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Praises For Farhan Akhtar
Last week, there were two screenings of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and everyone who watched the film was unanimous that Farhan Akhtar is the soul of the film. According to each one,...
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From All India Radio To Bollywood
He began hitting the right notes at a tender age and Vipin Patwa’s tryst with music professionally began with a job at the All India Radio. Since then there has been no looking back. All set with his...
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Thank you, Gulzarji
He began his music career at the tender age of 19, when he composed his first song for Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Haasil. Apart from working with a veteran like Gulzar, music director Abhishek Ray has also...
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Holiday Or Bahadur?
A few weeks ago, we said that Reliance Entertainment and producer Vipul A Shah had decided on a fantastic title, Bahadur, for their next film, a remake of Tamil film Thuppaki being directed by AR...
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Mrighdeep Singh Lamba Confirms
Last week, in this column, we had talked about director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s production plans. He will be producing along with industry friends. Well, his phone hasn’t stopped ringing since his film...
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King-Size Gesture By AK
It’s a cut-and-thrust industry, where squabbling over profits is par for the course and actors walking away with a stake in films is also typical. But Abhinav Kashyap has come up with a brilliant idea...
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“If I had achieved success earlier, I might have taken the wrong road”
National Award-winning actor Irrfan on his yesterdays, today and tomorrows in conversation with Soumita Sengupta Let’s start with the obvious question… how did D-Day happen? Nikhil Advani was supposed...
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Ever since Sandeep Bhargava was hired by Sahara Motion Pictures, there’s been speculation that the corporate house would get back into film production in a very big way. However, even after Bhargava...
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20 Movies Till 2015
Every week, we hear that Bhushan Kumar is starting a new project or signing multiple movie deals with either a production house or an actor or a director. Last we heard, Kumar was planning to remake...
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Craze For Krrish
We all know that everyone not just in the trade but also the audience is eagerly waiting another blockbuster from the Midas touch jodi of Rakesh Roshan and son Hrithik Roshan’s next blockbuster Krrish...
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Juju Basu Joins Star India
Star India has appointed Juju Basu as the Creative Communication Head for new business verticals, including its sports properties. Basu will be handling multi-platform campaigns for the assets led by...
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This is what happens when you’re at your peak but don’t respect people. This veteran filmmaker was once so sought-after that actors were well nigh scrambling to be part of his films. He’s only made...
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“Film festivals gave me an audience to test my film”
Hailing from an advertisement background Ashish R Shukla chats with us about how Prague happened Background I was a commercial arts student but even back then, I was interested in filmmaking. I had...
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It Doesn’t Ad Up
The new cap on television advertising is set to change the dynamics of film marketing The recent ruling restraining the amount of advertising on television has sent a nervous ripple across the film and...
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This is what happens when you’re surrounded by novices or people who are not well-versed with the film trade or film business. Now this director-turned-producer is facing the heat. He’s surrounded by...
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Abhinav Kashyap And Remo D’Souza’s Cameo In Besharam
Director Abhinav Kashyap’s film Besharam is all set to release on October 2 this year and the makers have already packed in a surprise package for the audience. Promotions of the film are already...
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Imran Khan Back Again
We all know that Imran Khan made his debut in Aamir Khan Productions’ Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. He took his own sweet time before he did his next film, again for Aamir Khan Productions, and that film was...
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This director got lucky and hit big time with his very first film. The corporate house that backed the film was very happy with him and decided to back his second film as well. This one too was a...
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Costa – Gavras And Kamal Haasan To Be Felicitated
Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) and supported by the Dept. of Culture, Government of Maharashtra, the eight days of the Mumbai Film Festival will begin on October 17, 2013 and...
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Robert De Niro Visits Taj Rambagh Palace
The Rambagh Palace, Jaipur was privileged to play host to Robert De Niro, legendary American actor, director and producer who recently visited India. The actor was welcomed in royal style with a horse...
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Just Two Good
This music composer duo, and siblings to boot, is in perfect sync with each other – as they have been for 15 years. With several foot-tapping chartbusters to their credit, Sajid-Wajid speak about...
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“Having a star on board shifts the focus away from the story”
He’s one of the most sought-after directors in the Tamil film industry and has blockbusters Arinthum Ariyamalum, Billa and the recent Arrambam, to his credit. For his next film Yatchan, he has...
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MSM, YRF Partner For Piku
MSM Motion Pictures, a division of Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd. has partnered with India’s leading film production and distribution giant, Yash Raj Films for the worldwide theatrical distribution of...
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“Kangana is an actress who believes in my talent”
Sandeep Singh, who has struck out on his own as a producer, retraces his journey in Hindi cinema in an interview to Sagorika Dasgupta, and reveals what he has in store You started as a journalist and...
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Full of Surprises
Sai Lokur, who plays one of the three wives of Kapil Sharma in Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu, talks about learning spontaneity from the comedian-actor Background I was a child artiste as I started working at a...
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