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Subhash K. Jha speaks about Rann

Think. Really hard. What are we all doing with the opportunities that life so generously provides us? In the mad mindless rush towards self-gratification, are we somewhere sacrificing those values that brought us, kicking dragging and sacrificing fro…

Dibakar Banerjee screens 20 minutes of LSD to students

When a film is titled Love Sex Aur Dhoka , it spells trouble from the word go...or does it? That's not what director Dibakar Banerjee seemed to believe. He went ahead and exposed himself to any and every kind of comment or criticism that could po…

"Omkara was serious while Ishqiya is humorous" - Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi is elated. No, it isn't because 2009 was exceptional for him with any major hits up his sleeves. Instead it was torrid to say the least with number of films of his that were rotting in the cans finally seeing a release and pronto mak…

When Vidya Balan refused to dub for Ishqiya

The spoken language in debutant Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya turned out to more problematic than just a censorial issue. The film's leading lady Vidya Balan too was having major linguistic issues. Last month, when Vidya got down to dub her dial…

Phone drama: Farhan Akhtar versus John Abraham

There's a tele-pathic war brewing in the skyline between John Abraham and Farhan Akhtar. In their respective next releases, Farhan in Karthik Calling Karthik , and John in 1: 800 Love the two actors spend a majority of playing-time on the phon…

"Budget of Veer isn't Rs. 100 crores" - Anil Sharma

Filmmaker Anil Sharma is exasperated. Even though his Veer has opened well at the box office, there are questions being raised around its expected eventual box office outcome, courtesy it's heavy budget. Though the film is undeniably set on a h…

Certain Things In Life ! #jokes

The madam opened the brothel door to see a rather dignified, well-dressed good looking man in his late 40s or early 50s. "May I help you?" she asked. "I want to see Valerie," the man replied. "Sir, Valerie is one of our mos…

Because I am a daughter #humarights

I've tried my best to express one aspect of my culture in two minutes. Hope I'll be successful in conveying my message to every human being who bears a heart. (Some part of video is dark due to dim light of restaurant). I found these cute litt…

After 50 years #jokes

An older couple was lying in bed one night. The husband was falling a sleep, but the wife felt romantic and wanted to talk. She said, "You use to hold my hand when we were courting." Wearily he reached across, held her hand for a second, and…

Book Review: The History of Indian Film Music

Brilliant. In one word that's the best way to describe 'The History of Indian Film Music' which indeed is a chronicle at it's best. The book takes a reader through a musical journey right from the 30s till the end of 2009 and brillian…

punishment air force style jokes

A US Air Force C-141 is scheduled to leave Thule Air Base, Greenland at midnight. During the pilot's pre-flight check, he discovers that the latrine holding tank is still full from the last flight. So a message is sent to the base and an airman wh…

Ishqiya Movie Preview

Characters: Naseeruddin Shah: Khalujan Khalujan is a pure romantic at heart. He is a bit of an odd cookie in the world of crime. Sure, he has a sharp mind and body and has been toughened up over the years liv…

Ishqiya Music Review

This is one team that is always ready to bend the way Hindi film music is perceived, conceptualised and presented. Time and again Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj have created a kind of musical outing which sounds absolutely fresh and yet bears their trade…

Post National Awards announcement, Bhandarkar visits Ajmer Sharif

Soon after the National Awards were announced and his film Fashion fetched Priyanka Chopra and Kangna Ranaut an award each for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively , Madhur Bhandarkar thanked the Almighty. After going through the ro…

Phaans - Ek Jasoos Ki Kahani Movie Preview

This story is about Nuclear test at Pokharan in the year 1998. It was the year when India and Pakistan were on the verge of a war. The bitterness between both the nations was at its peak. But declaring a war wasn't all that easy especially for Pak…

Rann Movie Review

Ramgopal Varma is itching to tell a new story in his movies. You may garland him for his efforts or loathe him if you feel letdown, but you need to hand it to him for picking up stories that defy stereotype. This time, in RANN, the maverick film-make…

Abhishek Bachchan in Anurag Basu's next; Goldie Behl to produce it

This is what Bollywood's celluloid made of. Director Anurag Basu has been in the news for quite sometime now, courtesy, his most awaited film Kites , which stars Hrithik Roshan alongside Barbara Mori. Well, the news is that, even as the release d…

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