Movie News

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  FIRST LOOK: Alia Bhatt in Highway

  Imtiaz Ali's next film Highway, starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt, will hit the screens on December 13th. The movie is currently in its second schedule.

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  Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor show desi moves in Dilliwali Girlfriend

  After the rocking Balam Pichkaari and Badtameez Dil, here's another sizzling number from Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone starrer Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

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  Pak distributors shun SRK, Akshay Kumar's film this Eid

  In a rare show of support for the local film industry, a leading Pakistani distributor and exhibitors have decided to shun two big release.

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  Raja Harishchandra to be screened at IFFM in Melbourne

  The second Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2013 is all set to begin next Friday showcasing over 60 films from India and the subcontinent, including 1913 film Raja Harishchandra on its opening night.

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  Paoli's role in Ankur Arora Murder Case close to life

  Bengali actress Paoli Dam, who plays a lawyer in Vikram Bhatt's production Ankur Arora Murder Case, says her character in the film is close to life and she enjoyed playing it.

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  Now, a movie on Abhinav Bindra

  Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra’s autobiography, A Shot At History, will be adapted into a film with a US-based production house acquiring its movie rights.

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  Shortcut Romeo to premiere at Cannes

  Amitabh Bachchan starrer The Great Gatsby will be screened at the opening of Cannes Film Festival 2013. Rajinikanth would be launching the trailer of his film Kochadaiyaan at the fest. Close on their heels, we now learn that director Susi Ganesh will be premiering his film Shortcut Romeo at the
  international festival as well.

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  Daayan doesn't cast her spell on viewers!

  Ek Thi Dayaan (ETD), Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj's collaboration, didn't seem to do any magic at the box-office. Though the critics showered it with praises, the movie has failed to rake in numbers at the box-office.

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  Producers-multiplex owners to mend fences!

  Last year, Ajay Devgn had filed a case against production house Yash Raj Films for using their dominance in the industry to book maximum number of screens for Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), and in effect, leaving hardly any options for his film, Son of Sardaar (which released on the same day).

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  Approval of Salim-Javed must for Zanjeer remake: Arbaaz Khan

  Actor Arbaaz Khan, whose father Salim co-scripted the film, feels that it's important to take the consent of all the people who were part of the original while remaking a movie.

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  Short Cut Romeo is full on entertaining movie: Neil Nitin Mukesh

  Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh and Pooja Gupta were spotted shooting for their upcoming movie Short Cut Romeo in the entertainment capital Mumbai.

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  Indian film-goers exposed to 14 bn images of tobacco use

  Indian cinema-goers are exposed to 14 billion images of tobacco use in Bollywood films each year, says a study, calling for measures to deal with this exposure.

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  India's Dabba to screen at Cannes’ Critics Week

  Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (The Lunchbox) will be part of the Cannes Critics’ Week, a section which runs along with the Cannes Film Festival.

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  Ranbir Kapoor is a shadow of God associated with Bombay Talkies

  Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee says his story in the film Bombay Talkies (which consists of four short films) couldn’t have happened without actor Ranbir Kapoor, who he says, appears in every frame of the movie.

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  Ekta to join hands with Mani Ratnam!

  Looks like Ekta Kapoor is in the mood to experiment with the kind of cinema she makes. After teaming up with Vishal Bhardwaj for Ek Thi Daayan, she has now signed on south filmmaker Mani Ratnam for a project.

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  Shootout At Wadala cleared with A certificate

  Sanjay Gupta can now breathe a sigh of relief. The Censor board Of Film Certification (CBFC ) has passed Shootout At Wadala (SAW) with an Adults certificate, with no visual cuts.

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  Ek Thi Daayan goes wrong in second half, agrees Kannan Iyer

  Ek Thi Daayan director Kannan Iyer agrees with the critics who feel the second-half of the film has gone wrong. The soft spoken and thoughtful director says, "Maybe commercial considerations coloured the second movement of the storytelling."

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  Ek Thi Daayan collects Rs. 18.07 crore over weekend

  Ek Thi Daayan has failed to make much of a presence, at least box office reports indicate that. The film ended up collecting around Rs. 6.24 crore on the first day of its release. The earnings slipped to Rs. 5.63 crore on Saturday.

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  Sunil Shastri: 'The biopic should inspire generations'

  The makers of a biopic on Lal Bahadur Shastri want to go about things the right way. To get the details of the film right, they have roped in the former Indian Prime Minister's 63-year-old son, Sunil Shastri.

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  I am happy the trailer’s being liked: Saif Ali Khan

  Actor Saif Ali Khan, who plays a zombie slayer in his upcoming production, Go Goa Gone, is happy that the film’s trailer is being liked and insists that his role in the movie is more than just a guest appearance.

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  NGO demands ban on Ek Thi Daayan

  FLAC, an NGO engaged in spreading awareness against the superstition of daayan (witch), has demanded ban on Emraan Hashmi's film Ek Thi Daayan claiming that the movie glorifies the superstition of witches.

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  Aashiqui 2 is not inspired by Abhimaan: Mahesh Bhatt

  Aashiqui 2 has neither been inspired nor does it much resemble Abhimaan, the 1973 classic starring Amitabh Bachchan, says the film's producer Mahesh Bhatt.

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  Hope Go Goa Gone doesn't get banned, says Saif Ali Khan

  Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan, who was seen using abusive language in Go Goa Gone, quips that he is hoping that the film gets A certificate and doesn't get banned.

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  Gunday to release on Valentine's Day next year

  Director Ali Abbas Zafar and producer Aditya Chopra's forthcoming movie Gunday will release on February 14 next year.

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  Bombay Talkies team excited about Cannes screening

  Bombay Talkies, a movie celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, has been chosen for a gala screening at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival.