If you endure abuse for the first time, you are a victim: Pooja Bhatt

If you endure abuse for the first time, you are a victim: Pooja Bhatt Mumbai: Many independent women suffer physical and emotional abuse in a relationship and actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says there is no simple answer to it, but your silence the first time sets the tone and tenor for your relationship, while Gul Panag feels they tolerate abuse because of emotional vulnerability. Here is what Bollywood women have to say on the issue: Pooja Bhatt: There is no simple answer to such a...
06:20 PM, Jun 14, 2013

Uphaar cinema victims' kin still fighting litigations

Uphaar cinema victims' kin still fighting litigations New Delhi: Sixteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire here, the kin of the 59 killed on that faithful day said they "feel cheated" with several offshoots of their legal battle still pending in various courts. Neelam Krishnamoorthy, who lost both her children in the fire that engulfed the theatre, has been fighting the litigations for the past 16 years with the sole motive of taking it to a...
10:34 AM, Jun 13, 2013

Pooja Bhatt: I got a porn star accepted into the mainstream

Pooja Bhatt: I got a porn star accepted into the mainstream Mumbai: Pooja Bhatt says many feel that she doesn't have any right to show concern over safety of women because she introduced Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone into Bollywood. Sunny made it to headlines with her stint on TV reality show 'Bigg Boss 5' and was later cast in Pooja's directorial project 'Jism 2'. The 41-year-old is upset with yet another rape case of five-year-old girl in Delhi and tweeted:...
05:54 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Kalpana Lajmi to direct a biopic on her relationship with Hazarika

Kalpana Lajmi to direct a biopic on her relationship with Hazarika Mahesh Bhatt, who had written and directed celebrated films like 'Arth' and 'Zakhm' based on his own life, is set to pen another biopic -- this one based on the passionate 40-year-long relationship between legendary musician Bhupen Hazarika and filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, who will direct it. ...
07:24 PM, Mar 12, 2013

Man who was threatening Pooja Bhatt is arrested

Man who was threatening Pooja Bhatt is arrested An unidentified man who was making threatening calls to Pooja Bhatt has been arrested, says the actor-filmmaker. ...
02:24 PM, Jan 12, 2013

Pooja Bhatt gets abusive, threat calls

Pooja Bhatt gets abusive, threat calls Pooja Bhatt has been receiving obscene and threatening calls from an unidentified man. ...
04:01 PM, Jan 09, 2013

Cabaret: Pooja Bhatt to give new spin to item numbers

Cabaret: Pooja Bhatt to give new spin to item numbers Actor-director Pooja Bhatt is all set to give a new twist to item songs in her next 'Cabaret', which she plans to shoot in 3D. "There is so much 'hoo haa' about item songs, so it would be fun to redo the item numbers... I also feel that the genre of item number has been over used and abused. I want to show the heartland of India's cabaret like it's...
04:19 PM, Dec 18, 2012

Why the Bhatts are crazy about singer Aaryan

Why the Bhatts are crazy about singer Aaryan The 25-year-old Indore boy was introduced through a grand celebration at the Burj Khalifa here. ...
05:15 PM, Dec 17, 2012

Pooja Bhatt happy after winning 'Rog' obscenity case

Pooja Bhatt happy after winning 'Rog' obscenity case Pooja was booked for using posters with a skimpily-clad South African model Elina Hamman, while promoting 'Rog'. ...
05:11 PM, Dec 08, 2012

Has 'Jism 2' redefined sex in Indian films?

Has 'Jism 2' redefined sex in Indian films? Sunny Leone has a pretty face too, but no prizes for guessing where the gasp-pant brigade's eyes were glued to. ...
12:32 PM, Nov 29, 2012

'Jism 3' still being discussed: Dino Morea

'Jism 3' still being discussed: Dino Morea Mumbai: Actor Dino Morea, who turned producer with 'Jism 2', says the third instalment of the franchise is still in the stage of being discussed. "'Jism 3' is still being discussed. Nothing has been finalised yet. There is no idea yet. We are still in search of a good script," the 36-year-old said here Monday at Italia Gala Dinner. Directed by Pooja Bhatt, 'Jism 2' featured Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny...
01:33 PM, Nov 20, 2012

Portray gays with dignity in films, says Pooja Bhatt

Portray gays with dignity in films, says Pooja Bhatt Mumbai: Actress-turned-director Pooja Bhatt says she is tired of watching caricature of gay people in Hindi movies. "Maybe some day we will portray gay people in Hindi films with the dignity they deserve. Tired of seeing them only used to evoke laughter," tweeted Pooja. Even her half-sister Alia's debut 'Student Of The Year' (SOTY), features Rishi Kapoor as a gay, with humorous overtones. His look is also homosexual - he...
06:09 PM, Oct 23, 2012