The December incident of Gangrape in Delhi caused a thought stirring revolt in the country. A short film titled ‘Maya’ has been based on the incident and this film has now made it to the short film category of the Cannes festival. The people who have made the film are three media professionals who are [...]

After Akaash Vani, actor Kartik Tiwari will be seen in Subhash Ghai’s upcoming release Kaanchi. Kartik is two films old, and a call from a veteran like Subhash Ghai came as a pleasant surprise for him. “After Akaash Vani, I did not expect to have a film, that too from Subhash Ghai. So when Mukta [...]

If anyone is on a high from success, its Sachin Jigar. With ABCD still doing the rounds and Go Goa Gone taking over the airwaves, does the duo muster up for (another) hattrick? Hot off the press.. well, iTunes actually, we have Girish Kumar’s debut film with Shruti Hassan, Ramaiya Vasthavaiyya. Straight off the bat, [...]

Starring Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Keifer Sutherland, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri Directed by Mira Nair The dubbing does subject the content to some tonal drubbing. And one wishes the Indian distributors had just let the characters speak the way they felt. Misguided vocalization cannot take away from the power and inner strengths of [...]

Deepika Padukone was named India’s “Most Beautiful Woman” 2013 by People magazine. The magazine unveiled its latest special edition at an event hosted on Sunday in Mumbai. Deepika, who adorns the cover of the special issue of the magazine, was conferred with the title as per the results of a poll conducted by the magazine. [...]

On Sunday, the 19th of May 2013 Indian Cinema’s official entry Bombay Talkies had its star-studded Gala screening at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2013. The premiere event took place in the beautiful French Riviera city. Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Flying Unicorn Entertainment, Bombay Talkies brings together India’s leading contemporary filmmakers, including Karan [...]

Imtiaz Ali’s Highway has reached Kashmir where the crew has been filming at some stunning locations. Kashmir is one of the six states, along with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Himachal, where the movie is being shot. In this final rigorous schedule of Highway, the team has had to trek 2-3 km every day to reach [...]

The signs were clear, the indications were there but still hopes were not lost. Going by the promotion route that the film had taken, one was indeed wary of how Aurangzeb would eventually be received at the box office. Though one wasn’t expecting a fantabulous start by any means, it was still expected that the [...]

Parineeti Chopra the star of the hit Ishaqzaade and younger cousin of superstar and pop star Priyanka Chopra, has spoken out about her fellow professionals stating that, “For people, we are a bunch of newcomers but we are all friends. Varun, Arjun, Alia, Ranveer, Siddharth and Sushant Singh are all my friends. Each one is [...]

The year was 2001 and we were treated to not one but two amazing Aamir Khan starrers. Both of them were at opposite ends of the creative spectrum, yet they were both absolute masterpieces! One was period drama Lagaan (2001), whilst the other was the ultra-modern, cool and stylish Dil Chahta Hai (2001). For Indian [...]

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival is celebrating 100 years of Bollywood with a gala screening Bombay Talkies and directors Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar are there! Check out these cool candid pictures of the 4 esteemed directors! Four directors – One story! These stories are the ones they always wanted to [...]

Starring Ruslaan Mumtaz, Chetna Pande Directed by Amit Kasaria The trouble with a well-meaning film such as this is it cannot take the story and characters to their logical conclusion and somewhere ends up ‘tale’-diving at crucial junctures in the plot. To begin with, we are introduced to Yuvaan and his college friends in Delhi [...]

There has been a change of plans and a change of character for Hrithik Roshan. Previously the news was that Hrithik is set to play Hamlet in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s upcoming production. However, it has now been confirmed that Hrithik will not be playing Hamlet but will be donning an Uttar Pradesh accent for another film [...]