`Department’ is mass entertainer: RGV
April 19th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is all set for the release of his next film "Department", says the movie is distinct from his past projects ... Read more...
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Age no bar for Anil Kapoor (Movie Snippets)
April 19th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) He might be 52, but age hasn't deterred actor Anil Kapoor from performing his own stunts in the forthcoming movie "Tezz".Anil has a lot of ... Read more...
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Tabu wraps up ‘David’
April 18th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Versatile actress Tabu, who has been maintaining a low profile, will soon be seen in Bejoy Nambiar's "David". She has finished shooting for the film in ... Read more...
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Priyadarshan a wonderful director: Hollywood action expert (With Images)
April 18th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Hollywood action choreographer Peter Pedrero, who collaborated with Priyadarshan for his upcoming movie "Tezz", says it was a treat to work with the filmmaker. He ... Read more...
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No movie theatres, but filmmaking a passion for these Saudis (With Image)
April 18th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 18 (IANS) For a country where there are no movie theatres, Saudi Arabia surprisingly has a rising number of independent filmmakers passionate about cinema. And they want to ... Read more...
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‘Dan dan’ best item song: RGV
April 17th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Ram Gopal Varma is all for item songs. The filmmaker says the item number "Dan dan cheeni" from his upcoming film "Department" is his best ... Read more...
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Two item songs in ‘Zanjeer’ remake, Mahie gets one
April 16th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Item songs have almost become a staple in Bollywood films, and Amit Mehra who is producing the remake of 1973 film "Zanjeer" too plans to ... Read more...
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Rani hasn’t said yes for Begum Samru role: Dhulia
April 14th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The industry is abuzz with news that Rani Mukerji has given the nod for Tigmanshu Dhulia's next, a biopic on nautch girl Begum Samru. But the ... Read more...
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I’ve always aimed for commercial success: Dibakar (Movie Snippets)
April 14th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Director Dibakar Banerjee's films have a different flavour and earn critical acclaim. But he says he always aims for commercial success."Right from my first film, ... Read more...
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Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller to start `Sin City’ sequel
April 14th, 2012 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 14 (IANS/EFE) Director Robert Rodriguez and comics writer Frank Miller have joined forces to start production on a sequel to "Sin City", a project that has ... Read more...
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Shahid-Priyanka chemistry in ‘Teri Meri…’ better than ‘Kaminey’
April 12th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra will be next seen together in Kunal Kohli's "Teri Meri Kahaani" and the filmmaker says that their onscreen chemistry ... Read more...
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Emraan ups his fees, says it won’t burden filmmakers
April 12th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Emraan Hashmi, popularly known as Bollywood's serial kisser, has upped his fees and says he wants to play a long innings in the film industry and, ... Read more...
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Nathalia worth following to end of the world: RGV
April 12th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Actress Nathalia Kaur, the Brazilian girl of Indian descent, has joined Twitter and filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who roped her in for his movie "Department", ... Read more...
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‘Subhash Ghai a liability by name, not an asset’
April 11th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Subhash Ghai's film institute is in trouble after a Supreme Court judgement asking him return the land and the filmmaker Wednesday urged everyone to protect its ... Read more...
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Regional cinema coming at par with Bollywood: Pramod Joshi
April 4th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Marathi filmmaker Pramod Joshi, who is looking forward to the release of his first Hindi film "Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein", feels that regional cinema ... Read more...
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Satyajit Ray was a ruthless director, says son Sandip (Interview)
April 1st, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Two decades after the legendary Satyajit Ray's death, his son says the skill of being a "ruthless director" that he has inherited from his father is ... Read more...
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Dad doesn’t want to return to films: Tusshar
March 30th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Actor Tusshar Kapoor is keen to work with his father, yesteryears star Jeetendra, but says his dad is not interested in making a comeback in ... Read more...
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Left walks out over newspaper ban, to meet Bengal governor
March 29th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) The opposition Left Front staged a walkout from the West Bengal assembly for the third consecutive day Thursday after its adjournment motion on the newspaper ban ... Read more...
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Mrinal, Mahashweta lash out against Mamata’s newspaper ban
March 28th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen and writer Mahasweta Devi Wednesday condemned the Mamata Banerjee-led government's decision to ban all leading dailies except eight vernacular newspapers in ... Read more...
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Boney Kapoor’s ex-wife Mona dead
March 25th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Producer Mona Shourie Kapoor, ex-wife of Bollywood filmmaker Boney Kapoor, died in a hospital here Sunday after battling multiple organ cancer for about five months. Just ... Read more...
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Film study should be included in school curriculum: Benegal
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal Thursday said study of film language should be included in the school curriculum either at the primary or secondary level to ... Read more...
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RGV’s 26/11 movie goes on floors
March 16th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's most ambitious film on 26/11 Mumbai attacks finally goes on floors Friday and it will be shot in four different languages ... Read more...
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For studios, filmmakers are mere caterers: Kashyap
March 16th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap believes that filmmakers have been reduced to mere caterers because it is the studios that decide the product."Instead of being filmmakers, we have become ... Read more...
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Ensure book’s soul not lost in moviemaking: Writers
March 15th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) To say a book is always better than a movie made out of it is a cliche but writers love this, author Amish Tripathi contended ... Read more...
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Leave literature alone, don’t adapt it, says Saeed Mirza
March 15th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Literature is best left alone in the spirit of celebrated French-Swiss filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard's philosophy that good literature makes bad cinema, says filmmaker and writer ... Read more...
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Not making ‘Jaane Tu…’ sequel: Abbas Tyrewala
March 13th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Abbas Tyrewala has shot down rumours that he is making a sequel to his 2008 hit film "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na"."Umm...all those vaguely ... Read more...
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Filmmakers don’t trust new writers: Onir
March 12th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Onir, who has made some powerful films like "My Brother Nikhil" and "I Am", says there is no dearth of talented writers but filmmakers like ... Read more...
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‘I Am’ was most difficult to make: Onir
March 7th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Onir faced such tough times convincing Bollywood studios to finance his "I Am" that he resorted to crowd-funding to make it. But now with the best ... Read more...
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Joy Mukherjee’s condition still critical
March 6th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Joy Mukherjee, who has been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here, has shown no signs of improvement and the next 72 hours till Friday ... Read more...
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‘Paan Singh Tomar’ earns Rs.4.25 crore over weekend
March 5th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's biopic "Paan Singh Tomar", which has been receiving rave reviews from all quarters, has had a decent start in its opening weekend ... Read more...
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Kahaani’s dream, Kolkata Metro’s nightmare
March 4th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Suicides on its track being its worst nightmare, the Kolkata Metro is seeing red over a dream sequence from the upcoming Vidya Balan starrer "Kahaani" ... Read more...
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Nathalia will star opposite Rana in ‘Department’
March 4th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Director Ram Gopal Varma says that his new found discovery Nathalia Kaur will star opposite Rana Daggubati in his upcoming movie "Department".Earlier, it was said ... Read more...
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After item song, RGV casts Nathalia for film
March 3rd, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone's loss has become Nathalia Kaur's gain. The Brazilian girl of Indian descent, who features in an item number in Ram ... Read more...
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Never seen a more beautiful woman than Nathalia: RGV
March 1st, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Ram Gopal Varma admits he approached Indian Canadian porn star Sunny Leone for an item song in "Department", but things didn't work out and ... Read more...
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Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta booked for forgery
March 1st, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) A case of cheating and forgery has been registered against filmmaker Sanjay Gupta for sending out invites on a letterhead resembling that of the Mumbai ... Read more...
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