Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Charlie Wilson, the flamboyant Congressman from Texas who directed millions of dollars in covert funding to help mujahideens including Osama Bin Laden fight the Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s, died last week in Texas. He was 76 and was ailing with heart problems.Wilson had said that had India joined the Americans in opposing the Soviets in Afghanistan, India would have been able to impress its own Muslim population. New Delhi missed a golden opportunity to win.
If what is said about them is only a perception, then lawmakers ought to bother about it and correct it by deeds, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar
Reader Ali Jovendha sends us a few photographs.
Ila Arun speaks about her acting and singing career, and makes some caustic comments on popular hits like D K Bose, the gharana system in the film industry, and reality shows.
two of the highest tax payers in Bollywood, will star in a documentary produced by the Income Tax Department to spread the message of tax compliance.
The main triumph of this seriocomedy is its writing.
After the critically acclaimed thriller Manorama 6 Feet Under, Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. produces Priyadarshan's Mere Baap Pehle Aap.
Here's looking at the film's cast, way back in 1983.
The Teen Thay Bhai actor gives us a list.
Loud and inert at the same time, the film should be shunned simply because of how cruelly it treats three actors we should treasure.
Though this thriller has a good premise, it's execution leaves much to be desired. The only good thing about the movie is the performances by the veterans.
The inclusion comes weeks after versatile actors Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, both of whom have also acted in several English movies, protested the term at a function organised in London to honour them.
Reader Prakash L Bhambhani shares with us a blooper that he spotted in the movie Singh is Kinng.
The poster of Karan Johar's new production Kurbaan, starring Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, looks hot!
Unlike Priyan's previous fun-loving outings, which boasted of catchy ditties, the soundtrack of Mere Baap Pehle Aap by Vidyasagar, is nothing to write home about.
The American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter who also starred with Om Puri, Shabana Azmi and Ayesha Dharker in the 1992 film, City of Joy is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the Daily Telegraph said.
He does not have the flamboyance of Karan Johar. Yet, Priyadarshan is Bollywood's top director, whose last five films have made a good Rs 150 crores in theatrical release only. The director is back with his new film, Mere Baap Pehle Aap.
'It's a joy working there.' 'It's good work and when you come back it gives you pleasure.' 'On returning you take a shower and look at the day and say, "Ah! Nice scenes we did!"' 'Here sometimes you are doing nothing in the day, but you are there for the shoot.' 'You come home and it can be very frustrating, with that frustration the tiredness does not go, you know.' 'Good work gives you that strength and kick.'
The veteran actor in a scene from his upcoming film, Shoot On Sight.
If the film keeps our interest, it is because of the occasional comic moments and mostly since Kumar is there to carry the burden of a poorly written script. And he does it with a smile on his face. He is having fun entertaining us -- even when the film is going nowhere.
Masumi Makhija on her upcoming films, including Chupke Se which releases September 12.
The election promises to be even more entertaining with so many stars involved in the campaign this time.
10 grossers where he either had the leading part or played a pivotal role.