Sanjay Dutt’s pardon plea rejected, to stay in jail

Sanjay Dutt’s pardon plea rejected, to stay in jail

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will continue to serve the remainder of his sentence at a Pune jail, after Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao rejected a plea for pardon, official sources said here on Thursday. The governor rejected the plea by retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju in March 2013, which came in the form of […]

India puts ‘Court’ in Oscar race

India puts ‘Court’ in Oscar race

An humble and honest cinematic multilingual gem “Court” — a courtroom drama that brings alive injustices of India’s legal system — has been chosen to represent the country at the 88th Academy Awards. Director Chaitanya Tamhane is elated at the “surprise”, while a jury member resigned from the panel over differences with the chairman. “Court”, […]

‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ wins runner-up award at TIFF

‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ wins runner-up award at TIFF

Indian director Pan NalinÂ’s film “Angry Indian Goddesses”, a story about a group of Indian girls in Goa gone wild, has been voted as the first runner-up at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which concluded here on Sunday. A huge cheer went up when TIFF creative directive Cameron Bailey announced the name of […]

‘Pawn Sacrifice’: A layered character study (Movie Review, Rating – ***)

‘Pawn Sacrifice’: A layered character study (Movie Review, Rating – ***)

Film: “Pawn Sacrifice”; Cast: Toby Maguire, Live Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe, Robin Weigert; Director: Edward Zwick; Rating: *** Based on the true story of American chess legend, Robert James Fischer who was known as “Bobby Fischer”, the film “Pawn Sacrifice” triumphs both as a character study and as a window into history. […]

Suresh Raina’s track from Meeruthiya Gangsters is spreading like wild fire

Suresh Raina’s track from Meeruthiya Gangsters is spreading like wild fire

Cricketer Suresh Raina’s soothing melodious voice will keep you mesmerized as his song “Tu Mili Sab Mila” is just amazing. This much-awaited song, from the high-octane crime drama ‘Meeruthiya Gangsters’ has been unveiled and his confident voice definitely shines through.   The music of this romantic song has been composed by Siddhant Madhav and the […]

Stars now preferred over content in movies: Kader Khan

Stars now preferred over content in movies: Kader Khan

In today’s era, people don’t look for perfection in a movie but superstars like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, veteran actor-writer Kader Khan has said, adding a lot of good movies “suffer” due to that on the box office. “Today, people don’t look for elegance and the perfection in any movie, all they care […]

Big B distributes helmets to traffic policemen

Big B distributes helmets to traffic policemen

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has distributed helmets to officials of the Mumbai Traffic Police at an event here. “… whenever I go abroad, I form an opinion about that country only after I experience the traffic there. And when I see the traffic is working well and in the right way, I feel a certain sense […]