Movie News

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  The 54th National Awards announced

  Lage Raho Munnabhai may have missed out on winning the coveted Oscar Awards, but the makers have reason to smile as the 2006 smash hit has been awarded the prestigious National Award.

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  "De Taali isn't American Pie" - Riteish Deshmukh

  It doesn't take a Nostradamus to figure out that De Taali is a fun film by the youth, of the youth and for the youth. Also, its vibrant photography makes you quite sure that this is a holds-no-bar feel good comedy in the offering.

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  'Om Shanti Om' sweeps technical awards at IIFA

  The Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om" swept a number of technical awards at the International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) 2008 gala here Sunday night.

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  'Chak De! India' sweeps IIFA awards show

  "Chak De! India", which won critical acclaim and mass popularity, also swept the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2008 awards here Sunday night as it was named the best film while superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Shimit Amin lifted the best actor and best director trophies respectively for the film.

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  Is Bollywood's dry run over?

  Even as the entire Hindi film industry has gone into its ritualistic self-congratulatory mode at the much-hyped International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards gala, back home the six-month box-office report is not too rosy but all signs suggest things can only get better from here on.

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  Percept, Pritish Nandy join hands for 'Ugly Aur Pagli'

  Percept Picture Company (PPC), which is riding high on the success of “Khuda Kay Liye” and “Jannat”, has joined hands with Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) for the worldwide distribution of the upcoming film “Ugly Aur Pagli”.

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  Video Promo: Dashavatar

  Check out the video promo of Darhavatar!

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  Business Talk with Taran Adarsh: IPL finals hit business hard

  Imagine the impact IPL made during the past few weeks! Anyone who understands film business well would agree that releasing a film during the climax of IPL matches would be committing harakiri. I am sure, even non-cricket fans would've kept an eye on who eventually wins the trophy.

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  Bogus news-report!

  Yash Raj Films has sent a clarification to this writer, which has been reproduced verbatim.

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  Govinda's desi English to tickle in Mundhra's next

  Govinda is all set to shoot for his first English-language film in London. To be made by Jagmohan Mundhra, it is a remake of the 2005 Hollywood comedy "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and the actor is confident of evoking laughs with his own brand of desi English.

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  Sanjay Dutt and Govinda in Dil Mein Baji Guitar

  Subhash Ghai has worked with many big actors in his illustrious career. He is now all set to bring together the hit pair of Govinda and Sanjay Dutt together again in his forthcoming film.

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  Bhatts' 'Jannat' breaks jinx, hits bull's eye

  Barring a select few like "Lagaan" and "Chak De! India", movies based on the sports theme have hardly clicked at the box-office. But the Emraan Hashmi starrer "Jannat", about match fixing in cricket, has proved the world wrong.

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  Al Gore's documentary to be turned into opera

  Oscar winning documentary on climate change "An Inconvenient Truth", which featured former US Vice-President Al Gore as a narrator and was based on his book, is to be staged as an opera.

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  Varma ties up with Mauj mobile to promote 'Sarkar Raj'

  After the commercial debacle of his last film "Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag", producer-director Ram Gopal Varma is leaving no stone unturned to promote his next release "Sarkar Raj".

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  Harman versus Imraan- The battle of the debutants!

  Aamir Khan is determined to make a success out of his nephew Imraan's career, come what may. And even if that means taking on the competition headlong, so be it. Anything for family, seems to be the marketing motto, as Harry Baweja puts in 80-crore plus Priyanka in the hi-fi sci-fi Love Story 2050 to ensure his son's super success on July 4.

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  Warner Bros warn against illegal remake of 'Wedding Crashers'

  Warner Bros' Mumbai office has warned that it will take legal action against those who would try to re-make "Wedding Crashers" (2005) without taking proper permission from them because they have the India distribution rights of New Line Cinema's super hit comedy.

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  Hindi film included in US varsity syllabus

  An Indian film for children has been included in the curriculum of a leading US university in a course that aspires to expose students to other cultures.

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  'Jannat' a hit: producers say, thanks to IPL

  Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's film on cricket bookies and match fixing, "Jannat", has set the cash counter ringing and the producers give the credit to the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).

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  Eros International, Lionsgate may make movies jointly

  India's global movie distribution company Eros International and US-based studio Loinsgate, which last week signed a deal to distribute movies in India, South Asia and North America, may also produce films together.

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  ''Jannat is looking at a 20 crore first week'' - Mukesh Bhatt

  Champagne bottles are out, celebrations have begun and congratulatory calls haven't stopped coming the way of Bhatts.

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  "Jannat has done what Tashan and Bhoothnath couldn't" - Mukesh Bhatt

  The lion is roaring again. Though Mukesh Bhatt wasn't at his vociferous best in the year gone, courtesy a hat trick of box office failures in the form of Dhokha (good movie), Awarapan (excellent) and Showbiz (below the mark), he is back to being his spirited best.

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  Emraan ecstatic as Jannat matches Race opening

  The team of Jannat can't believe it. Their film has taken an opening which, as per prominent distributors and trade insiders, is at par with that of this year's biggest success Race.

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  India's short film goes to Cannes

  Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke, a short nine-minute duration film from India has been chosen for the 61st Cannes International Film Festival. The Festival is to be held from May 14 to 25, this year

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  Bollywood Cannes Diary 2008: Day 2

  Despite hopes that the business would pick up on Day 2, it remained as sluggish as Day 1, compared to the market in the years gone by. There was a pervasive wave of disappointment among the exhibitors in the Riviera and Palais about business being slack. That said, many market attendees were hopeful of the weekend!

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  iDream Productions announces sequel to Jajantaram Mamantaram

  iDream Productions' Jajantaram Mamantaram received quite a phenomenal response (especially from the bachcha party) when it released five years back. Now, the makers are all set to make a sequel to the film which starred Javed Jaffrey in the lead role.