Bollywood News

Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) Green Oscar winner Mike Pandey and documentary filmmaker Shaji Karun have been nominated as the heads of jury for the environment and documentary sections of the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), an official said Wednesday.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Can films be a part of the school curriculum? Why are children's films invisible in India? With open forums on such subjects, special workshops on animation and reporting, the 16th International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad next week has much more to offer than just films.

Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) 'Made in Pakistan', a documentary that gives a glimpse into the thinking of modern day Pakistanis, was the only film from across the border which was screened in the 11th Mumbai Film Festival.

Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood scriptwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar believes the controversy over the national song 'Vande mataram' is obsolete and those who have any objection to it should simply not sing it.

Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Belying rumours of a rift between them, budding actor Pratik Babbar this week took off for Ferozabad district of Uttar Pradesh to campaign for his father and Congress candidate Raj Babbar for a by-election Nov 7.

Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Veejay-turned-actor Purab Kohli, known for off-beat films like 'My Brother Nikhil' and 'Rock On', says he desires to work in an out-and-out Bollywood masala film to reach out to masses.

Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Bollywood song and dance culture has been making waves in the US for a long time. Now, if Thai actress Mamee Nakprasite is to be believed, people in Bangkok are also picking up the trend.

A candid interview with the multitalented Anurag Kashyap helped the Mumbai Young Critics Jury understand that there need not be any trend or set rules for a film to be successful.

Weren?t you apprehensive that Aladin was releasing with London Dreams? I would be lying if I said I wasn?t. Every actor worth his salt and pepper wants to have a solo release every Friday but that?s not how things work. I don?t think I?m wrong if I want my films to be solo releases. Nevertheless, I am not the sort who?d wish ill for the competing film.

?La Tigra, Chaco.? If the difficulty in pronouncing this tongue-twisting film title is a hindrance, don?t worry, because we at MAMI have found a satisfactory solution. For starters, open your mouth wide, then slowly roll your tongue and just when you feel that the time is right, throw the title right out of your larynx with a special stress on ?grr...? and the ?co?.

Every leading entertainment channel has been served a show-cause notice from the I&B Ministry for ?objectionable? content, aired on prime time. Else, the station would be shut down. The last instance being comedian Raju Srivastav mooning on Bigg Boss. Check out what?s bothering the ?big brother?.

The Konkani film picked up an award at the Toronto International Film Festival this year and is the only Indian film to have entered the international competition of directors? first films at the Mumbai Film Festival.

Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap feels there should be no film censorship at all. Even as he tries to push the boundaries, he says in India it's not easy to make films criticising real life politicians or to even use the term 'sex'.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Even though director David Dhawan has spent more than two decades in the Hindi film industry, he has no qualms admitting that his 25-year-old son, an aspiring director, gives him tips for his movies.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, who belongs to a family of great actors and filmmakers, says while his mother Neetu Kapoor is his biggest fan, his father Rishi Kapoor is his biggest critic.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) 'Dev D' actress Mahie Gill, whose kitty is full, with five films for the coming year, says she feels incapable of doing a comedy.

Filmmaker Jai Tank unspools a drama of the human spirit against the backdrop of the Mumbai train blasts After every terror attack, Mumbaikars are hailed for their "resilience".

When it comes to French culture & classical music, brass band Orfeo is at the forefront of keeping it alive Twenty five years! But that can't be, you all look so young," at first, it sounded a little confusing to find such a young repertoire of musicians dating their brass band Orfeo to be as old as quarter of a century.

Model turned celebrity chef Aditya Bal is loving his new found role Nothing was planned, no roadmaps were made... life for Aditya Bal wasn't meant to turn out this way.

Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang has agreed to come on board the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) so that his state becomes the next Bollywood destination for shooting films.