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April 30th, 2013

Aamir Khan: I wish Salman Khan was part of Bombay Talkies!

Aamir Khan: I wish Salman Khan was part of Bombay Talkies!
Yogen Shah

As the Dhoom:3 star celebrated his 25th year in Bollywood yesterday, he nostalgically shared memories of his growth – from a nobody to the Perfectionist star – with the media at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, or Film City

There’s something special about Aamir Khan – something that has allowed him to stay in the movie business for 25 years now. But it wasn’t always so; famous filmmaker Tahir Hussain’s son wasn’t blessed with Click here to read more
April 26th, 2013

Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna to be honoured with Phalke Academy awards

Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna to be honoured with Phalke Academy awards
Yogen Shah

The Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards will be bestowed on singer Asha Bhosle, actor Mala Sinha, late filmmaker Yash Chopra, and late superstar Rajesh Khanna among several others at a ceremony in Mumbai on April 30

Asha, who has regaled music lovers with her melodious voice in her over six decades old career, will receive the Phalke Ratna Award from the academy, while Mala Sinha, who has acted in Pyaasa, Maryada and Hariyali Aur Rasta will get the Golden Era Award. Click here to read more
March 26th, 2013

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani new still: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone celebrate Holi in the song Balam pichkari

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani new still: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone celebrate Holi in the song Balam pichkari

Just a day before the colourful festival, the makers of this most-awaited movie release a ‘fun’ still. Take a look

Last seen, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were bathed in gulaal in the poster of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Click here to read more
January 17th, 2013

Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Konkona Sen Sharma, Huma Qureshi turn creepy at the Ek Thi Daayan event

Ek Thi Daayan event: Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Konkona Sen Sharma, Huma Qureshi turn creepy
Yogen Shah

The first trailer of this movie was scary. But take a peek into this gallery and you’ll know how our B-towners managed to turn spookier

The launch event of Ek Thi Daayan revolved around powder-white faces and long plaits. Click here to read more
June 6th, 2012

Karan Johar’s ‘Student of the Year’ postponed indefinitely

Karan Johar’s ‘Student of the Year’ postponed indefinitely

Director-producer Karan Johar’s venture after My Name Is Khan is running behind schedule as the shoot has been postponed indefinitely

David Dhawan’s son Varun Dhawan recently had a major accident on the sets of his debut film, Student Of The Year (SOTY), pushing the shoot for a later date. Click here to read more
April 12th, 2012

Subhash Ghai: Please protect the students of Whistling Woods

Subhash Ghai: Please protect the students of Whistling Woods

Subhash Ghai’s film institute fell into trouble after a judgement issued by Supreme Court asking him return the land on which it stands. But on Wednesday the filmmaker urged everyone to protect its students as they were the “real asset” of the nation

“Subhash Ghai is a liability by name and not an asset. The asset is the children who are the future of the film industry so please protect them,” Ghai said at a press conference. He was accompanied by the students of his film academy, Whistling Woods International and few supporters from the film fraternity. “We have strength, courage and honesty. We don’t know what will be the future. Film industry and media should think and talk about it and take this forward. I am sure the doors will open again,” he added. Click here to read more
April 10th, 2012

Subhash Ghai Whistling Woods land case: Film industry to turn out in support

Subhash Ghai Whistling Woods land case: Film industry to turn out in support
Yogen Shah

Top directors and artistes from Bollywood will speak for the showman at a press conference tomorrow

Embroiled in a controversy involving the government and ex-chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh regarding allocation of land at dirt cheap rates for his film and media school Whistling Woods International, filmmaker Subhash Ghai is on the verge of losing the land on which the property stands in Mumbai. In fact, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is already waiting for a chance to pounce on the multi-acre piece of land located in Film City, Goregaon East, in order to build low-cost houses. Click here to read more
February 10th, 2012

Will Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods shut down?

Yogen Shah

There’s some skirmish between the government and Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods and the director plans to appeal to the Supreme Court

Showman Subhash Ghai seems to be going through a rough patch; not only are his films tanking at the BO, he now has deal with legal hassles that his film school Whistling Woods International has been dragged into. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Girish Godbole said, “In the interest of justice, we direct respondent number 3 and 4 (Ghai and Whistling Woods) to vacate 14.5 acre area immediately which shall be resumed by the state government. The remaining 5.5 acre where the institute is constructed shall be taken over by the government on July 31, 2014 by when all the ongoing courses at the film institute shall be completed.” This implies that Ghai will have to put a full stop to his dream project, his film school, over the next two years. Click here to read more
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