‘Sudigaadu’, fun all the way (Telugu Movie Review)
August 26th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sudigaadu"; Cast: Allari Nagesh, Monal Gajjar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Brahmanandam, Ali, M.S. Narayana, Krishna Bhagavaan, Venu Madhav, Chandra Mohan, Chalapathi Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Posani Krishna Murali, L.B. Sriram, Sayaji Shinde, Jeeva, ... Read more...
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Writer Nora Ephron passes away
June 27th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 27 (IANS) Writer Nora Ephron, screenplay writer of hit movies like "Sleepless In Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally", has died after battling health issues. She was ... Read more...
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Never a problem with Aditya Chopra: Habib Faisal
May 5th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Habib Faisal's association and camaraderie with the Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner remained unaffected even though Aditya Chopra didn't find time to produce the writer-filmmaker's debut ... Read more...
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Regional talent wins top honours at 59th National film awards (Roundup)
March 7th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Regional actors and filmmakers swept the top honours, including best feature film, best direction and best actor titles, at the 59th National Film Awards ... Read more...
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‘Ishq’ feel-good romantic film: Marks Nitin’s come back (Telugu Movie Review)
February 26th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ishq"; Cast: Nitin, Nitya Menon, Ajay, Sindhu Tholani, Nagineedu and Ali; Producer: Vikram Gaud and Sudhakara Reddy; Screenplay-writer-Director: Vikram Kumar; Cinematographer: P.C. Sriram; Composer: Anoop Reubens-Arvind Shankar; Rating: ***Telugu actor ... Read more...
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‘Nammanna Don’ - touching, yet entertaining movie (Kannada Movie Review)
February 18th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Nammanna Don"; Cast: Ramesh Arvind, Mona Parasher, Santhini, Raju Thalikote, Neenasam Achyutha, M.S. Umesh, Rajendra, and Karanth; Producer; Ravi Joshi; Screenplay Writer-Director: Ramesh Arvind; Composer: Mathews Manu; Camera: Krishna Kumar; ... Read more...
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Darshan sparks interest with ‘Chingari’ (Kannada Movie Review)
February 5th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Chingari"; Cast: Darshan, Deepika Kamaiah, Bhavana, Teju, Ramesh Bhat, Sumitra, Srujan Lokesh, Yashas Surya and Praveen; Producers: Mahadev, Manu Gowda; Screenplay Writer-Director: Harsha; Camera: H.C. Venu; Composer: Hari Krishna; Rating: ... Read more...
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‘Aarakshaka’ boasts of out of the box story, watch it! (Kannada Movie Review)
January 29th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Aarakshaka"; Cast: Upendra, Sada, Raagini, Shahaji Shinde, Seetha, Rajesh, and Sharan; Producer: Krishna Prajwal; Screenplay Writer-Director: P. Vasu; Camera: P.K.H. Doss; Music Director: Guru Kiran; Rating: *** 1/2It is believed ... Read more...
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Not enough good scripts to go around: Tom Stoppard
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) The art of writing good scripts is facing bleak times with not many of them around, says iconic playwright and screenplay writer Tom Stoppard of "Shakespeare ... Read more...
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Poor script spoils ‘Kho Kho’ (Kannada Movie Review)
January 15th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Kho Kho"; Cast: Kitty, Priyamani, Harshitha Poonacha, Srihari, Anu Prabhakar, Ravi Kale, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Raju Thalikote, Mitra and Yatiraj; Screenplay writer-Director: R. Chandru; Producer: Bhaskar and Aadi Narayan; ... 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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‘Shakti’ a powerless film (Kannada Movie Review)
January 8th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shakti"; Cast: Malashri, Avinash, Radhika Gandhi, Kiran Srinivas, Soujanya, Sharat Lohitashva, Manoj, Ashish Vidyarthi, Hema Chaudhary, Sayyaji Shindhe, Sadhu Kokila and Kurigalu Pratap; Story-Screenplay writer-Director: Anil Kumar; Producer: Ramu; Composer: ... Read more...
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Bollywood mourns Satyadev Dubey’s demise
December 25th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities tweeted Sunday, remembering renowned theatre personality Satyadev Dubey as an "icon" and termed his death a "huge loss" to the theatre fraternity.Shabana ... Read more...
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US scriptwriter makes India debut with Bollywood kid books
December 6th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) New York-based screenplay writer, musician, storyteller and artist Nico Raposo is surfing the Hindi film industry for stories. He has debuted in India with young ... Read more...
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‘Obavva’ a treat for action lovers (Kannada Movie Review)
October 30th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Obavva"; Cast: Deepak, Ayesha, Shobharaj, Swasthick Shankar, Petrol Prasanna, and Bullet Prakash; Screenplay Writer-Director: Aanand P. Raju; Producer: Kantha-Pravin Ramakrishna; Camera: Gauri Venkatesh; Music Composer: Rajesh Ramanath; Rating: ** ... Read more...
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Sheryl Crow to pen Diner musical
September 21st, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sheryl Crow has reportedly agreed to pen the songs for the Broadway work of Barry Levinson’s 1982 piece "Diner." According to a report by the New ... Read more...
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Our prayers are with Soniaji: Amitabh Bachchan
August 6th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, on behalf of the cast and crew of forthcoming film "Aarakshan", Friday wished a speedy recovery to Congress president Sonia ... Read more...
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Aamir thanks Akshat, Abhinay for ‘Delhi Belly’ success
July 7th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) "Delhi Belly" has rocked the box office and an overhwlemd Aamir Khan, the producer of the adult comedy, gives maximum credit to writer Akshat Verma ... Read more...
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Cooper to turn screenplay writer
May 28th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) Actor Bradley Cooper is all set to turn a screenplay writer, as he is putting together a script for a big screen adaptation of a science ... Read more...
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Screenplay writer Sachin Bhowmick is dead
April 13th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Veteran screenwriter Sachin Bhowmick, who was part of the Hindi film industry for over five decades, passed away at his home here Tuesday. He was 82."He ... Read more...
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Amole Gupte makes film out of children’s workshop
April 12th, 2011 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) They were supposed to be weekends full of cinema and theatre workshops for students of his alma mater, but a year and a half down ... Read more...
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Insipid story, poor technique mars ‘Prince’ (Kannada Movie Review)
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Prince"; Cast: Darshan, Nikita, Jennifer Kotwal, Avinash, Shobaraj, Ramesh Bhat, Ravi Chetan, Suchendra Prasad, Rekha, Sangeetha, N. Omprakash Rao and others; Screenplay writer-director: N. Omprakash Rao; Producer: Sandesh Nagaraj MLC; ... Read more...
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This is the best of times for Bollywood: Vishal Bharadwaj
March 14th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Filmmaker-screenplay writer Vishal Bhardwaj, who is revelling in the success of "7 Khoon Maaf", says the movies have now become a holistic experience in ... Read more...
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I’m writing a script, stuck in screenplay: Udita Goswami
March 9th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Hollywood bound Udita Goswami has decided to direct a movie. The actress reveals she is ready with the story, but is facing problems in shaping it ... Read more...
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I had no books on stammering to help with role: Colin Firth (Interview)
February 20th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arpana
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) If he were playing a cabbie, he would probably hang around with one. But British actor Colin Firth says since one can't quite hang around with ... Read more...
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A Word Of Advice To The Hollywood Starlets From Carrie Fisher
December 30th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The original Star Wars diva Carrie Fisher seems to be worried about the future of Hollywood with the starlets going astray and ending up in the rehab or behind the ... Read more...
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‘Naariya Seere Kadda’ not worth watching (Kannanda Movie Review)
November 28th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Naariya Seere Kadda"; Cast: Ravichandran, Nikitha, Naveen Krishna, Harshitha Poonachcha and others; Producer: M. Kumar; Screenplay Writer-Director: Annaiah; Music Composer: V. Manohar; Camera: Vishnuvardhan; Rating: ... Read more...
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‘Sankat City’ director Pankaj Advani passes away
November 11th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Director Pankaj Advani, who directed the 2009 release "Sankat City", died here Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack. He was 45.Advani entered showbiz as a screenplay ... Read more...
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‘Bindaas Hudugi’ engaging and entertaining (Kannada Movie Review)
November 7th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Movie: "Bindaas Hudugi"; Cast; Priya Haasan, Ravishankar, Sharan, Mithra, Jayanthi, Girija Lokesh, Suresh Mangalore and others; Producer: Mohan Gowda-Gowramma; Screenplay Writer-Director: Priya Haasan; Music Composer: Erra Ramesh; Camera: R. Giri; ... Read more...
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Watch ‘Veera Parampare’ for top class performances (Kannada Movie Review)
October 31st, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S.Rajapur
Film: "Veera Parampare"; Cast: Ambareesh, Sudeep, Aindrita Ray, Sharan, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Sudeep and others; Producer-Director-Screenplay Writer-Composer: S. Narayan Camera: R. Giri; Ratings:S. Narayan has directed "Veera Parampare" in his signature style ... Read more...
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‘Yaksha’ just an ordinary watch (Kannada Movie Review)
October 31st, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Movie: "Yaksha"; Cast: Yogish, Ruby Pariwar, Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, Master Hiranniah, Kishor, Komal, Sharanya, Sudhakara Bannanje and others; Screenplay writer-Director: Ramesh Bhagawathar; Producer: T.P. Siddaraju; Music Director: ... Read more...
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Shabana honoured with Taj Enlighten Tareef Award
September 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi was Sunday conferred the Taj Enlighten Tareef Award for her outstanding contribution to cinema.
"Today, I am getting the award which has been received ... Read more...
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Clint Eastwood’s directorial tip to Jolie: Get more sleep
September 19th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 19 (ANI): Clint Eastwood has advised Angelina Jolie to get more sleep than the actors as she gets ready for her directorial debut."My advice for her is to get ... Read more...
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Reliance launches three new English entertainment channels
August 21st, 2010 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) The Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL), part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and CBS Studios International, has launched three new English entertainment channels ... Read more...
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Delhi is talking world cinema, thanks to film clubs (With Image)
August 16th, 2010 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
By Mohita Nagpal
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) No longer are "Breathless", "Rashomon" and "Amores Perros" the preserve of the well-heeled at Delhi's arty evenings. Critically acclaimed international films like these have ... Read more...
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