In an exclusive interview between Aamir Khan and Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN IBN’s Citizen Khan aired today at 9:30pm, Aamir Khan shared his deepest of emotions and experiences during the making of his latest...

The latest singing sensation of India – HIMESH RESHAMMIYA on BEING Saturday, April 27 at 8:30 pm Sundays at 3:30 pm Mention the name Himesh Reshammiya and the first impression would be: a brash...

MUMBAI: The Aamir Khan-Kajol starrer Fanaa is noe being screened in most multiplexes after a compromise was reached between Yash Raj Films and the Multiplex Owners Association.Trouble erupted in paradise when Yash Chopra asked...

A place in Mumbai, which has one of the biggest gaming zones, a state-of-the art multiplex and more. If you have not been there already, you are definitely missing out on something BIG, for...

MUMBAI: It’s a big movie from the biggest banner in the country – Yashraj. And while the latest Aamir Khan blockbuster Fanaa is roiled in one controversy after another, on the small screen, it...

Even as the next six batches are underway, Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA) along with Autodesk Media and Entertainment certified its first batch of students trained on the Autodesk Discreet SMOKE system. A...

In 2005, CNN viewers have earned US$191 billion in personal income.This is greater than the individual GDP of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. (Source: World Bank 2004 GDP Statistics) The latest release...

MUMBAI: To promote the birth registration as part of Plan India’s (a child centric development organization), Universal Birth Registration campaign (UBR), film star Anil Kapoor has pledged his support to the cause in India....

CANNES : When you do things you ought do them in style. Make it fun. Make it enjoyable. Make it a moment to remember. That’s something a lot of visitors to WEG India’s annual...

CANNES: The Omkara book launch party took place in style on Cannes Carlton Nikki plage, one of the fanciest addresses to party in the sea resort..Vivek Oberoi summed up the occasion in the perfect...

MUMBAI: For the film industry Reliance is truly proving to be non-reliant name; as far as film acquisitions are concerned. Recently they seem to be in a mad rush to disown all responsibilities on...

MUMBAI: PVR Limited has promoted head of marketing Saurabh Varma as vice president, cinema marketing and promotions. In his new role, Varma would shoulder the responsibility for film and cinema marketing, advertising, cinema launches,...

CANNES: The team Dharma Productions distribution team of Vishal Patel and Cherian expressed disappointment at the way the market has been proceeding. “There have been very few footfalls,” says Cherian. “We expect an improvement...

CANNES: The Adlabs Indpendent Producers Lounge is proving to be a hit of sorts. Located in the basement of the Palais des Festivals, it has been a busy spot with almost anyone interested in...

CANNES: What is amazing about this Cannes festival is how the independents have been propping up each other. The Adlabs stand has brochures and promotional materials from almost every Indian film maker in the...

CANNES: The maker of Provoked – Jagmohan Mundhra, threw a party to celebrate the movie on the rooftop of the Noga Hilton at Cannes.   Of course the star of the evening was the...

CANNES: Indian animation film maker Gitanjali Rao clad in a beautiful sari was accompanied in Cannes by her mother and designer K Muralidharan.   Rao says she was pretty happy when her film Printed...

CANNES: You have got to hand it to the guys from Goa. The entire team of the international film festival has winged it down to Cannes to pick up the best practices from Cannes....

MUMBAI: Star’s revenue growth of 14 per cent in Q3 was below previous quarters (20 per cent – 30 per cent in Q1 and Q2) due to an earlier-than-expected-closure on Star Plus of the...

CANNES: At the Cannes Film Mart, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) threw a producers networking party yesterday in the International Village. Attended by many Indians from all over the world, the party also...

CANNES: What has Dharma Productions boss Karan Johar been up to? According to sources in Cannes, he has been having meetings with several distributors and directors the world over. He came into the Palais...

MUMBAI: Spoofy! That’s how MTV India can be best described. After the latest spoof on Star World’s Rendezvous With Simi Garewal that gave birth to Rendezvous With Semi Girebaal on the small screen, MTV...

Even though Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has banned Feroz Khan’s entry into Pakistan, India is still rolling out the red carpet to give the Pakistan Film Producers Association a royal welcome. So, despite the...

Mumbai: X’treme action fans are in for a treat this Sunday. Star Movies gives you the perfect way to end your weekend with the X-Men Special! Star Movies builds the excitement with the back-to-back...

Sony Entertainment Television has announced the world television premiere of Salaam Namaste on Sunday 21 May 2006, at 8 pm. A Yash Raj Films production Salaam Namaste, stars Saif Ali Khan (Nick) and Preity...

MATICHYA CHULI Premiere in Mumbai Attended by Narayan Rane – Anil Deshmukh – Kiran Shantaram It was a grand Premiere attended by politicians and artists from the Marathi Film fertanity. The guest who were...

Four weeks after the theatrical release, Shemaroo has now releases Pyare Mohan on VCDs and DVDs. The movie starrs Fardeen Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Esha Deol, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani in key roles. Special...

Shekhar Kapoor is not the only Indian director who has his eyes set on Hollywood. His ardent admirer Ram Gopal Varma is also headed west. Ramu is flying to Hollywood to cast his international...

Shyam Benegal’s Chamki which had been announced with Jimmy Shergil and Urmila Matondkar in the lead was initially being produced by Sheetal Talwar. The film is no longer being produced by Sheetal Talwar now....

CANNES: But it’s sad that Bollywood is not reigning here. For starters, there’s not even a single Indian movie in the main competition. That for a country which produces the largest number of movies...

Music director Anandji Shah from the Kalyanji Anandji duo was felicitated and awarded by an American organisation as his song was the most played song in the US for the year 2005. A hip...

With big blockbusters like Lagaan and Rang De Basanti, Bollywood is witnessing a revolution with foreign artists grabbing eye balls on our silver screen. But its not a one way street, Indian talent too...

Shemaroo Videos has taken promotional strategies to another level, with the introduction of the Go Bananas. With Shemaroo Festival that started on 15 May 2006, valid only in 15 select retail outlets in Mumbai....

Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 9:00 p.m. Director : Lasse Hallstrom Written by : Mark Spragg, Virginia Korus SpraggProduced by : Alan Ladd, Jr. Kelliann Ladd, Leslie Holleran Cast : Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez,...

Zee Trendz and Zee Cafe bring an exclusive and acclaimed awards ceremony, The Idea Zee F Awards, to honour the excellence in Indian Fashion. The voting panel consists of more than 200 highly esteemed...

Indian superhero Krrish will be rushing to the Indian screens more faster than its Hollywood counter part Superman. Rakesh Roshan’s Krissh was to hit the Indian screens on 30th June but on the same...

After Rang De Basanti, Taxi No.9211 and Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, UTV International’s next release is its home-production Chup Chup Ke, releasing on June 9. This eagerly awaited comedy starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor,...

First time director, Nilesh Mulye has chosen a real life story for his film which is said to be inspired by the former relationship of Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor. The film has been...

Salman along with Shahid, Kareena Kapoor and many other stars are currently on tour in the US for the Rockstar shows. It is learnt, during one of its stage shows Salman seems to have...

With Amitabh Bachchan resuming regular shooting at Film City this week, B R Films’ eagerly awaited Baabul, a family saga with strong social message, is now being readied for release during Diwali this year....

Bollywood director Shashi Ranjan is currently in Lahore on a talent hunt to choose a young male actor, an actress and a singer for his new Indo-Pakistan feature film. Sources revealed that the response...

MUMBAI: Madurai City, apart from being well known for its famous Meenakshi Temple, also enjoys the distinction of having Asia’s largest theatre – Thangam. This theatre is now being eyed by GV Films Ltd....

Worldspace Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, today announced that it has formed strategic partnerships with two of India’s largest music retail chains – Planet M...

Mumbai :A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. Starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon make sure you...

Farhan Akhtar’s Don- The Chase Begins Again, is 70 per cent complete. According to unit sources, the last shooting schedule in Langkawi is now complete and the venue has now shifted to the Malaysian...

The vicious wave of piracy continues to eat into the revenues of the Indian music industry. According to information and broadcasting minister P R Dasmunsi, the Indian music industry has lost 50 per cent...

Actor Ajay Devgan now joins the select list of prominent brand ambassadors for Bagpiper Whisky. At a press conference held at Taj Land’s End, Bandra on May 15, 2006 Bagpiper unveiled its new logo....

Gearing up for its fifth edition between August 16-26, Gloria Film Festival announced the winner for its 2006 Screenplay Competition today. The award went to Rachel Astarte Piccione’s feature script, Little India. Held every...

Finally after 41 years, Akbar Khan’s film on the Mughal era Taj Mahal – An Eternal Love Story has paved way for a Pakistan film festival in India. The first Pakistani film festival will be held...

Filmmaker Akbar Khan’s next magnum opus Changez Khan will feature Pakistani actors in important roles apart from Indian actors. A major portion of the film is being shot in Pakistan too. Akbar Khan who...

People come to Kempty Falls from Mussoorie and afar to take a dip in the pond at the foot of the waterfall, which has provided locales for many Bollywood movies and TV commercials.The waterfall,...

Last year it was Aishwarya Rai, Mallika Sherawat, Shah Rukh Khan, Sonali Kulkarni and a host of other stars who had made their presence felt at the Cannes Film Festival. This year it is...

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the celebrity model of the year, male award; Rekha won the fashionable film star, female award and Shabana Azmi won the most fashionable politician, female award at the grand finale...

MUMBAI: Singer Zoheb new album titled Kismet is dedicated to his late sister Nazia Hassan and will be out by end of the current month. Nazia had shot to fame in the 1980s with...

The newly launched channel Filmy opens at 53 GRPs this week! It has attained popularity on the basis of the quality of movies and innovative approach towards programming. Filmy introduced the pioneering concept of...

Actress Preity Zinta is excited about promoting Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna at the Cannes. She will be accompanied by producer-director Karan Johar to the festival. The movie, though not a official entry will be...

This year Autodesk’s Digital Intermediate tour has widened the scope of the event to include Visual Effects and has organised a Digital Film Tour which boasts of big names like King Kong Director Of...

Model-turned actor Shayan Munshi (Jhankar Beats), a key witness in the sensational Jessica Lall murder case, was arrested on Saturday at the Kolkata airport on his way to Bangkok but was granted bail later...

Actress Ayesha Takia is charged up about the release of her Dor, directed by Nagesh Kukonoor. The film is said to be inspired by a true story that occurred in Saudi Arabia and is...

Bollywood film actress Aishwarya Rai did a 3-minute performance at closing cermony for Melbourne Commonwealth Games and has reportedly charged a whopping Rs 3 Crore (@ Rs 1 crore/per minute).Other who performed were Lara...

MUMBAI: Director Rituparno Ghosh has selected Arjun Rampal for his film titled Rahgir. Rampal will be acting the role of the husband of Parineeta’s heroine Vidya Balan. The actor is also working in Farhan...

Director Rituparno Ghosh has offered actor Arshad Warsi a role in his next film with Konkana Sen Sharma of Page 3 fame as his heroine in the movie. Arshad has also acted in Kabul...

According to recent reports in the press, Ron Howard’s film, The Da Vinci Code that was slated for release on May 19 was to be delayed due to the nature of its controversial subject....

Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd has sold the world satellite rights to its latest productions, Ankahee, Pyar Ke Side Effects and Bow Barracks Forever to Star TV Network. The company didn’t divulge the financial details...

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The collection of Mukta Arts 36 China Town in the first three days amounted to Rs. 7.05 crores in India only.the film is still gong strong with a 65% of full capacity.The audiences have...

The government today said that copyright enforcement cells have been set up in most of the States and Union Territory administrations to check violation of copyrights of films. Information and broadcasting minister Priya Ranjan...

MSN India announced an online voting system on its portal for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2006. The sixth annual International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards are being held in Dubai on...

Saif Ali Khan is said to be having date problems. Saif has reportedly cited date issues for not doing Mani Ratnam’s Guru and has even opted out of Feroz Khan’s remake of Qurbani. Saif...

Trek, Safari and lots of Adventure in CCIL’s Wildlife Tourism Property ‘Bush-Betta’ With Pooja Bedi in Bandipur Forest, Karnataka Mumbai, 6th May 2006: Country Club India Ltd. (CCIL) Celebrated the First anniversary of it’s...

Synergy Images, the creators of Zampano (animated character appearing in the Bollywood movie Friends Forever) is said to have invested Rs 1 crore in the production work and the character can dance and synchronize...

INDIAN CONTINGENT TO CANNES INCLUDE 80 COMPANIES, 65 FILMS, 35 NEW PROJECTS AND 18 EXHIBITORS For the fourth consequtive year, Confederation of Indian Industry will head for the 10-day Cannes Film Market beginning May...

Ultra Distributors Pvt Ltd. has come out with an Ultra unique idea to curb piracy. By bringing down the MRPs of VCDs and DVDs for movies which form a part of its huge catalogue....

After Rotterdam and MAMI film festival in Bombay, Plexus Films and Access Entertainment’s maiden feature film in English, The Last Monk, will be screened at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival in the Producers Network...

Kerala Tourism is gearing up to launch a fresh marketing campaign to cash in on the upcoming monsoon season. The Board is on the verge of signing up Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Bollywood...

A Bollywood extravaganza, for three days from Aug 31. Malaysia won the hosting rights by beating six other countries for the franchise. The wife of the Deputy Prime Minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, said...

Astonished by a direct query about the incident where she poured wine on somebody’s head in a party, Raveena Tandon replied that the person was her husband’s ex-wife, she enjoyed doing it, and it...

Navika Kumar awarded for excellence in political reportage Mumbai, 9th May: Navika Kumar, Political and Economy Editor with Times Now was awarded the prestigious Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust award for 2006, for her exemplary...

Press Release from HaalberdEditors contact: 982115883 In a dramatic turn to Pretti Jaiin’s rape case, which stated that Madhur Bhandarkar had raped her 52 times. Fashion Photographer Sandeep Roda from Delhi decided to publicly...

Trinidad is the new host to the annual Bollywood awards at a gala function at the Centre of Excellence in Trinidad on June 10. Experts will make the final selection of eight editions of...

MUMBAI :His last two films, Janaki Weds Sriram and Apparao Driving School were box office disappointments but director Yarajala Srinivasulu (also known as Anji Srinu) is back with Laila Majnu. The unlucky director is...

May 7, 2006 : The wait is finally over… The verdict is out…The journey that started over three months ago has reached a triumphant conclusion.. Over 9 lakh fans from India & 23 nations...

Exotic visuals, breathtaking action scenes and well choreographed songs are the hallmark of Shankar and he does not disappoint you in Aparichit – The Stranger. Combined with Vikram’s (twice national best actor award winner)...

MUMBAI :Navin Nischol and Praveen Nischol have granted bail in the case of Navin Nischol’s wife Geetanjali’s suicide case by session court. Sessions judge N D Deshpande granted bail to both for the sum...

MUMBAI :Home theatre systems offer more with every model; prices keep falling, the sound quality gets better and the need for conventional theaters gets threatened even more. With a great movie experience available in...

MUMBAI :Son-in-law of ace choreographer Saroj Khan, S A Sayed has announced his maiden venture Headlines to be made under Saroj Khan’s own banner Nabila Films. The film will star Jackie Shroff, Gracy Singh,...

MUMBAI :After cutting many ghazal albums and rendering songs for many films, ghazal samrat Anup Jalota will be the presenter for the first time for One Way, this thriller will star Zulfi Sayyed, Shawar...

MUMBAI :Mukesh Rishi, apart from being veteran star of 88 films, has another passion- cricket. The actor actually worked hard and completed his out-door shoot a day in advance to be a part of...

MUMBAI :After films like Sarforosh and Shikhar, John Mathew Mathan is now planning his next to be a thriller. John confirms the news. “Everyone is surprised that I am continuing the trend of thrillers....

MUMBAI :N.Chandra who shot into the limelight agin by announcing his directing a film on gangster Abu Salem has now planned another film. His home –production titled Cyclone, based on dance is being choreographed...

It’s said that audiences in Islamabad are not known to be very generous with their applause. Well Bollywood actor and theatre personality Naseeruddin Shah who is currently performing in Pakistan with his group and...

MUMBAI :It’s a case of dual identities. One is Karan Johar’s magnum opus Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and the second is Biswaroop Roy Chaudhary’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. The trouble began when two different...

Indian movies Mughal-e-Azam and Taj Mahal generated lukewarm response from the cinemagoers in Pakistan despite the grand premier, a huge publicity campaign and even the presence of leading Indian film stars failed to attract...

Sunday, 07th May 2006 at 1: 00 pm, Only on MAX! Continuing with its promise of making Sundays bigger MAX is all set to treat its viewers by bringing them HUM TUM to air...

With a mission to accelerate industrial and economic growth of the western region manifold by acting as a catalyst in the process of progress, FICCI Western Regional Council – the regional arm of the...

When Hope Sinks..This Sunday, Star Movies takes you for a cruise in the Poseidon!!!Watch the exclusive preview of the most awaited adventure movie Poseidon on Sunday, May 7th at 8 30 p.m. only on...

xThe collection of Mukta Arts 36 China Town in the first three days amounted to Rs. 7.05 crores in India only.the film is still gong strong with a 65% of full capacity.The audiences have...

Turkish Airlines, THY, is starting a three times-a-week flight on the Mumbai-Istanbul route on May 6 in an attempt to woo not only Indian tourists but also Bollywood film crews. The airline is already...

Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan is the new voice for spreading AIDS awareness. He will feature in a reality television series Haath Ae Haath Mila which is being produced by BBC World Service Trust in...

After being in deep Water, director Deepa Mehta is now set to make a Punjabi-English film called Heaven On Earth. She will start shooting the film in July even as she readies to launch...