New Delhi: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia aka Akshay Kumar has been in the film industry for more than 21 years. His first film Saugandh released in 1991 and now, he is coming up with his 100th film Joker. Akshay remained a typical action hero in the initial years of his film career. That was the time when two different types of films were making waves at the box office. On...
02:05 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Los Angeles: Action movie Expendables 2 kept the No. 1 spot at U.S. and Canadian box offices for a second week as two new films provided light competition during a slow movie-going weekend. Expendables 2 won the weekly race with $13.5 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. The film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other 1980s tough guys, has pulled...
10:22 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: If you like action films then The Expendables 2 is your trip to heaven. You wouldnt be able to find a single contemporary action hero missing from the cast of this film. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, you just name it and they will appear on the screen. After...
06:05 PM, Aug 23, 2012
New Delhi: Converting a hugely successful film into 3D is not always a safe game, simply because of the fact that technology changes with each passing point. The original Finding Nemo was released in 2003, and now after 9 years the makers have come up with a 3D version of the film. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, the film was a breathtaking tale of an abducted fish Nemo (Alexander...
05:10 PM, Aug 23, 2012
The fourth installment of the Bourne franchise, 'The Bourne Legacy', hits screens on Friday. Also on offer is Bollywood potboiler 'Gangs Of Wasseypur 2' that released on Wednesday. ...
10:21 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Los Angeles: Film franchises have seen prequels and sequels but when Matt Damon decided not to return for a fourth stint as rogue CIA agent Jason Bourne, producers opted for something different - the same time-quel. 'The Bourne Legacy,' the latest installment of the lucrative action franchise, opens in theaters on August 10, starring 'Hurt Locker' actor Jeremy Renner. Renner plays an entirely new character, agent Aaron Cross, whose own...
03:52 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: If you are not among the ones who can handle the blood saga in 'Gangs of Wasseypur 2', then there is 'Second Marriage Dot Com' that deals with the issue of second marriage. The family drama is releasing on Friday. Directed by debutant Gaurav Panjwani, 'Second Marriage...', brings to light the sensitivity of the issue. It depicts the loneliness and emptiness in the lives of single parents. Panjwani...
02:03 PM, Aug 09, 2012
This Friday, Sunny Leone's much-awaited debut film 'Jism 2' hits the theatres. The film revolves around an intelligence officer, Ayaan (Arunoday Singh) who hires Izna (Sunny Leone), a porn star to seduce a wanted assassin Kabir (Randeep Hooda). With a liberal dose of crime and erotica, 'Jism 2' looks like typical Bhatt fare. ...
10:37 AM, Aug 03, 2012
Gotham city's vigilante 'Batman' returns with Christopher Nolan's epic conclusion - 'The Dark Knight Rises', while Bollywood's 'Gattu' tells the story of an orphan with a passion for kite-flying. ...
12:27 PM, Jul 20, 2012
The much-awaited Tamil film 'Billa 2', starring Ajith, hits screens today. Bollywood, meanwhile, serves 'Cocktail'. ...
02:38 PM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: Director Michael Winterbottoms Trishna is getting a limited release in America this week. The film has been appreciated at several film festivals and in Britain prior to this release. Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles', the film is about two lovers and how their different upbringing causes a rift between them. Freida Pinto is playing the lead role of Trishna who hails from a...
07:26 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Indian film audiences dont have much experience of watching prequels, so Ajith Kumars Billa 2 can be an interesting watch for them. Billa 2 is the prequel of 2007 film Billa which was directed by Vishnuvardhan. The new edition is directed by Chakri Toleti who has wielded the megaphone for films such as Unnaipol Oruvan and Eenadu in the past. The films story probes the history of a...
05:11 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Though almost everyone associated with Cocktail has clarified that its not on the same lines of Love Aaj Kal, still the feel of the film says something different. Apart from Diana Penty, everything looks the same and if one imagines Giselli Monteiro in place of Penty, then it might look like an extension of Love Aaj Kal. Probably Imtiaz Ali is the reason behind such similarity who has...
02:23 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Director Rohit Shetty's latest, 'Bol Bachchan' is a comedy inspired by the 1979 movie Gol Maal. ...
09:29 AM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: Directed by Marc Webb, 'The Amazing Spider-Man' is based on the endeavours of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Man. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko had collaborated to create the character of Super-Man. The fourth film in the 'Spider Man' franchise is a reboot of the earlier films. Andrew Garfield has replaced Toby Maguire in the latest film. The rest of the cast includes Emma Stone, Gwen Stacy and Rhys...
07:25 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: After a successful stint in television, controversial Pakistani actress Veena Malik is all set to appear in her first Hindi film 'Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai'. She is playing double role in the film. In one of her interviews, Veena Malik said that she actually lives two identities in her real life. One is of Zahida Malik while the other is of Veena Malik. However, the film is...
05:48 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Hindi film industry is going through a transition phase where the content is considered more important than the face value of the stars. Now, the films don't need big budgets and established faces. All they need is a good promotional drive. Director Kabeer Kaushik's 'Maximum' falls into the same category. Though the film has known actors such as Sonu Sood, Naseeruddin Shah, Neha Dhupia and Vinay Pathak,...
03:45 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: Though the team of 'Teri Meri Kahaani' has not left any stone unturned to promote their film, its biggest challenge will be the release of 'Gangs of Wasseypur' on the same day. 'Gangs of Wasseypur' has been acclaimed at various film festivals across the globe, but 'Teri Meri Kahaani' has a very different target audience. While 'Gangs of Wasseypur' is a revenge drama, 'Teri Meri Kahaani' is an...
04:39 PM, Jun 21, 2012
Los Angeles: Actor Falk Hentschell, who has so far played dark characters, says his experience in 'Street Dance 2' has been fun-filled. "My experience in this film has been very different because usually I play dark or tough characters that don't get to be so playful. So to do a movie that is so fun with a lot of laughter and isn't too serious, it was great," Hentschell said in...
04:18 PM, Jun 21, 2012
New Delhi: 'Gangs of Wasseypur' writer Zeishan Quadri had put a condition before director Anurag Kashyap that he would part with his story only if he gets to play a key role in the film that deals with the coal mafia. Anurag agreed on one condition: Quadri had to appear for auditions. Eventually, he got through the auditions and bagged the role of 'Definit', a wily and street smart goon...
02:42 PM, Jun 21, 2012
