Priyanka Chopra turns 31, B-Town wishes her more success
Bollywood's 'desi girl' Priyanka Chopra, who turned 31 Thursday, has been wished love, luck and success galore by her friends and colleagues from the Hindi film fraternity.The actress has been on a...
View Article'Naam Thamizhar' group seeks ban on 'Madras Cafe'
"Naam Thamizhar" (We Tamils), a Tamil activist party, has sought a ban on John Abraham-starrer "Madras Cafe" for showing the members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as terrorists in the...
View ArticleRishi Kapoor like a kid in toy shop: Nikhil Advani
"D-Day" director Nikhil Advani, who roped in Rishi Kapoor to play a sinister slimy gangster in the espionage thriller, compares the actor's hunger for variety to a child's greed for toys."Rishi Kapoor...
View ArticleDouble bonanza at box office makes Shruti happy
Actress Shruti Haasan feels "lucky and blessed" as two of her films -- spy thriller "D-Day" and love story "Ramaiya Vastavaiya" -- are releasing together Friday.Her roles in both the films are as...
View ArticleBig B praises flawless new talent
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan compares his young days in the industry with the current lot of actors and says the difference between the two eras is that while they made mistakes, today's artists hit the...
View Article'D-Day' acutely accomplished work of art (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ****)
Film: "D-Day"; Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan, Sriswara, Aakaash Dahiya, Nasser and Chandan Roy Sanyal; Director: Nikhil Advani; Rating: ****Fragrant pencils and...
View ArticleHero-heroine formula no longer works: Vishakha Singh
Hackneyed plot revolving around hero-heroine no more triumphs at the box office feels Vishakha Singh and adds that this is the age of good scripts.Seen in films like "Fukrey", about an eclectic bunch...
View ArticleVidyullekha turns singer, enjoys the experience
Southern actress Vidyullekha Raman, busy shooting for five films, has crooned a song in upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual "Malani 22 Palayamkottai", and says she enjoyed her first attempt at...
View ArticleDev Patel among the most influential global Indians
British actor Dev Patel has been listed as one of the most influential global Indians by men's magazine GQ India along with Bobby Jindal and Salman Rushdie.The list, introduced in the July issue of the...
View ArticleChennai Express to now release on August 9
Chennai Express was all set to release on August 8th. However, after a meeting between Red Chillies, UTV and exhibitors, the decision was made to shift the release date by a day, to August 9. This was...
View Article'Maryan'- brilliant love story with stellar performances (IANS Tamil Movie...
Film: "Maryan"; Cast: Dhanush, Parvathy Menon, Uma Riyaz Khan, Appukutty, Salim Kumar and Jagan; Director: Bharatbala; Rating: ***It is believed that love has the power to move mountains. But, would...
View ArticleSpecial 'D Day' screening for Bachchans, Kapoor in Manhattan
The Kapoor and the Bachchan family are currently dividing their time between Mumbai and New York. Keeping in mind their schedule, Nikhil Advani arranged a screening of his directorial venture "D-Day"...
View ArticleAfter watching 'D-Day', Big B speechless
Amitabh Bachchan, one of the finest performers in Hindi movies, says that he had such a wonderful experience watching Nikhil Advani's spy thriller "D-day" that he is unable to comment on it.Big B...
View ArticleBuniyaad to Air Again
Buniyaad the popular series on Doordarshan which dealt with the 1947 partition is returning on the channel for its sixth airing from next Thursday.The drama series has been telecast on various channels...
View ArticleIs Fatehpur Sikri lucky for Katrina?
Has a visit to the Sufi shrine of Sheikh Salim Chisti here become a must for Katrina Kaif before the release of her film? Is the shrine proving lucky for the actress?Katrina visited Fatehpur Sikri,...
View ArticleEmraan's next titled 'Shaatir'
UTV Motion Pictures and director Kunal Deshmukh have finally zeroed in on the title "Shaatir" for their thriller, starring Emraan Hashmi as a conman.The movie was in title trouble. When the makers...
View ArticleSRK wraps up 'Chennai Express' shoot (Snippets)
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has heaved a sigh of relief as he has wrapped up the shooting of his forthcoming release "Chennai Express"."Shooting for 'Chennai Express' wraps. About 18 hours non-stop. My...
View Article'Ramaiya Vastavaiya': Old-fashioned love story but still fresh (IANS Hindi...
Film: Ramaiya Vastavaiya; Starring: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Vinod Khanna, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon; Directed by Prabhudheva; Rating: ***This is a world of cultural values that are gone with...
View ArticleFarhan Akhtar visits his school Maneckji Cooper
Farhan goes back to schoolActor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, who is racing ahead with his "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" success, relived some of his childhood memories on a visit to his alma mater, the Maneckji...
View ArticleGymming takes toll on Ashish Chowdhry
Actor Ashish Chowdhry perhaps had an over-ambitious session at the gym as he ended up with a torn ligament following some lightweight squats."Torn a ligament in my back. Gotta be tucked in bed for a...
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