A good story idea and its distinct depiction on screen are more important than filming technique, director Mani Rathnam said.'I believe that audience comes to watch a film for its story and not for its look on screen', Mani Rathnam said while taking part…

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…

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…

Rukhsar made her silver screen debut with YAAD RAKHEGI DUNIYA way back in 1992 and followed it up with INTEHA PYAR KI in the same year.After that it took as many as 13 years and Ram Gopal Verma to facilitate her comeback with D…

All India Kids Talent Hunt, a platform for out standing performances. This talent hunt is organized by the NGO Diyadeep Communication at Siri Fort Auditorium last evening, is a perfect platform for extreme talents, yes they are extreme talents because they are the children who…

These are the men who stay in the background, but it's their work which speaks - literally! Meet the men who wrote some memorable lyrics for the music albums that came in 2006.1. Sayeed Quadri [Wo Lamhe, Bas Ek Pal, Anwar]Sayeed Quadri has…

When Upen Patel was signed for Vipul Shah's 'Namaste London', it made big news for the hot shot newcomer. This was because after '36 China Town', a biggie like this with Akshay Kumar in the lead spelt a good career move en route to consolidation…

Director Vikram Bhatt and cinematographer Praveen Bhatt are almost Siamese twins when it comes to their projects. After all the two have been working together for years now!A Mahesh Bhatt protegee who has earlier worked in his films like 'Janam', 'Naam', 'Kaash', 'Aashique', 'Saathi',…

When you read the headline: 'Govinda, an actor or a politician?' What are your first thoughts? Well, it goes without saying that Govinda the actor is far superior to Govinda the failed politician. In his twenty year film career, Govinda has weathered the toughest storms…

2006 may have been a relatively silent year for Anil Kapoor with only guest appearances in films like 'Humko Deewana Kar Gaye' and 'Darna Zaroori Hai'. But all this should change in 2007 as the actor would be returning with a bang....and in style.His…