MUMBAI: Producer Firoz A Nadiadwala has brought together actors Feroz Khan and Nana Patekar in his forthcoming venture Welcome. The shooting has been completed in Dubai. Directed by Anees Bazmee, the film also stars Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Mallika Sherawat and Paresh Rawal.   Bazmee says, “Welcome is a light romantic comedy. We […]

John & Rani top eBay Bollywood Barometer that gauges popularity based on number of products up for sale.

MUMBAI: Nikita Arts, one of the film distributors from the eastern circuit, has given up the rights of Bhagam Bhag. This is said to be the result of the business garnered by the Akshay Kumar – Salman Khan starrer Jaan-E-Mann, which fell below expectations.   Nikita Arts’ Naresh Jain, who had acquired the rights of […]

Salaam-E-Ishqwill release on Thursday 25 January 2007 to give the movie a long Republic Day weekend

Four films are ready for release, 9 in pre-production stage & more than 10 films are in various stages of development.

Ashtavinayak and Popkorn Motion Pictures’ BhagamBhag to mark director Priyadarshan’s 25 years in films.

Zee Network is gearing up for the 10th Zee Cine Awards, which will be held in Bangkok on 3 March, 2007.

Come 2007 and Adlabs will be rolling out as many as 30 films, of which 10 are scheduled to release next year itself.

MUMBAI: Salman Khan’s admirers came out with a unique way of showing their appreciation for the star by watching his latest film en-masse in Meerut. At least 200 fans of Salman Khan organized a huge procession in the town before converging at a theatre to watch Jaan-e-Mann.   Post Eid, they all got together yesterday […]

Over the weekend, the movie opened to approximately 30% collections but the scenario is completely different now.

Dev Anand filed a case on 10 October in the Bombay HC against Sajid Nadiadwala for using his title Jaan-E-Mann.

While SRK starrer Don grossed $805,000 in the US on the opening weekend, in the UK it collected £395,000.

Vipul Shah has inked a 10 movie deal with Adlabs, wherein the latter will be presenting all the films.

Jaan-E-Mann  Rating: 4/5 Director: Shirish Kunder Cast: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Anupam Kher and Aman Verma.   Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala (Nadiadwala and Grandsons Entertainment)   Synopsis: Salman Khan (Suhaan Kapoor) and Priety Zinta (Piya) were lovers in their college days. Akshay Kumar (Agastya Roy) is a geek, who studies in the same college […]

MUMBAI: Adlabs Cinemas is upbeat on the festive season and has planning something special for patrons at all their multiplexes – Fame Adlabs, Huma Adlabs, Imax Adlabs, R Adlabs, Metro Adlabs and Pacific Mall Adlabs.   For every ticket of Jaan-E-Mann purchased either online or at the box office on 20, 21 or 22 October, […]

The film has brands like Spykar Jeans, Diet Coke, Bournvita and Armani in various sequences throughout.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta will be holding a special screening for kids of her upcoming film release Jaan-E-Mann. The film, which stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher along with Zinta, will be released on 20 October.   Zinta, who is working along with the Make a Wish Foundation, says, “Jaan-E-Mann is a child […]

On 20 October, Don and Jann-E-Mann will release alongside Sony Pictures’ Open Season & Warner Brothers’ Ant Bully.

MUMBAI: Producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s Jaan-E-Mann is due to release this Friday (20 October) and the advance booking for the film has begun today (16 October) across the country. Incidentally, Farhan Akhtar’s Don is also scheduled for release on the same day.   The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. “Diwali and Idd […]

Red FM ties up with Sajid Nadiadwala’s Jaan-e-Mann; to air exclusive chats with Salman, Akshay and Preity.

Ehsaan Noorani eagerly awaits the release of Farhan Akhtar’s Don, whose music is composed by his group.

UTV has a total of 12 films lined up for 2007; acquires distribution rights of Priyadarshan’s Bhagam Bhaag.

Sajid Nadiadwala’s Jaan-E-Mann, made on a budget of Rs 350 million, is a dynamic offering this Diwali.

MUMBAI: The Big B’s birthday is just round the corner and channels are lining up special programming around the superstar. Celebrations for Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday on 11 October start from 9 October and extend to 13 October on Star Gold’s Jabardast Janamdin. The channel will showcase a line-up of 11 of Bachchan’s most popular films […]

MUMBAI: Lycra MTV Style Awards 2006 has tied-up with Sajid Nadaiwalla’s upcoming film Jaan-E-Mann starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. The trio will walk the ramp at this year’s MTV Style Awards as a special promotion for Jaan-E-Mann on 14 October in Mumbai. Jaan-E-Mann producer Sajid Nadiadwala said, “Jaan-E-Mann is my most grand […]

World premiere of Nadiawala’s Jaan-E-Mann, will be held at the third Annual South Asian International Film Festival.

Singer Kamaal Khan’s maiden film as a producer will have Salman Khan in the lead; to be directed by Anees Bazmee.

Sajid Khan’s Hey Baby to be made on a budget of Rs 400 million, special motion capture technology used.

After Kamal Hassan essayed the role of a dwarf in Appu Raja; now Kher steps into the shoes of ‘Chachu’ in Jaan-E-Mann.

Director duo Abbas–Mustan & producer Venus have joined hands once again; to remake a Hollywood blockbuster.

Firoz Nadiadwala to release Hera Pheri III in Diwali next year with a minimum 1500 prints worldwide.

Jaan-E-Mann will release in 250+ screens in Mumbai territory, which is much higher than that of Krissh & KANK.

Venus has acquired the overseas distribution rights of Priyadarshan’s movie Bhagam Bhag from Asthavinayak.

Mumbai: The excitement is building up in producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s camp. The producer has finalised the cast of his next project titled – Hey Baby, which will be directed by Sajid Khan. According to Khan, the movie will star Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. “We will also be finalising two more […]

Sarawak: Producer Kulbhushan Gupta, has signed a MOU with the Sarawak Tourism Board for over US$1 million to shoot a film called Let’s Rock at Sarawak near Indonesia. The movie goes on the floors in November and is slated to release in mid 2007. The head of Mumbai-based Periscope Pictures feels that Borneo Island and Sarawak […]

London: Vipul Shah’s Namaste London,made at budget of Rs. 250 million (Rs. 25 crore) with cinematography by the famous Peter Fields (Da Vinci Code) has been dogged by rumours that following the discovery of explosives at airports in London, the shooting schedule at London has been cancelled due to security problems. As a result the dates […]

Mumbai: As Hindi movies get bigger and slicker, more and more filmmakers are using the services of foreign technicians. Western technical expertise is slowly filtering into Bollywood. A while ago Farhan Akhtar got in Christopher Popp to shoot his film Lakshya, and now Joe Jennings has been consulted by Akhtar for his film Don, Andrew […]

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 has spent an additional Rs. 4 million (Rs. 40 lakh) for the trailors of the movie which has been directed by […]

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 has jumped into the fray. Nadiadwala has started working on the animated versions of Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri. He […]

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 would soon be seen in the Ultra Movies Pvt. Ltd’s Janani as one of the lead actress, paired opposite Aman Verma. […]

Suniel Shetty often known as Anna will be celebrating his 45th birthday on 11 August 2006. Suniel had started his career in Bollywood in 1992 and has completed more than 80 films in 14 years. Off late he has only been seen in multi star cast films, like the recent Phir Hera Pheri, Chup Chup […]

Mumbai :Vidya Balan’s career seems to be on a roll right now. Her Lage Raho Munnabhai is just round the corner for a release. Just few days back she was signed by Shaji Karun for his film, Suryamukhi a bio pic on controversial painter Raja Ravi Varma. Now, she has been signed by T Series […]

Mumbai :Bhushan Kumar of Super Cassettes has bought the Hindi remaking rights of Rajnikanth starrer, the Tamil super-hit Chandramukhi for a huge price. Bhushan says, “We have finalised the Hindi remake rights. But I cannot disclose the price or the arrangement. Chandramukhi turned out to be the biggest Tamil film in terms of box-office collections. […]

Dear Sir/Madam,Shemaroo is proud to announce the home video release of the biggest comedy of the season : Phir Hera Pheri. The VCDs and DVDs of the first successful bollywood sequel are out now on Shemaroo. The movie stars the funny trio of Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar and Suneil Shetty who make you laugh through […]

Mumbai: Producer Sajid Nadiadwala who has given consecutive hits with his lucky mascot Salman Khan in Jeet, Judwaa, Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi is gung ho about his forthcoming release Jaan-E-Mann. Sajid Nadiadwala says that the release of his much awaited film which has been getting record breaking offers is set for […]

MUMBAI : The box-office success of Taxi No. 9211 and Rang De Basanti have prompted UTV Motion pictures into big time production activities. Meanwhile, they have taken over Hrithik Roshan – Aishwarya starrer Akbar-Jodha from Adlabs. It is said that the film has been acquired on the lines of Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Swades, reportedly on the […]

Mumbai: Gorgeous Celina Jaitley stepped in the world of Bollywood with a disaster called Janasheen, inspite of her exposure the the movie was not a hit. What she earned from the film was only the title of a sex symbol with all her bikini shots. But her present status is shining like moon (Celina which […]

As time has progressed newer platforms for communication of brands have evolved. From press to TV to radio to outdoor and now films. In 2003, Darshana Bhalla, Sony Entertainment Television, Sales and Marketing Head and her friend Sooraj Bhalla, Chief Asst. Director to Raj Santoshi got together and thought of Branded Entertainment as a profitable […]

Rs. 10 million and 20 million lost…. Mumbai: The incessant rains last week again played spoilsport for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Salman Khan – Akshay Kumar starrer Jaan-e-mann. The film was delayed earlier due to multiple reasons. This time again the final shooting schedule was going on at Film City . In fact the set put up […]

Mumbai: Corporate house Adlabs is turning Bollywood’s Indie filmmakers into mini-production houses by signing multi-film deals with them. They have struck a deal worth Rs. 390 crores with four film makers. According to this, Adlabs will present 10 films with Vipul Shah within 3 years for a deal of 210 crores, 10 films with Ram […]

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 the bandwagon is Mallika Sherawat. Anees Bazmee the director of the film confirms the news. He reveals, “Mallika is playing one […]

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 going to be a run-of-the-mill love story. I will be approaching the film in a very different manner so that it […]

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 as well. It has achieved the rare honour of being the first Hindi film sequel to become a Hit. It is […]

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. Amitabh Bachchan the brand ambassador for IIFA won the Best Actor award for his role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar. Black […]

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 a sequel to the super hit comic caper Hera Pheri (2000) opened to a record breaking collections at the Indian box […]

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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 and Saif Ali Khan lead the nominations in best actor category. Bachchan has been nominated for Black and Sarkar , while […]

MUMBAI: After the debacle of Family – Ties of Blood, producer Keshu Ramsay is toying with the idea of doing a generation – challenged romance. Like Ram Gopal Varma deciding to make a Hindi version of Lolita, Keshu Ramsay is adapting 1967s Hollywood classic The Graduate – an older man falling in love with a […]

MUMBAI : Manisha Koirala has replaced Karisma Kapoor for a distinctive special traditional performance at the ‘Bollywood Awards’ nite being held in Port of Spain, Trinidad , West Indies on June 10, 2006.This will be the first star-studded bollywood event in the West Indies in seven years, since Shah Rukh Khan performed there. Awards in […]

Actor Ajay Devgan now joins the select list of prominent brand ambassadors for Bagpiper Whisky. At a press conference held at Taj Land’s End, Bandra on May 15, 2006 Bagpiper unveiled its new logo. They then announced Ajay Devgan as their new brand ambassador for three years. According to Vasant Bhandari, the event director and […]

Trinidad is the new host to the annual Bollywood awards at a gala function at the Centre of Excellence in Trinidad on June 10. Experts will make the final selection of eight editions of the awards: Leading the pack in the list on nominations is mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan starrer Black which has been nominated […]

There are awards and more awards and the annual Bollywood Awards is just one among many to be vying to honour popular stars from the Hindi film industry. Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman will take home the Outstanding Contribution to the Motion Picture Industry of India this year at the eight Bollywood Movie Awards to […]

MUMBAI: At a time when stars would give an arm and leg to get international and top Indian designers to design their clothes, here is a beauty queen turned actress who prefers to choose her own! One saw Tanushree Dutta sporting her own selections in Ashique Banaya and will now see her again doing the […]