MUMBAI: Director, writer and producer Mira Nair will receive the “Pride of India†Award at the 9th annual Bollywood Awards to be held on 26 May, 2007 at the Nassau Coliseum, New York. Bollywood...
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Dharmesh Darshan casts Upen Patel in next
MUMBAI: Writer-director Dharmesh Darshan, who last made Aap Ki Khatir for Venus in August 2006 has cast Upen Patel in his next filmDarshan was unavailable for comment. But reliable sources close to him say...
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Studio 18 CFO Sarkar & international distribution head Holla quit
MUMBAI: Hardly six months into existence, Network 18’s motion picture division – Studio 18 – has witnessed a couple of top level departures. According to information available with Businessofcinema.com, the company’s chief financial officer...
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Film Review: Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Film: Mr. Bean’s Holiday Director: Steve Bendelack Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Max Baldry, Emma De Caunes, Willem Dafoe, Steve Campos, Clint Dyer Rating: 3/5 Mr. Bean is back on silver screen after a hiatus of...
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Chopra eyes August for Bhootnath completion
MUMBAI: Producer Ravi Chopra’s latest venture Bhootnath, which faced a series of teething problems, is now headed towards completion. The film, which went on the floors in mid-October 2006, is likely to be wrapped...
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Race to shoot again in Dubai
MUMBAI: The next shooting spell for Abbas-Mastan’s Race will be held in Dubai in May 2007. A major chunk of the shooting was completed in Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this year. The film...
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Staggered release for My Bollywood Bride
MUMBAI: Director Rajeev Virani’s new film My Bollywood Bride, starring Kashmeera Shah, Sanjay Suri and Jason Lewis, released today (20 April 2007), but only in Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad. The film is being distributed...
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Shemaroo releases romantic songs album on VCD
MUMBAI: Shemaroo has launched ‘O Saathi Re,’ a thematic song compilation, featuring 12 soft, romantic love songs. The tracks have been culled from recent films in the past two to three years and include...
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Om Puri to pen autobiography
MUMBAI: Veteran actor Om Puri is currently penning his autobiography, a tome that will cover his 30 years’ sojourn in Bollywood. Confirms Puri, “I wanted to keep it away from media glare till it...
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Film Review: Kya Love Story Hai
Film: Kya Love Story Hai Director: Lovely Singh Producer: N R Pachisia Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Karan, Sujata Kumar Rating: 1.5/5 Debutant director Lovely Singh’s venture Kya Love Story Hai is pretty much...
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