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
New Delhi: With 'Department', Ram Gopal Varma is back on familiar grounds. In some ways, in fact, his new film featuring the silver-haired Amitabh Bachchan stands like a companion piece to 'Sarkar' but Varma is unwilling to draw any parallels. In both, Bachchan plays a dreaded politician " and sports the same hairdos. "His mannerism and style is totally different here. His ways of dealing with a situation is unique,...
03:20 PM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma doesn't seem happy with Sanjay Dutt, who is among the lead actors in his latest film 'Department'. The director isn't shy of being vocal about his dislike for Sanjay Dutt. Varma writes on micro blogging site Twitter,"Whatever else happening to Department I am supremley happy tht I don't nd 2 see the faces of Sanjay dutt nd Dharam uberoi fr rest of my life."...
11:59 AM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Ram Gopal Varma's last film 'Not A Love Story' bombed at the box office, but the filmmaker is all set to go public with his new film 'Department'. The film has high production values due to the presence of A-list actors in it. 'Department' has Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, and Madhu Shalini in prominent roles. Model turned actor Nathalia Kaur has done an item number in...
01:02 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: It has been rumoured for a while that 'Avan Ivan' fame actor Madhu Shalini will soon make her B'wood debut with director Ram Gopal Varma's 'Department'. With the movie set to hit screens on May 18, Madhu has now started shoot for her next untitled Hindi project for RGV, again. Another flick in the horror genre which the 'Sarkar' filmmaker is best known for, the Hindi movie will...
12:28 PM, May 12, 2012
Mumbai: Big B is saying a big no to all acting assignments that come his way before September this year. Reason being that the actor will soon take off for Los Angeles for treatment. Our sources reveal that this decision was taken after he underwent a CT scan at a city hospital last month. Well-placed industry sources attribute the alarm to the pain that troubled Bachchan on April 9, two...
12:09 PM, May 02, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has begun working on 'Sarkar 3' and clarifies that while Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan will reprise their roles, Aishwarya Rai won't be part of the cast. It was speculated that Aishwarya will return to the arc lights post-pregnancy sabbatical with 'Sarkar 3', but Varma has set the record straight. "'Sarkar 3' is being planned... Amitji and Abhishek will feature in it but contrary to...
12:26 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: Opposing amendments to the BSF Act, some state Chief Ministers on Monday demanded that discussions on the issue should be deferred and taken up along with the National Counter Terrorism Centre on May 5 as it also disturbs the federal structure of the country. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said since the proposed amendments to the BSF Act 1968 were against the laid down principles of a federal...
03:52 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: In what is a landmark acquisition, Penguin Books India has acquired the Indian subcontinent rights to publish the acclaimed author Amit Chaudhuri's works. Penguin will be bringing out all his new writings, in addition to publishing the backlist. The first book by Amit Chaudhuri to be published by Penguin will be on Calcutta, which would be one of the most important non-fiction titles that Penguin will release next...
07:02 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Kolkata: Mirroring real life, celebrated actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty and his mother Monika are enacting mother-son relationship in the Bengali feature film 'Flop-e' made by debutante director Pritam Sarkar. "This is the first time we are acting as mother and son on screen," said Sabyasachi, who has starred in films like Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Khakee', Mira Nair's 'The Namesake' and Pradip Sarkar's 'Parineeta'. The leading Bengali actor portrays the role of a...
06:25 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities tweeted Sunday, remembering renowned theatre personality Satyadev Dubey as an 'icon' and termed his death a 'huge loss' to the theatre fraternity. Shabana Azmi: "Theatre stalwart Satyadev Dubey passed away. Its been a terrible year for artists. He was a giant of theatre." Mahesh Bhatt: "Satyadev Dubey, the icon of the theatre world has passed away! Fond memories of our days of wandering invade me. Alvida...
01:50 PM, Dec 25, 2011
Mumbai: Renowned dancer and choreographer of Marathi film industry Subal Sarkar died here Saturday following a prolonged illness, a family friend said. He was 76. Sarkar breathed his last at his Dadar residence in the morning. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Sarkar, hailing from West Bengal, started his career as a choreographer with the Marathi movie 'Soyarik' in 1975. Since then, he never looked...
04:36 PM, Nov 13, 2011
HYDERABAD: Amidst the selection controversy, which has marred the Ranji teams preparations, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has made two good attempts to motivate the side before the start of the season. If last week, South African legend Jonty Rhodes was in the city to give tips on fielding, it was the turn of former chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar on Monday to motivate the Hyderabad boys. Vengsarkar had a...
08:43 AM, Nov 01, 2011
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's tightrope walk with the Naxals continues. Just days after announcing programmes and reforms in the Jangalmahal area to wean people away from the ultras - she has set the stage for talks with Naxals by announcing the release of two top Naxal leaders - Chandi Sarkar and Pradip Chatterjee. The government has also decided to release 50 other political prisoners. Mamata Banerje said,...
09:42 AM, Jul 21, 2011
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