Looks like the impending Chandigarh International Film Festival is going to be one gala event! To be held from February 5, 2009 onwards, this four-day event will see the presence of big-shot directors from the film industry such as Dev Anand, Deepa Mehta, Tanuja Chandra and Gurinder Chadha. ...

Whether this is another clever trick to garner publicity or just absolute rumor we do not know yet, but the film market in India is abuzz with the news that the UTV Corporation has signed in Akshay Kumar for its next film for a whooping Rs 71 Crore. The founder & COO, UTV Rampage Motion ...

Actress Deepti Naval is soon going to direct her first film titled - 'Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Barrish' featuring the very attractive Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala. Before this film, she also had planned a project with Madhuri Dixit as the lead actress but unfortunately, she could not ...

Small budget filmmakers now have to think twice before even thinking about casting Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in their project, as the Bollywood heroine has increased her price to a whooping six crores! Those with really deep pockets, however, remain unflustered. The Bachchan family daughter-in-law is ...

Chetan Desai directed animated film Ramayana-the epic would be hitting cinemas early in next year. The film hopes for a success, particularly after the success of mythological films like 'Hanuman' and 'Ganesha.' The interesting part of the film is its characters - Sita, Ram, and Ravan have voices ...

When MTV India showed their very popular candid-camera show 'Bakra', viewers rolled down their seats laughing. This time around, they have gone a step further and made spoofs on three blockbuster Hindi movies - Jodhaa Akbar, Taare Zameen Par and Chak De India.
 
Named Jadoo Ek Bar, Bechaare ...

Dilip Kumar, considered one of the greatest actors of the Indian film industry, is going to make a comeback after more than a decade. Dilip Kumar will soon be seen in an upcoming film of Subhash Ghai's.
 
Confirming the news, the Indian filmmaker said, 'The film will also star three young ...

Heaven on Earth, a film by Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta highlighting the domestic violence prevalent in the immigrant community in Canada, premiered at the ongoing Toronto Film Festival. Along with Mehta was present the lead actor Priety Zinta with the rest of the cast at the film's screening on ...

At 10 when most children's main concern is playing and studying, Kishan Shrikanth of Bangalore is busy directing a film C/O Footpath (Care of Footpath) and that too one that aims to make viewers pause and reflect. Master Kishan, as many call him, is nothing less than a genius. Just one look at the ...

The recently held 54th National Film Awards for 2006, like before, honored the old and new talents of the Bollywood kingdom at a glittering ceremony. The highlight though includes the bagging of lifetime achievement award by Hindi film veteran Dilip Kumar to whom the audience gave an standing ...

The grapevine has it that a remake of yesteryear's blockbuster film Abhimaan featuring Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan is being made by filmmaker Rajeev Menon. One also hears that the modern day Abhimaan will have the son and daughter-in-law of the Bachchan family, Abhishek and Asihwarya in lead ...

After successfully pairing Abhishek and Aishwarya in Guru, Mani Ratnam is next going to feature the couple as Ram and Sita in his upcoming film that is based on the epic, Ramayana. For the role of hanuman, one hears the veteran Tamil director had roped in the much loved and pudgy ...

Bollywood’s golden pair Sridevi and Anil Kapoor set hearts racing when their film Mr India hit the silver screen in 1987. A sequel of the movie starring the same actors is now being made and a similar response is avidly awaited. This film would also mark a comeback for one of India’s ...

Farhan and Zoya Akhtar’s forthcoming film Luck By Chance is going to be a rather special one as it will feature their father Javed Akhtar and his wife veteran actress Shabana Azmi in guest appearances. Farhan will be producing Luck By Chance, whereas sister Zoya will be making her directorial ...

After debuting as an actor in the film Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story that was a semi-hit, singer Himesh Reshammiya has turned to acting again. The buzz is that Subhash Ghai-directed Hindi film Karz is being remade as Karzzz and that it will have Himesh Reshammiya as the lead actor. For a ...

Veteran Indian actor Kamal Hassan may soon be seen in a martial arts film and that too an Indo-Japanese one. One hears that Bharatbala will produce and direct this film, which will also star the Japanese megastar Tadanobu Asano.
 
Tadanobu Asano is widely known for playing a Samurai in the ...

If you liked the animation film My Friend Ganesha, then there is all probability that you will love its sequel that is slated to release on August 22. At least that is what the makers of My Friend Ganesha 2 are betting. The first part was a hit among children, who simply got infatuated by the ...

The Deepika Padukone fans are soon going to see her in a new avatar. One hears the lady was adamant about performing tough stunts all by herself in her forthcoming movie Chandni Chowk To China. Director Nikhil Advani is all praise for the Padukone girl, who is heard to have performed the stunts ...

Deepika Padukone, who seems to be the flavor of the season, has topped the just released Maxim Hot 100 girls worldwide list. Her second film Bachna Ae Haseeno is yet to be released and Deepika Padukone is already rising high on waves of popularity. Not just people at home, but even NRIs across the ...

In response to an appeal filed by Manoj Kumar, the civil court of Mumbai has finally ordered actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Farah Khan to make sure that their film, Om Shanti Om, should be telecasted only after the erasure of some scenes to which the veteran actor had protested. Kumar had filed ...

Ajay Monga famous scriptwriter has moved the Bombay High Court and has filed a case against actor Shah Rukh Khan, Director Farah Khan and others. He has claimed that Om Shanti Om is his script which has been stolen. This ‘Corporate’ and ‘Fashion’ fame scriptwriter has filed ...

As the remakes of old hit Hindi films like Don and Sholey bagged a mixed response from the public, it remains to be seen how Parinda is going to fare. One hears that Indian film maker Vidhu Vinod Chopra is seriously contemplating the remake of his 1989 blockbuster movie Parinda and that too in ...

The current fad in Bollywood, it seems, is roping in celebrities to do cameos in films. The latest one to enter the fray is Australian cricketer Brett Lee, who will be seen in Manmohan Shetty's Victory. Lee plays himself in the forthcoming Bollywood flick, in which not only has he exhibited his ...

By now we have got used to seeing the Indian master blaster Sachin Tendulkar endorsing products in television and print advertisements, now get ready to see him make his Bollywood debut too. Sources inform that cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is going to play a cameo in the forthcoming film Vighnaharta ...

The DVD of the film Taare Zameen Par was released by Aamir Khan recently at the school of co-actor Darsheel Safary and the two of them even danced to the onlookers’ delight. ‘It’s a film about education and child care so I thought an academician should release it. I asked Mrs ...

If Sonu Nigam and Himesh Reshammiya can try their hand at acting, then why should the controversial Punjabi pop singer, Mika be left far behind? Sources inform that Mika, who last year gave music aficionados the hit Mauja hi majua song in the film Jab We Mat, is now going to debut in film Love.com ...

Documentary filmmaker Madhureeta Anand seems to have given her imagination a free reign in the making of her forthcoming film 'Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye'. The lady, instead of getting the sets designed through computer graphics as is the trend, has used hand-painted sets in Mere Khwabon Mein Jo ...

This child actor is making news again. After getting nominated for best actor for his role in film Taare Zammen Par,’ Darsheel Safary has bagged a contract of 75 lakh rupees for his role in new film ‘Dedh.’ The film is Suniel Shetty's Popcorn Entertainment production and will soon ...

The very sequels of the 1976 suspense-horror Hollywood flick ‘The Omen’ may have failed to match up to it in all aspects. But this has not dissuaded filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt from making an honest try in ‘Raaz - The Mystery Continues’, an upcoming movie of his which he says is ...

Rakesh Roshan is one proud father and he’s got reasons to be too as not many can boast of having an as multi-talented son like Hrithik. The young actor has had fans swooning with his flawless acting and dancing and now is readying to do the same with his singing. Sources inform that Hrithik ...