Hindi News
'In 36 CHINA TOWN critics were not too positive" - Upen Patel
Upen Patel seems quite pleased with the positive reviews he has received from critics for both 'Namastey London' and 'Shakalaka Boom Boom'.Upen plays the role of an Indian Boy Raghav who has dreams to be a singer and goes to the US and becomes…
Box office analysis-April 05 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseFirst things first - there was something strange about the way 3 releases of the Friday gone by were promoted. While DELHII HEIGHTS came from the producers who have a monumental success in the form of Rajnikanth starrer mega-film…
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…
"SLBB is my acid test" - Upen Patel
Upen Patel seems quite pleased with the positive reviews he has received from critics for 'Namastey London', though he had a small role in the film. And now he seems pretty excited about his forthcoming film 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' where he plays the lead…
Another Shetty rumor bites the dust
Shilpa Shetty is not running the London Marathon.Confirming the news, her spokesperson and publicist Dale Bhagwagar said, "News about Shilpa Shetty running the London Marathon is false. She is not aware of it, neither has she ever spoken about it. The reports are completely…
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…
NAMASTEY LONDON to take best overseas opening?
Will Akshay Kumar get his best overseas opening ever with NAMASTEY LONDON?Industry is thinking aloud about this to be truly possible as his latest film gets a global release. Reasons are aplenty. First and foremost Akshay Kumar has really turned out to be an…
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…
I think Zoya has an incredible knack of managing actors - Shabana Azmi
In a radio interview to a London-based station last evening, Shabana Azmi praised the Executive Producer of Honeymoon Travels...., Zoya Akhtar over Farhan Akhtar! !"I think Zoya has an incredible knack of managing actors. With six couples on the sets of Honeymoon Travels....., you…