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Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Box Office: Worst Opening Of Ajay Devgn (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Ajay Devgn had a box office resurgence as he embarked upon a new journey when he opened the decade with a blockbuster like Tanhaji: The Unsung Hero. The actor’s ability to adapt to the changing dynamics of the industry played a crucial role in determining his success in Drishyam 2, and Shaitaan majorly.

In fact, Ajay’s presence in Rrr and Gangubai Kathiawadi worked like a charm at the box office as well. However, while it was being speculated that the actor would continue the winning streak, he hit the lowest with his most anticipated release, Maidaan.

Ajay Devgn’s Worst Box Office Performance

Maidaan probably would be Ajay Devgn‘s worst box office performance in the post-pandemic era, especially since the film was highly anticipated. Clashing with Akshay Kumar’s Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,...

Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Govind Nihalani's Party (1984) is now showing in the series A Journey into Indian Cinema.“Oh, Mrs. Dalloway. Always giving parties to cover the silence.” —Michael Cunningham, The HoursVirginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway begins with the line, “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” In Govind Nihalani’s Party (1984), Mrs. Damayanti Rane (Vijaya Mehta) does not buy the flowers herself; she is a minister’s daughter living in a mansion in Mumbai, so she asks her servants to do it instead. She does, however, lay them out in vases. Like Woolf’s Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway, Mrs. Rane is throwing a party to celebrate a friend, in this case, Diwakar Barwe (Manohar Singh), a playwright who has just won a national award for his work. Even before the party begins, she has had a sedative, a shot of...

The parallel cinema movement in the country has over the years been nurtured by a number of stalwarts like Satyajit Ray (Pather Panchali, Apur Sansar, Aparajitho) Mrinal Sen (Bhuvan Shome Ek Din Prati Din), Shayam Benegal (Ankur, Manthan), Mani Kaul (Uski Roti, Duvidha), Govind Nihalani (Ardh Satya, Aakrosh), Kumar Shahani (Maya Darpan, Tarang) and Gautam Ghose (Paar Antarjali Yatra).

The prolific, veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, best known as the star of British films “My Son the Fanatic” and “East is East,” died yesterday at the age of 66, reported the Indian Express.

Born in in 1950, Puri attended the Film and Television Institute of India as well as National School of Drama, and later made his film debut in the 1976 film “Ghashiram Kotwal.” He quickly followed it up with award-winning performances in films like “Aakrosh” in 1980, for which he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, “Arohan” in 1982 and “Ardh Satya” in 1983, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor two years in a row.

Besides his many character roles in Bollywood film, Puri also appeared or starred in numerous English and Hollywood films and TV shows as well. He co-starred in 90s American films like “City of Joy,” “Wolf” and “The Ghost and the Darkness.” He...

Narenda Modi, Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kapoor pay tribute to the celebrated actor.

Famous faces from film, politics and sport have tweeted tributes to Indian actor Om Puri, who died of a heart attack aged 66.

Puri was familiar to audiences in India and worldwide for his roles in East Is East, My Son The Fanatic, Aakrosh, Arohan and Singh Is Kinng.

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi tweeted: “The Prime Minister condoles the passing away of actor #OmPuri and recalls his long career in theatre and films: Pmo”.

Film star Shah Rukh Khan said: “Gods garden must b beautiful, He always takes the best” Will miss ur laughter over the shared brandy in Berlin. Will miss u lots Omji. Rip”.

Quantico and Barfi! star Priyanka Chopra said: “The end of an era …. The legacy lives on.. Rip #OmPuri”.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar tweeted: “You will live in our hearts forever through the impressions you have left with your...

The actor was best known in Britain for East Is East and My Son The Fanatic.

Veteran Indian actor and former chairman of India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) has died from a heart attack, aged 66.

Puri was a familiar figure in British cinema due to his roles in films such as Udayan Prasad’s My Son The Fanatic (1997), Damien O’Donnell’s East Is East (1999) - for which he was BAFTA-nominated - and its sequel West Is West, directed by Andy De Emmony in 2010.

He had recently completed filming a role in Gurinder Chadha’s upcoming Viceroy’s House, alongside Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon and Hugh Bonneville.

Born in the north Indian state of Haryana, Puri made his film debut in Ghashiram Kotwal, directed by a collective of ‘parallel cinema’ filmmakers in 1976. He was one of the leading actors of India’s non-mainstream cinema movement of the 1980s and 1990s, with award-winning...

Om Puri, the prolific Bollywood actor who also starred in several British and Hollywood films, has died. He was 66.

Indian media reported Puri's close friend, filmmaker Ashok Pandit, confirming the actor had died from a heart attack. Pandit later took to Twitter to pass on his condolences. 

Over a career that stretched almost half a century, Puri starred in over 100 films. His craggy features and penchant for taking unusual roles made Puri a critics' favorite, and he gave award-winning performances in the films Aakrosh (1980) and Arohan (1982). In recent years he had roles in more mainstream...

Missing On A Weekend

Starring Pawan Malhotra, Introducing Karan Hariharan

Written & Directed by Abhishek Jawkar

It takes guts to make a songless (well, almost) thriller with newcomers (well,almost).

Except for the powerful Pawan Malhotra who helms and nails the thriller and astutely anchors the action, Missing On A Weekend is bolstered by a bunch of over-enthusiastic newcomers, eager to please and even more eager to prove they can act.

If only….

Debutant Karan Hariharan is the stand-out debutant. He plays Laksh, a confused confounded 20-something orphaned-at-childhood, financially challenged go-getter who gets trapped in a situation with his rich friends while vacationing in Goa. The friends are all parasitical hedonists sponging on a spoilt rich arrogant friend called Prince who should have been slapped by his parents when he was a child.

Though some of the performances by newcomers who play dead Goan vacationers could do with a lot more...

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.

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah turned 63 years today! He is widely considered to be one of the finest Indian stage and film actors. Shah is an influential actor of the Indian parallel (New Wave) cinema and has carved a niche for himself over the years. He has been successful in mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in parallel cinema.His famous parallel films include Nishant, Aakrosh, Sparsh, Mirch Masala, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai, Trikal, Bhavni Bhavai, Junoon,...

Sonakshi Sinha, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor are but just a few of the celebrities who have been under the limelight for their weight, and Tezz actress Sameera Reddy seems to like this trend of curvy women!

At a recent event, about the curvy trend Reddy stated, “I think it is good because we put so much pressure on ourselves to lose weight. But thank god, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, these actresses are carrying those ‘buttery-soft’ bodies which are really making the Indian women come back.”

Reddy features in a new item song for the forthcoming Prakash Jha film, Chakravyuh and previously did item song ‘Isak Se Mitha’ from the multi-starrer Aakrosh.

She further adds, “So, I am very happy that this trend has come back and I am also trying to push that trend with my song. Today, just for one song people stick to workouts, diets and do extra preparations.

Mumbai, April 11: Actor Shreyas Talpade, who was born and brought up in the city's Andehri suburb, got nostalgic while shooting there for Priyadarshan's "Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal" (Kdm).

"Shooting near Lallubhai park, Andheri west...for Priyadarshan sir's new film 'Kamaal Dhamaal MalamaaL'. Shooting in the same area where I grew up...feeling all nostalgic...missing my chaddi buddies," the 36-year-old tweeted.

After making serious dramas like "Aakrosh" (2010) and the forthcoming film "Tezz", Priyadarshan once again goes back to his favourite genre comedy with Kdm.

Kdm also stars Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri,.

Actor Shreyas Talpade, who was born and brought up in the city.s Andehri suburb, got nostalgic while shooting there for Priyadarshan.s Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal (Kdm)..Shooting near Lallubhai park, Andheri West...for Priyadarshan sir.s new film Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal. Shooting in the same area where I grew up...feeling all nostalgic.missing my chaddi buddies,. the 36-year-old tweeted.After making serious dramas like Aakrosh (2010) and the forthcoming film Tezz, Priyadarshan once again goes back to his favourite genre comedy with Kdm.Kdm also stars Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Asrani.Shreyas is currently riding high on the success of Housefull 2 which also stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham and Ritesh Deshmukh. ...

The prolific Priyadarshan has had more than his share of title problems with his new Ajay Devgn-Akshaye Khanna-Bipasha Basu starrer. A hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar, Priyan wanted to call it Ishqana. But Ishqiya came along and Priyan chose Garam Hawa. But now that title too had to be hastily abandoned and Priyan has called his film Aakrosh. Explains the exhausted director, "We wanted to call it Garam Hawa as homage to M.S. Sathyu's classic film of that name. But then Mr. Sathyu got very upset. We received a letter from him questioning our right to use his title. We immediately abandoned Garam Hawa. In order to use Aakrosh as the title, we got the original Aakrosh's director Govind Nihalani's permission. He was very generous about it." Of late, Priyan has been working over-time. "I need a break.

The prolific Priyadarshan has had more than his share of title problems with his new Ajay Devgn-Akshaye Khanna-Bipasha Basu starrer. A hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar, Priyan wanted to call it Ishqana. But Ishqiya came along and Priyan chose Garam Hawa. But now that title too had to be hastily abandoned and Priyan has called his film Aakrosh. Explains the exhausted director, "We wanted to call it Garam Hawa as homage to M.S. Sathyu's classic film of that name. But then Mr. Sathyu got very upset. We received a letter from him questioning our right to use his title. We immediately abandoned Garam Hawa. In order to use Aakrosh as the title, we got the original Aakrosh's director Govind Nihalani's permission. He was very generous about it." Of late, Priyan has been working over-time. "I need a break.