Himmatwala

'Chashme Baddoor' to 'Agneepath': What works for a Bollywood remake?

In 100 years of cinema, a handful of Bollywood films have inspired the directors so much that they took the risk of remaking the films. While some worked for the audiences, the others bombed at the box office. Farooque Sheikh's 1981 classic 'Chashme Buddoor' is the latest to join the bandwagon of remakes. David Dhawan has set the same story in the contemporary times giving the remake a new twist. The remake misses out on the innocent love but it's the tongue-in-cheek humour that works fine for today's audiences.

Sajid Khan, who is a self-proclaimed fan of Bollywood films especially of the 1980s, went onto remake Jeetendra and Sridevi's 1983 film 'Himmatwala'. Though the director claimed that he knows the pulse of the audience, his film did not do much wonder at the box office. With some over the top dialogues and sad humour, 'Himmatwala' turned out to be a bad rip off.

Rohit Shetty called his film 'Bol Bachchan', a modern-day 'Gol Maal'. With Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt, the 1979 film was a laugh riot. And, what worked wonders for 'Bol Bachchan' is the fact that Rohit Shetty just took some inspiration from the original characters and weaved his own story around it.

03:41 PM, Apr 07, 2013

Profile: Does 'Himmatwala' mark the beginning of Tamannaah's Bollywood career?

07:18 PM, Apr 01, 2013

Stargaze: Ranbir Kapoor teaches football to kids and more

Ranbir Kapoor was spotted in the capital teaching football to children; Jackky Bhagnani was spotted at the special screening of 'Himmatwala' and celeb went F Bar to celebrate the lounge bar's anniversary- here is what your favourite stars have been up to.

Vice captain of Bollywood team Ranbir Kapoor interacted with kids of Magic Bus Charity at Indian Habitat Center, Delhi.

Anjali Tendulkar was spotted at an promotional event ahead of IPL series.

06:30 PM, Mar 29, 2013

Bollywood Friday: Will Sajid Khan's 'Himmatwala' live up to its hype?

Sajid Khan remakes 1983's super hit film 'Himmatwala' which features Ajay Devgn and Tamannah.

The original 'Himmatwala' was released in 1983 and featured Jeetendra and Sridevi in the lead roles.

South actress Tamannaah will be seen playing the female lead in the film.

05:08 PM, Mar 28, 2013

'Himmatwala' new stills: Is Ajay Devgn the new 'Jumping Jack' of Bollywood?

A new song 'Dhokha dhokha' from the film 'Himmatwala' shows Ajay Devgn dancing with many item girls.

Sajid Khan's 'Himmatwala' is a remake of 1983's action-drama feature film 'Himmatwala'. It was directed by K Raghavendra Rao and was itself a remake of a Telugu film 'Ooriki Monagadu'.

The original 'Himmatwala' was the highest grosser of Bollywood in the year 1983. The film starred Jeetendra and Sridevi in the lead roles.

12:41 PM, Mar 27, 2013

Original 'Himmatwala' stills: Garish makeup, melodrama, bad acting- do we really need a remake?

As Sajid Khan gears up with his remake of 1980s blockbuster film 'Himmatwala', we take a look at some of the stills from the original film which starred Jeetendra and Sridevi in the lead roles.

The 1983 action-drama feature film was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and was itself a remake of a telugu film 'Ooriki Monagadu'.

The film was the highest grosser of the year 1983 and was declared a

06:30 PM, Mar 25, 2013

StarGaze: Ajay Devgn, Tammannah promote 'Himmatwala' at 'Nach Baliye 5' grand finale and more

'Himmatwala' stars Ajay Devgn and Tammannah Bhatia were seen on the sets of 'Nach Baliye 5' to promote their upcoming film.

Tammannah Bhatia and Ajay Devgn will be seen in Sajid Khan's next 'Himmatwala'.

Jay Bhanushali and Mahhi Vij won the grand finale of the dance reality show 'Nacch Baliye 5'.

04:50 PM, Mar 24, 2013

10 Bollywood actors who should not dare to dance

Giving into the need of the hour, many Bollywood actors are putting on their dancing shoes to entertain the audience. Ajay Devgn being the latest addition. The actor has taken to dancing in the 'Himmatwala' remake. Despite much effort, Ajay Devgn is unable to even come minutely close to Jeetendra's unforgettable dance steps.

Sanjay Dutt can barely move with those huge arms and seeing him dance is not one of the best sights. Be it his latest film 'Zila Ghaziabad' or his early 90s film 'Yalgaar' where he mistook karate steps for dance moves.

Anil Kapoor might be entertaining but the actor just can't dance. Since his 'Ram Lakhan' days to the recent 'Race 2', Anil has time and again proved that he has two left feet when it comes to dance.

01:08 PM, Mar 09, 2013

'Himmatwala' new stills: Sonakshi Sinha brings back the disco era

The actress has reprised Parveen Babi's 'Shaan' look in the song.

Clad in a shimmery silver dress and disco lights, Sajid Khan has tried his best to bring back the 80s era.

01:22 PM, Feb 23, 2013

StarGaze: Prachi Desai, Chitrangada Singh promote 'I Me Aur Main' and more

Kapil Sharma, Prachi Desai, Chitrangada Singh and Goldie Behl at the Cutting Chai college festival.

Even Shankar Mahadevan was spotted at the National College's Cutting Chai fest.

Zoya Akhtar at the National College's Cutting Chai fest.

11:47 AM, Feb 23, 2013

StarGaze: Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza unveil their CCL team 'Veer Marathi' and more

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza unveil their Celebrity Cricket League team 'Veer Marathi'.

Actors Riteish and Genelia unveil the jersey of their CCL team 'Veer Marathi'.

And here we have Riteish and Genelia's entire team of 'Veer Marathi' posing before the camera.

04:24 PM, Feb 09, 2013

'Himmatwala' new stills: Tamannaah goes the Sridevi way

Director Sajid Khan is going to feature the song 'Ta thaiya ta thaiya' in his remake of 'Himmatwala'. The song was first picturised by K Raghavendra Rao in 1983's 'Himmatwala'.

So far, Sajid Khan has given three commercially successful films as director, 'Heyy Babyy', 'Housefull' and 'Hoousefull 2'.

This time he has come up with the remake of 1983's hit 'Himmatwala'.

04:22 PM, Feb 09, 2013

'Himmatwala' First Look: Sajid Khan brings back the 80s

Sajid Khan remakes one of the most popular films of 1980s- 'Himmatwala' and gives it his own twist.

The original 'Himmatwala' was released in 1983 and featured Jeetendra and Sridevi in the lead roles.

South actress Tamannaah will be seen playing the female lead in the film.

07:45 PM, Jan 25, 2013

Best of 'Jumping Jack': Happy Birthday Jeetendra

Bollywood actor Jeetendra turns a year older on April 7, 2012.

Not many people know that Jeetendra''s real name is Ravi Kapoor.

More than his acting skills, he is known for his dancing style. That's why he is also known as jumping jack in the industry.

06:33 PM, Apr 06, 2012

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