John Abraham, who is known for his perfect body, had to shed weight for his forthcoming film "Madras Cafe".The film is a political-thriller and has been directed by Shoojit Sircar. The story deals with terrorism and civil war and was reportedly shot in Sri…

Shoojit Sircar is relieved after his "Madras Cafe" got a clearance from the censor board with a U/A certificate.Sircar said: "When I was making 'Vicky Donor', I was very worried about the censors. I thought, it's a film that deals with sperms, which will…

Innovative marketing is the buzzword in filmdom. Makers of "Issaq" take the trend forward by offering - Isspecial Banarasi Style Paan - to the moviegoers at two theatres here to promote the film.The team of Pen India Pvt. Ltd., distributors of the film, have…

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", deemed a moving and inspirational tale of life of Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, managed an impressive Rs.8.5 crore business on its opening day.The movie, which released Friday, features Farhan Akhtar as the Flying Sikh, and he is said…

Priyanka Chopra is creating waves with her music career. Her second single, "Exotic", from her album "In My City", is now available on Apple's online iTunes Store.American rapper and songwriter Pitbull has collaborated with Priyanka on her second number."Finally...and now officially 'Exotic' featuring…

Nikhil Advani's "D Day", a film on cross-border terrorism, was passed by the Central Board Of Film Certification with a few dialogue cuts and an 'UA' certificate. Surprisingly, no cuts were ordered in verbal content regarding Pakistan, but Shruti Haasan's dialogues have been cut short.…

D-Day" director Nikhil Advani asserts that his film is not a regular underworld or 'bhaigiri' film, but a serious espionage thriller based on the country's intelligence agency RAW and its operations.Actors Arjun Rampal, Irrfan and Huma Qureshi are playing RAW agents in the film.…

UTV Motion Pictures' domestic comedy "Ghanchakkar", that released Friday, has collected Rs. 7.2 crores in India on its opening day.Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan play the lead role in the Rajkumar Gupta-directed film that was made under the budget of Rs. 20 crores."INDIA:#Ghanchakkar…

Kareena Kapoor essays a journalist named Yashin in Prakash Jha's upcoming political thriller "Satyagraha". She says her character plays a key part in bringing together the entire movement shown in the film."Yasmin kind of puts together the whole revolution, brings together the entire movement…

Manisha Koirala returned to Mumbai Wednesday evening after spending over six months in New York for treatment of ovarian cancer. She has returned cancer-free, looking as "gorgeous" as ever."Manisha has landed in India and she is absolutely fine now. She is looking as gorgeous…