Tell Me O Kkhuda not only marks the debut of one of Bollywood’s most beloved divas, Hema Malini’s directorial debut, but also marks Esha Deol’s return to the screen after a hefty break alongside legends such as Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and father Dharmendra Singh Deol. But whether Bollywood’s once dream-girl turns dream-director is a [...]
No offence to Mr Bhansali, but doesn’t all the melodrama and rona-dhona of his movies get a bit too much for him sometimes? Apparently it does! Hence, his forthcoming film My Friend Pinto, a comedy. However, this time Bhansali is only involved in the capacity of a producer along with UTV’s main-man Ronnie Screwvala, while [...]
After Aashayein, which disappeared rather quickly, Nagesh Kukunoor is back with his latest offering Mod, starring Ayesha Takia (Wanted and Dor) and VJ turned actor Ranvijay Singh. The music of Mod has been composed by Tapas Relia (Hanuman) while Mir Ali Husain has penned the lyrics. It features the vocal talents of Shreya Ghosal (Bahara [...]
The wait is finally over. After months of teaser promos and leaked mp3s the official soundtrack of Ra.One is now available for one and all. Ra.One marks yet another attempt by Indian Cinema to tackle the genre of high budget blockbuster films featuring superhuman beings saving the world akin to its American counterpart. How the [...]
Sachin-Jigar of F.A.L.T.U and Tere Sang fame are back on the front lines of Bollywood music with Hum Tum Shabana, a comedy starring Shreyas Tadpade (Golmaal Returns), Tushaar Kapoor (the Golmaal movies) and Minisha Lamba (Yahan and Bachna Ae Haseeno). The album is made up of seven tracks, inclusive of two remixes. It features the [...]
Diya Mirza, Zayed Khan and Sahil Sangha. What do these three individuals have in common? A brand new spanking production house trading as Born Free Entertainment which is making its debut into the Indian Film Industry with Love Breakups Zindagi. Indicative of being a romantic dramedy , Love Breakups Zindagi is directed by Sahil and [...]
The season of remakes continues with Force which stars John Abraham and Genelia D’Souza in lead roles. The film’s a remake of Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha starring Surya (Rakht Charitra) and Joytika (Doli Sajake Rakhna) which was also remade in Telugu as Gharsana. While the Tamil and Telugu versions were directed by Gautum Menon, the [...]
After the box-office smashing results of Wanted, Dabangg and Ready, Salman Khan is back again with Bodyguard. Bodyguard is a remake of the Malayalam hit of the same name which starred Dileep and Nayantara. Bodyguard has already been remade in Tamil and a Telugu remake is in the works, so it’s only fitting that Hindi [...]
After the roaring success of political thriller Rajneeti, Prakash Jha is back again with Aarakshan, a socio-political drama that addresses the controversial issue of caste-based reservations in Indian educational institutions. But more on that in the movie review, let us focus on the music of Aarkshan for now. Shankar-Eshaan-Loy (“SEL”), fresh from their success of [...]
Its raining remakes and Rohit Shetty’s Singham (translation: lion) is no exception, it being a remake of a Tamil film of the same name. While the Tamil version starred Surya of Ghajini fame, Singham’s Hindi incarnation stars Ajay Devgn who by the looks of the promos is ready to knock some teeth in. Award-winning Marathi [...]
Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap sees one of the biggest names in Hindi cinema, namely Mr. Amitabh Bachchan teaming up with one of the biggest names in Telugu cinema, Puri Jaganath. For those who are not aware, Puri is the man behind the nationwide hit Pokirri or as most of you know it as, Wanted. The [...]
Kucch Luv Jaisaa is the latest offering from Vipul Shah, starring Rahul Bose and Shefali Shah. Pritam has composed the songs while Irshad Kamil has penned the lyrics, the pair behind the music of Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal. The album consists of 7 songs and features the vocal talents of Mohit Chauhan, [...]
Pyaar ka Punchnama is a forthcoming no-holds-barred romantic comedy of sorts from Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Wide Frame Pictures. The film is a major launch vehicle as it marks the debut of producer Abhishek Pathak, director Luv Ranjan and newcomers Kartikeya Tiwari, Rayo Bhakhirta, Divyendu Sharma, Sonalli Sehgal, Nushrat Bharucha and Ishita Sharma. The [...]
After Wanted and Dabanng turning out to be both blockbusters and chartbusters, Salman Khan is set to woo the audiences again in Aneez Bazmee’s Ready, a remake of a Telugu hit of the same name. While Dabanng and Wanted had the hot-blooded duo of Sajid-Wajid in the music directors’ chairs, Ready has Pritam (Race, Jab [...]
The latest offering from the house of Rajshri is Love You…Mr Kalakaar, a film by debutant director S Manavsi, a romantic comedy featuring Tushaar Kapoor (The Golmaal franchise) and Amrita Rao (Vivah and Main Hoon Naa). In the music director’s chair is Sandesh Sandaliya (Socha Na Tha and Chameli) with Manoj Mutashir as the lyricist. [...]
Fresh from worldwide tour of film festivals, Onir’s (My Brother Nikhil and Bas Ek Pal) I Am is all set to hit commercial cinema screens. Financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the globe, I Am is a collection of 4 short films, namely Omar Afia, Abhimanyu, and Megha, each inspired by [...]
Chalo Dilli sees former Miss Universe turned actress Lara Dutta (No Entry and Houseful) turn producer. She stars opposite Vinay Pathak (Dasvidiyan, Khosla Ka Ghosla and Rab Ne Bana De Jodi) in Challo Dilli, a dramedy about re-discovering the colours of India while on a journey to Delhi. Challo Dilli features compositions by Gourav Dasgupta [...]
Fresh from the success of Love Sex Aur Dhoka and Once Upon A Time Mumbai, Ekta Kapoor, producer extraordinaire, is back in the spotlight with Shor in the City. Also fresh from their success of F.A.L.T.U, the music directing duo of Sachin-Jigar are ready to blow your speakers again. The album is a short one [...]
After the getting a very cold reception from the audiences and the box office for Chandni Chowk to China, Nikhil Advani and Akshay Kumar are back with Patiala House. The snippets from the various types of press it is getting suggests it’s a family drama set in UK with cricket as a major part of [...]
After the roaring success of Wanted, Salman is back in masaledaar style with Dabangg (English Translation: Fearless) which promises to be a your-money’s-worth kind of an entertainer with all the bells and whistles of romance, song ‘n’ dance, comedy and action. Music has been composed by Sajid-Wajid who have collaborated on numerous Salman films, including [...]
Terrorism has formed the pillar of countless movies in Indian Cinema, all of the dramatic genre. Tere Bin Laden aims to take a lighter approach to the topical issue by chronicling the antics of an ambitious Pakistani TV reporter who aims to migrate to the United States of America. Tere Bin Laden (Without You, Laden) [...]