Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Tamil movie 'Jilla' is expected to kick start from May second week and reports are that the actor has almost completed A L Vijay's 'Thalaaiva' and the film's post production is in full swing. 'Thalaaiva's audio launch and movie release date will soon be out as well. The stylish actor is back to India this week and will be joining the Jilla team soon enough. 'Jilla' will have...
06:41 PM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and 'Life of Pi' director Ang Lee are part of the prestigious 66th Cannes Film Festival's nine-member jury, headed by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg. Balan, 35, one of the most respected performers in India, is best known for her path-breaking roles in films like 'The Dirty Picture', 'Kahaani' and 'Parineeta'. The other big names joining Spielberg are Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, Oscar-winner Christophe Waltz,...
11:42 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Social activist and actress Nandita Das believes that death sentence cannot act as a deterrence against a crime like rape. ...
11:24 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Social activist and actress Nandita Das believes that death sentence cannot act as a deterrence against a crime like rape. "I don't believe that death sentence is a solution to stop this because the conviction rate in our country is so low," the 43-year-old said here Monday at the Janki Devi Bajaj Puraskar ceremony. ...
04:24 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Quite appropriate to the title, the film is set in the sea shore. It chronicles the life of people who worship sea. ...
07:03 PM, Dec 01, 2012
A woman IAF officer has allegedly committed suicide in Jodhpur. 29-year-old squadron leader Anandita Das was found hanging from a ceiling fan on Wednesday morning. The Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry into the death. ...
10:27 AM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: From Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to celebrities like Nandita Das and Imtiaz Ali, the Dawat-e-Walima (wedding reception) of star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor here Thursday saw the who's who from politics and Bollywood in their finery. Dressed in elegant sherwanis and colourful ghararas, lehengas and saris, some of the country's noted personalities attended the grand event,...
11:54 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Southern filmmaker Thangar Bachan, known for his artistic and emotional Tamil films such as 'Azhagi' and 'Thendral', says his upcoming movie 'Ammavin Kaipesi' will shake up those who've disowned their mothers. "My film is about a mother, who is abandoned by her son. Those, who have done something similar in their lives, will regret their action if they will watch the movie," Bachan told IANS. The emotional drama features Shanthnu...
02:36 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Mumbai: The past two years have been rather hectic for actor-director Nandita Das. She has been serving as the chairperson of Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) and will continue to do so till the end of this month. Nandita says she opted for CFSI because she wanted to be a part of the system. Mother to two-year-old Vihaan, she confesses to not having enough time for him lately, thanks...
12:17 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Mumbai: Directed by Rajan Khosa, 'Gattu' is the Children's Film Society of India's first movie to be released theatrically. It hits the theatres this Friday. Meanwhile, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who made the children's film 'Makdee', believes that lack of theatrical releases has kept kids away from entertainment created for them. "All the credit for it's ('Gattu') release goes to (CFSI chairman) Nandita Das and Rajshri, who are distributing the film....
02:53 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Vishnu and Sunaina have both been seen in conventional roles than contemporary ones. The duo are getting together for the first time in Seenuramasamy's Neerparavai. In a particular song they have shared 100 plus kisses which is now being promoted as the maximum number of kisses in Tamil cinema! "We shot a song, Devan Magale... that's written by Vairamuthu and crooned by Prasanna and Saindhavi. The track appears after the...
02:35 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Mumbai: Nandita Das says that 'Gattu' is the first work by Children's Film Society, India to be released commercially. "Gattu is the first film that CFSI is releasing commercially. We also have a Kannada and an animation film coming up. 'Gattu' will be a gate opener for all of them," Nandita told reporters Friday at the launch of Gattu's promotional song - 'Laga le pech'. The film, starring Mohammad Samad...
07:37 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Kolkata: Far from calling it quits, legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen on his 90th birthday today said that he might just come up with another new film. "Everyday I feel like making a new film. Ideas pop up out of my head. Let's see when I can act on them," Sen, who along with Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak changed the profile of Indian cinema in the eyes of the world,...
11:08 AM, May 14, 2012
Mumbai: Arthouse actress Nandita Das, who is back after her maternity break, is all set to wow the audience with her acting chops in a Tamil and Hindi venture this year. Nandita, who was last seen on silver screen in Onir's national award winning film 'I Am' (2011), will now feature in a untitled Tamil movie with director Seenu Ramaswamy. In Hindi, she would be seen in debutant director Devashish...
12:00 PM, Apr 24, 2012
