Bollywood Film Industry & Trade News
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Meerra Chopra to make her debut with 'Gang of Ghosts'
updated May 2, 2013In spite of star cousin Priyanka, Meerra Chopra went through a rough patch of frustration and helplessness when her debut Hindi film did not take off. Looks like now that's a th...
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SRK's company charged Anubhav Sinha just a rupee for their services
updated May 2, 2013Other fiends Vishal and Shekhar composed the music for free. Anubhav had directed SRK's Ra.One in 2011. When contacted Anubhav says, "Yes, SRK's company did the animation and v...
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Salim Khan's TV debut
updated May 2, 2013He may have penned several yesteryear Bollywood hits as well as acted as a sounding board for scriptwriters. Now Salim Khan takes on a new role as a guide for the Siddarth Kuma...
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Huma Qureshi to host the National Awards ceremony tomorrow
updated May 2, 2013The President of India Pranab Mukherjee will be handing out the honours at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The Gangs of Wasseypur (GOW) star, who is presently shooting for her ...
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Sunny Deol's Son Karan 'Rocky' Deol to make his debut with YRF film
updated May 1, 2013Sunny Deol with son Karan on the sets of an upcoming sequel in which Karan is assistant director After not being on good terms for nearly 20 years, Sunny Deol and Aditya Chopra...
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Is Kangna still upset with 'Shootout at Wadala' makers?
updated May 1, 2013Kangna Ranaut stepped out for a cast and crew screening of Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor's upcoming film on Monday. But all is not well still between her and the producers. Ther...
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui walks out of 'Black Currency'
updated May 1, 2013Nawazuddin Siddiqui has opted out of Sanjay Sharma's upcoming film after shooting for it for a few days. The Kahaani and Gangs of Wasseypur actor was to play a RAW agent in the ...
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Big B and Anurag Kashyap have buried their past differences
updated May 1, 2013There were several reasons behind it but both of them finally joined hands and decided to come together for a short film on 100 years of cinema in Bombay Talkies. The film is ab...
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Alia Bhatt to play young Tejaswini Kolhapure in new film
updated April 30, 2013The Student of the Year actress has done a cameo in one of Kashyap's upcoming films. A source says, "Anurag's film stars Tejaswini Kolhapure and Ronit Roy. He has cast Alia to ...
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Nargis Fakhri to do an item song in Rajkumar Santoshi's film starring Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz
updated April 30, 2013Interestingly, there was a lot of buzz about Shahid and Nargis being together for a while till Uday Chopra came on the scene. A source says, "The item number will feature Nargi...
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A short film by Varun Bajaj is to be screened at Cannes film festival
updated April 30, 2013A still from Bar Stools After all, Indian cinema is celebrating its completion of a century. However, there are short films too from the country that will be showcased at the h...
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Ajay Devgn to have 3 leading ladies in his next film
updated April 30, 2013The hunt for the girls is on. The makers are apparently looking at a mix of new and known faces to star in the project. Wonder who his teen devis will be?...
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Shilpa Shukla's 'BA Pass' nominated for NY film festival
updated April 30, 2013Debutant director Ajay Bahl, says, "It's a great moment for us. Our film has been nominated in four categories -- best director, best film, best actor and best screenplay." The ...
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It's fair to demand what I truly merit: Manoj Bajpai
updated April 29, 2013Manoj Bajpai has had a high success rate in gangster roles. Although he's fully aware of his popularity in the genre, he tries to maintain variety as far as his onscreen appeara...
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Shazahn Padamsee on working in the Telugu remake of 'Bol Bachchan'
updated April 29, 2013The only difference is instead of Bollywood remaking South hits, the Rohit Shetty blockbuster is been remade into a Telugu film. Yet to be tittled and directed by K Vijaya Bhas...
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Three films of Nawazuddin Siddiqui selected for Cannes
updated April 27, 2013He has the distinction of being the only actor whose three films have been selected for the prestigious film festival. They have been selected for the main festival circuit and ...
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Advance booking has become a norm in Bollywood
updated April 26, 2013While every film producer wishes to have a clear release date where they do not clash with any other project, there is now a mad rush of announcing the film early so that the ho...
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Katrina Kaif has no time to be 'Sheila' again!
updated April 25, 2013Katrina Kaif's Sheila Ki Jawani act may have grabbed eyeballs but the actress now has no time to do item numbers! The actress has been apparently approached by three film makers...
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Telly show 'Khotey Sikkey' actress Sukhmani Sadana turns writer
updated April 25, 2013From being a writer to an actress to modelling and now a film writer, Sukhmani seems to have done it all. Born in a small-town in Punjab, she studied at Welham Girls School, De...
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Now, a docu-drama on Rajiv Gandhi's assassination
updated April 25, 2013In Pic: Aditya Om Mainstream Hindi cinema usually prefers to shy away from controversial topics. As the end result, films based on our political figures areseldom seen. Much ag...
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Saif Ali Khan to learn Kurdish for Kabir Khan's new film
updated April 25, 2013As the film will be shot at several international destinations including Turkey, his character will be spouting lines in Kurdish!...
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Prachi Desai's plate is full on the endorsement front
updated April 25, 2013She recently launched a new product for a brand endorsed by Aamir Khan. Meanwhile she is preparing for a series of events in the US and Japan for another brand. Post which she w...
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Boman Irani's son Kayoze Irani to shake a leg in 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'?
updated April 24, 2013Boman Irani's son Kayoze who made his debut in Karan Johar's Student of The Year, has been offered to be part of Color's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa's upcoming season. A source says, "Th...
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Documentary on PK Nair to finally getting a theatrical release
updated April 24, 2013PK Nair Appropriately enough, it coincides with Indian cinema's completion of 100 years. Shot entirely on film with 11 DOPs, the documentary is a tribute to Nair, who built th...
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Adah Sharma to star in 'Hasee Toh Phasee'
updated April 24, 2013Actress Adah Sharma who made her debut in 1920 will now be seen in Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap's joint production. The film stars Siddharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra in l...
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Ameesha Patel to walk the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival
updated April 24, 2013This year, one more Indian face will be at Cannes. Ameesha Patel will be walking the red carpet at the Cannes film festival on May 22 for her upcoming film Shortcut Romeo. A pri...
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Will SRK take over from Sallu as 'Bigg Boss' host?
updated April 23, 2013Sallu has hosted the last three seasons of the Colors show -- with one season along with Sanjay Dutt. But with Sallu tied up throughout 2013, the makers are apparently shopping ...
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Vineet Singh lands a role in a Karan Johar production
updated April 23, 2013The actor has been cast in the Imran Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer being directed by Punit Malhotra. Says a source, "He is playing an important role in the film. He was taken by ...
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Anushka Sharma gears up for 'Bombay Velvet'
updated April 23, 2013Anushka Sharma has begun preparations for her film with Anurag Kashyap in which she is paired with Ranbir Kapoor for the first time. The actress has been giving look tests and c...
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Tannishtha Chatterjee to attend Cannes Film Festival
updated April 23, 2013Several B-Town folk will be at the French Riviera next month to celebrate Indian cinema's 100th year. However, one Indian feature film -- Monsoon Shootout featuring Tannishtha C...