Bollywood
Is Rani calling shots at Yash Raj?
News of Rani’s involvement with producer Aditya Chopra has been around for quite some time now. However, lately there seems to be a buzz in the industry that Rani and Aditya’s relationship has now shifted to a professional level too. It seems that many believe Rani is the secret head honcho of the leading production […]
Aftab Desperate for Box Office Win!
The award for most ‘Underrated Actor’ over and over again has been given to Aftab Shivdasani by fans and admirers. He was a RGV debutant who wooed the ladies with Mast and later went onto impress the critics with Kasoor. However, what poor Aftab could never do is win the box office lotto! While the […]
Remo Dreams of a Broadway musical with Madhuri
The director/choreographer and actress duo have been sharing a great rappot on the leading dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhla Ja Season 4, however now there seems to be prospects of seeing Remo D’Souza and Madhuri Dixit together elsewhere. Remo, who is just about to have his second film release, F.A.L.T.U, is dreaming of making an […]
Supermodel Vipasha to make a comeback!
Vipasha Agarwal who made quite an impression with her debut film I See You was very clear at the outset that she had no interest in sticking around. The supermodel was not actively pursuing a film career and had decided that I See You would be a one-time thing. The supermodel got married to photographer […]
Game
Although Abhinay Deo is a debutant director, his is definitely a name that has made it to the news headlines more than a couple of times in the recent years. The director, who is yet to have a release, is also the director of upcoming Aamir Khan production Delhi Belly. So naturally he has had […]
First Look: F.A.L.T.U.!
Vashu Bhagnani’s makes a second attempt to launch his own son this April with F.A.L.T.U.. The iconic producer has churned out quite a lot of blockbusters in the 90s such as Hero No 1 and Biwi No 1, however is yet to witness a major blockbuster in the millenium. With F.A.L.T.U., Puja Films also launches […]
Faltu
It is always challenging to review the music of composers in whom you have so much faith that you truly hope they don’t prove you wrong. My sentiments were such when embarking on the journey to review Sachin-Jigar’s Faltu. The film marks the debut of Remo D’Souza as a director after years of wooing us […]
Editorial: Balancing The Act
The millennium brought with it a desire by the Hindi filmmakers to modernize their films and challenge the ‘Bollywood’ genre. Directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Anurag Basu, Farhan Akhtar and many more introduced the audiences to a new brand of cinema unlike anything Hindi cinema had witnessed. They challenged the genre that had been […]
Deepa Mehta’s ‘Midnight Children’ Kicks Off!
2011 has arrived with a bang! The industry is back to its bustling and busy self after the celebrations of Christmas and New Year. In particular the team of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight Children are up, up and away! The shoot of the film has commenced and news came of this through the one, the only […]
Best Actors of 2010
“And the Best Actor award goes to…?” This is the sentence that everyone holds their breathe for at the end of every award function. It’s the award that is remembered through out the new year. The title is competed for by every other actor who didn’t attain the position and the winner desperately tries to […]
Isi Life Mein
Rajshri is known to be the old-school production house. The production house that holds on to traditional Indian values in their films, refusing to stray away from them no matter what the latest trends. When they did try to stray away with Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon, they sadly fell flat on their face and […]
Siddharth to appear in a Warrior Avatar!
The ever so versatile Siddharth, who is only two films old in Hindi cinema is on his way to making history down South! Commonly slotted in as the ultimate ‘lover boy’, the actor is all set to change the perceptions of the industry and the audience with his upcoming Disney fantasy adventure flick titled Ananaganaga […]
“I knew No Problem had problems whilst shooting” – Anees Bazmee
Looks like we’ll be inventing an award for directors who are able to accept defeat so graciously and truthfully! In an industry where egos run high and where no one admits to be wrong a commercial blockbuster director admits to his latest disastrous film! Salutes to Anees Bazmee! The No Entry and Welcome director, who […]
Sharleen from Jaane Tu goes International!
She’s only a couple of cameo roles old but speaks more wisely than the so called veterans of the industry. Such is the nature of Sughanda Garg, who wooed us all as the bubbly Sharleen in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, went onto woo even more in Tere Bin Laden and also was seen in […]
Top Song Choreography of 2010
Indian cinema without songs would be like Romeo without Juliet or Heer without Ranjha. Yes, the relationship is much like a timeless love story where one name has always been taken in conjunction with another. So when it comes to counting down to the best in Indian cinema, a list HAS to be dedicated to […]
“I treat every film as my first film” – Priyamani
She’s enchantingly beautiful, talented as hell, successful in both commercial and parallel cinema, recipient of the prestigious National Award and above all, has the rare ability to have her feet planted firmly on the ground. Priyamani literally has all arenas covered! She had a small and modest dream debut in Hindi cinema in Mani Ratnam’s […]
Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
Sudhir Mishra’s Tera Kya Hoga Johnny, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Soha Ali Khan, is gearing up for release in the new year, despite having a full version already leaked on the Internet . It seems the makers have put the disastrous leak behind them and moved on as if nothing has happened. Naturally, a […]
No Problem
There probably has never been a more problematic film than the not-so-cleverly titled No Problem. Anees Bazmee makes only one big bold statement in the film that you can take home at the end of the day, and that is that he needs to stop making films seeing as he has completely LOST IT! As […]
No One Killed Jessica
How do you get yourself to review work of a composer who’s so above the usual crowd? Who’s music is beyond the average man’s understanding. Who continues to defy the trends of the industry and delivers something truly new each time. In case you have not guessed yet, the person I’m talking about is the […]
Rani says it is wonderful working with Aamir!
The once Queen of Bollywood is on her way to reclaiming the crown that has been fluttering around on various heads for quite some time now! Rani Mukherji may have made some of the biggest blunders of her career with her last release namely Dil Bole Haddipa but the actress is back and on top […]
Tabu to be Directed by Academy Award Winner
Academy award winner director Ang Lee is all set to direct Yann Martel’s acclaimed novel Life of Pi and it seems the director is in India doing a fair bit of the casting. New comer Suraj Singh has been zeroed down to play the lead role. While who will play the role of Pi’s father […]
