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Rahul Dev to open a gym in New Delhi »

In Bollywood, the name ‘Rahul Dev’ is associated with machismo and versatility. Even though he is not seen that often these days on silver screen, the coming months would witness an array of Rahul’s forthcoming releases.
News has it that Rahul has planned to start a state-of-the-art gym in New Delhi. There are also rumors about […]

“I snatch my friends’ cell phones and set Rock On as caller tune” - Prachi Desai »

Bubbly actress Prachi Desai is looking forward to the release of Rock On for more reasons than one. While the chirpy T.V. actress will be making her Bollywood debut with this film, she will also be making her singing debut in Rock On.
When Bollywood Hungama called up Prachi to confirm the news, she seemed all […]

Veteran producer F.C. Mehra passes away »

Bollywood lost one of its veteran producers, F.C. Mehra, who passed away on Tuesday. Mehra, who has given us some popular films (under his company Eagle Films) like Professor, Mujrim, Sohni Mahiwal, Qila, Chamatkar, Ram Jaane and Aashiq Aawara died of a cardiac failure at a Mumbai hospital. He was 80 years old.
F.C. Mehra was […]

Big B’s Shoebite gets a new title - Johnny Mastana »

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Amitabh Bachchan’s Shoebite was always a working title to begin with. Now as the film is more than 50% complete, it has got a final title for itself. The film would now be called Johnny Mastana.
Confirms a source closely attached to the film, “Yes, the film finally […]

Katrina Kaif looks perfectly matched with Ranbir Kapoor »

Mumbai, (IANS) Britain-born actress Katrina Kaif, who has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood with five hits in a row, will now be seen with Ranbir Kapoor in Prakash Jha’s political thriller “Rajneeti”. The director says they make a perfect pair.
The political saga also stars Ajay Devgan and Manoj Bajpai. Katrina will play Ranbir’s […]

Tendulkar to act in a Bollywood film »

Mumbai, (IANS) India’s master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the brand ambassador of a slew of products, will make his big screen debut with Marathi film “Vighnaharta Shri Siddhivinayak”, which aims to convey a social message.
“Though the movie is about the miracles of the Lord Ganesha, I would rather call it a social than […]

Indian filmmakers have used Hitchcock cleverly: Columbia professor »

New Delhi, (IANS) Remember “Kohra”, the 1964 thriller starring Waheeda Rehman and Biswajeet with its memorable soundtrack? It was loosely based on filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock’s classics “Rebecca” and “Psycho”.
Bollywood has borrowed liberally from Hollywood’s master of suspense, says professor Richard Allen, head of the chair of cinema studies in Columbia University.Hitchcock’s stylised cinematography found its […]

I’m single and loving it: Lara Dutta (Interview) »

Mumbai, (IANS) Former beauty queen Lara Dutta says she is enjoying her single status and is no hurry to get into a new relationship as work is keeping her really busy.
“I’m blissfully single. There’s no one whom I’m even remotely interested in. And I’m in no hurry. After nine years, I’m alone. And I’m enjoying […]

Shiney Ahuja - the good son »

Actor Shiney Ahuja, who will be seen in “Hijack”, is busy playing a good son these days. He is set to shift to a new house in Mumbai only for his parents.“My parents have been living in Delhi and have a different lifestyle. I have decided to move them to Mumbai. I don’t want them […]

Helen plays grandmother again in ‘Bachpan’ »

Bollywood’s former dancing queen Helen will be seen after a long hiatus in debutant director Rajiv Sharma’s “Bachpan”, a musical family saga seen from the perspective of children.Said Helen, who plays a grandmother in the film: “The script is simply amazing. When I read it, I was so overwhelmed that I decided I had do […]