Omar happy Kashmir youth looking beyond government jobs
July 9th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday expressed happiness over the positive transformation taking place in the mindset of the local youth over their earlier ... Read more...
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‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ collection biggest of my life: Kashyap
July 6th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) "Gangs of Wasseypur", based on real-life story, has collected Rs.10 crore in the opening weekend. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is satisfied and says the crime thriller ... Read more...
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Anurag Kashyap buys his first car
June 16th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has bought a car for himself for the first time."So got my first vehicle that I bought myself, a Mahindra XUV, super and ... Read more...
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India doesn’t make too many films for children: Revathy
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Actress Revathy, who has won a national award for her short film "Red Building Where The Sun Sets" that shows how fights between parents affect ... Read more...
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‘Multi-faceted strategy to address unemployment in Kashmir’
March 31st, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 31 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said the state government is addressing the problem of unemployment in the state through a multi-faceted strategy which ... Read more...
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Chidambaram launches website for Kashmir’s youth
March 26th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram launched an interactive website here Monday, aimed at increasing job prospects for 40,000 youth in Jammu and Kashmir.The website ... Read more...
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Rs.150 crore for industrial development in Kashmir
March 16th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The government Friday set aside Rs.150 crore for the development of industries in the industrially backward Jammu and Kashmir where over 600,000 youth are ... 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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Tusshar’s maiden visit to Golden Temple (Movie Snippets)
March 4th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actor Tusshar Kapoor, who has turned co-producer with "Chaar Din Ki Chandni", has paid his maiden visit to Amritsar's Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest shrine."Just visited the ... Read more...
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Entertainment and morals dont mix: Kalki Koechlin (Interview)
February 12th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Known for her unconventional choice of scripts, Kalki Koechlin says it's time Bollywood filmmakers sat back and got the idea of commercial cinema right. ... Read more...
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Kashyap loves flop films
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, known for his offbeat movies, says he is perhaps the only person in movie business who loves flops."I love so many flop movies. ... Read more...
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BIGFlix inks deal with UTV for popular titles
January 30th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) BIGFlix, an online movie-on-demand service, Monday announced a licence deal with UTV Motion Pictures to offer some of the popular titles online to movie ... Read more...
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Can’t let actors suddenly break into song: Kashyap
January 18th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap's films lack typical Bollywood song sequences and the writer-director says he loves music but does not understand their sudden appearance between scenes."I love music ... Read more...
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I want to work with Shah Rukh, Hrithik: Anurag Kashyap
January 17th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is known for making small-budget films with newcomers or not-so-big names. Now the writer-director wants to work with stars, but he hasn't ... Read more...
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Proud to co-star with Anil Kapoor: Ronit Roy
December 23rd, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Ronit Roy, appreciated for his role as a strict father in "Udaan", is now set to play police officer Raja Tambat in director Sanjay ... Read more...
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UTV, Kashyap team up again for comedy
November 14th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) After making critically acclaimed and commercially successful cimematic pieces like "Dev D", "Aamir" and "Udaan", filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has again teamed up with UTV ... Read more...
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Motwane’s next: Rs.50 crore heist caper set in the 1950s
November 12th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Vikramaditya Motwane is shelling out Rs.50 crore to get the old world look right in his next project, a heist caper set in the 1950s. Apart ... Read more...
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‘…Yellow Boots’ my first film releasing worldwide: Anurag Kashyap
August 9th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says that none of his films have ever reached international audiences beyond festivals as Indian distributors are sceptical of giving them a global ... Read more...
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Indian films at Locarno fest rise above song and dance
August 8th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Locarno (Switzerland), Aug 8 (IANS) A bouquet of films from India, from different genres and regions, is being showcased at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival here in an effort ... Read more...
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Locarno-Open Doors to highlight Indian films
July 18th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Locarno, July 18 (IANS) The 64th Locarno Film Festival puts the spotlight on India this year and an interesting bouquet of films including Raj Kapoor's "Aag", Shyam Benegal's "Manthan" and ... Read more...
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Cinema festival postponed after Mumbai blasts
July 15th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) The Naya Cinema Festival that was supposed to begin Friday has been postponed following the triple blasts that rocked India's financial and entertainment hub Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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Even kids know a film requires an item number: Vikas Bahl
July 7th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Creative producer-turned-director Vikas Bahl says the child artistes in his debut film "Chillar Party" realised that it is important to have an item number to ... Read more...
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I hope ‘Chillar Party’ gets tax exemption: Director
July 6th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) "Chillar Party" director Vikash Bahl says that Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has recommended tax exemption for his debut film and that he and ... Read more...
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IIFA Awards: Bollywood stars cast spell on Toronto
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 23 (IANS) Bollywood cast its spell on Toronto and the city's landmark 'Raja' York Hotel looked like an extension of any Indian hotel as scores of stars ... Read more...
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Good times for small screen actors eyeing films: Hiten Tejwani
May 28th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) When Hiten Tejwani ventured into films with "Joggers' Park" in 2003, TV actors hardly worked for the big screen. But thanks to the growing confluence ... Read more...
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UTV targets international TV networks, signs multiple deals
May 25th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures has inked overseas deal worth over $1 million, including a five-film deal with a leading media firm in Seoul for exclusive ... Read more...
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Hindi film industry wastes too much money: Anurag Kashyap
May 9th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has co-produced small budget films like "Udaan" and the upcoming "Shaitan" among others, says Bollywood wastes too much money on luxuries while ... Read more...
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Once again, small budget films rake in moolah
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Small and medium budget movies are proving to be a big draw at the box office, raking in anything between Rs.16 crore and Rs.40 ... Read more...
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I’m not a prankster: Abhishek Bachchan (Film Snippets)
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Everyone calls him a prankster, but Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan refuses to accept the tag and says that he just likes having fun on the ... Read more...
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In Bollywood, many talented filmmakers get wasted: Anurag Kashyap (Interview)
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) There is no dearth of talented directors in Bollywood but they get wasted because producers are busy chasing established names, says filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who had ... Read more...
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India’s no show at 64th Cannes Film Festival
April 15th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes, April 15 (IANS) India is one of the largest film producing nations with an output of over 1,000 movies every year, but not a single film from the ... Read more...
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A good story, not budget, decides a film’s fate: Actor Madhavan
February 23rd, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) It's only the story and the script that decides the fate of a movie at the ticket window, feels actor R. Madhavan, adding that the ... Read more...
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Arshad happy for Ronit (Movie Snippets)
January 30th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Actor Arshad Warsi is all praises for actor Ronit Roy, who won best supporting actor Filmfare Award, for which he too was nominated."I lost the award ... Read more...
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I thought Bollywood was saturated: Singer Monica Dogra
January 19th, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) It takes a lot to say no to a Bollywood offer, especially when it comes from Aamir Khan Productions, but not for singer Monica Dogra. The ... Read more...
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Zee Cine Awards: SRK, Vidya Balan, Dabangg And KJO sweep The Awards Under Popular Choice With Élan
January 15th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Zee cine Awards were held in Singapore and it was an amazing event with stars from B town shining at the gala event making it a night of pure ... Read more...
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