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After figuring in category of people wanted by Interpol for 12 years, the CBI has asked the international agency to take off Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the multi-crore Bofors payoff scam, from the Red Corner notice list in which he had been put at India’s behest.
The decision was taken after getting the [...]
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he just took his last breath in bangalore may his soul rest in peace
he was known mostly for his larger than life roles and even lavish lifestyles as a director he to gave qurbani and dayavan(hindi remake of mani’s nayagan)
With gulal kashyap enters into the arena of political set up targetting youth on the backdrop of corruption ,education ,anger and disgust (represented in form of separatism) but one thing soul of gulal lacks that is script though characterisation and performances are on mark.
Movie revolves around two d’s ( another one after [...]
Everyone is raving about Slumdog Millionaire, which has bagged quite a few awards and nominations. And the film seems certain to win a couple of Oscar awards.
Yet, there are a handful who feel that the film does not, in fact, deserve the applause.
Shamal Sengupta, who teaches direction at Subhash Ghai’s filmmaking institute Whistling Woods [...]
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Mumbai (IANS): The comedy film “Golmaal Returns” is a copy of the 1973 production “Aaj Ki Taza Khabar”, a complainant told a film producers’ forum Tuesday.
Shakuntala Bhatia lodged a complaint with the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) that “Golmaal Returns”, which was released Oct 29, was a direct copy of her husband, producer Rajendra [...]
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New York: Hollywood actor Will Smith is determined to fulfill his promise to star in a Bollywood movie.
He has been taking advice from “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle, reports contactmusic.com.
Boyle turned his hand to making a film in India with his latest project, which was shot in Mumbai and the moviemaker is convinced that Smith [...]
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While most people are shouting themselves hoarse about Ghajini being the re-make of South film Ghajini , which in-turn is touted to be the re-make of Christopher Nolan’s Memento , the filmmaker and the cast, claim that this Hindi film isn’t an exact ‘remake’!
First, they claim it’s not Memento [...]
Fashion in a nutshell is the view of madurbhandarkar on fashion industry infact in one of the frames of the film u do see madhur himself on screen what follows after this is a remark of a model that this time this realistic maker is making film on fashion world and he will expose [...]
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India’s IBN Network has tied up with the distributors of the next James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace” to run a contest and telecast an interview with lead actor Daniel Craig.
The network will bring a host of shows on the British super spy like special features on the movie, the legacy and history of Bond [...]
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After making waves at Pusan and London film festivals, ace filmmaker Santosh Sivan’s ‘Tahaan’ is all set to enthrall viewers at the Rome International Film Festival, starting Wednesday.
‘Of course, I am extremely delighted to be a participant at the Rome Festival. From there I will go to attend a festival in Netherlands also,’ said Sivan.
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That A R Rahman is a master composer is no biggie. What is truly commendable is that he has earned an unblemished reputation of someone whose name alone sends promises of astounding melody. And so, at the risk of gushing, I’d say any soundtrack by him is like an event itself, more significant than hugely [...]
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‘Hello’, a fast-paced movie on the BPO industry that is set to hit the theatres Friday, is based on Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller ‘One Night @ the Call Center’.
While Atul Agnihotri has wielded the megaphone for the film, Bhagat has written the script of the thriller.
‘I have written the script for the film and it [...]
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Politics beats industry! Tatas officially pulled out of Singur, West Bengal. There will be no Nano in West Bengal and it will be heading to a new location, most preferably, Bhuj, Gujarat. Ratan Tata held a press conference and said he never anticipated such agitation. He also added that Tatas never faces such protests anywhere [...]
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First Vijay, then Vijaykanth and now Ajith! An interesting record indeed for a director who is just two films old as a director.
Madhesh who began as an independent director with the Vijay-starrer Madurai got to direct ‘Captain’ Vijaykanth in his second film Arasangam. Both the films proved to be success stories.
Now for his third film, [...]
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Thespian Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital here Thursday due to complications resulting from an urinary infection, is stable now, hospital authorities said Saturday.
‘His condition is stable and one need not worry about anything. He is in the ward,’ an official at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said.
The 86-year-old actor was admitted to [...]
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Celina Jaitly, Shreyas Talpade & Amrita Arora
Director: Rohit Shetty
Release Date: Thursday, 30th October
Golmaal Returns, the much-awaited follow-up of the uproariously comic smash-hit Golmaal, arrives with renewed star power, chartbusting music and more laughter than before!
Gopal (Ajay Devgan), who lives with his wife Ekta (Kareena Kapoor), sister [...]
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Writer Chetan Bhagat, whose book ‘Five Point Someone’ is being made into a film titled ‘Three Idiots’ by the acclaimed director Rajkumar Hirani, said he was not involved in writing the film’s script, but he liked it.
‘The director took my book as the base but he has changed it according to his requirements. He took [...]
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Aamir Khan’s acclaimed directorial debut ‘Taare Zameen Par’ is India’s official entry to the Oscars this year and many in Bollywood, including Naseeruddin Shah and Amitabh Bachchan, have sent their best wishes that it may be up there with the best in world cinema.
A snapshot of views from leading lights of the film industry:
Amitabh Bachchan: [...]
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