Film fraternity plunges into gloom over Balachander’s death

Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Indian film industry Tuesday plunged into gloom following the death of legendary Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander. KB, as he was fondly called by his fans, died at a private hospital here due to urinary infection and age-related ailments. Many film personalities took to Twitter to share their grief. Prakash Raj: […]

Vikram Bhatt’s scripts to turn into novel

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s three scripts, including forthcoming “Khamoshiyan”, will now be available in a novel form. The writer of “Khamoshiyan” is “simply thrilled” as his other films “1920” and “1920 – Evil Returns” too will turn into a novel with never before published pictures and never known facts, which Bhatt […]

‘Roy’ music to be launched on Hungama.com

‘Roy’ music to be launched on Hungama.com

Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) The music and videos of Ranbir Kapoor-starrer “Roy” will be launched on on-demand digital entertainment store-front Hungama.com, making it accessible to users of Hungama’s web, WAP or mobile apps. The film’s music is produced by T-Series. “‘Roy’ is one of the most anticipated movies of 2015, and it gives us great […]

Mel B turns to Eddie Murphy for advice

Mel B turns to Eddie Murphy for advice

Los Angeles, Dec 22 (IANS) Singer Mel B’s former husband Eddie Murphy has advised her to ”stay classy” following her split from Stephen Belafonte. According to a source, the 39-year-old has turned to her first husband for some advice on how to handle the situation and Murphy has told her to keep quiet, reports dailystar.co.uk. […]

Ticket price not hiked for ‘PK’

Ticket price not hiked for ‘PK’

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The “PK” team have decided not to hike the ticket price for the Aamir Khan-starrer, which is coming out Dec 19. “The team feels that the film is universal and everyone should be able to see it,” said Aamir’s spokesperson in a statement. With the release of a big film, […]

Andrew Garfield may not play ‘Spider-Man’ anymore!

Andrew Garfield may not play ‘Spider-Man’ anymore!

Los Angeles, Dec 14 (IANS) Emails from the recent hacking operation on Sony Pictures have revealed that if Marvel makes a deal with Sony for creative control, they will ditch actor Andrew Garfield and his other co-stars from “The Amazing Spider-Man” franchise to start over with a clean slate. The emails have also revealed that […]

Sony Hackers promise to deliver more as X-mas gift

Los Angeles, Dec 14 (IANS) Hackers have released a seventh cache of files leaked from Sony Pictures Entertainment and have promised to share more on Christmas. Someone claiming to be a member of the hacking group Guardians of Peace sent an email to journalists that listed two web addresses where new Sony information could be […]

Chauffeur saves Mel B’s life

Chauffeur saves Mel B’s life

London, Dec 14 (IANS) Singer Mel B was saved by her chauffeur, who rushed her to hospital after she collapsed on her way to “The X Factor” rehearsals here. The reality show’s judge, who is currently in a specialist high dependency hospital, is said to be having tests for a virus and stomach ulcer and […]

Salman Khan upset with Karishma Tanna?

Salman Khan upset with Karishma Tanna?

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Salman Khan, who often teases contestants of the popular reality show “Bigg Boss 8” when he dons the host’s hat, got upset after his joke was not taken sportingly by Karishma Tanna. During the course of the show, Salman teased Pritam Singh saying that he might get a little confused […]

Indian film ‘Jal’ in running for two Oscars

Indian film ‘Jal’ in running for two Oscars

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Girish Malik’s National Award winning film “Jal” has found a place in the Oscar contenders of 2014 in two categories — Best Picture and Best Original Score. The film, which has the backdrop of water scarcity and tells the story of Bakka, a person gifted with a special ability to […]