Mumbai: Sporting his trademark casual charm in linen pants and a basic chappal, and oblivious to the curious glances thrown at him by passers-by, Vivek chats about his friendship with Sanjay Dutt, his equation with Ram Gopal Varma and making babies in the future. You are doing back-to-back films with Sanjay Dutt (Smiles) He is to be blamed for it. Whenever we have met, he has showered me with love...
12:58 PM, May 26, 2012
Even as Prithviraj's first Bollywood movie 'Ayyah' is getting ready to grace the theatres, the reports are that Prithvi is aiming for more projects in Bollywood. If the hearsay are right, Prithvi is currently reading a couple of scripts for Hindi movies. And if he is to give a positive nod to them, Mollywood is sure to miss their favourite young star in the coming days. It is learned that...
12:24 PM, May 26, 2012
Mumbai: If the buzz about tinseltown is any indication, the Sanjay Dutt-Ram Gopal Varma feud over Department is far from over. Well-placed industry sources reveal that the actor is very angry with the director for publicly (posting on a micro-blogging site) blaming him for the debacle of their film. So much so that he could well do a Sanjay Gupta on him, to try and ensure that no actor works...
02:02 PM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: With 'Department', Ram Gopal Varma is back on familiar grounds. In some ways, in fact, his new film featuring the silver-haired Amitabh Bachchan stands like a companion piece to 'Sarkar' but Varma is unwilling to draw any parallels. In both, Bachchan plays a dreaded politician " and sports the same hairdos. "His mannerism and style is totally different here. His ways of dealing with a situation is unique,...
03:20 PM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: It seems the director Ram Gopal Varma's latest venture 'Department' has failed to grab attention at the box office. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets,"EXCLUSIVE DATA: #Department is a disaster in UK, USA, Aus, NZ, Fiji, except UAE." The film was not received with much enthusiasm after its release on May 18. The audiences as well as the critics had shown reluctance in giving a thumbs up to the...
01:59 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma doesn't seem happy with Sanjay Dutt, who is among the lead actors in his latest film 'Department'. The director isn't shy of being vocal about his dislike for Sanjay Dutt. Varma writes on micro blogging site Twitter,"Whatever else happening to Department I am supremley happy tht I don't nd 2 see the faces of Sanjay dutt nd Dharam uberoi fr rest of my life."...
11:59 AM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Ram Gopal Varma's latest film 'Department' saw a 'dismal' opening overseas, according to film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, based on early estimates. Figures of Friday, May 18, suggested that the film received a lukewarm response in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Adarsh tweeted that Department on Friday collected UK 4,418 across 12 screens, A$ 5,130 across 13 screens, and NZ$ 1,661 across 7 screens. He termed the...
01:58 PM, May 19, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is back with his new film 'Department'. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati and Madhu Shalini in the lead roles. The film deals with the encounter specialists of Mumbai Police who put everything on stake for the city's protection. Varma's last film 'Not A Love Story' hadn't done well at the box office, so he would be hoping for a good...
10:39 AM, May 18, 2012
Mumbai: After leading ladies Anjana Sukhani and Madhu Shalini, its now actor Abhimanyu Singh who is upset with director Ram Gopal Varma for allegedly sidelining him during the promotions of his soon-to-be released film, 'Department'. Releasing on May 18, 'Department' stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati in lead roles besides Anjana and Telugu actresses Madhu Shalini and Lakshmi Manchu. During the film's promotions, Varma was seen with the...
07:12 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: Ram Gopal Varma's last film 'Not A Love Story' bombed at the box office, but the filmmaker is all set to go public with his new film 'Department'. The film has high production values due to the presence of A-list actors in it. 'Department' has Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, and Madhu Shalini in prominent roles. Model turned actor Nathalia Kaur has done an item number in...
01:02 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: Exploring in his films the dark underbelly of the underworld is what Ram Gopal Varma is known for. After making underworld dramas, the filmmaker puts the spotlight on the dark secrets of the police department through his film 'Department', releasing Friday. 'Department' focuses on a group of encounter specialists working with the Mumbai Police force and their different perspective towards the underworld. Concerned about the underworld's increasing terror...
06:39 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Five songs, four musicians and three lyricists have come together to create the soundtrack of 'Department', RGV's much-awaited thriller that boasts of powerful music. The music scores big in the dance department with its groovy numbers that makes you sway. First up on the playlist is 'Dan, dan cheeni shoot mix', a re-mixed Hindi version of the Tamil song 'Aasai Nooru', crooned by Paroma, Ravi and Sandeep Patil....
06:12 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: It has been rumoured for a while that 'Avan Ivan' fame actor Madhu Shalini will soon make her B'wood debut with director Ram Gopal Varma's 'Department'. With the movie set to hit screens on May 18, Madhu has now started shoot for her next untitled Hindi project for RGV, again. Another flick in the horror genre which the 'Sarkar' filmmaker is best known for, the Hindi movie will...
12:28 PM, May 12, 2012
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