Hindi News
ADLABS turns messiah for small films
ADLABS is soon turning out to be the corporate house to visit if you have a film ready for release. Even more so if it is small budget and is waiting to get a presenter.After picking up films like EIK DASTTAK and SAY SALAAM…
After SALAAM NAMASTE, Saif and Javed back with TRRP
One and a half years after the release of SALAAM NAMASTE, Saif Ali Khan, Javed Jaffri and director Siddharth Anand are reuniting with TA RA RUM PUM.In the film, Javed plays the character of Harry, a team manager. It is him who discovers the…
Box office analysis-April 05 , 2007
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…
Adnan Sami returns with 'Kisi Din'
After a hiatus, Adnan Sami would be returning to the singing scene with his latest album 'Kisi Din'.Slated for release later this month, the album comes in the wake of his super successful albums 'Kabhi To Nazar Milao', 'Tera Chehra' and 'Teri Kasam'.Sami…
Vishal-Shekhar and Pritam are mutual admirers
In world of cinema where back biting and professional rivalry is an order of the day, it comes across as quite a pleasant surprise to see some of the top composers in Bollywood being so kicked about each others work.There are two high profile…
First weekend performance of latest release
In last week's column, there were three things clearly mentioned regarding the fate of NAMASTEY LONDON at the box office.a) The film would open well on Friday (though not excellent which means 80% above) and then take a dip in the evening shows when…
'Roobaroo' singer croons anthem song of SAY SALAAM INDIA
Everyone who loves Hindi film music would surely have heard of the immensely popular tracks 'Roobaroo' and 'Paathshaala' that were an integral part of last year's best film RANG DE BASANTI. The singer who made it possible? Naresh Iyer.The young guy, who has been…
Box office analysis-March 23 , 2007
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…
SSI - Not just a metaphor but truly a film about cricket
From the beginning of the promotion of HAT TRICK till very recently, director Milan Luthria had emphasized on the fact that the film was not 'about' cricket but had the sport as just a metaphor. Still many missed the point and the result was that…
Would TRRP and METRO change music industry fortunes?
Hindi music industry has been going through a dull phase.None of the new releases have smashed the charts with old war horses like GURU, SALAAM E ISHQ, DHOOM 2 and ANWAR continuing to top the charts for months now. The only album to have…