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"Amelia could’ve been up for at least 5 Oscar nominations" – Mira Nair
Mar 13th
Mira is mutedly miffed about how her latest release the ambitious Amelia about the first woman pilot, was handled by its distributors Fox Searchlight. “Yes, the film could’ve been up for at least 5 Oscar nominations. But my distributors had other bigger films to look into.” Mira admits the reviews for Amelia in the US were unfavorable. “Except for some publications like Hollywood Reporter, the reviews were pretty harsh. I guess it was partly a territorial thing. When as an Indian abroad I make a Salaam Bombay, Monsoon Wedding or The Namesake, the international critics accepts them warmly and wholeheartedly. More >
Hollywood calling for Shah Rukh Khan; to do a film with Leonardo Di Caprio
Mar 12th
The big news Now this development really gets the antennas stand right up with all attention reserved for what next is really in the offing. Believe it or not but a major Hollywood-Bollywood collaboration is right up in the anvil and two of the bigger superstars from different ends of the world are all set to share screen space. The film in question is Xtrme City and the men in question – hold your breath – Shah Rukh Khan and Leonardo Di Caprio. Yes, even though all of this seemed like a dream till a few years back, it is More >
Ranbir Kapoor does Batman act in Anjaana Anjaani
Mar 7th
What’s common to Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and…our very own Ranbir Kapoor? Well, before you start ‘flying’ for answers, let us tell you that all of these Hollywood actors have played the role of Batman. If you are still wondering what we are talking about, answer for it is in the film Anjaana Anjaani. Bollywood Hungama got its detective hands laid on some of the most exclusive pics of Ranbir Kapoor, dressed up as Batman in his forthcoming film Anjaana Anjaani. For starters, the said film is being directed by More >
"The background score of Road Movie is non-Indian" – Michael Brooks
Mar 6th
How many of us ever thought that a Bollywood film would have music by a complete foreigner? Well that’s exactly the case with the film Road, Movie. Famous Canadian Guitarist, Michael Brook has given background score for Dev Benegal’s Road, Movie. Michael has contributed to U2’s famous album The Joshua Tree in the form of his invention – the infinite guitar and was also nominated for Grammy Awards in 1996 for his production work and as co-artist on Pakistani singer Nusrat fateh Ali Khan’s album, Night Song. Apart from these, he has also contributed for the album Rock Paper Scissors. More >
"I’d love to be killed by Priyanka Chopra… which man wouldn’t?" – Irrfan Khan
Mar 3rd
While the West has just honoured his global contribution with a 3-page spread in Time magazine, Irrfan Khan has had enough of being taken for granted at home. In fact rumour has it he isn’t too pleased being cast by Vishal Bhardwaj as one of Priyanka Chopra’s seven husbands in Saat Khoon Maaf and was in two minds about the part until Vishal persuaded him and assured him that the supposedly saleable John Abraham and the distinguished Naseeruddin Shah and Mohanlal are also part of Priyanka Chopra’s harem in Saat Khoon Maaf. Irrfan has finally relented. Barely concealing his sarcasm More >
Madhavan skips Sundance, goes on US tour to discuss 3i with NRI audiences
Feb 26th
Madhavan missed his appointment with his 3 Idiots co-star Aamir Khan at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this month. During his recent visit to Canada with his wife and son, Madhavan was invited by Aamir to the Sundance Film Festival. But then man proposes, God disposes. Aamir’s father passed away. Says Madhavan, “I was supposed to join Aamir at the Sundance Film Festival and in fact all set to leave from Canada to the US when news came that Aamir had to rush back. Of course I was disappointed. I was hoping to participate in the festival with Aamir and More >
Freida Pinto to play Greek priestess in Tarsem Singh’s War of The Gods
Feb 25th
Ever since she made her debut with the film Slumdog Millionaire, Freida has been creating waves from the film’s victory at the Oscars, to her being signed on for Woody Allen’s next. She is certainly going places. However, the latest news is that Freida has been signed on for yet another Hollywood film War of The Gods. While Freida has completed her shooting Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger opposite Josh Brolin and Naomi Watts, and Israeli film Miral, which has been directed by Julian Schnabel, she will be working in War of The Gods which is More >
After Kites, Teen Patti gets a Hollywood editor
Feb 24th
Click above for movie stills First it was Anurag Basu’s Kites which got an editor Brett Ratner from Hollywood to put together the material after the Indian editor Akiv Ali (a regular on Anurag’s films like Gangster and Life In A Metro). Director Anurag Basu was none too pleased with this creative meddling. But there was little he could do. Now it’s Teen Patti which has roped in the services of a Hollywood editor over and above the desi editor Kaushik Das. Hughes Winborne who has edited the Will Smith starrers The Pursuit Of Happyness and Seven Pounds and also More >
Shah Rukh bonds with Leonardo Di Caprio, Martin Scorsese at Berlin
Feb 22nd
Shah Rukh Khan doesn’t sleep. Or so it seems. He landed in Mumbai on Thursday from Dubai after a show, but shows no sign of strain or jetlag. Just before Dubai the mega-star was in Berlin for the film festival negotiating the attention of hundreds of screaming fans. What we don’t know is that Shah Rukh met and bonded in Berlin with American auteur director Martin Scorsese and his favourite actor Leonardo Di Caprio. Says Shah Rukh, “Leonardo, Martin and I spent some time together. Martin was gracious enough to remember that he had met me in Cannes way back More >
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