I'll try to bring more kids to children film fest: Nandita DasSeptember 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Actress Nandita Das, the newly appointed chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI), promises to bring maximum number of kids to the children film festival, starting Nov 14, despite the fact that kids are hooked to reality shows. "My top priority at this moment is to attract large number of children from different regions and classes to the children's film festival," Nandita Das told reporters here while speaking on the sidelines of the programme "Joy of Giving".
Jennifer Aniston's film in plagiarism troubleSeptember 19th, 2009 LONDON - The release of Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston's new movie Love Happens may be cancelled over plagiarism charges. The romantic comedy could be pulled from release because screenwriters Greg Crowder and Tony Freitas have filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures - the producers of the film, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Soham Shah to write-direct Dutt's home productionAugust 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Soham Shah, simmering with the discontent caused by the debacle of "Luck" at the box office, has been rescued from the doldrums by none other than Sanjay Dutt. Shah has been signed to direct a film for Sanjay Dutt Productions, but on one condition - the script has to meet Sanjay's approval.
Nayantara to be seen in ElectraAugust 20th, 2009 Nayantara is set to appear in filmmaker Shyama Prasad’s Electra, which is based on a Greek play and revolves around the story of Alexandra. The actress is fed up with the same old glitzy, glamorous roles where she doesn’t have much scope to prove her acting skills.
Script Alone Matters for Pooja GandhiAugust 6th, 2009 According to Pooja Gandhi, only the script matters. She doesn’t mind who she works with, but the script should be good.
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.
2 Harihar Nagar to celebrate its century July 23rd, 2009 Like Harihar Nagar, even its sequel 2 Harihar Nagar is creating magic at the box office. Going great guns in ten centers across the state, it was released on April Fools’ Day of 2009.
McCartney visits rockers in The ScriptJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney surprised the band 'The Script' when he visited them backstage at a stadium in New York. "We met Paul McCartney, he just walked into our dressing room and had a chat with us.
Malayalam writer-director Lohithadas deadJune 28th, 2009 KOCHI - Veteran Malayalam film director and script writer A.K. Lohithadas died here Sunday morning following cardiac arrest, leaving the Malayalam movie industry and film fans in shock.
DiCaprio brings his love for gambling in new movieJune 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio is bringing his love of poker to the big screen, as he explores the murky world of online gambling in a new movie. The Titanic star has earned the respect of the world's top players after participating in high-stakes poker tournaments with friend and fellow actor Tobey Maguire over the years and now he has landed a new script about Costa Rica-based Internet casinos, reports mtv.com.
Priyanka signs her first Yash Raj movieJune 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Priyanka Chopra has signed her first Yash Raj film and says she was completely bowled over by the script of "Pyaar Impossible", penned by Uday Chopra, who also plays male lead in the love story. "It's the only script I've liked in recent months.
I write songs for myself, not for commerce: Prasoon JoshiJune 13th, 2009 MACAU - Bollywood's acclaimed film lyricist Prasoon Joshi, whose heart-warming work in "Taare Zameen Par" won many awards, said he writes songs only for himself and not to generate business. "My song-writing is something I do only for myself.
Kalaignar Karunanidhi to script againJune 5th, 2009 After having jotted down story and dialogues for the flick Ulivin Osai starring Vineeth and Keerthi Chawla, Kalaignar Karunanidhi is attracted back towards his love for scripting. He would now be penning down script and dialogues for a flick titled Nee Indri Naanillai starring Udhay Kiran and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles.
Mani to play himself in Decent partiesMay 3rd, 2009 For the first time in her career, Kalabhavan Mani would get an opportunity to play himself in the flick Decent Parties, which is been directed by Abraham Lincoln. Though he is making a guest appearance as a hero named Mani but his part is very important in the context of the flick.
Return of Unnam MarannuMay 3rd, 2009 Super-hit song 'Unnam Narannu, Thenni Paranna' of Mukesh-Siddique-Jagadeesh-Asokan starrer In Harihar Nagar (1990) is now remixed for director Lal's ongoing To Harihar Nagar, the much-anticipated sequel of In Harihar Nagar. It is said that when Lal decided to make a sequel to his evergreen hit with Siddique, the very first thing that he ensured of is to include the same song in the sequel.