Interviews

Watch Bollywood films to know Indians: Rani Mukerji

sudhakar — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:36:49 -0500

By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, March 20 (IANS) Cinema can go a long way in promoting positive bilateral relations between Australia and India, especially Bollywood films as they are "all about heart", said Rani Mukerji, who was here as chief guest at the 2010 Indian Film Festival - Bollywood and Beyond.

I'm single and still complete: Vikram Bhatt

sudhakar — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:44:51 -0500

Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) After a couple of break-ups that made headlines, director Vikram Bhatt says he is not really looking for love any more. While he is not bitter about it, the filmmaker admits that he doesn't need the constant presence of a woman to complete his life.

"I have realised that no one but you can complete yourself. It is actually nonsense to seek someone to be complete in life. You can be single and still so complete," Bhatt, who directed Aamir Khan-starrer hit film "Ghulam", told IANS.

I'll launch my directorial venture on Diwali: Subhash Ghai

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:50:35 -0600

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Subhash Ghai, producer of the just released "Right Yaaa Wrong", is all set to wield the megaphone again and says his next directorial venture will go on the floors during Diwali and that it will have a "humorous streak".

"I will be directing a film soon. I'll launch it around Diwali. No casting has been done and it is at the initial stages but I can say that it will have a humorous streak," Ghai, whose last mega-budget "Yuvvraaj" didn't work at the box office, told IANS.

It's an art to smile at failure: Cyrus Broacha

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:49:31 -0600

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Bollywood funny man Cyrus Broacha says celebrities should accept Golden Kela awards, started last year to honour the worst in movies, just the way Hollywood welcomes the Razzies that spoofs the Oscars.

"The concept of these awards (Golden Kela awards) is influenced by the Hollywood's Razzies. It is great to see how people accept their downfall. It more often widens our approach," Cyrus, who will be the chief guest at the awards, told IANS on the phone from Mumbai.

Life is like a boxing ring: Amitabh Bachchan

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:47:25 -0600

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who recently met world light-welterweight boxing champion Amir Khan on a flight, says it is a "terrific sport" and its ring is "much like life".

"Did I ever tell you that I boxed in school too? I think I did. In Boys' High School in Allahabad and then in Sherwood College, Nainital. Terrific sport. The ladies do not much care for it. Too brutal for them they say, but such a lesson in life, that four cornered ring," Bachchan posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.

Good looks not always important: Minissha Lamba

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:46:03 -0600

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Actress Minissha Lamba admits her ultra-glamorous look in "Kidnap" opened a whole new range of opportunities for her. But the young actress, who will be seen in Shyam Benegal's new film, feels that at the end of it talent plays an important role.

"My looks in 'Kidnap' helped open a whole new and different range of opportunities for me. It is something I cherish. Being good looking is important, but not always. You need talent as well. If you have talent, people accept you regardless of the way you look," Lamba told IANS over telephone from Mumbai.

'Shaapit' shows how a curse works: Vikram Bhatt

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:44:12 -0600

Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Bollywood director Vikram Bhatt, after two successful horror films to his credit, is out to scare again. He describes his forthcoming film "Shaapit" as a narration of how a curse works.

"The curse is such an old thing in Indian ethos and we have seen its influence even in Indian mythologies like Ramayana and Mahabharata," Vikram Bhatt told IANS after a press conference here Thursday.

'Raajneeti' not a dry political drama: Prakash Jha

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:42:55 -0600

By Subhash K. Jha

Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Director Prakash Jha is hell bent on making his forthcoming film a complete entertainer. He recently did a certain amount of spicing up by shooting some scenes with the lead pair Ranbir Kaporo and Katrina Kaif.

On Monday Ranbir and Katrina did some additional shooting for "Raajneeti" at Mona Shourie's Future Studios long after their dates for the film had dried up.

"After Yuvvraaj...I need a big HIT" - Subhash Ghai

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:28:47 -0600

By Nikhil Ramsubramaniam, Bollywood Hungama News Network

Being an international actor gives me a high: Irrfan Khan

sudhakar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:23 -0600

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Irrfan Khan, popular for his serious and comic roles in Bollywood, is increasingly making inroads into the western world with projects like "A Mighty Heart", "Slumdog Millionaire" and even an American TV show. He admits that being an international actor gives him a high.