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…

You loved watching Gurubhai's rise to fame in GURU and the relaxed life of Silsila in TRAFFIC SIGNAL, didn't you?So now is the chance to meet them at your home by bringing the original DVDs of the two films that have just been out…

Name Pinky Harwani may not really ring a bell.She is the pretty girl who debuted with Firoz Khan's JAANASHEEN 4 years back and was the second lead heroine after Celina Jaitley. While Celina hogged all the limelight, Pinky had to contend with a few…

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…

Even before the first show of NISHABD had commenced, it was crystal clear that the film won't take anything more than an average start. This was even mentioned in last week's column and it was a known fact that regardless of the actual credentials of…

When Indra Kumar directed ISHQ [1997] for BABA FILMS, it was just the right beginning for the production house as the Aamir Khan-Ajay Devgan-Kajol-Juhi Chawla starrer went on to be a runaway success.It seemed that the banner was destined for a way higher up…

Holi is a festival of Colors, Joy and also an occasion to meet our near & dears to express our love and affection. NGO Manthan exactly did the same thing by organizing a colorful Pre- Holi Celebration with singers like Shankar Swahney, Ashok Mastie, Vipin…

Beating all speculations, Yash Raj Films have gone ahead and announced the title of their Pradeep Sarkar film.And no, it is not CHOORIYAN [as per the grapevine over the months]. It is called LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG.Boasting of powerhouse performers in the form…

First weekend performance of latest release'Black Friday' released in the Friday gone by and didn't get a single 3 star rating anywhere, whether it was print, web or satellite media! But did that make Anurag Kashyap a sad man? Certainly not, since he is…

First weekend performance of latest releaseIs 24X7 media a boon or a curse? Nikhil Advani would be definitely wondering aloud about it since the day his 'Salaam E Ishq' hit the marquee. In the times, say as near as 7-10 years back, his film…