Hindi Cinema News
The latest Hindi film industry headlines, updates and announcements.
Shahid to shake a leg on TV
The latest news doing the rounds is that Shahid Kapur will be a special guest on Star TV's immensely popular celebrity dance show, Nach Baliye. Shahid is likely to shoot for Nach Baliye on the 15th for the episode that will be telecast on the 18th. This is part of the promotion c
Oct 9, 2007
A peek into songs from Madhuri's AAJA NACHLE
Madhuri Dixit is making a much awaited comeback on 30th November when her AAJA NACHLE arrives in town. Before that the soundtrack of this Yash Raj Film would be arriving at the stands. We bring to you the song listing of the album which has music by Salim - Sulaiman and lyrics by
Oct 8, 2007
Vikram Bhatt's twin releases in October
After three releases in 2007 - RED, LIFE MEIN KABHIE KABHIEE and FEAR (which came directly on internet and DVD), it was a brief period of lull for Vikram Bhatt. In the meanwhile he wasn't sitting idle but instead busy setting up his first film as a presenter, MUMBAI SALSA, in pla
Oct 8, 2007
"'Mauja' is for the dance floor; 'Tum Se' is the soul" - Shahid Kapoor
"'Mauja Hi Mauja' is perfect for the dance floor. 'Tum Se Hi' is the soul of the film. It is a splendid romantic song," remarks Shahid about the music of JAB WE MET. He adds, "Pritam has outdone himself yet again. He's done a brilliant job of the soundtrack." 'Mauja Hi Mauja' is
Oct 8, 2007
JAB WE MET - Choreography by chance!
Director Imtiaz Ali was keen to have ace choreographer Saroj Khan for the 'Yeh Ishq' track from 'Jab We Met', shot with 180 Himachali dancers in Manali and the Rohtang Pass. However, Saroj Khan's dates were becoming difficult to secure and the search for an alternative began. Coi
Oct 8, 2007
Wanna watch CASH in Tamil now?
CASH may have come and gone after being an opening weekend wonder, but it' investors are still trying to give it a push for a wider reach. Though the film was a loser at the box office, it was by a small margin as a very good opening salvaged it to a great extent. The film did di
Oct 6, 2007
DHAMAAL sustains excellently in 3rd week; is a HIT
After a shaky opening weekend, DHAMAAL went on to register good numbers in it's first three week with collections in the tune of 25 crores. Though no one was disputing the box office success for the film, there was still a question mark over it's eventual HIT tag. The film can fi
Oct 6, 2007
Big B, Shahrukh, Hrithik, Salman coming January?
If release dates stay as per the plan, January 2008 is going to be one blockbuster month for the cine goers. This is because as many as 3 biggies are expected to arrive with Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan featuring in them. Come 18th January and R
Oct 6, 2007
"Guys never get ahead than a smile or 'Hi'" - Nikita Anand
One thing newcomer Nikita Anand is over-particular about is fitness. She can't think of missing her fitness regime even for a day. While shooting for Prakash Jha's 'Dil Dosti Etc', she even amazed her co-actors Shreyas Talpade and Naseeruddin Shah's son Imaad with her zest for fi
Oct 5, 2007
Shahid & Kareena - Cordial now?
After months of speculation, Shahid Kapur & Kareena Kapoor finally came face to face last Tuesday to complete the concluding day of shooting of their forthcoming romantic comedy, Jab We Met, directed by Imtiaz Ali. "Some patch work on the 'Tumse Hi Din Hota Hai' song from Jab We
Oct 5, 2007
"Kareena doesn't make a hullabaloo" - Shahid
Weeks before the release of 'Jab We Met', while speculations about the togetherness of Shahid Kapur & Kareena Kapoor are at the peak, the young star tells us in an interview, "Kareena and I are very different as actors. She is spontaneous and without really making you feel that s
Oct 5, 2007
After VICTORIA NO. 203 and AGGAR, Mahadevan's ANAMIKA to release?
Box office has been particularly unkind to Ananth Mahadevan in the month gone by. Both VICTORIA NO. 203 and AGGAR have been massive failures at the box office that has worked against the film maker who had delivered a successful AKSAR last year. Now, if some of the recent reports
Oct 4, 2007
Bollywood vamp produces Bhojpuri film
Kunika, who has been on the Bollywood scene for exactly a couple of decades, and has acted in more than 50 Hindi films, is now turning over to Bhojpuri films. She has just made her debut as a Bhojpuri film producer with her MAATI hitting the marquee. The film stars Bhojpuri super
Oct 4, 2007
Superhit 'baby' for Akshay Kumar
Sajid Nadiadwala's HEYY BABYY, directed by debutant Sajid Khan and starring Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Vidya Balan took a block buster opening worldwide with a record shattering opening weekend collection of Rs. 41 crore. HEYY BABYY also took the biggest ope
Oct 4, 2007
Box office analysis-October 04 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest release Box office is known to throw a surprise or two every now and then. On the face value, it always seemed that JOHNNY GADDAAR would have an edge over DIL DOSTI ETC. in the opening weekend, even though on the lower side. None of the two fil
Oct 4, 2007
TV star as Kareena's sister
The beautiful girl dancing with Kareena Kapoor in the promos of the forthcoming "Jab We Met" is none other than Saumya Tandon, the star of the recent hit Star Plus soap, "Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayee Roshni". Saumya, who plays the character of Ria in the popular soap, is essaying the r
Oct 4, 2007
Saroj Khan distributes chocolates at JAB WE MET sets
The popular "Yeh Ishq" song (currently on television) from Imtiaz Ali's "Jab We Met" was choreographed by Saroj Khan in the beautiful town of Manali in the north-Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. (This was also the song during the shoot of which Karisma Kapoor and her daughter Sa
Oct 4, 2007
Payal Rohatgi, Aryan Vaid, Aman Verma, Pretti Jain come together
September 30 was World Heart Day and the theme this year was to team up for healthy hearts. And hence, stars descended that day at The Institute of Preventive Cardiology (IPC) Foundation, a pioneering NGO under India's first woman Preventive Cardiologist Dr Pratiksha Reeg Deb to
Oct 3, 2007