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Lawrence Bender starts the countdown to FICCI Frames 2010
Mar 9th
India’s largest entertainment convention the FICCI Frames is back with a bang! The biggest of the names from Bollywood, Hollywood and the Indian corporate sector will mull over the future of the film industry at Hotel Renaissance, Mumbai from 16-18th March 2010. Adding glitz to the annual event will be a power packed line of international speakers, renowned Hollywood producer Lawrence Bender, Hollywood scriptwriter Steven De Souza, The French Film Commissions’ Franck Priot and Bollywood stalwarts like Karan Johar, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Bose, Anurag Kashyap and others. FICCI Frames’ Digital Media partner Hungama Digital Media Entertainment and Lawrence Bender will More >
Akon is coming to Mumbai on Monday
Mar 6th
Akon is coming to Mumbai on Monday to record a song for composers Vishal- Shekhar in Anubhav Sinha’s Ra.1. The controversial singer’s arrival is being kept under wraps. He’s expected to be whisked away from the airport straight for the recording. Akon will be recording on March 9 and 10 before he quietly slips out of India. But hang on. He’s expected to return to India in April for live concerts with Aadesh Shrivastav. Confirming Akon’s recording in Mumbai, Ra.1 director Anubhav Sinha says, “Akon will be here for the recording on the dates you’ve mentioned.” However, Anubhav very strongly More >
Deepika Padukone causes mid-air excitement
Feb 28th
It was a flight from Jaipur to Mumbai that the passengers won’t forget in a hurry. On Monday, Deepika Padukone and her Karthik Calling Karthik team were to fly back on a private jet. But the pilot informed the team that they couldn’t head for Mumbai due to a cyclone threat. Says Deepika, “We had to return on Monday night because many of us had to leave for Dubai for the premiere on Tuesday morning. So from Jaipur to Mumbai we all booked ourselves into the economy class of a commercial airline.” What could’ve turned out to be a nightmare More >
Kailash Kher records anthem for FIFA World Cup
Feb 24th
He shot into immense fame with his smash hit song ‘Allah Ke Bande’, so much so that it had almost become the national anthem of the country. We are indeed talking about Kailash Kher, one of the most mellifluous singers of the recent times, who is simply on a roll. After having churned a million hit songs, Kher is now all set to make his presence felt on the international music scene, as he has now got into collaboration with the international musical sensation Khaled (of ‘Didi’ fame). The resultant was nothing but sheer magic, which will be heard and More >
Movie Review: My Name is Khan
Feb 8th
MY NAME IS KHAN makes two strong statements… The first: B.C. [before Christ] and A.D. [after death] are designations used to label years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. There’s a third designation now – 9/11. Post September 11, the world stands divided. Terrorist outfits continue to strike in the name of religion and the common man, not even remotely associated with these groups, is bearing the brunt. The world is not a safe place anymore. The second statement: There’re two sets of people in this world – the good and the bad. No matter how strong the evil forces More >
"Padma Shri will make Saif evaluate his worth" – Sharmila Tagore
Feb 6th
A leader of a factional political party feels Saif Ali Khan is a ‘tapori’ and unworthy of getting a Padma Shri. But the proud and protective mother Sharmila Tagore thinks a recognition of this sort is well deserved for her son. Says the lovely actress, “I’ve become fond of Saif as an actor. And I look forward to seeing what he does next. This kind of a recognition encourages an artiste to better himself. Even if you lead a relatively carefree life, a Padma award makes you sit up and say, ‘Hey, I’ve to live up to this. It isn’t More >
"KCK won’t allow you to leave your seat even for a moment" – Vijay Lalwani
Feb 3rd
Each year Bollywood sees a new breed of young and talented directors making their debut. While some manage to strike a chord with their films, others fade away into oblivion. In a few weeks’ time, yet another oven-fresh director Vijay Lalwani is all set to unveil his labour of love Karthik Calling Karthik. The promos of this Farhan-Deepika starrer have generated tremendous curiosity and audiences are looking forward to this romantic thriller with bated breath. Bollywood Hungama’s Nikhil Ramsubramaniam got in touch with the man behind the scenes- debutant director Vijay Lalwani- and spoke to him about his maiden venture. More >
"Striker is not a sports film" – Chandan Arora
Feb 2nd
His first directorial venture Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon spoke about dreams and aspirations of small town people. His second film Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh dealt with the insecurities faced by an ordinary man married to an extraordinarily beautiful lady and now he is all set to present his latest venture Striker which deals with the journey of a carrom player from the ghettos of Mumbai. The person we are referring to is talented director Chandan Arora whose film Striker starring South sensation Siddharth in the lead role is up for release. We caught up with Chandan for More >
Vivek Agnihotri signs Madhavan for his next film titled Freedom
Jan 28th
Director Vivek Agnihotri, who is best known for his ‘mysterious-than- thou’ kind of suspense film Chocolate, and also India’s first ever football-centric film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (which was also his last release), has been ‘out of the picture’ for quite sometime now. Well, the good news is that the man is back with his next film, a biopic titled Freedom. And the news is that he has signed R. Madhavan as the main lead for the film. While Maddy, who is on a roll after the immense success of 3 Idiots, remained unavailable for comment, Vivek Agnihotri told Bollywood More >
"Budget of Veer isn’t Rs. 100 crores" – Anil Sharma
Jan 27th
Filmmaker Anil Sharma is exasperated. Even though his Veer has opened well at the box office, there are questions being raised around its expected eventual box office outcome, courtesy it’s heavy budget. Though the film is undeniably set on a huge scale and has an extravagant look and feel to it, Veer – as per Anil Sharma – isn’t really carrying a mega expensive multi crore budget tag as is being perceived. “It is certainly not in Rs. 100 crores range as is being said out there”, fumes Anil Sharma who last saw such comments working inversely for his Sunny More >
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