Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Bollywood stars lead miserable lives Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar lodged a spirited counter attack on Bollywood stars and the film industry at a gathering of followers. ...  
11:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013

National Film Awards: Victory for Bollywood's new wave filmmakers Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Paan Singh Tomar', that narrates the gritty story of a national athlete forced to live the life of an out-law, was announced the best picture at the 60th National Film awards as its lead protagonist Irrfan Khan shared the best actor trophy with Vikram Gokhale for his Marathi film 'Anumati'. ...  
06:29 PM, Mar 18, 2013

B'wood award shows have reduced to TV shows: John Abraham
by IANS
Actor-turned-producer John Abraham, who has been in the industry for a decade now, says Bollywood award shows have been reduced to prime-time television shows and believes they can never reach the level of a fair award. ...  
06:12 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Prabhudeva: I don't receive offers for acting Choreographer-actor-director Prabhu Deva, who will next be seen acting in 'ABCD - Any Body Can Dance', says he receives more offers for direction but loves choreography the most. ...  
04:50 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Shri Shri Ravi Shankar: Don't ban 'Vishwaroopam' As the Madras High Court continued to hear the case against Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', spiritual leader Shri Shri Ravi Shankar advised Muslims to simply ignore the controversial movie. He said a ban on 'Vishwaroopam' will only make the issue bigger and give it wide scale publicity. ...  
01:30 PM, Jan 29, 2013

'OMG' director to present Abhishek in a new avatar Umesh Shukla's directorial venture 'Oh My God' had Paresh Rawal playing the role of an atheist. ...  
11:11 AM, Jan 27, 2013

Akshay: Service tax will affect independent producers
by IANS
Most likely, the Bollywood filmmakers will go on a strike to protest against the service tax. ...  
05:15 PM, Jan 16, 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

'OMG' director to rope in Sonakshi for his next?
by IANS
Umesh Shukla, director of 'OMG', has been approached to helm a family drama with Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. ...  
04:43 PM, Dec 10, 2012

Dabangg 2: Sonakshi does Kathakali in 'Dagabaaz re'
by IANS
Sonakshi tried some steps of the classical dance form while shooting for the song 'Dagabaaz re' from the movie. ...  
11:20 AM, Nov 25, 2012

Ranbir to star in 'Oh My God' director's next?
by IANS
Mumbai: After the success of 'Oh My God', director Umesh Shukla plans to wield the megaphone for a romantic comedy (romcom) film, with Ranbir Kapoor or Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead. It is tentatively titled Lukka Chuppi. "I am working on the script right now. It's a romcom this time. It is tentatively titled 'Lukka Chuppi' let's see how things fall in place. I have not approached any actors so...  
05:08 PM, Nov 08, 2012

'OMG', 'Radha', BJP upset with attacks on Hinduism New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today said she would raise in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament the issue of attacks on Hindu beliefs in Bollywood movies and asked like-minded people from various parties to join hands. "I came to know about the attack on Hindu beliefs in two recent movies - 'Oh my God' and 'Student of the Year'. In the latter, there are...  
12:06 PM, Nov 08, 2012

Hindu outfit against opening of IFFI by Akshay Panaji: A right wing Hindu outfit has opposed inviting Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for inaugurating the forthcoming IFFI, scheduled in Goa from November 20, claiming his recent film 'Oh My God' allegedly hurt religious sentiments. 'OMG' is a satire on organised religion, starring Akshay and Paresh Rawal in lead roles. "The film has already hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. Inauguration of a major international event like IFFI at the...  
04:19 PM, Oct 16, 2012

'English Vinglish' earns Rs 13 cr in first weekend New Delhi: Sridevis comeback film English Vinglish had a slow start and earned Rs 2.5 crore on Friday. However, the positive reviews from critics and the viewers did wonders for the film. English Vinglish earned Rs 13 crore in the first weekend. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh lately tweeted, English Vinglish started on a slow note on Friday, but the terrific word of mouth helped the business grow over the weekend....  
02:11 PM, Oct 08, 2012

Will make socially relevant films: Akshay Kumar Mumbai: Actor-Producer Akshay Kumar, who tasted success with his latest release 'Oh My God', a satire on blind religious faith and beliefs in India, says he wants to make films that impact the society. "My production house is going to make socially relevant films that have a message... the work of Grazing Goat production company is to do something to talk about. My next film is going to be a...  
06:15 PM, Oct 06, 2012

Sequel is on its way: 'Oh My God' director
by IANS
Mumbai: Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal left a strong impact on the viewers with their latest film 'Oh My God' and they are likely to take the story ahead with a sequel. Director Umesh Shukla says he has started scripting the sequel. Shukla told IANS: "Yes, there is a scope for the sequel. In fact, me and the writer have started scripting for it...let's see how it moves. Akshay Kumar...  
10:38 AM, Oct 06, 2012

Akshay's 'Oh My God' suit on auction for charity
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Mumbai: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has put one of his suits from the film 'Oh My God' on auction for charity. The proceeds will go to Muktangan schools. "Someone has rightly said, 'No one has ever become poor by giving'. And taking that thought forward, I'm auctioning one of my suits from 'Oh My God'," tweeted Akshay. "The proceeds of this will go to Muktangan, who currently needs Rs 15...  
10:30 AM, Oct 04, 2012