Versatility could very well be his middle name. While some actors relentlessly stick to their comfort zone of cinema, Ajay Devgn is one the very few actors who’s stretched his reach into diverse genres with impressive success. The star, whose career spans almost two decades, slips into comic, action or drama roles with equal ease [...]
Katrina Kaif was in the midst of a commercial shoot in Mumbai when members of FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) walked in on the set and demanded the shoot be stopped. Apparently, it is mandatory for every actor to be registered with the organization, by paying INR 600 for a membership card, which [...]
With celeb cross-over between Bollywood and South Indian film industries (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam) becoming the predominant trend, it wasn’t a big surprise when reports floated that Dabangg girl Sonakshi Sinha had shown great interest in starring opposite superstar South Indian actor Kamal Haasan in his upcoming movie Viswaroopam. However if recent reports are to [...]
Security was exceedingly heightened at the Players set at a suburban studio in Mumbai as the guest in attendance was the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key along with his important dignitaries. Also part of the event were a mix of both Indian as well as New Zealand media enthused about capturing shots of [...]
Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (BHTB) marks the explosive comeback of Amitabh Bachchan in his extremely admired andcelebrated ‘angry young man’ role. The movie also marks the Bollywood debut of renowned south Indian films directorPuri Jagannadh. While the promos, teasers as well as audio have been well received, everyone associated with the projectas well as fans [...]
With the tremendous increase in International trips for our Bollywood actresses owing to shoots, award ceremonies or vacations, off-late it is becoming almost ‘custom’ary for the celebrity flyers to walk into trouble with the Indian Airport customs department for possession of high value jewellery without proper documentation. Earlier this year actresses Bipasha Basu and Minishha [...]
Putting to rest all rumors on the impending status of the ambitious Madhur Bhandarkar project Heroine, producers UTV have released an official statement saying that the filming of the project will be temporarily stopped. It has been mutually agreed by all parties involved that the most important aspect currently is Aishwarya’s health and well-being, which [...]
Coming of age college flicks are a theme that’s been explored at extremes in Bollywood. ‘Youth’ being the newly targeted group by most production houses of late, it isn’t surprising that everyone’s hoping to cash in on the new trend by dissecting varied levels of the bubblegummy culture, which explains the spate of recent releases [...]
Oscar Wilde said “We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell”. Within all of us lies an inner devil, how much of it we unleash, are choices ours to make. We have all been a victim of that one-minute-impulse reaction that we later lived to regret. But what happens if [...]
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Ash clouds, Climate changes, are nature’s way of reminding us time and again that we have got to stop abusing planet EARTH. Despite national initiatives, education campaigns, the cause isn’t getting enough support or action as desired. This led to the birth of NDTV’s GREENATHON – ‘Open Up Tomorrow, Today’ campaign in 2009 [...]
Thankfully for us, the past few years have seen “Indie” films (popularly nicknamed in India as parallel cinema, i.e. do not boast of the typical masala bolly-fare) going mainstream. While Indian audiences are still miles away from giving our independent filmmakers the same adulation as our commercial ‘big-production-house’ backed directors, it is heartening to see [...]
Controversy’s favorite blue-eyed boy has found himself entangled in another one lately. Yes, we are referring to the one and only Salman Khan, who, despite recent attempts to maintain a clean image, has found himself on the wrong side of the law yet again. This time around, he has been accused of illegal purchasing of [...]
With Madhur successfully finding his ‘Heroine’ in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her Hero in Arjun Rampal, his next big decision seems to lie in finding the right choice for the second male lead opposite Aishwarya. Since the script demands that the second male lead should be someone younger to Aishwarya, the front contenders for the [...]
Trust Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan to do just the right things; be associated with the right projects and endorse just the right brands or causes. In an age, where celebrities are signing brands left, right and centre, charging exorbitant amounts for them, Aamir is one of the very few who stand by the virtue of [...]
She might not have had a fiery debut at the Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet last week, but that was the least of Minissha Lamba’s worries when she landed back in Mumbai from the French Riviera. Upon her arrival at the Mumbai International Airport, Minissha was detained by the Customs department for carrying approximately 50 [...]
Sporting a purple ‘Being Human’ tee, blue jeans, swinging to Ready’s popular chartbuster ‘Dinka Chika’ accompanied by dancers, Salman Khan walked into the venue with the élan of the superstar that he is, welcomed by hoots, whistles and claps of the gathered audience. He was there for the press meet to announce the READY LIVE [...]
Unlike her colleagues, apart from her endorsement commitment, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has an added exciting agenda this year at the Cannes. Earlier today, she joined director Madhur Bhandarkar and producer Ronnie Screwvala, UTV Motion Pictures, first for a photo-call and subsequent press meet to officially announce the launch of their next project, HEROINE. Describing the [...]
For cinema enthusiasts, all the red carpets lead to the French Riviera for the 64th Annual Cannes film festival that kicked off on Wednesday, 11th May 2011. Over the next 11 days, excitement in the air is palpable for the fantastic line-up of films, eclectic mix of artistes, but more prominently when you have legend [...]
Bollywood music composer Aadesh Srivastava’s elder brother Chitresh Srivastava, died in a car accident on Saturday while traveling from Detroit to Chicago. Chitresh, who was the manager of Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the past few years, was accompanying the singer on his music tour across America. The car that Chitresh was traveling [...]
A film set created in Bhopal, India for Prakash Jha’s upcoming film Aarakshan was bulldozed entirely by the local civic authorities, claiming that the structure created was illegal. The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee and Prateik has been nearing completion with a little patchwork pending at the Bhopal location, [...]
From the production house that gave blockbusters such as Love, Sex aur Dhokha, and Once upon a time in Mumbai, comes Shor in the City. Having done rounds of International Film Festivals and received positive acclaim plus some awards too, Shor releases at a time when the box-office is luke-warm owing to a lull due [...]