Archives for October 2006
RGV to remake Kannada film Cyanide
26 October 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Ram Gopal Varma, who is currently busy with Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay, is all set to launch his next venture Cyanide, which is based on a hit Kannada film on the aftermath Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. The movie will be directed by the original director AMR Ramesh. Ravi Kale who played the role of the […]
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‘Guys can’t muster nerve to approach me’ : Vidya Balan
26 October 2006 | Actress | No Comments
"Goooooooooood mooooooorning Mumbai!" That's how Vidya Balan, the debutante of 'Parineeta', better known as the Munnabhai girl, is greeted nowadays. Certainly, she does not mind it. The attention is well-earned after RJing in 'Lage Raho Munnabhai.' She smiles, "I feel honoured to be a part of such an unassumingly honest film. Wherever I go, people […]
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Why is Bollywood obsessed with remakes?
26 October 2006 | Movies | No Comments
With Farhan Akhtar's highly publicised remake of the hugely successful "Don" finally hitting theatres, it seems there will be a deluge of remakes in Bollywood in the near future. More and more directors are toying with the idea of doing remakes of old classics and cult movies. The remakes in queue are - Ramgopal Varma's […]
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People think I’m gay: Shah Rukh
26 October 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Not many people know this but the Munnabhai films were conceived with you in mind. Also the first film Munnabhai MBBS was a film in which you even collaborated with some of the writing portions. In fact you have been very graciously saying that you would not have done as good a job as Sanjay […]
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Kisme Kitna Hai Dum? - Opening Weekend Average In U.K. - 2006
25 October 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Who rules the box-office? Is SRK magic at work? Or is Salman Khan calling the shots? Is Aamir Khan the new Numero Uno? Has Abhishek Bachchan surfaced on the scene? Is Akshay Kumar the flavor of the season? The year 2006 has thrown a lot of surprises. There's no denying that the equations change every […]
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Bollywood films gaining popularity in Gulf countries
25 October 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Mainstream Hindi films are becoming more popular in the traditionally conservative Gulf countries at a time when Bollywood filmmakers are exploring overseas markets and eyeing NRI viewers, industry sources said here. Apart from Indian satellite channels, Arabic channels are also beaming the latest Bollywood films and songs round the clock in a bid to tap […]
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Hrithik Roshan injured on sets
25 October 2006 | Actors | No Comments
Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan had an accident and was injured during riding lessons for his role in the forthcoming ‘Akbar Jodha’. Hrithik suffered some bruises on his arms as the horse he was riding, dragged him for some distance before he could set himself free.
The actor, however quickly returned for his training sessions on […]
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“I Have Seen DDLJ 150 times,” says Kareena Kapoor
25 October 2006 | Actress | No Comments
"I have seen DDLJ 150 times," says Kareena Kapoor, an ardent admirer of King Khan Shahrukh Khan's body of work. She got an opportunity to sizzle with SRK in the 'Yeh Mera Dil' number in Farhan Akhtar's 'Don'. When you compare it with Helen, Bebo's hottie number pales in comparison, but if you look at […]
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Baabul: BR Film’s gift on 50 years completion
25 October 2006 | Movies | No Comments
Baabul is a special film for veteran film maker B R Chopra. And why not? After all it comes in the year when the production house has completed 50 years in the Hindi film industry. Starting with 'Ek Hi Raasta' [Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Meena Kumari] half a century back, the production house has […]
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Being Umrao Jaan
25 October 2006 | Actress | No Comments
At the music launch of his ambitious project Umrao Jaan, producer-director Jyoti Prakash Dutta, better known in film circles as J P Dutta pays a big tribute to Aishwarya as a director when he quips, "For the character of Umrao, a woman with a smile on her face and a tear in her eye, who […]
Dhoom 2 - Uninspired Sound of Music
25 October 2006 | Music, Music Reviews | No Comments
Dhoom is one film that music composer Pritam will always remember. For not only did it catapult him into the mainstream big league of Bollywood, it also earned him humungous popularity the world over. And no, that album carried a lot of lilting tracks other than the sizzling chartbuster. Now, Dhoom 2 music album was […]
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‘All this gossip is pure entertainment’ : Aishwarya Rai
25 October 2006 | Actress | No Comments
It's been a while since Aishwarya Rai spoke at length to the Press. But now, with Umrao Jaan drawing adoring sighs, Ash has deigned to give an Eid gift to her admirers. "I've just been working. Honestly, there's been no attempt whatsoever at hibernation. It's probably due to my constant travelling for filming," is how […]
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