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Did Hrithik Roshan feel like Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai was average? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai made Hriktik Roshan an overnight superstar. The actor made his debut with the romantic action film in 2000 opposite Ameesha Patel and made the entire nation swoon over his acting, looks, and dance moves.

However, 25 years down the line, the well-known actor does not think of his blockbuster as dearly. Instead, he says the film was only average. The actor has made the statement when Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai has been re-released in theaters for its 25th anniversary celebration.

Hrithik Roshan Says Everything in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai was Average

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai re-released in theaters on January 10, 2025. Ahead of the re-release, Hrithik opened up about how he is scared about people watching his debut film on the big screen again. He feels since a lot of time has passed, the audience...

The year 2024 witnessed several iconic films being re-released, breaking numerous box office records. Continuing this trend, as 2025 begins, Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel’s debut film Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai is set to make its way back to theaters. This romantic thriller, originally released on January 14, 2000, is all set to mesmerize audiences again with its timeless charm.

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai: A Milestone in Bollywood

Directed by Rakesh Roshan, Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai was a groundbreaking film of its time, introducing Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel to the Indian film industry. The movie combined action, romance, drama, and iconic dance numbers to deliver a complete cinematic experience.

The film also featured stalwarts like Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Mohnish Behl, Ashish Vidyarthi, Satish Shah, and Farida Jalal in pivotal roles.

Celebrating 25 Years of a Romantic Classic

As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, PVR Cinemas has announced the re-release of Kaho Naa…...

Saif Ali Khan Once Regretted Being In Humshakals( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Saif Ali Khan is a highly talented actor who got his due a little late. But he is now one of the most celebrated stars in the Indian film industry, trying his hands in different kinds of roles, which are also quite risky. His comic timings were appreciated in movies like Cocktail, but what he did in Humshakals is traumatizing for his fans. We are pretty sure some of you might not have even heard about the film, but there was one, and it was a great failure. Saif himself once expressed his embarrassment of doing that film. Scroll below for the deets.

It was released in 2014 and was directed by Sajid Khan. The movie featured Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Esha Gupta, and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles, with Satish Shah, Nawab Shah,...

It’s hard to believe that “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi” has reached its 20-year milestone! The film, with its blend of comedy, romance, and memorable performances, still resonates with fans. Priyanka Chopra’s recent Instagram Story, where she reminisced about playing Rani, highlights the film’s lasting impact. Sharing a nostalgic moment with her co-stars Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan, she humorously noted her ‘Y2K brows,’ connecting with fans who remember the early 2000s fondly.

The celebration isn’t just confined to social media. Just a few weeks ago, Priyanka brought the house down at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding by dancing to the film’s title track, a moment that quickly went viral. Her performance, alongside Ranveer Singh and cheered on by Nick Jonas, added a modern touch to the film’s legacy. Her dazzling yellow lehenga by Tarun Tahiliani perfectly captured the festive spirit.

Also read Nick...

7 Bollywood Films that were initially flops but went on to become Cult Classics(Photo Credit –YouTube)

However, not every film that releases to lukewarm or even hostile reception fades into obscurity. Some films, initially considered flops, find a second life through television reruns, streaming platforms, or sheer word of mouth, eventually achieving cult status. Here are seven such Bollywood films that overcame their initial failures to become timeless classics.

1. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi

Starring: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor

(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Plot: Amar and Prem, two dim-witted friends with big dreams, aspire to marry a rich heiress, Raveena Bajaj, to solve their financial troubles. Their bumbling antics lead to a series of comedic misadventures, rivalries, and a showdown with a notorious criminal.

Initial Reception: When it released, Andaz Apna Apna faced stiff competition from other films and struggled at the box office. The comedy,...

Actress Rupali Ganguly, who is currently seen in the show ‘Anupama’, has talked about how she is very much like her character Monisha from the 2004 ‘Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai’. Rupali spilled the secrets behind the success of her characters and revealed how she prepares for her roles.

The actress said: “There’s been no research, there’s been no workshop, there’s been no prep.”

Rupali spoke about her upbringing and her journey in showbiz on the show ‘Kiska Brand Bajega’ hosted by Aditya Bhat.

Asked about her preparation for the iconic role of Monisha in ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’, she shared that there was absolutely no preparation for that particular role.

Rupali said: “Nothing. Monisha is me.”

“I was being myself. So I wasn’t acting. That is how I am. That is, I think Monisha was better than Rupali,” she added.

‘Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai’ also stars Satish Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah,...

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s latest release ‘Dunki’ was nothing less than a celebration as his fans were seen dancing to the song ‘Lutt Putt’ in the theatres and celebrating with firecrackers.

Fans swarmed theatres to catch a glimpse of their favourite star Shah Rukh on the big screen for the third time in the same year. Pictures and videos of fans celebrating have taken over the internet.

A video shows, fans dancing inside the theatres near the screen on the track ‘Lutt Putt’. A clip also shows fans holding fireworks alongside the cutout of ‘Dunki’.

The first show of the film was showcased at Mumbai’s iconic Gaiety Galaxy. Fans brought party poppers and confetti to the first-day show of the film.

A a big cut-out of Shah Rukh Khan was also set up at Gaiety Galaxy where fans celebrated the superstar by bursting firecrackers and throwing confetti on the same.

‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ actress Komal Sachdeva will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Shah Rukh Khan in Rajkumar Hirani’s immigration drama ‘Dunki’ and recalled her first meeting with the filmmaker.

“When I first met Raju sir and introduced myself, he said, ‘I know you, Komal. I have seen your audition and we really liked it.’ It was a very pleasant surprise as someone like him who would have seen so many auditions for so many characters remembered my particular audition,” she said.

Komal, who was recently seen in Shilpa Shetty-starrer ‘Sukhee’, started her acting journey with theatre in Delhi with Dinesh Khanna, a professor at National School of Drama.

Her first commercial acting project was ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ starring Akshay Kumar, wherein she played Chulni, a part of Lota Party. Thereafter she was seen in several projects like ‘Taandav’ starring Saif Ali Khan, Habib Faisal’s...

Filmmaker-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who is best known for films such as ‘Parinda’, ‘Khamosh’, ‘1942: A Love Story’, ‘Mission Kashmir’ and for bankrolling the ‘Munna Bhai’ franchise, has completed 45 years in cinema.

The filmmaker is gearing up for his upcoming release ’12th Fail’ and his work is being celebrated across the country with a festival of his most memorable films.

As he completes 45 years in cinema and turns a new leaf, here are some interesting facts about Chopra.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s parents came from Peshawar, now in Pakistan, but he was born in Srinagar, where he did his schooling mainly in Hindi and Urdu. Memories of his homeland come through in his films ‘Mission Kashmir’ and ‘Shikara’.

He got selected to the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii), Pune, where his diploma film titled ‘Murder at Monkey Hill’ bagged the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film.

His next film,...

Filmmaker-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who is best known for films such as ‘Parinda’, ‘Khamosh’, ‘1942: A Love Story’, ‘Mission Kashmir’ and for bankrolling the ‘Munna Bhai’ franchise, has completed 45 years in cinema.

The filmmaker is gearing up for his upcoming release ’12th Fail’ and his work is being celebrated across the country with a festival of his most memorable films.

As he completes 45 years in cinema and turns a new leaf, here are some interesting facts about Chopra.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s parents came from Peshawar, now in Pakistan, but he was born in Srinagar, where he did his schooling mainly in Hindi and Urdu. Memories of his homeland come through in his films ‘Mission Kashmir’ and ‘Shikara’.

He got selected to the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii), Pune, where his diploma film titled ‘Murder at Monkey Hill’ bagged the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film.

His next film,...

New Delhi, Aug 22 (Ians) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that actress Madhuri Dixit Nene had adopted her dog ‘Redo’, after the shoot of musical romantic drama ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’.

During the sixth episode of the quiz based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, Big B had asked contestant Kunal Sinh Dodia from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, “Which animal acts as an umpire in the film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’?” The options were – An elephant, A bird, A cat and A dog.

Kunal gave the right answer, which was the dog.

Big B then says: “Redo is an Indian Spitz dog. He had played the role of Tuffy in Sooraj Barjatya’s blockbuster film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’. In one scene, it was shown as an empire in a cricket match. And after the shooting got over, Madhuri Dixit had adopted the dog.”

‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ is a 1994 film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya,...

New Delhi, Aug 12 (Ians) The cult classic ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ which was released four decades ago, in 1983, stands as an enduring testament to the power of satire and humour, coupled with social commentary on corruption and media, in the Indian cinema.

Directed by Kundan Shah, and starring an ensemble cast including Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, late Satish Kaushik, Bhakti Barve and Neena Gupta, the movie was a dark satire on the rampant corruption in Indian politics, bureaucracy, news media and business.

It still remains a timeless classic because of its razor-sharp wit and incisive take on corruption, politics, and societal hypocrisy.

Produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (Nfdc), the film’s narrative revolves around the misadventures of two bumbling photographers, Vinod Chopra (played by Naseeruddin), and Sudhir Mishra (played by Ravi).

Vinod and Sudhir open a photo studio in the Haji...

Actor Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, who played the role of Jasmine in the iconic show ‘Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai’ has died in a road accident. Vaibhavi’s co-actors Rupali Ganguly, Satish Shah, Deven Bhojani and J D Majethia have mourned her death.

Taking to Twitter, Satish wrote: “Vaibhavi Upadhyay, aka Jasmin in our serial Sarabhai vs Sarabhai a fine actor and a colleague left for heavenly abode yday. The whole SvS team is in a shock.”

J.D Majethia took to his Instagram stories, where he mentioned that she passed away in a road accident in the North.

“Unbelievable that life can be so unpredictable. A very fine actress and a dear friend Vaibhavi upadhyay very popularly known as ” jasmine ” of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai passed away. She met with an accident in north and the family will bring her to mumbai tomorrow morning around 11 am for last rites. Rest in peace Vaibhavi.”

He also shared her cremation details,...

Mumbai, March 23 (Ians) The trailer of the upcoming series, ‘United Kacche’ was unveiled on Thursday. The series, which stars Sunil Grover, is a light-hearted dramedy.

The trailer presents the story of Tejinder ‘Tango’ Gill (played by Sunil Grover) from Punjab, who aspires to migrate to a foreign land for a better life and is willing to go to any extent to fulfil this dream that he inherited from his father and grandfather. Out of desperation, he gives his ancestral land as collateral in lieu of getting a chance to move to England and do any makeshift work but destiny has other plans for him as depicted in the trailer.

Sunil Grover said, “The title of the series is significant and conveys so much about the show and its concept – firstly, the series is based in London and so, we shot in the UK extensively to keep the look and the...

Actor Sunil Grover along with Satish Shah will be soon seen in the upcoming streaming series titled ‘United Kacche’. The show is a light-hearted comedy based in the United Kingdom and has been shot in the UK. It follows the story of Tejinder ‘Tango’ Gill (played by Sunil Grover) from Punjab who aspires to migrate to a foreign land where the grass is greener. He inherited this dream from his late father and grandfather as they too wished to settle abroad for a better life.

He somehow manages to arrange for a tourist visa for the United Kingdom and takes off without planning much into the future. As his visa is about to expire, and he will be considered an illegal immigrant marking the beginning of the real struggle of living abroad.

The director of the show, Manav Shah said: “In India, everyone has an aspiration to go and settle...

Veteran actor Satish Shah gave an epic reply after he faced racism at the Heathrow airport here. The actor, who is popularly known as Indravardhan Sarabhai from his show ‘Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai’, was travelling to London in first class, and overheard racist comments at the airport.

While he was travelling, officials at the airport could not believe that he could afford tickets for first class.

However, this did not stop Satish from giving an answer back.

Tweeting about the same, he wrote: “I replied with a proud smile ‘because we are Indians’ after I overheard the Heathrow staff wonderingly asking his mate – ‘how can they afford 1st class’?”

Satish has appeared in several Hindi films and TV shows. He is also known for his work in films such as ‘Main Hoon Na’, ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Ra.One’.

Rupali Ganguly’s flourishing TV career spanning over two decades is an inspiration to many. The actor feels blessed and proud of the way her journey has created a path. Looking back to the time she stepped into the world of television, the actor, who plays the titular role in Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi’s show Anupamaa, feels she has been “a chosen one” because of the plethora of the roles and the variations of characters that she got the opportunity to portray on screen.

“I started at the age of four in one of my father’s (Anil Ganguly; director-screenwriter) movies where I played Dina Pathak’s daughter and I remember there was Mithun Chakraborty in the film. Mithun uncle practically worked in all of my dad’s films. When I was 7, there was a film 'Saheb' where I just had to run into the house and touch...

While we get to watch new films all the time, the lockdown could be a golden chance to catch up with a few classics across genres. Digital platforms are overflowing with them, and you would literally be spoilt for choice selecting some really enjoyable stuff that has come out of Bollywood over the decades. Twenty-one days, it would seem, is too short a time to catch up with what really defines vintage Bollywood and is available in the Ott libraries.

Ians picks a few old films that you might want to revisit, that will let you relax and bust the stress of lockdown. Of course, this is not a definitive list.

* Chupke Chupke (1975)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the comedy film is about a man pretending to be a driver and fooling his wife's brother-in-law as an attempt to prove that the brother-in-law is not as smart as he claims to be.

If you are out of ideas to pull off pranks on your loved ones or simply prefer a good laugh over mischief, April Fool?s Day is a perfect occasion to treat yourself to a day of laughter and harmless humor. This year, as one abides by the rule of social distancing, there are still plenty of reasons to let the fun day begin and end with a good laugh. While you are self-quarantined, enjoy some of the best rib-tickling comedy titles streaming on Hotstar without paying a penny.

Catch these amazing shows and movies on 1st April streaming on Hotstar

Shows:

Maharaj Ki Jai Ho

In a hilarious twist of fate, conman Sanjay?s time travel goes wrong, and he lands in Hastinapur during the Mahabharat era. Adding more chaos to his risky journey back home, he falls in love.

Cast: Satyajeet Dubey, Rajesh Kumar, Ashwin Mushran, Aakash Dabhade,...

Arjun Patiala movie review is here. The spoof stars Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon and Varun Sharma. Directed by?Rohit Jugraj Chauhan known for Punjabi hits Jatt James Bond, Sardaar Ji. Does Arjun Patiala tickle your funny bones?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Arjun Patiala.

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll?

Diljit Dosanjh is a bundle of talent. The actor singer, who should be enjoying a feast of platters after platters in Bollywood, has to settle with a plate of snacks. It?s his sincerity and Varun?s innocent comic charm that saves this spoof from a complete disaster.

The story of Arjun Patiala

Ritesh Shah and Sandeep Leyzell try a rare cop comedy genre a spoof in fact where a happy go lucky policewala Arjun Patiala (Diljit Dosanjh) and his sidekick Onidda Singh (Varun Sharma) are having fun in leading a life by earning some extra from small bribes.

Respected filmmaker Kundan Shah passed away on October 7 due to a heart attack. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron was arguably his best work and one of the greatest films of Indian Cinema. The film had an ensemble cast comprising of Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Satish Kaushik, Bhakti Barve andRead More

The post Wow! 6 lesser known facts about Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron appeared first on Bollywood Hungama.

The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.

The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.

The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...

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The Colombian film ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ directed by Ciro Guerra and produced by Cristina Gallego has been awarded the Best Film Award at the 46th International Film Festival of India. Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar and Honourable Minister of State I&B, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore jointly presented the Golden Peacock to the Art Director of the film, Ramses Benjumea at a spectacular closing ceremony held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa. The ceremony was compered by the actors Lillete Dubey and Kabir Bedi.

The world renowned and Oscar-winning music composer Mr. A. R. Rahman was the chief guest of the evening. He said, “I am so fascinated by the way the festival is being organized. I thank Iffi team for hosting the festival so beautifully. I hope that supported by festivals like Iffi, the people will come up with great cinema...

With now 20 years of Ddlj magic we wanted to bring this favorite feature back.

One thing you must know about BollySpice is that we all write about what we love, which is Bollywood, and for many of us here on the team, one of the films we love the most is Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge or Ddlj. The film debuted on October 20, 1995 and 20 years later it is still playing! Since many of our writers do love Ddlj so much, we wanted to pay tribute, once again, to this iconic film!

First the story:

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a story about human relationships.

Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) is a London based immigrant. He, along with his wife Lajwanti (Farida Jalal) and two daughters Simran (Kajol) and Chutki (Pooja Ruparel) have been living in London for the past several years. A true Indian at heart, Chaudhry Baldev Singh is a...

Sajid Khan’s Humshakals promises 9 times the fun and well the event held with the team of Humshakals was seen living up to their promise.

The press conference which was held at a suburban theatre saw the Humshakals team – Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Tamannaah, Esha Gupta along with Director Sajid Khan at their witty and funny best.

The fun filled evening was full of interesting questions that had everyone in splits. Actors Saif and Riteish kept entertaining those present with their witty exchanges. On being asked who he would like to be a Humshakal of in real life, Saif said Madhuri Dixit. Riteish retorted almost immediately ysaying – he would then love to be Dr. Nene!

Speaking about the unique act of playing a woman, Actor Ram Kapoor said he had to romance himself which was a different experience, and Riteish quipped- without missing a beat , ‘Isse kehte...

We have told you how Kareena Kapoor Khan was amused to see husband Saif Ali Khan in drag for a song sequence in Humshakals!

But it was Satish Shah who left Kareena in splits when she visited the sets in London!

A sequence required Satish Shaha to teach his subordinate officers Hindi film songs like Tera Naam Liya from Ram Lakhan. However, being British, they just couldn’t get the words and pronunciation right. Bebo, who was sitting near the monitor, was so amused by the musical mess that she couldn’t control her laughter!

Looks like Humshakals is going to leave us in splits as well!

Humshakals stars Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Tamannaah and Esha Gupta.

Produced by Fox Star Studios and Pooja Entertainment, Humshakals is directed by Sajid Khan and is all set to release on 20th June!!

Who made Kareena laugh on...

In a first-of-its-kind activity, director Sajid Khan will be releasing behind-the-scene videos documenting the entire 71 day schedule of ‘Humshakals’. The first four videos are now live and you can see what went on on set with stars Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh, Tamannaah Bhatia, Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta. ‘Humshakals’ is slated to release on 20th June, 2014.

Right at the onset of the first video in the first day of the shoot, director Sajid Khan is heard announcing, “Let’s make a killer of a film… and lets have fun.” The cast and crew share cheerful and lively anecdotes from the sets: some of it include actor Ram Kapoor going on a kissing spree during the shoot and Riteish Deshmukh who is seen breaking into a dance and singing a popular Marathi song.

Sajid Khan went a step ahead of ‘Housefull 2’ and invented a four way...

Famous for her renowned choreography, Farah Khan teamed up with superstar Shah Rukh Khan to make her directorial debut with Main Hoon Na (2004). This megahit film stars Shah Rukh in the leading role, along with Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao and of course the beautiful Sushmita Sen. Main Hoon Na is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, which helped to solidify Shah Rukh’s status as the reigning king of Bollywood at the time!

To mark this special occasion, the team at BollySpice present to you 10 reasons why we cannot get enough of Main Hoon Na! Enjoy!

1.) The scene where Shah Rukh is mesmerised by Sushmita Sen and sings ‘Chand Mera Dil.’ This is perhaps a moment that we can all relate to thinking back to our school days and that one teacher who we hopelessly had a crush on.

2.) Sushmita Sen and Shah Rukh Khan’s prom night performance in the song ‘Gori Gori Gori.

Mumbai, Dec 29: Multi-faceted actor Farooque Sheikh, who died following cardiac arrest in Dubai, will be buried Monday evening, says actor and a close friend Satish Shah.

Farooque died Friday evening at the age of 65.

"His body will reach Mumbai airport at around 4.00 p.m. tomorrow (Monday), and the burial will take place around 7.00 in the evening," Satish told Ians.

The late actor, who was known for his roles in movies like "Umrao Jaan", "Chashme Buddoor" and "Saath Saath", is survived by his wife and two daughters.

Ians...

Mumbai, Dec 28: Actor Satish Shah, who is in a state of shock after he heard about the death of veteran Bollywood actor Farooque Sheikh late Friday in Dubai, said he has lost a great friend.

Satish Shah told Ians: "I got a call from his wife. She said it was a massive heart atrack. He passed away last night. He was hale and hearty and he had taken his family to Dubai for holidays. All I can say is I have lost a great friend."

Shah said he was constantly in touch with Sheikh and the last they had spoken to each other was a couple of days ago.

"We were constantly in touch with each other through sms. I spoke to him.

Mumbai, Dec 8: Filmmaker Sanjay Tripathi is happy that his directorial debut "Club 60" has got a positive response and that word of mouth is helping the film in getting more viewership.

Featuring Farooque Sheikh, Satish Shah, Tinnu Anand, Raghuveer Yadav, Sarika, the film was released this Friday along with "R...Rajkumar"

Tripathi told Ians: "Yes, I am extremely happy that such a small film is standing on word of mouth. People are watching the film and they are happy with the content. I was not sure how the film will do commercially, we just had 200 screens. But it's great that the response has been outstanding."

According.

Film: "Club 60"; Cast: Farooque Sheikh, Sarika, Raghubir Yadav, Satish Shah, Tinu Anand, Sharad Saxenaa and Vineet Kumar; Writer-Director: Sanjay Tripathi; Rating: **** - brings feelings back into movies.

When was the last time a movie moved you anywhere except out of the theatre in a hurry to get home? "Club 60" is that modern day rarity that brings the soul back to our cinema.

A story of aging and despair dappled by dashes of warmth and humour, "Club 60" is embellished with endearing imperfections - jaunty editing which only adds to its humane appeal. The film has so much love and warmth to give, it breaks your heart to.

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival reveals the film lineup for its fourth annual event to be held between September 20 and 22nd. The festival, to be hosted at the Showplace Icon Theaters and Film Row Cinema at Columbia College will present over 24 films.

The festival will open with the Us premiere of Oass, a portrayal of the injustices faced by the many victims of child trafficking. Directed by Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, the film follows Kiku, a girl of great determination, as she endeavors to return home from the dingy brothels of Delhi.

The centerpiece film is Shahid, by director Hansal Mehta and producer Anurag Kashyap. The biographical piece recounts the inspiring journey of Shahid Azmi, a human rights activist and lawyer who was killed in 2010. The festival will close with the presentation of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson. The film, directed by Mira Nair and winner of the Iffi Century Award,...

Mumbai, Aug 7: Director Sanjay Tripathy-directed "Club 60" features veteran actors, including Farooque Sheikh, who says he and his co-stars are still young at heart.

The film also features Satish Shah, Tinnu Anand, Sharat Saxena, Sarika as well as Vineet Kumar and Raghuveer Yadav.

"We all are still young at heart. It's all about how you live your life. It's great to work with your friends and be back together," Farooque told reporters during a photo shoot of the film.

Satish Shah said: "It's always fun to be on the sets... we had a wonderful time working together."

The film's shooting has been completed and.

For the director of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, one of the most brilliant social satires of Indian cinema, it comes as an embarrassing shock to be accused of muscling into Sujoy Ghosh's territory to direct the sequel to Kahaani 2.

"Why would I want to make Kahaani 2? That's Sujoy Ghosh's domain. I think he did a brilliant job in Kahaani. The way he recreated the bustle and tension of Kolkata was amazing. I don't think any other director could do justice to the Kahaani brand."

Explaining how he became embroiled in this unsavoury controversy, Kundan Shah says, "I went to the producer Jayantilal Gada with a woman-oriented subject. It was his idea to name it Kahaani 2 as he says the rights and title are with him. But I am not comfortable with this at all. Why should I claim any creative right over the Kahaani franchise?...

‘Ramaiya Vastavaiya’ is a Hindi romantic movie which was released on 19th July. The movie is directed by Bollywood actor cum choreographer cum director Prabhudheva. The movie is produced by Kumar Taurani. Taurani’s son Girish Kumar is the lead actor in this movie. He has made his debut in Bollywood with this movie. He stars against Shruti Hassan. The other star casts of the movie are Sonu Sood, Poonam Dhillon, Satish Shah and Randhir Kapoor. The movie went for a strong marketing campaign. The first day of the movie saw good response from audience. Though the morning show lacked to generate business, the afternoon and the evening...

Yet again Prabhu deva comes up this week with a South movie remake – his debut Telugu movie by the way – with Girish Kumar-Shruti Haasan starrer Ramaiya Vastavaiya. A rehash of Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, which itself was inspired by Maine Pyaar Kiya, this rich boy-poor girl done to death saga has very little new to offer and comes off as a disappointing affair.

The story is extremely predictable – America returned Ram and gaon ki chori Sona meet at a wedding and after being at loggerheads for some time, fall in love with each other. Of course this does not go down well with lover boy’s parents who want him to get married to another rich girl selected by the mom. After getting insulted by his relatives, Sona and her very protective brother Raghu (Sonu Sood) return to their village. Ram who comes to know of this later, follows Sona...

The team of Tips’ Ramaiya Vastavaiya celebrated the wrap of the film’s last schedule at Filmistan Studios, Mumbai. It was an emotional day as producer Kumar Taurani, director Prabhudheva, leads Girish Kumar and Shruti Haasan, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon and Satish Shah celebrated the last schedule of the film post the pack-up of the shot, where the entire cast and crew gathered to cut a special cake organized by the production Read More...

The team of Tips' Ramaiya Vastavaiya celebrated the wrap of the film's last schedule at Filmistan Studios, Mumbai.It was an emotional day as producer Kumar Taurani, director Prabhudheva, leads Girish Kumar and Shruti Haasan, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon and Satish Shah celebrated the last schedule of the film post the pack-up of the shot, where the entire cast and crew gathered to cut a special cake organized by the production house. The team also had much reason to celebra...

Recently, the 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the lineup for their “100 Years of Indian Cinema” series presented by Incredible India! Ever since pioneer filmmaker D.G Phalke released his first feature film Raja Harishchandra on May 3, 1913, India has continued to be the most prolific and diverse film industry in the world. To mark the global celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema, Nyiff is featuring an exceptionally compelling array of films preceding Cannes. The lineup includes three rarely seen masterpieces from different time periods, as well as two world-premiere documentaries that explore different facets of Indian filmmaking.

These classic films will celebrate recent efforts at film restoration, which are bringing some of India’s greatest cinematic treasures to an international audience. According to Film Festival Director Aseem Chhabra, “In the recent years, many scholars, film programmers and archivists have expressed deep concerns about the state of old Indian films.

New Delhi, April 3: "Life Mein Hungama Hai", a movie based on Ruskin Bond's novel "The Running Away", will hit the screens April 26.

Directed by Sunil Advani, the film narrates the story of two young students in a boarding school in the foothills of Himalaya, and their adventures.

Actor Saksham Kulkarni and known child model Sonu Bakshi are playing the lead roles in the film. The cast also includes Jackie Shroff, Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Mukesh Tiwari, Satish Shah, Alok Nath, Ali Asgar, Upasna Singh and Jaya Bhattacharya.

The project has been produced by Nine Lives Films.

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Starring: Naseerudin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Bharve, Pankaj Kapoor, Satish Shah

Directed by Kundan Shah

It was the year before Mrs India Gandhi was assassinated. The nation was not in the best of moods. There were raised voices and frayed tempers prevalent across the nation as corruption and intolerance reached an all-time high. Given the milieu Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron(Jbdy) chose to laugh away the bruise…There is a sharp zaniness about Jbdy which serves as a scathing antidote to the growing sense of collective dismay that the nation faced as extremism and inflation hit the nation hurling it towards damnation.

Many regard Jbdy as the funniest Hindi film ever made. I am not too sure. I sense of deep somberness behind the giggles and guffaws. The plot about two out-of-work photographers named, hold your legal notices, Vinod Chopra(Naseruddin Shah) and Sudhir Mishra(Ravi Baswani) has episodes of...

Movie Review: "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro"; Cast: Naseerudin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Bharve, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Om Puri, Neena Gupta; Director: Kundan Shah; Rating - **** - laugh away the 'bruise' again.

It was the year before prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated (1984). The nation was not in the best of moods. There were raised voices and frayed tempers prevalent across the nation as corruption and intolerance reached an all-time high. Given the milieu "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" (Jbdy) chose to laugh away the bruise. There is a sharp zaniness about.

The 2nd edition of the Pune Short Film Festival (Psff) will host 53 shorts from 10 countries. The festival will run from 29th October to 1st November, 2012 at the National Film Archive of India, Prabhat Road, Pune.

Entry is free on first come first served basis.

The festival will be inaugurated on 29th October at 11am by the chief guests Abhijeet Gholap, Meghraj Rajebhosale and Vikas Patil. While the prize distribution will be held on the last day at 1pm. The awards will be handed over by chief guests Rajesh Pinjani and Satish Jakatdar.

 

Some of the Indian shorts in the line up are:

Bemata by Nina Subnani

Sonyacha Amba by Govinda Raju

Pirnarambha by Mayur Kadu

Meals Ready by Nithuna Nevil

Penalty by Magesh Kolleri

 

Some of the international shorts are:

Jokeh (Squad) by Azad Mohammadi (Iran)

The Devil by Jean-Gabriel Peniot (France)

Zange Ensha (Composition Class) by Zanyar Azizi (Iran...

Nfdc Cinemas of India in association with PVR Director’s Rare will re-release the digitally restored version of Kundan Shah’s cult comedy “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro” on November 02nd , 2012, in PVR Cinemas across 11 cities including Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Gurgaon. The film will be released in digital 2K format.

A dark satire on the rampant corruption in Indian politics, bureaucracy, news media and business., the film comprises an ensemble cast of Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Bhakti Barve and Neena Gupta. Released in 1983, the film resonated very well with the audiences for its superb satirical depiction of the essential, timeless, human condition, supreme self-interest and some moral/ethical anchor.

Commenting on the occasion, Director of the film, Kundan Shah, said, “Hats off to Nfdc and PVR Director’s Rare for taking this initiative to re-release my film.

The versatile Sonu Sood has been signed for Kumar Taurani's forthcoming film which also happens to be the launch pad of his son Girish Taurani. Prabhu Dheva is directing the project which features Shruti Haasan as the leading lady. The buzz is that Sonu's role in the film has an action element to it. Besides Girish, Shruti and Sonu, the film stars a host of supporting actors such as Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Poonam Dhillon, Satish Shah, Govind Namdeo, Zakir and Nassar. The film is being currently shot in Mumbai.

The mahurat shot of the debut film of Girish Taurani (son of veteran producer Kumar Taurani) took place yesterday in Mumbai. The as yet untitled film is a musical love story directed by Prabhu Dheva and has Shruti Haasan paired opposite Girish. Speaking about the emotional moment, proud papa Kumar Taurani said, "Yes, we had the mahurat shot of Girish's film yesterday in Mumbai. We will now be shooting a song in Mumbai and then will be travelling to Himachal Pradesh for a schedule." Commenting on the cast of the film, Kumar Taurani said, "Besides Girish and Shruti, there are a host of supporting actors including big names like Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Poonam Dhillon, Satish Shah, Govind Namdeo, Zakir and Nassar. We are also introducing 2 new girls- Aanchal Singh and Pankhuri Awasthi. The music of the film is composed by Sachin-Jigar and lyrics have been written by Irshad Kamil.

We have been giving you glimpses into the funny world of Shawn Arranha’s second film Tukkaa Fitt through our first fabulous interview with Shawn before filming began and then also the Tukkaa Fitt Diaries from the set. As a little reminder, Aap Entertainment and Premal Goragandhi production’s Tukkaa Fit, is a crazy comic caper comedy with a twist that stars the eclectic and cool cast of Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Vaishali Desai, Hiten Paintal, and Rajpal Yadav along with Mukul Dev, Satish Shah, Mukesh Tiwari, Muku Deol, Sunil Pal, Amit Mistry, Vivek Vaswani, and Mahesh Manjrekar. Shawn is now at the post-production phase and planning the exact right time to release his take on comedy to the world. We caught up with the director and got even more exclusive scoop on the film, the characters, the music and what we can expect when we see Tukkaa Fitt! Enjoy, I know...

Aap Entertainment’s Tukkaa Fitt seems to be one film that will set the box-office registers rolling. Or so it seemed with the trade and the entertainment industry thronging to be part of this Aap Entertainment venture’s First Look Unveiling.

The auspicious moment was at the hands of Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and a horde of other celebs at Novotel Hotel, Mumbai on May 11. The team of the film had a special bond which was apparent. Director Shawn Arranha was visibly excited on the response the film received. The unveiling of the poster was graced by the entire team together.

Aap Entertainment’s Tukkaa Fitt, directed by Shawn Arranha and produced by Premal Gora Gandhi, stars Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Vaishali Desai, Hiten Paintal and Rajpal Yadav in key roles. Tukkaa Fitt is a comic story of three vagabonds and their journey to hit jackpot. It deals with money chase, aspirations...

It was a night about stars, lights, bling and cameras at the ‘Bumboo’ red carpet premiere last night. The mega premiere had the who’s who of Bollywood like, Kay Kay Menon, Anurag Kashyap, Puneet Malhotra, Zyed Khan, Mohit Suri, Satish Shah, Urvashi Dholakia and many more including the stars of Bumboo.

It is a known fact that the movie reviews vary from person to person and the critics comment is not always true. On the social platforms there are some really good reviews of ‘Bumboo’, where the fans who have viewed ‘Bumboo’ have Tweeted saying, ‘Bumboo’ to be extremely hilarious and entertaining.

The 2nd half of ‘Bu ...