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First weekend performance of latest releaseThe box office outcome for the flurry of release last week was pretty much as per the expectations. 'American Blend' was the biggest casualty since it came without any buzz and would disappear without a whimper. Neither was an…
Kangana's sister survives acid attack
Bollywood was shocked yesterday evening when news about Kangana Ranuat's sister Rangoli attacked in an acid attack reached the town.Based in Dehradun, Rangoli and her friend were attacked by a man who came to visit their house and threw acid on them. While Rangoli…
Last week's movies
Out of the 4 releases of last Friday, only 'Woh Lamhe' managed to survive. Though the film had number of factors in its favor - it came from Vishesh Films banner, starred successful 'jodi' of Shiney and Kangana [Gangster], boasted of hit music by Pritam,…
Box Office Analysis-October 28 , 2006
First weekend performance of latest releaseIf not for expected super success of 'Don - The Chase Begins Again' and 'Jaan-e-Mann', September and October would have gone down as disastrous months for Bollywood. With an exception of 2-3 films [Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Khosla Ka…
Another mentor/protegee to clash?
When the release date of 'Woh Lamhe' and 'Zindaggi Rocks' was announced, it made for an important piece of news since that would have meant a clash of films by Mahesh Bhatt and Tanuja Chandra. For the starters, Mahesh Bhatt gave Tanuja a break with…
Box Office Analysis-October 19 , 2006
First weekend performance of latest releaseSaying of 'lull before the storm' was proved once again when there was not a single notable release on the Friday gone by. 'Utthaan' came but saw a meager release with a disastrous opening to match. In fact multiplex…
Box Office Analysis-October 26 , 2006
First weekend performance of latest releaseThe kind of hype that both 'Don' and 'Jaan-e-mann' generated pre-release was stupendous. Since the day of inception, PR for the respective films and media was on an overdrive to keep the film in news. D day came on…
Kangana: The Original Lolita
Gangster's moll Kangana Ranaut is making frequent headlines. Even though she is angrily reacting against the rumours surrounding her, it seems she is merrily enjoying all the attention. Her debut film 'Gangster' earned her accolades from the likes of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi. And…
Mahesh Bhatt: I was Jealous
Mahesh Bhatt is at his best when he Looks-Within. 'Arth', 'Janam' and 'Zakhm' continue to remain his best works till date as they spoke about his personal life. He is pushing the envelope once again with 'Woh Lamhe' which is a semi autobiographical account of…
Moving On With Times
Actress Deepshikha left no stones unturned for grabbing the main lead in Mahesh Bhatt's autobiographical 'Woh Lamhe'. Why? Because she has an uncanny resemblance to Parveen Babi and 'Mohit Suri's 'Woh Lamhe' is based on Bhatt's relationship with the actress of yesteryears who died of…