Mumbai: Once an actor always an actor. Quite true for 97-year-old A.K. Hangal, who wears grease paint despite the ripe age in a role in the television show 'Madhubala'. He is excited and says work knows no age limit. "I believe there is no age limit to work. But these days I'm not keeping well," Hangal told IANS. Talking about the show, he said: "I am feeling great about it....
04:50 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: The young filmmakers are doing an excellent job, says writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, who has been associated with the industry for more than 40 years. However, he does not approve their idea of having songless movies. "I really like the kind of cinema that is made nowadays. The young filmmakers are doing an excellent job. When I see films like 'Udaan', 'Kahaani', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', 'Rock On!!', I...
06:31 PM, May 15, 2012
When asked by critic Roger Ebert, no less, to clarify a 'blasphemous' rumour of acting in a remake of Orson Welles' 1949 classic 'The Third Man', Leonardo DiCaprio said exhaustedly, after a long, plausible explanation, 'The undertaking seems foolhardy.' But we are talking of Bollywood here, in which seldom a remake has bettered the original"in some infamous cases like 'Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag', a stomach-churning version of 'Sholay', this...
01:31 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Mumbai: Veteran actress Hema Malini is elated to learn that her husband Dharmendra will be honoured with a Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award, and says that the honour was long due. "I am obviously very happy that Dharamji is getting the Padma Bhushan. It was long due and I am glad that the government of India is conferring the title to him," Hema told IANS. "He has...
07:52 AM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran actor Dharmendra's youngest daughter Ahana Deol is delighted with the news that her father has been named to receive the prestigious Padma Bhushan this year. However, she says he deserved the award much earlier. "The Padma Bhushan is a grand honour and our family is really excited after hearing the news because dad totally deserves it," Ahana told IANS over phone from Mumbai. "However, I also want...
04:29 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy has been appointed the chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). Best known for directing Bollywood classic 'Sholay', Sippy replaces actor Om Puri, officials said. The Information and Broadcasting ministry has also appointed Jawahar Wattal and Odiya cinematographer A K Bir as independent directors. NFDC is the central agency established to encourage the good cinema movement in the country. The primary goal of...
07:27 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: Poet, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar turns 67 on 17 January. He is one of the most sought-after lyricists in India. Winner of 14 Filmfare Award, Padma Shri and a Padma Bhushan, Akhtar has proved his mettle in the film industry. Akhtar's first film as a scriptwriter was Yakeen, but it flopped badly. Then he joined hands with friend Salim Khan and both of them wrote some great...
04:06 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Mumbai: Akashdeep Saigal better known as Sky is infamous for provoking people to fight with him. The contestants including Shraddha Sharama and Mahek Chahal, who have been recently voted out from the show, criticized him for the same. Sky and Amar Upadhyay were extremely upset with Siddharth for not doing the weekly task properly. As the captain of the house, Sid was supposed to set an example for others and...
12:14 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Mumbai: Realism is a far cry in new age Bollywood, says veteran lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar, who feels the depiction of the common man in today's films is misleading and the quality of songs and language has deteriorated quite a lot. "Where's realism in today's films? Maybe yesteryear films were more dramatic in treatment, but they had more realism. They had a common man's depiction the way the common man was,...
12:29 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan has dismissed his Hollywood debut in Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' as a mere friendly appearance. The 68-year-old has been friends with Luhrmann since the director met him last year during his India visit and Bachchan has not taken any remuneration for his brief role of Meyer Wolfsheim, a shady business. "My participation in Baz Luhrmann's film 'The Great Gatsby' is a mere one scene appearance...
03:17 PM, Sep 12, 2011
In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, Rajdeep Sardesai got Amitabh Bachchan talking about Indian cinema's iconic film 'Sholay'. ...
03:05 PM, Jun 27, 2011
New Delhi: As Amitabh Bachchan gears up for his upcoming action thriller Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap, a lot is at stake for the 69-year-old patriarch of India's acting dynasty looking to revive a faltering career as Bollywood reshapes itself for a younger audience. While many of his contemporaries went into retirement, Bachchan has, film after film, struggled to reinvent himself as Indian cinema evolved from social drama driven by...
12:01 AM, Jun 01, 2011
Bollywood fever is sweeping Africa's political capital, with a week-long festival of 14 films, including blockbusters like Sholay and 3 Idiots, enthralling cinegoers. The films are being screened at The National Theatre in downtown Addis Ababa. The Indian Film Festival, being advertised through the catchline 'Come, fall in love with the magic of Bollywood', kicked off with a screening of 3Idiots on 20th May. The film had powerful resonance with...
12:47 PM, May 25, 2011
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