KJo wants Ravi to dance on Bhojpuri songs (Movie Snippets)
June 30th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan, who is participating in dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", has revealed that filmmaker Karan Johar, the show's judge, wants him ... Read more...
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‘Chak De!’ girl Seema Azmi now TV show narrator (With Images)
February 26th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Her family was against her joining showbiz, but Delhi girl Seema Azmi is determined to carve a niche. After playing hockey player Rani Dispotta from ... 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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‘Tower Heist’ - Entertaining thriller-comedy (IANS English Film Review)
November 5th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Tower Heist"; Director: Brett Ratner; Actors: Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck; Rating: ****No matter what criticisms are levied on Hollywood, one good thing about it is that it ... Read more...
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‘In Time’ - A topical, timely thriller (IANS English Film Review)
November 5th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Film: "In Time"; Director: Andrew Niccol; Actors: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy; Rating: ****In a Hollywood that is famous for buying out talent, Andrew Niccol is among a ... Read more...
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‘The Rum Diary’ - Resistance is the message (IANS English Film Review)
November 5th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Film: "The Rum Diary"; Director: Bruce Robinson; Actors: Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart; Rating: ****In one of the pithiest scenes of "Rum Diary" a lobster tells our ... Read more...
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I’m looking forward to my English film: Himesh Reshammiya
October 2nd, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya is trying his hand at comedy in "Damadamm!" and says he has a good sense of humour -- contrary to people's perception. He ... Read more...
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Kunal Roy Kapur’s next will be a directorial venture
July 13th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Kunal Roy Kapur, one among the trio in the recent hit "Delhi Belly", is awed by the response the adult comedy has received, but says ... Read more...
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Rituparno Ghosh’s “Memories in March” set for global release
March 31st, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Leading Bengali film producer Sri Venkatesh Films plans to release their next blockbuster movie "Memories in March" worldwide simultaneously with its April 1 India release.Facilitating the ... Read more...
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‘Hall Pass’, a comedy that fails to pass (IANS English film review, Rating * and 1/2)
March 5th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Hall Pass"; Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly; Actors: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate; Rating: * and 1/2The plot of this film is every married man's dream. ... Read more...
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‘The Italian Job’: Voted The Best English Film Ever!
January 11th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
has been voted the greatest British film of all time. Now that is some respect! Isn’t it?The popularity of the film has tempted others to come up with parodies and ... Read more...
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I’m trying to mount an international film: Gul Panag
November 24th, 2010 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Former beauty queen-turned-actress Gul Panag is planning to mount an international film with Britain-based Italian origin director Ovidio Salazar in which she will also be acting."I ... Read more...
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IFFI bigger, richer this year: Organisers
November 21st, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is bigger, richer and has much wider reach this year, the organisers said Sunday.Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) chief S.M. ... Read more...
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Celina’s Egyptian Ways!
October 27th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 27, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): As everyone knows, light eyed beauty Celina Jaitly is the brand ambassador of the Land of the Pyramids. Egypt also happens to be one of ... Read more...
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‘Break Away’ a cross-cultural comedy, Akshay on his first foreign film (Interview)
September 21st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 21 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is beginning his first foreign venture with the shooting of his ice-hockey-themed film "Break Away", an English-Punjabi film that showcases the ... Read more...
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With zero competition, ‘Dabangg’ to rock in second week too
September 16th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Just about everything is fitting in so very well for 'Dabangg' currently. Such strong has been the craze for the film that every notable film maker ... Read more...
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Nicolas Cage to star in Bollywood blockbuster?
August 31st, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage is set to star in a new Bollywood gangster movie, according to reports.According to sources, the actor will headline Broken Horses, directed by Vidhu Vinod ... Read more...
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“And Once Again Is Not My Comeback Movie”: Antara Mali
August 2nd, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Antara Mali of Mast and Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon is set to make a comeback with And Once Again, a forthcoming film by ... Read more...
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Diego Forlan recognises Anil Kapoor
August 2nd, 2010 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Uruguayan Diego Forlan, who bagged the golden ball as the best player of the football World Cup 2010, may not have seen many Indian films but there ... Read more...
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‘And Once Again’ not my comeback film: Antara Mali
July 31st, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Glamorous Antara Mali, who has gone bald for Amol Palekar's forthcoming film "And Once Again", admits it wasn't easy shaving her head. Last seen on the ... Read more...
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Still no visibility for parallel cinema in India: Amol Palekar (Interview)
July 30th, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Parallel cinema is still struggling to find a place in India and even multiplexes have not been able to create space for it, says veteran ... Read more...
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‘Aisha’ is not women-centric: Director
July 11th, 2010 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Contrary to popular impression, director Rajshree Ojha says her film "Aisha" is not women-centric even though it has a woman protagonist. She also feels that Bollywood ... Read more...
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Chopra set to direct ‘Broken Horses’ in September
June 8th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, still basking in the glory of his superhit film "3 Idiots", will start shooting for his directorial venture "Broken Horses" in September this year.
"In ... Read more...
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‘Tamara Drewe’ director didn’t know Gemma Arterton
May 19th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): English film director Stephen Frears has admitted that he had no idea who actress Gemma Arterton was and had asked her to audition for the starring role in ... Read more...
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First northeast film to be screened at Cannes
April 28th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) "Last of the Tattooed Head Hunters", a short English film about the Konyak Naga tribe, has become the first movie from northeast India to be screened at ... Read more...
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Bollywood is huge draw in Sri Lanka
April 26th, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Colombo, April 26 (IANS) Sri Lankans are huge fans of Bollywood. With the long-drawn battle with the LTTE ended, people of this emerald island are now enjoying the fantasies ... Read more...
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Naanu Nanna Kanasu completed
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Popular South Indian actor Prakash Raj's first directorial venture, Naanu Nanna Kanasu, has finished its post production work recently. Produced under the banner of Duet Movies ... Read more...
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I have exactly 15 words in Hindi in ‘Shor’: Sendhil Ramamurthy
April 22nd, 2010 - 9:00 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) US-based Indian actor Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is unhappy with his English film "It's A Wonderful Afterlife" being dubbed into Hindi, will make his Bollywood ... Read more...
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Gurinder Chadha’s film gets a Hindi Dub Now
April 6th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It's a Wonderful Afterlife, Gurinder Chadha's latest English film, which was earlier dubbed in Punjabi and called Hai Mar Java, has been scrapped and will have ... Read more...
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Has Bollywood forgotten to wear seat belts?
April 1st, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Though Bollywood had proudly taken on IPL a month back, looks like it forgot to wear its seat belts in this rough ride. There were bound to ... Read more...
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Get a glimpse of Gurinder Chadha’s new film April 1
March 29th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Britain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha is all set to unveil, the first look, her new English film "It's A Wonderful Afterlife" April 1.
Two weeks later, April ... Read more...
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Malayalam film body gives Thilakan another chance
March 8th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) Monday decided to give actor Thilakan one more chance to appear before them to sort out issues after he was suspended ... Read more...
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Thilakan declines to appear before artistes’ forum
March 7th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 ( IANS) Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan, who was suspended from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) for "indiscipline" after his tirade against the association and other senior actors, ... Read more...
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Actor Thilakan suspended from Malayalam film forum
March 1st, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan was Monday suspended from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) for "indiscipline" after his tirade against the association and other senior actors.
Addressing reporters, ... Read more...
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Box-office satisfaction always comes first: Mahesh Manjrekar
February 17th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Mahesh Manjrekar, who returns to direction with the "City Of Gold", says a film cannot be made without money therefore its box office performance is vital for ... Read more...
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