Mumbai: Finally, the two acting titans, Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah are all set to work together in a film. While they have not officially signed on the dotted line, Vivek Agnihotri is planning to bring them together in Twelve, his remake of Sidney Lumet's '12 Angry Men' (1957) that itself was based on a teleplay. And that's not all. Agnihotri is also keen to cast, along with Om Puri,...
05:23 PM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is delighted to team up with Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Dedh Ishqiya', and says he is looking forward to their working together. "It's a really funny script. What Vishal Bhardwaj and (director) Abhishek Choubey have come up with is quite gorgeous. And I'm really looking forward to doing this film. I am very happy to get to work with Madhuri. Whatever work...
12:43 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: For long they've played second fiddle to mainstream actors in films despite a strong theatre background. But the tables have turned for veterans like Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Irrfan and Om Puri who graduated from stage to screen and are bagging prominent roles in Bollywood. The change is more than welcome, says Anupam, who recently played the key role of a blind man in Pramod Joshi's 'Chhodo Kal...
02:48 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit has confirmed that she will play the lead in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Dedh Ishqiya'. Directed by Abhishek Choubey, 'Dedh Ishqiya' is a sequel to 2010 film 'Ishqiya', which starred Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi. "Hey guys, back in action. On set for Star's 'Life OK'. Am doing 'Dedh Ishqiya' and 'Jhalak...' is right around the corner. More to come! Thanks for all ur patience...
12:44 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: After Vidya Balan sizzled the screen with the role of Silk in the film 'The Dirty Picture', the latest buzz is that the movie will be remade in Telugu and Tamil. Guess who will step into the shoes of Vidya in the remake. Well, if we are to go by the word around, it is going to be Anushka Shetty. 'The Dirty Picture', which has been inspired from...
04:09 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Mumbai: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has teamed up with his younger son Vivaan for Mastaan. While the former will play gangster Karim Lala, the latter will feature as young Haji Mastan in the movie going on the floors in May. The Rs 20 crore budgeted Mastaan will be set in the 1980s. This is Naseer and Vivaan's second film together after 7 Khoon Maaf though they didn't share any screen...
01:25 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Kolkata: Actor Naseeruddin Shah feels that literary festivals play an important role in spreading awareness about books among the new generation. "If one of the purposes of literary festivals is to spread awareness about books and literature then it's good. During our young days as we used to roam with bag full of books but now a days young boys move around with bag full of DVDs and computers. I...
02:03 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni, Ravi Kishan Director: Hriday Shetty One fine day a filmmaker who can arrange a producer's backing, decides to make a robbery film. What does he need now? Some actors with different back stories but a penchant for crime. It will work even if they don't have a good motivation. Some vehicles and definitely guns. Involvement of police, preferably the Mumbai Police, in...
01:04 PM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: What happens when four policemen find that they don't exactly possess the same personality they think they do? 'Chaalis Chauraasi' is the story of just one night where Pankaj Suri aka Sir (Naseeruddin Shah), Albert Pinto (Kay Kay Menon), Bobby (Atul Kulkarni) and Shakti Chinappa (Ravi Kishan) are out on a mission which can produce them a great fortune. However the fate has something else in its store...
12:27 PM, Jan 12, 2012
New Delhi: MH-02-CA-4084, this is the number of an ordinary Mumbai Police jeep with four extraordinary cops Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni, Ravi Kishan and Kay Kay Menon. The star cast gives the hint about the potential of the film because all these actors have carved a place for themselves in the Hindi film industry. Naseeruddin Shah is the most prominent actor of the lot and lately he has gained a...
03:59 PM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: Hriday Shetty's new 'Chaalis Chauraasi', described as a crime comedy, will bring on screen the happenings of a freaky night when it hits theatres Friday. Produced by MAASK Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. in association with Filament Glo (India) Pvt. Ltd, the 'Chaalis Chauraasi' cast features veteran Naseeruddin Shah along with Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan. In a surprise, the film doesn't have any female...
12:47 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Mumbai: Naseeruddin Shah, who worked with Vidya Balan in two films -- 'Ishqiya' and 'The Dirty Picture', believes that his co-star now holds an enviable position in the Hindi film industry. "She is a marvellous actress. She has been very brave, not just worked very hard but she is courageous in her choice of work... It is a testimony to her courage that she is in a position that most...
07:57 PM, Dec 29, 2011
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