Omkara to release with a massive 600 prints

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 why should Kumar Mangat, Ajay Devgan’s erstwhile secretary, be any different? According to information available with Businessofcinema.com, his film Omkara, directed […]

Pantaloon & Filmkraft launch Krissh merchandise

Pantaloon Retail India Limited (PRIL) in association with Filmkraft launched the ‘Krrish Merchandise’ in Mumbai today. This is the first time that an Indian film merchandise will be manufactured and marketed in India through the organized retail format. Krissh marks the entry of the ‘Super Hero’ in India as till now none of the characters […]

‘There should be an egoless communication between the director & the actor’ – Hrithik Roshan

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 to expect a lot out of him. But a few failures later, he was dubbed as a one film wonder. Hrithik’s […]

The Super Hero Hrithik Roshan

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 drastically for Hrithik on June 23 when the sci-fi enterprise, Krrish, produced at a cost of Rs. 49 crore, hits the […]

Super Heroes in Bollywood

MUMBAI: The earliest films made in India centered round the legends of gods and goddesses, spirits, sages and demons. This mythology, through centuries of telling and retelling, grew into a “universal psyche” that allowed Indians to be comfortable with the existence of superhuman powers. It was also the most accessible source for creating new ways […]

Fanaa releases in most multiplexes

MUMBAI: The Aamir Khan-Kajol starrer Fanaa is noe being screened in most multiplexes after a compromise was reached between Yash Raj Films and the Multiplex Owners Association.Trouble erupted in paradise when Yash Chopra asked for a larger share from the exhibitors of multiplex cinemas stating that their product was highly priced and hence they should […]

Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee win Star’s Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards 2006

May 7, 2006 : The wait is finally over… The verdict is out…The journey that started over three months ago has reached a triumphant conclusion.. Over 9 lakh fans from India & 23 nations across the globe have declared their Sabsey Favourites. And 7 winners have walked away with the only true measure of their […]

Chandni Bar sequel in the making

MUMBAI: Quickly on the footsteps of Phir Hera Pheri, Dhoom II, Krrish, Munnabhai ..Lage Raho, Hanuman Returns, Judwaa II, Tom Dick and Harry in Bangkok and Darna Zaroori Hai, Madhur Bhandarkar has announced a sequel to Chandni Bar called Chandni Bar 2. Madhur was talking to a close friend when the idea mushroomed. The friend […]