Mumbai: Talk about aging gracefully in Bollywood. Ironically, for Asin, who is just 26-year-old, her apparent 'old look' became the reason why she was booted out of Prakash Jha's upcoming film. We have learnt that according to the director, the actress looks too old to romance the 36-year-old Abhay Deol, in the film. Abhay incidentally replaced Abhishek Bachchan who was earlier cast for the lead role. Asin, in the past,...
01:50 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Mumbai: Manoj Bajpai values his friendship with filmmakers Prakash Jha and Sanjay Gupta so much that he even goes on to claim that he would do anything for them. In fact, he signed both the directors' forthcoming films even before actually listening to the script or even discussing remunerations. Bajpai says, "These are the two people in this industry who I consider my very good friends. I do their films...
01:05 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Prakash Jha is full of praise for Katrina Kaif, saying the 'Raajneeti' actress is one of the hardest working souls in the film industry. In Jha's political thriller 'Raajneeti' (2010) Katrina played co-actor Arjun Rampal's wife, who later enters politics. Besides Rampal, the blockbuster also starred Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpai. "She (Katrina) is one of the hardest working souls in the industry. She...
06:45 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Onir, also known as Anirban Dhar, came into limelight with 'My Brother Nikhil' (2005) which dealt with the issues of AIDS and same sex relationship. 'Bas Ek Pal' and 'Sorry Bhai' came in 2006 and 2008 but they failed to make any mark at the box office despite being critically appreciated. Onir has won the National Award for 'I Am' (2011). He talks to IBNLive about the problems...
04:12 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Internationally acclaimed Indian actor Kabir Bedi says he has signed up to feature in Prakash Jha's 'Chakravyuh'. "Signed on for Prakash Jha's 'Chakravyuh', a film on Maoist and Naxals rebellion, looking at both sides of the picture," Kabir tweeted Wednesday. The actor began his film career in 1971 with 'Hulchul' and featured in movies like 'Khoon Bhari Maang', 'The Hero', 'Main Hoon Na' and 'Kites'. He is among...
06:20 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Mumbai: She is being accused of laying down a lot of rules apparently irking some industry folk. The actress defends herself. Buzz about some of our top stars getting a little too demanding doesn't always come as a surprise. However, a few otherwise amiable actors too are following in the footsteps of their seniors. And it's Katrina Kaif's name that is currently doing the rounds. Apparently, Kat has rubbed not...
06:25 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Mumbai: Prakash Jha's next film 'Chakravyuha' is about Maoist movement and the director says that it has nothing to do with K.V. Anand's Tamil political movie 'Ko'. "I don't know where this rumour started. And now the newspapers are reporting it. My new film is about the Naxal movement. But my film has got absolutely nothing to do with 'Ko'. It's an original subject. In fact, I'm away from Mumbai...
05:07 PM, Feb 03, 2012
New Delhi: The tendency of making the Hindi remake of southern hits has gained currency in last some years. The success of films like 'Wanted', 'Bodyguard' and 'Ghazini' has prompted the filmmakers to look for more remake worthy films from the South Indian film industry. The latest director to join the bandwagon of such filmmakers is Prakash Jha, who is likely to direct the Hindi version of Tamil superhit 'Ko'....
01:02 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood director Prakash Jha Wednesday lodged a police complaint stating that two New York-based filmmakers were threatening to kill him if he did not pay them Rs.2-3 crore, police said. Jha registered the first information report (FIR) with Amboli Police Station in Andheri, northwest Mumbai, against the two NRI filmmakers, Pramod Bhanti and Devendra Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police N.T. Sherkhane told IANS. According to the FIR, Bhanti and...
06:30 PM, Oct 20, 2011
Lucknow: Director Prakash Jha today said that he does not want to blame anyone for the controversy over 'Aarakshan' that led to the film being banned in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. Jha had to move the Supreme Court again UP government's decision to ban the film for two months while Punjab and Andhra Pradesh agreed to release the film after minor cuts. UP released the movie after the...
10:54 PM, Aug 25, 2011
Mumbai: If you thought the whole Aarakshan experience would put off filmmaker Prakash Jha and actor Amitabh Bachchan from taking on the issue of corruption in Indian politics, think again! Their next collaboration Satyagraha scheduled to go on the floors in January will address the ethos of a peaceful mass protest against corruption, an issue currently occupying much of the Indian middle class mind space thanks to Anna Hazare. Cautious...
01:00 PM, Aug 23, 2011
Mumbai: After the ban on Aarakshan in Uttar Pradesh was revoked, director Prakash Jha has decided to make a film on creative freedom and the efforts to muzzle the artiste through extra-constutitional means. His experience of battling various organisations and a state government for the release of Aarakshan, about the issue of reservations in educational institutes, has inspired a script on the subject. "Why are we filmmakers constantly subjected to...
03:17 PM, Aug 22, 2011
Lucknow: Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan" hit multiplexes in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court scrapped the ban on its screening imposed by the state government. "As the Supreme Court has set aside the order issued by the state government earlier, I asked the departmental officers yesterday to comply with it," Secretary (Entertainment Tax) Chandra Bhanu said. "I have not seen the court order yet and have been...
10:10 PM, Aug 20, 2011
New Delhi: Filmmaker Prakash Jha is happy that even after the "unexpected tough battle" to release his film "Aarakshan", the movie has managed to amass Rs.58.5 crore within its first week. "I'm very happy with the audience response to 'Aarakshan'. I've been flooded with congratulatory messages and calls. The film seems to be touching many, many people," Jha said in a statement on Friday. "Aarakshan", which deals with the sensitive...
05:30 PM, Aug 19, 2011
Bans, protests and a long weekend may have affected the business of director Prakash Jha's new offering Aarakshan, but despite all the problems, the movie about caste-based reservations in the Indian education system has managed to earn Rs.25 crore in four days. Trade analysts are hoping this will pick up in the second week. Released Friday, the film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee and Deepika Padukone, is...
09:47 PM, Aug 16, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha's petition challenging the state government's decision to ban screening of 'Aarakshan'. A bench of justices Mukundkam Sharma and A R Dave issued notice to the Centre and the state government asking them to file their response by Friday. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on August 19. The court...
01:27 PM, Aug 16, 2011
Chandigarh: Theatres in Punjab will on Monday screen Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan', which deals with the issue of caste-based reservations, after the government announced it was lifting the ban on the film. "We have deleted the scenes and dialogues to which the state government committee had objections. These portions have been submitted to the state government and will not be shown. The rest of the film will be screened in theatres...
10:19 AM, Aug 15, 2011
Chandigarh: After Andhra Pradesh, Punjab Government on Sunday revoked the ban on Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan' permitting the exhibition of the film in its revised version after some objectionable dialogues and scenes were deleted. The Amitabh Bachchan starrer was originally banned in three states over its controversial subject of caste-based reservation. AP lifted the ban yesterday and permitted screening of a revised version, but the ban continues in Uttar Pradesh. Punjab...
07:31 PM, Aug 14, 2011
Hyderabad: Prakash Jha's film 'Aarakshan' hit theatres in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday night after the government revoked its ban on the screening of the movie in the State. The government's decision came after a five-member screening committee, constituted by it, watched the film along with representatives of SC, ST and backward class organisations and recommended to release the revised version of the film. The committee in its report recommended release...
10:29 PM, Aug 13, 2011
New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government is likely to give a clean-chit to Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan' and the screening of the film will start from Saturday, said the distributors of the film. "Aarakshan has been appreciated and cleared by APFDC (Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation) and is likely to be cleared by the government by noon today (Saturday) and shows will start soon thereafter," said a statement from distributors Reliance...
01:05 PM, Aug 13, 2011
