First weekend performance of latest releaseThere was a mention in this column last week about RACE and WELCOME being the only two films which were under threat of their opening week record (35 crores) to be broken by the release of SINGH IS KINNG.…

The flamboyant lad of television, a wild craze amongst the teenagers, the super cool host of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge for 3 seasons, Aditya Narayan, announced his debut in to films on his 21st birthday bash at J.W Marriot amidst the presence of…

The curly haired petite Meera Vasudevan mesmerized the audiences with her very first film 'Rules:Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula' in 2003. The actress was an overnight sensation and offers from big wigs kept pouring in.She was even one of the strong favorites for the most…

Pritish Nandy has launched a production to promote unconventional films, i.e. which don't looks to appeal or commercially viable. It is named as guerilla flicks not as gorilla flicks to summarize the objective behind the action.What it means to audience of cinema?Nandy is…

Love has many takes.You watched our Pyaar Ke Side Effects. You watched Just Married. You watched Chameli, Shabd, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. All of them explored relationships, gave a new spin to what love is allabout.But Ugly aur Pagli takes the bakery. It's…

First weekend performance of latest releaseBoth MISSION ISTANBUL and MONEY HAI TOH HONEY HAI have failed at the box office. And such dull were the two movies till their release dates that hardly anyone is surprised/disappointed/bothered about the underperformance of the two films except…

First weekend performance of latest releaseSometimes all one needs to make a film a box office success is good music, very good publicity, beautiful actors and some attractive locations. Of course the content does the final talking in most of the cases but there…

First weekend performance of latest releaseThere weren't any expectations whatsoever from MEHBOOBA. Since the film's subject (a love triangle), treatment and music is the kind that worked only a decade back and has precious little to offer for the urban centers which are loving…

First weekend performance of latest releaseThe unthinkable has happened. Till about a year back, there was no news around the progress of JAANE TU YA JAANE NAA which had begun close to two years back. The film was stuck and while Aamir Khan got…

While the soundtrack of Singh is Kinng is topping the charts the world over, little has been written about the lyricist who has penned these successful numbers - Mayur Puri. From the emerging breed of young and talented dialogue writers-lyricists, Mayur Puri's name strikes a…