Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra says his film on legendary athlete Milkha Singh is not on sports but a story of the human spirit. “It is important for me that the script encourages the young generation,” Mehra told reporters here. Mehra, from whom Milkha took a meagre one rupee to sell the story on his life, [...]
Film Federation of India, a body of cinema associations and exhibitors across the country, has called for a one-day strike on February 23 demanding withdrawal of service tax on the film industry. The federation claimed that as a result of the one-day strike, over 9,000 standalone movie theatres will remain shut. Multiplexes, however, will not [...]
After delivering a hit with ‘The Dirty Picture’, Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan are reuniting on the big screen for the comic caper ‘Ghanchakkar’ to be directed by Rajkumar Gupta. The comic-thriller is being produced by UTV Motion Pictures, who have invested in both of Rajkumar’s earlier films – ‘Aamir’ and ‘No One Killed Jessica’. [...]
A fan of Amitabh Bachchan since his student days, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has wished the ailing megastar a speedy recovery. “Mr Amitab Bachan (sic), I wish you to get well soon. I am one of your fans since I was a student. I pray for your good health…regards,” Malik wrote in the microblogging [...]
Socialite Paris Hilton had extra reason to celebrate during her birthday trip to Las Vegas after winning USD 30,000 on a game of blackjack. The heiress jetted off to Sin City with her family to mark her turning 31 on February 17, and Hilton won the lump sum when they headed out to the Wynn [...]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who underwent an abdominal surgery last week, has shown some signs of improvement in his heath, but he may undergo a CT scan today. “There seems to be a slight, very slight, upward push to the graph on recovery, though there is still an immense amount of work to be done and [...]
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, who stepped in to play the lead in 2003 remake of “Devdas”, a role made iconic by Dilip Kumar, said he was an idiot to try and imitate the great actor. Dilip Kumar had played the same role in 1955 classic, directed by Bimal Roy. “I was a fool to say [...]
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh today revealed that the malignant lung tumour, for which he is undergoing chemotherapy in the Unites States, is “almost out of his system” after the first cycle of treatment. “Got very good news from dr lawrence today! The tumor is almost way out of the system Aftr reading my todays scan [...]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who had a fresh bout of pain after undergoing an abdominal surgery, says he is recovering from his illness. The 69-year-old took to his Twitter account to announce the same. “A day that brings you to the brink of wellness and pushes you back into the well of uneasy health… the body [...]
Actress Kareena Kapoor, who has performed a ‘mujra’ for the first time in ‘Agent Vinod’, says she has taken cue from Bollywood veteran Rekha for doing the song. The much awaited spy-thriller stars Kareena opposite beau Saif Ali Khan. In the mujra –’Dil Mera Muft Ka’ choreographed by Saroj Khan, Kareena turned to Rekha for [...]
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