MUMBAI: US based Dave Atwal of Atwal Entertainment in association with Pammi Somal’s Creative Steps is venturing into the business of cinema in a big way. Their first project Mummy-Ji is a family entertainer...

It’s inexplicable. How a filmmaker, a master, like Martin Scorsese can be responsible for films like The Aviator, Gangs of New York, like, The Departed. It’s beyond doubt that these are great films, but...

The film that brings the Deol family together on screen for the first time, will be released in May next year....

Sanjay Dutt to plan publicity campaign for <i>Nehle Pe Dehla</i>, produced by Dhariwal and ready for release....

<i>Dhoom:2</i> action director Alan Amin speaks on the action sequences & the impactful entry of the actors in the film....

MUMBAI: The video library deal between Prime Focus and Bombino is off. Prime Focus, which has started its India video division some months back, was in the red. The company had acquired a library...

MUMBAI: Producer Satish Khanna’s much-delayed film Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse, which stars Sanjay Dutt was banking to cash on the success of Lage Raho Munnabhai. However, the producer is waiting for buyers.  ...

MUMBAI: After winning the best feature film award in the South Asian International Film Festival in New York in October this year, Tanuja Chandra’s English film Hope And A Little Sugar will be featured...

MUMBAI: PVR Ltd. will be distributing its first co-production venture Thoda Sa Aasman with Aamir Khan.   A spokesperson from PVR’s Bombay distribution and exhibition office says, “Thoda Sa Aasman is a children’s film....

Media & entertainment industry revenues to double from Rs 361 billion in 2005 to Rs 744 billion by 2010: Crisil....

PRESS RELEASE    The Ashok yesterday played host to the launch of Saregama India Ltd.’s (Saregama) new album by santoor virtuoso, Rahul Sharma. Titled ‘Ladakh: In Search of Buddha’, this cutting edge album explores...

MUMBAI: Zee Cinema, from the Real Media-Zee Network bouquet of channels in the Middle East, has announced that, henceforth, its entire spectrum of programmes will include Arabic sub titles, promos, menu cards and tune-ins....

MUMBAI: Veteran film maker Gulshan Behl, who made the classic Sikandar-E-Azam in 1965 under the banner of N.C. Films, is planning to remake his film after 41 years.   The original was directed by...

MUMBAI: British actress Lydia has signed a Bollywood film titled Lonavala Khandala Ghat, which is being directed by technical wizard Wilson Luis. The film has already commenced shooting in Mumbai. Jignasha Thakker is producing...

MUMBAI: iDream Independent Pictures, a new London based sales agency, made a successful start at the recently concluded American Film Market (AFM). iDream’s product line-up started with four films at the AFM – Kaushik...

MUMBAI: Producer Mahendra Dhariwala is leaving no stones unturned to give his film Nehle Pe Dehla a new look. After the item number, he has added a title song for the film, which is...

MUMBAI: The Rajan Raheja Group Company, Hathway Cable and Datacom Pvt. Ltd. will start offering interactive gaming on the Digital Cable platform. Hathway has partnered with UK based NDS Group Plc., which is a...

MUMBAI: JumpTV Inc. and GloboSat Entertainment LLC have signed an exclusive internet-broadcast agreement to offer Sahara Group’s three Hindi channels on JumpTV’s online television platform in selected territories.   GloboSat Entertainment Networks International is...

MUMBAI: Call it coincidence but every actress who has worked with director Madhur Bhandarkar gets an award. Tabu bagged the best actress award in Chandni Bar, followed by Raveena Tandon in Satta, Konkana Sen...

MUMBAI: Eros International is releasing its next Punjabi film Ek Jind Ek Jaan starring Raj Babbar, Aryan Vaid, Nagma, Aroon Bakshi, Deep Dhillon, Ritu Shivpuri, Mighty Gill, Donny Kapoor and Kuldip Sharma. The film...

Salman Khan's secretary to turn producer with <i>Mera Bharat Mahaan</i>; to star Salman & be directed by Samir Karnik....

  ENGLISH MOVIE CHANNELSMarket: All IndiaTG: CS 15+Period: Week 46 (12/11/06 – 18/11/06) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies on TV Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also read:Movie Meter – Hindi Channels – 12 – 18...

  HINDI MOVIE CHANNELSMarket: All IndiaTG: CS 4+ yearsPeriod: Week 46 (12/11/06 – 18/11/06) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies on TV Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also read:Movie Meter – English Channels – 12 –...

MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications Ltd has entered into an agreement with Malaysia’s Astro Multimedia International (BVI) Ltd (Astro) for establishing a television channel joint venture business in India, South Asia and South East Asia....

MUMBAI: Star has launched Star Gold and Star One on the Sky digital TV platform in the UK. Sky is the leading pay TV service provider in the UK. The launch expands Star’s Indian...

Shah Rukh Khan to host <i>Kaun Banega Crorepati</i> for 2 seasons comprising 52 episodes; on air by January end....

MUMBAI: After the success of Garam Masala, producer Ratan Jain of Venus has repeated director Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar to direct his next. Akshay has charged Rs 65 million (Rs 6.5 crores) to act...

PRESS RELEASE   While the inaugural day of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI Goa, 2006) saw performances by a plethora of stars, day two took IFFI to what it’s all about –...

MUMBAI: A Punjabi film, Waris Shah – Ishq Daa Waaris has entered the 79th Academy Awards for 2006. The official entry was entered by India Waves TV (San Francisco) on behalf of US distributor...

MUMBAI: A two member bench of the Delhi Supreme Court comprising Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justice R.V. Raveendran, has cleared the decks for the release of Wounded.   Krishna Mishra the producer-director says, “Wounded...

The Bhojpuri Film Awards to be held on 16 February. Govinda, named official brand ambassador for the event....

MUMBAI: The recent Box Office no-show has finally got respite in Dhoom:2, which released on 24 November. The film has mind-blowing cinematography and hi-tech action sequences. The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishekh...

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MUMBAI: Hrithik Roshan has replaced Abhishek Bachchan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s forthcoming venture Delhi 6.   After Rang De Basanti, Mehra has plans of starting Delhi 6, which was based on his his own life...

MUMBAI: The much awaited movie Dhoom:2, starring Hrithik Roshan, Aishwariya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra has had a 100 per cent opening on its release today (24 November). What’s more, the...

Dhoom:2 Producer: Aditya Chopra Director: Sanjay Gadhvi Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra Rating: 4/5   The precarious thing with a film that’s been built up too much is...

Karisma Kapur to make her comeback in Bollywood with director Onir's film <i>You & I</i> opposite Sanjay Suri....

MUMBAI: Fame Multiplexes, part of Shringar Cinemas Limited, has broken all records by hitting the maximum number of shows for Dhoom:2. The film opens at Fame Multiplexes with an incredible 105 shows per day...

PRESS RELEASE   Pandit Bhajan Sopori, leading music composer and legendary santoor maestro, has been honoured the prestigious lifetime achievement award ‘Sangeet Vibhuti’ for his contribution to the world of Art and Culture.  Born...

MUMBAI: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA), the pioneers to promote Indian cinema globally, have won the award for ‘Best International South Asian Event’ for excellence in promoting Indian films overseas. The award was...

MUMBAI: Chennai’s first 70 mm theatre Anand is soon going to be demolished. It is learnt that the cinema will make way for a shopping complex. Anand was opened by Umapathy in 1962, which...

MUMBAI: There are 11-cinemas in Kutch (the Saurashtra region of Bombay territory). In the earthquake that rocked the region in January 2001, the government had assured financial assistance for the damages suffered due to...

Shyam Benegal, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sandeep Chowta, Jackie Shroff, Smita Thackeray, Rati Agnihotri on GIFA jury....

MUMBAI: You’ve seen Saif Ali Khan get sentimental about his guitar and hang it on a freshly painted Asian Paints wall. Now sister Soha will join Saif in the new Asian Paints Royale commercial....

Did you do the stunts in Dhoom:2 yourself? A did do a couple of them, however, with the mantra being safety first. We did push ourselves to experience the adrenaline rush, because that’s what...

MUMBAI: Eros International has inked a four movie output deal with Goldie Behl’s Rose Movies, which will commence with with Drona, a costume drama starring Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in December 2006. Eros’...

MUMBAI: The English version of a gay gigolo film Come December, which was in the making for two – three years, was given a special award for best foreign film at Indianapolis Film Festival...

MUMBAI: The Memsahib, after doing rounds of international film festivals like Pittsburgh 3 Rivers Film Festival, Stony Brook Festival in New York, Salento Film Festival in Italy, and Dances with Films in Los Angeles,...

Ravi Chopra plans to release both films by January 2007, after <i>Baabul</i>’s release on 8 December, 2006....

MUMBAI: Producer Vinod Bachchan has completed Bhojpuri film Pappu Ke Pyar Ho Gayeel. The producer had earlier produced and released a Hindi film Rain in 2005. The film starred Meghna Naidu of Kaliyon Ka...

MUMBAI: Close on the heels of making devotional film on Sai Baba called Malik Ek, Deepak Balraaj Vij will revive his banner Seven Mountain Movies and also commence a Rs 500 million (Rs 50 crores)...

Manmohan Shetty's Adlabs will have its yacht - Adlabs Adda - off the Goa shore at IFFI....

MUMBAI: Zee News and Zee Business will be the promotional partners for the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which will begin in Goa from tomorrow (23 November). As the official promotional partner,...

A R RahmanMUMBAI: Recently, music composer A. R. Rahman opted out of Shah Rukh Khan’s production Om Shanti Om. Rahman’s loss was music composer duo Vishal-Shekhar’s gain. Rahman took a backseat because director Farah...

Rakesh Roshan has currently dropped his plan of making a sequel to <i>Krrish</i>, which starred his son Hrithik....

MUMBAI: The Bombay City Civil Court has restrained Kamal Raman Bharadwaj Corporation and Raman Bharadwaj from releasing Kabhi Up Kabhi Down, following a suit filed by Daffodils & Dreams Entertainment Pvt. Ltd on Bharadwaj....

MUMBAI: MTV Networks has launched its music channel MTV and kids channel Nick in Pakistan. While MTV is being launched through a licensing agreement with Indus Media Group (IMG), Nick would be distributed in...

PRESS RELEASE   Actress Aarti Chabria celebrated her 24th birthday with the people who matter most by her side, with family and very close friends at her home, recently.   Avoiding the hectic partying...

MUMBAI: After working in Rajshri Productions’ Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Salman Khan will star in his their next movie after seven years. Rajshri’s Vivah was recently released,...

MUMBAI: CNN-IBN and IBN 7 will be the official media partners for the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is slated to be held in Goa from 23 November – 3 December. The...

MUMBAI: 11 pm, Kamalistan Studios – In a chilly evening, reminiscent of the winter, Neha Dhupia and Abhay Deol sit in their respective vans getting ready to shoot a promotional song for their first...

MUMBAI: Vishesh Films launched the DVDs and VCDs of Woh Lamhe on Saregama Home Video. By and large, one hears of music launches of films, but an event to launch home video of a...

A total of four films will be churned out from the Vishesh Films stable in 2007; list starts with <i>Awaarapan</i>....

MUMBAI: The first look of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Traffic Signal will be screened at the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is all set to begin in Goa from 23 November. The movie...

At the Golden Jubilee Film festival organized by CFSI, Dr Abdul Kalam spoke about the digital world and its impact....

PRESS RELEASE   Mumbai, November 20, 2006: Shweta Tiwari, or the household famous, Prerna, will heard in a new avatar conducting the early morning spiritual slot only on BIG 92.7 FM.   ‘Seher’ –...