National award-winning film Paddayi is shot in a rare dialect of Tulu spoken by merely 2-3 lakh people, mainly the fishing community called Mogaveeras.  Director Abhaya Simha, who was born and brought up in Mangaluru, wrote the script and dialogue in Kannada, but hired a dialect coach despite knowing Tulu, as the Mogaveeras speak a … Read more

Public relations manager Meghna is having a day from hell. She gets involved in a traffic accident with Siddhanth Kapoor’s character who promptly steals her mobile phone and takes off. Harried Meghna takes the help of a bystander (Akshay Oberoi) and finds herself entangled in a web with a hitman in pursuit, a sniper and … Read more

Marathi cinema has been hailed as pioneering a new movement in content rich and diverse cinema. Riteish Deshmukh though is walking the path of a very commercial and entertaining version, and quite well. In the trailer of Aditya Sarpotdar’s Mauli, the actor takes on a role that carries shades of Salman Khan’s Dabangg cop with … Read more

For the first time in his 26-year-old film career, Shah Rukh Khan will be seen playing a dwarf in Aanand L Rai’s Zero, which also stars Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. There were reports suggesting Rai first considered casting Salman Khan to play the lead character. When asked about this during an interview, the director … Read more

The 12th Asia Pacific Screen awards (APSA) were given out today at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in Brisbane, Australia. The awards ceremony was hosted by Australian actress Sofie Formica and New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis. Five Indian films were nominated alongside films produced from the Asia-Pacific region. They included Nandita Das’s Manto … Read more

The 49th International Film Festival of India honoured veteran screenwriter Salim Khan with a Lifetime Achievement award for his contribution to Indian cinema. Khan, 83, could not make it for the event. Second son and actor-producer-director Arbaaz Khan received the award on his behalf. Before calling Arbaaz Khan on stage, veteran actor Kabir Khan narrated a … Read more

The Malayalam film director has said that there is no market for Indian Panorama films these days. He was speaking at a press conference during the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa, on 23 November. Jayaraj’s film Bhayanakam was screened in the feature section of Indian Panorama at the festival. The film … Read more

Siddharth Roy Kapur has added yet another story to his growing slate of projects for Roy Kapur Films. The producer has purchased the rights to the story of Rajaram Tiwari, Kumbh Mela’s ‘lost and found’ man. Tiwari owes his nickname, Bhule Bhatke Tiwari, to his charitable act of reuniting families separated during the crowded Kumbh … Read more

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has met New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray, who he said love his show New Amsterdam. Thanking the couple for the warm welcome at their Gracie Mansion residence, the actor tweeted: “It was a delightful learning experience to meet and spend some time with you. … Read more