Hindi Cinema News
The latest Hindi film industry headlines, updates and announcements.
"Music of JBJ will be a huge success" - Vishal Dadlani
Their last musical release was TA RA RUM PUM. Now Vishal and Shekhar are cheering for the music of JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM which releases next week. Wait! Doesn't JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM have music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy? "That's right", says Vishal, "And so rocking is the soundtrack that
May 10, 2007
Big B's documentary film DVD out
Amitabh Bachchan was recently heard as a narrator in the documentary film MARCH OF THE PENGUINS. The film which got released in India a few weeks back sunk without a trace since it arrived with nil publicity and hype. There was no effort made to make audience aware about this pro
May 10, 2007
Grand premi¨re for METRO at Londons Leicester Square
'Life in a' METRO', UTV Motion Pictures' much-awaited film was premi¨red in the Theatreland of London -Leicester Square. This busy quarter of metropolitan London is widely acclaimed for its big screens, classy theatres, royal premi¨res and a showbiz legacy that goes back to the e
May 10, 2007
Spiderman to launch PVR Baccha Party in the "Summer of 2007"
PVR Cinemas plans to add more colour and action to the launch of Spiderman with launch of its Baccha Party in the "Summer of 2007". To add loads of actions for the kids, viewers and other patrons in and around the movies. PVR Cinemas plans to add spice to the flavour of films thi
May 7, 2007
Celina, Where Is The Party Yaar?
Just recently Celina Jaitely hosted a party to welcome her close friend from London. True to the expectations, the party rocked at her terrace apartment till wee hours in the morning. Subhash Ghai, Riteish Deshmukh, Sangeeth Sivan and Javed Jaaferi were amongst others who celebra
May 7, 2007
Tanushree is enjoying her new found fitness
Tanushree is surely creating ripples in Bollywood with 3 back to back releases starting with Subhash Ghai's GOOD BOY BAD BOY, Raj Kanwar's RAQEEB and Priyadarshan's DHOL. Since she has finished off her shooting schedule for the above mentioned films, Tanushree has now taken on th
May 7, 2007
Ashutosh Rana returns with a Bhatt film
Years back when Ashutosh Rana made a smashing debut as a villain with Mukesh Bhatt produced and Tanuja Chandra directed DUSHMAN, he was being touted as the next best thing to have happened after Gabbar Singh. He was mean, he was heartless and he was scheming and if only he would
May 7, 2007
"I made wrong choices" - Govinda
Govinda, the original 'King of Comedy', has made a successful comeback to Bollywood, first with BHAGAM BHAG and later SALAAM E ISHQ. The industry has whole heartedly welcomed one of the most natural actors in Bollywood with open arms. Govinda is thankful to the industry for accep
May 7, 2007
Aamir Khan to romance Asin from 7 May
Aamir next flick, a Tamil remake, Ghajini, will go to floors from 7 May. Scenes involving popular south Indian actress Asin and Aamir Khan would be shot initially. Director of the film Murgadoss says, "We have planned to go all out from 7 May. A couple of song sequence involving
May 5, 2007
PNC and MPC Join Hands Deal worth $25 Million US Dollars
The deal will see PNC (Pritish Nandy Communications) handle the creative aspects of these animated films from the development of scripts, movie soundtracks, including contracting top Bollywood and international stars to do voice-overs for the animated characters. MPC (Motion Pixe
May 4, 2007
Celina Jaitely threatened
Celebrities and their fans share a very symbiotic relationship but at times some fans can go to extremes with their obsessions. Lately Celina Jaitely felt the brunt of a crazy fan. She was bombarded with calls from different numbers. Sometimes he identified himself as a Yoga teac
May 4, 2007
"We go to the movies to experience Time" - Gautam Ghose
Film maker Gautam Ghose's YATRA [Nana Patekar, Rekha] is finally releasing at theaters today. Here, he speaks about film making in general and shares his thoughts about the "science of cinema"! "The science of Cinema is based on linear motion pertaining to linear time; where a fi
May 4, 2007
Mallika's price for AKS - 15 lakhs per minute!
Mallika Sherawat's coffer has got phenomenally fat ever since she gave her a nod to play a part in Himesh Reshammiya's debut film as a leading man - 'Aap Kaa Surroor'. Apparently she has charged, hold your breath, as much as Rs. 1.5 crore for acting in the film. Well, this is not
May 3, 2007
UTVs distribution strategy makes THE NAMESAKE a huge crossover success
UTV's distribution strategy has acted as a catalyst to help 'The Namesake' break box office records in India! After giving us 'Mississippi Masala' and 'Monsoon Wedding', Mira Nair has once again struck the right chords and created reverberations that will be heard across the glob
May 3, 2007
Ayesha steals hearts, not diamonds in FOOL N FINAL
While all the men in FOOL N FINAL may be busy stealing or protecting multi-million worth diamonds, pretty-n-cute Ayesha Takia is busy stealing hearts! For her fans, FOOL N FINAL is a much awaited film, especially after DOR and KYA LOVE STORY HAI where she played serious roles. Th
May 3, 2007
Box office analysis-May 03 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest release Trade is agog with speculations/doubts/surprises about the box office outcome of TA RA RUM PUM. I am not. After all was it really reasonable to expect a mind boggling/stunning/phenomenal opening for the film? In fact I can distinctly re
May 3, 2007
Shilpa leaves behind Angelina, Britney, J Lo, Pamela and Paris
Close on the heels of 'Big Brother' and Richard Gere, Shilpa Shetty has emerged the most 'searched' person in the universe. According to a popular search engine database, Shilpa leads in the search of her name the world over, preceding names like Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzene
May 2, 2007
Ashima Bhalla replaces Shahrukh Khan
Young starlet Ashima Bhalla has created history of sorts. She has just replaced Shahrukh Khan on the small screen with her debut television show all set to be telecast in the same slot as KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI. The show is called MERI AWWAZ KO MIL GAYI ROSHNI where Ashima Bhalla
May 2, 2007