MUMBAI: Mahesh Bhatt has joined the ranks of filmmakers picking up sports themes for their films. The first from the Bhatt stable in this genre will be a film on cricket. Acknowledges Bhatt, “I...

MUMBAI: Walt Disney’s creation Donald Duck celebrates his 73rd birthday on 9 June 2007. The Walt Disney Internet Group, focused on digital media platforms, is ringing the special occasion through a ‘Birthday Special’ designed...

Film: The Train Director: Raksha Mistry and Hasnain Hyderabadwala Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Sayali Bhagat, Geeta Basra, Ananth Mahadevan, Suresh Menon Rating: 2/5 A nightmare is having a train get derailed from its tracks and...

Film: MP3 (Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar) Director: Robby Grewal Producer: Percept Picture Company Cast: Ruslaan, Hazel, Kanwaljit Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Gaurav Gera Rating: 2.5/5 It’s about those times in school and college that one...

MUMBAI: Cinemax Versova premiered the offbeat film Dharm on Thursday. The film’s protagonist Pankaj KapUr walked the red carpet along with the lead actress and his wife Supriya Pathak Kapur at the thematically decorated...

MUMBAI: The Cape Town pre-launch of the Cape Town Bollywood Film Festival, held on 27 May 2007, registered a strong celebrity and media presence. Among those who attended were Ambrose Uren, Anele Matoti, Anthony...

MUMBAI: Novex Communication Pvt Ltd has acquired the sole distribution rights of commercial establishments for television channels Aaj Tak and Headlines Today. Says Novex Communications director Ketan Kanakia, “Both channels are very well distributed...

MUMBAI: Business news channel CNBC-TV 18 has partnered with the FICCI – IIFA, Global Business Forum – Yorkshire to concentrate on promoting bilateral trade between India and the UK. The FICCI – IIFA Global...

Film: Dus Kahaniyaan Director: Apoorva Lakhia, Hansal Mehta, Jasmeet Dhodi, Meghna Gulzar, Sanjay Gupta, Shyam Benegal and Sudhir Mishra Producer: Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta Music Director: Pritam Synopsis: The visions of seven directors merge in...

Film: Bombay To Goa Director: Raj Pendurkar Producer: Humayu Rangilla Cast: Sunil Pal, Raju Shrivastava, Ehsaan Qureshi, Tinu Anand, Vijay Raaz, Naveen Prabhakar, Rauf Lala, Asrani, Jagdeep, Paintal, Jr Mehmood, Dinesh Hingoo, Viju Khote, Birbal, Manorama, Pran,...

Film: Apne Director: Anil Sharma Producer: Rahul Sughand Cast: Suny Deol, Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher, Aryan Vaid, Victor Banjerjee Synopsis: The subject of ‘Apne’ is born out of the most important aspect of Indian...

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MUMBAI: Multiplex chain PVR Ltd posted a net profit of Rs 105.6 million (Rs 10.56 crores) for the year ended 31 March 2007. This was up 93 per cent over the previous year. The...

Film: Ocean’s Thirteen Director: Steven Sodderberg Cast: Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Andy Garcia Rating: 3/5 They began with eleven, and before we knew it, the...

Film: Swami Director: Ganesh Acharya Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Juhi Chawla, Amey Pandya, Neha Pendse Rating: 2/5 With a slew of painful movies hitting the screens, one had almost given up on being able to...

Film: Dharm Producer: Sheetal Vinod Talwar Director: Bhavna Talwar Cast: Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Hrishita Bhatt, K K Raina, Dayashanker Pandey Rating: 3.5/5 As a nation, we have been plagued by the word...