Mumbai: The opening weekend collection of Emraan Hashmi-starrer 'Ek Thi Daayan' is approximately Rs 18.07 crore and trade pundits are calling it satisfactory business, keeping the unconventional theme of the movie in mind. Sharing news of the film's box office collection in the opening weekend, trade guru Taran Adarsh tweeted: "'Ek Thi Daayan' collected approximately Rs 18.07 crore in its opening weekend." Made at a total cost of Rs 24...
12:58 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj teaming up to produce debutant director Kannan Iyer's film 'Ek Thi Daayan' was the talk of the town till recently of how two completely different voices of Indian cinema are collaborating. ...
04:46 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: Debut director Kannan Iyer's new film 'Ek Thi Daayan' plans to take horror to a new level by bringing back the folklores of daayan (witch) on screen. And, with a big star cast and promising promos, the film has been able to draw audiences to the theatre. The film collected Rs 6.24 crore on its opening day. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#EkThiDaayan Fri 6.24 cr". After a...
02:58 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi, who features alongside three actresses -Huma Qureshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin - in supernatural thriller 'Ek Thi Daayan', says he will be happy if audiences appreciate the performances of the ladies. 'Ek Thi Daayan', a Vishal Bhardwaj and Ekta Kapoor's co-production is the story about a magician and a witch. Emraan plays the magician. "I will be very happy if all the three women...
05:27 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Kalki Koechlin Director: Kannan Iyer A very different beast from 'Makdee', his charming directorial debut from eleven years ago, 'Ek Thi Daayan', co-written and co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj, sees the filmmaker revisit the mythology of witches once again. But where 'Makdee' was an old-fashioned fable about a village witch who supposedly turned humans into animals, 'Daayan', set in the modern, urban world,...
10:36 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: Last 4-5 years have seen the emergence of filmmakers who are ready to bring innovation to the horror genre. The latest to join the list is Kannan Iyer whose ambitious project 'Ek Thi Daayan' is ready to influence the audience's mind. The film revolves around a sought after magician Bobo (Emraan Hashmi) and his wife Tamara (Huma Qureshi). Situations change at great speed and suddenly Bobo finds himself...
09:54 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Mumbai: Rumours can't be taken seriously or they would drive a person crazy, feels Kalki Koechlin. She rubbished reports that she stayed out of 'Ek Thi Daayan' promotional activity because of her co-star Huma Qureshi, who was allegdly having an affair with her filmmaker husband Anurag Kashyap. "I don't understand these rumours. I have been shooting for my film. I had an intense schedule, so I couldn't join them ('Ek...
05:31 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood has experimented with ghosts, spirits and the current favourite, zombies, on screen to spook audiences. But it's time to take the horror genre to another level by bringing back the folklores of 'daayan' on 70mm. Kalki Koechlin's upcoming film 'Ek Thi Daayan' plans to scare you, however in a subtle way. "Ek Thi Daayan is not a typical horror film with blood and gore. It is more...
12:45 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Discouragement and distrust are what producer Ekta Kapoor faced when she decided to make movies. But she took it with a pinch of salt and made a mark in filmdom by churning out hit movies on a wide range of topics - from underworld to supernatural thrillers - and proving naysayers wrong. "When I did television, I was told that I cannot do movies and I won't be...
03:18 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Mumbai: Most of Emraan Hashmi's films have received an 'A' certificate, making his movies fit only for adults' viewing. However, some of his recent films, including the upcoming 'Ek Thi Daayan', got a U/A certification, and the actor feels it is a "welcome change". "Probably, this ('Ek Thi Daayan') is my second or third film with U/A certificate, but it's a welcome change," Emraan said here Sunday while promoting 'Ek...
01:15 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Huma Qureshi, who garnered positive response for her role in 'Gangs Of Wasseypur', says things are changing and actors like Vidya Balan and Kalki Koechlin are refining the quintessential role of a glamour doll in the showbiz. Huma told IANS: "I think that is changing very, very fast. Today look at what Vidya has done - she has changed things for women. Be it me, Konkona (Sen Sharma),...
12:42 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Mumbai: He has romanced several actresses on screen, and the 'serial kisser' tag doesn't seem to leave him. But Emraan Hashmi, who now shares screen space with three heroines in 'Ek Thi Daayan', says he is at peace in his personal life because his wife is not insecure about their relationship. "My wife never gets insecure. After 30 films, every film has something or the other. She has her head...
12:29 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Mumbai: Producer Ekta Kapoor says her forthcoming supernatural thriller 'Ek Thi Daayan' is not a docu-drama and that such reports should not be taken seriously. "These are not facts. It's not a docu-drama. It should not be taken seriously," she said at the 'Daayan' book launch here Wednesday. The film's co-producer Vishal Bhardwaj, who was also present for the event, agreed with Ekta. "I don't believe in all this. I...
11:49 AM, Apr 04, 2013
