Ranbir Kapoor: I would love to be a part of television
by IANS
Mumbai: Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has wowed everyone with his scintillating performances on the big screen in films like 'Rockstar' and 'Barfi!', is eager to show his acting skills on the small screen as well.

The actor, who was present on the sets of TV show 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara', to promote his upcoming film 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', says if he gets some good offer, he would love to work on TV.

"When I will get some good offer, when something (offer) will excite me, definitely I would love to be a part of television," he said.

"Television is one of the biggest platforms today, one of the (most) entertaining platforms. So to be just a part of it would be lovely. But I have not got any offer yet," he added....more    
06:34 PM, May 21, 2013

Bollywood comes together at Cannes Film Festival 2013

The 66th Cannes Film Festival is celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema this year. A number of Bollywood celebrities were seen making a bee-line for the French Riviera. ...
03:20 PM, May 21, 2013

Need more freedom for filmmaking in India: Anurag Kashyap
by IANS
Cannes: India's rising star director Anurag Kashyap has complained that filmmakers in the country still do not enjoy the kind of freedom of space and expression that would allow them to make meaningful films. "Today, we are forced to treat our audience as children of less than five years and hence we have to only make goody-goody films with a huge dose of escapism. I want to have the option...  
12:43 PM, May 21, 2013

Sanjay Dutt will be in 'anda' cell at Arhur Road jail for some time Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt will remain in the 'anda' (egg-shaped) cell in the high-security block at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai for some time, a top police officer said on Monday, as authorities in Maharashtra debate whether to shift him out of Mumbai. "We will take some more time to take a call on whether to shift Dutt or not. He will not be shifted anywhere in the near...  
05:16 PM, May 20, 2013

1993 Bombay blasts case: Zaibunnisa Kazi surrenders in TADA court Mumbai: Zaibunnisa Kazi, an accused in the 1993 Bombay blast case, on Monday surrendered in a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court in Mumbai. Her daughter last week had filed an application to seek an extension on medical grounds. The 74-year-old has maintained that she has done nothing wrong, and has demanded a re-investigation into her role in the case. "I am innocent. I plead the government to give me...  
03:40 PM, May 20, 2013

'Bombay Velvet' is my first film in the trilogy: Anurag Kashyap
by IANS
New Delhi: Fox Star Studios has come on board with Anurag Kashyap's Phantom Films to co-produce filmmaker's upcoming directorial 'Bombay Velvet'. The Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma-starrer is based on Mumbai in era spanning from 1950s to 1970s. It is the first film of a trilogy on how the city became a metropolis. "We are delighted to partner with Anurag on his next directorial venture 'Bombay Velvet'. What will make...  
02:59 PM, May 20, 2013

HC upholds complaint against artist for painting wife in nude Mumbai: Observing that painting nude images prima facie amounted to an offence, the Bombay High Court has refused to quash a criminal complaint against an artist who painted nude and derogatory pictures of his estranged wife in his bedroom. The couple, who got married in 1998 and jointly owned a flat, were staying in separate rooms in Mittal Ocean View on Juhu Tara Road in suburban Santacruz as they were...  
10:10 AM, May 19, 2013

Film fraternity reacts as 'Munna Bhai' Sanjay Dutt surrenders

Friends, family and fans have been visiting Sanjay Dutt ever since the Supreme Court upheld his conviction in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. Even hours before he surrendered, his actor friends like Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn were seen meeting him. Here's what the film fraternity has to say about their 'Munna Bhai'. ...
06:24 PM, May 17, 2013

'Munna Bhai' of Bollywood Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court

With his four week long extension granted by the Supreme Court having expired, all eyes were on Munna Bhai of Bollywood as he finally surrendered before the TADA court on Thursday. Here's the latest on how the day unfolded for actor Sanjay Dutt. ...
06:17 PM, May 17, 2013

'Dirty Love' is a book of short stories on Mumbai: Sampurna Chattarji Sampurna Chattarji's 'Dirty Love' is a sequence of stories set in the restless swirl of a Bombay where dream-shuttles speed through the rain and men fall prey to dirty love. Reeking of sewers, fish markets, slaughtered meat, and peopled with loners, misfits and drifters, these tales prise open the surface of everyday existence. We encounter a mother inexplicably estranged from her infant son, an Insectboy with a gift for fantasy,...  
06:15 PM, May 17, 2013

Dutt appeared restless, read religious books in jail Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night after returning to prison reading spiritual books even as Maharashtra Government authorities are yet to decide on keeping him at Arthur Road Central Jail in Mumbai or shifting him elsewhere. The 53-year-old filmstar surrendered before TADA Court on Thursday and was later shifted to the high-security jail in central Mumbai. He has to serve 42 more months in jail after his...  
05:33 PM, May 17, 2013

1993 Bombay blasts: Dutt feeling suffocated in 'Anda' cell Mumbai: Lodged in an egg-shaped high-security 'Anda' cell, Sanjay Dutt is feeling "suffocated" in its confines, which are generally used to house terror suspects and hardcore criminals, and the actor pleaded a TADA court on Friday to shift him to another cell as he is not a terrorist. Rizwan Merchant, counsel for Dutt, made an oral plea before the court here to shift the filmstar from 'Anda' cell in Arthur...  
05:18 PM, May 17, 2013

1993 Bombay blasts: Zaibunisa may surrender in a TADA court today Mumbai: Seventy-year-old Zaibunisa Kazi, who is a co-accused in the 1993 Bombay blasts case, will surrender in a TADA court in Mumbai on Friday. Her daughter, however, is likely to seek a day more for her mother to surrender citing health reasons. The Supreme Court had earlier granted four weeks time to Zaibunnisa to surrender in the court to serve the remaining sentence. Zaibunnisa had in April submitted a petition...  
11:26 AM, May 17, 2013

Sanjay Dutt likely to be shifted to Pune's Yerwada Jail soon Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night in jail in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail on Thursday. He is awaiting an order which decides as to which jail will he be permanently shifted to. He is most likely to be taken to Pune's Yerwada Jail in a day or two, where he will serve his three-and-a-half-year sentence. He has been allowed home-cooked meals and medicines from home for a month....  
09:43 AM, May 17, 2013

Sanjay Dutt may get remissions as per the jail manual: KTS Tulsi As Sanjay Dutt surrenders today and begins a three-and-a-half-year jail term, will it act as a deterrent for those high and mighty people who think they can break the law and still get away? Criminal lawyer KTS Tulsi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. The learned counsels have deliberated and arrived at a decision. It is only because of an active judiciary that we hear of...  
07:02 PM, May 16, 2013

Sanjay Dutt likely to file curative petition in SC Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who surrendered on Thursday before a special TADA court here, is planning to file a curative petition before the Supreme Court, his lawyer said. "We are planning to file a curative petition in the apex court soon," Dutt's advocate Rizwan Merchant told special TADA Judge GA Sanap when the proceedings were on to take the 53-year-old actor into custody. Dutt had earlier filed a review...  
06:22 PM, May 16, 2013

1993 Bombay blasts: Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court Mumbai: Amidst chaos, crowd and cameras, the 1993 Bombay blasts accused and Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt surrendered in a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court on Thursday afternoon to serve his three-and-a-half year sentence. A large number of media persons and onlookers surrounded Dutt's car as he reached the court. Dutt will be taken to Arthur Road prison first, then to Yerwada Jail in Pune. TADA court directed the Mumbai...  
05:40 PM, May 16, 2013