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
Mumbai: Director Sanjay Gupta is at the end of his tether. Barely weeks before the shooting of a mujra sequence with Bipasha Basu for his under-production film Shootout At Wadala, there is no song for the situation. Apparently, the director has requested various composers to create a traditional mujra in a language that will appeal to today's youngsters. But the tune is yet to be delivered. Says a source close...
05:38 PM, May 06, 2012
Mumbai: For Mahesh Manjrekar, friendship occupies a special status in his life. His close friend Sachin Khedekar and he not only started their careers together, the actor also plays the lead role in the filmmaker's forthcoming Marathi project. In fact, it was Khedekar's idea to make this film in the first place. Speaking of their 25-year-old friendship, Manjrekar nostalgically says, "When we started out in theatre, we faced difficult days....
02:33 PM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who is busy filming underworld drama 'Shootout At Wadala', says he has pushed the film's release to next year as he does not want it to clash with 'Talaash' and 'Dabangg 2'. "Our original release date was Dec 7. Later 'Talaash' was announced for Nov 30 release. So it's obvious that when an Aamir Khan full-fledged mainstream film releases after almost three years, distributors and exhibitors...
03:54 PM, May 02, 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: The quaint lanes of Charni Road have turned into a gangster's abode over the past few days. He's not a gangster at work, but one in love. Residents of Khotachiwadi watch with wide-eyes as a new and improved Vivek Oberoi aka Jayanta Bhai shoots on the sets of his latest film. And though the actor refused to show off his brand-new, beefed-up look by keeping his shirt on, Vivek...
01:08 PM, Mar 28, 2012
Mumbai: John Abraham has been in hardcore action mode ever since his last film Force, but this time looks like he has pushed himself a bit too hard. The actor who has been shooting for an action-thriller went so overboard during a fight sequence that he tore a ligament and now suffers from a hairline fracture on his foot. Confirms director Sanjay Gupta, "John has hurt himself badly. Three days...
12:01 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Mumbai: A Mumbai sessions court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of filmmaker Sanjay Gupta who was booked for sending out invites for his movie's event on a letterhead resembling that of the city police chief, police said. "Gupta's anticipatory bail plea has been rejected by the sessions court today (Monday). We had opposed the plea as his explanation for the same was not satisfactory," said Senior Police Inspector...
12:26 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seems to be digging deeper into the conspiracy behind the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. CBI has now summoned BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh's close aide Sanjay Gupta over his alleged complicity in the murder of the RTI activist. CBI is also on the lookout for two men who allegedly murdered the man who shot her down Shanu Olanga. Shanu Olanga, who...
12:40 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Mumbai: Anil Kapoor has said no to Rensil D'Silva's second film to be produced by Karan Johar. Apparently his character was that of a cop gunning down an anti-social element. And Anil is already playing that - in Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout At Wadala'. This is the latest in a series of missed collaborations between Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar. Apparently the two are quite fond of each other. Several roles...
12:17 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is to set to question Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh and his associate Sanjay Gupta over their alleged complicity in the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. This comes two days after the Bhopal Police arrested interior designer Zahida Pervez and two others. Reports say the Congress in Madhya Pradesh has demanded that state BJP chief Prabhat Jha should make...
08:12 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Mumbai: A case of cheating and forgery has been registered against filmmaker Sanjay Gupta for sending out invites on a letterhead resembling that of the Mumbai police commissioner, an official said here Thursday. "We have registered an FIR (first information report) against Gupta for sending out invites for the promotion of his film 'Shootout at Wadala' on a letterhead resembling that of the Mumbai police commissioner," Nandkumar Mhetar, a senior...
02:13 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who is bringing a shootout on celluloid for the second time with 'Shootout at Wadala' says he is not glorifying gangsters in the forthcoming movie. Directed by Gupta, the film is a sequel to his 2007 film 'Shootout at Lokhandwala'. The second installment will dramatise the first registered encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead in 1982 at Wadala. "We are not...
01:15 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Mumbai: After playing a negative character in 'Dabangg', actor Sonu Sood is gearing up to essay the role of Dawood Ibrahim in 'Shootout at Wadala'. In Sanjay Gupta's next, Sonu essays the role of the underworld don. Earlier, Vivek Oberoi was signed for the role but he had a fallout with Sanjay. "I am playing the role of Dawood Ibrahim and I am very much excited about this. We start...
12:26 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Mumbai: On his birthday on November 20, Tusshar Kapoor paid a visit to director Sanjay Gupta's home. Little did he know that Gupta had an interesting gift to give him a role in a new film, 'Shootout At Wadala'. The character will be based on slain gangster Sheikh Munir, who, as it turns out, was shot dead close to Gupta's bungalow in Versova. "It was my birthday gift for Tusshar....
12:06 PM, Nov 28, 2011
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