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Aamir Khan birthday special: Is the Perfectionist’s market value higher than Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan?
As the Talaash actor turns 48 today, we take a look at how he has broken several box office records through his sheer acting prowess and left the other Khans behind
Such is the magical touch that Aamir Khan brings to his movies – whether in the capacity of an actor, producer or director – that he gives an impression of being truly invincible. Behind his humility, there is Click here to read more1 Comment
Anusha Rizvi’s Afeem based on Amitav Ghosh’s book Sea of Poppies
The Peepli Live director is all set to make a Bhojpuri film based on Amitav’s book Sea of Poppies, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize award (2008)
Anusha Rizvi’s second venture is titled Afeem (opium), and she has decided to make the film in Bhojpuri instead of Hindi. When asked about it, she said that the language works beautifully in the movie’s context since it is going to be a period film set in Bihar. Click here to read moreAamir Khan at loggerheads with Reema Kagti over ‘Talaash’
Mr Perfectionist doesn’t think twice before backing new talent, but that doesn’t mean he won’t put his foot down if he has to
If someone has brilliant creative abilities, Aamir Khan is one of the first superstars to support them. Click here to read moreBOL BACHCHAN music review: Boring!
Music: Himesh Reshammiya & Ajay-Atul
Lyrics: Sameer, Swanand Kirkire, Farhad & Sajid
Rating: **
After composing the mediocre soundtrack of Vikram Bhatt’s Dangerous Ishq, Himesh Reshammiya tries to create some fun and lighthearted songs for Rohit Shetty’s Bol Bachchan
Interestingly, there are only four songs in this soundtrack. The album kickstarts with the title song, Bol Bachchan, a number sung by Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. Click here to read moreMLA movie review: This film will make your stomach churn!
Walking into Shiv Dubey’s MLA- An Inside Intruder with your tummy full is a dangerous proposition because you’ll either doze off or have haunting nightmares about the film for the days to come. If not, then you’ll simply throw up!
Picture this: you are watching a predictably boring 90’s film, preferably a C-grade production with an amazingly simplistic and dumb storyline. You have to look at actors who wear the same expression throughout the film and mouth the most cliched lines. The conventional ‘hero’ and ‘heroine’ break into a dance and go on a romantic escapade absolutely unannounced. Click here to read more‘Peepli Live’ actor Omkar Das Manikpuri says: ‘MLA’ is a brave film
After grabbing attention and accolades for his heart-wrenching character Natha in Aamir Khan’s production Peepli Live, actor Omkar Das Manikpuri is back with his second film MLA, which is releasing across India this Friday. We caught up with the unassuming actor on a sweltering May afternoon to learn more about the fascinating shades of his interestingly quirky personality, his unease about facing the media glare and his journey from a dusty village in Chhattisgarh to the silver screen
With a nervous smile plastered on his wrinkled face, Omkar Das Manikpuri’s hesitation in doing an interview is palpable. Natha of Peepli Live fame doesn’t hate the media, but the sheer thought of talking to the ‘snobbish’ English-speaking Indian press makes him uneasy. Click here to read moreAbhishek Bachchan in Mani Ratnam’s next?
Cineswami tells you more, also throwing light on Peepli Live director Anusha Rizvi’s next based on Amitav Ghosh’s book Sea of Poppies
While the world was getting its collective knickers in a twist about Amitabh Bachchan’s health, his son made a quiet trip to Chennai and back. The reason wasn’t to stock up on idlis, dosas and pongal or even Dindgul biryanis, but to catch up with the man who made him act decently twice and once went horribly wrong – Mani Ratnam. The director had extracted decent performances from Aby’s baby in Yuva and Guru, but failed spectacularly with Raavan. The visit was an official one, beginning with talks at Mani’s plush office, followed by lunch at his home. Abhishek then made his way over to AR Rahman’s place to pay his respects. Click here to read moreChandan Roy Sanyal to star in Aamir Khan’s ‘Kashmiri Glasshouse’
Deepak Dwivedi is the newbie director on the block and he has managed to catch the attention of the B-town heavyweight, Aamir Khan!
If Aamir Khan takes charge, things almost invariably go right, even though they may take longer to happen. So if a young and fresh director comes up with a film project that the star-actor likes enough to back, it will almost always work, at least critically, if not commercially. And the director is taken much more seriously by producers everywhere, even if they get rather miffed with Aamir in the process of the film being made – ask Amol Gupte (Taare Zameen Par), Anusha Rizvi (Peepli Live), Abhinay Deo (Delhi Belly) and even a certain Kiran Rao (Dhobi Ghat) for more on that one! But they all have one overwhelming factor in common, to some extent due to their backer, Khan-sa’ab: every one of those people made films that were critically highly acclaimed. Click here to read more
