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"Fans will just be there as long as your work interests or entertains them" - Ram Gopal Varma
1. I think people misunderstood that scene in Nishabd when Jia runs her legs up and down Bachchan's leg under the table.Ans: I am not sure misunderstood is the right word. I would say they could have watched from different perspectives. People who watched…
Box office analysis-August 28 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseIn the Friday gone by, three distinct films had released - PHOONK (horror), MAAN GAYE MUGHALL-E-AZAM (comedy) and MUMBAI MERI JAAN (social). As pointed out in this very column last week, PHOONK was always the front runner and credit…
Adnan Sami thanks 'Birbal - The Donkey' for TAHAAN
Tahaan, a film by Santosh Sivan, launched its music on 26th Aug 08, at Cinemax, Versova, in the presence of he captain of the ship who is also a well known cinematographer. The director addressed his thanks to the media present there and his team,…
Raj Kapoor's familiarity in China Revealed
Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni had a surprise to hear that Raj Kapoor who is known popular in Soviet Union and today's Russia, also equally familiar with Chinese older generation. While she was attending an award function a senior citizen approached her and…
Biking for a cause
The new entrant into Bollywood Rajeev Khandelwal is seriously pursuing a new found passion these days. He is trying to master the tricks and ways of doing daredevilry with motor bikes.Not that he is happily basking due to the attention and adulation post the…
UTV's THE HAPPENING is in Top-15 worldwide grossers of 2008
UTV Motion Pictures' third Hollywood co-production, 'The Happening', has achieved the stupendous feat of grossing more than USD 162 million at the global box office. This places it 14th in the top worldwide grosser of 2008. This achievement is even more remarkable when you consider…
PVR Pictures takes on Raj Kumar Santoshi
A tussle has surfaced between the ace director Raj Kumar Santoshi and one of the most successful production houses PVR Pictures.PVR Pictures has accused Santoshi of not keeping with a contract he had signed with the company and filed a petition in the Mumbai…
From PHOONK to RAAZ - The most expensive horror movie ever made
The bumper opening of Phoonk has taken everyone by surprise! 2008 is a special year for horror as a genre, as not only have the people started lapping up horror movies, but it is one of the few years where many talented directors are exploring…
Tale of Two Films
Developing countries still lack with several facilities that include from basic to sophisticate in several areas of modern era. Films are one of the active exchanges between developed and developing worlds. Even old classics from countries like India count since it involves not alone money…
After MUMBAI MERI JAAN, RUSLAAN is another film on Mumbai train blasts
'RUSLAAN', the film revolving around train blasts in Mumbai on July 11th 2006 , has completed its shoot with the last schedule at Hazi Ali Shrine on August 20, 2008. Team has shot a song sequence at Hazi Ali. Song 'Maula Mere Maula' is sung…