Hindi Cinema News
The latest Hindi film industry headlines, updates and announcements.
Mohit opted for Emraan over Shiney in AWARAPAN
It is common knowledge that director Mohit Suri and Emraan Hashmi go back a long way and hung out together as kids. Mohit directed Emraan in his debut directorial venture, 'Zeher', after which Emraan did a guest appearance for his friend in the Kunal Khemu-starrer 'Kalyug'. Mohit
May 26, 2007
Shriya oscillates between Rajnikanth and Emraan
The 25-year old South Indian superstar Shriya Saran is on Cloud Nine. On 29th June, she will feature opposite Emraan Hashmi in Mahesh & Mukesh Bhatt's costliest venture, Awarapan , whose music is already a rage. But next week she will witness the release of the biggest South Indi
May 26, 2007
Music launch held for Rakesh Roshan's next
Recently, the music launch was held for Rakesh Roshan's next film KRAZZY 4. In an event held at KRISHNA AUDIO, the musical launch of FILMKRAFT PRODUCTIONS (INDIA) PVT. LTD.'S KRAZZY 4 saw the entire producer Rakesh Roshan, director Raja Sen (erstwhile assistant to Rakesh Roshan),
May 26, 2007
SUMMER OF 2007 in late 2007
Call it ironical but a movie titled SUMMER OF 2007 would be releasing around the time when winters would be round the corner. Come October 2007 and it is expected that SUMMER OF 2007 directed by debutant Suhail Tatari would hit the screens. The film stars Sikandar Kher in the lea
May 26, 2007
Akshaye Khanna's Salsa dance in 'NAQAAB'
Producer Ramesh Turani and Kumar S Turani of Tips Film is coming with their most shocking thriller of the year,' Naqaab', very soon. This film cast consists of Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol and debutant model cum actor Urvashi Sharma. Though it is a musical thriller the interesting
May 25, 2007
Emraan Hashmi sees global release with AWARAPAN
It is common knowledge that all the recent Mukesh Bhatt/Mahesh Bhatt releases Zeher, Woh Lamhe and Gangster have worked in India and been musical sell-outs. Unfortunately, the Asian audience overseas was deprived of watching these titles on the big screen, as their films never ha
May 25, 2007
Adnan Sami dances for 'Baarish'
Adnan Sami is turning out to be overtly cute with every passing week. And no, we are not even talking about the aggressive weight loss drive that he has been on. One look at the music videos of his new album on the stands and one can make out that the composer/singer is pretty ke
May 25, 2007
Kailash returns with 'Bam Lahiri'
Kailash Kher is back with his latest album 'Kailasa Jhoomo Re' and surprisingly the opening track/music video of the album has been hardly impressive. Titled 'Bam Lahri', the track has a weird look, feel and music to it as it tries to fuse in religious elements with contemporary
May 25, 2007
Box office analysis-May 25 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest release Two medium budget films released last weekend: RAQEEB and EK CHALIS KI LAST LOCAL. On paper, it always seemed that RAQEEB had a better chance at the box office due to its better placed star cast in the world of Bollywood. On the other h
May 25, 2007
'Cheeni Kum' receives outstanding response at special London preview
The special advance preview of Eros International's 'Cheeni Kum' at Empire Leicester Square, London, received an overwhelming response yesterday. The cast & crew present at the preview were led by Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal, R Balakrishnan, the director, and Sunil Manchanda,
May 24, 2007
Pakistani singers at war in AWARAPAN music videos
Even though producer Mukesh Bhatt was not gung-ho about the idea, director Mohit Suri introduced the concept of music videos to Bollywood with the chart busting Woh Lamhein Woh Raatein remix from his film, Zeher. He continued the successful trend with the remix of Kya Mujhe Pyaar
May 24, 2007
Akshaye Khanna gets into never-seen-before avtar NAQAAB
Producers Ramesh Turani and Kumar S Turani of Tips Film are coming with their most shocking thriller of the year Naqaab very soon. This film cast consists of Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol and debutant model cum actor Urvashi Sharma. Though it is a musical thriller the interesting pa
May 24, 2007
Preity Zinta's MID-DAY case hearing held yesterday
Preity Zinta continues to fight for the infamous MID-DAY case hearing! Yesterday her case hearing took place at Girgaum Court, Mumbai. On the professional front Preity Zinta is gearing up for the release of JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM where she is paired opposite Bobby Deol. Preity plays
May 24, 2007
"CHEENI KUM" ya zyaada, Toss a Coin to know more!
HotMuggs, a stylized drink ware concept, have entered into an alliance with P9, the merchandising partner for CHEENI KUM - A sugar free love story, to launch a range of innovative and exclusively licensed merchandise, targeted at movie buffs and aimed at creating an excitement in
May 24, 2007
Yash Chopra honoured at House of Commons
Yash Chopra has added yet another feather in his cap by being invited to the House of Lords and House of Commons to be honoured. What made this occasion even more special was that he was invited by the ROKO Cancer charity (a cause very close to the hearts of both Mr. & Ms. Chopra
May 23, 2007
Amol Palekar announces new film DUMKATA!
Well known for his selection of unusual, sensitive subjects, Amol Palekar has chosen yet another illustrious story for his new feature film in Hindi titled DUMKATA. In his 26 years' career as a director, he has made eleven films ' 5 in Marathi and 6 in Hindi. DUMKATA will be his
May 23, 2007
Vivek Oberoi excels in 'Gangster' roles!!
Vivek Oberoi who made his debut in an unconventional launch pad as an underworld don 'Chandu' in 'Company' that earned him accolades for his sincere performance. Vivek literally got into the skin of the character of the gangster. And the portrayal of the same bespoke of his commi
May 23, 2007
AWARAPAN of Bhatts and Pakistanis
The Bhatts' affinity for actors and musicians from Pakistan is common knowledge - a fact that is evident in all their recent releases, Nazar, Woh Lamhe, Gangster, Kalyug and Zeher. Their forthcoming title, Awarapan, however, takes the Pakistan connection to a new level altogether
May 23, 2007