I would love to work in a Bollywood film: Brad Pitt (Interview)
September 19th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Hollywood's reining star Brad Pitt missed the opportunity of romancing Indian beauty Aishwarya Rai in "Troy", but with the growing presence of Indian films on the ... Read more...
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Fame is a very relative term: Sonakshi
September 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Actor Sonakshi Sinha describes herself as a grounded person and says that she enjoys appreciation, but at the same time is aware of the fact ... Read more...
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I did good films because of Ashok Mehta: Manisha
August 19th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Manisha Koirala treated late cinematographer Ashok Mehta as her mentor, guide and philosopher and says she did good films because he guided her."I can't explain ... Read more...
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South more disciplined, Bollywood has also moved forward: Sonu Sood
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Actor Sonu Sood, who is straddling both Hindi films and southern cinema successfully, says that the southern film industry is more disciplined and organised."Both ... Read more...
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Can’t wait to work with Madhuri again: Naseeruddin
June 18th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah says he cannot wait to work with Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit in Abhishek Chaubey's "Dedh Ishqiya"."Madhuri and I have worked together ... Read more...
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‘Piranha 3DD’ - overdose of the terrible (IANS Movie Review)
June 16th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Piranha 3DD"; Cast: Danielle Panabaker, David Hasselhoff, Matt Bush; Director: John Gulager; Rating: 1/2*There are good films and there are bad films. There are bad films and then there are ... Read more...
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Filmmaking more challenging now: Sonu Sood
June 6th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Sonu Sood, who has been an active part of Hindi and southern language films in his over decade-long career, feels filmmaking has become a ... Read more...
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Surname doesn’t matter, good work does: Arjun Kapoor
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Boney Kapoor's son Arjun, whose debut film "Ishaqzaade" has received acclaim from audiences and critics alike, believes that a star surname is not the ... Read more...
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Eva Mendes proves Hollywood naysayers wrong
May 11th, 2012 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 11 (IANS/EFE) Hispanic film star Eva Mendes is proud of her career after many initially said that her look was not "commercial", she said at the US ... Read more...
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Salman beyond a mentor for me: Arjun Kapoor
May 7th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Arjun Kapoor comes from an affluent film family, but he seems to have a sound head on his shoulders. Making his bow in Bollywood with ... Read more...
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It’s not risky to work with new directors: Akshay Kumar
May 1st, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) He takes pride in saying that he gave some of his biggest hits with new directors and even today Bollywood star Akshay Kumar feels there ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj’s creativity, hard work wows Imran Khan
April 9th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Actor Imran Khan, who is working with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj for the first time in "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola", says that the filmmaker is the ... Read more...
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‘Regional cinema, regional parties rule India’
March 21st, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) "Office Office" fame actor Sanjay Mishra draws a parallel between regional movies and regional political parties, saying both are doing well in their respective ... Read more...
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Celebs have edge over genuine social workers: Salman
February 25th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Salman Khan, who runs charity organisation Being Human for underprivileged people, feels that due to media coverage movie stars tend to have an edge ... Read more...
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Co-incidentally I’ve become face of change: Vidya
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Vidya Balan, whose film count includes mostly female-oriented themes, says the film industry changed over the years and co-incidentally she has become the face of ... Read more...
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Punjabi filmmakers want to tell realistic stories
January 16th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Punjabi film industry is churning out 40-45 films a year and getting recognition too, but it feels the need to make real life ... Read more...
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Lack of promotion killed ‘Lanka’: Manoj Bajpayee
December 15th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Manoj Bajpayee, whose latest film "Lanka" has fared average at the box office, feels it could have done better if it had good promotions."'Lanka' ... Read more...
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Marketing is key, says Gul Panag
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Gul Panag believes good films definitely do well, but a good marketing strategy is the smartest tool to promote a film and reach out to ... Read more...
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I try to maintain my privacy: Dharmendra (Interview)
October 27th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Over five decades in the film industry and still going strong. Dharmendra has just had a new release but admits to being media shy and ... Read more...
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Indian film festivals come of age (Comment)
October 21st, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
On the eve of the Mumbai Film Festival, filmmaker Shyam Benegal had confidently said this is the best festival India has seen so far. As the festival came to a close ... Read more...
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Shy man, accidental actor, good samaritan - Ashok Kumar
October 12th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) He was a shy man with average looks, definitely not the Bollywood type; yet destiny had other plans for Ashok Kumar who got into showbiz ... Read more...
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Fortunate Arshad! (Movie Snippets)
September 10th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) It seems that Arshad Warsi is having a great time on the sets of his two upcoming projects "Jolly LLB" and "Zilla Ghaziabad", as ... Read more...
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‘Rowthiram’ too long to be entertaining (Tamil Movie Review)
August 14th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Rowthiram"; Cast: Jeeva, Shriya Saran, Prakashraj, Jayaprakash, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Babu Antony and Sathyan; Music Composer: Prakash Nikki; Producer: Super Good Films; Director: Gokul; Rating: **Director Gokul's "Rowthiram", starring Jeeva and ... Read more...
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‘9 to 12′ an enjoyable suspense thriller (Kannada Movie Review)
July 3rd, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "9 to 12"; Cast: Kishore Kumar, Nivedita, B.C. Patil, B.V. Radha, Mandeep Rai and Jayarama; Producer-Writer-Director: Ashok Patil; Cameraman: Niranjan Babu; Music Director: Karthik; Rating: ** 1/2NRI director Ashok Patil ... Read more...
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Salman plans to show ‘Chillar Party’ to Ambika Soni
June 4th, 2011 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan wants to show "Chillar Party", his first venture under his banner Salman Khan Being Human Productions, to Minister for Information and ... Read more...
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Hrithik perfects himself for TV role (Movie Snippets)
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who is set to judge dance reality show "Just Dance", is busy preparing himself by watching audition tapes over and ... Read more...
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Absence of Malayalees in jury helped us win awards: Malayalam filmmakers
May 19th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) Malayalam films Thursday won six national awards including for best feature film, best actor and best music director. Actor Dileep and director Biju feel that it ... Read more...
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‘Mr. Perfect’ flawed but entertaining (Telugu Movie Review)
April 24th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Mr. Perfect"; Cast: Prabhas, Kajal, Taapsee, Prakash Raj, Nasser, K. Vishwanath, Murali Mohan, Brahmanandam, Raghu Babu and others; Director: Dasaradh; Writer-Producer: Dil Raju; Composer: Devi Sree Prasad; Camera: Vijay K. ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh, Sonam named worst actors at Golden Kela Awards
March 13th, 2011 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 13 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was named the worst actor and Sonam Kapoor the worst actress at the third annual Golden Kela Awards Saturday night, ... Read more...
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Release dates don’t matter for good films: Abhishek Bachchan
March 10th, 2011 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Although April is being considered a risky month to release films because of cricket tournaments like World Cup and IPL and school exams on top ... Read more...
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Nadiadwala teams up with SRK, Salman for a bouquet of films
February 24th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) He is known for producing high-on-entertainment movies like "Heyy Babyy" and now producer Sajid Nadiadwala has roped in Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar for ... Read more...
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Manu the antithesis of my persona: R. Madhavan
February 21st, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) Actor R. Madhavan admits that it was tough playing the shy and quiet Manu in his ready-to-release romantic comedy "Tanu Weds Manu" because the role was the ... Read more...
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‘Payanam’ offers something new (Tamil Movie Review)
February 12th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan DI
Film: "Payanam"; Producer: Silent Movies; Director: Radha Mohan; Cast: Prakash Raj, Nagarjuna, Sanaa Khan, Rishiraj, M.S. Bhasker, Manobala, Badava Gopi and others. Music: Pravin Mani; Art: K. Kathir; Rating: ***1/2 ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen’s Uncle Takes Advantage Of Nephew’s Rehab
January 30th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Now no one would like to have an uncle like Joe Estevez, and troubled actor Charlie Sheen must be regretting for having the former as one. ... Read more...
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It’s tough to impress my dad: Shazahn Padamsee
January 28th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Shazahn Padamsee managed to win praise from director Madhur Bhandarkar and her "Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji" co-star Ajay Devgn, but says it is difficult to impress ... Read more...
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