Now that the ultra-prolific and passionately-productive Shyam Benegal has decided to revive his costliest project Chamki, a desi version of Georges Bizet’s 1845 opera Carmen the question is, who will play the challenging title role of a free-spirited fiery-tempered gypsy?
Though Benegal is at the moment reluctant to reveal details, sources close to the project claim [...]
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January 20th, 2009 by riaz
Katrina Kaif and John Abraham might be big stars in India. But they are nobodies in New York. This they realized only a while ago.
Interestingly these two are acting in a movie called ‘New York’. Such is the irony of the situation.
The two were denied entry to a nightclub in New York when they were [...]
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January 20th, 2009 by riaz
Get ready to see Lara Dutta in a non-glamorous avatar.
The pretty actress has portrayed a wide variety of roles and is all ready to surprise a lot of people with a minus makeup, minus glamorous look in SRK’s home-production BILLU BARBER.
“When Shah Rukh called,” reminisces Lara, “The first thing that struck me was, he may [...]
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January 20th, 2009 by riaz
You have a phenomenon 2009 ahead of you and life seems too good to be true. But did you have any resolutions this New Year’s eve?
A. No resolutions really, every year I hope that the following year is as exciting as the previous year and I am very happy with the way my professional life [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
RAAZ – THE MYSTERY CONTINUES promises to be one of the scariest movies ever that has come out of Bollywood. Whether it is Mohit Suri. Mukesh Bhatt, Emraan Hashmi or Adhyayan Suman, each of them has always maintained that the film would shock the audience and scare the daylights out of them. Joginder Tuteja catches [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
Sona (Konkona) arrives in Bombay with dreams of becoming a film star. Wide eyed and ambitious, she does whatever it takes to make it. She lives on her own in a rented flat, spending her time with loyal friends whose lives are also entwined with Bollywood – each one of them in search of a [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
This is a film about maar-saala arts, not to be confused with martial arts which Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan practice with such splendid and subtle skills on screen.
Akshay Kumar cannot be accused of the sins of subtlety. Not at all. He goes from a sweaty cook in Chandni Chowk to a cheesy fighter in [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
Post the success of ‘Jab We Met’, Kareena Kapoor has been all over the place.
Her relationship with Chotey Nawab Saif Ali Khan and the fact that they were seen joint at the hip at loads of places also made sure that it was so.
Shoots and social gatherings kept her in the news, but the movie [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
Aamir is known for his hard work and dedication towards his work. He didn’t leave a stone unturned to transform himself from a chocolate boy into a macho man with eight pack abs and pumped up muscles. Now once again he is experimenting with his body for Raj Kumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots.
It is learnt that [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
Speculation about Amitabh Bachchan turning down the role of the game-show host in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire finally comes to an end.
The Big B confirms that the offer never came to him.
Strange, considering he plays a very important part in the plot as the mega-icon of the all the slumdwellers of Boyle’s [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
The disaster that was Chandni Chowk To China has finally broken Akshay Kumar’s winning streak at the box office. The film had a dismal opening at the box office and according to certain sources in the trade, the film may have its shows reduced by multiplexes, who thought they had a winner in their hands.
Coming [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz
After her successful WELCOME TO SAJJAPUR last year, Amrita Rao is kick starting 2009 with VICTORY. Considering the fact that she is quite choosy in picking up projects, what prompted her to say yes to VICTORY? After all, it is meant to be centered on this young boy who goes on to be a super-cricketer, [...]
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January 19th, 2009 by riaz