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Smita Patil Once Had A Bad Dream About Her Co-Star Who Suffered A Terrible Accident A Day Later ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Smita Patil is regarded as one of the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, and she has won several accolades in her career. She was a woman of substance who left a mark with her portrayal of strong and independent women. The actress has worked with some of the most prominent actors of that time, including Amitabh Bachchan, Amol Palekar, and more. However, this article is about the time when she had a bad dream about one of her co-stars who ended up in a near-fatal accident a day later.

Director Ramesh Sippy delves deep into the making of the classic, historic, enduring hit Sholay with Subhash K Jha as the iconic film, which starred Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan, celebrates 50 years since it released.

I am sure you are sick and tired of talking about Sholay over and over again?

I am sure you will find a way to take our conversations through alleys that I haven’t been through before. Besides talking about a film which made history on so many levels can never be tiresome.

So, Rameshji, let’s start. So, you know, it’s been 50 years and of course, we are all celebrating. But somewhere do you...

Bollywood has always been a land of transformation. While some actors rose to fame through romance, others made their mark through tragedy or action. However, a few rare talents began their cinematic journey portraying terrifying villains, only to surprise everyone by becoming audience-favorite comedians later in their careers.

Here’s a look at five such versatile actors who redefined their image in Indian cinema.

1. Paresh Rawal: From Intense Villain to Comic Genius

Paresh Rawal’s early career was filled with intense and often negative characters. In films like Sir, his portrayal of Ram Avtar was both powerful and chilling. He also played a negative role in Andaz Apna Apna, where his dual character added layers of tension and humor. However, once Rawal stepped into the world of comedy with films like Hera Pheri, Chup Chup Ke, Welcome, and Maalamaal Weekly, he became a household name. His comic timing and...

Honest truth? Kayoze Irani’s feature-film debut is not as unwatchable as what the reviews tell you. We are living in the era of pavlovian responses: if one critic likes a film blatantly ripped off from a Korean tearjerker, everyone else roars in approval.

It is like being hypnotized at a rock stadium. We will, we will… shock you! Sarzameen tries very hard to shock. And that is where it goes wrong. It tries too hard. You cannot have twists in the plot which make no sense just because they will make the audience gasp. It is like designating Kajol the killer in Gupt.

I mention Kajol with a reason. She is the mother of a radicalized Kashmiri boy, who is married to an army officer named Vijay Menon, primarily to justify Prithviraj’s South Indian accent. Early in their “happily married” life, there are signs of friction as their speech-impaired son Harman feels neglected.

In another great installment of This Day That Year, Subhash K Jha looks back at Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan which released in 2010.

Udaan which completed 15 years on July 16, was a ballsy debut by Vikramaditya Motwane, who once assisted the angst-laden Sanjay Leela Bhansali and then his angst-cousin Anurag Kashyap. You can see the lasting impression of both the senior creators in the way Motwane designs the uneasy and violent relationship between the 17-year old Rohan (Rajat Barmecha) and his tyrannical father (Ronit Roy) who’s almost villainous in his despotism.

When Udaan is not busy trying to be a regular nudge-nudge-wink-wink coming-of-age film (Billy Elliot-goes-to-Jamshedpur) it gives us some great moments of cinema , done in shades that leave the camera lens far behind to romance the very core of middleclass life (no doubt corroded and outdated) in the soporific ‘steel town’ . The film starts with a mildly amusing boys-disastrous-night-out-from-boarding-school...

Subhash K Jha turns the spotlight on the brilliance of Dilip Kumar on reel as one of the finest actors, comedy and drama and everything in between, in the world.

He didn’t act. He reacted. Dilip Kumar was to the acting profession what Lata Mangeshkar was to playback singing. Take them away, and what are we left with in Hindi cinema?

Born as Yusuf Khan in a family of 12 children, the future doyen of on-screen dramatics moved with his family from his native town in Peshawar to Mumbai, where the Khans made a living as fruit sellers. For a brief while, Yusuf Khan even worked in an army canteen, when Devika Rani, the wife of the legendary Himanshu Rai of the Bombay Talkies studios, spotted the lanky but intense young man in a crowd.

Yusuf Khan was re-christened Dilip Kumar by Hindi litterateur Bhagwati Charan Verma. He made his...

Looking back at the gritty political thriller Sarkar, in this fascinating installment of Subhash K Jha’s This Day That Year series, where we also hear from the star Amitabh Bachchan about making the Rsm Gopal Varma film which released in 2005.

In Sarkar, nothing is as apparent as it seems. Take a look at the plot: a saviour-of-the-masses hero, his two heir-apparent – the bad son and good son, the tussle of power between the two sons in a world that Varma has over the years patented and portrayed inside-out.

Dark, gleaming, ominous corridors hiding anguished pain, characters who look like they could do with a bath… and a massage to release some of the nervous tension that comes from a blurred perception of crime and morality – these characterize the givens in a Varma film.

Sarkar too takes us through a world governed by the rules of survival of the fittest.

Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 all-time hit Sholay had its world premiere in Italy, on Friday, in the restored, uncut version at the prestigious Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna. The screening, which celebrates the classic film’s 50th anniversary, took place on June 27, 2025, at the open-air Piazza Maggiore.

Speaking on the occasion, Sholay’s veteran director Ramesh Sippy said, “Did I ever think Sholay would come so far? Not at all! I remember when we were making it, we were confident we were making a good film. But a film that would shatter all records and will go on to be regarded as the one of the greatest films of all times? No, we never expected that.”

He remembers Sholay was declared a flop on release. “The reviews were negative. There was no audience. But it picked up (at the box office) in the second week.”

Ramesh Sippy, who made other noteworthy films such as Andaz,...

Amitabh Bachchan, in this special interview speaks with Subhash K Jha about Suneel Darshan’s Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love, which also featured Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, and Karisma Kapoor and shares what it was like to work, once again, with Raakhee Gulzar.

Suneel Darshan was completely bowled over by your professionalism and expertise during the shooting of Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love?

The feeling is mutual. I think Suneel is extremely focussed and organized. Long before Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love went on the floors, he knew exactly what he wanted to do on screen, down to the music and songs. That, I think, is the forte of this millennial generation. Filmmakers in the past were also organized in their own way. But what they had it all in their heads. This millennials directors puts it down on paper. And there’s a whole battery of...

The Mehta Boys

Starring Boman Irani and Avinash Tiwari

Directed by Boman Irani

I was amused and exasperated to wake up to see a review claiming that a ‘brilliant’ Avinash Tiwari ‘outshines’ Boman Irani in The Mehta Boys (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video).

Firstly, this is quite untrue, and secondly, this is not a kabaddi match. But a delicately poised father-son mellow drama, where any effort by the two principal actors to outshine each other would have landed the film flat on its face.

Irani and Tiwari, as father and son Shiv and Amay playing a hostile pair on screen, are fulsomely aligned as actors, so much so that I wondered how much they must have worked towards achieving this level of compatibility on screen.

Boman Irani’s first stab at direction stabs you in the heart. The father-son conflict is as old as Ramesh Sippy’s Shakti and...

A Real Pain

Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin

Written and Directed by Jesse Eisenberg

Opening all over India on January 17

Travel films are normally an excuse for meandering plots and touristic sanctions. Not this one! Not this time. Jesse Eisenberg’s visitation to the troubled history of Poland through the lenses of contemporary relationships, fragile and unpredictable as they are, is a real ‘tour’ de force, the stress of course being on ‘tour’ .

It is an easy formula to put two contrasting characters in a travel film together. We have seen that predictable route taken a zillion times. What makes the cousins David and Benji different from the other buddy-buddy twosomes, is the kinetic energy that the two actors derive from their travel experience.

Poland , once a land of unspeakable and unpardonable violence against Jews, is no country for vacationing. But here is the thing: writer-director-actor Jesse Eisenberg has...

Bigg Boss 18: Vivian DSena Vs Avinash Mishra’s Score Card: Guess Who Is Leading The Battle? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Bigg Boss 18 this season has not been able to live up to the expectations but still there are some contestants who are leading the show, in fact carrying it one their shoulders on the week days. Vivian DSena has clearly become the ‘Laadla’ of the house, Bigg Boss and the audiences as well. Meanwhile, Avinash Mishra is the new Asim Riaz, whom people are loving to hate!

Vivian DSena Vs Avinash Mishra – Career

While Vivian has been one of the most loved leading actors of the Indian television in the last decade leading shows like Madhubala, Shakti, Pyaar Ki Ye Ek Kahaani, Sirf Tum and more, Avinash Mishra is TV’s new heartthrob who was first noticed widely when he replaced the existing actor Ritvik Arora in Yeh Rishte Hain Pyaar Ke as Kunal!

Will Vivian Dsena Triump With Bigg Boss 18 As Sidharth Shukla Did With 13th Season?(Photo Credit – YouTube)

Bigg Boss 18 grand premiere went on air last evening and enjoyed impressive viewership on JioCinema. Salman Khan has returned as the host for the new season, which features Shehzada Dhami, Rajat Dalal, and Alice Kaushik, among others, as participants. Vivian Dsena has also entered the show, and his presence has soared in viewerships of the grand premiere. But will he beat Sidharth Shukla’s Bigg Boss 13? Scroll below for more details!

Vivian rose to immense fame with his portrayal as Abhay Raichand in the supernatural thriller show, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahani. He went on to become a leading face of Colors TV with Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki and Sirf Tum are his other collaborations with the channel.

Vivian Dsena boosts viewership

During the grand premiere of...

Rising Indian star Taha Shah Badussha, known for his breakout role in Netflix’s “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,” has signed a three-film deal with Ramesh Sippy Entertainment. The actor played Tajdar Baloch in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s global hit series.

Ramesh Sippy is one of the giants of Indian cinema, best known for “Sholay” (1975), one of the country’s all time hits. His credits as a director also include “Andaz” (1971), “Seeta Aur Geeta” (1972), “Shaan” (1980), “Shakti” (1982), “Saagar” (1985) and television magnum opus “Buniyaad” (1987).

Projects produced under the Ramesh Sippy Entertainment banner include films “Bluffmaster” (2005), “Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah” (2006), “Dum Maaro Dum” (2011) and “Nautanki Saala” (2013) and hit Netflix series “Aranyak.”

Badussha’s credits also include ZEE5 Mughal empire saga “Taj: Divided by Blood” (2023), where he played prince Murad, and he has “Paro: The Untold Story of Slavery” coming up.

The first of Badussha’s three films with Ramesh Sippy...

Universal City, California, June 3, 2024 – is primal. Relive the epic action when Monkey Man becomes available to own with brand-new bonus content on Digital June 11, 2024 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ and DVD June 25, 2024 from Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Full of “staggeringly impressive action” (Collider), Monkey Man cuts into the world of gritty and stylized hand-to-hand combat with a fresh take on the genre, bearing the birth of a new action star. Experience more excitement when you own the Collector’s Edition, which has over 55 minutes of all-new bonus features, including an alternate opening, alternate ending, deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurettes and more!

Plus, continue to fuel the adrenaline when Monkey Man makes its streaming debut exclusively on Peacock beginning June 14th.

From Oscar® winning Producer Jordan Peele comes Oscar® nominee Dev Patel’s astonishing tour-de-force directorial debut, inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage.

Dev Patel's acclaimed film Monkey Man is coming to the streaming platform Peacock. It is also getting a new digital release that includes exclusive bonuses, and it will soon be available on physical media formats.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that Monkey Man will make its streaming debut exclusively on Peacock on June 14. The streamer will also be offering early access to an extended preview. That follows the release of the collector's version on digital on June 11. The 4K Ultra HD, DVD, and Blu-ray versions will then be dropping on June 25.

Related 5 Ways Monkey Man Mirrors Batman Begins (& 5 Ways It Differs)

Dev Patel's revenge-fueled Monkey Man follows a very similar journey to Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, but there are also significant differences.

Dev Patel, the star of the film, directed Monkey Man using a screenplay he co-wrote with Paul Angunawela and John Collee. Other stars include Sharlto Copley,...

Nitesh Tiwari: Shaping Indian Cinema with Impactful Storytelling and Transformative Influence.

In the dynamic landscape of the Indian film industry, storytellers wield the power to captivate audiences and leave a lasting impression through their narratives. One such visionary storyteller is Nitesh Tiwari, whose films have revolutionized storytelling trends and resonated deeply with audiences.

Nitesh Tiwari has made an impact on society with several films that have revolved around social issues that require attention. The list includes Chillar Party, Bhoothnath Returns, Dangal, Chhichhore, and Bawaal. These films have not only been successful at the box office but also resonated with the audience.

His films set new benchmarks in storytelling, introducing fresh narratives and themes to the cinematic landscape. He brings uniqueness to the table and sheds light on important issues. This visualization fulfills viewers as they witness stories unfold on the big screen.

Trending Singham Again: Kareena Kapoor Khan,...

On the day before the release of Homi Adajania’s quirky crime comedy ‘Murder Mubarak’ on Netflix, Sanjay Kapoor, who plays Rannvijay in the film, has revealed that he holds the rights to Rishi Kapoor’s 1975 film, ‘Khel Khel Mein’, and wanted to produce a remake of it with Adajania as director.

“Homi actually has been on my bucket list for a very long time,” Kapoor said, adding that he plans to produce the remake “in the future”.

‘Khel Khel Mein’, with Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Rakesh Roshan playing the pivotal characters, revolves around three youngsters who pull off a prank on a jeweller and find themselves framed for murder by a mysterious criminal.

Continuing about Adajania, who’s best known for his film ‘Finding Cyrus’ and ‘Cocktail’, and the remake, Kapoor said: “My first choice for its director was Homi, but at that time, he said he does...

Actress Suhasi Dhami, who will be seen playing the roles of Chaaya and Sandhya in TV show ‘Karmadhikari Shanidev’, said this has given her a chance to improve her acting skills and bring versatility. Suhasi is marking her comeback to the television screens after five years. She was last seen in ‘Aap Ke Aa Jane Se’.

Excited about the show, Suhasi said: “I’ve portrayed mythological characters before but this time it’s a double bonanza for me as I get to play two key characters, Chhaya and Sandhya in ‘Karmadhikari Shanidev’.”

“This challenge of portraying two different characters on screen has given me a chance to improve my acting skills and bring versatility. Chhaya plays a crucial role as the most significant figure in Shani’s life. The relationship between Chhaya and Shani is deeply intertwined, reflecting a profound connection between mother and son. And the show beautifully captures the essence of it,...

Actress Suhasi Dhami, who will be seen playing the roles of Chaaya and Sandhya in TV show ‘Karmadhikari Shanidev’, said this has given her a chance to improve her acting skills and bring versatility. Suhasi is marking her comeback to the television screens after five years. She was last seen in ‘Aap Ke Aa Jane Se’.

Excited about the show, Suhasi said: “I’ve portrayed mythological characters before but this time it’s a double bonanza for me as I get to play two key characters, Chhaya and Sandhya in ‘Karmadhikari Shanidev’.”

“This challenge of portraying two different characters on screen has given me a chance to improve my acting skills and bring versatility. Chhaya plays a crucial role as the most significant figure in Shani’s life. The relationship between Chhaya and Shani is deeply intertwined, reflecting a profound connection between mother and son. And the show beautifully captures the essence of it,...

Dark comedy stars Esteban Bigliardi from J.A. Bayona’s Spanish Oscar submission ’Society of The Snow’.

Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has picked up worldwide sales excluding Argentina, Chile, Portugal and Germany to Argentine director Martín Rejtman’s The Practice (La Practica) ahead of its world premiere at San Sebastian (September 22-30).

The dark comedy will subsequently receive its North American premiere in the 61st New York Film Festival’s (NYFF) Main Slate on September 30.

It stars Esteban Bigliardi from J.A. Bayona’s Spanish Oscar submission and San Sebastian entry Society Of The Snow and NYFF selection The Delinquents...

It is one of the apparent paradoxes that while Duryodhan is blamed for triggering the Mahabharata, in the real sense all the fathers after Duryodhan and even around Duryodhan are blind towards the love they have for their sons, and they are in most of the cases oblivious to its repercussions. Hindi cinema has celebrated this relationship which is catalyzed on blindness since eons. We all are Dhritrastras in actuality.

But Jailer seems to have made the argument stand on its head, and it is one of the primary reasons, inspite of the usual kitsch that it has been packed with that it has achieved the phenomenal success. Here is a father, who comes out of retirement to save his son, a modern Dhritarashtra, but when he finds that the son is recalcitrant and has erred on the wrong side of law, he gives him a long rope, but when...

New Delhi, Aug 5 (Ians) The creator and producer of the show ‘Shiv Shakti-Tap Tyag Tandav’ Siddharth Kumar Tewary says he wishes that the story sends the right message to the new generation, and helps them understand and take pride in our roots.

The show portrays the magnificent portrayal of Lord Shiv and Goddess Sati’s first love story. While the legendary tale of love has inspired viewers and reaffirmed their faith, it’s time for them to witness the poignant moment of Sati Dehan. Capturing the essence of Sati Dehan posed a significant challenge for the show’s makers due to its intense emotions. However, their dedication and artistry promise to enliven the saga of love and sacrifice that changed the course of history.

In the upcoming storyline Sati’s father Daksha during a Mahayagya invites all the greatest deities except Shiv and Sati. Sati comes to the yagya uninvited...

The San Sebastián Film Festival has revealed the Official Selection for its latest edition, which is due to unfold from September 22 — 30.

The festival, which is celebrating its 71st edition, will screen Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu’s latest film Mmxx in competition. The festival describes the pic as a story that captures the “wanderings of a bunch of errant souls stuck at the crossroads of history.”

Belgian filmmaker Joachim Lafosse returns to San Sebastian this year with his tenth full-length film, A Silence, a drama starring Emmanuelle Devos and Daniel Auteuil. In 2015, he won the fest’s Silver Shell for Best Director for The White Knights, and two of his films have screened in the Perlak sidebar: After Love (2016) and The Restless (2021).

American filmmaker Raven Jackson will enter Competition with her debut film, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt. The festival described the pic as “a lyrical exploration of the life of a woman in Mississippi.

New Delhi, April 13 (Ians) From a startup that allows online hangout place for K-12 students who love to build robots and drones to a platform that helps improve speech in English using AI voice engines, the Fiitjee accelerator programme saw eight shortlisted startups showcasing their innovations here.

The leading education institution launched first cohort of its accelerator programme in the latter half of 2022 and invited startups from edtech, healthtech and social impact sectors, offering them a structured mentoring programme.

The programme finally selected 8 startups for its demo day in the capital.

These were Witblox (an online hangout place for K-12 students); Arivu Learning (myPal), a hybrid B2B education platform; K8 School for nursery-grade 8 learning; Stimuler that helps improve speech in English using AI; Shakti, a woman safety defensible accessory; PerceptionAI to help visually-impaired; education platform Ajna Lens (Dimension Nxg); and Exam Lounge that analyses students by their learning behaviour,...

Kamya Panjabi, who is a well-known name in the TV industry and has worked in a number of fictional dramas, is quite satisfied with the way her career has shaped up as now she is making a cameo in the show ‘Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal’. She spoke about her plans of working on Ott and also added that she is not interested in doing any dance reality shows.

The actor enjoys reality shows as she mentioned. “I love reality shows. ‘Bigg Boss’ is my favourite. It’s like a breather. I did get a call for ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’, but I can’t give my 100 per cent to it. And, if I can’t give my best then I won’t do it. I have done ‘Comedy Circus’ and I am not open to any dance reality shows too,” she said.

While recalling her journey and talking about the projects...

After playing a cop in ‘Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki’, actor Aakash Talwar feels blessed to find another opportunity to portray the role of a Police Inspector in the show ‘Control Room’. He says: “I had earlier featured as a cop in ‘Shakti’. But my character was more prevalent as an elder brother as it […]...

La práctica

It’s already been five years since Martín Rejtman’s (one of the key figures of New Argentine Cinema) last film, 2014’s Two Shots Fired. Rejtman has stated his lasted project, The Practice, which will be hist first film shot outside of Argentina, is one he’s been subconsciously prepping for the last two decades. The project became a five country co-production in 2019 between Rosa Films (Portugal), La Unión de los Ríos (Argentina), Forastero (Chile), The Film Kitchen (Netherlands), Pandora Films (Germany), and Interior Xiii (Mexico) and will be headlined by Esteban Bigliardi.…...

Amitabh Bachchan's journey of five decades to become the Bollywood "Shahenshah" was not always a smooth ride. Indeed, his life is nothing short of brilliant biopic material. Early rejections were followed by a phase when he made his mark as a promising actor, which was soon overshadowed by the kind of superstardom Bollywood never saw before or after. When the superstar tried his hand at film entrepreneurship, he went bankrupt, only to bounce back and claim supremacy as a super brand and respectability as an icon.

The first reaction of the industry all those years ago, however, was far from welcoming. His tall and lanky frame, and the baritone of his voice, were deemed unsuitable for Bollywood's image of a perfect hero back then. These factors were pointed out as flaws, and reasons why he wouldn't be able to make it big in the industry.

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Mubi's retrospective Melancholy & Deadpan: The Films of Martín Rejtman is showing September – November, 2019.The Magic Gloves“I can’t go on. I’ll go on,” Samuel Beckett wrote in The Unnamable. A similar motto underlines the sly, darkly humorous films of the Argentine filmmaker Martín Rejtman. In an interview with Film Comment, after the premiere of his film, The Magic Gloves (2003), at the Locarno Film Festival, Rejtman commented on the stupendous amounts of anti-depressives that his characters take in the movie: “It’s a way of showing how in life you go on, and things don’t affect you so much, and you still go on, and you still go on.” Asked whether his characters are depressed, Rejtman noted that a personal echo of his father’s manic-depressive illness might, in a small way, tinge his films. The depression is certainly a recurring theme; it re-appears in Rejtman’s latest short,...

Iconic filmmaker Ramesh Sippy and actresses Radhika Apte and Shabana Azmi were among the screen talents and creatives to be honoured at the Closing Flame Awards Gala of the world’s longest running South Asian film festival outside India, UK Asian Film Festival. The ceremony took place on Sunday 7th April at one of the world’s most iconic venues to celebrate international and homegrown filmmaking, BAFTA 195, Piccadilly.

The evening also featured an In Conversation with Ramesh Sippy, discussing his cinematic journey from one of Indian cinema’s most iconic films of all time, Sholay, to other timeless classics such as Andaz, Seeta Aur Geeta, Shaan, Shakti and Saagar. One of the most sought after, new gen Indian actresses, Radhika Apte, discussed onstage the changing face of Indian film and entertainment consumption globally and shifting audience habits.

UK Asian Film Festival 2019 had screenings in five cities across the UK, Edinburgh,...

One more star kid to enter the Industry soon who as been preparing himself for a long time to enter in Bollywood he is non other "Sudesh Berry's" son "Suraj Berry" by profession ?he is a Model ?and a part from modelling his passion makes him to do acting and to fulfill his dream, he had started taking acting classes long back in Australia, and now he will be back in India very soon within this month .?

Also Sudesh Berry who have given many super hit movies in Bollywood like "Vansh", Border, Tango Charlie, Loc Kargil, ?Refugee, Maa Tujeh salam and many more, currently Mr ?berry is doing two Tv series Shakti and Muskan which are number one shows in there channels.?

Suraj Berry is very excited for his son who is going to come back in India and getting in the Industry.?...

How did the unthinkable combination of Mr Bachchan and Mr Dilip Kumar? After I finished Sholay I began working on two projects Shaan and Shakti, one for my own production house and Shakti for producers Mushir-Riaz. It was always my dream and ambition to work with Mr Dilip Kumar. Later generations of directors felt theRead More

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Legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan gyrated to ‘Ke pag ghoongroo’ with Smita Patil in the frame. He says she was a special lady.

The 74-year-old actor remembered the late actress, with whom he worked in films like ‘Shakti’ and ‘Namak Halal’, on what would’ve been her 61st birth anniversary.Read More

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Shakti Mohan, who was the winner of the popular dance show 'Dance India Dance' season 2, is all set to make her Bollywood debut. Shakti Mohan will be seen in her mentor Remo D'Souza's directorial venture.

The untitled film will have Shakti Mohan paired opposite her friend and dancer Salman Yusuf Khan, who was the winner in the first season of Dance India Dance. Shakti, who was last seen mentoring the aspiring dancers on the season 1 of dance show Dance +, is very excited to be part of the film and show her dancing skills on a bigger platform. Talking about the upcoming film, Remo D'Souza adds, "It's been directed by my associate director Stanley D'Costa. It will go on floors by the end of this year."

Shakti Mohan made her acting debut on television with the youth series Dil Dosti Dance. Since then, Shakti has been a part of several dance reality shows. She also did an item number in Akshay Kumar's 2012 film, Rowdy Rathore.

Bollywood’s new year is set to begin with the intensity of the unusual and power packed casting of superstar Amitabh Bachchan with the multi-faceted Farhan Akhtar in Wazir. This first release of the year, directed by Bijoy Nambiar, is also a talk of the town with one of the most melodious romantic songs of recent times Tere Bin. Not only this, the film will see Amitabh Bachchan playing a paralysed chess grandmaster with a very unusual look.

Given its storyline and the powerful trailer, with music to match, it is believed that Wazir will interest teenagers and young adults. To reach young and upwardly mobile audiences who spend more time on the internet and mobile phones than television, two stars of the film – Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari, have featured on the latest episode of the hotstar Originals series ‘M Bole Toh’, sharing memories from their childhoods, and...

Writers around the globe are acknowledged to be the key for a movie's success but it is pathetic that Bollywood has always given them a step motherly treatment. However the writers' pair, who changed the trend and demanded remunerations at par with stars, are unarguably the only star writer duo Salim Javed, who penned hit movies like Sholay, Deewaar, Zanjeer, Don, Trishul, Shakti, Mr. India etc.

Salim Khan in an interview said, "The reason why we demanded such high remunerations was because we were confident of our skills and wrote scripts that were hard-bound, a trend that was initiated by us."

Recalls Salim Khan, "When I used to assist distinguished writer Abrar Alvi (He wrote hit films like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudvin Ka Chand etc.) in the mid-50s, I always used to insist him to increase his remuneration standard reasoning writers are the backbone of the film and...

The super finale of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa opened with judge Karan welcoming the four finalists on the show. Judge Karan kicked of the show with a performance to ‘Jail House Rock’ from We Are Family. Mouni Roy performed to ‘Radha’ from Student of the Year. Ashish Sharma performed to ‘Iski Uski’ from 2 States, Shakti performed to ‘Drama Queen’ and Karan Tacker performed on ‘Saturday Saturday’. This opening act ended with a surprise entry from Varun Dhawan.

Hosts Ranvir and Manish then welcomed comedian Bharti on stage. Bharti entered with a performance on ‘Pink Lips’ from Hate Story 2. Bharti’s usual antics totally lit up the Jhalak stage once again. She called all the female participants of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on stage and they all had a selfie together!

The first dancer-choreographer to perform on the super finale, were Shakti and Tusshar. They performed on the title song of ‘Dum Maaro Dum...

Saturday’s Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa opened with hosts Ranvir and Manish explaining this weeks ‘Teen Ka Tadka’ concept in their typical style!

Judge Remo then performed his version of Teen Ka Tadka along side Lauren Gottlieb and choreographer Salman Khan. Their act was based on a particular scene from Hindi mythology ‘Ramayan’ where judge Remo played the role of Raavan who was trying to kidnap Sitaji (played by Lauren) and the old vulture Jatayu who tried to save Sitaji was played by Salman. Their song reflected the religious theme of their act. It truly was a spell binding performance and it gave the audience a clear reflection as to what todays acts would be like.

It was then time to welcome the special guests on stage who would form the Teen Ka Tadka. Sana Saeed, Faisal, Dadi from Comedy Nights with Kapil, Krystle D’Souza, Mukti Mohan and Ellie Avram were all welcomed on stage.

Saturday’s show opened with the contestants waiting to learn the results of this week’s face-off. The audience learnt that the bottom two contestants this week were Akshat and Tara.

Tara and Jack were the first to perform in the face-off. Their chosen dance style was contemporary/freestyle and their song medley featured the following songs – ‘Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si’, ‘Chahun Main Ya Naa’, ‘Uff Teri Adaa’. As always, the judge’s scores were saved and would be revealed only after their performance.

Akshat and Vaishnavi were next to perform. Their chosen dance style was freestyle and their song was ‘Sadda Haq’ from Rockstar. They were dressed as animals fighting for a piece of meat. It was then time for the scores to be revealed. Akshat received a full 30 marks from the judges and Tara received 27 marks. Tara was eliminated from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

The judges appreciated Akshat...

Saturday’s Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa opened with all the choreographers of the contestants, dancing to the ABC song from Yaariyan. They were then joined by the contestants.

The audience were informed that the current top 9 contestants would soon become top 8 as it was time to announce who would be in this weeks face-off. Mallishka and Kiku were the chosen face-off contestants this week.

Kiku and Kruti were the first to perform. Their chosen dance style was Tandav and Krumping. As they had an act with a religious theme, their song reflected the same. Kiku was dressed as Raavan and Kruti as Lord Shiva. As always, Kiku’s scores were saved and would only be revealed after Mallishka had performed.

Mallishka and Diwakar were on stage next. Their chosen dance style was Samba/Freestyle and their chosen song was ‘Ooh La La’ from The Dirty Picture. It was then time for...

Tribeca Film Institute (Tfi), in partnership with the Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Initiative has announced five grant recipients of the 2014 Tfi New Media Fund.

Tribeca Film Institute (Tfi), in partnership with the Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Initiative has announced five grant recipients of the 2014 Tfi New Media Fund.

The interactive, non-fiction transmedia projects were selected from a pool of 208 submissions and explore social issues from online tracking to gender-based sexual violence in India.

The Fund will now begin accepting submissions biannually, allowing applicants’ projects to focus on timely events and social issues.

The five developed docu-projects have been awardned between $50,000 and $100,000 apiece, with funding effective immediately.

Grantees will also take part in regular peer-to-peer meetings and a lab focused on interactive storytelling to help them develop their projects and build engagement with audiences.

The jury comprised Local Projects founder Jake Barton, Fledgling executive director Sheila Leddy, Melcher Media and Future Of Storytelling founder Charles Melcher, Trilogy Films founder...

Saturday’s show opened with much excitement as superstar Salman Khan would be gracing the stage of Jhalak once again. Before Salman’s entry, host Manish lost his watch, and host Ranvir lost his glasses! Then Salman entered the show and performed on the super hit Kick song (which has music by Himesh Reshammiya), ‘Jumme Ki Raat’. Salman was warmly welcomed by the hosts, contestants and judges. Salman also returned host Manish’s watch.

Next, it was time to get back to business, and find out the two contestants that would be in this week’s face-off. As always, all the contestants were called on stage but this time, judge Madhuri, announced that all the contestants are safe this week and that there would be no eliminations! All the contestants breathed a sigh of relief, and the hosts told the audience that the votes would be added to next weeks...

Legendary director, Ramesh Sippy is going back to the floor with a cool new film that what we hear is a quirky romance. Titled Shimla Mirchi, the film has a very interesting cast that includes one of his favorite heroines.

Ramesh Sippy’s cult classic Sholay was released 39 years ago in 1975. In that film, he created the character of Basanti with his favourite actress Hema Malini. Now, after almost 4 decades, the duo will be working together once again in Shimla Mirchi.

Ramesh Sippy always chose to make diverse films right through his career with many blockbusters to his name. To begin with the mature love story Andaz, to the comedy Seeta aur Geeta, to an action adventure Sholay, to the slick action Shaan to the family drama with Shakti to the romantic love story Saagar. Like many of his films, this new project will follow the path of titles beginning with S.

We are back with another look at what happened on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa! This week’s show opened with the international judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy dancing to the song ‘Criminal’ from Ra One. The audience really loved his performance, as it was the first time Maksim had danced solo on the show.

Host Ranvir, then tricked the contestants into a “pass the parcel” game, by throwing them a mirror ball and saying that whoever caught the ball, would go directly into the face-off. But judge Karan Johar used his “jhoothameter” and said that Ranvir was fooling around, the mirror ball would say who was safe from the eliminations.

This week’s theme was Made in India which meant the contestants would be performing on dance styles that originated from India.

Actor Ashish Sharma & his choreographer Shampa were the first to perform. They danced on the song ‘Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta’ from the film Boss.

Resident DJ of London’s legendary Bollywood night Bombay Funkadelic, DJ Shai Guy knows exactly how to get the party started.

We got ourselves down to Brick Lane one balmy Saturday evening and checked out June’s event.

Verdict: Please don’t stop the music.

Halkat Jawani mixed with Mera Joota Hai Japani .

I got the Power.

Old school Bollywood beats such as Aama Dekh and Jab Bhi Koi Ladki Dehku…

DJ Shai Guy had the dance floor filled with innovative Bollywood dance moves within a short space of time.

This isn’t the first.

Recently, at the SouthBank Alchemy Festival 2014, DJ Shai Guy phenomenally had the entire Thames terrace swaying to Bollywood.

We at BollySpice had the opportunity to interview DJ Shai Guy and get to know how mithaai’s would sound if they were Bollywood songs, what beats he would take to a deserted island, the best and...

New Delhi, February 27: Amitabh Bachchan was spotted at the book launch of 'Meri Beti Meri Shakti'.

Speaking about the book, the 'Sholay' star said, "Yes the book has my contribution and I have written about my daughter in this. I can say for myself that I have never distinguished between daughter and son in my family and I have said this many times that after my death whatever I will have will be given to both my daughter and son equally".

"United Nations have made me the ambassador for girl child after the success of polio campaign and we all are working to attain it as women is the 50% strength of any country and.

Ramesh Sippy, the maker of India's greatest blockbuster Sholay, is one of those rare filmmakers who have the ability to make a commercial film within the framework of a parallel cinema. The best example is Shakti, the movie that is considered as the greatest casting coup of the century as Ramesh Sippy brought the two superstars of Indian cinema viz. Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan on the silver screen yet made an artistically superlative film. Glamsham.Com wishes birthday greetin...

Unarguably one of Indian cinema's greatest films, Sholay which released in 1975 is all set for a new release in the 3D format. Producer Jayantilal Gada is responsible for taking Sholay to a new level. But without the director's consent. The technological conversion has not gone down well with this monumental film's director Ramesh Sippy who has not only decided to dissociate himself completely from the project but also opted to take the producers of Sholay 3D to court. Speaking for the first time on the issue, the soft spoken Ramesh Sippy said, "My logic for taking the matter to court is very simple. No one asked me before converting my film to a new format. No one took me into confidence. There was no attempt to contact me. I read about it in the papers. I had no choice but to go to court." Mr. Sippy says he has no...

Mumbai, Dec 12: On the eve of the 27th death anniversary of his late mother, actress Smita Patil who died due to childbirth complications, her son Prateik reminisced about his "angel" and hoped to become her "sunshine kid".

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"It isn't far from the time the heavens got the better of her worth and soul...27 years ago...remembering someone I never knew"," Prateik posted on Twitter Thursday.

"She, the few that make me want to smile, to shine, to make her proud...got to be her sunshine kid...got to be your sunshine kid...my angel..love you," he said.

Known for films like "Manthan", "Bhumika", "Aakrosh", "Namak Halaal" and "Shakti", Smita Patil had married actor Raj Babbar. She died Dec 13, 1986 due to complications.