Mumbai: Actor-producer Anil Kapoor, who has been a part of remake films including 'Virasat' and 'Nayak', says his children are not interested in the genre and would stick to originals. "Newer generation don't want to do remakes. At least my children don't want to do remakes. They want to do original work. Either they want to adapt books or make original screenplays," Anil told reporters at an event here. Anil...
07:19 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan is working in a remake for the first time, but the Bollywood heartthrob is determined not to continue with the genre post-'Agneepath'. As far as comparison goes with the original, he is unperturbed. "I don't want to do remakes only. My premise is that I should not do remakes. Earlier, I didn't even want to hear about it. Now at least I will hear it," Hrtihik told...
11:29 AM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Abhishek Bachchan is gearing up for the release of his new film 'Players', an official remake of Hollywood film 'Italian Job', and the actor feels that remakes are more of a creative choice than just a trend. "'Players' is the official remake of 'Italian Job'. The story of players is the same, but the screenplay is completely different because you have to make it for the Indian audience,"...
01:33 PM, Dec 30, 2011
"I wanted to direct a Bollywood film for a long time, but I was waiting for the right subject. It was when I wrote 'Bodyguard' that I felt the story had a universal appeal and would work with the Hindi speaking audience," says director Siddique. "I put forward this idea to one of my close friends in Mumbai who had been pressuring me to do a Hindi film. For the...
01:36 PM, Sep 06, 2011
Bollywood has seen a lot of new stories and ideas over the last couple of years, but the big directors seem to be playing it safe with remakes. After looking down south for stories, Bollywood is now searching in its own backyard for a hit formula ...
02:05 PM, Aug 23, 2011
London: Actor Ben Stiller will reportedly direct and star in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", a remake of the 1947 movie that starred Danny Kaye. The movie is based on a short story of the same name written by James Thurber and first published in 1939 in The New Yorker magazine, contactmusic.com reported. The script will be written by Steve Conrad, best known for "The Pursuit of Happyness" and...
11:35 AM, Jul 21, 2011
Bollywood has been falling short of original ideas and turns to remakes and sequels in search of inspiration. ...
10:14 AM, Mar 04, 2011
New Delhi: Actor-producer Aamir Khan enjoys watching Dev Anand films and Guide is his favourite. He says he won't mind being a part of the remake of his films. Asked in which Dev Anand film he would like to act in if remade, Aamir said: "One of my favourite films is Guide. If I get a chance, I would like to act in all his films." Aamir on Thursday attended...
04:48 PM, Feb 04, 2011
Kamal Hassan and Mohanlal come together in
Unnaippol Oruvan. ...
02:29 AM, May 03, 2009
Tamil films are a big draw amongst the Indian diaspora abroad. ...
03:43 PM, Sep 16, 2008
Renowned actress and danseuse Hema Malini said she firmly believed that remakes will fail to achieve popularity. ...
11:58 AM, Oct 31, 2006
They say history repeats itself but for Bollywood revisiting old classics has become a ticket to instant hype. ...
09:58 PM, Sep 29, 2006
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