Ranbir Kapoor, who was seen as a scheming politician in “Raajneeti”, brought Prakash Jha and Nana Patekar together after their public fallout. Apparently Ranbir, who got along like a house on fire with Nana during the shooting of “Raajneeti” in Bhopal, didn’t relish the uneasy silence between the two veterans. He decided to end the …
Pandit Ravi Shankar, often described as the doyen of Indian string instrumentalists, was Friday felicitated by the government for his lifetime contribution to Indian classical music. And at 90, the maestro says he’s in sync with changing trends. The legendary sitarist was honoured at a glittering function hosted by the Indo-American Friendship Association and Indian …
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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has wrapped up shooting for the Malayalam film “Kandahar” that features southern superstar Mohanlal in the lead role. The actor stayed in Ooty for the three-day shooting. “An overexcited crew on set has been exemplary in attitude and work ethic – there is this culture among the film fraternity in the …
You will not hate this love story, a spoof on ace director Karan Johar from his own production house. Hats off to Karan for daring to produce a film that makes fun of his kind of cinema. Samir Soni steps into his shoes with great ease in the film. Director Punit Malhotra takes a pot …
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No make-up, no trendy clothes — Sameera Reddy has got rid of her glamour girl image for the forthcoming movie “Red Alert-The War Within”. And she admits that before signing the film she wasn’t aware of the Maoist problem in the country. “The script was really appealing since it dealt with an issue. I was …
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He stole teenybopper hearts in his debut film “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na” but actor Imran Khan didn’t quite manage to weave the same magic in his next two movies. As he returns to the screen in the romance “I Hate Luv Storys”, the 27-year-old will be hoping audiences have forgotten his past mistakes. Khan …
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After all the hyper buzz over Ash’s undeniable beauty and Sir Ben Kingsley’s soaring enthusiasm over casting her in the magnum opus centred around the Taj Mahal, matters are still at a loose end. Reportedly, Ash has not been signed on for the historic flick as yet, and it remains to be seen whether she …
Imran is a Mamu’s Boy! His debut resembled Uncle Aamir’s. And his career graph has, so far, registered the same ups and downs that Aamir faced post his hit debut back in 1988. But Imran has one thing that Aamir never had: the backing of one of the biggest superstars of Bollywood: Aamir himself. On …
Kangna has no qualms about doing bold scenes in Gangster, Who Lamhe, Fashion, Life in a Metro or Raaz- the mystery continues, but for a scene in Once upon a time in Mumbai , Kangna was very nervous when Ajay expressed his emotions with his intense eyes. Kangna felt inferior as she has really small …
From Dilip Kumar’s fiery crusader-editor role in “Mashaal” to Amitabh Bachchan’s recent portrayal of a principled newspaper owner in “Rann”, actors down the ages have played journalists, good and bad. The trend continues with two forthcoming films, “Tere Bin Laden” and “Knock Out”. “Tere Bin Laden”, a tongue-in-cheek comedy, tells the story of an ambitious …
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