Roles

Srihari to make his Bollywood debut with Zanjeer

The film, which is going to be Ram Charan's Bollywood debut, has Priyanka Chopra in the female lead. ...  

Assertive women and macho men in Bollywood now

New Delhi: The script has changed in Bollywood in the last 60 years - the women are more worldly, the men more macho and the cinema itself more techno-savvy, almost as good as Hollywood, says veteran cinema writer and critic Bhaichand Patel. "The women in Hindi cinema are more assertive though no less beautiful (than yesteryear ones), they often smoke on screen and they are equal to men. Mainstream cinema...  

Om Puri: Today's television is frivolous

New Delhi: Om Puri returns to the small screen after over a decade as a 'sutradhar' or storyteller for new TV show 'Chhal Sheh Aur Maat'. But the veteran actor feels today's television is frivolous and lacks meaningful content. "Television back in the 1980s had meaningful content. Serials like 'Hum Log' and 'Buniyaad' had much to share, but the small screen has now become very frivolous," Om, 61, told IANS...  

Won't do second lead anymore: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

New Delhi: After earning accolades for his portrayal of an arrogant intelligence officer in 'Kahaani', actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he is looking forward to move away from supporting roles in his upcoming films. Siddiqui, 38, is known for playing diverse roles to perfection in films 'Black Friday','Peepli Live', 'New York', 'Paan Singh Tomar'. The actor is surprised that his supporting role in 'Kahaani' was noticed by the audience and the...  

Vidya Balan is Kulraj Randhawa's role model

Mumbai: It seems Vidya Balan's success with challenging roles like in 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Kahaani' has tempted other actresses to pick out-of-the-box roles. Kulraj Randhawa happens to be one such example. Kulraj, whose latest film 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' hit theatres this Holi, says she wants to concentrate on taking up challenging roles. "If an actor gets challenging roles then there is nothing better than that. So, of course...  

Took 'Underworld' to change image: Beckinsale

London: Actress Kate Beckinsale says she took on her tough role in the hit Underworld franchise after she started to get typecast for "delicate" and "fragile" roles. The 38-year-old beauty, who has played vampire warrior Selene since 2003 and the fourth installment 'Underworld: Awakening', said producers' opinion made her to take such roles, Daily Star reported. "I'd had some feedback from casting directors kind of saying, 'We don't know if...  

Scarlett Johansson wants more challenging roles

London: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson says she she no longer wants to take on parts of naive women but wants more challenging parts. The 27-year-old actress says she is now more interested in roles where women have experienced life rather than those who have not really lived, reported Femalefirst online. "I think that as I get older, I'm now looking at rolesthat move away from that kind of ingenue mould...  

Women's role in Hollywood reduced: Study

Washington: The number of women, both in front of and behind the cameras, in Hollywood has dramatically fallen during the 2010-11 television season, indicating that their roles have been reduced, says a new report. Writers took the heaviest toll, as only 15 percent of writing jobs for prime-time shows on major channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW were occupied by women, compared to 29 percent in the 2009-10...  

Bollywood hails unsung sidekicks, finally!

Mumbai: In the slick, fantasy world of Indian cinema, a man with a pock-marked face and a shaggy beard started out with the odds stacked against him, with little chance of breaking into an exclusive club of star kids and established actors dominating the industry for years. Actor Deepak Dobriyal started his acting career in Bollywood with a role that did not require him to utter a single word. It...  

'Prince' sequel to have new leading ladies

Lara, Bipasha and Sushmita to be offered roles in the sequel ...  

I'm game for glamorous roles: Raima Sen

'The Japanese Wife' actress tells more... ...  

Estop: Double roles galore in bollywood

The question is do stars get paid double their fee for a double role? ...

Bollywood's bad girls are glamourous and mean

New Delhi: On Monday, news channel India TV broadcast the sting operation they had carried out exposing umpires from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka agreeing to fix Twenty20 matches in return for financial benefits. However, according to a report published on Pakistani news website thenews.com.pk, Nadeem Ghauri, one of the six umpires shown in the sting, has rejected all the allegations. The report says Ghauri, in an interview to Geo...  

Movies do a double whammy with double roles

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket Board on Monday said that it was looking forward to the participation of Indian cricketers in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lankan Premier League to be held in August. We hope and pray that India will participate, Nishantha Ranatunga, Sri Lanka Cricket secretary, told reporters on Monday. He said all international cricket governing bodies have been contacted to ensure foreign participation in the tournament which...  

In Pics: Actors who did it only for money

See who tops the list for doing the 'Most Shameless Paycheque Role Of All Time’. ...  

Winners of 'Big B role' contest

Here are the top five answers we got on what role would you like to see Amitabh Bachchan in next and why. ...  

Contest: What role should Big B play

Tell us what role would you like to see Amitabh Bachchan play in his next film. ...  

I wish Mira signs me in future: Konkona

Konkona Sen was on Meera Nair’s mind when she planned The Namesake. Does she regrets not doing the role? ...  

Where are all the heroes? Hema asks

Hema Malini says she is tired of being typecast in cinema where the roles for older women are limited. ...