A friend indeed!October 10th, 2009 Salim Khan helped out director Boney Kapoor when he was going through a rough financial phase before his film, Wanted, released. Boney was ready to do anything to make sure his film released.
'Kites' background score of global standard: Sulaiman MerchantSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Known for their edgy and racy background scores in "Dhoom 2", "Chak De! India" and "Krrish", music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant are now looking forward to their next creation "Kites", which they promise matches international standards. "We are eagerly waiting and looking forward to the release of the film 'Kites' where we have worked on the background score.
'Tum Mile' has only male singers but appeals nevertheless (IANS Music Review)September 14th, 2009 Film: "Tum Mile"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Sayeed Quadri and Kumar; Singers: KK, Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Neeraj Shridhar and Shafqat Amanat Ali; Rating:***1/2
Composer Pritam has churned out appealing tunes for the album of "Tum Mile", which stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan. The score is an all-male domain as none of the tracks features a female playback singer.
This film star prefers to stay in a shelter for the homeless (Feature with images)July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sometimes some stories seem right out of a movie script. Salim's is one of them.
Abbas Tyrewala consults Salim Khan for '1:800 Love'July 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - In an industry where directors and writers usually work in isolation, Abbas Tyrewala has consulted screen-writing legend Salim Khan to fix the pre-climax in the script of his second directorial venture "1:800 Love". "The situation could've been potentially destructive for me.
Movie Review: Luck (2009)July 24th, 2009 Luck: Is a edgy thriller
Rating: 3 out of 5*
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny, Ravi Kissen and Chitrashi Rawat
Director: Soham Shah
Mafia king pin Kareem Musa (Sanjay Dutt) takes the game of betting to an altogether different level by involving humans as betting objects who are made to fight their own luck to survive. Every year his trusted aide Tamang (Danny) assembles for him in South Africa, 20 participants handpicked from across the globe who have a proven record of extreme luck.
Cast of upcoming Bollywood flick 'Luck' talk about their filmJuly 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Cast and crew of Bollywood film 'Luck', a gripping saga of different characters from different parts of the world, got candid with the media in Mumbai. The film is being produced by Dhillin Mehta and directed by Soham Shah.
Pappu Can DanceJuly 23rd, 2009 It seems Imran Khan is breaking all his rules for Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.’s latest flick ‘Luck’ directed by Soham Shah. The dashing young actor, known for having two left feet has always shied away from a dance sequence.
Imran Khan's 'Luck' promises death-defying stunts (Preview)July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - He became popular right after his hit debut, but his last film "Kidnap" didn't do him much good. Now Bollywood's latest heartthrob Imran Khan is hoping to hit the bull's eye with the edge-of-the-seat thriller "Luck", which releases Friday.
'Short Kut...' not best work of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (IANS Music Review)June 19th, 2009 Film: "Short Kut - The Con Is On"; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghosal, Javed Ali, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Nikita Nigam, Kirti Sagathia and Hrishikesh Kamerkar; Ratings: **1/2
"Short Kut - The Con Is On" had everything going right for it - famous composers, best lyricist and talented singers like Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam going behind the mike. Yet the music of the film is not as interesting as one expected.
'Jashnn' packs in peppy, soft numbers (IANS Music Review)June 17th, 2009 Film: "Jashnn"; Music Directors: Sharib Sabri-Toshi Sabri; Lyricists: Kumaar, Nouman Javaid and Nilesh Mishra; Singers: KK, Shreya Ghoshal, Nouman Javaid, Shaan, Toshi and Sharib; Rating: ***
Music has always been the high point of films churned out by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films. "Jashnn" too has some nice renditions, which make the soundtrack something to look forward to.
Ashtavinayak announces Luck and Blue Release DatesJune 12th, 2009 Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. announces the release dates of two of their biggest projects, Luck and Blue.
Shruti Haasan more keen on a musical career?May 29th, 2009 One can recollect how Imran Khan convinced his producers of Luck to let his childhood friend Shruti Haasan out of the contract that she had with them and sign other films till her luck shines. A source however tells us, "Shruti is now consciously trying to move away from Bollywood to do other things that interest her than wait for things to happen in Bollywood, with father Kamal Haasan pleased with the music that she has scored for his film the 19th step she is giving music another serious shot.
Salim-Sulaiman nominated for Emmy AwardsMay 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's music composer duo Salim-Sulaiman have been nominated for the prestigious television production awards Emmy for their composition in popular American show Wonder Pets. The composers bagged the nomination in the outstanding original song category in the Childrens animation section for the song We like being small for Nickelodeon's popular American show Wonder Pets.
Movie Review: Bad luck Govind(2009)May 3rd, 2009 Bad luck Govind: Avoid your bad luck by avoiding it
Rating: 1 out of 5* stars
Starring: Gaurav Kapoor, Hrishita Bhatt, Govind Namdeo, Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh
Director: Varun Khanna
The film tells the story of an unlucky bloke Govind (Gaurav) whose bad luck runs so strong that it immediately passes on to those around him. Not only cows stop giving milk if he passes a tabela, people fall of their bicycles, men also lose their manlihood if he is around.