MUMBAI: Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who has been roped in to play the lead role in the Kannada version of "The Dirty Picture", is not inspired by actress Vidya Balan’s Silk act in...
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Dance is in my DNA: Karan Johar
MUMBAI: Thanks to his mother, Karan Johar is aware of what’s happening in "Uttaran" or "Balika Vadhu", but the Dharma Productions head honcho, who excels at fiction and family cinema, has his reservations...
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Those who don’t like ‘Shanghai’ haven’t understood the film: Emraan Hashmi
MUMBAI: Known as Bollywood’s serial kisser, Emraan Hashmi does not want to be trapped in any particular role. "I want to be an actor who pitches his films to everyone. We know there is...
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Santosh Sivan, Shoojit Sircar head for Sri Lanka
MUMBAI: Two creators. One mission. Cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan and ‘Vicky Donor’ director Shoojit Sircar are all set to make epic dramas set in the heart of the Sri Lankan LTTE (Liberation Tigers of...
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What we’ve gone through is worse than rape: Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi
MUMBAI: If filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi and the cast and crew of her new under-production film ‘Kaanch’ are back from location in Bhopal to the relative safety of Mumbai, it is only because of...
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‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’ pug invites trouble
MUMBAI: A pug, who plays a crucial role in the forthcoming ‘Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum’, has been rechristened, thanks to the frenzy that takes place before a film release. The pug, whose...
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‘Imported Kamariya’ fame Scarlett eyes period film
MUMBAI: British model Scarlett Mellish Wilson may have started her Bollywood journey with item song "Imported Kamariya" in political thriller "Shanghai", but says she is a trained actor and that her dream has...
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If you don’t like Kalki, I don’t like you: Dibakar Banerjee
MUMBAI: Film-maker Dibakar Banerjee talks about the response to ‘Shanghai’. Q. Kalki Koechlin’s performance has been uniformly panned. She’s accused of being stereotyped as the traumatized woman. Comment (In a raised voice) “Ok....
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Dhoble trying to kill Mumbai’s nightlife: Bollywood
MUMBAI: Bollywood is not happy with the police crackdown on Mumbai’s nightclubs. Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble’s zeal to ensure that late night bars do not flout rules related to music and...
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Salman Khan to shoot an item song for ‘Son Of Sardar’ by July-end
MUMBAI: Actor Salman Khan, who has agreed to groove to an item song for his friend Ajay Devgn’s "Son Of Sardar", will shoot for the number by July-end. "We shot for one scene...
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