Mumbai: After scorching the screen with his uninhabited act (of Babloo " the driver) in 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster', Randep Hooda has developed a distinct image among his female fans. And the actor admits he has no qualms with doing intimate bedroom scenes. Though initially, he was a little embarrassed when his female fans made some quirky requests, he is clear that he has no apprehensions getting cosy on the...
10:44 AM, May 30, 2012
Mumbai: Actress Kareena Kapoor is likely to play the role of Begum Samru in Tigmanshu Dhulia's period film. Tigmanshu, who is basking in the glory of recent hits like 'Paan Singh Tomar' and 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster', had first approached Rani Mukherjee for this film, sources said. The period flick is based on the life of Begum Samru, who started her career as a nautch girl in 18th Century India,...
01:18 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: There is something about Emraan Hashmi's almost decade-long career in cinema that defies established logic. Try a simple search on YouTube with his name as the key word. The auto-suggestions are his various on-screen kissing exploits with his co-stars from the time he debuted in Footpath (2003) to his last big hit - The Dirty Picture (2011). Actors of his generation would have cringed at the early nickname...
02:32 AM, May 04, 2012
VELLORE: Chaos prevailed in the Vellore District Court Complex at Sathuvachari here within 10 minutes of the start of proceedings on Tuesday when a group of five persons, wielding deadly weapons, entered the court premises looking for their target " Jaggan (alias) Jagannathan (24), a murder accused " and chased and attacked him with sharp weapons. Jaggan, along with three of his associates " Maha (alias) Mahalingam (29), Appu (alias)...
08:09 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Mumbai: Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act in 'Zanjeer' in 1973 is now being taken over by Mahie Gill, who admits the role is challenging but says she will pull it off. Ajit had played the arch-villain Teja in the original; for the remake, Prakash Raj has been roped in. Southern actor Ram Charan Tej, son of superstar Chiranjeevi, will step into Amitabh Bahchan's shoes to play the Angry Young Man....
12:36 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Mumbai: John Abraham, who will be seen as gangster Manya Surve in 'Shootout at Wadala', defends the glamour quotient attached to underworld-based movies, saying they are not trying to make heroes out of gangsters. "Gangsters will always be gangsters. The way they used to work, the language they used and their behaviour - we are not changing anything. We are not making heroes out of gangsters. We are showing what...
12:09 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Tigmanshu Dhulia was a well known name in the television industry before he decided to become a film director. His first film 'Haasil' in 2003 proved to be the real launching pad for the versatile Irrfan Khan. Dhulia came with 'Charas' in 2004 but he had to wait till 2011 for his next release 'Shagird'. Back to back success of 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster' and 'Paan Singh Tomar'...
04:04 PM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: After mapping the rough terrains of Chambal to commercial and critical acclaim in Pan Singh Tomar, director Tigmanshu Dhulia is set to explore the complexities of a small town romance in his upcoming film Milan Talkies. The director, whose films are high on socio-political elements, says it will be his first 'pure love story'. The star cast of the film is yet to be finalised. "I am planning...
05:22 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: Tigmanshu Dhulia has once again teamed up with Jimmy Shergill, this time for 'Valmiki Ki Bandook'. A satire on Uttar Pradesh's gun culture, the film will be shot in the Chambal Valley Dhulia had directed Jimmy in 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster'. But with 'Valmiki Ki Bandook', Dhulia is associated as the creative director, while his assistant Karan Bhutani will weild the megaphone. "The locations would be real, true...
07:01 PM, Mar 04, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar, who would be seen next as a police inspector in gangster movie 'Shootout at Wadala', says he is an actor by default. "I did this film because of Sanjay Gupta. It was Gupta who introduced me to Hindi film industry as an actor. And I am not a passionate actor, I am an actor by default, I am a lazy actor," Mahesh told reporters here. Mahesh...
04:17 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who is bringing a shootout on celluloid for the second time with 'Shootout at Wadala' says he is not glorifying gangsters in the forthcoming movie. Directed by Gupta, the film is a sequel to his 2007 film 'Shootout at Lokhandwala'. The second installment will dramatise the first registered encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead in 1982 at Wadala. "We are not...
01:15 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Mumbai: Mahie Gill picks bold roles, but being typecast in those characters is not something that the actress is worried about. She has featured in films like 'Dev D', 'Not A Love Story' and 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster', in all of which she shed her inhibitions. "I will not get typecast. I don't think the issue is about revealing, it's about doing particular characters. It's not a big thing. When...
12:47 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who is all excited about the sequel of Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster', says the second installment would be more 'menacing'. 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster', starring Jimmy Shergill, Mahi Gill and Randeep Hooda, was produced and directed by Dhulia and released in September last year. To cash in on success of the thriller drama, its producers have chalked out plans for a sequel. "I...
06:22 PM, Jan 15, 2012
Mumbai: After wading through troubled times, actor Shiney Ahuja is back in fray with his latest film 'Ghost' and says that his new film has some similarity with his horror-thriller 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa'. "The story of 'Ghost' is totally different from 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' but in a way it is a similar film. Although it's a horror film, it's a very good love story. 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' had a thriller element but it...
05:04 PM, Nov 28, 2011
Mumbai: Tigmanshu Dhulia, director of the well received 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster' had a 'germ' of an idea of its sequel even before the release of the first installment, says the producer. "Tigmanshu Dhulia had a germ of an idea before the release of 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster'. He just needed to develop that idea. And we have the sequel," producer Sunil Bohra says. The sequel will be launched Thursday...
11:57 AM, Oct 06, 2011
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