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Nominees for the 55th Idea Filmfare Awards Announced
The 55th edition of Bollywood’s most popular Filmfare Awards announced its nominees. Like the previous year, this year also the award will be presented by Idea Cellular. The nominees are:BEST FILM1. 3 Idiots 2. Dev D 3. Kaminey 4. Love Aaj Kal 5.…
B.R.Chopra is no more
The man who really brought into existence the now hugely respectable brand name in Bollywood "Chopra" and the most senior member of the celebrated Bollywood film making family has bid adieu to the world.Baldev Raj Chopra, the legendry and one of most senior director/producer…
After SINGH IS KINNG, GOLMAAL RETURNS is the next money spinner in the offering
What can 150 seconds do? Well, a lot if adequately utilized. This is what was truly inferred the moment promos of GOLMAAL RETURNS started hitting the screen. Directed by Rohit Shetty, this sequel of GOLMAAL is a powerhouse entertainer in the offering and after watching…
Box office analysis-September 05 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseCHAMKU - Bas naam hi kaafi hai - to ensure that the film doesn't even get recognized at the box office, let alone take a fall! The film has failed, and how. The writing was clear on the wall…
Multiple movie releases: A boon or bane?
This week witnessed multiple releases in Bollywood with variety of genre to suit every audience taste.However, there are different perceptions about such releases since few think that dumping all the movies at a particular time may cause confusion among the movie goers and other…
Box office analysis-August 28 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseIn the Friday gone by, three distinct films had released - PHOONK (horror), MAAN GAYE MUGHALL-E-AZAM (comedy) and MUMBAI MERI JAAN (social). As pointed out in this very column last week, PHOONK was always the front runner and credit…
Mallika looks at getting into Jaya Bachchan's shoes
In the comedy thriller Maan Gaye Mughall E Azam, Mallika plays Paresh Rawal wife, who is a theatre owner in a small town. She plays Shabnam, a delusional actress. Like a typical small towner, she has big dreams to make it in Bollywood. She feels…
Box office analysis-August 22 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseYASH RAJ FILMS finally have a success in their hands. After four back to back flops (LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG, AAJA NACHLE, TASHAN, THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC) which boasted of big names like Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit,…
Madhubala's ghost haunts Mallika
Did Madhubala's ghost visit Mallika Sherawat? The plot thickens just before the release of Ratan Jain's 'Maan Gaye Mughall e Azam'.The crew of Maan Gaye Mughal E Azam revealed that while taking a break, a stunned Mallika suddenly stepped out of her vanity van…
Box office analysis-August 14 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseThere was a mention in this column last week about RACE and WELCOME being the only two films which were under threat of their opening week record (35 crores) to be broken by the release of SINGH IS KINNG.…