Mumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan is likely to feature in Priyadarshan's much-awaited film based on AIDS. "The project on AIDS is on, but the script is not yet ready... (I had) too many schedules and things to do so couldn't finish the script. I had discussed it with Aamir earlier and that time he wanted to do the film," the director told PTI. The 55-year-old filmmaker has been talking about this...
12:21 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Priyadarshan has worked with Paresh Rawal in most of his Hindi films, but he claims he doesn't believe in favouritism. In fact, he says he casts actors only according to the script's requirement. "I do not believe in favouritism. The actors are cast according to the script once it is complete. That is the way I always function," said Priyadarshan. The filmmaker is currently busy shooting for his...
07:28 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: In his 1977 American classic Annie Hall, Woody Allen, playing the role of comedian Alvy Singer comments, "It was the most fun I ever had without laughing." Ten minutes into Anees Bazmee's 2011 mega-successful film Ready confirms what Allen says of sex with Annie, played by Diane Keaton. Two of the biggest 'paisa vasool' films of 2011, Ready and Bodyguard, are gift vouchers for hardcore Salman Khan fans,...
07:34 PM, Dec 15, 2011
It is said that it's better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Obviously not everyone from Bollywood agrees. It's an industry that produces over 150 mainline movies year after year, and going by current standards, more than 70 percent of those ideas come from another person's story palette. Remaking classics It's clearly the riskiest proposition to adapt when you're pressed for an original idea. Remaking a classic...
04:53 PM, Oct 20, 2011
Mumbai: The Children's Film Society India (CFSI), in collaboration with Films Division, has announced 'Monsoon Dhamaal', in which, a special package of children's films will be screened for 5 days starting today, free of cost. The CFSI, in association with Films Division, today announced Mumbai 'Monsoon Dhamaal', where they will screen 10 award-winning CFSI films till July 15 at Films Division auditorium on Peddar Road. "After receiving tremendous response to...
05:15 PM, Jul 11, 2011
Mumbai: She may be known for her intensity and emotive portrayals of conflicted characters in films like Gangster and Fashion, but Kangana Ranaut says that she is essentially a "fun-loving" person and the comedy genre comes quite naturally to her. Kangana, most recently seen in the comedy Double Dhamaal that released last Friday, seems to be consciously veering towards lighter films. The National Award-winning actress, who started her Bollywood journey...
12:47 PM, Jun 29, 2011
Mumbai: Comic caper Double Dhamaal, distributed by Reliance Entertainment and Maruti Pictures has had an impressive opening at the box office, grossing Rs 39.60 crores at the box office in its opening weekend, revealed a statement from the production house. The film that was released in 1953 screens worldwide on June 24 has been directed by Indra Kumar, produced by Ashok Thakeria and stars Sanjay Dutt, Mallika Sherawat, Kangana Ranaut,...
10:12 AM, Jun 28, 2011
History repeated itself when filmmaker Prakash Jha found that trailers of his upcoming film Aarakshan, supposed to have run with the prints of recently released Double Dhamaal, were pulled out at the last moment. In 2009 as well, Vidhu Vinod Chopra had removed the promos of Jha's Raajneeti from his blockbuster movie 3 Idiots. This weekend saw the release of Double Dhamaal, which was to carry the theatrical trailer of...
01:44 AM, Jun 26, 2011
This week on 'Now Showing', Rajeev Masand reviews 'Double Dhamaal' and 'Cars 2'. ...
11:32 AM, Jun 25, 2011
Director: Indra Kumar Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi, Riteish Deshmukh, Ashish Chowdhry, Mallika Sherawat, Kangna Ranaut In a scene in 'Double Dhamaal' Ritesh Deshmukh, disguised as an older Gujarati businessman, twice whacks Sanjay Dutt in the nuts by swinging his golf club in the wrong direction. Dutt winces in pain. Given the standard of humor in this film, it's a fairly funny scene. And director Indra Kumar knows...
11:23 PM, Jun 24, 2011
The film that stars Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Ashish Chowdhary, Arshad Warsi and others has the four good-for-nothing guys back. ...
10:01 PM, Jun 24, 2011
Mumbai: Experimenting with roles hasn't yielded the desired change in image for actor Riteish Deshmukh who says his fans refuse to accept him in any other role because he has carved such a niche as a comedy actor. "I tried breaking out of the comedy genre, but audiences pushed me back into it. I did Rann and no one went to see it. I did Aladin, no one bothered about...
07:22 PM, Jun 24, 2011
This Friday is all about sequels from a follow up to 2007's Dhamaal to Sequel to 2006's animation film, Cars 2. ...
09:03 AM, Jun 24, 2011
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