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Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) For her role of a schoolgirl in "Raanjhanaa", Sonam Kapoor took inspiration from Jaya Bachchan's popular character in hit movie "Guddi", which too revolved around a schoolgoing teenager.
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Actor Abhishek Bachchan, an avid football fan, wishes that the Indian football team qualifies for the FIFA finals slated for 2014.
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will narrate a part of the opening episode of forthcoming show "Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap".
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha will start the promotions of his upcoming film "Satyagraha" in Bhopal, where the movie was majorly shot.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) If popular international show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is remade in India, actress Preity Zinta is all for being a part of it.
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) Director Rohit Shetty, who recently visited the sets of "Garam Masala", a Telugu remake of Hindi movie "Bol Bachchan", had a ball.
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is disappointed with the spot-fixing scandals surrounding the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Nevertheless, he believes it has been an exceptional season.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh), May 21 (ANI): Delhi High Court judge Mr. Justice Sudershan Kumar Misra on Tuesday released the Hindi version of a book titled "Legal Language, Legal Vocabulary and Legal Writing" authored by Amity Law School Professor Dr. Kavita Surbhi at the Amity Campus here.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is busy with the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival, is extending her stay in the French riviera to attend a fashion show for amFar (The American Foundation for AIDS Research).
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Avika Gor is barely 15 years old but she has played an 18-year-old married woman Roli in "Sasural Simar Ka". And the actress says she doesn't have a problem playing mature roles.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) After being a successful anchor on the small screen, Manish Paul moves to the big screen with "Micky Virus", but insists that he never used the small screen medium to get into movies.
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) While shooting a TV commercial in Kuala Lumpur, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar constantly feared 'Don' might emerge out of somewhere. He reminisced the days when he shot his 2006 film "Don" in the city.
Film: "The Great Gatsby"; Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Amitabh Bachchan; Directed by: Baz Luhrmann; Rating***1/2
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Hit "Dostana" "jodi" of John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan, who entertained viewers with their antics in the comedy, team up again for the Hindi remake of Tamil film "Vettai" and this time they will be seen doing action and stunts.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) It was a "historic moment" for Amitabh Bachchan to be invited to open the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival with his "The Great Gatsby" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Big B made the experience more special by addressing the audience in his mother tongue Hindi.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha's political drama "Satyagraha", said to be about the uprising of the middle-class against a corrupt system, is likely to have a quote from Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography as its prologue.
Gurgaon, May 14 (IANS) The 14th International Indian Film Academy awards (IIFA) will be held in Macau from June 4 it was announced here Tuesday. This is the second time that the event will be held in the city.
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Praising her co-star Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor says only he has the 'inocence' to play the lead in "Raanjhanaa".
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor is excited about walking on the red carpet at the 66th edition of Cannes International Film Festival this year and has already left for the venue.
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Four decades ago when "Zanjeer" came, it not only rocked the box office, but also changed lead actor Amitabh Bachchan's fortunes in films and even won him the tag of Angry Young Man. On completion of 40 years of the film, Big B is ecstatic and thanks every one.
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Sarah Jane Dias has bagged Atul Agnihotri's "O Teri" and is glad to be getting a chance to work with big names in filmdom.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is elated with the fact that the music of his debut Hollywood project "The Great Gatsby" has topped the music charts.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is almost ready with his film "Satyagraha", may release the film's trailer at Jantar Mantar in the capital.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Sonam Kapoor has recently revealed her red carpet look for the Cannes Film Festival, which will be celebrating '100 years of Indian Cinema' in 2013, in Mumbai.
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Reacting to reports that actor Riteish Deshmukh, son of former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, is likely to go his late father's way and join politics, actor-politician Raj Babbar said it is a well thought-out decision. Hema Malini too supports the idea saying he will do a good job.
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Having anchored several shows on the small screen, Manish Paul not only proved his skills, but also won the the best anchor trophy at the Indian Telly Awards.
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan got emotional when he met his fans in New York during the premiere of his Hollywood movie "The Great Gatsby".
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Ayushmann Khurrana, who has sung popular numbers like "Paani da rang" and "Saddi galli aaja" in his films, says he will be crooning one number in a new movie produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF).
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Actress Isla Fisher says she easily put on weight to maker her character convincing in Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby".
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) Cine star and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini has expressed a wish to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha (LS) polls from Firozabad, an important seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) At the New York premiere of Hollywood film "The Great Gatsby", the noise went up for a moment and the US media was left wondering if Leonardo DiCaprio had come, but it was actually Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The crowd's cheers were overwhelming, says Big B.
"Could we, the sons of India, ever be able to see Indian images on screen?," wondered Dhundiraj Govind Phalke as he saw a French film, "The Life of Christ". Gripped by nationalistic fervour, Phalke, better known as Dada Saheb Phalke, went on to make in his own words the country's first "swadeshi" (indigenous) feature-length film, "Raja Harishchandra", which was released in May 3, 1913.
Film: "Bombay Talkies"; Cast: Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Naman Jain, Khushi Dubey, Vineet Kumar Singh, Sudhir Pandey and Amitabh Bachchan; Directors: Karan Johar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Zoya Akhtar, and Anurag Kashyap; Rating: *****
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Prakash Jha will team up with five music composers for his political drama "Satyagraha", a first for the filmmaker.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Umesh Shukla, who has been been approached to wield the megaphone for cult comedy "Chupke Chupke" remake, says the camera will start rolling for the movie next year as nothing is finalised yet.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is making his international debut with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby", feels it's "not worth" being part of the film's poster keeping in mind his blink-and-miss appearance. However, he cant's deny the order of the director.
New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): Bombay Talkies, a film directed by four leading directors of Bollywood to mark the 100 years of Indian cinema, was screened in Mumbai on Friday.
Film: Aashiqui 2; Starring: Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shradha Kapoor; Directed by Mohit Suri; Rating: ***1/2
Film: Bombay Talkies; Music Composer: Amit Trivedi; Singers: Kailash Kher, Amit Trivedi, Mohit Chauhan, Kavita Seth, Richa Sharma, Javed Bashir, Sukhwinder Singh; Rating ***
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is geared up to shoot the promos of the seventh season of popular quiz show "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC).
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Busy time for Shazahn Padamsee. The actress will feature in Telugu remake of hit Hindi movie "Bol Bachchan" and as well as in a music video for new collection of Barbie dolls.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has donned many avatars in his movie career of over four decades, but says he is unable to explain his real self to anyone.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has finished shooting for upcoming political drama "Satyagraha" in which he plays an activist.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Condoling the death of legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said the industry had lost its "golden voice", while Lata Mangeshkar remembered her as a "nice and happy soul".
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Southern superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran, who debuted in Bollywood with "Aiyyaa", has bought the rights of his hit Malayalam film "Ayalum Njanum Thammil". He plans to make it in Hindi and approach Amitabh Bachchan with the script.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) If you want to buy beautiful saris by ace designer Rohit Bal while sitting at home, here is your chance - a select range of his designs will now be retailed at Pernia Qureshi's online pop-up shop.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Popular Bollywood couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai completed six years of marital bliss Saturday.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) If you want to buy beautiful saris by ace designer Rohit Bal while sitting at home, here is your chance - a select range of his designs will now be retailed at Pernia Qureshi's online pop-up shop.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" judges Madhuri Dixit, Remo D'Souza and Karan Johar have stepped into the shoes of veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan , Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna's shoes for a promo of the upcoming season of the dance reality show.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) If death rumours are any measure of an actor's success, then Ayushmann Khurrana has certainly arrived. The internet was abuzz earlier this week with rumours of the "Vicky Donor" actor's success in a skiing accident. But neither was he, nor was his family amused.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) "Bombay Talkies", a movie celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, has been chosen for a gala screening at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival. The four directors - Zoya Akhtar, Dibaker Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar - who have contributed to it are very excited.
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who unveiled former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's website, sherryontop.com, minces no words in praising the quick-witted "young man" and said he would have loved to use his quotes on "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC).
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha's "Satyagraha" will be screened in South Africa because of its "inherent Mahatma Gandhi connection", says a source.
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) A visit to the famed Mehboob Studio here made megastar Amitabh Bachchan go down the memory lane, and reminisce the "prolific" legendary filmmaker Mehboob Khan.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Sample these: "Revolver Rani", "Rajkumar Rambo", "Fukrey" and "Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi". Creative and colloquial Bollywood film titles are keeping movie audiences, especially the masses, as intrigued as filmmakers want them to be.
Kolkata April 18 (IANS) "Aashiqui 2" has neither been inspired nor does it much resemble "Abhimaan", the 1973 classic starring Amitabh Bachchan, says the film's producer Mahesh Bhatt.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Two Indian films - "Monsoon Shootout" and "Bombay Talkies" - have been selected for screening at the forthcoming 66th Cannes International Film Festival, where India is the guest country.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt a month's reprieve in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, but the producers of his films feel four weeks are not enough for him to wrap up all the projects in hand.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has completed five years of blogging and thanks his extended family for reminding him about the date.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist P.K. Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie "Alam Ara" made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Well-known Marathi actress Asawari Joshi, famous for playing Usha madam in popular comedy show "Office Office", says comedy is the most difficult genre and an actor who can make people laugh can do any role.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Remembering his 2009 Telugu blockbuster "Arundhati", actor Sonu Sood said he had a tough time shooting for the film.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) He is considered a legend in the Indian film industry, but megastar Amitabh Bachchan doesn't seem to be as impressed with his acting skills and calls himself a "rotten actor".
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Doling out tips on the right gem stones for Indian skin colour, actress and fashionista Sonam Kapoor suggests that girls should go for coloured stones.
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Veteran actor Dharmendra, who ruled showbiz in the 1970s and 1980s, says he only wanted to be in people's heart and not in people's mind, and was never in the ball-game of being called the number one actor.
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actor Ajay Devgn has been roped in by Sangam textiles as the brand ambassador of their formal men's wear category.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) While everyone is awaiting Shraddha Kapoor's much talked about "Aashiqui 2" release, the actress is busy shooting for Dharma Productions' "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" in Bangalore.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Contrary to his big screen image of a villain, in real life Pran is a "gentleman" with an immense attitude to "professional behaviour", says Amitabh Bachchan and adds that he is happy that the 93-year-old has been named for the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Megastars Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth will come together in a most unexpected way at the upcoming Cannes International Film Festival in May.
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) The Dadasaheb Phalke honour for veteran actor Pran, "a large pillar of the Indian film industry", is most deserving, believes Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Have dedicated channels for documentaries, educate and build the capacity of our rural people, says three-time Green Oscar winner Mike Pandey, who feels documentaries are an agent of change as they inform and educate the masses even in the remotest areas of the country.
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan reportedly plays himself in Anurag Kashyap's short story in "Bombay Talkies".
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Receiving the prestigious N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) award Thursday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said that he and NTR shared great relationship and he considered him a great son of Indian soil.
New Delhi, April 11 (ANI): Shahrukh Khan unveiled the cover page of Filmfare magazine's special edition that was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Indian Cinema in Mumbai.
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Known for making larger than life dramas for the big screen, filmmaker Karan Johar feels nowadays everybody wants to be in the movie business and wonders if someone is interested in just being an audience!
New York, April 11 (IANS) In the wake of a Delhi Court ordering the reopening of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, a US based Sikh group would seek a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was part of two remake films -- "Devdas" and "Don" -- said the proud moment for him would be when somebody would remake his original films.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who says his contemporary Dharmendra is full of "greatness", says he was happy to receive a call from his "Sholay" co-star.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Rana Daggubati has tried his hand at different films - political, crime thriller, action-drama and even romance. But the actor now wants to focus on the action-drama zone as he feels his strength lies there.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, known for his movies on serious issues, says he will try his hand at comedy post his political drama "Satyagraha".
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Veteran actress and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan, who turns 65 Tuesday, says her role as a mother matters more to her than any thing else. She also admits that she takes her duty as a parliamentarian seriously and that she is still game for movie roles, provided they are "challenging".
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's short story in "Bombay Talkies" will have a special song, a kind of tribute to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been regaling Indian audiences for four decades. The song can, in fact, be called the "Bachchan anthem".
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is busy shooting his new political drama "Satyagraha" in Bhopal, has decided to shoot a video for youth, which will talk about equality, corruption, and injustice.
Vancouver, April 7 (IANS) It was entertainment reloaded when two big Bollywood stars - Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai - joined other B-town big wigs on the stage at the TOIFA awards night, where "Barfi!" walked away with top honours.
Vancouver, April 7 (IANS) Abhishek Bachchan, who won the best actor comic award Saturday at the TOIFA for his funny role in "Bol Bachchan", dedicated it to wife Aishwarya Rai and also thanked the entire cast and crew of the film for believing in him.
Vancouver, April 7 (IANS) The story of a deaf and mute boy, "Barfi!" turned out to be the top winner at the maiden edition of the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) cornering the best film, best director, best actor and best actress trophies.
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his work "dissects" him from the "daily and hourly burdens".
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Three people were injured while several actors, including Bengali star Rachana Banerjee, had a close shave when a fire broke out in a private studio here during the shooting of a popular TV game show.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee, who is swamped with interviews ahead of his forthcoming film "Shootout At Wadala", is still trying to grasp the art of promoting a film.
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) The trailer of Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone starrer Tamil period-drama "Kochadaiyaan" will be unveiled at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival in May. The Tamil superstar himself will be present at the event.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan along with wife Jaya attended an event to celebrate the success of "The Shiva Trilogy" and the megastar marvelled at author Amish Tripathi's writing skills.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) From the time when society looked down upon film people to now when children from well-off families are aspiring to make career in filmdom, Indian cinema has come a long way in the last 100 years, says Amitabh Bachchan.
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan launched the latest issue of a lifestyle fashion magazine featuring him on the cover page, in showbiz capital Mumbai, over the weekend.
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has liked the trailer of forthcoming comedy "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2", which stars three Deols - Dharmendra and his sons Sunny and Bobby.
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Writer duo Sajid-Farhad, who are set to make their directorial debut with Akshay Kumar-Tamannaah starrer untitled film, believe in making commercially entertaining movies.
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is gearing himself for a busy schedule in the coming months involving a lot of travelling.
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) She doesn't come from a film family, yet she has made it big in filmdom. Southern actress Parul Yadav credits luck for her success as an actress.
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) An anti-tobacco organisation here Thursday demanded that Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan should be punished for violating the country's anti-smoking laws in promoting his latest film "Go Goa Gone".
Chennai, March 28 (IANS) Venkatesh sported a twirled moustache while playing a revenge-seeking cop in Telugu action-drama "Gharshana" and will repeat the look in the Telugu remake of Hindi blockbuster "Bol Bachchan".
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) He watched "Lincoln" twice in just two days and Amitabh Bachchan says he is not only filled with the "historical significance" of the film, but also the "detail and competence" of performances.
