Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn's 'Rascals' has bombed at the box office and the plan to make a sequel has also been scrapped. ...
12:06 PM, Oct 18, 2011
Mumbai: If you don't believe in ghosts, then this is not the story for you. There's an eerie story secretly doing the rounds among the cast and crew of 'My Friend Pinto'. Apparently a lot of the crew members, including Prateik, director Raghav Dhar and producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, felt late actress Smita Patil's presence while shooting with her son Prateik. "We don't know what it was. But we certainly...
12:35 PM, Oct 16, 2011
New Delhi: If you decide to watch My Friend Pinto you are going to leave the hall with a silly grin on your face. And that is the exact silly grin that Prateik Babbar has on his face all throughout the movie. My Friend Pinto is Prateiks debut as solo hero. Coming out from the co-star zone of the likes of Imran Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Aamir...
05:37 PM, Oct 15, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Prateik, who is playing the lead in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'My Friend Pinto' says he does feel the pressure of doing a solo film. Prateik, who won critical acclaim for his debut performance in 'Jane Tu...Ya Jane Na' continued doing supporting roles in films like 'Dhobi Ghat', 'Dum Maro Dum' and 'Aarakshan'. This is his first break as a lead actor. "I am completely taking the responsibility...
06:44 PM, Oct 14, 2011
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who made a departure from his usual intense cinema, to try hands at comedy with his latest release 'My Friend Pinto', says he would not have been able to do justice to the film had he directed it, as its not his forte. Bhansali's new offering as a producer, is directed by his assistant Raghav Dhar and stars Prateik Babbar and Kalki Koechlin in lead...
02:57 PM, Oct 14, 2011
Four Bollywood films hit theatre screens this Friday including Vinay Pathak's 'Jo Dooba So Paar' and 'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'. ...
09:26 AM, Oct 14, 2011
New Delhi: Actress Kalki Koechlin is just four films old in Bollywood but says she doesn't want to restrict herself to a particular genre and is yet to learn the finer nuances of Hindi cinema. The 28-year-old actress of French descent began her career playing a modern Chandramukhi in husband Anurag Kashyap's film 'Dev D'. After starring in films like 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Shaitan', she will next be...
06:52 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: Normally it's a trend in the Hindi film industry that the children of yesteryear stars don't sustain at the commercial as well as critical level for long. Some appear as the next big thing on the cinema screens but soon the reality takes over and no producers accepts the challenge to back them after four-five flops. Aided chiefly by good marketing strategy, some star kids debut with nice...
07:42 PM, Oct 12, 2011
Mumbai: Prateik has been making tall claims that the warring Khans Shah Rukh and Salman have agreed to listen to his patch-up plans for them. Call him overambitious or just plain foolhardy, but Prateik has a dream that he wants to make happen before the release of his next film 'My Friend Pinto'. The actor has vowed to bring the two warring Khans-Shah Rukh and Salman-together. Says the actor, "I...
12:40 PM, Oct 10, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin, who has teamed up with Prateik for soon-to-release movie 'My Friend Pinto', finds the co-star very spontaneous and humble. Kalki and Prateik, who walked the ramp for designer Rina Dhaka on the first day of the Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week (WIFW) Saturday, walked confidently and totally in sync on the ramp. "Prateik is very spontaneous and humble. He always instructs and supports me whenever...
12:37 PM, Oct 09, 2011
Mumbai: In the backdrop of playing second fiddle to lead actors in various flicks, actor Prateik Babbar is keeping his fingers crossed ahead of the release of his first solo project as a protagonist 'My Friend Pinto' slated to release on October 14. The actor who won critical acclaim for his debutante performance in 'Jane Tu...Ya Jane Na' candidly admits that his Bollywood journey is "slow and steady". "I feel...
05:17 PM, Oct 03, 2011
New Delhi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali has decided to go for light hearted films. Known for dark and profound films such as Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas and Black, Bhansali is soon coming up with a film called My Friend Pinto, which has comedy as its genre. However, this time he is not the director. Sanjay Leela Bhansali in collaboration with UTV Films has produced My Friend Pinto. My...
03:50 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Mumbai: Young Bollywood actor Prateik, who has impressed critics with his performance in 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na', 'Dhobi Ghat' and 'Aarakshan', says megastar Amitabh Bachchan is his role model. "There are many (actors), a lot of seniors... I respect everyone a lot. They have worked hard all their life, so I respect them all. But if you ask me about one role model, it has to be Amitji because even...
05:40 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Mumbai: After playing intense roles in 'Dhobi Ghat' and 'Dum Maaro Dum', Prateik is trying his luck in comedy with 'My Friend Pinto' and says he is quite excited about his first attempt in the genre. "It's my first attempt at comedy. I am very excited and I hope, I pull it off. I am playing Michael Pinto, a sweet and innocent boy who remains a little lost," Prateik said...
07:55 PM, Sep 28, 2011
Mumbai: Some commuters hailing an auto were in for a surprise Wednesday when the driver ferrying them to their destination was Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar. In order to protest against the auto strike in Mumbai that has been creating problems for the residents of the city since the past three days, the actor turned an auto driver and ferried few customers from Bandra station to different locations in the Bandra...
12:09 PM, Sep 22, 2011
