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'Ghanchakkar' will be my biggest success: Emraan Hashmi

Mumbai: Emraan Hashmi, who has had a slew of hits lately, believes his latest 'Ghanchakkar' will be his biggest hit ever.

"There has been a huge change for me in the last 3-4 years with films like 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai' and 'The Dirty Picture' and, Inshallah, I feel the way 'Ghanchakkar' has been made and the feedback we have been getting from those who have seen the edit, I am very sure that this will be my biggest success," he said.

Emraan, 34, has had a string of successes like 'The Dirty Picture', 'Jannat 2', 'Raaz 3D' and 'Ek Thi Daayan'.

'Ghanchakkar' is a comic thriller and tells the story of a Maharashtrian man who claims to have forgotten about the money he had hidden somewhere....more    

Working full throttle to promote 'Ghanchakkar': Emraan Hashmi

Mumbai: Emraan Hashmi, lead actor of 'Ghanchakkar', says the film's team is leaving no stone unturned to promote it in various cities and on reality shows ahead of its June 28 release. "There are more reality shows, we have very extensive city tours lined up," said the actor while sharing details about 'Ghanchakkar' promotional plans. "We are touring 8 to 10 cities for the promotion of the film. The film...  

Playlist: Has Bombay Talkies revived a Madan Mohan nostalgia? Listen to his 10 best songs

Filmmaker Karan Johar got the rights to four recorded classics composed by the late Madan Mohan for his production 'Bombay Talkies', a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema. He is said to have got them free of cost. Karan wanted rights to four songs, one of which was 'Ajeeb dastaan hain yeh' (which is also the title of Karan's part of the story in 'Bombay Talkies'). Saregama HMV, the...  

Item numbers are important, says singer Mamta Sharma

Mumbai: The trend of adding "item songs" in Hindi films to spice up things and attract eyeballs continues to find favour in Bollywood, and playback singer Mamta Sharma remains in demand for this genre. Filmmakers Tigmanshu Dhulia, Abhinav Kashyap and Indra Kumar will be having item numbers in their upcoming movies 'Bullet Raja', 'Besharam', 'Grand Masti' respectively. Dhulia's 'Bullet Raja', starring Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, deals with the...  

Playlist: The best of Shamshad Begum

New Delhi: One of the initial playback singers of the Hindi film industry Shamshad Begum is not with us anymore. She died at her Mumbai residence at the age of 94. Shamshad Begum was born on April 14, 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab. She made her debut on Peshawar Radio in Lahore on December 16, 1947. Very soon, her distinct singing style made her popular among the listeners. Her daughter Usha...  

Bollywood Holi numbers adding colours to the festival

The festival of colours is incomplete without some Bollywood Holi numbers. This one's from Amitabh Bachchan starrer Baghban. ...

Tigmanshu Dhulia paid Rs 30 lakh for Lata Mangeshkar's song?

Getting copyrights of classic film songs for peanuts is a thing of the past. Nowadays, producers have to shell out fortunes to get the song of their choice. ...  

Masses love item numbers: Yana Gupta

Though item songs are on a constant rise in Bollywood despite being under the scanner, Czechoslovakian born Yana Gupta, who sizzled on the big screen in the song 'Babuji zaraa dheere chalo', finds nothing wrong with them as "masses love it". ...  

Popularity of item songs shows their acceptance: Anushka

Actress Anushka Sharma believes that Bollywood item songs should not be blamed for depicting vulgarity on screen as such songs are part of entertainment. ...  

I'll continue to sing and dance in movies: Kareena

Reacting to the Censor Board's stance that item numbers in films will be examined on a case-to-case basis, actress Kareena Kapoor has said this will not stop her from doing such songs. ...  

CBFC: No move to give 'A' certificate to all item songs

The Censor Board's clarification comes in the wake of raging debate about 'obscenity' in item numbers. ...  

Who said Valentine's Day had to be expensive?

Nothing says you love a person like a heartfelt but poorly performed song on Valentine's Day. ...  

Ban on item songs is very necessary: Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Prashant Narayanan support CBFC's decision to be more stringent about item songs which go on TV. ...  

Apple's iTunes sets record with 25 billion songs sold

The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's the 25-billionth song purchased on iTunes. ...  

Singer Mika Singh detained at Mumbai airport

Bollywood singer Mika Singh was on Wednesday detained at the international airport in Mumbai for allegedly carrying Indian and foreign currency beyond permissible limit. Mika, who arrived here from Bangkok by a private airline around 7:30 pm, was intercepted by customs officials. ...  

Filmmakers should stop treating women as sex objects just like we should: Mayank Shekhar

Is it time for cinema to introspect on how it portrays women? Film critic Mayank Shekhar shared his perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers. ...  

Father's death had a huge impact on Rahman: Sister

Formative years of A.R. Rahman, an internationally accomplished artist with many honours, were not so easy, reveals the music maestro's sister Reihana. She said that at the tender age of nine, the maestro experienced life-changing incident after an untimely death of their father, composer R.K. Shekhar. ...  

'Why do you sing dirty songs', raps Honey Singh

In his latest song, 'This Party Is Getting Hot', with Punjabi pop star Jazzy B, rapper Honey Singh seems to mock himself and his ways but defiantly advices his detractors to either accept him the way he is or not step out of their homes. ...  

Honey Singh: I'm the victim of a smear campaign

Bhangra-pop singer-rapper Honey Singh claims he is a victim of a vicious smear campaign launched by his rivals to finish off his rising career as India's foremost live entertainer. ...  

Honey Singh controversy sparks language debate

Public protests might have forced the cancellation of Punjabi rap singer Honey Singh's New Year's evening concert in Gurgaon, but the controversy has now sparked off a debate on the kind of language used in popular culture. ...