Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Entertainment baron Shailendra Singh is set to comeback after a break and says Bollywood has undergone transformation in acting and filmmaking. He wanted a break to assess the situation. “I wanted to distance myself from the business of making films because to me the business of making films was never a business. […]
A number of high-profile 2014 awards hopefuls and an eclectic group of Hollywood stars and Bollywood stars will make their way to the 67th Cannes Film Festival this year, joining the annual parade of global auteur which begins May 14 and ends on May 25. Bollywood stars on the coveted red carpet and films are […]
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) In “Hawaa Hawaai”, young Partho Gupte’s roller-skating coach is played by Saqib Saleem. However, the young actor’s real-life coach on whom Saqib’s character is modelled, is Ajay Shivlani, who runs the skating school Rollfit in Mumbai. Partho, who learnt roller-skating from scratch for his role as the underprivileged dreamer Arjun Harishchandra Waghmare, […]
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Qutab Minar and Red Fort are among the popular historical locations of the capital which are being used as the backdrop to shoot some scenes of popular Hindi TV show “Tumhari Pakhi” here. The show, aired on Life OK, is gearing up for a twist. Veteran actress Anita Raj has […]
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Actress Kajol, who has been named ‘Mighty Mother’ ahead of Mother’s Day, says she is careful about the content that her children watch on the small screen as these are “learning years” for them. Green Gold Animation, the makers of children’s shows “Chhota Bheem” and “Mighty Raju” have decided to […]
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is backing “Citylights”, a remake of “Metro Manila”, says Hansal Mehta’s directorial venture should not be described as festival movie because it has all the elements of a commercial cinema. ” ‘Citylights’ is not a festival film. It’s an Indian film, it has an Indian story, it has […]
New Delhi Veteran lyricist Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, recently. The 79-year-old was overwhelmed and thanked a string of “gurus” and musical geniuses of the past and current generation for contributing to his success story. Gulzar […]
New Delhi Urging filmmakers to play a “catalytic” role in presenting and propagating values such as patriotism and respect for women, President PranabMukherjee said cinema was a strong medium to influence the youth and that creating “meaningful and socially relevant” was vital. Mukherjee, in his address at the 61st National Film Awards ceremony held at […]
By Arpana It goes without saying that a well-made romantic film can make your day. “2 States” made mine! The movie came as a respite! Long, long ago, I remember my grandfather grumbling: “Today’s movies are meaningless, they only show ‘dhishum dhishum’.” A die-hard fan of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Pardeep Kumar’s style of romance, […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Earlier this week, Feroz Abbas Khan’s bold and unapologetic film “Dekh Tamasha Dekh” on communal divide was stopped from being screened in the heart of Mumbai city, hours before the scheduled time. What baffled the disbelieving director was that it was a private screening. Talking of the incident, he said: “I […]