New Delhi: When I was watching 'Ishaqzaade', the first thing that crossed my mind was 'Oh God, not another Romeo-Juliet story!' Why is it that centuries later Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet still sounds alluring to film-makers? Romeo and Juliet in a nutshell is the story of two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families - the Montagues and Capulets. Elements of the tragedy can be found throughout...
05:19 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Achala Sachdev died at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012. Achala was 88 year old. Born in Peshawar, she made her Bollywood debut with 'Fashionable Wife' in 1938. The actress who was bed-ridden from past few months, worked in more than 130 Bollywood films. 'Haqeeqat', 'Waqt', 'Mera Naam Joker', 'Julie' are some of her most popular films. Her last Bollywood film was Hrithik Roshan starrer...
04:04 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Julien Charpentier has shot a very interesting film 'The Dancing Wedding' which is about the marriage of an Indian guy and a French girl in India. The couple decide to get married as per the Indian rituals and the filmmaker has captured every moment of three days of festivities in Pune. The bride Severine and the bridegroom Rahul decide to call all the 'cool' people from all...
03:30 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Cast: Julien Rappeneau, Jerome Salle, Sharon Stone Director: Jerome Salle When it comes to art, the secret to being truly global is to be totally local. Hollywood exerts so much influence on world of cinema that all such wisdom is thrown out of the wind. The result is a film like 'Largo Winch II', which despite trying is neither truly French, nor Hollywood. Largo Winch, adopted son of a billionaire,...
05:12 PM, Dec 11, 2011
New York: Ousted 'Spider-man' director Julie Taymor sued the Broadway musical's producers on Tuesday for copyright infringement. Taymor, who spent years working on the critically-panned $70 million show 'Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark', filed suit in federal court citing copyright infringement and breach of contract 'arising from their unauthorized and unlawful use of Taymor's copyrighted written works', according to court documents. Taylor alleged in the suit that the show's book...
01:24 PM, Nov 09, 2011
Hyderabad: The United States has defended the radio tagging of Indian students at the Tri Talley University by the authorities. A consulate official on Tuesday in a bizzare description said the radio tagging was 'trendy' and certainly preferable to wearing jump suits and sitting in prison. "This is very modern and trendy, just like stars in Hollywood," said US Consulate Public Affairs Officer Juliet Wurr. The students on the other...
04:30 PM, Feb 01, 2011
London: Hollywood actress Julie Andrews, singer Dolly Parton and rock band Ramones are reportedly set to receive lifetime achievement Grammys in February for their contribution to music. Said Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy which is handing out the awards: "It is a great honour to recognise and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees." "Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to...
12:34 PM, Dec 23, 2010
Los Angeles:Hollywood filmmaker Blake Edwards, best known for his comedy series 'Pink Panther' and evergreen classic 'Breakfast At Tiffany's', died of complications related to pneumonia. He was 88. Edwards, one of the most prolific and enduring helmers of his time, was not keeping well for sometime. Actress Julie Andrews, his wife of 41 years, and other family members were at his bedside when he died at St John's Health Center...
05:28 PM, Dec 17, 2010
Mumbai: To enhance the on-screen chemistry between Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has decided to include material from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 classic screen adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" in his forthcoming film Guzaarish. Zeffirelli's cult blockbuster had catapulted Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting to instant stardom and made Shakespeare's tragic romance a worldwide bestseller. Bhansali decided to incorporate original dialogues from Zeffirelli's film, forcing his efficient...
06:41 PM, Nov 16, 2010
Chicago: The hills are alive again 45 years later, this time on the small screen. Harpo Productions says the entire cast of the 1965 Academy Award-winning movie musical "The Sound of Music" will appear on Friday, October 29, on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." That includes stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Andrews had non-cancerous throat nodules removed in 1997, an operation that initially left her unable to sing. She will...
12:37 PM, Sep 28, 2010
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05:39 PM, Mar 27, 2010
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03:27 PM, Dec 13, 2009
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