Bangalore: In a path-breaking exercise, the advance bookings for Lage Raho Munnabhai, scheduled for release on 1 September, has begun in Bangalore multiplexes. For the first three-days i.e. from 1 – 3 September, the...

Varanasi :Legendary shehnai maestro and Bharat Ratna awardee Ustad Bismillah Khan expired after a cardiac arrest at 2.20 am today. He had been ill for a while. Born on March 21, 1916 in a...

Mumbai :The trailers of Sajid Nadiadwala’s Jaan-e-Mann is said to commence its telecast from today (August 20). The Bollywood project is being readied for Diwali (October 20) release. Speculations were rife that the Nadiadwala...

Come togather MANORANJAN (The Entertainment), a film which takes a satirical, yet realistic look at bollywood in an entertaining manner, marks the union of two different cultures for the first time. Two theatre stalwarts,...

Mr. Blockbuster of Bollywood Sajid Nadiadwala is known to do things in style. He is one of the few producers who will not cut corners in promoting his films. In keeping with his penchant...

Mumbai: The mother of director Ravi Chopra (Baaghbaan, Burning Train)and the wife of legendary filmmaker Dr Baldev Raj Chopra (Naya Daur, Waqt) – Prakash Chopra expired today at 1.30 am at Leelavati Hospital, Mumbai....

Dipsshika reined in her birthday with a spectacular birthday bash with family and friends at the enigmatic lounge, H20in Bandra. Stars present included Varsha Usgaonkar with husband, Actor Danny Dengzongpa, Ranjit, Ashish Roy, Paritosh...

That is exactly where the cradle of technology takes us next. Not long ago, life was made simpler by technology and now you can avoid the long serpentine queues of a cinema by ordering...

London :Indian movies are doing far better business than British films leading to a dissent among local filmmakers who feel that after Hollywood, a second film nation is destroying the local industry there. The...

Shanghai: Indian movies will now scale the Great Wall of China and reach the other side at film festivals in the communist nation from August 25-31 and in early September as well. Hindi films...

Mumbai :Farhan Akhtar’s Don has been in the news now for a very long time. The teaser campaign sure has been a hit and so has the song Main Hoon Don. The Bollywood flick...

Trinidad and Tobago :A film called Dulha Mil Gaya being produced by Viveck Vaswani and directed by Mudassar Aziz is set to feature West Indian batsman Brian Lara and perhaps Sachin Tendulkar as well....

When Will Smith visited India in February 2006 to launch Sony Entertainment’s English-language movie channel Pix, and to be a guest on ‘Indian Idol, he expressed a desire to work with Aishwarya Rai and...

Mumbai: The search for the treasure chest aka the pot of gold aka the holy grail has sent many a director in hot pursuit, but mostly in Hollywood. Mckenna’s Gold, the Indiana Jones series,...

Delhi: The Centre for Media and Planning, New Delhi, aided by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology and Department of Environment, Union Territory of Chandigarh, is organising Vatavaran – Environment and Wildlife...

Mumbai: Kodak Digital Cinema and National CineMedia (NCM) have begun a collaborative arrangement to develop the next generation digital cinema theatre management software (TMS). The TMS will be designed to integrate with existing exhibition...

Mumbai: Actress turned producer Mink Brar now feels that she should continue producing movies and act in them as well. Despite a mere 40 per cent opening for the maiden’s debut production Katputtli,which released...

Mumbai: The popular daily show Kittu Sab Janti Hain on Sahara One is poised to enthrall its viewers with an intense twist in its storyline in the coming days. Kittu (played by Ami Trivedi)...

Mumbai: Johny Lever just doesn’t stop creating new and imaginative gags and spoofs and manages to find a gag on every topic under the sun! This week, Johny Aala Re has viewers are all...

Mumbai: Farhan Akhtar’s Don is similar to the original only by 50 per cent says the filmmaker.”I can’t tell you the difference that my film has from the previous Don, but I can tell...

Mumbai: Filmmaker N Chandra was lying low after fun capers like Style and X’cuse Me. Chandra wanted to go ahead with its third part in the series. But Sharman Joshi, Sahil Khan’s co-star from...

Mumbai: Dhoom 2 promos have been out with KANK. The promos have created much hype about its style, sleek look and starcast. The other reasons being Hrithik Roshan has 15 different get ups and...

Mumbai: Eminent director and producer, Yash Chopra released Jan Nisar Akhtar’s book Hindostan Hamara on 18 August. Jan Nissar Akhtar is a noted Urdu/ Hindi lyricist and writer for Bollywood and he is also...

Beyonce Knowles keeps her rapper lover Jay-Z keen by whipping out a special super-sexy dress whenever he becomes complacent. The curvy R&B beauty insists every woman needs to step up her sexiness sometimes to...

Accidents and acting go hand in hand and this was proved true again when Saumya Tandon aka Rusty of Aisa Desh Hai Mera tumbled down the stairs during a shoot! Shooting at Kamalistan Studios,...

Mumbai: Karan Johar’s latest offering at the box office – the multistarrer Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (KANK) had the biggest weekend opening ever abroad for an Indian film, but could not sustain for long....

Mumbai: The Ramesh Sippy directed GP Sippy’s film Sholay, released in August  1975 has proved that 31 years later, the popularity of the blockbuster has not been marred. A poll by the Islamic Republic...

Mumbai: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra after making 2006’s best film Rang De Basanti went off to learn writing films. True, for the man has just returned after taking lessons for three weeks from Syd Field,...

Mumbai: Home Video is not a new drift or a newly captured market segment in India. Despite its presence for many years this market has primarily been selling VHS tapes. The LCD market took...

Mumbai: The next film from the Bhatt camp is titled as Suicide Bomber. A Mahesh Bhatt presentation, the film is produced by Mukesh Bhatt and directed by Anurag Basu. Revealing more about the film...

Toronto: “The entire experience was humbling,” says Sharmila Tagore after encountering a 12-year-old Ugandan AIDS orphan who was bringing up her five siblings. Actress and head of the Indian Censor Board Sharmila Tagore is...

Mumbai: Sanjay Khan, the brother of Feroz Khan and Akbar Khan and father ofactor Zayed Khan, is planning to revive his banner. Sanjay Khan’s last film was Abdullah featuring Raj Kapoor in the title...

Mumbai: After Aishwarya Rai and Mallika Sherawat, one more Bollywood actress has been bitten by the Hollywood bug. Following the success of Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish, Priyanka Chopra is considered hot in overseas market. It...

Mink and Milind Soman got along like a house on fire on the sets of Katputhli, a Sahara Motion Pictures Production with Bro-sis productions as executive producers owned by siblings Punnu and Mink Brar...

The southern legend Kamal Haasan whose ambitious project Marudanayagamwhich was being made in Hindi, English and Tamil is being revived. The film is based on a revolutionary who fought against the British Empire. A...

Mumbai: B.R.Films’ eagerly-awaited Baabul, a family saga with strong social message, is scheduled for release on December 8 this year all over. Being made under the banner of B.R.Films, the film is being produced...

Mumbai: The Film and Television Producers Guild of India (FTPGI) organised its 3rd annual forum on 17 August. The Annual Entertainment, Media and  Marketing Forum EM2 had experts talk about the current scenario of...

Mumbai: Animated movies are being looked at as a serious business opportunity by the Indian filmmakers. Producer Firoz Nadiadwala who is basking in glory with his sequel to Hera Pheri, Phir Hera Pheri too...

Mumbai: After co-producing Omkara with Kumar Mangat, Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. has big plans lined up. By 2007 Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. intends to deliver 5-7 films and has earmarked a budget of Rs....

Mumbai: The distributors at Naaz looked buoyant. Many films are proving box-office bonanzas in 2006. The good opening of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna will keep investors happy. The impressive line-up of films like Lage...

WIN Microsoft X BOX 360 as Bumper Prize! Mumbai: Prepare to burn rubber across the country as McDonald’s, world’s leading food service retailer flags of its latest in-store promotion for kids – ‘Cars Happy...

Katputhli Executive produced by Bro & Sis Productions and directed by Sanjay Khanna is now being readied for release on August 11th. The film stars Milind Soman, Mink, Yukta Mookhi,Sameer Dharmadhikari, Seema Biswas, Sudhanshu...

It gives us great pleasure to inform you that KRRISH has completed 50 Days of its meritorious run all over. In C.P. Berar , the film has completed 50 days at as many as...

Mumbai: Nikhil Panchammiya’s second film with an unusual title Anthony Kaun Hai?, registered an average 60% collection all over. In U.K. the film released in 10 screens collecting £ 17,033. It was ranked at...

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan has won the National Award for best actor in Black. While Rani Mukerji lost out for her performance in Black, Sarika, ex-wife of Kamal Haasan has won the best actress award...

Mumbai: After a great debut in Sooraj Barjatya’s Maine Pyar Kiya with Salman Khan and now a special cameo in the Akshay Kumar – Katrina Kaif starrer Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye, actress Bhagyashree...

Mumbai :Shedding her screen name and image, actress Mona Chopra has reverted to her original name Sherlyn Chopra. “Its rebirth; almost feels like new-found independence and freedom,” she says beaming with enthusiasm.Sherlyn, who has...

Mumbai: Omkara, Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar and Anthony Kaun Hai? failed to create ripples at the domestic box-office. But the films have done better in the overseas market. Omkara ranks sat the 24th...

Mumbai: Deepa Mehta’s much talked about film Water is set to release in India. The film has got a positive response in the overseas market. The film has been cleared the censor board with...

Mumbai :A song from the Sushmita Sen-Shiney Ahuja starrer Zindaggi Rocks called Meri Dhoop Hai Tu, produced by BAG films and directed by Tanuja Chandra is on television now. Choreographed by Bosco Caesar the...

Mumbai: Tips Films is ready with their maiden Punjabi venture Dil Apna Punjabi. It is produced by Kumar S Taurani & Ramesh S Taurani, written & directed by Manmohan Singh. The film is ready...

Mumbai: The suspense over KANK is over. Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was the only major film this week. It released to mixed reviews. The infidelity story was proving too hard to digest....

Bangalore: Visual Computing Labs (VCL), Bangalore showcased its Visual Effects (VFX) in Karan Johar’s third directorial venture Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK). This movie was shot over a 90-day period in the USA and...

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Mumbai :Anuj Saxena, the Abhay of Kkusum, is indeed a television star in his own right.Anuj Saxena has now entered into joint venture agreement with Gemini Labs to produce 10 films.A spokesperson from Gemini...

Mumbai : K Sera Sera and Sunny Deol have joined hands to start a joint venture in film production. Parag Sanghvi of K. Sera Sera has confirmed the news. “Together we have planned seven...

Mauj Telecom, on 10 August announced the launch of content of Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK). Exclusive KANK ringtones, wallpapers, themes, colour logos, animation, dialogues, video ringtones and movie-based games are available with all...