Mumbai: This will be director Karan Johar's first film without superstar Shah Rukh Khan as the lead - Student of the Year is a romantic comedy starring director Mahesh Bhatt's daughter Alia Bhatt, director David Dhawan's son Varun Dhawan, Boman Irani's son Kayoze Irani and newbie Siddharth Malhotra. The film's posters set in a swanky school reminds one of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Mohabbatein and a young cast, heavy...
07:49 PM, Aug 28, 2012
For all of you who have rocked to the 1981 cult hit Disco deewane, sung by Pakistani singer Nazia Hussain, there is a reason to rejoice. For his upcoming film, Karan Johar has apparently adapted the track, recreated by Vishal Shekhar and sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. Some portions of the old song by Biddu and Nazia are also retained in the song. Our source says, "Karan was keen to recreate...
12:02 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Mumbai: Director Karan Malhotra, who tasted success with Hrithik-Priyanka starrer 'Agneepath', says that he has not signed Kareena Kapoor for his next film. "I am still scripting. My wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra and I...we both are writing the script. She is helping me with the story. All I can say is it is not a remake. It is very much an original film," Malhotra told PTI. There was a buzz...
04:51 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Mumbai: The actor who was in the capital recently to shoot for an ad was spotted at a five-star hotel nightspot in the wee hours of the morning. As it was well past closing time and the place was dimly-lit, Ranbir had left his guard down. Seeing the star, our source took flight towards the hero. But was stopped in the tracks when Ranbir began smooching a girl! No, it...
01:52 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Karan Johar says that his next directorial venture 'Student Of The Year' (SOTY) is a big responsibility on him as the future of three newcomers depends upon the film's box office performance. "The film is a big responsibility on Dharma Production's shoulders and mine. We are launching the career of three new faces through this film - Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra. All of them are...
07:21 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: After a rocking Kuch kar jao ya ghar jao episode, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 contestants are all set for the East meets West challenge. With Farah Khan and Bomna Irani joining the Jhalak team, tonights episode is expected to be high on entertainment value. Bharti Singh, Rashmi Desai, Karan Wahi and Shibani Dandekar are all set to rock tonight. Kaun Banega Crorepati winner Sushil Kumar was eliminated last...
08:34 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Mumbai: At a time when the benchmark of Bollywood box office success has scaled up to an elite figure of Rs 100 crore, filmmaker Karan Johar has refused to be influenced by it saying he rather believes in longevity of films. "I don't know why are we tagging films with Rs 100 crore mark. There is too much pressure of Rs 100 crore. At the end of the day the...
05:43 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Mumbai: All set for his acting debut in Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year', director David Dhawan's son Varun says as a child he wanted to become a wrestler. "I have this dream of directing. But as a child I wanted to become a wrestler. Like in childhood we used to watch WWF, I was inspired by all of that. One of my favourite wrestlers was Rock, who has become...
05:29 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Complicated love stories of teenagers, sports meet, fight sequences and some emotional drama, no we are not talking about Aamir Khan's 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'. Trailer of Karan Johar's latest directorial venture 'Student Of The Year' is out. And it seems like a glamorous version of Aamir's film on college life. The promo features Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan fighting for 'Student Of The Year' title....
12:15 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Mumbai: Though Mahesh Bhatt is known for introducing new faces in filmdom, his daughter Alia decided to use Dharma Production's Student Of The Year as her launch pad as she was not looking for a convenient entry. "I was already sorted and decided that I wouldn't be launched by my father's production (Vishesh Films). Honestly speaking, it's the easy option. Why wouldn't my father launch me? But I wanted to...
12:07 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: The trailer of Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year' is out now. Rohan, Shanaya and Abhimanyu played by newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan respectively are the central characters of the movie. ...
06:46 PM, Aug 02, 2012
The cast of Karan Johar's Student of the Year looks fresh out of college and would nicely fit in inside any classroom. They are a special bunch that has famous parents in the industry. Debuting this year in the youth film is Alia Bhatt, daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan, newcomer Siddharth Malhotra and Boman Irani's son Kayoze Irani. Johar tweeted pictures of the...
03:17 PM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: Karan Johar has revealed the first look of his much-awaited directorial venture 'Student Of The Year' on twitter. He has posted a poster showing three students sitting on a bench wearing t-shirts in identical colour with their names written on back. Rohan, Shanaya and Abhimanyu played by new comers Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan respectively are the central characters of the movie. ...
07:25 PM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: TV actress Jayati Bhatia rediscovered her passion for dance on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' and the 41-year-old hopes she has been able to inspire women of her age to utilise their free time pursuing their hobbies or favourite activities. She didn't expect to be eliminated from the dance reality show so soon, but is happy with her performance. "People never thought I'd be able to do what all...
05:39 PM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: Slowly and steadily, the contestants on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' have started to come into the groove. The competition has become tougher after the elimination of TV anchor Archana Vijaya. While Isha Sharvani continues to get full marks for her performances, some new faces have also emerged. Stand-up comedian Bharti Singh has evolved as a good dancer, TV actor Gurmeet Chaudhary is also performing well. Almost all the...
08:46 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Mumbai: Making a mark in Bollywood as an eight-year-old cute and bubbly daughter of Shahrukh Khan in Karan Johar's 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', actress Sana Saeed has resumed her tryst with acting after 14 years in Johar's film 'Student of the Year'. "I have a full-fledged role in the film. It is not a cameo. I play a high school hottie - Tanya. It is a second lead role," 23-year-old...
11:56 AM, Jul 18, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar Monday said that legendary love sagas does not inspire him and he believes in creating new stories for his films. Everyone wants to make a legendary love story. But 'Laila Majnu', 'Romeo Juliet' have already been made. I don't think history inspires me, I would rather create stories," said Johar, at a promotional event of Bela Sehgal's 'Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi'. He was speaking...
02:02 PM, Jul 17, 2012
Mumbai: Makers of 'Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi', which marks choreographer-director Farah Khan's foray into acting, are banking on superhit Bollywood love stories to promote the film and generate audience interest. The first poster of the film, which also stars Boman Irani, was based on the iconic poster of 1994 Salman Khan-Madhuri Dixit starrer mega hit 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'. In the poster, Boman is shown wearing a white...
01:04 PM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: With every passing week, the competition is getting tougher. Television anchor Archana Vijaya got eliminated from the show last night. While Gurmeet Chaudhary and Bharti Singh got full marks for their performances, judges asked Pratyusha Banerjee and Ravi Kishan to work hard. Isha Sharvani, Darsheel Safary, Jayati Bhatia, Shibani Dandekar and Sushil Kumar will perform tonight. Do you think Isha will manage to score a perfect 30 again...
09:03 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Mumbai: Popular anchor Archana Vijaya became the latest contestant to be eliminated from dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5. She was paired with choreographer Sanam Johar for the show, aired on Colors. Archana was an average performer, but tried hard to get her moves right. She impressed judges Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar, and Remo D'Souza with her enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. She is the third contestant to be...
11:30 AM, Jul 15, 2012
