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Filmmaker Ram Gopala Varma, popular known as Rgv, on Tuesday announced he will be joining hands with actor Akkineni Nagarjuna after two decades for a yet-untitled Telugu "realistic action" film.

The duo had previously worked together in critically-acclaimed Telugu films Shiva and Govinda Govinda.

"I am extremely excited that I am doing a film with Nagarjuna after nearly 25 years but contrary to some uninformed media speculations, this new film is nothing to do with 'Shiva', neither in character nor in story content," Varma posted on his Facebook page.

Ram Gopal Varma's 1989 cult film Shiva about youth rebellion and campus politics is all set to have a sequel. Shiva which starred Nagarjuna with his wife Amala could now be a sequel starring the same pair 25 years older and their two sons Nag Chaitanya and Akhil.

Explaining how the story could be carried forward, Nag says, "Yes, it is a possibility. I have an idea for a sequel where my character and his wife now have two sons. It'd be the family film. It's an idea I have. And I'm working on it."

Apparently, Shiva's director Ram Gopal Varma has been given the idea by Nagarjuna to carry the story from the original film forward. Ramu, busy with a 101 other projects, is yet to come up with a tenable script for Shiva 2.

If you thought that the maverick film maker Ram Gopal Varma aka Rgv was on a long vacation, then here's the latest news update about the director. He has been really busy shooting in the snow-capped Poland. He has been filming a song with shock value in the European country for his upcoming, psychological romance, The Secret (which was earlier titled as The Affair) Speaking about the film, Sachiin Joshi said, "The Secret is about an incurable attraction and how social media and technology can doom a relationship." When asked about why he chose Ram Gopal Varma to helm the film, he said, "Like everybody else, I had my reservations too till Ramu pointed out that he's the same man who made Shiva, Satya, Rangeela and Company. He is always mistaken because he looks at things differently. He has a unique take on everything in life and has always gone ahead with his choices.

The Cover reveal of ‘Scion of Ikshvaku’, the first book of the Ram Chandra Series from literary popstar Amish took place in Mumbai today. Bollywood Superstar, Akshay Kumar, unveiled the intriguing cover design during a press conference.

Designed by creative agency Think Why Not, the cover depicts a distraught Ram shooting at Ravaan’s Pushpak Vimaan as it speeds away into the clouds, carrying his beloved Sita. As with his earlier book covers for the Shiva Trilogy, Amish has embellished the cover of Scion of Ikshvaku with a few ancient symbols that act as clues for his millions of readers to embark on a hunt to decipher his symbolic codes and discover the rich folklore of Indian mythology. Use of Symbology has been inherent in all his covers in the Shiva Trilogy as well. For example, on the spine of The Immortals of Meluha (Book 1 of the Shiva Trilogy), he...

Mumbai, Nov 17: Deepika Padukone has scored a hattrick with the success of "Raam-leela" and the actress is receiving plaudits from all quarters.

Her first big hit of the year was "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" and "Chennai Express" followed it. Now comes "Ram-leela".

The three back-to-back hits boast of variety.

From playing nerdy Naina to South Indian Meenamma and now a Gujarati girl in "Ram-leela", the 27-year-old has proved her versatility with the three movies.

Sarang Chandak of Shri Rang Films said that Deepika's performance was "outstanding".

"I believe the film will have a very impressive.

Once upon a time, on November the 2nd, 1965, a Super Star was born.

The Bollywood Badshaah, the King of Bollywood, the Raj of Simran’s dreams – however you may relate to him has turned 48.

To celebrate Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday, BollySpice explores the contribution the Super Star has made by celebrating each letter of the Super Star’s name:

“S” – Swades: 2004, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker

Srk essays the role of Mohan Bhargava, a USA based project worker at Nasa who finds himself (re) discovering his Indian roots during a visit back to mother India.

“H” – “Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam”: 2002, directed by K.S Adhiyaman

Playing the role of Gopal, Srk portrays a jealous and possessive husband who eventually realises the folly of his ways.

“A” – Anjaam: 1994, directed by Rahul Rawail

One of Srk’s earlier films, this was the very first film in which Srk and Madhuri Dixit starred together in.

Manish Tiwary’s made a sparkling debut with Dil, Dosti, Etc, with his second feature Issaq, he is tackling the Bard with an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film stars Prateik and newcomer Amyra Dastur, along with Ravi Kishan, Vineet Singh, Neena Gupta, Makrand Deshpande and others for this ambitious film that the key themes of Shakespeare’s play but to a rustic and volatile setting in Banaras. The album brings Sachin and Jigar, Krsna, and Sachiin Gupta on board to rustle up a few gems to fit with the gritty tone of the film. The album is a real treat in that it focuses more on the unique voices of its singers, with the music adding a more complementary tone to the great songs.

Issaq Tera has been making waves over the web and during airplay, and it’s certainly one of the most romantic numbers on the album.

Chennai, Nov 7: Telugu director Muddapu Rambabu says Nandamuri Tarak Ratna's role in his upcoming mythological "Bhaktha Siriyala", will be considered a milestone in the actor's career.

"This role will definitely be very special in the actor's career. He plays the role of a pious Shiva devotee in the film. He embarks on a journey to find out what's more powerful than devotion," Rambabu told Ians.

Tarak, who's acted in several Telugu films in a career spanning a decade, hasn't had a.

Mumbai, Aug 23: Actors Gagan Malik and Neha Sargam will be seen as Lord Ram and Sita in the latest, small-screen version of mythological epic "Ramayan".

The show is aired on Zee TV, and currently shows child versions of the characters. However, it will take a leap of time and will show the two actors in their roles starting Sunday, said a statement.

Gagan was earlier seen in shows like "Pratha" and "Navya", while Neha.

The Telugu maverick director S S Rajmouli releases his Telugu smasher Eega in a Hindi, 3D version done specially for the Hindi release around Diwali. Interestingly, Son Of Sardaar is a remake of Rajmouli's other Telugu superhit Maryada Ramanna. So essentially Rajmouli would be competing with himself this Diwali. But the question now is, would the Rajmouli remake be able to stand up to the unexpected competition from the Rajmouli original? South's phenomenal filmmaker S S Rajmouli whose Telugu blockbusters were recently turned into Rowdy Rathore and the forthcoming Son Of Sardaar, and who refuses to be lured by lucre into making Hindi films, is all set to make a grand backdoor entry into Bollywood. The Telugu film Eega about a villainous tycoon (Kannada actor Sudeep who was seen in Ram Gopal Varma's Phook, Rann and Rakta Charitra) who kills the beloved of the girl he covets only to...

Just recently we reported that filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma had landed in trouble for his film Rakht Charitra. And today we hear that a script writer has filed a police complaint against Rgv for not paying him his dues for the film Department.

The complaint states that script writer Danish Raza was contacted by Neeraj Sharma from Ramu's office around June-July 2010, to write screenplay of Department. However, despite starting and completing work on the film, he didn't got paid.

However the case doesn't end there. Apparently, Danish was later told in Feb 2011, that Department was shelved due to fund issues and that Ramu has got busy with his next project, Not A Love Story. It was then that Danish gave up on pursuing his payment and left for Delhi. But later when he saw that the promos and stills of the movie were out, he came back to Mumbai...

Vinod Chopra Production is the first production house in India to celebrate a retrospective of their films made in last 30 years. Starting from Vinod Chopra's first film Khamosh to all the films made under the banner like Parinda, 1942 Love Story, Pareenita, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munna Bhai Mbbs, Lage Raho Munnabhai and 3 Idiots - all 11 films will be showcased.

The retrospective will be done nationally in all PVR Cinemas from March 29 to April 4. The most interesting part of this retrospective is that known filmmakers will moderate a creative discussion after every film.

The schedule is as follows:

March 30 5.30 - 6.30 pm: Discussion on Parinda moderated by Anurag Kashyap and Sudhir Mishra.

7 - 8 pm: Discussion on Parineeta moderated by Sujoy Ghosh

March 31 7 - 8 pm: Discussion on Munna Bhai Mbbs and Lage Raho Munna Bhai will be moderated by Sriram Raghavan.

April 1 7 - 8 pm: Discussion on Khamosh moderated by Rohan Sippy.

April 2 7 -...

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vinod Chopra Films is celebrating 30 years of contribution to cinema by the banner. In association with PVR Cinemas, it is screening films like Parinda, 1942-a love Story, Parineeta and 3 Idiots at PVR cinemas across the country from April 29-March 4, 2012.

The films made before Munnabhai Mbbs have been digitally restored and their sound has been re-done in 5.1 Surround Sound.

The films produced or directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra that are a part of this initiative are – Khamosh, Parinda, 1942- A Love Story, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai Mbbs, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Parineeta, Eklavya and 3 Idiots.

Screenings will be followed by discussions moderated by well-known filmmakers at PVR Juhu, Mumbai.

On March 30, from 5.30 – 6.30 pm, there will be discussion on Parinda moderated by Anurag Kashyap and Sudhir Mishra. Same day, 7 – 8 pm, discussion on Parineeta will be moderated by Sujoy Ghosh.

On March 31, 7 – 8 pm, discussion on Munna Bhai Mbbs + Lage Raho Munna Bhai...

The first look of Ram Gopal Varma's Not A Love Story is out. And the director, though he protests that the film is not a replication of the Maria Susairaj case, is apparently keen to let people get clued into the real-life antecedents for his macabre thriller.No stranger to troubled biographical films Varma's last directorial venture Rakht Charitra had supporters in Andhra Pradesh of the outlawed politician Paritala Ravi gunning for the politician.A source tells Businessofcinema.com, “Though Ramu protests that that the film is not a story of ...

Trust Ram Gopal Varma to come up with blood curdling sagas. Rakht Charitra had blood in practically every frame of the film and one can well expect the saga to repeat itself in his new offering Not A Love Story as well. Though the colour of blood may not be occupying every corner of the screen, Ramu promises that he would be pretty much psyching the audience with the sense of crime looming large as it is based on a true love story that involved a murder. Read More...

Trust Ram Gopal Varma to come up with blood curdling sagas. Rakht Charitra had blood in practically every frame of the film and one can well expect the saga to repeat itself in his new offering Not A Love Story as well. Though the colour of blood may not be occupying every corner of the screen, Ramu promises that he would be pretty much psyching the audience with the sense of crime looming large as it is based on a true love story that involved a murder.

Ram Gopal Varma is back with working on multiple back-to-back projects. This time around he has Department starting immediately after Not A Love Story, both of them being dramatic thrillers. While he continues to talk excitedly about both his pet projects, he seems to have waved good-bye to his last twin projects - Rakht Charitra - I and Rakht Charitra - II, which at one point in time were his most challenging assignments. One wonders how is Ramu managing to cut himself off fro...

Contrary to buzz in the air, Ram Gopal Varma's cop drama Department isn't shelved. In fact the film is pretty much on schedule and its shooting would kick-start this summer. Since Ramu had earlier announced that Department would be his next Hindi film after Rakht Charitra, there was added rise in speculations when there was no further movement right through the first quarter of the year. Commercial failure of Abhishek's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and Game further added fuel to th Read More...

Contrary to buzz in the air, Ram Gopal Varma's cop drama Department isn't shelved. In fact the film is pretty much on schedule and its shooting would kick-start this summer. Since Ramu had earlier announced that Department would be his next Hindi film after Rakht Charitra, there was added rise in speculations when there was no further movement right through the first quarter of the year. Commercial failure of Abhishek's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and Game further added fuel to th...

After a hiatus, Ram Gopal Varma would be back into the business of making films with a vengeance. He would soon be flagging off multiple films in the year 2011 where he won't necessarily be coming behind the camera as a director. "That's true, I can't sit quite for long. I have to start new productions now", confirms Ramu whose last production without him as a director was ill fated Go (2007). On the other hand, his other production Shabri is stuck in the cans for years. There was a time when Ram Gopal Varma was busy giving breaks to number of first time directors. They could have ranged from spot boys to assistant directors to writers but anyone with promise who caught fancy of Ramu had a good enough opportunity to get a film for himself. "However, the results weren't always favourable", comments an industry veteran, "Look at the line up...

After a hiatus, Ram Gopal Varma would be back into the business of making films with a vengeance. He would soon be flagging off multiple films in the year 2011 where he won't necessarily be coming behind the camera as a director. "That's true, I can't sit quite for long. I have to start new productions now", confirms Ramu whose last production without him as a director was ill fated Go (2007). On the other hand, his other production Shabri is stuck in the cans for years. There was a time when Ram Gopal Varma was busy giving breaks to number of first time directors. They could have ranged from spot boys to assistant directors to writers but anyone with promise who caught fancy of Ramu had a good enough opportunity to get a film for himself. "However, the results weren't always favourable", comments an industry veteran, "Look at the line up...

August 23, 2010: When Shailendra Singh heard about Michael Douglas’ throat cancer he was shocked beyond belief.

“Michael has tireless energy. He’s so spirited. He once came home for dinner straight after flying through Japan, Thailand into Mumbai and then drove straight to my home where he was quite taken up with Lara Dutta and….Ram Gopal Varma!”

In fact Rgv and Michael Douglas had got into a heated argument over the climax of one of Douglas’ films at the same party.Shiva Mani had played with his live band at the party while Michael and Ramu argued.

Mani Ratnam suffered a major setback when his film Raavan failed to click at the box office. The unexpected box-office turkey made Ratnam sit up and rethink his other productions.Among his other films, which were in the planning stages, Mani was also collaborating on his assistant Shiva.s film, which had Vivek Oberoi in the lead role. Now the film has been put on the backburner and will only start after Mani decides his next directorial venture.Our source said, .Shiva.s film with Vivek was scheduled to start in August. However it has been delayed now. Vivek, on the other hand, was also banking on the film since after Kurbaan his career was on the rise.Although Prince did not make the megabucks at the box-office, Vivek managed to get a good opening which was another career boost.With Rakta Charita being his next release, everything seemed gung-ho...

Bangalore, April 4 – Kannada actress Praneetha, who has been making news for all the wrong reasons in her one-year film career, has been selected to play the lead role in Telugu film ‘Bava’ directed by debutant Ram Babu.

The actress, who paired with a bigger star like Darshan in her debut film ‘Porki’, will be playing the role of a village belle, unlike her modern girl’s role in her first Kannada film ‘Porki’. Praneetha says she would prefer to work in Kannada films but would also take up some strong.

Kannada actress Praneetha, who has been making news for all the wrong reasons in her one-year film career, has been selected to play the lead role in Telugu film 'Bava' directed by debutant Ram Babu.The actress, who paired with a bigger star like Darshan in her debut film 'Porki', will be playing the role of a village belle, unlike her modern girl's role in her first Kannada film 'Porki'. Praneetha says she would prefer to work in Kannada films but would also take up some strong roles in other language films.'I am really happy with this new development. The director says he was looking for a face that typified both tradition and modernity and I suited the role best. I am eager to work with Siddharth, who has proved his merit in many Tamil, Telugu and even Hindi films,' says Praneetha.Praneetha's inability to act with Yogi...

Platforms – Windows Xp/Vista

Developers – Fallen Earth LLC, Icarus Studios

Publisher – Fallen Earth LLC

Release – September 22, 2009

Esrb Rating – M

Price: $50 plus $15 per month subscription (first month is free)

Gameplay - 8

Graphics - 4

Sound - 3

Overall – 6

This needs to be said before anything else: this title was made by an independent developer, meaning that there were limited resources to develop this game but that doesn't mean this game is “low budget”. I'll cut them slack for being indie, but with times being on the verge of “tough”, I need to think of the potential consumer too. One of the first things I notice about any game when I first pick it up is how rough it feels around the edges. I had to wear gloves to play this. Fairly thin gloves, but gloves nonetheless. I had to remove them to type this review properly.

This is a review of the final release version of Fallen Earth.

He is someone who can be rightly called as controversy's favourite child. For many scientists all over, solving the world's toughest crossword seems easier than solving this enigma called 'Rgv' with the question in question being 'Is it true that whatever he does become a controversy or he simply does controversial things!' Ramu (as he is affectionately called) started off his romance with the silver screen with the path-breaking revolutionary film called Shiva. Besides that, he has to his credit of having made films which have re-defined Bollywood such as Rangeela, Jungle, to name a few. If that wasn't enough, he has the rare distinction of being one of the few filmmakers who have presented underworld in the most ever realistic manner. Proof of which lies is in the form of Sarkar,Sarkar Raj,Company,D,Satya etc... The good news is that the man is back with his next venture Agyaat,...

He is someone who can be rightly called as controversy's favourite child. For many scientists all over, solving the world's toughest crossword seems easier than solving this enigma called 'Rgv' with the question in question being 'Is it true that whatever he does become a controversy or he simply does controversial things!' Ramu (as he is affectionately called) started off his romance with the silver screen with the path-breaking revolutionary film called Shiva. Besides that, he has to his credit of having made films which have re-defined Bollywood such as Rangeela, Jungle, to name a few. If that wasn't enough, he has the rare distinction of being one of the few filmmakers who have presented underworld in the most ever realistic manner. Proof of which lies is in the form of Sarkar,Sarkar Raj,Company,D,Satya etc... The good news is that the man is back with his next venture Agyaat,...

Show me someone who doesn’t like Darren Aronofsky’s ode to losers The Wrestler and I’ll show you a turd in need of a superplex. My one complaint, however, is that Mickey Rourke’s Randy “The Ram” Robinson’s patented move - the Ram Jam - is in danger of eclipsing one of the great ‘70s guitar acts of all time. To that end, we present to you the according-to-wikipedia controversial (I never listened to the lyrics before) guitar hit “Black Betty” by Ram Jam. I like a band that says its own name in their songs. Rappers do that a lot, too. Added value:...

Lata Mangeshkar had last sung with music directors Ram-Laxman 14 years back for ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’.

Now she’s teaming up with them again for Santosh Kumar Jain’s debut film, ‘The Lifestyle in Generation Next’.

Even before the super success of ‘Hum Aapke Hai Kaun’, they have worked together on movies like ‘Woh Jo Hasina’, ‘When Love Calls’, ‘Saatwan Aasman’, and ‘Saanch Ko Aanch Nahi’.

Lata’s last biggest hit was ‘Kitne ajeeb rishtey’ from Bhandarkar’s ‘Page 3′.

Laxman.

While one Ramu discovery, Jiah Khan, is currently not-so-prominent in the promotion of Ghajini, another Ramu discovery, Mohit Ahlawat (remember the guy got two big chances with James and Shiva), is completely missing from the scene. Reason? After being almost finalized to play the part of a cop in the Aamir Khan starrer, he was later replaced by Riyaaz Khan, the guy who played the same role in the original version as well....

Twilight CoStars Edi Gathegi Taylor Lautner And Rachelle Lefevre Talk Vampire Camp Potential SequelsnbspIf we get a chance to do two and three well be back for two and three Lefevre says.In real life the Twilight trio are the best of friends and like your buddies they love teasing each other giggling over injokes and reminiscing about the good old days. Recently we took some fan questions straight to them and the results proved to be more fun than a baseball game during a thunderstorm. MTV So guys Twilight is finally coming out and were super excited. We have some fun questions for you straight from the fans If you woke up tomorrow and found yourself as students at Forks High who would you want to date?Lefevre Edward! Fully Edward! Gathegi Like if Edi wakes up at Forks High? Uh Alice. Yeah shes so cute and perky and...