When I finally managed to finish my first feature length film Shuttlecock Boys which took me a good 2.5 years to pull off (normally this period would vary between 1.5-2 years for first time filmmakers, mine was just a little longer), I wondered " What do I do now ? That was my thought process in January 2011 after the film got completed. I was not wise or smart enough...
10:34 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Watch the special show on the politics of Goa, which is set to go for vote on March 3. ...
11:28 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Hindi film industry has more or less been star driven since its inception. The parallel film movement or so called art cinema tried to break away for the typical Bollywood films but the market remained tilted in favour of the box office friendly actors. The art of telling a different story is sustaining due to some independent films only. Can the amalgamation of Bollywood actors and independent...
07:21 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: One will walk in expecting a sex-comedy of sorts after they take a look at the poster of Sadda Adda. But be prepared to be pleasantly surprised! The movie is a decent amount of fun. Yes, the actors are new and inexperienced, some sequences in the movie are unnecessary " but the situations director and writer Muazzam Beg brings to screen in Sadda Adda " are very real....
12:00 PM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Performing art not only needs talent and chance but also the passion to excel. In fact, most of the times it's the passion which sails a struggler through the high tides. The story of the cast and crew of upcoming Bollywood film 'Shuttlecock Boys' is a tale of hope and patience. Made with a shoestring budget, 'Shuttlecock Boys' is written and directed by Hemant Gaba, a man who...
01:48 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Washington: High-quality friendships in kindergarten spell better social skills in the first and third grades for boys and also fewer behaviour problems as compared to girls. "The findings for girls were different," said Jennifer Engle, who co-authored the study with Nancy McElwain, professor of human development at the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. "Overall, teachers reported that girls in the first and third grade had...
07:58 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Sydney: Adolescent boys are likely to turn to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives. However, the presence or absence of fathers does not seem to affect adolescent girls, says a new study. It found the presence of a father figure during adolescence was most likely to have a preventive effect on whether male youths engage in risk-taking and deviant behaviour. "The sense of security...
01:49 PM, Nov 27, 2011
London: The Girl power action film 'Sucker Punch' has been voted as the worst film of 2011 in an online poll conducted by movie website Fandango.com. Dailystar.co.uk reports that the film directed by Zach Snyder beat 'Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star' and 'Cowboys and Aliens' to top the Thanksgiving Day-themed top movie Turkey list. 'Shark Night 3D' and 'Mars Needs Moms' also made to the top five, while...
12:35 PM, Nov 26, 2011
This week on Now Showing, Rajeev Masand reviews this week's blockbusters releases 'Desi Boys', 'The Help', 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1' and 'Jack and Jill'. ...
11:25 AM, Nov 26, 2011
Actors John Abraham and Akshay Kumar come together for the upcoming flick 'Desi Boyz'. ...
10:48 AM, Sep 24, 2011
New Delhi: The three Kishtwar boys, brought to Delhi for questioning on Wednesday, were produced before a court on Thursday. One of the boys has been sent to 15 days police custody, while the other two will be produced in court again later today. They were arrested for allegedly sending an e-mail hours after the blast, from a cyber cafe in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The explosion outside Gate No...
11:30 AM, Sep 22, 2011
Islamabad: A group of about 40 Pakistani boys, who strayed into Afghanistan during a picnic to celebrate Eid have been kidnapped by Taliban militants, raising fears that they could be turned into suicide bombers. The children from the age-group of 12-18 years are from the restive Bajaur tribal region and were kidnapped on Thursday when they crossed over into Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, TV channels quoted an official as saying....
06:58 PM, Sep 02, 2011
London: China doesn't want Lady Gaga. The government has banned websites from featuring 100 songs by artists including Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys and Katy Perry. The ministry said it aimed to regulate the "order" of the Internet music market, adding, songs that "harm the security of state culture must be cleaned up and regulated under the law", reported Guardian. The notice issued a ban on Gaga's 'The Edge of Glory',...
08:14 PM, Aug 25, 2011
London: Actress Olivia Wilde says she feels proud that Daniel Craig, the "James Bond" himself was her instructor and taught her how to shoot. "I was really excited about being the woman in the shadows in this movie, the kind of Clint Eastwood character. I never wanted to be a typical girl in a Western," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying. "Daniel was actually the one who taught me how to...
10:45 PM, Aug 16, 2011
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