The trailer of filmmaker Sanjay Gupta's action film “Jazbaa”, which marks the comeback of actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, will be launched on August 15, which is also the country's Independence Day.Gupta, who is gung-ho over the film after getting a casting coup with established…

Actress Richa Chadha will be seen as a journalist in "Chalk n Duster".Although it’s just a cameo, Richa’s role is said to be strong and powerful. If sources are to be believed, Richa took inspiration from the popular political journalist Rana Ayyub, who happens…

Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi, who will be seen playing a crucial role in the upcoming film “Neerja”, says she is not comfortable with dogs and had a tough time shooting with a pomeranian on the set.“The things an actor has to…

Actor-producer Anil Kapoor may call a truce with Tamil star Suriya, against whom he was reportedly planning legal action for launching a film titled "24" -- which happens to be the same as an international TV show, the remake rights of which rest with the…

Veteran Bollywood actor Farooque Sheikh died of a sudden cardiac arrest in Dubai late Friday, his long-time co-star and friend Deepti Naval said."I don't have the details yet, and I have not been able to speak to any of his family members, but a…

Neil Nitin Mukesh's own film "Shortcut Romeo" released Friday, but he also wishes well for the fate of his close friend, actress Sonam Kapoor's "Raanjhanaa", which released on the same day. Neil feels the movies will mark a new beginning for both of them."Sonam…

Son preference is a well-documented phenomenon in India, with a report saying an estimated 500,000 female foetuses are aborted in the country every year. So when Bollywood’s first family, the Bachchans, welcomed the birth of a daughter with open arms, they may have given a…

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who came for the premiere of “The Japanese Wife” despite a fractured foot, believes director Aparna Sen is the true inheritor of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.“I have seen ‘The Japanese Wife’ twice. It’s such a wonderful film. I think that…

Shabana Azmi has found an inventive way of spending her time while she waits for her fractured leg to heal. She has been learning Punjabi at home for the dubbed Punjabi version of Gurinder Chadha’s “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife”.And Shabana is having a ball.…

Amitabh Bachchan will receive a lifetime achievement award at the sixth edition of the Muscat International Film Festival starting March 13.“In a few days it will be Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman and the International Film Festival, where there shall be decoration for…