According to trade pundits, over Rs 300 crore is riding on this year's summer releases. ...
02:53 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: Fresh from his surprise Oscar nomination for a dramatic role in 'Moneyball,' Jonah Hill is looking at a career change that many have tried before in Hollywood but few have succeeded at. He is moving from funnyman to serious actor. Even as his new '21 Jump Street,' based on a 1980s TV drama but turned into a comedy for the movies, hits theaters on Friday, Hill said he...
03:58 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: Hollywood director Tarsem Singh has decided to re-tell the story of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' in his film 'Mirror Mirror'. The film features Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, and Sean Bean in pivotal roles. The basic storyline showcases an ill-fated princess Snow White, played by Lily Collins, whose stepmother (Julia Roberts) doesn't want her to ascend to the throne. However, the fate has...
01:27 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: TV presenter Ayushmann Khurana, who plays the role of a sperm donor in his debut Bollywood film 'Vicky Donor', is happy to begin his career with an unconventional project. Khurana, 27, acted in theatres for five years and says he was waiting for the right opportunity for the past four years. "I always wanted to be an actor. After I won 'Roadies', I got many offers of second...
12:34 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Nikhil Dwivedi who will be seen in 'Hate Story', which is said to have a lot of bold content, says it's not right to question whether Indian audiences are ready for a film of this kind. "All the adults will be ready for it ('Hate Story'). If you are an adult, you are allowed a lot of privileges by even the law of the nation because you have...
12:07 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Bollywood romantic comedy 'Bittoo Boss' and Rihanna-starrer 'Battleship' are the movies out this weekend. ...
09:26 AM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: The first uncensored trailer of 'Bittoo Boss' created quite a big uproar for its explicit content, however the negative publicity more or less went in favour of the film only. What else could the producer of a small budget film want? Directed by Supavitra Babul, 'Bittoo Boss' stars Pulkit Samrat and Amita Pathak in the lead roles. The story revolves around a small town videographer Bittoo who almost...
03:01 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Voicing deep concern over mentally unsound Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian jails even after completion of their sentences, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government why they should not be repatriated, saying such detention "pains us". A bench headed by Justice RM Lodha said such matters should be taken up on priority basis and at the highest level when the top authorities of the two nations meet....
12:23 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Los Angeles: There was a time when James Cameron's career looked as though it might join the Titanic, down in the depths. Before he became king of the modern blockbuster with 'Titanic' and 'Avatar,' Cameron teetered on an abyss as his romance set aboard the doomed ocean liner ran into production delays, cost overruns and smug talk in Hollywood that the director was out of control with his $200 million...
07:40 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Mumbai: Asin Thottumkal burst into Bollywood with her role as the effervescent Kalpana in Aamir Khan's 2008 blockbuster 'Ghajini'. 'Ready' with Salman Khan was also a hit and Asin now joins an ensemble cast for Sajid Khan's 'Housefull 2', which opens in cinemas on Friday. Asin spoke to Reuters about working in a film with such a large cast, Bollywood's sense of humour and working in south Indian films. Q:...
12:52 PM, Apr 05, 2012
There is also the 3D mythological saga from Hollywood - 'Wrath of the Titans'. ...
10:18 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: 'Wrath of the Titans' is the 3-D sequel to the 2010 film 'Clash of the Titans'. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, the film stars Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Edgar Ramirez, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike. Produced under the banner of Warner Brothers, 'Wrath of the Titans' is written by Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson. The film starts ten years after the 'Clash...
09:31 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Directed by Vishal Mahadkar, the film was initially titled as 'Kalyug 2' but later the makers changed the name to 'Blood Money'. The film stars Kunal Khemu and Amrita Puri in the lead roles. Produced under the banner of Vishesh Films, 'Blood Money' features the diamond mafia at the helm of affairs. Kunal Khemu, an old favourite of the Bhatt camp, plays a very ambitious man who gets...
01:34 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Hindi film industry is going through a very interesting phase. On one hand there are big budget films which rely more on marketing than the content, and on the other hand small budget films are also there which are completely dependent on the word of mouth publicity. Director Jagdish Rajpurohit's 'Bumboo' is one such film which doesnt boast of big stars and is also deprived of huge...
12:58 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Mumbai: Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau has rejected rumours about delay of 'Avatar 2', saying there is no question of delay as a date for its release was never set. In India to oversee the 3D release of 'Titanic', Jon told IANS, " 'Avatar 2' has not been delayed. We never set a date for it to delay it. We are in very early stages of pre-production and we want to...
02:16 PM, Mar 26, 2012
The much awaited Bollywood film 'Agent Vinod' releases this Friday. Hollywood film 'The Hunger Games' also hits screens. ...
09:50 AM, Mar 23, 2012
Los Angeles: Jennifer Lawrence earned an Oscar nomination for playing a tough young woman in a gritty drug drama, but as she becomes a role model to young girls in her latest film 'The Hunger Games,' the actress wants to clean up her act. Lawrence, 21, is no stranger to Hollywood after being thrust into the spotlight with a breakout performance in 2010 indie hit 'Winter's Bone,' which yielded the...
12:07 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Islamabad: Taliban militants have released a Swiss couple, who were abducted over eight months ago in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan, military officials said on Thursday. Olivier David Och, 31, and Daniela Widmer, 29, were safe and had been brought to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, after being released in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, the officials told the media. They were held in the lawless tribal...
01:28 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Dera Ismail Khan: The Pakistan Taliban will attack government, police and military officials if three of the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's widows are not released from Pakistani custody, a spokesman for the militant group said on Friday. Pakistan's government has charged bin Laden's three widows with illegally entering and staying in the country, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Thursday. "If the family of Osama bin Laden...
09:38 AM, Mar 11, 2012
