Prakash Jha has come forward in his appeal for gathering relief for Bihar floods. His appeal is as below:Kosi Maiyya (Mother Kosi), as we revere her in Bihar is angry. Angry because she has been uncared for and ignored for too long. This time…

Indian cinema particularly, Bollywood and its others regional fellows are engaging in a bid that push themselves at the forefront of global cinema circles. They participate in many International film festivals even before they are screened for the domestic audience. However, it has become a…

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…

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…

UTV Motion Pictures' third Hollywood co-production, 'The Happening', has achieved the stupendous feat of grossing more than USD 162 million at the global box office. This places it 14th in the top worldwide grosser of 2008. This achievement is even more remarkable when you consider…

The wait and watch approach adopted by the producers of the 'Phoonk' has paid off.The movie was not released anywhere outside India, but now as it has been declared a thumping success here, the financiers are sure of its success in other countries also.…

PHOONK has taken a huge opening at the box office. With near 100% collections all over and continuing to go strong show after show, the film has given Ram Gopal Varma yet another success this year after SARKAR RAJ. Ramu talks:"Any filmmaker primarily wants…

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,…

If you ever wondered why certain names are not spelt just as your teacher taught you to, then you are amongst many others who pull their hair in frustration when asked by their children why Bigg Boss is spelt the way it is, or why…

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.…