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Mausam Release Date

Mausam was initially set to release with Ajay Devgan’s Singham on July 22nd 2011. The clash though has been...

Haunted 3D Box Office

Released in both 2D and 3D, Haunted has opened to a decent response at the box office on Friday. Although both the...

Pics: Rana – Rajnikanth Deepika Padukone Movie

The first look of Rajnikanth’s Rana is out. Rana directed by K S Ravikumar, has received tremendous hype even before shooting began in Chennai yesterday. There were plenty of rumours. It all began with Deepika Padukone, who dropped out of the Housefull sequel with Akshay Kumar, to star alongside Rajnikanth. Then it was Rekha and Vidya Balan, the former walked out as she wasn’t happy with her pay check and when Vidya was denied the full script, she opted out too. Vidya’s loss was

RA One now complete

The shooting and most of the post-production work of Shahrukh Khan’s Ra One, according to very reliable sources...

SRK in Dabang director’s next?

If rumours are to be believed, Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap is all set to exit the Salman Khan camp, after a secret meeting with none other than Shahrukh Khan at his residence on Tuesday. Sources say, SRK is mighty impressed with the Dabaangg director and wants to work with Kashyap on an all-out action film. Salman on the other hand was keen to sign him for the Dabaangg sequel, which is now likely to be directed by

Katrina Kaif is Etihad’s brand ambassador

Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif has been named the brand ambassador of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, an official said. The announcement will be made in Mumbai Tuesday in the presence of Etihad Airways’ vice-president (Marketing) Andrew Ward, country manager (India) Neerja Bhatia said, as Katrina looked on. According to the official, positioning itself as a frontrunner in the increasingly competitive luxury

Boman Irani to host business game show

Bollywood actor Boman Irani is set to host a business game show ‘The Pitch’ that aims at encouraging budding entrepreneurs and which will earn the winner a whopping Rs.5 crore. He says he wants to experiment as much as possible as he started out only at age 44. ‘I don’t have time on this planet, I started at 44, I have to go ahead and do what I want. When Shankar (Mahadevan) said to sing a song with him, I joined him…it should excite me. I won’t do

Aisha Movie Review

Appealing promos, great music and Abhay Deol’s presence are reasons enough to book a date with Aisha for the...

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Story and Preview

Smugglers, Cadillacs, cabarets, bell bottoms, blings and one-liners – these are some of the retro trends that director Milan Luthria is revisiting in his underworld saga ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’, releasing this Friday. Co-produced by Balaji Telefilms and Popcorn Entertainment, it is being distributed by Balaji. The starcast of the action drama includes Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Prachi Desai and Randeep Hooda. Set primarily in 1970s Mumbai, ‘Once Upon…’ traces the changing face of the Mumbai underworld seen through the eyes of

Unfortunate that Emraan’s kisses still make news: Prachi Desai

Emraan Hashmi’s bad boy image doesn’t bother Prachi Desai, who plays his love interest in the forthcoming underworld drama ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’. She says people should talk about her co-star’s achievements as an actor rather his on-screen kisses. ‘Working with Emraan was one of my fondest experiences so far. He is one of my favourite co-actors,’ Prachi, 21, who made her big screen debut as Farhan Akhtar’s wife in ‘Rock On!’, told IANS in an interview. ‘May be because he has worked with

Amitabh Bachchan shoots at studio he inaugurated years ago

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was nostalgic while shooting for TV commercials for the upcoming season of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) at a studio because he had inaugurated it over 30 years ago. ‘At the Film City…completing the promotional TVCs (television commercials) for ‘KBC’. We shot at the studio floor one and a whole lot of memories came flashing by. Floor No. 1 that we were on, was inaugurated by me,’ Amitabh posted on his blog. He also recalled some of the films he shot for at the same location. ‘…it was on this

Nowadays there are no villains – Gulshan Grover

Gulshan Grover plays a police officer in ‘Red Alert: The War Within’ but for audiences he will always remain the Bollywood bad man he’s played in innumerable films. And the actor takes pride in saying that he is the only ’specialised villain’ left in the industry. ‘Villains like that have disappeared from the film. Nowadays there are no villains you know. I know and believe that I am a versatile, capable actor; it was initially just to get stardom. I still play villain, I still take pride that I am the only specialised villain left in the business, but I am also an actor who can

Today’s actresses lack beauty and sensuality – Jackie Shroff

For Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, old is gold! The actor believes that today’s actresses pale in comparison and ‘lack the elegance, beauty and sensuality’ of yesteryears stars. ‘The new brigade of actresses lack elegance, beauty and sensuality that was instilled in yesteryears stars like Nanda or Sadhana. There is a lot of skin show happening,’ Jackie, 50, told IANS on the phone from Mumbai. ‘They wear short dresses, show off their cleavage and think

Stripped more than girls in the film – Imran Khan

Bollywood actor Imran Khan, who plays a womaniser in his new film ‘I Hate Luv Storys’, admits he has stripped more than the girls in the film. ‘I have some deadly shirtless songs and scenes. I believe I have stripped more than the girls in the film,’ Imran told reports here Monday at DT Cinemas in DLF Promenade, where he was present along with co-star Sonam Kapoor and director Punit Malhotra, to promote the film. ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ is about two people, who are completely opposite

Aamir Khan on Twitter!

After much persuasion from megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood actor-producer Aamir Khan has finally decided to join micro-blogging website Twitter from July 1st. ‘Aamir will be on Twitter from July 1. He was not on Twitter till now because he thought he won’t be able to give enough time to it. But since Mr.Bachchan insisted on him joining it, he gave it another thought and has decided to join it. He cannot say no to Mr.Bachchan,’ said a source close to the actor. Aamir met Amitabh and his actress-politician

Would love to do a Yash Chopra film – Katrina Kaif

She has scaled tremendous heights in her seven-year-old career, pushing the boundaries with her performance in ‘Raajneeti’, but guess what Katrina Kaif wants to do now? A typical Yash Chopra-type love story. ‘There are a lot of sides to me that are yet to be tapped. After having done ‘Raajneeti’, it isn’t that I am going to do just female-oriented roles because the film has worked in my favour. I want to keep exploring and experimenting with characters and filmmakers,’ Katrina told IANS on phone from Spain. ‘In fact, right now, I would love to have a one boy-one girl Yashji type of love story in hand or, say,

Script for Agneepath remake is ready – Karan Johar

With new ideas, new energy and new talent, the Indian film industry is entering the golden period of cinema it left behind five decades ago, says Karan Johar, one of India’s most formidable commercial filmmakers. “The Indian film industry has changed leaps and bounds over 10 years… theres new energy, new ideas, new ideologies being represented… so much immense talent. We are entering the golden period of cinema which we left behind five decades ago and I think we are going to attain that status very