Don2 goes international
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's fans from Berlin will witness the return of the King this month.

Director Farhan Akhtar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani and actors Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra will present their latest venture 'Don 2 - The King is Back' at the Berlin International Film Festival, 'Berlinale', on February 11th at the Friedrichstadt-Palast.

To celebrate the movie's premiere at the 62nd 'Berlinale', the German Embassy New Delhi is organising an evening with ... Read More

LIFE! CAMERA ACTION...wins the 'ORSON WELLES' award
Director Rohit Gupta's internationally applauded and critically acclaimed film, LIFE! CAMERA ACTION... continues on its winning streak at the prestigious 2011 California Film Festival. The film has been conferred with the esteemed 'ORSON WELLES' Award for the 'BEST NARRATIVE FILM' at the Award Ceremony on January 28, 2012.

'Your film has been chosen as a Best of Category Award Winner at the 2011 California Film Awards, our highest level of recognition. An honor and distinction as ... Read More

Aamir Khan scores Rs. 90 crore deal
Aamir Khan seems to have created a record yet again. Beating Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2 by a margin of Rs 10 crore, the theatrical rights for his forthcoming film co-starring Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji, Talaash has been sold to Reliance for Rs 90 crore.

The deal between producer Excel Entertainment and Reliance was finalised last week. A source close to the production house informed Mumbai Mirror, "Rs 90 crore is a huge amount. ... Read More

Bollywood set for comedy and thrillers in 2012
By Priyanka Sharma

So, we are into 2012. Get ready for a dose of Bollywood comedy and thrillers with an interesting mix of movies like "Players", "Agneepath", "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", "Jodi Breakers" and "Agent Vinod".
The first big release of year 2012 is Abbas-Mustan's multi-starrer action-thriller "Players", starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bobby Deol and Sikander Kher. The actors are extensively promoting the film.
The film has already created a lot ... Read More

Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar
Karan Johar on what made him decide to remake his dad's film

Yash Johar made Agneepath, starring Amitabh Bachchan, 22 years ago. Today, son Karan is releasing the remake of the film. In a chat, he tells BT why the film is so special to him.

What made you remake Agneepath? It has been on my mind ever since dad's film released 22 years ago. My father was very disillusioned with the commercial outcome of the ... Read More

Films are like vacation for me: Ekta Kapoor
TV czarina Ekta Kapoor is in seventh heaven following the stupendous success of her production " The Dirty Picture". She says producing TV shows makes her feel at home, while making films is almost like a vacation.

"It's (TV is) home ground. You might want to travel the world...you might say, that you love Paris, but Mumbai will always be Mumbai for you. So for me if you ask, television is Mumbai and films are like ... Read More

I miss my kids: Sanjay Dutt
Actor Sanjay Dutt says that he's sworn himself off politics. "I refuse to discuss anything political," says he while in Lucknow to promote his latest film " Agneepath".

"I have said it earlier and I repeat myself, my political career was brief and bitter. It was a big lesson in life for me. I am glad that I am out of it," says he reiterating his point.

Sanjay insists that it's only his filmy career ... Read More

Resul Pookutty to work on Tamil film '3'
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Oscar-winning sound engineer Resul Pokutty, who won the international honour for his work in "Slumdog Millionaire", has been roped in for megastar Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya's directorial debut "3".

"It's a great pleasure telling you guys that Oscar winner Resul Pookutty sir will be working with us in our film '3'. God bless," Dhanush, the film's lead actor and Aishwarya's husband, posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Pookutty, 36, won the coveted Oscar ... Read More

What's common between the 84th Academy Awards and Producer Rohit Gupta?
LIFE! CAMERA ACTION... a film written, produced and directed by Rohit Gupta is also the new tag line of the upcoming 84th Academy Awards to take place on Feb 26 2012.

On the same day that The Academy sent out the nomination ballots to Oscar voters, a new poster for the highly-anticipated award show was released!

LIFE! CAMERA ACTION...is an internationally acclaimed film that continues to touch hearts of many around the world and has already ... Read More

A bleak streak for Tamil filmdom
Chennai: The Tamil film industry, true to its prolific image, has churned out as many as 135 films this year. But the disappointing news: despite the spiralling numbers, box office success has been hitting rock bottom. According to trade pundits, while total investment has been about Rs.600 crore, filmmakers failed to recover even half the investment.

"Jiiva's 'Ko', Karthi's 'Siruthai', Ajith's 'Mankatha' and Surya's '7aum Arivu' have made good collections," says R. Ramanujan, editor of Tamil ... Read More

'Rowdy Rathore' bigger money-spinner than 'Agneepath'?
Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore seems to have earned more money than Hrithik Roshan's Agneepath. Though both films are yet to release.

Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore might just overtake the business of Hrithik Roshan's Agneepath. And this despite the fact that both films haven't released yet. How come you ask? Well Bollywood trade has gone to a different level altogether.

Apparently Karan Johar broke all earlier records by selling the satellite rights of his production Agneepath at a ... Read More

SRK starrer Don 2 doing roaring business in US Press Trust Of India
Released in more than 160 theaters in the United States and Canada, Shah Rukh Khan's latest film Don 2 is doing a roaring business in North America.

Taking the benefit of the Christmas and year-end holidays wherein Indian American film lovers thronged movie theaters in large numbers, Don 2 during the first 11 days of its release grossed USD 3.3 million.

Don 2 surpassed USD 3.1 million of previous record-holder Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara starring Hrithik Roshan ... Read More

Movies that brought in cheers for Mollywood
2011 was set to roll with 'Traffic'. Well begun, the year went on to produce a handful of trendsetters like 'Melvilasam', 'Salt N' Pepper', 'Chappa Kurishu'. And then 'Adaminate Makan Abu' fetched us the crowning glory... But, the sky was not devoid of dark clouds either. Constant tiffs among film organisations, strike that brought the industry to a standstill and the series of bans on some of its most promising stars, certainly marred the face ... Read More

Shah Rukh Khan in a South film remake?
- Mid-Day

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who at the moment is writing his next directorial venture and will start casting for it in a month's time, has bought the remake rights of the 2002 Tamil blockbuster Ramana, with a strong anti-corruption message. And apparently, SRK has already given a nod to play lead in the project.

Interestingly, word is that several prominent producers were vying for the Bollywood rights of the film, especially now when anti-corruption ... Read More

Lal, Narain in UTV’s ’Grand Master’ team
Kochi: Written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan with Mohanlal in the lead, 'Grand Master' marks the entry of UTV Motion Pictures into Mollywood. Narain who ended his hiatus with Kunjumohammed's Veeraputhran, would also be doing an important role in the film. Apparantly, Narain would also be playing an anti-hero role in UTV Motion Pictures next venture 'Mugamoodi'.

The film 'Grand Master' that has Mohanlal playing the role of a cop, would get into shooting by the ... Read More

Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar to co-produce a film
Ekta Kapoor and Karan JoharHe is known for his candyfloss movies and designer dramas, and she excels at making experimental and real life-inspired stories. Together, Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar, once rumoured to be a couple, are now ready to co-produce a movie.

"Ekta and I are super excited about the script we are producing together... will announce details as we cast the film and title it!!!" Johar posted on his Twitter page Wednesday.

According to reports, ... Read More

'The Dirty Picture' most viewed on mobile in 2011
The findings have been announced by Vuclip, an independent mobile video company.

Among the most watched Indian videos on mobile, cinema-related content reigned supreme and out of them "The Dirty Picture" was the most watched, with over 13,24,000 mobile views, said a press statement.

Content related to Shah Rukh Khan's mega production "RA.One" garnered over 8,00,000 video views, which is almost more than double the mobile video views received by content of the much-hyped "Kolaveri di" song ... Read More

'Kaali' is the soul of 'Agneepath': Priyanka
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra, who will be seen playing the female lead opposite Hrithik Roshan in 'Agneepath', asserts that her character is the soul of the movie.

'The best thing about Kaali (her character in the film) is that she is Vijay's strength. She is the soul, happiness and naughtiness in the film... So to prepare, I had to just follow Karan,' the 29-year-old actress said at the unveiling of the second ... Read More

It's raining remakes in Bollywood in 2012
Bollywood has been remaking films since times immemorial but off-late filmmakers are opting for official remakes over blatant plagiarism. Ghajini, Wanted, Ready, Bodyguard just ascertain the fact. The year 2012 kick-starts with an official remake - Players and there are many more of them in store. We list down the most prominent remakes in 2012 analyzing 'what's new', 'what's retained' and the 'remake history' or each.

Players
Remake of: The Italian Job (1969)
After making a career out ... Read More