Bappi Lahiri who is in LA is shocked by the death of poet-lyricist Naqsh Lyallpuri. “We were together recently. I recorded a song written by him...
The CBFC has asked the makers of Rangoon to add a statutory warning in scenes showing characters smoking and indulging in substance abuse. Apparently the film...
When Rang De Basanti opened on Jan 26, 2006 I was in a theatre in Patna watching a very fidgety, very confused audience reacting as we all to...
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: “Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my favourite patriotic song.” Shabana Azmi: “Kar chale him fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon is the most definitive of all the...
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy, Ronit Roy Directed by: Sanjay Gupta [wp-review id=””] Why do awful things happen to good God-fearing law-abiding tax-paying spouse-loving...
Here’s why this week’s two releases the eagerly awaited Kaabil and Raees will both do exceedingly well at the boxoffice. They are both eminently watchable films,...
On The Eve Of His New Release Kaabil Which Is Already Being Hailed As The First Blockbuster Of 2017, Hrithik Roshan In An Interview With Subhash K Jha, Counts His Blessings. Sussanne saw the film...
While speculation on the sequel to the 2014 blockbuster Kick has been building up for two years now, it’s time to confirm that Kick 2 will...
John Abraham: “I don’t think it’s right to attack PETA. I stand firmly against any cruelty to animals. I am all for any group of prople who are...
The censor board has deleted two cusswords ‘Haraami’ and ‘Saali’ from the dialogues of the eagerly awaited Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees. According to sources from the censor...
Here is what the veteran actress Raakhee Gulzar had to say: “When I was told I was getting the award for best actress in an awful film called Beimaan I said...
By A Correspondent That actor of extraordinary skills Rishi Kapoor makes some telling points in his pointedly sharp and blunt autobiography Khullam Khulla. The title comes from an Asha Bhosle-Kishore Kumar number in a Rishi Kapoor-Neetu starrer Khel Khel Mein(which incidentally was...
There seems to be no end to the the problems in the lives of actress Rati Agnihotri and her entrepreneur-husband Anil Virwani. Just a year back...
As far as Deepika Padukone’s Hollywood debut is concered she undoubtedly lags far behind Priyanka Chopra. Deepika’s appearances on popular American television shows to promote XXX...
(AS TOLD TO SUBHASH K JHA) “I was not as close to Naqsh Saab as I was to Majrooh Sultanpuri Saab. But I would meet him...
(AS TOLD TO SUBHASH K JHA) “Among all the great poets who wrote during the golden era of film music when Rafi Saab, Kishore Kumar ,...
What prompted you to do a series on BDSM? I was writing a book on this at first. Wrote a couple of chapters as well but...
It’s not okay to spare the rod and spoil the child. Corporal punishment won’t be allowed in any form , not even for Shah Rukh Khan...
On Monday Shah Rukh Khan will travel from Mumbai Central station to Delhi to promote Raees. Says a source close to the development, “Shah Rukh Khan has not travelled by train since his...
By: The Cinema Cynic On 6th January 2017, Om Puri departed this mortal realm. His last weeks and months, from all accounts were turbulent. Following the...
Reports in tabloids claiming that Kapoor & Sons director Shakun Batra is next making a film with SiddharthMalhotra and Alia Bhatt is nothing more than wild conjecture. Firmly refuting the rumour Shakun says, “No, it is not true...
It was a chance remark made by the Baahubali director that he would like to film The Mahabharat , made at a public event that triggered...
Producer and censorboard chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani threw a party on Thursdayevening at the Sun ‘n’ Sand to honour his dear friend Shatrughan Sinha, which was attended...
Producer and censorboard chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani threw a party on Thursdayevening at the Sun ‘n’ Sand which wasattended by the who’s who of the film industry.Best...
By: The Cinema Cynic It is now roughly a week since we were treated to the sight of Deepika Padukone (who referred to all of us...
It was expected that Nitesh Tiwari would change overnight after the grand success of Dangal. They all do. Nitesh didn’t. As Dangal climbs from success to success the man helming the epic remains monkish and sufiyana in his...
For reasons best known to them, Salman Khan and director Kabir Khan who worked together to great advantage in Ek Tha Tiger, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and the soon-to-be-released Tubelight have decided to not work together again,at least for now....
What prompted you to do a series on BDSM? I was writing a book on this at first. Wrote a couple of chapters as well but then...
While the Hyderabad police has registered a rape case against producer and events organizer Karim Morani, his spokesperson has issued a strongly worded denial stating, “The...
No one can deny Nawazuddin Siddiqui his richly-earned stardom and the unique niche he has carved for himself in the Bollywood hierarchy. Having conquered non-mainstream cinema...
Is it going to be Shah Rukh Khan or Hrithik Roshan for you next week when , breaking the traditional Friday release-pattern , both the eagerly-awaited films release on Wednesday evening....
After surviving a herculean task on the previous day, the housemates wake up to another challenging day dancing to [IMG_3211] the tunes of ‘Sultan’. Early in...
Parveen Babi died 17 years ago on January 20, 2005.But as far as the film industry was concerned, she died a long time before, after she...
The controversial theme of Raees has not deterred the censor board from unanimously praising the film and going soft on the violent content. The film apparently...
Priyanka Chopra has walked away with the People’s Choice Award, her second time with the honour, for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress in Quantico. Elated, exhilarated and...
In a bizarre turn of events, just hours before the release of the much-discussed Dawood satire Coffee With D, the film’s leading man and its only point...
The very beautiful Deepika Padukone made her debut on American television on the very prestigious Ellen Degeneres Show on January 27. Unlike our other posh Bollywood import to Hollywood Priyanka Chopra, Degeneres didn’t make Deepika take shots of...
Starring: Sunil Grover, Zakir Hussain, Anjana Sukhani, Deepannati Sharma, Pankaj Tripathy Directed by: Vishal Mishra [wp-review id=””] Isn’t it amazing what a slew of talented actors...
The undercurrents of tension between comic actor Sunil Grover and Vishal Mishra the producer-director of Coffee With D has now reached a flashpoint with Grover claiming...
Bappida’s cup of joy runneth over with yet another triumph, this one straight from Bollywood to Hollywood. Says Bappida proudly, “You will be happy to know that the unit of Shoojit Sircar’s Runningshaadi.com is flying...
16-year old Dangal wonder-girl Zaira Wasim who was mercilessly trolled and bullied , apparently for meeting the J & K CM Mehbooba Mufti had to apologize...
With the finale soon approaching and only the last nominations left to decide the fate of the contestants, the housemates are all geared up for the...
There were reports in a section of the press that Pakistan’s leading lady Mahira Khan in the new Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees would be doing...
For his birthday in 2017 Salman Khan has a very special birthday gift from Aamir: the coveted Christmas week for the release of Salman’s next purported blockbuster Tiger Zinda Hai, the sequel...
Rakesh Roshan is a happy producer.At least for now. His eagerly-waited film Kaabil was granted a ‘UA’ certificate by the Censor Board Of Film Certification(CBFC) with...
In a bizarre turn of events, just hours before the release of the much-discussed Dawood satire Coffee With D, the film’s leading man and its only point...
Mohit Suri has not had a success since Aashiqui 2 smashed boxoffice records. While Ek Villain in 2014 scraped through to being an average earner,Suri’s most...
The second week of 2017 will be remembered for the battle of the plunging necklines as the Bollywood beauties , the two women in the golden...
‘Bakchod’ and ‘Bastard’ are two of the forbidden words that have been deleted from Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon before being granted a ‘UA’ certificate. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala...
Even while we wait to see the outcome of the boxoffice battle between Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil and Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees,the battle of the self confessional...