Item number in ‘Joker’ raises activist’s heckles
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Hindi movie "Joker", scheduled for release Aug 31, could face legal hurdles over a raunchy item number that allegedly insults patriotic sentiments, an activist said ... Read more...
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Cage, Rourke finalised for ‘Expendables 3′
August 15th, 2012 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 15 (IANS) Producer Avi Lerner has confirmed that actors Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke will star in "Expendables 3"."We've got Nicolas Cage to play (one of the ... Read more...
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‘Ek Tha Tiger’ ticket price hike not right: Salman
August 11th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Salman Khan is unhappy that his fans will have to shell out more to watch his forthcoming film "Ek Tha Tiger" in a multiplex, but ... Read more...
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I ‘killed’ more people than Stallone: Schwarzenegger (With Images)
August 10th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 10 (IANS) Arnold Schwarzenegger, known for his action hero image, has joked that he has "killed" more people in movies than his fellow actor Sylvester Stallone.The ... Read more...
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Salim Khan feels ‘Ek Tha…’ is Salman’s landmark film
July 22nd, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Veteran scriptwriter Salim Khan feels "Ek Tha Tiger" will be a landmark in his actor son Salman's career.Director Kabir Khan, showed the film to the the ... Read more...
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Actors should forget health issues while shooting: Salman Khan
July 21st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan, who has been battling health issues and even underwent surgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder, says it is important ... Read more...
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‘Delhi ought to have its own film setup’ (With Images)
July 20th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Director Hemant Gaba, who shot his internationally acclaimed "Shuttlecock Boys" here, feels that with increasing numbers of Delhiites entering the film line, it is high ... Read more...
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‘Student…’ not releasing with ‘Joker’: Karan Johar
January 25th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar has quashed rumours that his forthcoming directorial "Student Of The Year" will release on the same date as Shirish Kunder's "Joker"."Farah is ... Read more...
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Bollywood formula: Controversy plus buzz equals publicity (Feature)
August 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Controversy spells free publicity. Or so it seems in Bollywood where millions are spent in promoting films while some movies like "Billu", "My Name ... Read more...
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Jha happy as ‘Aarakshan’ ban lifted in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha could not have asked for a better Friday. The news of his film "Aarakshan" minting Rs.58.5 crore worldwide within its ... Read more...
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‘Aarakshan’ mints Rs.58 crore in first week, Jha elated
August 19th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha is happy that even after the "unexpected tough battle" to release his film "Aarakshan", the movie has managed to amass Rs.58.5 ... Read more...
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RPI activists attacked my home, office: Prakash Jha (Lead, changing dateline)
August 6th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha said activists of the Republican Party of India (RPI) attacked his home and office here Saturday to protest against the release of ... Read more...
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Prakash Jha’s office, home attacked for ‘Aarakshan’
August 6th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha Saturday said his house and office in Mumbai were attacked by political activists who wished to obstruct the release of his ... Read more...
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Prakash Jha ’surprised’ over cancelled Lucknow show
August 4th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha is upset that the permission to stage a grand show in Lucknow to promote his forthcoming film "Aarakshan" was withdrawn by ... Read more...
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‘Aarakshan’ anti-Dalit: RPI chief
July 24th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athavale Sunday said his party will not let theatres in Maharashtra screen Prakash Jha's upcoming release "Aarakshan" if ... Read more...
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‘Aarakshan’ gets clean chit from censors
July 19th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan" has been issued a U/A certificate without a single cut by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), according to megastar ... Read more...
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No ‘Aarakshan’ preview for Scheduled Castes panel: Jha
July 16th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha is not ready to organise a special screening of "Aarakshan", his forthcoming film on caste-based reservations, for the National Commission for ... Read more...
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Bipasha finds newspapers ‘depressing’ (Movie Snippets)
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu has a habit of starting her day with newspapers, but she finds it extremely "depressing" to do so.
"Brought up by parents who insisted ... Read more...
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Rhea didn’t curb my freedom in ‘Aisha’: Amit Trivedi
July 8th, 2010 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Amit Trivedi, the music composer for "Aisha", says neither producer Rhea Kapoor nor director Rajshree Ojha curbed his creative freedom even though they were involved minutely with the ... Read more...
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Very few comedies are worth watching now: Suniel Shetty
August 27th, 2009 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) He loves doing comedies and has in the past made audiences laugh in movies like "Hera Pheri", but Suniel Shetty says he is unhappy ... Read more...
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US-based Indian filmmaker ready with first Hollywood release
June 17th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Vizag-born Nagendra Karri went to the US to specialise in system security and finance, but filmmaking was what interested him most. Six years later, ... Read more...
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Rajnikant to compensate Rs.100 mn to ‘Kuselan’ distributors (Lead)
August 19th, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Tamil superstar Rajnikant has reportedly promised Rs.100 million compensation to distributors of his box office flop "Kuselan" even as exhibitors raised the banner of revolt against him Monday ... Read more...
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Deepika tops Maxim Hot 100 girls list
August 7th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Bollywood's new entrant Deepika Padukone, whose second film "Bachna Ae Haseeno" is due for release Aug 15, is considered the hot favourite actress by Indian audiences across ... Read more...
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