While early reviews have reiterated what Kamal Haasan has been saying for almost two weeks now - that the film is not anti-Islam in any way - the film in reality is actually very cleverly secular. ...
12:01 PM, Feb 02, 2013
R Madhavan and veteran Tamil actor Sivakumar were among many Southern cinema stars supporting 'Vishwaroopam'. ...
11:24 AM, Feb 02, 2013
'Vishwaroop', the Hindi version of actor-director Kamal Haasan's controversial film 'Vishwaroopam', released peacefully Friday to an average response, which was likely to pick up over the weekend. The movie, the original Tamil and Telugu version of which is currently banned in Tamil Nadu, released without any hassles in Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan, while in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai, security was beefed up at cinema halls for the release over fear...
10:40 AM, Feb 02, 2013
Kamal Haasan plans to meet the Muslim groups opposing the release of his film 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu to strike a compromise. The film has been banned following fears of law and order situation. ...
08:54 AM, Feb 02, 2013
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said that adequate security arrangements have been made for Kamal Haasan's controversial film 'Vishwaroopam', which released in Mumbai on Friday. ...
03:20 AM, Feb 02, 2013
The Cabinet, which met at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence on Friday to discuss recommendations given by the Justice Verma Committee, approved an ordinance on tackling sexual harassment against women. Death penalty or life imprisonment for convicts in extreme cases is included in the ordinance, according to sources. ...
11:52 PM, Feb 01, 2013
I'm happy to report that Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroop (the Hindi version of his Tamil film Vishwaroopam that became embroiled in controversy) contains nothing that might offend any community. Set around and after the events of 9/11, the film contains a message of anti-terrorism, but never anti-Muslim. ...
11:43 PM, Feb 01, 2013
"Vishwaroop", the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's multi-lingual movie "Vishwaroopam", released in Uttar Pradesh Friday amid tight security. The film is being screened in five multiplexes and two single screen theatres in Lucknow. ...
04:25 PM, Feb 01, 2013
'Vishwaroop', the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', was released on Friday. ...
03:48 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The sociologist, who got a major reprieve on Friday after the SC directed the police not to arrest him over his remarks on Dalits, said that it would be "nice to have some sceptical view on some of these protests". ...
02:42 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Dinesh Singh, a theatre manager in Uttar Pradesh, said that they had been assured full security by the police. ...
01:45 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Kamal Haasan's fans came out smiling after watching the first show of 'Vishwaroop' on Friday, each one insisting that there was nothing controversial in the film. "Not anti-Muslim or anti-India in any manner, the movie is so good and so super," said a young movie-goer. Another said, "Kamal Haasan's performance is superb, fantastic and natural. The movie is going to win national awards. It is going to rock the Indian...
01:39 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Amid a raging controversy over Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', Tamil Nadu Government on February 1 said filmmakers should show "due respect" for sensitivities of people while making films like 'Dam 999' and warned it will "not spare anybody who tries to whip-up communal passions." In his address to the Tamil Nadu Assembly in its first session for the year, Governor K Rosaiah said timely interventions by the government to ban release...
12:41 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The Tamil Nadu Home Secretary on Friday met Chandra Haasan, brother of actor and director Kamal Haasan, and representatives of the protesting Muslim groups to hammer out a solution to the ongoing furore over Haasan's new film 'Vishwaroopam'. The meeting was held at the secretariat. The discussions are underway presently. Earlier, Kamal Haasan had said that he will hold talks with the protesting groups. ...
12:06 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' got released in theatres across New Delhi and Mumbai on Friday. Many people formed queues outside theatres to watch 'Vishwaroop'. Fans said they wanted to watch Vishwaropp for Kamal Haasan. ...
11:20 AM, Feb 01, 2013
The first show of 'Vishwaroop', the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's latest film 'Vishwaroopam', at PVR Saket was delayed on Friday morning due to technical reasons. The people, however, stayed adamant that they will not return without watching the film. The issue was resolved later on and the show began at 10.30 am. ...
11:06 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Bollywood celebrity Farhan Akhtar raised a question over the authority of the Central Board of Film Certification. ...
10:53 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Tamil actor and director Kamal Haasan is likely to hold talks with Muslim groups on Friday over Vishwaroopam's release. On Thursday, in an interview to CNN-IBN, Haasan implored the protesting groups to "see reason" and said he will not stop pursuing negotiations with them over his film. The actor and director also claimed he does not "rule out politics" in the controversy that has surrounded his Rs 95 crore budget...
10:35 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Actor Kamal Haasan today said he suffered losses to the tune of Rs 60 crore due to problems in the release of his magnum opus 'Vishwaroopam'. "The film (Vishwaroopam) is made on a budget of Rs 95 crore. Due to the delay in the release of film, I have suffered a loss of Rs 30 to 60 crore," the superstar said here. ...
10:30 AM, Feb 01, 2013
In one of the biggest hits of 2012 - 'Agneepath', Rishi Kapoor played the role of Rauf Lala, a butcher and girl trafficker. This was his first role as a villain which won him rave reviews. In Anurag Kashyap's two-part 'Gangs Of Wasseypur', which explored the coal mafia war, the ruthless Sardar Khan played by Manoj Bajpayi was the nemesis. ...
09:03 AM, Feb 01, 2013
