Wednesday, 4 December 2013

When DP met Hollywood director Martin Scorsese

Deepika Padukone with veteran American director Martin Scorsese and actress Patricia Clarkson who were the jury members of the recently held Marakkech film festival in Morocco.

Dippy was at the festival for the screening of her film Ram-Leela.

Being Salman: Time for some Salmanism

There's never a dull moment when Salman Khan talks. On a recent chat show, he called himself a virgin and a teetotaler. CS brings to you 10 of his most quotable quotes, which are anything but run-of-the-mill. Read on..

PC going places for biopic

The makers of the upcoming Priyanka Chopra starrer will recreate Manipur in Darjeeling for the shoot

The next schedule of the upcoming Mary Kom biopic starring Priyanka Chopra will be shot in Darjeeling. The makers will pass off the West Bengal hillstation as Manipur where a special set will be recreated.

Farhan Akhtar: Every time you work with a new co star a new dynamic emerges

Are you doing any other films as an actor?
Yes, a film produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra to be directed by Bejoy Nambiar. It's Vidhu's script. That's something I am looking forward to.

This is the one where you share screen space with Mr Bachchan?Do you two play father and son?
Yes, and no.

Unfair to blame lead pair for film's failure

Imran Khan teamed for the second time with Kareena Kapoor for "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein", which failed to entice the box office. The actor says instead of blaming just the lead pair, everyone should analyse where the problem lay.

There were reports that it didn't work because Kareena-Imran 'jodi', earlier seen in "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", didn't go down well with the

In Retrospect: Bollywood hits and miss in 2013

Box office: Rs 49+ crore
Result:
Adapted for the screen from Chetan Bhagat's hugely popular book, this Gujarat-centric film showcased three names -- Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar and Amit Sadh -- in the leading roles. Two of them were making their film debuts. All the three clicked. Music by Amit Trivedi raised the graph and Gattu ended up with his biggest hit so far.

In Retrospect: Bollywood hits and miss in 2013

Contrary to popular perception, many Bollywood films were commercial successes despite lacking 'big' stars on board

Lately, the economics of Bollywood has become a figment of imagination -- leaving very little space for rational evaluation. Given the prices multiplexes command and the trade's adherence to the much-discussed 100-crore-club, it's difficult to draw the line on hits and misses.