P Vasu to make Hindi filmOctober 3rd, 2009 Director of Dr. Vishnuvardhan starrer Apthamitra is now working on its second part, Aptharakshaka.
Surya undergoes Hindi tuitionOctober 1st, 2009 With couple of Bollywood projects in hand, the actor spends more time in learning Hindi now. Well, if you’re guessing about his tutor, it’s not someone hired by him.
Prakash Raj to direct a Hindi movieOctober 1st, 2009 National award winner Prakash Raj has been witnessing heavy downpour of offers from B-Town producers and directors. It all happened with his spellbinding performance in Prabhu Deva’s Hindi remake of ‘Pokkiri’ titled ‘Wanted’.
There's no Karan Johar element in 'Wake Up Sid': Karan Johar (Interview)September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Once the script of "Wake Up Sid" was ready, the star cast finalised and shooting of the film commenced, producer Karan Johar says he completely backed off and let first time director Ayan Mukerji run the entire show. "There isn't any Karan Johar element that you would see in 'Wake Up Sid'.
Remake of JoshAugust 24th, 2009 Super hit Kannada film Josh Produced by S.V. Babu has recently completed 100 days in seven theatres in Karnataka and now will be soon remade in Tamil and Telugu.
Peraanmai dubbed in HindiAugust 17th, 2009 In recent times, Tamil films remade in Hindi are witnessing grand success in box office. It’s more illustrious with Bollywood blockbusters ‘Ghajini’ (remake of Tamil film ‘Ghajini’) and ‘13B’ (Yaavarum Nalam).
Vikram steps into BollywoodAugust 7th, 2009 Fans of Superstar Vikram shall see a lot of him in the coming days. Vikram is gearing up for his Bollywood debut with Raavan-Asokavanam, a bilingual film directed by Mani Ratnam.
Team of Veedokkade creates the same magic.August 4th, 2009 The makers of the super hit Veedokkade (Ayan in Tamil), K.V. Anand, Suriya and Harris Jayaraj have come together once again with producer Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, makers of the Hindi blockbuster Ghajini, for another mega entertainer.
Vikrams Kanthaswamy goes to BollywoodAugust 3rd, 2009 It nearly took a decade for this actor to top-the-charts and finally make it bigger than expected. Actor Vikram is making the headway to greater success from all his films.
Surya-K.V.Anand- Ayan team is back in actionJuly 30th, 2009 Cinematographer-turned-Filmmaker K.V. Anand made a grand statement with ‘Ayan’– his biggest box office hit.
Gamyam to be made in BengaliJuly 23rd, 2009 Director Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi’s Gamyam seems to have impressed enough people to get remade in quite a few Indian languages. The movie is about a college guy who goes in search of his lover, who disappears without a trace after they meet with an accident.
Mungare Male to be remade in HindiJuly 23rd, 2009 Pooja Gandhi and Ganesh starrer Mungare Male proved to be a major hit at the box office and there’s a buzz going on that Bollywood producer and actress Sridevi’s husband, Boney Kapoor is now planning to cash on the film’s success by remaking it in Hindi. It’s been said that cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan will be directing the Hindi version with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role.
Marking Kurosawa's birth centenary with film festJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's birth centenary will be celebrated through a four-city film festival organised by Shemaroo World Cinema. The Kurosawa Film Festival will be held in Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.
Bollywood borrows southern spice for 'Kambakkht Ishq', 'Short Kut'July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Hindi film industry is infamous for lifting Hollywood movies, but it has often been inspired by cinema content from southern India as well. With forthcoming movies like "Kambakkht Ishq", "Short Kut - The Con Is On" and "Wanted", Bollywood seems to be on a spree of remaking films made down south.
Shooting ends for Hindi PokkiriMay 3rd, 2009 Producers seem to play safe and invest their money in the films which has already been liked by the audiences and this banking on remakes. Mahesh Babu starrer Pokkiri was appreciated highly and did a good business at the box office.