The ‘Saaransh man’ Anupam Kher to feature in Woody Allen movie that co-stars Kidman, Hopkins, Naomi and more, wow!

October 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - His last film for Yash Raj Films didn't do well at the box office, but the banner has roped in Pradeep Sarkar of "Parineeta" fame to wield the megaphone for their next venture. The untitled project will star Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh in lead roles and is slated to go on floor in December, said a statement.

September 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - 'Gateway of India' in Mumbai came alive at night on Tuesday when the crew of the forthcoming Bollywood film 'Allah Ke Bande' descended upon the monument to shoot for a sufi song. The monument was abuzz with activity as the crew of the film set up equipment and arranged the props to shoot for a special song for the movie, sung by Sufi singer Kailash Kher.

September 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - French first lady Carla Bruni has reportedly accepted filmmaker Woody Allen's offer to star in his next movie. Allen visited Paris back in June this year and announced his desire to sign the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy up for a film project and now it appears his wish has come true, reports buzzhollywood.com.

August 28th, 2009 Yeh Mera India: N.Chandra strikes back Rating: 3 out of 5* Starring: Anupam Kher, Parvin Dabas, Perizad Zorabian, Vijay Raaz, Atul Kulkarni, Seema Biswas, Rajpal Yadav and Smilie Suri Director: N.Chandra Despite having delivered flops for a long time now, filmmaker N.Chandra is best remembered for his three films – the hard hitting Ankush and Pratighaat and of course the Ek Do Teen number film Tezaab which made Madhuri an overnight star. With his latest offering Y.M.I – Yeh Mera India, Chandra is back to his Ankush-Pratighaat form which made you stand up and notice the raw energy of his subjects.

July 25th, 2009 Film: "Perfect Mismatch"; Cast: Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Anubhav Anand, Nandana Sen; Director: Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad; Rating: *1/2 "Perfect Mismatch" ought to be called one of the most misguiding film titles in a long time. The entire plotline seems like a big scam.

July 11th, 2009 Film: "Morning Walk"; Director: Arup Dutta; Cast: Anupam Kher, Sharmila Tagore, Rajit Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Nargis, Shayan Munshi and Avika Gor; Rating: ** The first thing that goes against this film is its title. Frankly, a title like "Morning Walk" with a plot revolving around senior citizens, has every chance of alienating a large segment of the audience.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood veteran Anupam Kher will launch his acting school Actor Prepares in Ahmedabad after having opened branches in Chandigarh and London. "This phase of vigorous expansion reflects the high level of interest in Indian cinema and the entertainment business among the younger generation the world over.

June 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - The music of the upcoming movie 'Sankat City' was released with the cast and crew of the movie present on the release function held here in Mumbai on Saturday. The movie features Bollywood actors Kay Kay Menon, Rimmi Sen, Anupam Kher, Rahul Dev, and Yashpal Sharma amongst others.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood's ace filmmaker Woody Allen is eyeing supermodel-turned actress, singer and French first lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy as his next muse. The "Annie Hall" director was promoting his new movie "Whatever Works in Paris" in France Thursday and when French reporters quizzed him on who he would love to work with, Allen revealed he was desperate to get Bruni in front of the camera, reports imdb.com.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - British actress Lucy Punch, who is a relatively unknown face, will replace Nicole Kidman in Woody Allen's untitled venture. The actress wowed the writer-director with a screen test and secured the role that Kidman had taken in March and vacated weeks later, reports Hollywoodreporter.com.

May 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - It was a moment he won't forget easily. When Anupam Kher reached Bhor on the outskirts of Mumbai to resume the shooting of Walt Disney production "Zokkomon", 100 children along with the cast and crew of the film greeted him with drum beats and trumpets to celebrate his 25 years in cinema.

May 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Going down memory lane, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher hosted the premiere of his debut film, 'Saaransh' in Mumbai, after its completion of 25 years. Anupam, who stepped into Bollywood with film 'Saaransh', hosted its premiere at Metro big cinema theatre where the movie was released 25 years ago.

May 25th, 2009 Anupam Kher who celebrates 25 years in films on May 24 with a premiere of Saraansh, couldn’t have received a better silver-jubilee gift. On the morning of 24 May, Anupam’s international agent sent him the news that he’s part of the new Woody Allen film, to be shot in London later this year.

May 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has decided to relive his debut performance by holding a premier of "Saaransh" Sunday 25 years after the film was released. He is reuniting the entire cast but Marathi theatre legend Nilu Phule was untraceable for long.

May 23rd, 2009 Remember Nilu Phule, the stage and film veteran Marathi actor who played the sleazy terrorizing politician in Mahesh Bhatt’s timeless classic on countering hooliganism Saaransh? When the film’s leading man Anupam Kher on completing  25  years  in  films decided to  hold a belated  premiere  of  the film  on May 25  at the  very theatre (Metro) where  it  was first released, he decided  to regroup the entire cast and crew of Saaransh. From director Mahesh Bhatt  to producer Raj Kumar Barjatya to the film’s romantic lead Mohan Joshi and Soni Razdan(director Bhatt’s  wife)  to music composer Ajit Varman(the musical genius now lives in anonymity in Andheri)…they all jumped at the idea of reliving what’s unarguably the single-most important  event in their life.