Mumbai: Nawazuddin Siddiqui had caught the attention of filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee after 'Black Friday' and he was keen on casting him in 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye' but couldn't locate the actor.
The 39-year-old actor entered Bollywood in 1999 with a blink and miss role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Sarfarosh'.
However, his first breakthrough role came in 2004 with Anurag Kashyap's 'Black Friday', the film on Mumbai's 1993 bombings, where he played a terrorist....
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05:05 PM, Apr 20, 2013
The actor mainly known for her Bollywood films will feature in 'Aadhi Bhagavan'. ...
11:42 AM, Jan 26, 2013
She has become a household name after composing music for films like 'Oye lucky lucky Oye', 'Love Sex Aur Dhokha' and 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. Music director Sneha Khanwalkar has successfully carved a niche for herself in the industry. ...
09:01 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Prosenjit Chatterjee starrer 'Shanghai' hits the screens on June 8, 2012. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, 'Shanghai' is a political thriller. This eagerly-awaited film has been given a U/A certificate from the censor board. Known for his films like 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye' And 'Love Sex aur Dhokha', Banerjee has enjoyed commercial and critical acclaim so far. Thanks to...
10:39 AM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: Dibakar Banerjee's eagerly-awaited political thriller 'Shanghai', releasing Friday, has been awarded a U/A certificate by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), but with a cut. CBFC CEO Pankaja Thakur refused to dwell on the cut, only saying: "We cleared the film with one cut with a UA certification. Beyond that we saw nothing objectionable in the content." As for the contentious song 'Bharat mata ki jai', the...
12:47 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmakers these days are focusing on realistic stories and are not shying away from using expletives or double inuendo dialogues. But actor-writer Manu Rishi says this could be worse than direct abuse. "I don't believe in double meaning lyrics or dialogue. I always put the character's spirit and image in my lyrics and dialogue. I do abuse (in real life), but I don't sell them (through my writing),"...
03:41 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Actor Abhay Deol, who has carved a niche for himself in the film industry with unconventional roles, feels it is better to be a star than just an actor today as people recognize you and you keep getting work because of your stardom. While sharing his thoughts in the India Today Conclave on 'Can You Be a Superstar Without Being an Actor?', Abhay said: The truth of the...
12:31 PM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: He created a buzz in the Big Boss last year. Now 'super-chor' Davinder Singh alias Bunty is back in Tihar jail cooling his heels. The thief, who shot to fame after a Bollywood film "Oye Lucky Lucky Oye" based on his life was released, has been booked under the Arms Act. The criminal-turned-detective allegedly barged into the house of his brother, Balwinder Singh, in Vikaspuri on Saturday evening....
06:44 PM, Mar 22, 2011
The film fest, starting June 24, is being organised by The Indian embassy ...
01:21 PM, May 20, 2010
There is no cheapness in Jagmohan Mundhra's 'Apartment' ...
02:07 PM, Apr 17, 2010
Dibakar Banerjee is having a hard time getting a title for his next film. ...
03:27 AM, Aug 20, 2009
Bhawna Pani is all set to give Neetu Chandra competition. ...
02:09 PM, May 09, 2009
Abhay Deol is determined to change things around as much as he can. ...
12:54 AM, Mar 28, 2009
Scriptwriters are tough to find or so our Bollywood filmmakers often lament. ...
10:18 PM, Feb 04, 2009
Dibakar had a tough time writing
Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye. ...
11:41 AM, Dec 08, 2008
The actor says his movie is nothing in front of the last week's tragedy. ...
03:33 AM, Dec 03, 2008
Oye Lucky Lucky Oye is a film that respects its audience's intelligence. ...
11:38 PM, Nov 28, 2008
Three films were set for release and suffered due to the terror strikes. ...
10:49 PM, Nov 28, 2008
Abhay Deol is one actor who isn't afraid of experimenting with different roles. ...
03:00 AM, Nov 26, 2008
