Faraz Haider’s name is not unknown in Bollywood. We have sampled his work, whether it comes to acting or directing in previous movies. But this time, he’s struck gold with his debut directorial in War Chhod Na Yaar. Haider has chosen a slightly different take to the highly sensitive issue of war, taken the examples [...]
India’s passion for films is said to be unparalleled in the world. As the world’s highest movie-making (by volume) country, we are constantly evolving. The movie industry like many other industries in India is experimenting with newer formats, with a global outreach. This is further enhanced by the presence and engagement from the major studios. [...]
Bollywood festival Norway ‘The Indian Dance and Film Festival’ is promoting Indian films and culture in Norway since 10 years. The purpose of the festival always has been promoting Indian films in the Norwegian country and this year by 8 films getting selected by the Norwegian National Television is one of the biggest achievement for [...]
The glamorous industry of Bollywood owes a lot to the Miss India pageant; a talent house which has produced some of the biggest film stars. The names include Nutan, Zeenat Aman, Juhi Chawla, Meenakshi Seshadri, Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra. And now another Miss India participant Rakul Preet is all set to enter [...]
While the buzz about a follow-up to the 1994 superhit comedy Andaz Apna Apna is set to turn into reality, one major actor may not be part of the much-awaited sequel. Though the film’s producer is said to have sent feelers to Aamir and Salman Khan, fans of the cult Indian film may miss Shakti [...]
When director Susi Ganesh wanted Neil to play the lead in his film Shortcut Romeo his first instruction to the actor was that he wanted him to sport long hair in the film. Neil being a fine artist made sketches of his look with the long hair for the director’s approval and then zeroed in on [...]
Deepika Padukone is one of the first few Bollywood celebrities whose accounts have been verified by Facebook. This news comes as a treat to her fans as they can easily find the actor on Facebook. The move was initiated by Facebook last night and her account was verified within few hours itself. This move will [...]
A country that is divided in the name of religion, state, language, caste, economy, profession and even God… breathes together, stands together in the name of CRICKET! A sport that defines the country. Cricket is in our blood and rules our hearts. A synonym to passion – cricket redefines enthusiasm, craze, zeal and excitement. Bollywood [...]
Currently in production is Abhishek Choubey’s Dedh Ishquiya starring Madhuri Dixit,Naseeruddin Shah, Huma Qureshi and Arshad Warsi. In the film, Madhuri Dixit will portray the role of Begum Para who we hear is a very strong character. There are many highlights of the film, one is Madhuri’s Mujra sequence and the other is her intimate [...]
Preity Zinta recently visited Reliance Digital Store in Malad to promote her production Ishkq in Paris accompanied by Rhehaan Malik and Sophie Chaudhary and Prem Soni, the director of the film. Preity attended the press conference at Reliance Digital and answered all the questions with her trademark smile. The actress also interacted with her fans much [...]
Prateik is very close to both Aamir and Kiran and not to forget they were the one who launched him and gave him two important films (Jaane Tu and Dhobi Ghat) of his career. Now when his film Issaq is coming after such a long gap, Prateik wants to start a fresh and wants to make sure [...]
Faraz Haider recently shot in Soha Ali Khan’s Pataudi house for his upcoming war comedy War Chhod Naa Yaar. The director was very happy that he got such a beautiful location to shoot but also reveals that he didn’t get any discounts. Explaining the same Faraz says, “I have shot in both the exterior and [...]
Nominations are now open for the public to nominate inspiring members of their communities for the esteemed Asian Achievers Awards 2013. Taking place on 6th September at Grosvenor House Hotel, the Asian Achievers Awards will recognise the outstanding work of individuals from across all businesses and professions and acknowledge the accomplishments of the finest of [...]
Imtiaz Ali’s Highway routes back to TV Imtiaz Ali’s Highway is all set to release on 13th of December, 2013, but not many people know that he had directed an episode of the same name, which aired on a TV channel in the early 2000s. “I had made Highway on Rishtey on Zee TV. It was a [...]
The first shot of Buddha, the tele-series produced by Spice Studios to be telecasted on Zee Network, was taken over the weekend at the magnanimous set created at the Film City in Mumbai. On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima actors Kabir Bedi and Sameer Dharmadhikari enacted the first scene of the mega project in [...]
Oscar Winning Life of Pi was recently released on Blu-Ray & DVD by its lead actor, Suraj Sharma in a private event. Excel Home Entertainment, the leading home entertainment company in association with 20th Century Fox Entertainment has released the movie on DVD & Blu-Ray with assortment of bonus features like: Remarkable Vision by Rhythm and [...]
Shruti Haasan who will be seen in Nikhil Advani’s D-Day has already created whirlwind as her pictures from her upcoming movie were released. Shruti plays the character of Suraiya, a Karachi based prostitute. As a part of the character’s look Shruti required to have a scar on her face. A source says, “The story of the [...]
Debutant director Faraz Haider, has already left his mark in the Indian movie industry, with his stint as actor in Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye. Now he is making his debut as a director with his upcoming War Chhod Na Yaar and what is cool is that it marks the start of the War Comedy genre [...]
Susi Ganesh, the director of Shortcut Romeo was honoured by Martin O’Malley, Governor of State of Maryland with a citation for his contribution to Indian cinema. Susi Ganesh and his team were in New York to promote Shortcut Romeo after screening the movie and walking the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival along with actress Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta. Susi Ganeshan [...]
DAR Motion Pictures and EMMAY Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. today launched the first official poster and the theatrical trailer of their upcoming project D-Day at Cinemax Andheri in Mumbai. Directed by Nikhil Advani, D-Day is a high octane thriller revolving around a covert mission to bring India’s Most Wanted fugitive to justice. The movie stars Rishi [...]
Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Akaash Vani actor Kartik Tiwari will soon be seen in Subhash Ghai’s Kaanchi. As a new comer in the Hindi film industry, Kartik is willing to do anything as long as the role demands it, as the actor puts it. “It depends on the need of the story, script and character. [...]