Aamir Khan willing to work with Salman if right script found
by IANS
Aamir Khan says he would love to do a film with Salman Khan, if they find the right script. ...  
10:47 AM, Mar 31, 2013

Television actress Mona Singh who rose to popularity with 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi' has caught herself in the middle of a controversy after an MMS, allegedly of hers, started doing the rounds. Mona Singh started her television career with 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi', which was an Indian adaptation of an American show 'Ugly Betty'. The story of a simple girl who works in a fashion organisation came a breath of fresh air at the time when Television shows were all about 'saas-bahu' sagas.
05:12 PM, Mar 30, 2013

Tamil actor Jiiva roped for 'Kai Po Che' remake? Chetan Bhagat's first novel 'Five Point Someone' was loosely adapted in the Hindi movie '3 Idiots', which was later remade into Tamil titled 'Nanban'. ...  
05:06 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Chetan Bhagat: The current favourite of Bollywood

Chetan Bhagat seems to wining big race in Bollywood. The author's best selling novel 'Five Point Someone' screen adaptation '3 Idiots' is Hindi's film industry most successful film till date. And the film adaption of 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life', 'Kai Po Che' has already collected Rs 21.4 crore. His fourth book, '2 States' is also set for screen adaptation. ...
04:07 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Kai Po Che, based on a novel by author Chetan Bhagat, has opened to great reviews. It's not often that a film turns out better than the book it is adapted from. When a screenplay is better than the novel, you have a winner on hand. A still from the film 3 Idiots, again loosely based on Bhagat's '5 Point Someone'. The film went on to become one of the biggest box office successes of all time.Black Friday, Anurag Kashyap's 2004 adaptation of author S Hussain Zaidi's 'Black Friday - The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts', was probably his career's best work till date. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and was a nominee for the Best Film (Golden Leopard) award at the Locarno International Film Festival.Samuel Hopkins Adams' 'Night Bus' was remade as 'Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin' an endearing film chronicling the travel of a reporter who meets an heiress who's fled home on a bus. The book was adapted into 'It Happened One Night' in Hollywood and remains a popular film even today.
04:05 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Can't compare 'Kai Po Che!' with '3 Idiots': Chetan Bhagat
by IANS
'Kai Po Che!' can't be compared with '3 Idiots', says Chetan Bhagat whose two different books the two films are based upon. After the box office success of '3 Idiots', a big screen adaptation of Bhagat's 'Five Point Someone', now 'Kai Po Che!', based on the author's 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life', is ready to release Feb 22. ...  
03:51 PM, Feb 10, 2013

Paresh Rawal: Bollywood stars have lost their magic
by IANS
Versatile actor Paresh Rawal feels film stars have lost their charm owing to extensive marketing and promotions. "The stars have lost their magic in Bollywood. If I call myself a star, then no need to go door to door and ask the audience to come and watch me in theatres. There is no need for that. Does Rajinikant do that? Does any Southern star do that? Only we do that,"...  
05:39 PM, Dec 30, 2012

Mona Singh: Would love to get married Mona met Jamwal through common friends over a year ago and the duo have been inseparable since then. ...  
12:14 PM, Dec 14, 2012

Talaash: Aamir is lucky for me, says Kareena
by IANS
Kareena Kapoor, who has two hits with Aamir Khan '3 Idiots' and 'Talaash', believes they are lucky for each other. ...  
12:10 PM, Dec 11, 2012

'Fool' remark was made to awaken people: Katju Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju on Monday clarified that his remark '90 per cent of Indians are fools' was meant to awaken people to the realities of social evils like casteism, communalism in the country. "I have been misquoted in the press reports, but it is true that I have said that 90 per cent Indians (not all) are fools. My intention in saying so was not to hurt anyone...  
10:54 PM, Dec 10, 2012

90 per cent Indians are idiots: Markandey Katju Ninety per cent of Indians are "idiots" who can easily be misled by mischievous elements in the name of religion, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju claimed on Saturday. "I say ninety percent of Indians are idiots. You people don't have brains in your heads....It is so easy to take you for a ride," he said at a seminar here. ...  
10:59 PM, Dec 08, 2012

Ghajini to Talaash: Aamir's search for answers If there is a genre of 'search' films, Aamir Khan would be the master of it, having used the theme in so many. ...  
11:58 AM, Nov 30, 2012

Talaash: Aamir set to take you on a thrilling ride Aamir Khan is playing the character of inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat in director Reema Kagti's film. ...  
04:37 PM, Nov 29, 2012

Talaash: Aamir Khan to begin promotion after Diwali
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Mumbai: He is known for his meticulous planning and early promotion of his films, but superstar Aamir Khan has bent his own rules for 'Talaash', which hits screens Nov 30. With two biggies - 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (JTHJ) and 'Son of Sardaar' (SOS) - gearing up for release this Diwali Nov 13, Aamir strategically decided to stay away from any animosity by scheduling the promotions of 'Talaash' post the...  
06:16 PM, Nov 09, 2012

'Andaz' starring Anil Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Kader Khan released in 1994. Karishma played a girl who is madly in love with her already married teacher.Jaya Bachchan's innocent charm in 'Guddi' is still etched in the minds of many. The actress beautifully captured the innocence of a school girl who falls in love with a film actor and is unable to understand the difference between real life and reel life.'Mohabbatein' took students to the world of boarding schools where a student's life is all about finding love. With boys chasing girls at a nearby cafe, Mohabattein talked only about infatuations and love in the life of a student.
02:58 PM, Oct 20, 2012

I have seen Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots': Zhang Yimou New Delhi: Chinese director Zhang Yimous 25 year career in filmmaking has seen it all. He has seen a nation undergoing change. His films have won prizes at Venice, Cannes and Berlin film festivals. A special moment came in Zhangs career when he directed the opening and closing ceremonies of 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Films such as Red Sorghum, Raise the Read Lantern and The Road Home have been...  
10:45 AM, Oct 20, 2012

Adapted from ER Braithwaite's novel by the same name, in 'To Sir With Love (1967)', Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) takes up a part-time teaching job to make ends meet, and is faced with an unruly bunch of children.Written by Amol Gupte and directed by Aamir Khan, 'Taare Zameen Par' was about a dyslexic child Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) who has difficulty in learning. Assuming that he is lazy and spoilt, his parents pack him off to a boarding school where he meets a teacher who understands his problem and helps him out.A born genius, reluctant to break away from his monotonous life, Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is about to get jailed and his only way out is if he takes on therapy sessions and studies mathematics.
03:46 PM, Sep 04, 2012

Written, produced, and directed by Amol Gupte himself, 'Stanley Ka Dabba' is an unusual film about a teacher played by Gupte himself, who eats his students lunch. When he notices that one of his students Stanley, doesn't carry lunch, he suspends him from school.Gold-digger Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz), sleeps through classes, drinks and smokes heavily, and even curses her students. Love-hating, stubborn, conservative - Narayan Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan) plays the principal of a Gurukul in Mohabbatein (2000). However, through the coarse of the film he realises how over-disciplining his students can lead to rebellion.
02:41 PM, Sep 02, 2012

Aamir has set some high standards: Akshay Kumar New Delhi: Even though two of his recent films have crossed the 100-crore mark, Akshay Kumar says he isn't at peace yet, as the pressure has been built ever since Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' first set the box office milestone. Both 'Rowdy Rathore' and 'Housefull 2' grossed well but Akshay said the monkey is not off his back as one needs to live up to people's expectations everyday in this industry....  
02:02 PM, Aug 31, 2012

Ek Tha Tiger: Can Salman break Aamir's record? Mumbai: Also this is the biggest opening of Salman Khan's film ever, breaking the record of 'Bodyguard', which raked in Rs 87 crore in the first five days. And with Eid, the collections are all set to multiply. Trade experts feel that the film will easily cross the Rs 150 crore mark. However if it will break the record of '3 Idiots' (over Rs 200 crore), still remains to be...  
09:51 AM, Aug 21, 2012