Manmohan Desai’s ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ is one of the very few films in the history of Bollywood that not only had a good storyline but also depicted the religious diversity of our nation, and the family values that exists. The current crop of films is a far cry from it. Most veteran actors & filmmakers […]
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Bollywood Stars With Nelson Mandela
The world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela (first black President of South Africa), including several of our Bollywood stars who shared their condolences. Amitabh Bachchan, SRK, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt, Sonu Nigam, Shekher kapur, Manoj Bajpayee, Arshad Warsi, Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar and many others voiced their grief over Mandela’s demise. Mr […]
Celebrities Who Charge 1 Crore Per Min to Perform At Private Shows And Weddings
Most of our A-list Bollywood stars make some great money from movies. But they also earn quite well from product endorsements. However, not many are aware that their best paid assignments are the ones where they have to perform for private shows, parties & weddings. If you look at the amount they get paid for […]
Bollywood in Finland, the Land of Thousand Lakes is Modern Yet Remote
Finland is a beautiful country, located in the Nordic Region, where more than half of the land is preserved forest that has over 2,00,000 lakes. Unfortunately, Indian filmmakers have not been able to bring that beauty on the big screen, because of lack of incentives offered by the Finnish government to international filmmakers. That in […]
V-Day Special: Billion Dollar ‘Love Industry’ Wants You to Fall in Love
Valentines Day: The entire shopping industry wants you to fall in love these days, after all its a multi-billion dollar industry only in the US. Read more to know why the ‘Love Industry’ wants you to fall in love. Have you seen advertisements lately where love products make promises to make your bond stronger? Hoardings, […]
CBFC Strict on Content Demeaning Women & Children
Considering the recent spate of crimes that have been happening against women & reports involving trafficking of children, CBFC has been extra cautious when reviewing movies that had content/dialogues that demean women & children. Filmmakers have to be doubly cautious now while portraying women and children in poor light. Following increase in the cases of […]
Kochi-Muziris Biennale: International Contemporary Art Exhibition Puts India in the Global Map
Its common to see large contemporary art exhibitions held in places like Venice, Istanbul and Berlin. However, even India now has a reason to smile because of the resounding cultural success of its international contemporary art festival – the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (the word ‘Biennale’ means its held every two years), which was held in Fort […]
Bollywood Inspired by World Cinema, But Opts for Legal Remakes Now
Imitation is the best form of flattery, and most producers in India think that giving a ‘desi version’ of a hit Hollywood movie (they go after other foreign movies as well nowadays) to the audience is the recipe for success; although history has shown us otherwise. Rarely, has a desi version of a Hollywood production […]
Happy New Year: Movie Review
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah Director: Farah Khan Music: Vishal Dadlani, John Stewart Eduri (as John Stewart), Shekhar Ravjiani Run time: 180 min The Highs: Grand canvas, shot at exotic locations in Dubai, Good dance sequences, funny at times, Deepika steals the show The Lows: Lengthy, […]
Bang Bang Movie Review: Going Great Guns
One of the biggest Bollywood releases in recent times, Fox Star Studios’ Bang Bang was released in over 5,000 screens worldwide (4300+ in India). Its also the second Indian production, after Dhoom 3, to be released in IMAX. Primarily liked by the youth, the movie was particularly appreciated in the North of India, where the […]