I’ve lost my voice: J.P. Dutta on father’s death
February 11th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Filmmaker J.P. Dutta is bereaved after his father O.P. Dutta's death following prolonged illness. The "Border" director says he will miss the man, who wrote ... Read more...
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Veena Malik doesn’t represent entire Pakistan: Ali Zafar
February 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik is controversy's favourite child but it would be unfair to judge the entire country on the basis of what she does ... Read more...
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‘Nandeeswarudu’ - extremely violent, bad remake (Telugu Movie Review)
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Producer: Kota Gangadhar; Cast: Cast: Taraka Ratna, Sheena, Jagapathi Babu, Suman, Seetha, Ajay, Rajeev Kanakala; Director: Anji Sreenu; Music: Parthasarathy, Rating: *1/2Ratna's new film "Nandeeswarudu" is a bad remake of Kannada ... Read more...
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Indian parliamentarians meet Gilani, Khar (With Images)
January 19th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A visiting Indian parliamentary delegation met Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar after concluding a dialogue with their counterparts ... Read more...
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‘Bodyguard’ perfect family entertainer (Telugu Movie Review)
January 15th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Bodyguard"; Cast: Venkatesh, Thrisha, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Prakash Raj, Saloni, Subbaraju and Ali; Writer-Director: Gopichand Mallineni; Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh; Camera: Sam K. Naidu; Rating: ***After being successfully made in Malayalam, ... Read more...
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‘Sidlingu’ entertaining, Yogish makes his mark (Kannada Movie Review)
January 15th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sidlingu"; Cast: Yogish, Ramya, Suman Ranganath, Sridhar, Achyuth Kumar and Girija Lokesh; Producer: T.P. Siddaraju; Writer-Director: Vijaya Prasad; Music Director: Anoop Sileen; Camera: Sugnaan; Rating: *** 1/2The trailers of "Sidlingu" ... Read more...
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Pakistan to prune negative list to boost trade: Envoy
January 13th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistan is mulling pruning the list of commodities that are presently barred from being imported from India as well as bringing in a new "favourable" visa ... Read more...
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Kareena will be a shocker in ‘Heroine’, says Bhandarkar
January 10th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Filmmaker Madhur Bhndarkar asserts that Kareena Kapoor's performance in his latest project "Heroine" is not only fabulous, it will also be a shocker for her ... Read more...
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‘Prarthane’ entertains and educates; must watch (Kannada Movie Review)
January 8th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Prarthane"; Cast: Anant Nag, Prakash Raj, Pavitra Lokesh, Master Manoj, Master Sachin, Ashok, Sudha Murthy, B.C. Patil and Dinesh Mangalore; Screenplay writer-Director: Sadashiva Shenoy; Producers: G.C.Pushpa and N. Harish; Story ... Read more...
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Benegal remembers his ’stormy friendship’ with Satyadev Dubey
December 27th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal describes his 49-year-long association with late Satyadev Dubey as a "stormy friendship". He says they worked together on six films but after ... Read more...
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Luthria stresses upon use of ‘tough dialogues’ in script
December 19th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Director Milan Luthria, whose latest directorial venture "The Dirty Picture" has hit the bull's eye, feels strong dialogues are integral to a film."We try to ... Read more...
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‘With Love, Delhi’: Juvenilia at its best (IANS Movie Review)
December 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "With Love, Delhi"; Actors: Ashish Lal, Pariva Pranati, Tom Alter, Kiran Kumar;Director: Nikhil Singh; Rating: *Mithun Chakravarty's film "Gunda" is a cult classic among IITians because it is so full ... Read more...
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‘Only Vishnuvardhana’ - ‘paisa vasool’ entertainer (Kannada Movie Review)
December 11th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Only Vishnuvardhana"; Cast: Sudeepa, Priyamani, Bhavana, Sonu Sood, Dwarakish, Arun Sagar, Neenasam Aswath and Muni; Producer: Dwarakish; Writer-Director: Kumar; Camera: Rajarathnam; Composer: Jaro Lrosjma; Rating: *** 1/2"Only Vishnuvardhana" is ... Read more...
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‘Shyloo’ not as good as original, but watchable (Kannada Movie Review)
December 11th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shyloo"; Cast: Ganesh, Bhama, Rangayana Raghu, Suchayeendra Prasad and Suresh Chandra; Producer: K. Manju; Director: S. Narayan; Composer: Jessie Gift; Camera: Jagadish Waali; Rating: ** 1/2Remaking movies is a not ... Read more...
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Microsoft ‘disappointed’ with hold back on retail FDI
December 9th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) Microsoft Thursday said it is "very disappointed" with the central government's decision to hold back Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trade, stressing "FDI in ... Read more...
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Kannada film ‘Paagal’ is sheer absurdity (IANS Movie Review - Rating: *1/2)
December 4th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Producer: Muralidhar, Writer and Director: P.N. Sathya, Music: V Manohar, Cinematography:Niranjan Babu, Cast: PN Sathya, Pooja Gandhi, Thulasi Sivamani, Bullet Prakash, Indrajith Lankesh, Harish Rai, Mico Nagaraj, Biradar and others, Rating: ... Read more...
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Akshay gives ‘gurudakshina’ to Pratima Kazmi, his Hindi teacher
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Very few know that it was TV actress Pratima Kazmi, popular for her role as the waspish-tongued Nani of "Uttaran", who taught struggling Akshay Kumar ... Read more...
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Kamal finds his heroine! (Tamil Movie Snippets)
November 21st, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Nov 21 (IANS) The search for the feamle lead for Kamal Haasan starrer "Viswaroopam" has ended with NRI Pooja Kumar and the Tamil superstar says the film will be ... Read more...
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‘Achchu Mechchu’ good theme, immature narration (Kannada Movie Review)
November 20th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Achchu Mechchu"; Cast: Tarun, Archana Guptha, Achyuth Rao, Veena Sundar and Shobharaj; Producer: Lokesh; Director: Himayat Khan; Music Director: A.M. Neel; Camera: Nagesh Acharya; Rating: * 1/2"Achchu Mechchu" has an ... Read more...
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‘Shakal Pe Mat Ja’ a tale of mistaken identities (IANS Preview)
November 14th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) After a not-so-successful stint as an actress, Hrishitaa Bhatt has turned producer and her maiden venture, a comedy called "Shakal Pe Mat Ja", a tale ... Read more...
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I’m uncomfortable talking in English: Akshay Kumar
November 7th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Unlike other Bollywood celebrities, who prefer to converse in English, Bollywood's desi boy Akshay Kumar says he is more confortable talking in Hindi."After all, ... Read more...
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‘Kaanchaana’ a debut gone awry (Kannada Movie Review)
October 30th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Kaanchaana"; Cast: Diganth, Raagini, Kran Sreenivas, Rangayana Raghu, Tabla Naani, and Mithra; Director: Sai Ganesh; Producer: Srinath Reddy; Camera: Sundaranatha Suvarna; Music Composer: Rishikesh Hari; Rating: Half a starEngineer-turned-director ... Read more...
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I always take criticism in my stride: Dev Anand
October 18th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) His last few directorial ventures, including the latest "Chargesheet", may have bombed at the box-office, but the evergreen Dev Anand says he takes criticism ... Read more...
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Austrian model goes gaga over Malayalam film
October 16th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 16 (IANS) Austrian dancer-turned-model Daniela Zacherl, who has been shooting for Malayalam film "Spanish Masala", says she immensely enjoyed working for the film and has even picked up ... Read more...
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China expresses opposition to US yuan bill
October 12th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 12 (IANS) China's ministry of commerce Wednesday expressed its opposition to a vote by the US Senate that passed a bill to press China to raise the ... Read more...
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‘Oosaravelli’: Watch at your own risk (Telugu Film review)
October 8th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Oosaravelli"; Producer: B.S.V.N.Prasad; Direction: Surender Reddy; Camera: Rasool Ellore; Music: Devi Sree Prasad; Cast: Jr NTR, Tamannaah, Prakash Raj, Payal Ghosh, Thanikella Bharani and others; Rating: **1/2.When a big star ... Read more...
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US see no mediatory role for India in Afghanistan
October 5th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The United States has welcomed the strategic partnership agreement between India and Afghanistan, but said it was not looking for any mediatory role for New ... Read more...
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‘Sarathi’- a sure shot winner (Kannada Movie Review)
October 1st, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sarathi"; Cast: Darshan, Deepa Sannidhi and Sharath Kumar; Director: Dinakar S; Producer: K.V. Sathya Prakash; Music Director: Hari Krishna; Dialogues: Chintan; Rating: ***"Sarathi" is surely going to lift up the ... Read more...
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Mamata and movie hall magic - after 20 years!
September 30th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
"During my student life I used to go to the auditoria to watch movies. But for the last 20 years I had never watched a film there," Banerjee disclosed to mediapersons ... Read more...
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‘Bengal committed to peace with Maoists’
September 30th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) The West Bengal government is committed to its efforts for peace talks with the Maoists, a member of the team of interlocutors appointed by Chief ... Read more...
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‘Zookeeper’ disappointing, go to the zoo instead
September 23rd, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Zookeeper"; Actors: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb; Director: Frank Coraci; Rating: * and 1/2There's something particularly charming about literally hearing animals talk to humans, a sub-genre pioneered by ... Read more...
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Camera does wonders today: Vyjayanthimala (Interview)
September 21st, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Her stint with cinema is legendary. Vyjayanthimala, who has lived through the changes in Bollywood - "from the Kumars to the Khans" -, affirms that filmmaking ... Read more...
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Playboy model Candice is Aishwarya fan
September 19th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) I am a big fan of Aishwarya Rai, says Playboy model Candice Boucher, who is set to make her Bollywood debut with "Aazaan" and describes ... Read more...
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Deepa’s quality of work surprises husband Ketan Mehta
September 12th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Actress Deepa Sahi is making her directorial debut with "Tere Mere Phere" and her filmmaker husband Ketan Mehta is impressed with the quality of work she ... Read more...
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‘Allide Nammane Illibande…” rides high with newcomers (Kannada Movie Review)
September 11th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Allide Nammane Illibande Summane"; Cast: Saurav Babu, Sriraj, Reena, Yagna Shetty, Daththanna and Padmavasanthi; Storywriter-Producer: Saurav Babu; Screenplaywriter-Director: Gopi Peenya; Music Director: Guru Kiran; Camera: P.K.H. Doss; Rating: ***"Allide Nammane ... Read more...
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