The Uphaar Cinema fire,occurred on Friday, June 13, 1997 at Uphaar Cinema in Delhi, during the screening of a movie. Trapped inside, 59 people died, mostly due to suffocation, and 103 were seriously injured in the resulting stampede.The families of victims are still grappling with the horrors of that fateful day. Every year, on June 13, these families gather to remember their loved ones. Their quest for justice continues even ...
06:05 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Chennai: Awaiting the release of his highly anticipated sequel 'Singam 2', Tamil director Hari Gopalakrishnan feels it's very likely that sequels may become popular provided filmmakers create opportunities to make them with conviction. 'Singam 2' is the sequel to highly successful Tamil action-drama 'Singam' and it is coming out July 5. "Sequels have been an alien concept in Tamil cinema for very long time. But the scenario has changed in...
10:38 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Chennai: The death of popular Tamil actor-director Manivannan, who passed away due to a cardiac arrest here Saturday, has sent shock waves through the Tamil film industry. Celebrities say they will remember him as a 'great soul' who was versatile, talented and humble. One of the most influential writers, actors and directors, Manivannan starred in over 400 Tamil films and helmed 50 Tamil films in a career spanning three decades....
11:52 AM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Sixteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire here, the kin of the 59 killed on that faithful day said they "feel cheated" with several offshoots of their legal battle still pending in various courts. Neelam Krishnamoorthy, who lost both her children in the fire that engulfed the theatre, has been fighting the litigations for the past 16 years with the sole motive of taking it to a...
10:34 AM, Jun 13, 2013
A black Thursday for Indian cinema - Kolkata filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, known for his sensitive and incisive cinema, died of heart failure at the age of 49. ...
11:40 PM, May 30, 2013
'I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A WOMAN...' RIP Rituparno Ghosh - a man who stood inbetween the sexes... defiantly. My first novel 'Faraway ...
10:27 PM, May 30, 2013
"Death is like the loo. You got to go, you got to go!" It could only be a madcap genius like Woody Allen, who could unleash this witticism and take the sting out of something as terrifyingly inevitable as death. When I got the news this morning from a friend, I was stunned! It was just a few months ago at the Kolkata Book Fair where we met up and...
07:52 PM, May 30, 2013
Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh breathed his last on Thursday morning after a cardiac arrest at his Kolkata home. He was 49. Here's more about the acclaimed filmmaker, winner of 12 national film awards. ...
06:10 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: Awards and acclaim came naturally to Rituparno Ghosh, a man who never compromised on his style and uniqueness. Rituparno Ghosh's cinema was a resultant of his observations which were very distinct and carried different sensibilities. Ghosh shot to fame by his direction of a children's film 'Hirer Angti' in 1994. His film 'Unishe April' won national award winner in 1995. His other widely acclaimed films include 'Dahan', 'Asukh',...
12:40 PM, May 30, 2013
Chennai: Toying with names for his upcoming yet-to-be-titled Tamil remake of Telugu blockbuster 'Ala Modalaindi', Gautham Karthik is now seeking help from fans and well-wishers to zero in on an apt title. "Hey guys, Ravi (director) and I were discussing possible titles for the 'Ala Modalaindi' remake. (I) would love to know if you have any suggestions," posted Gautham on his Twitter page. Gautham, who is paired with Rakul Preet...
12:14 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: South Indian actress Leena Maria Paul, who was on the run after allegedly cheating a Chennai bank of Rs 19 crore, was today arrested from a farmhouse here while her male accomplice managed to escape. Paul, who has acted in national award winner Mohanlal-starrer 'Red Chillies', was arrested early this morning from Khari Farms in south Delhi's Asola during a joint operation by Delhi Police and Chennai Crime...
07:36 PM, May 28, 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
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is all set to repeat his hat-trick at Cannes. Just like last year, three of the actor's films will be representing India at Cannes. ...
06:13 PM, May 17, 2013
The Cannes festival which features the biggest names in independent and mainstream cinema opens this year on May 15 and there will be a special section commemorating 100 years of Indian Cinema and a formidable Bollywood presence. ...
11:50 PM, May 15, 2013
Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday was conferred with Chevalier Sivaji Award, constituted after veteran Tamil actor Sivaji Ganeshan, in Chennai at the 7th edition of Vijay awards. Shah Rukh received the award from the hands of Kamal Haasan, Vijay and members from the family of Sivaji Ganeshan. ...
05:45 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: The 2013 edition of International Indian Film Academy awards (IIFA) will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema as the three-day Bollywood extravaganza returns to Macau after 2009. Announcing the destination, Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan said he will be performing at the ceremony, which kickstarts from July 4 this year. Abhishek's presence indicates that Bachchan family has mended its differences with the organisers. Bachchans were regular at the ceremony...
05:34 PM, May 14, 2013
The Cannes Film Festival which features the biggest names in independent and mainstream cinema opens on May 15. ...
09:59 AM, May 14, 2013
We're on a 100-year journey, in search of untold tales that got made behind mics, mixers and harmoniums, to string together the sound of our cinema. ...
11:41 AM, May 10, 2013
In My Years with Boss at Gemini Studios, Ashokamitran recounts a poet's visit. "He was a tall man, very English, very serious and of course very unknown to all of us. Battling with half a dozen pedestal fans on the shooting stage, The Boss [film producer and publisher SS Vasan] read out a long speech. It was obvious he knew little about the poet." "Then the poet spoke. He couldn't...
11:29 PM, May 06, 2013
Director: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur We celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, yet we're little aware of the man who painstakingly restored Dadasaheb Phalke's work as well as several other silent pictures and talkies, and then built our country's moving pictures archive, one film can at a time. The documentary 'Celluloid Man', directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, introduces us to that man Paramesh Krishnan Nair, or PK Nair - India's film...
11:33 PM, May 03, 2013
