The announcement of working with some of the world renowned actors like Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, George Clooney, Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks made public in May at the Cannes Film Festival by Reliance Big Entertainment has been given the finishing touch with the coming…

Just felt like sharing this one personal experience of mine. It has nothing to do with films. So those of you who are not interested can get off right now.Sometime in 1994 I just returned from Chennai to Hyderabad in the morning and was…

Tapan Sinha, one of the most accomplished film makers of India and winner of 19 National Film Awards has been selected for the Dada Sahed Phalke Award for the year 2006.Known for making films that are very true to real life and which portrays…

One of the most eagerly awaited films of the year; Singh is Kinng holds multiple attractions for viewers. Besides being in the news for some stunning locations in Egypt and Australia, the film is also making waves for the unique look of its actors. While…

Mukesh Talreja and Nikhil Advani, Directors of Orion Pictures Private Limited today announced a slate of 6 films to be produced by them in the next 12 months. The company is all geared up on the production of these six films, two out of which…

Kunal Kapoor did become an overnight sensation with the success of Rang De Basanti and the actor did feature in a couple of big banner films this year. Unfortunately, Kunal's run at the box office has been quite a misery.First came Milan Luthria's Hat…

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…

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…

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…

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…