Bollywood's remake formula: Controversy in the air

Bollywood is on a remake drive, or should we say overdrive?, Churning out and in some cases mauling classics of the 70ies and 80ies with varying degrees of success. ...
05:39 PM, Apr 12, 2013

Sajid Khan is out of the 'Housefull' franchise after 'Himmatwala' debacle

Director Sajid Khan has been shown the door out of the 'Housefull' franchise. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has said that the three film deal they had was over with 'Heyy Baby' and the subsequent 'Housefull' and its sequel. The 'Housefull' franchise will now be announced every 2 years with a new director every time. ...
04:10 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Filmi Fiscal: David Dhawan's 'Chashme Baddoor' rakes in Rs 22.6 cr in 4 days

After commercial success with films like 'Heyy Baby', 'Housefull' and 'Housefull 2', filmmaker Sajid Khan had big expectations from his latest, the remake of 'Himmatwala'. Well that remake bombed. ...
09:01 PM, Apr 10, 2013

Bollywood: Hits and flops of first quarter of 2013

The first quarter of 2013 saw number of releases in Bollywood and while some films made it big, some failed at the box office. Here is the list! ...
03:50 PM, Apr 09, 2013

'Himmatwala' earns Rs 44.89 cr in the first week New Delhi: All the hype made around 'Himmatwala' seems to be dying down as the film has lost the race at the box office. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about the film's business in the first week, "#Himmatwala collected approx. Rs 44.89 cr nett in Week 1. Rejected!" Sajid Khan, the director of 'Himmatwala', had said before the film's release that he doesn't care about the ratings being given to...  
11:16 AM, Apr 05, 2013

If not an actor, I would have been a doctor: Tamannaah From featuring as the fresh face of Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant's album to an established Kollywood actress, Tamannaah has come a long way. And with Sajid Khan's 'Himmatwala', the actress has made her entry into Bollywood. The actress joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on her movie 'Himmatwala'. Q. Have you learnt classical dance..in the song 'sapno mein sajana' you are doing really good dance? Asked by: Kamila A....  
07:06 PM, Apr 04, 2013

'Himmatwala' director Sajid Khan's claims fall flat

Sajid Khan had claimed that his movie 'Himmatwala; would be a hit even before its release, saying it would make Rs 150 crores. ...
09:14 AM, Apr 03, 2013

'Himmatwala': Can Sajid Khan claim to know what public wants? Can Khan or any director making cinema for the masses really claim to know 'what the public wants'? ...  
02:25 PM, Apr 02, 2013

'Himmatwala' opens below expectation, earns Rs 31 crore at BO

Since he started shooting for Himmatwala, director Sajid Khan has been making tall claims about its box office prospects. But 'Himmatwala' on its release has managed to collect just Rs 31 crore in its three day weekend. ...
01:10 PM, Apr 02, 2013

Amitabh Bachchan to star in Sajid Khan's next After remixing Amitabh Bachchan's hit song 'Apni to Jaise Taise' for 'Housefull', filmmaker Sajid Khan is all set to work with the megastar in his next untitled project. ...  
05:53 PM, Apr 01, 2013

I am spontaneous, not a method actor: Ajay Devgn From playing intense roles to doing 100-crore club commercial hits, Ajay Devgn has played a variety of roles in his two-decade-old career and the actor credits this success to his spontaneity as a performer. ...  
05:10 PM, Apr 01, 2013

'Himmatwala' collects Rs 31.1 crore in opening weekend The film is a remake of K Raghavendra Rao's 1983 film of the same name. ...  
10:47 AM, Apr 01, 2013

'Himmatwala' earns Rs 18 crore in two days As per trade analysts, the business of 'Himmatwala' considerably dropped on the second day. ...  
03:33 PM, Mar 31, 2013

Ouch! The best of 'Himmatwala' wisecracks on Twitter Sajid Khan's latest film 'Himmatwala' has opened to generally negative critics' rating. ...  
04:42 PM, Mar 30, 2013

Now Showing: Masand reviews 'Himmatwala', 'GI Joe: Retaliation'

The all-new 'Himmatwala' has many of the same problems that plagued the earlier film, and a few new ones of its own. 'GI Joe: Retaliation' feels way longer than its running time. It's an exercise in futility; a film that has no business existing in the first place. ...
01:30 PM, Mar 30, 2013

'Himmatwala' earns Rs 12 crore on the opening day If trade pundits are to be believed then the film is doing good business at single screens and is performing below average at multiplexes. ...  
11:31 AM, Mar 30, 2013

'Himmatwala' review: It's deathly dull with puerile humour Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tammanah Bhatia, Paresh Rawal Director: Sajid Khan It must take a special kind of skill to remake a mediocre film like 1983's 'Himmatwala' without even marginally improving on it. Director Sajid Khan's pot pourri of excessive melodrama, puerile humor, cartoonish action, and garish songs plods on for two-and-a-half hours with little concern for your bladder or your mental health. The all-new 'Himmatwala' has many of the same...  
10:50 PM, Mar 29, 2013

Rajeev Masand says 'Himmatwala' is deathly dull with puerile humour. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 
10:46 PM, Mar 29, 2013