Mumbai: Last year quite a few Bollywood films made record collections of over Rs 100 crore at the box office, but Akshay Kumar claims that in next five years things will change so much that even Rs 400 crore won't seem a big amount. "After five years, Rs 400 crore will be too small. Hits and flops keep on coming in its own way. I personally feel keep on working....
02:29 PM, Mar 21, 2012
In this episode of Now Showing, Rajeev Masand reviews 'Players' and 'The Darkest Hour'. ...
01:47 PM, Jan 07, 2012
In this special edition of Now Showing, Rajeev Masand talks about the best movies, hits and flops and what the cinema taught us in 2011. ...
11:59 AM, Dec 31, 2011
It's been a year of some good films, and far too many not-so-good ones. Several Hindi films worked at the box-office, earning crores of rupees. But only a few were genuinely engaging, quality pictures. In a year of South Indian remakes, dozens of crass comedies, lazy sequels, and star-driven vanity projects, here are my personal best and worst Hindi films of 2011 - what we like to call 'THE HITS...
07:27 PM, Dec 30, 2011
The aggregate collection of first five days' business of 'Bodyguard' has shattered all previous records. The film has garnered a figure of almost 89 crore in just 120 hours. Grabbing around Rs 22 crore on the opening day, highest for any Hindi film till date, 'Bodyguard' is still going strong and is expected to enter the Rs 125 crore club in record time. Last year's Eid release 'Dabangg' had claimed...
07:22 PM, Sep 05, 2011
Bollywood has seen a lot of new stories and ideas over the last couple of years, but the big directors seem to be playing it safe with remakes. After looking down south for stories, Bollywood is now searching in its own backyard for a hit formula ...
02:05 PM, Aug 23, 2011
New Delhi: Pop star and eccentric dresser Lady Gaga has kicked off a marketing campaign to expand her audience base in India. The Grammy winner has teamed up with Bollywood producers to remix her songs for the South Asia market. The announcement came soon after Gaga sold more than a million copies of her third album, Born This Way. Gaga and her manager Troy Carter have teamed up with Desi...
07:43 PM, Jun 02, 2011
It's been a year of some small surprises and more than a few big disappointments. Each year when I'm picking my best and worst films, I jog my memory back to the ones I felt most strongly about. These are personal choices, and you're welcome to disagree with them. Hits 2010: (5) 'Phas Gaye Re Obama': A refreshingly smart comedy about the repercussions of recession on the kidnapping industry in...
10:14 PM, Dec 31, 2010
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Two foreign tourists and the driver of the car died on the spot. A third tourist suffered serious injuries. ...
12:38 PM, Aug 08, 2010
Energetic openings to four recent films have perked up the business. ...
08:10 PM, Aug 25, 2009
The film has collected 32 mn £ on the box office. ...
10:49 AM, Jul 21, 2009
Here's what we learnt at the movies in 2008. ...
01:16 AM, Dec 26, 2008
There is no way to track a film's actual BO collections across India. ...
11:03 PM, Jul 31, 2008
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