed his interest to do the film and a good director has also agreed to make the film." "If...
03:18 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: With some award winning performances to his credit, meaty endorsement deals and an impressive lineage of films for the following year, Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor is rocking at 30. Anurag Basu, Imtiaz Ali to Anurag Kashyap, the most talked about Bollywood directors at the moment are busy wooing Ranbir these days. They were also spotted at his birthday bash lately, Ranbir hosted for his close friends. Ranbir will...
09:27 AM, Sep 29, 2012
The Kollywood rumor mill is spinning again and this time it brings us news that Silambarasan will be working on the remake of 'Barfi' in Tamil. The news comes after 'Barfi', India's entry to Oscar's Best Foreign language film category, became a roaring hit and managed to impress everyone. UTV is now discussing a possibility of remaking the film in Tamil with the director Anurag Basu and Simbu is being...
04:57 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Mumbai: Anurag Basu, who has no plans to make a sequel to 'Barfi!', India's official entry for the Oscars this year, reveals that the film's team may take Aamir Khan's help in campaigning for the film in the US. Basu, who is leaving the entire Oscar strategy to UTV, his producers, said: "They've more experience in the matter. This is my first film that's going to the Oscars, so I...
02:31 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Madrid: 'Blancanieves', a silent film shot in black and white, will represent Spain in the non-English best film category at the 85th edition of the Oscars and at Mexico's Ariel awards. The Film Federation of India, authorized to select one film for the consideration of Oscars in the category of the Best Foreign Language Film Award, has sent Anurag Basu's 'Barfi' as India's official entry this year. The selection committee...
01:07 PM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: Assamese filmmaker Manju Borah, who headed the committee entrusted with selecting India's official entry to the Academy Awards, said she is tired of defending 'Barfi', the jury's choice this year, and angry that her credibility is being questioned. The film is now under scrutiny because of charges of plagiarism but Borah said the 11-member jury was entirely justified in picking 'Barfi'. "I lost my temper that day when...
08:57 AM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: Ranbir Kapoor's deaf and mute character in 'Barfi!' seems to be giving cousin Kareena Kapoor's glamorous avatar in 'Heroine' a run for her money! The sweet and simple love story of a mute and deaf boy in 'Barfi!' seems to have touched the heartstrings of viewers who are still flocking theatres to savour the unconventional romantic flavour. On the other hand, 'Heroine', with an an overdose of glitz,...
08:36 AM, Sep 28, 2012
My mother said the most bizarre thing to me this afternoon over a very elaborate Bengali lunch. Claiming she had read it in the papers. ...
05:54 PM, Sep 27, 2012
There is a scene in Anurag Basu's 'Barfi' where Ranbir Kapoor, completely smitten with Illeana D'Cruz, tries to brazenly woo her at a cafe in Darjeeling. Illeana, playing Shruti in the film, sits with a friend at the small cafe right across the landmark Keventers restaurant as Ranbir mimes proposing to her, much to the amusement of the two women. But Illeana, who is engaged to be married, promptly turns...
01:01 PM, Sep 27, 2012
I steal from every single movie ever made. I love it. If my work has anything it's that Im taking this from this and that from that and mixing them together. If people don't like that, then tough titty, don't go and see it, alright? I steal from everything. Great artists steal; they don't do homages. - Quentin Tarantino I could not possibly begin this write-up without quoting one of...
08:55 AM, Sep 27, 2012
The director of the movie admits that it was his shortcoming that he couldn't think of original comic scenes but denies plagiarism. ...
06:33 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: Anurag Basu, the director of the much-loved but controversial film 'Barfi', has finally spoken out about the plagiarism charges levelled against him by critics. Though appreciated by the audience for its fluid and heart-warming storyline featuring a hearing and speech impaired hero and an autistic girl, Barfi came under attack from film critics who accused Basu of "lifting" scenes from eternal classics to create a patchwork of sequences...
01:00 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: Anurag Basu, the director of the much-loved but controversial film 'Barfi', has finally spoken out about the plagiarism charges levelled against him by critics. Though appreciated by the audience for its fluid and heart-warming storyline featuring a hearing and speech impaired hero and an autistic girl, Barfi came under attack from film critics who accused Basu of "lifting" scenes from eternal classics to create a patchwork of sequences...
01:00 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, who has a massive fan following, and whose personal life is always under the scanner, says he will be ready for marriage the day he finds the right person. "If I meet the right person, I would love to get married," Ranbir told an Oye 104.8 FM radio host. The actor had a roaring affair with Deepika Padukone, and was rumoured to be in...
12:28 PM, Sep 26, 2012
