'Maati Maay' (A Grave-keeper's Tale) is based on a short story (Baayen) by the well-known writer Mahasweta Devi. It is the heart-rending tale of a young mother who is trapped between her instincts and needs, and the compulsions of her ancestral duty as dictated by…

Last year it was 'Kya Kool Hain Hum'. This year it could well be 'Apna Sapna Money Money'.When KKHH was announced, not many gave it a chance to be successful at the box office. After all youngsters Riteish Deshmukh and Tushar Kapoor in the…

Earlier it was touted as a clash of Salman Khan/Akshay Kumar and Shahrukh Khan on Diwali/Eid when their films 'Jaan-e-Mann' and 'Don - The Chase Begins Again' are slated to release. Now Big B too has joined the party and it is going to be…

'Kajri' a film based on real storyThough Indian cultural and religious traditions put women at a high pedestal, in reality they are subjected to all kinds of physical and mental exploitation. Women are treated as commodities and object of pleasure in a society dominated…

'I'm too sexy to lust,' says Bollywood icon Shahrukh Khan dismissing insinuations that he doesn't share a sexual chemistry with his heroines. King Khan is getting into his own as his next big film 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' is inching closer towards release on August…

Rajkumar Hirani's 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year. A sequel to the super hit 'Munnabhai MBBS' the crackling chemistry between Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi is one of the finest camaraderie-teams in Hindi cinema.Abbas Tyrewala's witty…

'We are heading for dangerous times,' says filmmaker Sudhir Mishra reacting to the ghastly serial bomb blasts in Mumbai yesterday which left almost 200 dead and scores of injured people. Mishra who is a director with a cerebral bent of mind has directed serious movies…

Firoz Nadiadwala is one film maker who is always known for his lavish production values, multiple stars and last but not the least, at least a couple of 'item numbers' that are exotically shot and mostly comprise of 'phoren' babes with 'apna' heroes. In recent…

The moral policemen are out again. In fact they've always been there. It's just that they go in a consensual hibernation to surface again to stamp their presence. Or importance! An advocate Dakshinamoorthy filed a PIL in a local court in Madurai on February 10th…

Bollywood actor Salman Khan was today sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment and sent to Central Jail Jodhpur by a local court in connection with the Chinkara poaching case.Chief Judicial Magistrate Brijendra Kumar Jain also imposed Rs 25,000 fine on Salman, who was taken…