Mumbai: Dibakar Banerjee's 'Shanghai' has broken even and the director says his aim was to create a profit-making venture and not a blockbuster. "'Shanghai' was never made to be the blockbuster of the year. We never thought even this would happen. We spent Rs 12 crore in the making and Rs 8 crore in the marketing. From Monday, we have been making profits. This was our aim and we have...
12:33 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Mumbai: Director Dibakar Banerjee's politcal thriller 'Shanghai', which has opened to a warm response from the audiences, boasts of energetic songs and a slick background score. Composer Mikey McCleary says he relied a lot on Indian street music to get the right effect. "The music is rooted in Indian street music. Everyone enjoys this. We mixed that with ambient music and it's an interesting mix. I had to listen a...
12:05 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Mumbai: If you watched the crime thriller 'Footpath' nearly a decade ago, and noticed the lean actor playing Raghu on screen, you would be forgiven for not recognising Bollywood's rising star. When he made his debut in 2003, Emraan Hashmi was hardly considered leading man material, and the film industry was happy to label him as part of the 'Bhatt camp' - where he worked in films made by his...
11:51 AM, Jun 11, 2012
New Delhi: Director Dibakar Banerjee, who had held a special screening of his film 'Shanghai' for IAS officers in Mussoorie, says he preferred honest opinions of a few over hearty compliments by others. "Whenever someone said, 'Wow, what a film you have made', I got scared because it sounds very empty. But when someone asks, 'Sir how did you got hold of the detailing on the tie or who told...
12:34 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Farooq Sheikh, Kalki Koechlin Director: Dibakar Banerjee Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai is a crisp, take-no-prisoners drama about seeking justice in the complex landscape of the Indian democracy. The film benefits from the compelling performances of its cast and the directors sharp eye for detail while narrating a simplistic, and at times predictable story that traces the inevitable nexus between Indian politics and crime. In the fictional...
12:17 AM, Jun 09, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is teaming up with Emraan Hashmi for two of his films, seems to be taken by the actor's talent and his steady success graph in Bollywood. Hashmi would be seen in Johar's next home production film to be directed by Rensil D'Silva. "Emraan is doing a film for us, Rensil is directing it. And we are also talking to Emraan for another project. I have...
05:23 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: Leave your comfort zone and focus on new ideas and new people to break new ground, says director Dibakar Banerjee who did the same with 'Shanghai' and discloses how he has already turned his film into a profitable venture. 'Shanghai', starring Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi is about focussing on the 'tamasha' of coalition politics, has just released and the director talks at length about the making of...
05:09 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Prosenjit Chatterjee starrer 'Shanghai' hits the screens on June 8, 2012. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, 'Shanghai' is a political thriller. This eagerly-awaited film has been given a U/A certificate from the censor board. Known for his films like 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye' And 'Love Sex aur Dhokha', Banerjee has enjoyed commercial and critical acclaim so far. Thanks to...
10:39 AM, Jun 08, 2012
The much talked about 'Shangai' releases this Friday along with 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' and Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus'. ...
08:59 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Dibakar Banerjee's eagerly-awaited political thriller 'Shanghai' will release on Friday. ...
03:21 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: Dibakar Banerjee's eagerly-awaited political thriller 'Shanghai', releasing Friday, has been awarded a U/A certificate by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), but with a cut. CBFC CEO Pankaja Thakur refused to dwell on the cut, only saying: "We cleared the film with one cut with a UA certification. Beyond that we saw nothing objectionable in the content." As for the contentious song 'Bharat mata ki jai', the...
12:47 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Mumbai: The actress who delivered a baby boy on May 21 is not having a big bash but close pals will drop in to celebrate her big day. Emraan wears four different colour rings! Emraan Hashmi was spotted wearing four rings of different coloured stones on his right hand fingers. Considering that he has had a good run at the BO, wonder what getting 'stoned' will fetch for him now?...
11:32 AM, Jun 07, 2012
Mumbai: A source claims that Nargis Fakhri has been signed by Pritish Nandy's banner for one of their projects. The actress, who has been more in the news for her link-ups and from what films she did not do, finally has something to talk about. Emraan, Abhay and Kalki make a quick exit from a Delhi mall The crowd went berserk and the stars had to make a quick exit....
11:59 AM, Jun 06, 2012
New Delhi: Actor Abhay Deol, who is playing a typical Tamilian IAS officer in 'Shanghai', says director Dibakar Banerjee pushed him out of his comfort zone to play the character. The 36-year-old actor has played every character with ease, be it a thief in 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye' or the hopeless romantic in 'Socha Na Tha', but Abhay says the role of a Tamilian in 'Shanghai' scared him. "My character...
12:36 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Actors Emraan Hashmi and Kalki Koechelin visited the CNN-IBN newsroom to promote their latest film 'Shanghai'. ...
10:08 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmakers rarely applaud each other's work but Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee are all praises for each other. After watching 'Shanghai', Kashyap has declared it is the best film he has ever watched and Banerjee is the country's best director. "It's a film that should be made compulsory for everybody to watch. This is the most powerful and the best film I have seen in a long time," Kashyap...
04:06 PM, Jun 01, 2012
From being B-film serial kisser, Emraan Hashmi has suddenly become the blue-eyed boy of Bollywood's A-list filmmakers. ...
11:31 AM, May 30, 2012
