Indian box office couldn‘t have been more definite with its message in 2011: content is king. If anything, The Dirty Picture symbolised it all. Made on...
MUMBAI: Ali Zafar, who shot to fame in the 2010 film Tere Bin Laden, is excited because his upcoming film London Paris New York is going...
MUMBAI: Relations between Bollywood and the Irish government have been growing ever since parts of YRF’s Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif-starrer Ek Tha Tiger was shot in...
MUMBAI: Fiji government has decided to offer 47 per cent tax rebate to film productions happening in the country. “We are planning to meet some of...
MUMBAI: With the critical acclaim of his debut film Shaitaan behind him, Bijoy Nambiar has decided to direct two films back-to-back. The first film, titled David,...
MUMBAI: Going by Bollywood’s penchant to churn out franchises of their last hits, producers Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria have shown interest to take the Masti...
MUMBAI: Bollywood‘s growing love affair with the South has not just helped Salman Khan reclaim his stardom but has also become a ticket for many southern...
MUMBAI: With the formation of his new company Indian Documentary Foundation, noted comedian Javed Jaaferi has taken a plunge into documentary making. “Indian Documentary Foundation...
MUMBAI: Mahesh Manjrekar, in association with Pune-based realtor Aniruddha Deshpande, has formed a new company. Named Great Maratha Entertainment LLP, it will produce and market films...
MUMBAI: After the successful run of the Aamir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots in China, Bollywood has started eyeing the country as a potential market. Talking on the...
MUMBAI: Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has acquired filming rights of Amish Tripathi‘s best-selling debut novel, The Immortals of Meluha. The first book among Amish Tripathi‘s Shiva...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Leela Bhansali has clinched the remaking rights of the 2002 Tamil blockbuster Ramana that has a strong anti-corruption message. Several prominent producers were vying...
MUMBAI: The last week of 2011 has ended on a positive note with moviegoers flocking to watch Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan who had a less...
MUMBAI: After doing a spate of action films like Dabaang, Ready and Bodyguard, Salman Khan is going back to Rajshri Productions once again for a romantic...
MUMBAI: As part of a retrospective it has organised of Raj Kapoor, the New York-based Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will showcase eight classics of the...
MUMBAI: South African Tourism has launched its annual advertisement campaign in order to promote the destination in India. The 60 seconds ad film captures various activities,...
MUMBAI: The two day conclave of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) concluded by welcoming the recommendation from Wizcraft International that the...
MUMBAI: Vh1 India and Viacom Motion Pictures have partnered to allow movie fans to watch an advance screening of the new ‘Mission Impossible‘ film. The viewers...
MUMBAI: Remember the 2007 made Neil Nitin Mukesh debut film Johnny Gaddar. The film, not only got mixed reviews but got back the thriller genre back...
MUMBAI: Online travel company Yatra.com has launched a new on-ground campaign, ‘Travel-O-Dance‘ as an extension to its 360 degree marketing campaign, ‘Creating Happy Travellers‘. Yatra.com head...
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has said that he would make another film for children before the next edition of the International Children‘s Film Festival (ICFF). Speaking...
MUMBAI: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has presented Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with the Pyramide con Marni award for his charitable work....
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has appointed award-winning art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai to develop the Film City situated at Goregaon. The makeover will see the formation...
MUMBAI: After an absence of almost three years from the film scene, Shiney Ahuja is making his comeback to Bollywood with Ghost. Ghost has been written,...
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has demanded that the country‘s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, should be conferred on Amitabh Bachchan. Thackeray in his editorial...
NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan a.k.a. King Khan said he had always wanted to play the superhero in films, though he admitted he may...
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan‘s upcoming superhero film Ra.one has landed in the court. The Bombay High Court has observed that prima facie there had...
NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Katrina Kaif is the world‘s most searched for celebrity so far as mobile videos are concerned. Kaif beats the likes of global...
BANGALORE: Following its recent announcement of signing on Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador for its women’s range of Raga watches, Titan Industries announced Bollywood personality Farhan...
BANGALORE: Indian watches brand Titan Industries Limited (Titan) has roped in Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif as the brand ambassador for its exclusive women’s watch brand, Titan...
MUMBAI: Sajid Nadiadwala has tied up with the Korean Tourism Board to help promote the country through his upcoming ventures. On his recent visit to Thailand,...
MUMBAI: The Spain Tourism Board has decided to offer incentives to attract Bollywood filmmakers. The Spanish government will offer tax deduction of 18 per cent of...
MUMBAI: Breaking away from the Bollywood norm of not releasing any big ticket film during the Indian Premier League (IPL) tourney, Vidhu Vinod Chopra has decided...
MUMBAI: After having lost its luminaries like Shammi Kapoor, ace photographer Gautam Rajadakhsyha and director Jag Mundhra in the recent past, Bollywood has suffered another loss...
MUMBAI: Veteran film and fashion photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha passed away early this morning following a massive heart attack. He was 60 years old. Rajadhyaksha was very...
MUMBAI: The Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, popularly known as Film City, is soon to be spruced up. The Maharashtra government has decided to equip it with state-of-the-art...
MUMBAI: India’s nutrition brand, Ultimate Nutrition, has signed Bollywood actor John Abraham as its brand ambassador. This is the first time ever that Abraham, is going...
MUMBAI: Indie Pix has been awarded the US distribution rights of Anurag Kashyap’s That Girl In Yellow Boots. Indie Pix will release the film with 30...
MUMBAI: Following Kirron Kher and Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi is doing a Pakistani film. While Kher was seen in Khamosh Paani, Shah played an important character...
MUMBAI: After four years in the making, Adam Dow and Ruchika Muchhala’s 70-minute documentary The Bollywood Project is set to release on the festival circuit. The...
Zoom, the youth channel with a lazar sharp focus on Bollywood, has found its space in a competitive genre that is waiting to see the launch...
NEW DELHI: “Regional cinema is the backbone of World cinema. It has reached new heights today. Apart from that, regional cinema contributes a lot to Film...
From time immemorial movies have served as an extra value pack to general entertainment channels. While fiction remained the staple diet for the lot, movies dished...
The multiplex operators were up against the wall in FY’10. The first quarter was gobbled by a bitter row with the film producers, freezing fresh movie...
For most observers, 2009 was year of mixed fortunes for Bollywood. While the industry took efforts to globalize and some of its talent got global recognition...
Cinemax India Ltd entered into the multiplex business with a cluster approach, concentrating on Mumbai and the Maharashtra market. Running a cinema chain with 76 screens,...
Two years back, Maya Entertainment Ltd. was in trouble with two of its business verticals in the red. What followed was a restructuring and the education...
The corporatisation of Bollywood helped clean ‘underworld‘ connections to a certain extent but it also created two new power centers – the producers and the multiplex...
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to revolutionise the cricketing economy, draw in a new bunch of younger audiences with the T20 format, reinforce India’s...
Multiplexes have taken a Rs 450 million knock since the producers began to stop supply of their fresh slate of movies from 4 April. The pinch...

