It is an achievement of sorts for a Telugu film maker. GV Sudhakar Naidu of Hero and Ranga - The Donga fame has wowed Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor with his story. Kumar Yadav and Salman Khan would be producing this movie, which will also see Hema Malini and Rekha in important lead cast. "I prepared a story on the basis of a real-life incident that happened in the border...
10:22 AM, May 20, 2012
Mumbai: Looks like several of Ram Gopal Varma's films are running into rough weather of late. Apart from his upcoming cop thriller racing to meet the deadline, the sequel of 'Ab Tak Chhappan' is believed to have hit a roadblock, with the second schedule now postponed. Besides, it is also learnt that leading man Nana Patekar, who's also directing the project does not want to take credit for it. Instead...
03:25 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Priyadarshan has worked with Paresh Rawal in most of his Hindi films, but he claims he doesn't believe in favouritism. In fact, he says he casts actors only according to the script's requirement. "I do not believe in favouritism. The actors are cast according to the script once it is complete. That is the way I always function," said Priyadarshan. The filmmaker is currently busy shooting for his...
07:28 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Dadasaheb Phalke's silent Marathi feature film Raja Harishchandra premiered in May, 1913. The countdown to 100 years of Indian cinema begins this year. As part of our celebrations, we start with a series of retro reviews of some of the timeless classics. How would you rate films such as Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam, Pakeezah or Sholay if you saw them today? We hope to revive the familiar nostalgia and fondness...
12:55 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Lucknow: The UP Assembly polls will see a sprinkling of star dust with political parties planning to rope in a bevy of Bollywood personalities to canvass for them. Though all political parties have lined up some campaigners from Bollywood, newly-floated Bundelkhand Congress seems to be the front-runner in terms of "star appeal". Actor-turned-politician and president of Bundelkhand Congress Raja Bundela is also roping in local artists from the region. Actors...
11:43 AM, Jan 17, 2012
Mumbai: Marathi film Deool which released a week after Ra.one is attracting huge crowds in theaters prompting the filmmakers to increase the number of daily shows by 50. Directed by Umesh Kulkarni and with a star cast like Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Sonali Kulkarni and a cameo by Naseeruddin Shah, was released on November 4 all over the state with 450 shows daily. However, the tremendous response in the opening...
06:23 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Veteran actor Nana Patekar is one of those Bollywood personalities who prefers to talk straight. According to his own words, he doesn't believe in appeasing people for his own gains and neither does he like to mince words. This man who calls a spade a spade is all set to make his own movie, yet untitled. The actor says that he would definitely steer clear of all kind of publicity...
12:54 PM, May 09, 2011
Mumbai: After playing a cop in Ab Tak Chappan, Nana Patekar returns in another cop avatar. Nana plays the character of ACP Hanumant Singh in Shagird which is believed to be based on the life of ACP Rajbir Singh of Special Operations Squad, Delhi Police. Rajbir Singh was apparently shot down by a property dealer in Gurgaon in 2008. The film was shot after an extensive research on the life...
01:02 PM, Apr 28, 2011
Tigmanshu Dhulia, who has made films like Charas, Haasil and now Shagird has been of the opinion that the art of filmmaking in India only comes secondary. According to him, the bane of Bollywood lies in the fact that big banners and producers chase big names to sign their films. However, Dhulia admits now that the trend is changing. "Films, today are as costly as Rs 60 crore. It is...
01:31 PM, Apr 25, 2011
Nana Patekar had a few days back visited Thackeray's residence and requested him to attend the evening 'aarti' to Lord Ganesha at his residence, during the auspicious 10-day festival. Thackeray, along with his son Uddhav and grandson Aditya, attended the 'aarti' and exchanged pleasantries with the actor and his family at his south-central Mumbai home. The actor had also requested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray, Bal Thackeray's nephew, to...
10:03 AM, Sep 22, 2010
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04:58 PM, May 27, 2010
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