Baahubali writer Manoj Muntashir says the film industry is a market and every market has its own set of rules. “The film industry is a market and every market has its own set of rules. The primary one being — the limelight is focused on the most selling commodities,” Muntashir told IANS over an email. … Read more
Those who love a good fight must have been waiting eagerly for the box-office clash between Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and Hrithik Roshan’s Super 30, given the bitter history between the two stars. Of course, Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India was also scheduled to be released on the same day, 25 January 2019. But … Read more
Actor Samir Soni has joined the cast of upcoming web-series Cartel, which also stars Vivek Oberoi, Kubra Sait, Sheeba Chaddha and Ravi Kishan. ALTBalaji’s Cartel is about gangsters, greed and guns. It is a saga of love and relationships set in a world of hate and deceit. “My character in Cartel is easily the most … Read more
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for transfer of three acres of land for the construction of a storage facility for films and film material. The land belonging to the FTII at their Kothrud campus in Pune will … Read more
Fortunes can change in a jiffy in the film industry. One day you can be on the top of the world, and another day you could be staring at defeat. Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh enjoyed gigantic success with Dangal (2016), but it’s a different story with her subsequent film Thugs Of Hindostan (2018) that failed … Read more
The Tamil Nadu police released actor Vishal, after detaining him for 8 hours on Thursday (20 December), for trying to open the locks of the Tamil Film Producers’ Council office in T Nagar. The actor is the president of the council. A group of 300 producers, led by AL Alagappan and actor JK Ritesh had … Read more
Kedarnath, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, had slow business in its second week, but broke even nonetheless. After a two-week run, Kedarnath has collected Rs61.01 crore nett at the domestic box office, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. Made at an estimated budget of Rs60 crore, the film, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, was released … Read more
Jackie Chan’s 2012 action movie CZ12 will open the India-China Film Festival in New Delhi. In order to strengthen and deepen cultural understanding between the two countries, the film festival is being organised during the first India-China High Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges. The three-day festival, organised by the directorate of film festivals, … Read more
Arjan Lulla, the founder of the film production and distribution house, Eros International passed away on 17 December. He was 85. “He passed away peacefully on Monday, 17 December. He brought love, comfort, and happiness to his loved ones and has left behind an abundance of joyful memories for us all to treasure. May almighty … Read more
After hosting receptions in Delhi and Mumbai, actress Priyanka Chopra and her husband singer-actor Nick Jonas invited her industry colleagues and friends to a grand celebration at the Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra, Mumbai. Chopra’s former co-stars and directors all attended and wished the couple on their marriage. Her Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) co-star … Read more