Mumbai: Director Aanand L Rai, who has directed Sonam Kapoor in his upcoming film 'Raanjhanna', feels she is underutilised as an actress.
Rai, of 'Tanu Weds Manu' fame, has teamed up with southern star Dhanush and Sonam for 'Raanjhanaa'.
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03:16 PM, May 21, 2013
Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone have teamed up once again after a gap of five years for Ayan Mukherjee's 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' and the duo are on a promotional spree before their film hits screen end of this month. ...
03:15 PM, May 21, 2013
Mumbai: 'Ghayal Returns' will begin from where the 1990 hit-film 'Ghayal' left, says actor Sunny Deol. "For 'Ghayal Returns', now we have finally finalised the story idea. We are writing the dialogues now. I am working on the technicalities and it should be out by June next year," Sunny Deol told IANS. 'Ghayal', directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, also starred Meenakshi Seshadri. "'Ghayal' was about a character, so we are now...
03:12 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: More shocking details are tumbling out in the spot-fixing scandal. Mumbai Police Crime Branch sources now say that the examination of disgraced India and Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth's laptop has revealed that he was in touch with a Bollywood casting director and some film actors as he wanted to invest money in films. Sources say that Sreesanth reportedly wanted to act in Hindi and Malyalam films and...
12:52 PM, May 21, 2013
Cannes: India's rising star director Anurag Kashyap has complained that filmmakers in the country still do not enjoy the kind of freedom of space and expression that would allow them to make meaningful films. "Today, we are forced to treat our audience as children of less than five years and hence we have to only make goody-goody films with a huge dose of escapism. I want to have the option...
12:43 PM, May 21, 2013
Director Amit Kasaria's 'I Don't Luv U' features Ruslaan Mumtaz, son of actress Anjana Mumtaz, in the lead role. The film deals with some college youths and how their life changes after an MMS scandal. The film is also said to be a take on the importance of media in the lives of modern youths. Actor Ruslaan Mumtaz joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his new movie 'I Don't...
06:34 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Former beauty queen, actor and now a singer, Priyanka Chopra has added another feather to her hat. The actress's life has made it to the Environmental Studies textbooks of class 5 in a Delhi school. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "@priyankachopra features in 1st chapter of Environmental Studies book, part of Springdales School's curriculum, affiliated to CBSE." According to Hindustan Times daily, Priyanka Chopra recently visited a school...
05:41 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: His first film did well and he should have his plate full with new assignments, but Varun Dhawan begs to differ. He wants to stick to one film policy and for the time being he would also like to stay single. "I am doing a film, energies are focused there. I am a firm believer in doing just one film at a time. I am new and should concentrate,"...
04:54 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Divyendu Sharma, who is riding high on the success of 'Chashme Baddoor', has bagged his first solo lead role in 'Zaleem Dilli'. The film will mark the directorial debut of Dubai-raised filmmaker Japinder Kaur. The 30-year-old actor made his Bollywood debut with 2011 hit film 'Pyar Ka Punchnama'. "Divyendu is extremely talented and multifaceted actor. He has proved his credentials form his very first film; 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama'...
04:47 PM, May 20, 2013
Aishwarya Rai has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival for the last twelve years and she's hit the red carpet again this year. She spoke to CNN-IBN's Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand about her upcoming film projects and daughter Aradhya. ...
04:42 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: After the success of 'Son of Sardaar', actors Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha are reportedly teaming up again for Prabhudeva's next untitled project. According to sources the duo have been confirmed for the choreographer-turned-director's next film to be produced by Gordhan Tanwani of Baba Films. Actress Yami Gautam of 'Vicky Donor' fame has also been finalised for this project and will be seen in an interesting role. This would...
04:39 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: Leading actor and Punjab XI's co-owner Preity Zinta is shaken by the spot-fixing scandal to hit the Indian Premier League (IPL) and says if the charges of spot-fixing are true, it would be bad for the game. Rajasthan Royals' three cricketers, including India fast bowler Sreesanth, who had also played for Preity's Kings XI Punjab IPL team, had been arrested last week for spot-fixing. She said: "Look, I'd still...
04:28 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: After the success of 'Ishaqzaade', Arjun Kapoor's second film 'Aurangzeb' is also minting money at the box office. Directed by Atul Sabharwal, the film has been able to collect Rs 12.86 crore in its opening weekend. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#Aurangzeb collected Rs 12.08 cr to 12.33 cr nett in its opening weekend. Fri 3.92 cr, Sat 3.91 cr, Sun *estimates* 4.25 cr to 4.50 cr." Adarsh...
03:31 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Fox Star Studios has come on board with Anurag Kashyap's Phantom Films to co-produce filmmaker's upcoming directorial 'Bombay Velvet'. The Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma-starrer is based on Mumbai in era spanning from 1950s to 1970s. It is the first film of a trilogy on how the city became a metropolis. "We are delighted to partner with Anurag on his next directorial venture 'Bombay Velvet'. What will make...
02:59 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: 'Agneepath' fame director Karan Malhotra is ready with his wish list for the cast of his second film 'Shuddhi', but denies approaching Danny Denzongpa for it. Rumours were rife that Danny, known for his roles in film like 'Hum', has been approached to play the negative role in 'Shuddhi'. "This is a false news. I never approached Danny for this film. I have my wish list ready for the...
02:52 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Yami Gautam, who won accolades for her performance in 'Vicky Donor', is all set to be part of a romantic comedy which may also star Sharman Joshi. "We have confirmed Yami for her part in the film. She will do the film. We are still in talks with Sharman. Things will be finalised soon," producer and writer of the film Anjum Rizvi told PTI. Sharman was last seen...
06:56 PM, May 19, 2013
The prestigious Cannes Film Festival flagged off in Cannes on 15 May. The jury this year comprises of actresses like Vidya Balan and Nicole Kidman and is being headed by director Steven Spielberg. ...
05:02 PM, May 19, 2013
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who made his Hollywood debut with 'The Great Gatsby', graced the red carpet at Cannes. ...
04:53 PM, May 19, 2013
