Mumbai: He's back in his element, ready again to play around with his palette and his melodies. So far he's been busy, checking out his sister Bela Sehgal's film trailer, discussing the hoardings for his upcoming production and figuring out a new TV show. But when Sanjay Leela Bhansali walks into the room dressed in all white kurta-pyjama, you know he's ready to talk about all the things that lie...
12:07 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan makes her acting debut with 'Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi'. Farah Khan has been cast opposite Boman Irani in the film. Directed by Bela Sehgal, 'Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi' is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Sunil Lulla. Here is the first poster of the film. ...
11:32 AM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: If you recall the sheer opulence of Baz Luhrmann's musical Moulin Rouge, complimenting Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries's music, you will find it easier to justify Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Devdas' place in the '10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium' list compiled by the Time magazine. A decade after it was released in seven languages, the grandeur of Devdas continues to enamour an audience in the...
05:24 PM, May 24, 2012
Washington: Time magazine has ranked Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 film 'Devdas' eighth among the ten greatest movies of the millennium with 'WALL.E' at the top and 'The Artist' in the tenth spot. It described Shah Rukh Khan as an 'all-world charismatist' and Madhuri Dixit 'a hot number who danced flamencos on men's libidos'. "A year after 'Moulin Rouge!' had its world premiere at Cannes, another visually intoxicating musical...
05:23 PM, May 21, 2012
Mumbai: Designer-turned-producer Shabina Khan says that Kareena Kapoor will always be her first choice for the films she would be producing. Kareena appears in a song in Akshay Kumar-Sonakshi Sinha starrer 'Rowdy Rathore', co-produced by Shabina. "I wanted her to be a part of my first film for emotional reasons. She is my close friend. Obviously I wanted her to be a part of my first film but she had...
05:10 PM, May 21, 2012
Boy meets girl and they fall in love. They encounter troubles, overcome all odds and finally hold hands. This is what a romantic story means in Tamil cinema. Debutant filmmaker Andrew Louis has consciously chosen to deviate from this cliched path to render a rom-com that is interesting and entertaining. Filmmakers today take a wafer-thin storyline, lace it up with quick unfolding of events and load with comedy to make...
04:09 PM, May 16, 2012
Shiv Pundit, the Punjabi boy who played the lead role in 'Leelai', is happy that the film has been well received in Tamil Nadu. "I am thrilled to know that theatres screening Leelai witnessed 95 per cent occupation in the opening weekend," he says. "I am proud to make my debut as an actor in Kollywood, which has launched huge talents. While I am interested to do more Tamil movies,...
05:20 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan had worked hard for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Guzaarish', but it didn't work out at the box office. The star says that if they had shown "some happiness, my body and abs", it would have worked. "Each film has a scene which has its own level. Had I set a balance in 'Guzaarish' then it would have worked. Finally it's a business, but if we had a balance...
07:07 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Mumbai: Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who at the moment is writing his next directorial venture and will start casting for it in a month's time, has bought the remake rights of the 2002 Tamil blockbuster Ramana, with a strong anti-corruption message. And apparently, SRK has already given a nod to play lead in the project. Interestingly, word is that several prominent producers were vying for the Bollywood rights of the...
02:23 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has entered into a collaboration with Talenthouse India to look for screen writers to be given opportunity in his upcoming productions. In the last 30 years, under his Vinod Chopra Films banner, he introduced talents like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Boman Irani, Vidya Balan, Shantanu Moitra, among others, to the industry. Speaking on the initiative, Sameer Rao, CEO, Vinod Chopra Films, said...
04:31 PM, Dec 16, 2011
Mumbai: According to sources, new mommy Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will make her Bollywood comeback only after a year. The reports that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is returning to cinema with a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali has everyone around the two concerned families baffled. The buzz is that Ash will return to films at least after a year. The rumour was that SLB plans to cast his 'Paro' from 'Dedvdas' as...
01:50 PM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to bring his style of lavish filmmaking to the small screen, albeit as a producer. "TV is the most powerful medium today, and it will grow even more powerful tomorrow. So I feel it is important for my work to reach out to the homes of the people, rather than people coming to the theatres to watch my work," Bhansali, who has hosted...
06:59 PM, Nov 14, 2011
New Delhi: Supporters of former Rajasthan minister and suspended Congress leader Mahipal Maderna, an accused in Bhanwari Devi case, on Sunday attacked media persons outside a hospital in Jodhpur. They also pelted stones on ETV regional office in Shastri Nagar area of Jodhpur. This is the second attack on the media in the day. Earlier, in the morning TV Today reporter was attacked outside the hospital where Maderna is admitted....
09:22 PM, Nov 13, 2011
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