Bollywood Movies

Manoj Kumar takes legal action against Om Shanti Om

Written by Samreen Tungekar on March 23rd, 2013

Actor Manoj Kumar has initiated action against the makers of Om Shanti Om for releasing the film in Japan without deleting his scenes and this time, apparently there is no way that he is going to spare them. The veteran actor had expected the producers and distributors to delete the scenes as they had promised. [...]

The Zombie Rises on 5th April 2013

Written by Press Releases on March 23rd, 2013

Rise of the Zombie, India’s first zombie origin film has a new release date which is the 5th of April 2013. Barely two weeks away from becoming India’s first zombie flick to hit theaters, the excitement is palpable. Says an upbeat Luke Kenny, “We are all anticipating the response towards this humble project when it [...]

Meet Mr and Mrs Ghanchakkar!

Written by Stacey Yount on March 23rd, 2013

Directed by Rajkumar Gupta and produced by UTV Motion Pictures, Ghanchakkar starring Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi is set to release on June 28. We have your first look at Mr and Mrs Ghanchakkar! Now check out what Rajkumar Gupta told us about Emraan and Vidya’s characters! Emraan Hashmi aka Sanjay Athray aka Mr Ghanchakkar [...]

Dharma Productions releases the trailer of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Written by Press Releases on March 22nd, 2013

Dharma Productions has released the trailer of one the most anticipated film of the year, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. The trailer was launched at a grand event in a suburban multiplex. Present at the event were Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone who unveiled the trailer. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is fun-filled [...]

Chashme Baddoor brings in a new trend with “Dhichkyaaon Doom Doom”

Written by Press Releases on March 21st, 2013

Entertainment is guaranteed when it’s a David Dhawan movie; this is evident in the trailer and songs of Chashme Baddoor. After receiving tremendous response for Ishq Mohallah, the team has launched a brand new song “Dhichkyaaon Doom Doom”. The movie stars Ali Zafar, Siddharth, Divyendu Sharma and Taapsee Pannu. As funny as the title sounds, [...]

Anushka Sharma will not be cast in Shekhar Kapur’s Paani

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on March 21st, 2013

News circulated earlier this year that Hrithik Roshan is to play the leading man in Shekhar Kapur’s forthcoming magnum opus Paani. According to the latest rumours, Anushka Sharma was linked to playing the female lead in this film, which is being produced under Yash Raj Films. However, Bollyspice can confirm that there is no truth [...]

CBFC move to give item songs ‘A’ Certificate shocks Bollywood

Written by Samreen Tungekar on March 21st, 2013

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) decided to give an ‘A’ certificate to item numbers, with the idea of not letting women be portrayed as merely objects on screen after the heated debates post the Delhi gang rape. This decision also means that the promos of these songs will not be aired at the [...]

In Pictures: Om Shanti Om Premiere in Japan!

Written by BollySpice Editors on March 21st, 2013

Thousands of Japanese Bollywood fans came to the incredible premiere of Om Shanti Om in Japan last week and some lucky fans even got to meet the director Farah Khan! About the experience Farah tweeted, “What a reception 4 the premiere!! Thaaank u. As ul can see am overwhelmed with nostalgia n the love the [...]

Nikhil Advani bags National Award for Delhi Safari

Written by Press Releases on March 21st, 2013

It was a remarkable day in director Nikhil Advani’s life as he received the National Award for his stereoscopic 3D animation film Delhi Safari. Released on the 19th of October 2012, the film won the award of the Best Animation Film. Delhi Safari takes its viewers to an interesting journey with cross-cultural characters. The film [...]

Sanjay Gupta clarifies on the Kangana Ranaut controversy

Written by Press Releases on March 21st, 2013

The publicity of the keenly awaited Shootout At Wadala is at its peak, as the film makes it to the news almost every day for something or the other. Following the massive launch of Priyanka Chopra’s dance track ‘Babli Badmaash’ and the announcement about the sensational Sunny Leone playing a walk-on part in a song [...]

Himmatwala is no ‘Mughal-E-Azam,’ according to Ajay Devgn

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on March 21st, 2013

Ajay Devgn has defended his decision to star in Sajid Khan’s remake of Himmatwala, by claiming that the original film is no Mughal-E-Azam. Ajay had the following to say to the Indian media regarding this: “We would never try to attempt a Mughal-E-Azam, because we could never try to beat Mughal-E-Azam. We can only do [...]

Disney UTV’s Paan Singh Tomar wins Best Feature Film at the 60th National Film Awards

Written by Press Releases on March 21st, 2013

The 60th National Film Awards announced yesterday saw UTV’s Paan Singh Tomar walk away with two prominent awards, Best Feature Film and Best Actor for Irrfan Khan. Paan Singh Tomar, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, is the hitherto untold true story of a simple farmer, a loyal soldier and a champion athlete who became one of [...]

Sampat Pal wants to take ‘Gulab Gang’ makers to court

Written by Samreen Tungekar on March 20th, 2013

Sampat Pal Devi, who heads the infamous Gulab Gang, is unhappy with the Madhuri-Juhi starrer Gulab Gang and says she wants to take legal action against the makers. Sampat recently received a call from a French documentary group who want to make a documentary on her life, and she allowed them for the same. “The [...]

First Look: Aurangzeb

Written by Stacey Yount on March 18th, 2013

Directed by Atul Sabharwal and produced by Aditya Chopra, AURANGZEB stars Arjun Kapoor, in a double role, along with Prithviraj, in this intriguing and gripping drama. The film boasts of an enviable and dynamic ensemble star cast of Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sikandar Kher, Amrita Singh, Deepti Naval, Tanvi Azmi, Swara Bhaskar and also launches [...]

Filmfare unites three legends of Hindi Cinema for special issue

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on March 18th, 2013

To mark 100 years of Indian cinema, Filmfare Magazine will be releasing a special issue which will see three iconic actors gracing its front cover. They are of course Mr Dilip Kumar, Mr Amitabh Bachchan and Mr Shah Rukh Khan. All three actors took part in a photo shoot on Thursday at Dilip Kumar’s residence, [...]

Oscar-winning director accommodates EK THI DAAYAN

Written by BollySpice Editors on March 17th, 2013

Emraan Hashmi’s film with international filmmaker Danis Tanovic (Best Foreign Language film Oscar winner for No Man’s Land in 2002), which is currently under production in Patiala, is having to take an unexpected break. Balaji Motion Pictures decided to call Emraan to Mumbai to complete some last-minute patch work for the forthcoming EK THI DAAYAN, [...]

3G Movie Review

Written by Prathna Tiwari on March 17th, 2013

Nothing is more infuriating than sitting through a film for 2 hours in hopes that the potential in its premise will soon be realised yet to never see it happen. Director duo Sheershak Anand and Shantanu Ray Shhibber’s horror thriller 3G is sadly one of those infuriating experiences. The Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan [...]

Old Hindi DVDs to disappear from the shelves

Written by Bodrul Chaudhury on March 17th, 2013

During a year when Indian Cinema is celebrating 100 years since the first moving picture was made, it is unfortunate that we have to report recent news regarding DVDs of old Hindi films. According to a leading Indian newspaper, a number of distributors have decided not to renew licences which permit them to sell films [...]

Vidyut Performs Live Stunts

Written by BollySpice Editors on March 17th, 2013

Action speaks louder than words was the mantra at an event in Mumbai where leading actor Vidyut performed mind blowing action stunts at the look launch of his forthcoming film Commando. At the choreographed event to give the audiences a sneak peak of the action sequences they can expect to see in the film, Vidyut [...]

Deepika at home on Chennai Express set

Written by Stacey Yount on March 17th, 2013

  Deepika Padukone is a busy girl! The actress has been busy juggling between filming four of the biggest films this year. Though she has been away from home and of course longing for family she is making the best of things because for someone like her, there is always a home away from home! [...]

Emraan Hashmi’s ode to Gulzar

Written by Stacey Yount on March 16th, 2013

It is a commonly known fact that Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar make for a winning combination. The composer-lyricist duo has in the past dished out some of the most brilliant melodies. Those in the forthcoming film, ‘Ek Thi Daayan’, are no exception to the rule. This time Vishal has taken his adulation for Gulzar to [...]