Last week's collections hit a new low at the box office.
Understanding the movie business -- why some films work and others don't -- is tough, almost impossible. For example, why did Jodhaa Akbar, which boasted of a brilliant Hrithik Roshan and gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, not become a big hit? Did Shah Rukh Khan's aggressive publicity help make Om Shanti Om a blockbuster? Trade analyst and editor of trade magazines, Film Information and The Film Street, Komal Nahta tries to explain.
In a shocking case of brutality, a six-year-old Dalit girl was beaten up and scolded by police officials for allegedly stealing Rs 280 from a woman. The incident happened on Monday when Komal, the victim, had gone to a market near Lohamandi in Jaswantpur area.
Prince Paras, son of Gyanendra, suspended king of Nepal, was admitted at Norvic Hospital in Thapathali, Kathmandu, after he suffered a heart attack today, an official said.
The success of a comedy depends on good timing, dialogues and comedy sequences. But Mast Maja Maadi fails on all three counts.
Teenager Jemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 77 to help Supernovas beat Velocity by 12 runs and enter the final of the Women's T20 Challenge.
Unhappy with the recreation of his song Masakali, A R Rahman has asked fans to listen to the original track, saying his team put in a lot of hard work and sleepless nights in composing it.
Trade estimates pegged the Hindi version collection at Rs 210 million -- a commendable performance for a dubbed film.
The sterilization botch up at a state-run camp in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, which has evoked hue and cry from all corners, has claimed the lives of four more women, taking the total toll to 12.
Cinematographer Ayananka Bose shares the tricks of his trade.
Om Shanti Om has got an extraordinary opening and while Saawariya's opening is good too, the reviews are very bad.
Last week, asked readers to vote for their favourite Chak De girl. Here are the results!
The Bombay high court deferred his bail hearing to Tuesday.
Zoya Akhtar talks about her involvement in every kind of filmmaking.
Not directly connected to the stars, who have their own security, they are part of the unregulated work force that keeps the engines running smoothly in the showbiz industry.
A desperate Indian women's team would aim to snap its five-match losing streak in the second T20 International against England, in Guwahati, on Thursday.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
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Dhoom 2 director Sanjay Gadhvi reveals casting secrets.
Executive producer Rajat Kapoor talks about his latest film.
"If they cannot speak out for their own colleague, there is no doubt that no one will protect me either," Sengar said.
The Bombay High Court adjourned Nayak's petition seeking anticipatory bail in a disproportionate assests case.
The Bombay High Court has stayed Nayak's arrest until it hears his bail plea on Friday.
Komal Singh and Manohar Dodia were the witnesses who turned hositle
Interview with Sumanto Chattopadhyay, group creative director of Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai and creative director of its Kolkata unit.
The government will introduce the revised company law for legislation in April in Parliament that will mandate one third independent directors in a company's board.
Nikhil Advani can't wait to hear what people think of his mega release.
'Mothers as characters may have the same problems as they had years ago.' 'But what's refreshing is how they are becoming more accepting towards the changes in society.'
India have been drawn in Group A alongside USA, Colombia and Ghana. The hosts face USA on October 6, followed by Colombia and Ghana on October 9 and October 12 respectively at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
Nelly Furtado speaks to Komal Mehta about her concert and her new album Loose.
Midfield lynchpin Suresh Singh feels India would need to improve their final pass, but an improvement in department would not be enough against Colombia's all-round superiority.
Writer Victor talks about Dhoom:2 and Guru.
Director Sanjay Gadhvi talks about Dhoom 3, and quitting Yash Raj Films.
Rahul Bose talks about Pyaar Ke Side Effects, his past and his future.
The peon said he too was beaten up by a group of unruly students. "I will be able to recognise them in photographs," he said. According to Sengar, no one came forth to help Sabharwal.
India's Ambassador at the World Trade Organisation K M Chandrashekar is all set to become the new revenue secretary and special secretary S N Menon will become the new commerce secretary.
Daya Nayak is accused of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Rohan Sippy talks about his new film, Bluffmaster and more.
Dissonant artistic visions drove Annapurna Devi and her husband Ravi Shankar apart, notes Swapan Kumar Bondyopadhyay.
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