Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout At Wadala' features John Abraham as dreaded gangster Manya Surve. ...
07:28 PM, Jan 18, 2013
John Abraham plays dreaded gangster Manya Surve in Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout At Wadala' ...
02:00 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Mumbai: Adult entertainment company Playboy today unveiled the Indian Playboy bunny today here "keeping in mind local sensibilities" and announced launch of its first beach cafe in Goa during January-March, 2013. "Keeping in mind the fast evolving Indian luxury market, we plan to launch Playboy as an aspirational brand aimed mainly at Generation Y with its cafes, clubs, bars, hotels and merchandises. We have ensured that the Indian bunny costumes...
03:17 PM, Dec 20, 2012
The Playboy club is coming to India -- but with "bunnies" in non-revealing outfits. "The costumes of the bunnies, who are integral to the Playboy culture, will be based on Indian sensibilities and morals," Sanjay Gupta, CEO of PB Lifestyle, which is bringing the brand to India through a licensing agreement, told Reuters. India has strict censorship laws and there is no Indian version of Playboy, the magazine launched by...
12:05 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Mumbai: John Abraham is apparently extremely upset over the recent news that he is the reason of his ex-girlfriend Bipasha Basus ouster from Sanjay Guptas forthcoming gangster film. Ever since their much publicised break up, John has maintained silence over the matter but with this present allegation, word is that he has finally lost his cool. A friend of the actor says, It has been nearly a year since John...
10:11 AM, Jul 21, 2012
S Hussain Zaidi, better known as Mumbai's leading crime reporter, has authored yet another book titled 'Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades Of The Mumbai Mafia'. The cinematic adaptation of which is reportedly 'Shootout At Wadala' by Sanjay Gupta. His earlier books too have found their way to the screens- one being Anurag Kashyap's 'Black Friday', and other one being Vishal Bharadwaj's Kaminey. Following is an extract from his latest book:...
04:12 PM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: Be it gangster Manya Surve's death in a gunfight, 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj's audacious jailbreak or the bloody 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, real-life incidents are finding their way on to reel, spurring Indian cinema's gradual move towards more realistic cinema. Filmmakers like Ram Gopal Varma, Sanjay Gupta and Anurag Kashyap have sought inspiration from notorious cases and incidents and tried to portray them on the big screen. After...
02:26 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood, who will be essaying the role of Dawood Ibrahim in upcoming film 'Shootout at Wadala', has expressed desire to enter the den of the underworld don, just to get into the character. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, 'Shootout at Wadala' is a prequel to his 2007 film 'Shootout at Lokhandwala'. The second installment looks at dramatising the first registered encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve...
01:23 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Mumbai: If the buzz about tinseltown is any indication, the Sanjay Dutt-Ram Gopal Varma feud over Department is far from over. Well-placed industry sources reveal that the actor is very angry with the director for publicly (posting on a micro-blogging site) blaming him for the debacle of their film. So much so that he could well do a Sanjay Gupta on him, to try and ensure that no actor works...
02:02 PM, May 25, 2012
Mumbai: Director Sanjay Gupta is at the end of his tether. Barely weeks before the shooting of a mujra sequence with Bipasha Basu for his under-production film Shootout At Wadala, there is no song for the situation. Apparently, the director has requested various composers to create a traditional mujra in a language that will appeal to today's youngsters. But the tune is yet to be delivered. Says a source close...
05:38 PM, May 06, 2012
Mumbai: For Mahesh Manjrekar, friendship occupies a special status in his life. His close friend Sachin Khedekar and he not only started their careers together, the actor also plays the lead role in the filmmaker's forthcoming Marathi project. In fact, it was Khedekar's idea to make this film in the first place. Speaking of their 25-year-old friendship, Manjrekar nostalgically says, "When we started out in theatre, we faced difficult days....
02:33 PM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who is busy filming underworld drama 'Shootout At Wadala', says he has pushed the film's release to next year as he does not want it to clash with 'Talaash' and 'Dabangg 2'. "Our original release date was Dec 7. Later 'Talaash' was announced for Nov 30 release. So it's obvious that when an Aamir Khan full-fledged mainstream film releases after almost three years, distributors and exhibitors...
03:54 PM, May 02, 2012
Mumbai: Manoj Bajpai values his friendship with filmmakers Prakash Jha and Sanjay Gupta so much that he even goes on to claim that he would do anything for them. In fact, he signed both the directors' forthcoming films even before actually listening to the script or even discussing remunerations. Bajpai says, "These are the two people in this industry who I consider my very good friends. I do their films...
01:05 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Mumbai: The quaint lanes of Charni Road have turned into a gangster's abode over the past few days. He's not a gangster at work, but one in love. Residents of Khotachiwadi watch with wide-eyes as a new and improved Vivek Oberoi aka Jayanta Bhai shoots on the sets of his latest film. And though the actor refused to show off his brand-new, beefed-up look by keeping his shirt on, Vivek...
01:08 PM, Mar 28, 2012
Mumbai: John Abraham has been in hardcore action mode ever since his last film Force, but this time looks like he has pushed himself a bit too hard. The actor who has been shooting for an action-thriller went so overboard during a fight sequence that he tore a ligament and now suffers from a hairline fracture on his foot. Confirms director Sanjay Gupta, "John has hurt himself badly. Three days...
12:01 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Mumbai: A Mumbai sessions court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of filmmaker Sanjay Gupta who was booked for sending out invites for his movie's event on a letterhead resembling that of the city police chief, police said. "Gupta's anticipatory bail plea has been rejected by the sessions court today (Monday). We had opposed the plea as his explanation for the same was not satisfactory," said Senior Police Inspector...
12:26 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seems to be digging deeper into the conspiracy behind the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. CBI has now summoned BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh's close aide Sanjay Gupta over his alleged complicity in the murder of the RTI activist. CBI is also on the lookout for two men who allegedly murdered the man who shot her down Shanu Olanga. Shanu Olanga, who...
12:40 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Mumbai: Anil Kapoor has said no to Rensil D'Silva's second film to be produced by Karan Johar. Apparently his character was that of a cop gunning down an anti-social element. And Anil is already playing that - in Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout At Wadala'. This is the latest in a series of missed collaborations between Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar. Apparently the two are quite fond of each other. Several roles...
12:17 PM, Mar 02, 2012
