Every now and then, you hear music directors in Bollywood being accused of lifting tunes from international composers and foreign films. However this time, our music composers sure have a reason to be happy as one of our songs has been used in a Hollywood film. The song we are talking about is the hit [...]
Here’s a news-break and as always, it’s first on ‘Bollywood Hungama’.
PHOONK, which opened to packed houses in India last Friday, is going international. The general practice is to release a Hindi film across the globe on the same date, but in this case, the makers of PHOONK released the film in India, not in [...]
The Akshay Kumar – Anees Bazmee jodi is the hottest and biggest combination today. This jodi has delivered two back-to-back hits in WELCOME and SINGH IS KINNG. The combo was planning to team up for the third time for a Studio 18 project, but trustworthy sources tell us that the project is not happening.
“Akshay has [...]
Another news-break and as always, it’s only on ‘Bollywood Hungama’.
Last year, the Christmas week witnessed the release of WELCOME and TAARE ZAMEEN PAR. Both diametrically opposite films in terms of genre worked big time at the box-office. The films in question also cemented the status of the two stars associated with those films — [...]
He is the one primary responsible for getting numerology ‘working’ overtime in Bollywood. He had everything going for him: A Star Father, a Media Mogul
czarina for a sister scion. But he still chose to say hello to Bollywood on his own merit. He is none other than Tusshar Kapoor, the dude who made his [...]
Among the whole bunch of girls who acted in Chak De India alongside SRK, probably the one who managed to draw maximum eyeballs was Sagarika Ghatge. Sagarika, who played the gutsy character of Preeti Sabarwal, also emerged as the highest goal-scorer in the film.
Now it seems Sagarika has managed to strike a goal in her [...]
The Malayalam maverick Mohanlal is all set to do a full-on action scene with Jackie Chan. The film in Japanese called Nair San directed by Keralite, Albert, is based on a real-life character. And Mohanlal learnt Japanese for the role. He now steps into the action arena for an action scene with Jackie Chan who [...]
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After her appearance as judge on ‘Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Kabhi Kabhi Yaar’ on Sony Television; Sameera Reddy has hit the jack pot as the Brand Ambassador for Gitanjali’s new launched brand Rivaaz, which is a new line of Gold CZ jewelry that inscribes the company’s name in to [...]
The one common factor that binds actresses Renuka Shahane and Pallavi Joshi (besides the fact that both are exceptionally exceptional actors) are their electrifying smiles. And it is going to be these smiles that are soon going to electrify the silver screens soon, courtesy Renuka Shahane’s directorial debut Marathi film Rita, which is based on [...]
Rahul Bose and Esha Deol star in Shivam Nair’s next directorial venture titled Exchange Offer. The film was earlier titled Ghost Ghost Na Raha. The story is written by Urmi Juvekar and the film is being produced by PVR.
Besides, Rahul and Esha, the film also has a very strong star cast which includes Naseerudin [...]
There was a time when Himesh Reshammiya dominated music channels 24X7. From mid-2005 till mid-2007 it was clearly an out an out Himesh Reshammiya wave with his albums sweeping the entire nation off its feet. Aashiq Banaya Aapne started it all and there was no looking back as Himesh & Bhushan Kumar combo went on [...]
The guru of techno-savvy cinema, Mani Shankar, is ready with his fourth Hindi film Mukhbiir. Mani discusses his cinema with Subhash K Jha
From the outside it seems Mukhbiir enters a world we’ve never seen before…
The world of Indian espionage is a very grey zone. No one knows much about it. When I did [...]
Having started his career as a journalist, Mushtaq Shiekh has indeed come a long way. From writing exclusive columns in film magazines to writing scripts for popular K-serials to writing the story of one of the country’s biggest blockbusters Om Shanti Om, Mushtaq has indeed done it all. However, Mushtaq is still best known as [...]
Rock On releases at theaters tomorrow. While there is reasonable curiosity to see a film which is the first ever when it comes to telling the story of a bona fide rock band, the film also has Farhan Akhtar as a special attraction who makes his debut as a lead actor as well as a [...]
It is rare for a film based on a gruesome traumatic real-life tragedy to be made into a film where every character and almost every episode and moment is
etched out with unwavering care sensitivity and resonance.
Mumbai Meri Jaan is that rare gem of a film that makes your heart bleed, your eyes cry and [...]
Bachna Ae Haseeno has turned out to be a success and finally Yash Raj Films has a project that has brought the production house some decent critical
as well as commercial acclaim. The young man responsible for that? Siddharth Anand, who previously has made Salaam Namaste and Ta Ra Rum Pum
for the production house.
Before [...]
Salman Khan’s game show 10 Ka Dum has seen a host of celebrities making their presence felt. Most of them usually time their appearance coinciding with their film release and hence it serves as a good way to create publicity for their film. In the recent past, Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif were seen on [...]
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Over the last few years, there has been a lot of buzz happening in the animation scene in India. After successfully producing and releasing My Friend Ganesha (a 2D composite animated film) in 2007, Koffee Break Pictures Ltd is all set to roll out their next animation [...]
All of those who saw the recent blockbuster Bachna Ae Haseeno came out being tad impressed with not just with the hunky Ranbir Kapoor, but also Hiten Paintal, who happens to be the ‘rising-son’ of the legendary Paintal, one of the most comical actors that Bollywood has witnessed.
Hiten, who became a household name with [...]
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The precise films slated for release this Diwali is still unclear. Madhur Bhandarkar’s FASHION was scheduled to hit the screens on October 17, but with KARZZZ arriving on this date and T-Series ready to bombard the channels with promos of this Himesh Reshammiya film, FASHION has decided [...]
After the unprecedented success of the Anees Bazmee directed Singh Is Kinng, Akshay Kumar has been ‘Singh-ing’ all his way to the bank. The film has
not just upped his Bollywood status, but has also made him the advertiser’s darling.
After endorsing brands like Thums Up and Grasim, Akshay has now been roped in as the [...]
Actor-director Rohit Roy is adding yet another feather to his cap. The good-looking actor will now be producing a film under his banner Magic Works. The film, which is an action thriller, is still in the scripting stages. However, Rohit has already decided that the main protagonist will be played by none other than his [...]
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Whenever a film dealing with a social message releases, it has become a trend of sorts to have special screening for political bigwigs. In the past, films like Taare Zameen Par and more recently Aamir had special screenings for VVIP’s like the President of India- Smt.Pratibha Patil [...]
This week has been really tough on Shilpa. First Jade Goody’s traumatic adieu. Then a member of her own film fraternity Rakhi Sawant was heard telling TV channels that a contestant on Big Boss must have been changed because of Shilpa.
When questioned about Rakhi’s allegation, Shilpa says she’s appalled. “I don’t even want to talk [...]
So what do we do with this one? Maar diya jaaye ke chod diya jaaye? This film means to be cocky, quirky, and cutely comical. It ends up being a crashing bore. And the sound of the crash that you hear could be those plaster-of-paris props that adorn the stage where the cast enacts the [...]
Kay Kay Menon had two releases this week. “I get to do comedy in Maan Gaye Mughall-e-Azam. This is an entirely new genre for me. The director Sanjay Chhel comes from Gujarati theatre. I play a Ghazal singer Haldi Hassan with a roving eyeâ?¦slightly sleazy. Although I sing quite well, I left it to the [...]
Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen’s chemistry set the screen on fire the last time they were paired opposite each other in Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na. That was a long time back, 2004 to be precise. Now the duo would once again be seen together in Viveck Vaswani’s film Dulha Mil Gaya.
This film [...]
What happens when two filmmakers who have shared an entire overseas and Indian market between themselves come together on ‘Sajid’s Superstars’? Well, it is time for some ‘masti’, ‘maza’, ‘dhoom’ and lots of humor, all on the same platform, as Karan Johar and Farah Khan get chatting with Sajid Khan.
Going by the tradition, we at [...]
There is no denying the fact that Nana Patekar is one of the finest actors of our country. Now Nana, who has won over countless fans, through his performances in Hindi and Marathi cinema, will now be seen in an English film. Yes, you heard it right, Nana stars in a film called The Pool [...]
“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Firstly, our apologies for being late. We’ve just got off the plane from New York, baggage, getting dressed and trying
to cope with the jet lag has been taking its toll. That’s why I’m wearing dark glasses. I hope that you’ll understand. It’s been several years since I’ve
been on [...]