Life of Pi’ leads Oscar pack, spreads Indian flavour
byLos Angeles: The Indian flavour was predominant at the 85th Academy Awards, when “Life of Pi”, widely shot in India with Indian actors, won the…
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Zila Ghaziabad – full of agonizing experiences (Movie Review)
byA story lost in its own setting——–a fantastically mis-directed and inadequately written film, Zila Ghaziabad is the most horrible re-establishishment of a real life…
Big B in Bhopal to shoot ‘Satyagraha’
byNew Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is set to spend the next three months in his ‘sasural’ (in-laws’ town) Bhopal as he begins shooting for Prakash…
Indian cinema is still a cottage industry: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
byNew Delhi: The Indian film industry, pegged at over $3 billion, produces over 1,000 movies annually. But acclaimed filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra describes it as…
Eros, Endemol tie up for three movies
byMumbai: Eros International Media Ltd and Endemol India have announced a strategic alliance to co-produce three feature films and the collaboration has earmarked Rs.100 crore…
Oops! Shatrughan calls Rani… Rani Chopra!
byMumbai: Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha made a major blooper at the unveiling of late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s statue Monday, when he referred to Rani Mukerji…
Special 26: a thriller with a sense of humor (Film Review)
byVery rarely Bollywood has fashioned con-theme based movies that establish a distinctive rapport with the viewers. Here is a carefully crafted screenplay that guarantees…
We need support from music labels, says celebrity DJ
byNew Delhi (IANS) Bollywood is a key platform but disc jockeying is still a nascent field in India with many DJs depending on weddings to…
Kashmir’s rock band storm
byDisbanded after curious controversies, Pragaash was not the only rock band in Kashmir. It was one of 42 such groups that mushroomed in Srinagar…
I feel vindicated: Kamal on ‘Vishwaroopam’ peaceful opening
byMumbai: Kamal Haasan’s “Vishwaroopam” finally opened Thursday in 500 theatres across Tamil Nadu to full houses, as expected. The actor-filmmaker says the espionage thriller opened…