There was a time, not so long ago, that filmmaker Shyam Benegal was considered as the biggest name in Bollywood. Don’t get us wrong, the award winning director is still a revered personality in the world of filmmaking. But the glory seems to be only on papers these days. Why so? His ill-fated project ‘Chamki Chameli’. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 26, 2012
A remake is always going to be a double edged sword. People will either trash you or worship you for making the current generation aware of how classics used to be made in Bollywood. Mukul Anand’s Agneepath, although somewhat inspired by Scarface, was a film way ahead of it’s time in the 90’s. Amitabh’s experiment with his voice [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Actors and actresses working with high fever, bad ankle and such is nothing new. In tinsel town, it’s called being professional. But when it comes to former Miss World and currently one of the reigning queens of Bollywood - Priyanka Chopra, following this rule has proved to be dangerous. The actress has been working round [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 6, 2012
With directors looking at casting fresh, young faces in their films, getting a break with a reputed production house has become a bit easier. What’s really difficult is getting cast opposite big names. And in that case model turned actress Shaurya Chauhan is a lucky girl. Not only has she been selected to play one of [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 18, 2011
Oberoi Mall, one of India’s largest retail centres, today hosted the launch event of the Don 2 Board games developed by industry specialists ‘Thinktank Games’. The star-studded event saw the entire cast of the much-awaited Bollywood blockbuster Don 2 who dazzled their fans and gave them a great Christmas surprise. Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, director [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 15, 2011
Former Miss World may have come a long way as an actress, giving a new spin to the phrase ‘models can be good actresses’, but the one thing that hasn’t changed about the ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ star is her flirtatious nature. Known to be one of the finest flirts in B-town, her skill at enticing [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 19, 2011
19th May, 2011, Mumbai: In a blockbuster start to the Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend, DOUBLE DHAMAAL, presented by Infiniti will open as the IIFA World Premiere film on Thursday, the 23rd of June in Toronto, Canada. The Weekend will conclude with the spectacular Floriana International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards where veteran actor, Dharmendra will [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 19, 2011
After each Vishal Bhardwaj film, his fan base has only increased. But after Omkara and Kaminey he reached new heights. Even being called India’s ‘Tarantino’ by many in the media. So when he announced his next venture with his Kaminey heroine Priyanka Chopra, expectations were sky high. This Vishal Bhardwaj adaptation of Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘Susanna’s Seven [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
Complete list of the 56th National Film Award winners: Best Film – Antaheen (Bengali) Best Direction – Bala for Naan Kadavul (Tamil) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Best Children’s Film – Gubbachigalu (Kannada) Best Film on Family Welfare – Little Zizou (English, Gujarati) Best Actor – Upendra Limaye for Jogwa (Marathi) Best Actress – Priyanka Chopra [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 14, 2009
Anything can happen in Bollyland and that’s why, despite running the risk of being called Filmy, I love this place. You can seriously get away with Murder and change your game faster than any tactic on the Cricket Field, especially at the IPL…However that is the story in Cricket aka SRK’s-lottery-ticket-in-South-Africa this year but back [...]
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