Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Guitarist Richie Sambora admits he still loves his ex-wife Heather Locklear. The 59-year-old rocker shares a close bond with his former spouse, with whom he has 16-year-old daughter Ava. The two got married in Paris in 1994, and although their divorce was finalised in 2007, he insists she’ll always have […]
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is backing “Citylights”, a remake of “Metro Manila”, says Hansal Mehta’s directorial venture should not be described as festival movie because it has all the elements of a commercial cinema. ” ‘Citylights’ is not a festival film. It’s an Indian film, it has an Indian story, it has […]
New Delhi Veteran lyricist Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, recently. The 79-year-old was overwhelmed and thanked a string of “gurus” and musical geniuses of the past and current generation for contributing to his success story. Gulzar […]
New Delhi Urging filmmakers to play a “catalytic” role in presenting and propagating values such as patriotism and respect for women, President PranabMukherjee said cinema was a strong medium to influence the youth and that creating “meaningful and socially relevant” was vital. Mukherjee, in his address at the 61st National Film Awards ceremony held at […]
By Arpana It goes without saying that a well-made romantic film can make your day. “2 States” made mine! The movie came as a respite! Long, long ago, I remember my grandfather grumbling: “Today’s movies are meaningless, they only show ‘dhishum dhishum’.” A die-hard fan of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Pardeep Kumar’s style of romance, […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Producer Sunil Bohra, who is awaiting the release of erotic thriller “Mastram”, a fictional biography of a porn writer popular in the country’s northern part, is on the lookout for the real life Mastram. The film is releasing May 9 across a thousand screens in India. But the question – […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Earlier this week, Feroz Abbas Khan’s bold and unapologetic film “Dekh Tamasha Dekh” on communal divide was stopped from being screened in the heart of Mumbai city, hours before the scheduled time. What baffled the disbelieving director was that it was a private screening. Talking of the incident, he said: “I […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A Bollywood actress was thrashed, molested and robbed by two people while she was heading home in Delhi, police said Saturday. The victim was looking for an auto-rickshaw in the Vishwas Nagar area of east Delhi Friday night to reach her home in Anand Vihar. She told police two people, […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Following the release and reactions to his directorial venture “Revolver Rani”, Sai Kabir has much to ponder over about the movie’s characters, plot, twists and turns, as also the “mistake” he made in the story’s narration. Kangana Ranaut plays a female goon in the movie, while Vir Das plays her toy-boy. […]