Mumbai: Actress Mallika Sherawat, who is featuring in an upcoming reality dating game show on television, feels film-maker Karan Johar is the "perfect bachelor" in Bollywood. 'The Bachelorette India- Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika' is the Indian version of the American competitive reality dating game show 'The Bachelor.' The show is likely to go on air in August. It will revolve around the single bachelorette and a pool of romantic interests...
10:17 AM, Apr 23, 2013
'Bombay Talkies', the anthology tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema by four top filmmakers, will have its gala screening at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, where India is the guest country this year. The film directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar, weaves together four stories and stars Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui besides special appearances by Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan. Watch this...
02:24 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee says his segment in 'Bombay Talkies', about parenthood, has been influenced by his daughter. "My daughter is an influence on my film. To a daughter, a father can do no wrong. So you have to be this hero, otherwise you fail your child. It is a wonderful position to be in," Banerjee, who is married to Richa Puranesh, told IANS. "The story is about parenthood, I...
02:12 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Mumbai: Director-producer Karan Johar, currently caught up with several production ventures like 'Gippi' and 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', would direct a full length feature film next year. "As a producer, there is so much on my plate. I will direct next year in February-March," he told IANS. His last film as a director was college romance drama 'Student Of The Year', but the director refused to reveal the genre of...
05:45 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Mumbai: Nawazuddin Siddiqui had caught the attention of filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee after 'Black Friday' and he was keen on casting him in 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye' but couldn't locate the actor. The 39-year-old actor entered Bollywood in 1999 with a blink and miss role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Sarfarosh'. However, his first breakthrough role came in 2004 with Anurag Kashyap's 'Black Friday', the film on Mumbai's 1993 bombings, where he...
05:05 PM, Apr 20, 2013
"Bombay Talkies", which comprises of four shots directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar, will be having a screening at the 66th Cannes Film Festival that is celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema. ...
06:10 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Mumbai: Debutante director Sonam Nair who has roped in a 14-year-old girl in the lead role of 'Gippi', says the only risk she has taken is not casting stars in the movie. The film focuses on the story of a teenage girl. Only a few movies have been made in the recent past catering to kids like 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Stanley Ka Dabba' and 'Chillar Party'. When asked if making...
05:32 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Mumbai: Choreographer Remo D'Souza has certified filmmaker Karan Johar as a "good dancer" who can do some really "professional spins". "He is typically Karan Johar, who will first say no, but then (he) picks up really fast. You should see his spins, they are too professional and fantastic," the 39-year-old said here during the shoot of the promo of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". "He keeps saying that he...
01:20 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Mumbai: Riya Vij, who is making her acting debut with Karan Johar's 'Gippi', says she never dreamt of acting in movies but wanted to be like Kareena Kapoor. "When I was very small, I wanted to become an actress. Whenever I used to watch movies I was fascinated with glamour and the whole feel of being a heroine. I wanted to become like Kareena Kapoor," Riya told PTI in an...
01:19 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Cannes: 'Bombay Talkies', the anthology tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema by four top filmmakers, will have its gala screening at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, where India is the guest country this year. The film directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar, weaves together four stories and stars Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui besides special appearances by Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan. "'Bombay...
03:31 PM, Apr 18, 2013
John Abraham got himself a brand new black Gallardo LP 550-2 Lamborghini and he took the first ride with filmmaker Karan Johar. ...
10:43 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, who has made movies like 'Luck By Chance' and 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', says she wont mind making a small budget movie. "If I get the opportunity (to make a small budget film), I would love to. I think your budget depends on your choice. Yes, definitely, I will be making one tiny film soon for sure," Zoya told IANS. The filmmaker is the daughter of...
06:11 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Divya Dutta, who will soon be seen in Karan Johar's production 'Gippi', says this is her first film with the filmmaker and she loved doing it. "I loved doing the film. I got a beautiful compliment from Karan when he called me up and said he loved my performance," the actress said here Thursday on the sets of TV show 'Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai'. "Yesterday (Wednesday), I...
06:44 PM, Apr 12, 2013
As we near 100 years of Indian cinema, filmmaker Karan Johar gets us an interesting tale of how a scene in 'Sholay' was actually inspired by the real life story of Salim-Javed. ...
04:34 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Bollywood has seen quite a few unusual directorial alliances in the past few months. Ekta Kapoor teamed up with Vishal Bhardwaj for her latest 'Ek Thi Daayan'. ...
08:46 PM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi's niece Jayati is set for her Bollywood debut. She will be seen in filmmaker Karan Johar's upcoming film 'Gippi'. The 16-year-old plays her age as school girl Shamira. She landed the role through social media. "The auditions were conducted through Facebook and Jayati got to know about it through one of her friends. She registered in Delhi with a group...
11:11 AM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: The new season of dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Ja' is very soon going to hit the television screens. Within a few months of the finale of the last season, 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6' is yet again ready to entertain the audiences. Karan Johar, judge on the reality show, confirmed the news on Twitter. He tweeted, "#jhalakdikhlajaa season 6....coming up!!!" Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D'Souza will...
01:10 PM, Apr 07, 2013
