Mumbai: Actor Dino Morea shall soon be officially launching his own film production company. He has signed in ad film maker Shamim Desai for his first film as a producer. Shamim Desai has earlier...

Mumbai: The culture of remaking films has influenced many directors. Shoojit Sarkar, the director of Yahaan has been no exception to it. After the success of his film Yahaan, he is ready with his...

Visual effects supervisor John Knoll and his team at ILM were the artists who turned pirate captain Barbossa and his ill-fated crew into those unforgettably creepy animated skeletons in Pirates of the Caribbean: The...

British-born Penny Rose is one of Hollywood’s most sought after costume designers and has credits ranging from Evita to Shadowlands and Mission: Impossible. Her costumes for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...

Despite a screen career dedicated to creating such unique characters as Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Ichabod Crane and Willy Wonka, Johnny Depp clearly outdid himself with Captain Jack Sparrow, the unlikely hero of Pirates...

Croatia may become the new love of more than hundred million Indians as Dev Anand was all praise for the charming country of Croatia. He shared the experiences of his six day visit to...

Mumbai: Showman Subhash Ghai launched the first batch of his film school, Whistling Woods International at a lavish ceremony held at Film City, Mumbai.Dignitaries gracing the occasion from the film fraternity were Chief Guest...

As time has progressed newer platforms for communication of brands have evolved. From press to TV to radio to outdoor and now films. In 2003, Darshana Bhalla, Sony Entertainment Television, Sales and Marketing Head...

Mumbai: Producer-director Sameer Hanchate’s debut film Gafla is a hard-hitting film inspired by the much-publicised scam in the Indian Stock market and financial market. “It is the story of a humble middle class man....

MUMBAI : First it was Hrithik Roshan who after his daredevilry realized that there were fans trying to copy him and stopped them from doing so. Just earlier, a fan of Phir Hera Pheri...

Mumbai: Is Mani Rathnam’s film based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani? For the film Guru trams have been created on the road, buildings, people and the very milieu projecting the 1950s.Joining Abhishek Bachchan...

MUMBAI : Shilpa Shetty has been signed on to play the lead role in Anurag Basu’s film Metro. The film also stars Shiney Ahuja and Kay Kay Menon in lead roles. Metro is a...

Habitat Film Club along with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and Rudraa Entertainment released two exclusive discs called Master Strokes and which has 20 select film by the masters of Indian...

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with an honorary degree of Doctorate of Arts by the Leicester University on July 19 for his contribution to the movie business in India. Leicester has a huge...

It is the season’s first football film and the first football film to come after two decades. And this time, the players of Padmini Kapila’s 90 Minutes directed by Iqbaal Rizzvi got together with...

Mumbai: Parvin Dabas shares his amazing experience of staying overnight with sadhus after he lost his way while trekking in Manali, where he was shooting for his forthcoming film With Luv Tumhara.Model turned actor...

Mumbai: Creating history in Indian cinema, for being the first actor who would also write and direct his debut film, 24-year old Mashhoor Amrohi, grandson of the legendary Kamaal Amrohi, launched his maiden venture...

Mumbai: Actor Ajay Devgan’s cousin Ashu Devgan has turned producer with his maiden venture Ek Hum Ek Tum under the banner of Ashu Devgan Movies. He has tied up with Santosh Gupta and Hemant...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi slashed down shooting rent in government owned sought-after locales. The rates were hiked in Tamil Nadu during the regime of Jayalalitha government. This forced the directors and producers...

Mumbai: Movies is where moolah is! And everyone wants in on it. TV18 promoter Raghav Bahl is the latest to be bitten by the film business bug. Bahl is floating a separate company to...

Mumbai: As the sun sets on the 2006 Cannes International Advertising Festival, BBDO Worldwide was named the most awarded agency network, with a total of 41 Lions including the coveted Film Grand Prix.The Film...

Mumbai: A big name in film distribution in the UK market, Eros International, a media and entertainment group of companies has faced a set back even before starting their new ambitious venture. Eros was...

Mumbai: Leading multiplex operator Inox Leisure Limited is acquiring Calcutta Cinema Private Limited (CCPL) in an all-share-swap deal. This will allow Inox to get a firm foothold in West Bengal, adding up to its...

Miss World and actress Diana Hayden has been signed up by the newly launched Avalon Aviation Academy as the face of the academy. Diana will also be their ‘celeb guest lecturer’ for training airlines...

Mumbai: Music maestro A R Rahman has recreated the original composition of Rabindranath Tagore’s Jana Gana Mana. The song is led by and picturised on Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, D.K. Pattamal,...

Mumbai: Leading film production and distribution house, Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd (SACVL), is tapping the capital market. The company plans to raise Rs 500-550 million through an initial public offering (IPO) to ramp...

Mumbai: Media reports have been claiming that a local court in Madurai is said to have issued non-bailable warrants against actress Shilpa Shetty and Reemma Sen for ‘posing in an obscene manner’ in photographs...

Mumbai: The 8th edition of Osian Cinefan, Festival of Asian Cinema, in association with the government of Delhi, will be held in New Delhi from 14-23 July 2006. The festival that aims at creating...

Sivaji Productions, the production banner founded by Thespian Sivaji Ganesan nearly 50 years ago with a Hindi film Amar Deep (1958), followed by Rakhi (1962), and more than 20 Tamil films, is now returning...

Shemaroo releases Really Bend It Like Beckham on VCDs and DVDs Tathastu also releases on Shemaroo VCDs and DVDs today A Shemaroo Press Release Have you ever dreamt of scoring a goal from the...

Hrithik Roshan has been the quintessential hardworking lad who has also been endowed with talent to make it big in Bollywood. His debut film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai was a runaway hit, prompting audiences...

Country: CanadaLocation: TorontoDeadline: June Categories: Features and Canadian shorts. No restrictions. Programme includes world and North American premières, galas, retrospectives, national programmes Requirements: 16mm, 35mm. Entries must have been produced during the 20 months...

Country: CanadaLocation: CalgaryDeadline: July Categories: Features, shorts, documentary, animation, which have never been publicly screened in Calgary Requirements: 16mm, 35mm, 70mm, Beta SP Awards: Contact festival for details Fees: US$20 Administrative address: Calgary International...

Country: USA Location: BostonDeadline: July Categories: Features, shorts Requirements: 35mm, 16mm Awards: Best film, best director, best actor, best actress, audience award Fees: US$30-60 Administrative address: Boston Film Festival , Loews Copley Place Theatre,...

Country: GreeceLocation: AthensDeadline: July Categories: Animation, shorts, documentary, experimental Requirements: 16mm, 35mm Awards: Golden Athena €5,000 Fees: None Aministrative address: Athens International Film Festival, Benaki Str, 152, 35 Metamorphosi Halandri , Athens, Greece Tel:...

Country: ItalyLocation: VeniceDeadline: Contact festival for details Categories: Features, competitive and panorama sections. Participation dependent on invitation from the directory council of the Biennale. Competition for shorts of less than 30 minutes Requirements: 16mm,...

  1955 Adamkhor Aaj Ki Baat Ab-E-Hayat Adl-E-Jahangir Albeli Alladin Ka Beta Amanat Amar Saigal Andher Nagri Choupat Raja Azad Baap Re Baap Baghdad Ka Chor Bahu Bakul Bandish Baradari Bhagwat Mahima Bhedi Lutera...

  1954 Aar Paar Adhikar Africa Alibaba & 40 Thieves Amar Amar Kirtan Ameer Angarey Aulad Aurat Teri Yahi Kahani Baadbaan Baap Beti Badshah Bahut Din Huye Barati Bazooband Bhai Saheb Bilwamangal Biraj Bahu...

Cinema History 1944 1944 Aaina Anban Arzoo Bade Nawab Saheb Badi Baat Badmash Bahadur Bahar Bandukwali Beda Paar Bhagya Laxmi Bhai Bhanvara Bhartruhari Caravan Chal Chal Re Naujawan Chand Char Ankhen Collegian Daasi Dil...

  1943 Aabroo Adab Arz Age Kadam Amanat Andhera Andhi Duniya Angoori Angoothi Ankh Ki Sharm Ashirwad Badalti Duniya Badla Bansari Bhagta Bhoot Bhaichara Bhakta Raidas Bhaktaraj Bhalai Chhed Chhad Chirag Circus Girl Davat...

  1942 Amar Asha Ankh Michauli Aparadhi Apna Ghar Apna Paraya Arman Awaz Badal Bahana Barat Basant Bhakta Kabir Bhakta Surdas Bharat Milap Black Out Bolti Bulbul Bombay Calling Call Of Youth Chandni Chaurangee...

  1941 Aasra Abla Abla Ki Shanti Akela Alladin Laila Amrit Anjan Bahen Bambaiwali Beti Bulbul-E-Baghdad Chandan Charanonki Dasi Chatra Bakavali Chaudhry Chitralekha Chitthi Circus Ki Sundari Darpan Darshan Desire Dhandora Doctor Garib Ki...

  1938 Abhagin Adhikar Alladin & The Wonderful Lamp Asha Baghban Bahadur Kisan Ban Ki Chidiya Banke Sanvaria Bazigar Bhabhi Bhedi Burkha Billi Brahmachari Chabukwali Chhote Sarkar Cyclewali Devbala Dharti Mata Dhruva Kumar Divorce...

  1937 Adarsh Mahila Aflatoon Anath Ashram Asiai Sitara Atma Tarang Aurat Ki Zindagi Badhe Chalo Banke Sipahi Begunah Bharat Ka Jivan Bharat Ki Sati Bhishma Bismilki Arzoo Bulldog Calcutta After Midnight Capt. Kirti...

  1936 Achhut Kanya Ailane Jung Akhri Galti Amar Prem Amar Shahid AmarJyoti Andheri Duniya Ansuon Ki Duniya Aseer-E-Havas Ashiana Azad Veer Baaz Bahadur Baghi Sipahi Bala Ki Raat BambaiKi Billi Banarasi Thug Bandit...

  1935 After The Earthquake Ahe Mazluman Alladin II (Aaj Ka Alladin) Anarkali Aparadhi Apradhi Abla Asmat Ka Moti Azad Abla Azadi Bahadur Beti Bahare Sulemani Bahen Ka Prem Bal Hatya Balidan Bambai Ki...

  1932 (Silent Movies) Ankhi Jaal Bahurupi Bazar Balika Badhu Beggar Girl Of Agra Bhagyalaxmi Bhawani Talwar Bhedi Khanjar Bhedi Rajkumar Black Ghost Black Rider Bulbule Shiraz Charitable Outlaw Dagabaz Bhai Dagabaz Dushman Dawn...

1931 (Silent Movies) A Wager In Love After The Death All For Love Amir Khan Aparadhi Apsara Urvashi Avenging Angel Avenging Tears Avishek Badmash Battalion Of The Blunder Bhakta Vatsala Bharari The Bandit Bhawani...

  1930 A Prince Indeed A Prince Of The People A Throw Of Dice A Woman’s Vengeance Ace Of Spades Ace Of Swords Alik Babu All For The Crown An Ideal Woman Arunodaya Arya...

1929 All For Money Apahrita Baji Deshpande Bangabala Beggar Girl Belle Of Bombay Beware Of Woman Bicharak Bilwamangal Bisha Briksha Blood for Blood Broken Hearts Challenge Chandramukhi Choice Of Bride Collegian Daksha Yagna Daring...

  1928 A Friend In Need Anarkali Ankh Ka Nasha Balaji Nimbalkar Bhai Ki Kasai Bhakta Damaji Brother To Brother Celestial Lotus Chamakti Chanda Chandrahasa Chandravali Chatur Kanta Destiny Defied Detective Kumar Dev Kanya...

  1927 A Fair Warrior A Phase Of Life Alibaba & 40 Thieves Alladin & His Wonderful Lamp At The Clang Of Fetters Bhakta Sudama Bhim Sanjivan Born Hero By Sheer Valour Chandidas Chhelbatao...

  1926 A Crown For Two Days Abola Rani Ajab Kumari Asha Bhagwa Zenda Bhakta Prahlad Bhakta Shri Eknath Briefless Barrister Bulbule Parastan Chatra Bakavli Cinema Queen Dha Cha Maa Light Of Asia Dharma...

1925 Amarsingh Dagger Bajirao Mastani Bhadra Bhamini Black Thief Chaloo Zamana Chandrakanth Chandrarao More Charkha Chhatrapati Sambhaji Child Widow Deva Dasi Devi Ahalyabai Dream Of Life Dream’s Damsel Five Divine Wands For Mother’s Sake...

1924 Ashwatthama Atma Bal Bal Shringee Balee Yagna Bhakta Sudhanva Chandan Malayagiri Chandragupta And Mahatma Chanakya Chandranath Datta Janma Daughter Of Shripur Dhruva Charitra Draupadi’s Fate Gajendra Moksham Gao Mata Gul Bakavali Guru Dronacharya...

1923 A Quarrel Game Of Narada Babroo Wahan Bhakta Gora Kumbhar Bhakta Peepaji Champraj Hada Chintamoni Dharma Vijay Gayatri Mahatmya Guru Machhendranath Hari Talika Janak Videhi Jarasandha Vadha Kamale Kamini Khoka Babu Kirat Arjuna...