New Delhi: Sanjay Dutt-Irrfan Khan starrer Knock Out and Ajay Devgn-Akshaye Khanna starrer Aakrosh that released last Friday have failed to sizzle at the box office this Dusshera. Even Ramayana - The Epic fizzled out without any fireworks and no divine intervention. "The weekend was very bad with an overall occupancy of less than 40 percent. The movies didn't pick up even over the weekend. Knock Out, Aakrosh and Ramayana...
04:16 PM, Oct 19, 2010
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06:11 PM, Oct 16, 2010
Rajeev Masand says 'Aakrosh' is engrossing in portions, but suffers on account of inconsistent writing. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes.
11:47 PM, Oct 15, 2010
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu Director: Priyadarshan 'Aakrosh', directed by Priyadarshan, and starring Ajay Devgan and Akshaye Khanna has some powerful, gripping moments. But credit for that must go to 'Mississippi Burning', the Oscar-nominated 1988 film by Alan Parker, of which this film is a shameless copy. Devgan and Khanna star as CBI officers packed off to Jhanjhad, a small town in Bihar, to investigate the disappearance of...
11:37 PM, Oct 15, 2010
Ramayana:The Epic The first show of the animation film Ramayana: The Epic was canned in two of the multiplexes in Central suburbs citing a technical glitch. However we overheard an attendant at the ticket counter informing the boss about having just two viewers for the movie. We were later informed that the movie would not be screened. However we managed to catch the show at another multiplex with only about...
05:36 PM, Oct 15, 2010
Mumbai: Bipasha Basu is itching to do action roles. While her latest film Aakrosh is about honour killings where she plays her most fragile character yet, the actress says in real life she is fit enough to beat her boyfriend John Abraham's energy levels. "I want to do action. I think I am too fit at this point in time and that is a zone that I have not tapped...
11:43 AM, Oct 13, 2010
Mumbai: Talented Akshaye Khanna has come out of his cocoon to promote his forthcoming thriller Aakrosh, but the low profile actor admits he loves dodging the media glare and enjoys being invisible. "I love being low profile. I don't like to be in the press all the time. There are some people who love to be everywhere and visible all the time. I don't like it. I like to be...
10:46 AM, Oct 11, 2010
Versatile Priyadarshan should move way from comedies and focus on other genres, says Ajay Devgn of his Aakrosh director who, he feels, is one of the few filmmakers equally adept at handling issue-based serious dramas and fun films. Priyadarshan, who has given us classic comedies like Hera Pheri, is actually better with intense dramas, says Ajay. "I think Priyadarshan is better with these kinds of films. He had earlier made...
10:18 AM, Oct 09, 2010
After working in issue based films like Lamhaa and Aakrosh, actress Bipasha Basu is now voicing concerns about piracy that is plaguing the film industry. The actress, who is gearing up for the release of her new film Aakrosh about honour killing, urges people to stop buying pirated CDs and DVDs. "Lot of hard work goes into making films. Each film supports hundreds of people (Entire Crew and their families)....
10:16 AM, Oct 04, 2010
Mumbai: The censor board has clamped down heavily on the dialogues and visuals of Priyadarshan's Aakrosh, a film on honour killing. The director says he would neither accept cuts nor the A-certificate for his issue-based directorial venture. "How can I put across a social issue without hard-hitting visuals? Let the film go to the revising committee. My producer Kumar Mangat and I are not accepting any cuts," said Priyadarshan. "This...
03:25 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Catch Akshaye Khanna share his thoughts on his upcoming release Aakrosh, why is it topical and why you wouldn't see him in the Race sequel. ...
06:56 PM, Sep 20, 2010
Mumbai: Bipasha Basu, who was just seen in
Lamhaa and is now getting ready to do a film on honour killings, feels issue-based films should be made with small budgets to make them "commercially viable" and stars shouldn't charge any fee to work in them. "Don't charge any money for working in such (issue-based) films. It's the only way to make issue-based films commercially viable," said Bipasha, whose
Lamhaa dealt...
04:13 PM, Aug 31, 2010
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who is eagerly awaiting the birth of his second child with actress wife Kajol, is yearning for a break. "Just as I utter the word break, I get a reminder for
Aakrosh promotions. It is releasing on Oct 1. No hope in hell for a break. Please suggest some escape techniques," Ajay posted on his Twitter page. The versatile actor has received rave reviews...
05:05 PM, Aug 30, 2010
Actress Bipasha Basu has a habit of starting her day with newspapers, but she finds it extremely "depressing" to do so. "...brought up by parents who insisted that we should read newspapers! So depressing to start your day with death, killing, rape, corruption, inflation! Damn!" Bipasha posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Bipasha was last seen in
Lamhaa. Her forthcoming films include
Aakrosh and
Dum Maaro Dum. ...
03:24 PM, Aug 30, 2010
May be its too early to jump into conclusions but the first thing that comes to the mind when you see the promo of
Aakrosh is that it has some visual resemblance to Hollywood film
Mississippi Burning (1988).
Aakhrosh stars Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna playing the role of CBI officers investigating about honour killing in a village.
Mississippi Burning stars Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe who play the role...
06:44 PM, Aug 11, 2010
