In spite of the security threat, Ram Gopal Varma is at this very moment moving around in Hyderabad unescorted. He is visiting his mother in the city. And won’t stay away because of the threat. He isn’t being brave, just practical. “This is not the first time I’m under threat. It has happened to me on several occasions. When...

It’s tricky being an actress. More, if you’re Gul Panag. If you glance through her filmography, you’ll come across films that are more critically acclaimed than commercially. But in her tenure as an actress, she has shown in few films, if not many, a woman’s guile and heart, pride and desperation. And mind you, all those performances...

As a rare case in the history of Indian cinema, a movie was being made on an international subject. And the subject in question was the Nazi leader Hitler. Though an intriguing character to work on, a film on him had to create some flutter, and it did. Anupam Kher, who was signed on to play the strong role of the fuehrer, received some heat from people...

It has virtually been a case of jumping from the fire into the water for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. If fire is a recurrent motif in the cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, water seems to be Mani Ratnam’s favourite element. According to members of the cast in Raavan, more than 80 percent of the film has been shot in, under, around or below rain and...

Old is gold, this is one adage that has lasted the test of time, and proving it once again is the veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra who has announced his return to film direction. Speaking on a show to FOX History & Entertainment channel, the man said, “Yes I am planning on starting my next film in winter this year, though I have the subject...

The budget crunch has eaten into one of the biggest production houses in the entertainment industry. According to well-placed sources close to Yash Raj Films, the banner which had till recently a reputation for an unbroken string of hits has now after setbacks like Dil Bole Hadippa, Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year and Pyaar Impossible instructed...

Just like old wine, SRK and Kajol’s blockbuster film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) keeps getting better and better with each passing year. This month- February 2010, DDLJ has set yet another record by completing 750 weeks of continuous play. In a feat perhaps unmatched anywhere in the world, the magic of the evergreen romance keeps pulling...

On Friday evening, Akshay Kumar’s son Aarav was awarded for ‘Extraordinary Contribution by a Child’. The event took place at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, where the 9 year old kid was awarded at the second edition of the Green Global Foundation Awards. As it turned out, Aarav held stage with some...

Brilliant. In one word that’s the best way to describe ‘The History of Indian Film Music’ which indeed is a chronicle at it’s best. The book takes a reader through a musical journey right from the 30s till the end of 2009 and brilliantly captures all the relevant details that would satiate the appetite of a music lover. Did...

Veer is one of those intended epics that go wrong. Horribly wrong. Director Anil Sharma had combined history and kitsch with compelling consequences on Gadar – Ek Prem Katha. In Veer, the khichdi of fact and fiction runs amok, creating a blend of babble and bloodshed that is more hysterical than historical. Veer wallows in primitive valour. Father...