Mumbai: Nawazuddin Siddiqui had caught the attention of filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee after 'Black Friday' and he was keen on casting him in 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye' but couldn't locate the actor.
The 39-year-old actor entered Bollywood in 1999 with a blink and miss role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Sarfarosh'.
However, his first breakthrough role came in 2004 with Anurag Kashyap's 'Black Friday', the film on Mumbai's 1993 bombings, where he played a terrorist....
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05:05 PM, Apr 20, 2013
The Supreme Court delivered it's verdict in the 1993 Bombay blasts case and it's a huge setback for actor Sanjay Dutt who will have to spend three and a half years in jail. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Catch the day's top stories with Rajdeep Sardesai on India @ 9. India-Italy diplomatic row intensified on Tuesday after marines, who are accused of killing Indian fishermen, refused to return and face trial in India. While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was unacceptable, the BJP cried conspiracy. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 12, 2013
March 12 is the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, a frightening event that shocked the nation and is also known a Black Friday. On the 20th anniversary of the dastardly attack in which 257 people were killed and 713 others injured as 12 blasts rocked Mumbai, security agencies are yet to apprehend the conspirators of the March 12, 1993, serial bomb blasts including Dawood Ibrahim. ...
11:48 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Aamir Khan-starrer 'Fanaa' faced a ban in Guajarat following his anti-Narmada Dam project statements. ...
01:45 PM, Jan 30, 2013
New Delhi: Nationwide protests continue over the shocking gangrape of a young 23-year-old medical student who was assaulted with an iron rod, stripped and thrown off a moving bus by a group of men in the national capital on Sunday night. The incident happened despite reports that the bus crossed five police pickets. And according to the main accused, he assaulted the girl because she resisted his attempt to rape...
11:05 AM, Dec 21, 2012
Chennai: Songs and dance are a must in Indian movies and Anurag Kashyap feels it is time for filmmakers to use them in such a way that they do not obstruct the flow of the story. "All my films have songs, but I make sure I don't deviate from the narrative of the film. Songs in cinema are intrinsically part of us and, therefore, we can't ignore them," he said...
06:05 PM, Oct 17, 2012
New Delhi: A hardened drug dealer falls hard for a moody painter, a police officer fights his inner demons and the grisly killing of a 16-year-old by his friends. If you did not know what the super rich in Mumbai do in their own time, you will, after the release of experimental filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's dark thriller 'Shaitan'. The film that revolves around the lives of five Mumbai youngsters is...
12:04 AM, Jun 07, 2011
What they do Sound designers are those who administer the right sound experience to the movie. Sanjay explains, "Right from the special effects to getting good dubbing done from the actors and applying various sounds to the movie creatively, is all done by sound designers. Sanjay explains, "The sounds of the city in Mumbai and that in Kolkata are very different. Mumbai has its road traffic and also railways; there...
05:44 PM, Dec 08, 2010
According to the survey, Americans in 2009 have spent more than 2008. ...
01:16 PM, Nov 29, 2009
The director thinks there should be no film censorship in India. ...
12:42 PM, Nov 04, 2009
Take a look at movies that stirred the hornet's nest. ...
07:02 PM, Feb 18, 2009
Zaidi says India's approach towards Pakistan and terrorism should be very direct and blunt. ...
09:52 AM, Dec 02, 2008
The push came after Anurag Kashyap's path-breaking movie
Black Friday. ...
01:24 AM, Sep 12, 2008
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Kolkata: After India clinched a 5-0 series win, England skipper Alastair Cook said on Tuesday it was a learning experience for the youngsters, adding that the team needed to improve. We were in with a shout there, 120 for no loss, and then we were blown away at the end, said Cook at the post-match award ceremony. Asked about the change in the course of the game from England 129...
11:23 PM, Mar 12, 2008
New Delhi: In the euphoric aftermath of India's historic World Cup win on home soil, the nation is set to host glamorous and cash rich Indian Premier League starting from 8th April 2011. If you thought you have seen it all, enjoyed it all in the 50-over World Cup, just 4 days are left when Indian Premier League hits the road. So gear up for exciting 51 days and nail-biting...
03:24 PM, Jan 11, 2008
Colombo: Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said finishing with 250 ODI wickets will be a dream come true but insists he would not have any regrets even if he is not given another match in the World Cup. Nicknamed "Rawalpindi Express", Akhtar, whose career was marred with injuries and controversies, didn't play the match against Australia. "I wanted to make way for the juniors, so even if I don't get...
06:29 PM, Jan 05, 2008
The first death sentence was given in '93 blasts case on Wednesday. ...
02:31 PM, Jul 18, 2007
