Hindi News
First weekend performance of latest release
In last week's column, there were three things clearly mentioned regarding the fate of NAMASTEY LONDON at the box office.a) The film would open well on Friday (though not excellent which means 80% above) and then take a dip in the evening shows when…
Box office analysis-March 23 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseOne thing that continued to puzzle me over the last few weeks was a lackluster promotion and hype building around HAT TRICK. After all it came from one of the biggest film making house of the country, UTV, had…
Big B, Rakeysh Mehra, Ashutosh for red carpet premier of The Namesake
While the whole world has shifted its base to the West coast for the World Cup, some one from the West has finally landed in India. It's none other than, one of the most awaited movies for 2007, UTV and Mira Nair's 'The Namesake' that…
Would TRRP and METRO change music industry fortunes?
Hindi music industry has been going through a dull phase.None of the new releases have smashed the charts with old war horses like GURU, SALAAM E ISHQ, DHOOM 2 and ANWAR continuing to top the charts for months now. The only album to have…
Box office analysis-March 22 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseOne thing that continued to puzzle me over the last few weeks was a lackluster promotion and hype building around HAT TRICK. After all it came from one of the biggest film making house of the country, UTV, had…
Box office analysis-March 15 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releasePretty uneventful - this is how one would summarize the weekend gone by for Bollywood. Even as there were 4 films released last Friday, neither trade nor aam junta were excited about any of them. Whether it was noir…
Ayesha doesn't have a single song in KLSH
This may well be a record of sorts.In her upcoming film KYA LOVE STORY HAI, Ayesha Takia doesn't have a single song to which she gets to lip-synch. Though there are a few tracks in which she appears on screen, there aren't any situations…
Double bill for Pritam this Friday
It happened with Himesh Reshammiya last year when two films with a soundtrack by him, PHIR HERA PHERI and CHUP CHUP KE released on the same Friday.This Friday i.e. 16th March, it is the turn of Pritam as he awaits a similar fate at…
All about Aamir-The ace Khan
Aamir Khan began his life in films at a very young age. He debuted as a child artiste with Nasir Hussain's Yaadon Ki Baaraat.He also assisted Nasir Hussain for the two films Manzil Manzil and Zadardast and he then assisted Ketan Mehta who directed…
UTV scores a Hat Trick with Mira Nair, Chris Rock and Milan Luthria
Famous for its pioneering initiatives, UTV Motion Pictures shall recreate the numero uno magic by being the first Indian company to have two Hollywood mainline film releases, Mira Nair's 'The Namesake' that opened in US on March 9 with rave reviews with its Pandora's box…