Following the stupendous success of the Samskritham play Karnabharam, penned by one of the doyens of Malayalam drama Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Mohanlal is back with the tryst with Samskritham. After rendering the entire play in the divine language, the superstar of Malayalam film industry again warbled out his speech in Samskritham. This time it is [...]
There is no doubt that Bollywood stills retains a fascination for the Bard, with Hamlet, being the latest of his plays in the offing to be cast on celluloid. The challenge has been taken up by Tigmanshu Dhulia, Goldie Behl and Shrishti Arya who will breathe a desi life into the Shakespearean play. And donning [...]
Taruni Sachdev, the cute bubbly little girl who stole a million hearts for her role in Paa as Amitabh’s friend, is no more. She died in the plane crash that took place in Nepal, yesterday. Along with her mother, she was on her way to the temple on the lofty mountains. Taruni was 14 years [...]
The 3D animation film ‘Krishna Aur Kans’ featuring the childhood adventures of Lord Krishna will hit theatres on 3 August, a week before Janmashtami. The movie has been directed by Vikram Veturi and will be the country’s first venture in 3D animation. The movie will be released by Reliance Entertainment. Audience can have their first [...]
Cousins in real life, Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor will share screen space in Zoya Akhtar’s next venture. The casting together of the duo has been a long awaited event in Bollywood. The script of the movie is being handled by Zoya herself. “Both Ranbir and Kareena were always aware that they couldn’t pair romantically [...]
Trayam, the movie that will star Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna and Naga chaitanya will begin its production work in October. The movie will be directed by Vikram Kumar, who is known for blockbusters like 13 B and Ishq. PC Sriram, the master cinematographer will cast hismagic for Trayam as well. “I am happy that I [...]
Bombay Talkies, owned by Dube Industries, which saw a closure in1954, owing to lack of finance and funds is all spruced up for it renaissance. The reopening, that will take place after 58 years,will launch its first movie of the year, Zakhmi. Bombay Talkies which began its tirade in 1934 launched some of the icons [...]
The perks of being a television producer is that everytime a new show is launched I can put on 3D glasses and get up on my high horse to judge it. Well, its the business of a television producer to have one’s show critiqued like it is to rate all other shows. But it isn’t [...]
The pretty lady who cast her spell on Indian audience with her role in ‘Dirty Picture’ has been appointed as the country’s brand ambassador for promoting sanitation. Yes! Vidya Balan has been roped in by the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to spread awareness about sanitation and cleanliness [...]
Bollywood movies will no more have the statutory “Smoking is Injurious to Health” scrolling on the screen when the hero or villain exhale those tobacco puffs. The latest directive issued by the Central Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has granted permission to Bollywood to depict smoking scenes without certifying any objection from the monitoring authority. [...]
