Hindi cinema has had its share of troikas of brothers, the most famous being the Kapoors — Raj, Shammi and Shashi — and the Gangulys — Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar. Among the contemporary lot we have producer Boney Kapoor and his actor brothers Anil and Sanjay. Boney Kapoor and his daughter Janhvi were in conversation … Read more
Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar have joined director Deepa Mehta on Netflix’s upcoming project, Leila. Mehta will also be the creative director of the series, featuring Huma Qureshi in the lead. Netflix had announced the show in February. Urmi Juvekar, screenwriter for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2014) will be the … Read more
A few pictures and a video from Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s keenly awaited Brahmastra (2019) have been leaked on Twitter. The visuals give a good glimpse on the characters of both artistes and constitute an interesting sneak peek into the film. Kapoor and Bhatt are seen shooting for a dangerous sequence on the ledge … Read more
Actress Kate Sharma had accused filmmaker Subhash Ghai of sexual harassment and misconduct last month. However, she has now withdrawn her FIR against Ghai as she is ‘fed up’ with the way the #MeToo campaign is being handled. Speaking to Mid-Day, a tabloid, she said, “Yes, I have informed the Mumbai police that I want … Read more
2018 has been an eventful year for young Jahnvi Kapoor. She had to face the sudden loss of her mother, actress Sridevi, in February. But also got to make her film debut with Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak, that proved to be a commercial success. Janhvi joined her father, producer Boney Kapoor, for a discussion at the … Read more
Yesteryear actress Moushumi Chatterjee and husband Jayanta Mukherjee have filed a petition with the Bombay high court seeking access to their daughter Payal, who is currently in a comatose state, as per a report in Indiatoday.com. The couple have accused their son-in-law Dicky Sinha of not allowing them to meet Payal. They have appealed to … Read more
Priya Krishnaswamy’s Tamil film Baaram and Praveen Morchhale’s Ladakhi film Walking With The Wind (2017) are among the 12 films nominated for the ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal. Both the films are part of the Indian Panorama section of the ongoing 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). IFFI has collaborated with International Council for Film, … Read more
The multi-starrer Mission Mangal, which was announced earlier this month on 5 November, began filming yesterday on 23 November. The film is based on India’s first successful mission to Mars that launched the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan to study the red planet’s surface and atmosphere. The star-studded cast includes actress Vidya Balan, … Read more
After Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), the Akshay Kumar-starrer Pad Man (2018), directed by R Balki, is gearing up for a China release on 14 December. This will be the ninth Hindi film to be released in the country after Secret Superstar (2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Hindi Medium (2017), Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017), Toilet: Ek … Read more
Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says actress Alia Bhatt has raised the bar for herself in cinema with her role of Sehmat Kaur — the Indian spy — in the movie Raazi (2018). “Alia performed quite challenging scenes in the movie. She would be trembling before you say action but the moment camera rolls, you see the … Read more