Movie News

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  Samir Karnik denies the postponement of Heroes

  All eyes are on Diwali week. Right now, GOLMAAL RETURNS, FASHION and EMI are confirmed for October 29. There's talk that Eros might shift Samir Karnik's biggie HEROES from October 24 to October 29, but Samir denies it outright.

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  Promos of 'Paathshaala' and 'Kajraare' to be launched with 'Karzzzz'

  Expect a plethora of new promos with keenly anticipated films. With all eyes on Himesh Reshammiya's second release KARZZZZ, a number of film-makers are keen on launching the promos of their films in that week.

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  Special screening of 'Gandhi' at Abu Dhabi film fest

  A special screening of Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning movie "Gandhi" will be held at the Middle Eastern International Film Festival (MEIFF) 2008 in Abu Dhabi Saturday.

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  Gala screening at Turkish filmfest for Bollywood's 'Mission Istanbul'

  Action-packed Hindi thriller "Mission Istanbul" will be accorded a gala screening at the Fourth International Eurasia Film Festival opening Friday at this seaside resort in southern Turkey.

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  "Golmaal Returns has maintained the flavour of Golmaal" - Shreyas Talpade

  Nobody, absolutely nobody who's worked with Shreyas Talpade has a bad remark to be made against him. I've never, ever heard of him pulling a star turn or showing any ego. He is like a diamond cutter. You don't just look at the diamond, you only notice that there is no flaw.

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  Mumbai Mantra acquires rights of 'Sorry Bhai'

  Mumbai Mantra, the entertainment arm of auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), has acquired the distribution rights of Pooja Film's new movie "Sorry Bhai", a senior company official said here Monday.

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  Bollywood and movie merchandising - still a long way to go

  Inspired by Hollywood, the Hindi film industry is beginning to go into film merchandising - introducing dolls, masks, key chains, school bags and T-shirts - and hopes to one day reap millions like in the West.

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  Ranbir would have been a better choice for 'Karzzz': Himesh

  Composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya, who plays the lead role in the remake of the 1980s superhit "Karz", admits Ranbir Kapoor would have been a better choice for the role and would have ensured the film's box office success.

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  Hollywood sharpens focus on India

  Hollywood stars, studios, technicians, directors and producers in their increasing numbers are trying to sink their teeth into India's burgeoning entertainment market pie.

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  Twentieth Century Fox enters Bollywood

  Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the producer of the Bollywood smash hit "Singh is Kinng", is to make a romantic comedy for Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox.

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  Himesh's Kajraare arrives Feb 2009

  Even as promotion is in full swing for Himesh Reshammiya's Karzzzz, the man continues to be busy with other projects as well. The moment he would be through with the release of Karzzzz, Himesh would jump straight into Kajraare, the release date of which has been finalized.

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  "Sanjay Dutt has a much bigger role in Kidnap" - Imran Khan

  Imran Khan has changed his image in his second film. Says the nervous second-timer, "After Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Kidnap was the first script that I actually liked. I decided on doing it instinctively.

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  Fashion recovers 50% investment through endorsements

  Even before Fashion has arrived at theaters, it has already recovered close to half of its costs through endorsements. Budgeted at Rs.17-18 crores, the film has seen brand endorsements worth Rs. 7-8 crores from Lenovo, Sunsilk, Reebok and Kimaya amongst others.

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  Bollywood hits boost Polish newspaper sale!

  In order to arrest its sagging sale, well-known Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza evolved a new marketing technique. It offered a Bollywood DVD film every Saturday at a concessional price to its readers. The result: sales of the paper goes up by 50,000 copies.

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  Amol Gupte enjoys playing Priyanka Chopra's tormentor!

  After weaving together the beautiful story of a dyslexic child in "Taare Zameen Par", writer-actor Amol Gupte is now having a ball tormenting Priyanka Chopra in forthcoming film "Kaminey".

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  Bollywood technicians go on strike

  In what is termed as an unprecedented development, nearly 140,000 Bollywood and TV industry technicians and workers launched a non-cooperation agitation here Wednesday even as a producers' association declared the strike illegal.

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  Akshay Kumar & Dimple Kapadia lend their voices for animated film Jumbo

  Akshay Kumar seems to be in a mood for trying out new and different things these days. After making quite an impressive debut on Television as the host of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, Akki is all set to enter the animation space.

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  'Ramchand Pakistani' will have a calming effect, says producer

  Pakistani film "Ramchand Pakistani" had a red carpet premiere here and its producer Javed Jabbar, who served as minister of information in Pervez Musharraf's government, says the movie will have a "calming effect" in the present situation in India.

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  Bollywood movies help revive Pakistan's film industry

  Pakistani actor Rashid Farooqui says that the country's moribund film industry has got a new lease of life ever since Bollywood movies were allowed to be screened there.

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  'Kidnap' versus 'Drona'!

  Now here's one week everyone's looking forward to. After a string of low-cost and medium-budget fares making a mark in the holy month of Ramzan, let's get ready to embrace the biggies, starting from this week onwards. All eyes are on KIDNAP and DRONA. For various reasons…

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  "Let's not compare Rishi-ji and Himesh."

  Remaking a golden hit is dicey business. The comparisons are inevitable. Let's come to the point right away. Will Himesh Reshammiya live up to the high standards set by Rishi Kapoor in KARZZZZ?

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  Business Talk With Taran Adarsh

  HARI PUTTAR is no HARRY POTTER. And no HOME ALONE either. In terms of content. Also box-office numbers. Frankly, no one expected miracles, but you didn't expect the movie to be so bad either. 10-15 minutes into the film and it didn't take a Nostradamus to predict its fate.

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  "There is action in Kidnap but not like my earlier films. Kidnap is intense" - Sanjay Gadhvi

  Some people age more quickly than others, Sanjay Gadhvi - both in person and in his work - displays a confidence and maturity. From Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai to Dhoom and Dhoom 2, Gadhvi has grown bigger and better with his bikes and babes.

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  "Abhishek became 'Drona' for Drona" - Joydeep Sarkar

  Name Joydeep Sarkar is a relatively new entrant to the world of Bollywood. And though the story writer has a Shaurya to his credit early this year, the young 20 something lad is looking at Drona being his calling card to the big league.

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  'Om Shanti Om' amongst 5 Indian films nominated for Asia Pacific awards

  "Om Shanti Om", "Jodha Akbar" and "Taare Zameen Par" are amongst five Indian films nominated Wednesday for the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), the highest accolade for film in the region.