The National Commission for Women (NCW) has pledged complete support to actress Shilpa Shetty in the ‘obscenity case’ filed against her by an advocate in Madurai. The actress’s spokesperson and publicist Dale Bhagwagar, who...

  Mumbai, June, 28 th: Times Now, the news channel of big stories will be seen in the noted film director – Madhur Bhandarkar’s much awaited film Corporate. Times Now correspondents will be seen...

Mumbai: Pravesh Sippy, the son of NN Sippy is reviving their famed NN Sippy banner. Vivek Agnihotri of Chocolate fame will be directing the film which stars Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Priyanka...

Mumbai: Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish has paved the way for big-budgeted films in the same genre. Undeterred by the flop of his previous Sunny Deol starrer Teesri Aankh, producer-director Harry Baweja next film is a...

MUMBAI : Rajshri Media (P) Limited, the newly incubated digital arm of the Rajshri Group is bringing some of the biggest blockbusters of all times on your mobile phone. The company has launched ‘Timeless...

Mumbai: Major multiplexes of Mumbai give vent to the FIFA fever. Not one or two, but three multiplexes – Fame, Cinemax and Inox are geared up to screen FIFA World Cup 2006. Cinemax will...

Mumbai: In the Hindi film industry female actors are usually paid less than the male actors. But debutante Megha Chatterjee, daughter of actress Moushmi Chatterjee is said to being paid Rs. 1.1 million, while...

Mumbai: After a disaster called Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi, producer Sangeeta Ahir along with Prime Focus is presenting the film Apne. The movie produced by Rahul Sugandh and directed by Anil Gadar Sharma,...

Producer Nikhil Panchamiya is ready with his second film Anthony Kaun Hai? Made on a budget of Rs. 100 million (Rs. 10 crore), the film again has Munnabhai M.B.B.S. stars Sanjay Dutt and Arshad...

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...

The casting of producer Firoz A Nadiadwala’s Welcome is getting larger by the day. After roping in Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor, Feroz Khan, Paresh Rawal and Katrina Kaif, the latest to join...

Mumbai: Veteran ad film maker Prahlad Kakkar had planned to start producing feature films early this year under the banner of Genesis Features. The first project Bitter Rain is to star Manoj Bajpai, Sonu...

He shot into fame when he brought to light the plight of the girl who never got a chance to decide her own life. With the death of real-life Gudiya, director Prabhakar Shukla’s realistic...

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...

Pakistani actress Meera has clarified that she is not disillusioned by Bollywood and is confident of soon making a grand comeback. Meera is returning to India end of this month and hopes to begin...

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: Finally, after a long hiatus, the Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty starrer Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar will hit the marquee on August 4 all over. The music of the movie was released...

Madhur Bhandarkar’s Page 3 beat back Subhash Ghai’s Kisna on January 21 to be the frit hit of 2005. Bhandarkar even went on to win the National Award for the Best Film. The film...

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...

After having run successfully for more than three weeks The Da Vinci Code is still receiving flak from certain quarters in Andhra Pradesh. A group of Christians protested against the film which was to...

Indore: Youth Congress workers in Indore are protesting against Priyanka Chopra – the lead actress of Krrish. Prakash Jaju has alleged Priyanka of having underworld links with Chhota Shakeel. From Indore Jaju informed us saying,...

A. Devgan Movies Society No. 59, D-5, Mhada Four Bunglow, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053. Tel. : 022 – 26360280 / 22911915 Email : adevganmovies3@yahoo.com   Ref. _____________________ Date- 23rd June 2006 To,...

They are ordinary human beings with extra ordinary powers. They wear masks to protect their secret identity. With their powers they fight evil and save the world from crime and injustice. Star Gold gives...

NRI Dr Arjun Gaur creates Princess Diana Islandset in 100-acre international school in Sahyadris Dr Arjun Gaur, an NRI from UK, inspired by Lady Diana has actually dedicated an entire island in a school...

Mumbai: The Hrithik Roshan starrer Krrish is definitely on the way to re-write box office history, drawing in the biggest advance opening in the history of Indian cinema. Nearly 59 prints have been distributed...

Mumbai: After making a thriller like Aankhen and a family film- Waqt – The Race Against Time, producer-director Vipul Shah is gearing up for his love story – Namaste London. Vipul says, “It’s not...

Mumbai: This week’s release Rakesh Roshan’s film Krrish is acquiring supernatural status. According to Raj Vaidya of Filmkraft, the $ 10 million film will have a record number of 775 prints. In Bombay there...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s controversial film Water starring John Abraham, Lisa Ray and Seema Biswas, has been reported as the highest-grossing Hindi language film in North America for 2006. The film which is the...

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: Nazim Rizvi, who was jailed for alleged links with the underworld, says he is innocent and is back to his business of making films. He says he has two films ready and is...

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...

Zubeen Garg (Ya Ali) & Tulsi Kumar (Aksar) pair up to belt out a terrific number From L to R – Tulsi Kumar, Mejoo Khan, Anu Malik, Zubeen Garg, Tanuja Chandra, Gulab (Vice Presidence...

SINGAPORE: VOD solutions provider ICTV has introduced its ActiveVideo platform at the 11th Annual Broadcast Asia Conference and Exhibition being held from 20-23 June 2006. In its demonstration, ICTV has showed how the ActiveVideo...

Director Sameer Karnik who was instrumental in bringing Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai together for the first time in Kyun! Ho Gaya Na, is now pairing Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif once again for...

Shringar Cinemas Limited has announced its foray into Gujarat with the launch of the six-screen FAME Raj Empire multiplex in Surat. The new multiplex is located at the Raj Empire Mall (Near Akashwani Tower,...

At 29 years, anyone would think that he is too young to spearhead the Essel group’s foray into an area that’s crackling with competition. But make no mistake – within his diminutive frame ticks...

SINGAPORE: While the rain Gods are showering upon the city of Singapore, there is an onslaught of discussions on the new technologies for broadcasting at the Broadcast Asia Summit 2006 being held in Expo...

Fanaa has grossed US$1 million in 2 weeks in the Middle East which is a record of sorts. In the UK, the film has made £1 million in 3 weeks and in the US...

MUMBAI : The kiss and tell game between item girl Rakhi Sawant and singer Mika Singh has helped Rakhi’s brother Rakesh Sawant’s directorial debut film Hot Money. Made on a shoestring budget of Rs...

MUMBAI : Anticipating a good opening weekend, the cinema hall owners opened the advance booking counters for Krrish on Sunday June 18 in multiplexes and on Monday June 19 in single screens across the...

Koel Purie plays a television reporter in Anima Films’ maiden venture Breaking News which is now complete. The film endeavors to uncover the darker side of the famous or infamous sting operations where a...

Sequels don’t work in the Indian Film Industry. His latest film, Phir Hera Pheri has broken this jinx, capturing the hearts of not just the Indian audience but audiences abroad in UK and US...

Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan had charges reframed against him at a district court in Jodhpur for allegedly hunting down an endangered species of deer called black buck in 1998 at Kankani village in Luni...

MUMBAI : The rumour mills are running overtime that Sony Pictures Releasing of India Ltd. (SPRL) has acquired the all India distribution rights of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya – The Royal Guard for a...

The music launch of the directorial debut film of Naseeruddin Shah – Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota– What If? Produced by Shabbir Boxwala under the banner of Cat Films and presented by Anil Samani...

Ghar, the film starring Vinod Khanna and his sons Akshaye and Rahul, has been in the news over the past fortnight. The film which is being produced by Johny Bakshi is tipped to be...

Swamp the market with as many prints as you can, clean up the box office in the first couple of weeks – that’s a strategy many a filmmaker is resorting to these days. So...

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...

The Anil Ambani-owned Adlabs is planning to set up three film studios at Mumbai’s Goregaon Film City. The studios are planned to be along the lines of the ones in Hollywood with shooting floors,...

MUMBAI: Zee TV’s music talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu has tied up with Percept Groups P9 Integrated Pvt Ltd. to promote the film, Corporate. Director of...

Health Minister Dr. Ambumani Ramadoss’s appeal to celebrities not to endorse carbonated drinks hasn’t seen much response from Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai but John Abraham the latest to join the cola bandwagon...

Black once again made a clean sweep of all the major awards at the IIFA 2006 held in Dubai last night at a glittering function which was attended by the glitterati of west Asia....

Lyricist SAMEER, who completes 25th year of his career as song writer this year, has bagged his 500th film – Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s SAAWARIYA. So far Sameer has written 5000 songs, including private albums.Sameer...

JP Dutta met N Anandhi at IIFA, Dubai where he had been to to promote his film Umrao Jaan starring Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Suneil Shetty and Shabana Azmi 25 years ago, Muzaffar Ali...

Rajeev Bhatia, better known in Bollywood as Akshay Kumar, has proved beyond doubt that acting isn’t at all the key attribute to stardom in Hindi cinema. His success is the result of a combination...

DUBAI: Amitabh Bachchan the brand ambassador of the International Indian Film Academy today launched the IIFA commemorative book- Lights, Camera, Masala! at the Grand Hyatt, during the IIFA Weekend presented by Tiara Residence in...

MUMBAI: Anil Ambani-controlled Adlabs Films Ltd is entering into production of Hollywood movies through AshoK Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group. “We will be making Hollywood movies only with Hyde Park Entertainment. The first co-financed...

UTV, which is distributing Mira Nair-directed The Namesake in India, is planning to dub and release the film in four languages – Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English this November. The $9 million budget film...

Mumbai : “More experience can help you appreciate the beauty better”, said Dev Anand, while describing his feelings on seeing the beauty of Croatia through photographs. Calling Croatia the “Nature’s favorite abode,” he shared...

Yes it has finally happened, the jinx is broken. Hindi film sequels can now work wonders at the box office, not just in India but abroad as well. Not only has Phir Hera Pheri...

Lazy Limabean Film Magazine announced the date & venue for it’s monthly Film & Media event, Scene. Come kick back with other film & media folk at this month’s afterwork soiree promoting independent film....

It’s festival time at Fun Republic. The Atul Goel run multiplex chain is running a three day festival at its Andheri theatre focusing on the work of the late famed editor Renu Saluja. Art...

Mumbai : Standing in long queues for booking your movie tickets is now a passé. It’s time to do the bookings from your mobile phone. FAME Multiplexes, part of Shringar Cinemas Limited, today announced...

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...

Ashutosh Gowariker’s ambitious biopic Jodha Akbar starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai is negotiating with Adlabs to co-produce the film. Initially Applause Entertainment from the Birla Group which had co-produced Black with Sanjay Leela...

Manchu buys stake in ICL team                                 Top Emailed Features • Cricket Schedule • India’s tour of Sri Lanka 2008 • India-Aus face-off on Sep 13 Have...

MUMBAI: Two wheeler manufacturer Hero Honda presented its 15 millionth bike – a special Chrome – Karizma to its brand ambassador Hrithik Roshan. The keys to this bike were handed over to Roshan by...

Sun City cinema at Vile Parle (E) was attacked by 15 NCP workers at 4.00 pm today. Few members of the NCP came to the theatre to watch the Hera Pheri show at 5.00...

Regional Indian language cinema is about to get a shot in the arm in west Asia courtesy The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA). IIFA, which is organizing the 2006 IIFA Film Festival from 15-17...

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...

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan knows everything there is to know about cinema… but not technology. Recently Bachchan inaugurated an online payment service wallet365.com but admitted that he wasn’t computer savvy. “Thank you very much for...

Each year the global attention for the business of cinema exhibition in India is increasing and with the advent in technology, the inevitability of High-Definition Digital Cinema in India – The DLP Cinema Advantage...

MUMBAI: Home video maker Shemaroo has released a video Really Bend it like Beckham this football season. The video has the inside details and is the definitive video of his soccer skills. Fans can...

Media ReleaseNew Delhi, June 9STAR PLUS – the leading general Hindi entertainment channel showers the viewers with a lot of excitement this June as it gears up to show one of the biggest blockbusters...

In a letter addressed to Pakistani actress Meera’s spokesperson and publicist Dale Bhagwagar, the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Programme Producers (AMPTPP) declined to investigate the case in regard to the news about...

The maverick maker who is known for his sensitive and thought provoking films has now provoked the law. After struggling for about two years, Farida Hosenally whose antique furniture had got burnt in the...

Hrithik Roshan, the pin-up Bollywood actor had one of the biggest debuts with Kaho Na Pyaar Hai. Unfortunately, most films that followed fared badly over his seven years long stint. But things could change...

On Wednesday, PVR Cinemas announced that they have recieved operating licence for a 6-screen multiplex to strengthen its presence in Mumbai. The licence will enable PVR to open its newest property in Mulund, PVR...

Mumbai : Rani Mukherjee leads the list of nominations in the best actress category for the IFFA awards to be held in Dubai on June 16. Along with Rani, Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan...

MUMBAI: It is raining prizes this month for customers of Shemaroo Home Video. Even as people are pleasantly surprised to receive a voucher for a kilo of bananas or discounts on pizzas with the...