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Abhishek Bachchan revisits 21 Years of his romantic action drama Run with Subhash K Jha.

What makes this Tamil-to-Hindi adaptation nominally watchable is the way director Jeeva treats the very old and very predictable story of a headstrong boy from a semi-hick town who falls in love in the metro with the coy and simpering sister of a monstrously possessive gangster who, we are told, chops off a boy’s limb for teasing his precious sister.

“Tum ho hi aisi. Would you prefer girls to tease you? Any boy would do what my son did,” says the limbless boy’s hot-blooded dad.

Sanskar, as you can see, isn’t high on this film’s list of priorities. In fact, a whole commodious parallel subplot featuring the insufferably aggressive Vijay Raaz runs through the main love story. Raaz calls his screen dad (Anjan Shrivastava) every name from a boozard to a smelly skunk.

Suneil Shetty 9/11 Incident (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Suniel Shetty has been a powerhouse of Indian cinema, known for his action-packed roles in the 90s and 2000s. From Mohra to Dhadkan, his career has spanned decades, earning him a reputation as a bankable action star. Alongside his film career, Shetty has also ventured into entrepreneurship, making his name as a versatile personality in the industry.

In 2001, Shetty was part of Kaante, a Bollywood film heavily inspired by Reservoir Dogs, which was being filmed in Los Angeles. However, the timing of the shoot coincided with the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, an event that shook the world and heightened security tensions globally. In a recent interview, the actor revealed a terrifying personal incident that occurred right after the attacks, one where he was held at gunpoint by American cops simply because of his appearance.

Suneil Shetty was handcuffed due to...

Box Office: When Bipasha Basu Delivered The Only Blockbuster Of 2002 ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Bollywood films over the years have attained massive box office milestones including crore of clubs in terms of collections and fee of actors, profits ranging from 500+ crore to 1000% making unbelievable new records and targets for the generations of films to come. However, there was once a time that Bollywood box office struggled so much so that it delivered only one blockbuster in a single year!

It was on Februrary 1, 2002, that Bipasha Basu broke stereotypes and delivered a horror film Raaz, that witnessed unprecendented success. The film was the first blockbuster of the year 2002 and it stayed the only blockbuster of the year 2002!

Raaz Box Office, Budget & Recovery

Raaz was mounted on a budget of 5 crore at the box office, and it earned 22 crore in its lifetime. The film made a profit of 340%, which was unbelievable and unheard of,...

Rajkumar Santoshi’s Khakee was released 21 years ago. The film, which featured

Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, and Aishwarya Rai was a noir drama set in the world of the police.

In April 2003, while shooting for Khakee in Nashik, a car on the set rammed into the actress, throwing her into a nearby bush. The bush saved her from sure death.

Recalling the incident, Aishwarya’s co-star Amitabh Bachchan said in a past interview, “We were shooting on the road outside Nashik. The stuntman drove too fast, at 60 and 70 kilometres per hour, and skidded. All of us jumped out of the way. But Aishwarya and Tusshar Kapoor couldn’t move fast enough. The car slammed into her chair. It was terrifying.”

Bachchan Saab continued, “The car hit her and took her down a crevice and slammed into a cactus plant. Akshay Kumar pulled the car out and extricated her.

Pritish Nandy, the Indian poet, producer and filmmaker, has passed away at the age of 73.

Born in 1951 in Bihar, he produced many films such as Bollywood Calling, Sur, Kaante, Chameli and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, among others. Numerous figures in Indian entertainment have been paying tribute to the influential figure, whose death was confirmed to local news sites by his son, Kushan Nandy.

Nandy also produced comedy-drama Four More Shots Please!, which won an International Emmy nomination in 2020, and romantic anthology series Modern Love Mumbai for Prime Video.

He was also a prolific journalist, serving as the publishing director of The Times of India Group as well as editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, The Independent, and Filmfare in the 1980s. He was also a recipient of India’s civilian honor, the Padma Shri, in 1977, as well as an International Humanitarian Award in 2012.

Many Bollywood stars paid their tribute online to Nandy,...

Ajay Devgn’s Shaitaan Needs To Earn 732 Crore To Match His First Superhit

It was 33 years ago that Ajay Devgn made his debut on the silver screen, standing on two bikes, and the actor has never looked back. He made a roaring debut with Phool Aur Kaante, a film that initially starred Akshay Kumar, but the Khiladi was replaced overnight. Devgn, on the other hand, tasted phenomenal success with the film that collected crores at the box office. His recent offering, Shaitaan, needs to earn at least 732 crore to match Ajay’s first box office success.

Phool Aur Kaante was an action film that put Ajay right there on the pedestal, along with other superstars. The film also starred Madhoo and was the first superhit of Ajay’s career. The box office statistics and figures of this film are surprising as well as impressive.

Ajay Devgn’s Day 1 At The...

Mumbai, Nov 12 (Ians) Actress Saiee M. Manjrekar, who made her debut with ‘Dabangg 3’ and received unanimous praise for her work in the trilingual film ‘Major’, has shared her plans for Diwali.

Talking about whatherdaylooks like on the occasion ofDiwali, the actress told Ians: “I’mcelebrating with my friends and family. We’re having a couple of parties and I’mso excited to dress up and decorate the house.”

The festive vibe has gripped theManjrekarhouse and the excitement extends to theDiwalispread as well.

Sharing what she will gorge on on the auspiciousday, the actress said: “Besan ladoo, shankarpali and chivda, basically everything mom makes at home and we love to indulge.”

The actress also shared one precious childhood memory ofDiwalias she said: “Making the rangoli with my cousins and making a fort with stones and other spare things was so much fun. Oh and also putting Uttan ondiwalimorning.”

Saieeis the...

Mumbai, Nov 12 (Ians) Actress Saiee M. Manjrekar, who made her debut with ‘Dabangg 3’ and received unanimous praise for her work in the trilingual film ‘Major’, has shared her plans for Diwali.

Talking about whatherdaylooks like on the occasion ofDiwali, the actress told Ians: “I’mcelebrating with my friends and family. We’re having a couple of parties and I’mso excited to dress up and decorate the house.”

The festive vibe has gripped theManjrekarhouse and the excitement extends to theDiwalispread as well.

Sharing what she will gorge on on the auspiciousday, the actress said: “Besan ladoo, shankarpali and chivda, basically everything mom makes at home and we love to indulge.”

The actress also shared one precious childhood memory ofDiwalias she said: “Making the rangoli with my cousins and making a fort with stones and other spare things was so much fun. Oh and also putting Uttan ondiwalimorning.”

Saieeis the...

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, who will be soon seen in the upcoming season of the show titled ‘Star vs Food Survival’, has shared his experience of working with his co-star Sanjay Dutt and celebrity chef Ranveer Brar. Suniel said that Sanjay has an “unreal” sense of humour.

The actor shared that he always finds it fun to work with Sanjay as the two share a long history of collaborations in the form of ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’, ‘Loc: Kargil’, ‘Dus’, ‘Kaante’, and others.

The actor told Ians, “It is always amazing with Sanjay Dutt. His sense of humour is unreal. We are friends that get along really well and are very comfortable with each other. The shoot is comfortable. The entire set gets comfortable when we’re shooting together. Sanjay is largehearted and says things the way they are”.

The show will see the celebrity guests tackling the wilderness as they navigate the culinary journey.

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, who will be soon seen in the upcoming season of the show titled ‘Star vs Food Survival’, has shared his experience of working with his co-star Sanjay Dutt and celebrity chef Ranveer Brar. Suniel said that Sanjay has an “unreal” sense of humour.

The actor shared that he always finds it fun to work with Sanjay as the two share a long history of collaborations in the form of ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’, ‘Loc: Kargil’, ‘Dus’, ‘Kaante’, and others.

The actor told Ians, “It is always amazing with Sanjay Dutt. His sense of humour is unreal. We are friends that get along really well and are very comfortable with each other. The shoot is comfortable. The entire set gets comfortable when we’re shooting together. Sanjay is largehearted and says things the way they are”.

The show will see the celebrity guests tackling the wilderness as they navigate the culinary journey.

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has revealed that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was the only one who never bowed down in front of the underworld. Sanjay took to X (formerly Twitter), where he shared that he saw Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’. He also revealed how Shah Rukh Khan was the only star who never gave in to the underworld.

“I saw Jawan. I feel compelled to share this. Back in the 90’s when the underworld bullying of the film stars was at its peak @iamsrk was The Only star who never gave in.”

“‘Goli marni hai mar do, par tumhaare liye kaam nahin karoonga. Main Pathan hoon’. He said. He’s the same today,” Sanjay wrote.

Sanjay then called Shah Rukh Khan “man with a spine of steel”.

He added: “The entire finger monologue in Jawan is the single most gutsy thing in our films in the last ten years.

Mumbai, Aug 14 (Ians) Actor Sanjay Dutt recently got injured on the sets of his upcoming film ‘Double ismart’ in which he will share the screen with Telugu actor Ram Pothineni.

As per media reports, the actor was injured while filming a sword fight scene in Bangkok. Though it was not very serious, the actor ended up receiving stitches on his head.

However, the actor swung back into action in no time and fulfilled his professional commitment as he completed the sequence. As per sources, the accident happened last week.

‘Double ismart’ is directed by Puri Jagannadh, whose earlier film ‘Liger’ starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday had tanked at the box-office.

For Sanjay, the film marks his debut in Telugu cinema and follows his Kannada debut with ‘K.G.F.: Chapter 2’.

Earlier, Sanjay took to his X, formerly Twitter, to share his first look from ‘Double iSmart’.

He wrote, “It takes...

Mumbai, March 8 (Ians) For Bollywood actress Isha Koppikar Narang, who’s best known for her roles in movies such as ‘Company’, ‘Kaante’ and ‘Shabri’, Holi means going back to her hometown Indore, where it extends into the celebration of Rang Panchami, five days after the festival of colours.

In this city-wide celebration of colours dating back to the time of the Holkars, water coloured with ‘gulal’ is poured over the tens of thousands of people who partake of the festivities. Today, the city’s municipal corporation does the job of pouring coloured water in old Indore.

For Isha, Holi means going to Indore and joining the extended celebrations with her family. The ‘Ek Vivaah… Aisa Bhi’ actress added: “I adore my hometown and I enjoy celebrating Holi with my family and friends. I’m looking forward to celebrating Holi with my daughter Riaana now that everything is safe.”

Isha concluded...

Quentin Tarantino’s career as a filmmaker started strong with the crime movie Reservoir Dogs, released in 1992 and now regarded as a classic of independent cinema and a cult film, and its influence has been such that it has already been remade. Reservoir Dogs introduced the world to Quentin Tarantino’s narrative and visual style, which includes high doses of blood and violence, and while it has its controversial moments and behind-the-scenes stories, it continues to be praised by critics and viewers, and it has earned a spot in film history.

Reservoir Dogs follows a group of thieves assembled and led by crime boss Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) and his son Eddie “Nice Guy” Cabot (Chris Penn) who look to steal thousands of dollars from a jewelry store. Although it was all carefully planned, the heist didn’t go as expected, and the members of the team ended up showing...

Bollywood diva Malaika Arora showcased her stretch marks in a new mirror selfie she shared on social media. Malaika took to her Instagram story, where she shared the flawless picture. In the image, she is seen wearing a black crop top paired with gray sweatpants. The dancing diva pulled her hair back to a ponytail.

To complete her look, Malaika chose to go au naturale and subtle lip tint.

Recently, a video of Malaika, who is an avid social media user, and her beau Arjun Kapoor dancing on the number ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ picturised on her and superstar Shah Rukh Khan went viral on social media.

As an actress, she has starred in main roles in films ‘Kaante’ and ‘Emi’. Malaika appeared on the television show ‘Nach Baliye’ as one of the three judges. She then appeared on the show ‘Zara Nachke Dikha’, ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, ‘India’s Got Talent’, ‘Supermodel of the Year...

The voice cast for Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Hulu‘s upcoming adult animated series, got a bit more super on Saturday with the reveal of several more actors/characters.

In the series premiering Thursday, May 21, the megalomaniacal supervillain M.O.D.O.K. (voiced by Patton Oswalt) has long pursued his dream of one day conquering the world. But after years of setbacks and failures fighting the Earth’s mightiest heroes, M.O.D.O.K. has run his evil organization A.I.M. into the ground. Ousted as A.I.M.’s leader (while also dealing with his crumbling marriage...

Suniel Shetty has been in the industry for three decades now and has had his share of hits and misses. Suniel says that an actor is judged according to his success, which can be mentally disturbing.

Suniel, 59, made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Balwaan. He was later seen in films such as Sapoot, Hu Tu Tu, Krodh, Hera Pheri, Dus, Kaante, Border, Gopi Kishan and Chup Chup Ke among many others.

Talking about living the fastpaced life in Bollywood can be mentally exhausting, Suniel revealed, "It is not the pace or the effort that is exhausting. It is people around judging you all the time. Success and failure means so much. You're judged according to your success which is mentally very disturbing."

The actor, who is all set to host a show titled "21 Din Wellness" on Big FM, stresses on mental and physical fitness.

"That is why staying mentally and...

Mumbai Saga movie review is here. The Indian Hindi-language action crime drama is directed by Sanjay Gupta and produced by T-Series. The movie boosts of an ensemble cast of John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Suniel Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal, Rohit Roy, Anjana Sukhani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prateik Babbar, Samir Soni, Amole Gupte and Gulshan Grover.

Mumbai Saga hits the theatres on 19 March 2021.

Mumbai Saga Movie Review

Masala days are here again. Theatre mein jao or citi bajao. If you are born and brought up by the massy Ott (over the top baba) entertaining cop v/s criminal drama, fascinated by the Bollywood’s underworld then Mumbai Saga is your ticket.

Sanjay Gupta’s triangular love story with Bollywood masala and Hollywood’s action crime dramas since Aatish, Kaante, Musafir, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala continues with Mumbai Saga as well. With Dus Kahaniyaan and Kaabil an exception but still mass entertainers.

The...

Can someone imagine a sequel of 'Sholay' in contemporary times? Does anyone have the courage to think out-of-the-box instead of dishing out trash in the name of entertainment.

Dear friends, this is the 45th year of the movie that changed the paradigm of Indian cinema. There are umpteen number of stories around the movie itself. Every person you meet has something unique to share about Sholay.

My friend, a cinema critic has defined this movie as a movie in ‘episodes’. Also a point to be noted about the narrative, screenplay, dialogues, direction, etc. is that the movie seems incomplete without any of the characters.

All the characters, scenes, sequences seem imperative unlike contemporary movies where even children find mistakes and there are gross bloopers. Also the high point about the writers is that each character is well defined and has a role to take the narrative ahead.

Most...

Failure, competition and the pressure of staying relevant perennially looms on actors in Bollywood. Some can cope with it and some cannot. Those who cannot, often quit and opt for a different path in another fields.

The author has jotted out a few names, who courted the limelight for a while but could not continue their journey in the world of glitz and sparkle called Bollywood.

Imran Khan

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's nephew Imran Khan has quit Bollywood as an actor. He broke the news earlier this month. Imran made his debut in Hindi film industry in 2008 with the hit film "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na". However, most of what followed was forgettable fare as "Luck", "Kidnap", "I Hate Luv Story" and "Break Ke Baad". There was "Delhi Belly" in 2011, but that was an odd success, clearly not enough. Imran's last big screen outing was in 2015 with Kangana Ranaut...

Actor Sanjay Dutt thanked his frequent collaborator Amitabh Bachchan for love and guidance on the birthday of the megastar.

Amitabh turned 78 on Sunday, and Sanjay used the occasion to thank him.

"Thank you for all the love, learning and guidance over all these years. Wishing you a Happy, Healthy & Blessed Birthday @SrBachchan Sir," Sanjay tweeted along with two photos.

He shared a black and white photo of the duo from their younger days. In the second photo, the two seem to be having a good chat.

The actors have featured together in films such as "Kaante", "Shootout at Lokhandwala", "Deewar" and "Eklavya: The Royal Guard".

Other actors like Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Nimrat Kaur and Ajay Devgn also wished Amitabh on his birthday on Sunday.  --ians/nn/vd...

Mumbai, July 26 (Ians) Malaika Arora shot to fame with her superhit dance number "Chhaiyya chhaiyya" with Shah Rukh Khan in Mani Ratnam's 1998 film, "Dil Se". After all these years, superdancer Malaika has come out to reveal a shocking incident about the filming of the song. She was bleeding around the waist while dancing, she revealed.

"I fell several times while shooting for 'Chaiyya chaiyya'. I would sway right and left owing to the strong wind, and to avoid that, the team tied me with the train with a rope through my ghaghra. This was meant to help me balance and (stay in) sync with the train's motion. Unfortunately, when I removed the rope, I discovered I had cuts along my waistline. I was bleeding, and everyone was worried," she said, recalling the shooting for the iconic number on a reality dance show.

Composed by Ar Rahman and penned by Gulzar,...

We now dive into Part 2 of the songs of Bollywood. 90s Bollywood had a hefty past of classic films and songs to surpass. From Dilip Kumar walking along a cliff, Dev Anand comically falling down, Raj Kapoor thinking about death and legacy, to Rajesh Khanna staring out at the sea (on another cliff), Sunny Deol stomping his feet as his gang mates went up the hill and Rishi Kapoor righting the wrongs of his past life through a song. How do you top that and still be the lovable, funky, fun and completely absurd Bollywood we knew and love… Easy! From the soft, easy listening music and some jazz combinations of the earlier films, the music and dance sequences transposed to low budget big band music taking on the blasting of the base club beats Ko-ing the western world with a bigger dose of desi swag. As well as dancing queens and dhak dhak,...

Zecond Coming - "Thorns" is the story of Idaho Thorns - The Bride of Blood who is about to get married when suddenly her guests transform into a horde of flesh eating zombies. The video is an homage to horror comics from the 50s-60s and so is the music. "Thorns" oozes vibes from 1960s traditional Rock 'n Roll. It's a blend of Roy Orbinson, Elvis and Tom Jones.   This is Jonas Wolcher (creator of New Swedish Genre Cinema) first real Rock 'n Roll music video. It was shot May 2017 in Floda, Sweden.   Starring: Ida Karolin Johansson, Ric Ochet, J, Revelvis, Cissi Lijemalm, Christer Blomgren, Malte Aronsson, Malake Masassi, The Per, Gustav Ljungdahl   Creepy effects: Gustav Ljungdahl Makeup: Malake Masassi, Jonas Wolcher...

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Sanjay Dutt has survived 40 years in the Hindi film industry taking on many varied roles, hairstyles and personalities. While not always a person of great virtue, he remains nonetheless a supremely popular star amongst the changing multitude of stars in Bollywood. Sanju, the new film by Rajkumar Hirani, gives audiences the chance to experience the whole story of Sanjay Dutt from Naam till Kaante and beyond. Produced under his own banner along with Vidhu Vinod Chopra and starring Ranbir Kapoor, the music for it would seem to have to be as varied as Sanjay Dutt’s own life and thus the responsibility is put in the hands of Ar Rahman, Sanjay Wandrekar and Rohan Rohan.

The first song Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya is parody song of music from yesteryear. Sanjay Dutt’s early career seems to have been about convincing his legendary father Sunil Dutt. With this track, Sonu Nigam...

She won hearts with her pole dance act in the song ‘Mahi Ve’ from the film Kaante. And now all those who want to see how Malaika Arora managed to perform with such aplomb in the film, will get to see a glimpse of it yet again on the small screen too. Malaika Arora, whoRead More

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Back in 2002, Sanjay Gupta directed an ensemble cast comprising of Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty and Mahesh Manjrekar in the film Kaante. Post its release, the gritty film went on to become a film that almost everyone has seen and loved. Now decades later, we hear that Gupta is all set on makingRead More

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Fancy a film that mashes up Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects, with a few song and dance numbers? Step this way...

Film is such a diverse medium that it is possible to call yourself a fan without ever venturing out of your favourite genre. Hell, it is perfectly acceptable nowadays to add 'films' to your list of hobbies by watching nothing more than the output of the McU. Getting some people to venture into the wonderful world of foreign cinema can admittedly be a tall order. We’ve all met one, right? The 'I go to the cinema to watch, not to read!' crowd. That’s fine. There is nothing wrong with having your entertainment packaged as you like it.

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Sanjay Gupta’s tale of a blind dubbing artist avenging the ghost of his wife is the sort of nonsense the Indian film industry stopped churning out 20 years ago

Set against the prospect of Shah Rukh Khan playing a mobster in this weekend’s other major Hindi release, Raees, this teeth-grinding, mouth-foaming melodrama is destined to appear Bollywood trad, proceeding from the kind of innately preposterous premise a screenwriter might have tried to get away with 20 years ago. Here – no word of a lie – is the story of a blind dubbing artist (honey-eyed pin-up Hrithik Roshan) who embarks on a kill-crazy rampage after his equally sightless beloved is driven to self-sacrifice by well-connected thugs. It’s not good, exactly, but I can’t say it’s not watchable on some far-out level.

Sanjay Gupta, the crime specialist who directed the Hindi redo of Reservoir Dogs (2002’s Kaante), eventually embraces the full absurdity of this setup.

Rakesh Roshan is the man who is the creator of Krrish franchise and has delivered entertainers like Karan Arjun, Khoon Bhari Maang and Khudgarz amongst others.

Sanjay Gupta is the man who has been one of the most tech savvy filmmakers around and knows his men, as apparent in macho entertainers like Kaante, Zinda, Musafir and Shootout franchises.

No wonder, when the two decided to join hands for Kaabil with Hrithik Roshan in the lead, it was pretty much on the cards that the film would bring in the right mix of emotions, style and performances.

“I have been a huge fan of Sanjay and have been interacting with him for last two-three years. He used to discuss quite a few subjects with me and I was looking forward to work with him since he is superb when it comes to technically mounting a film,” says Rakesh Roshan, “When he...

After ‘Khallas’, Zareen Khan is all set for another remake of a dance number and this time around it is ‘Maahi Ve’ from the gangster drama Kaante (2002). While the song features Malaika Arora Khan pole-dancing in a bar, Zareen will perform on the song in the upcoming thriller Wajah Tum Ho. Zareen Khan, whileRead More

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Two years after The Xpose, Himeshji has returned with a lot of hard work and extreme dedication to improving his physique, acting and (as always!) giving us stellar music! ‘Teraa Surroor’ is the second film of the ‘Surroor’ franchise. ‘Aap Kaa Surroor’ movie was a super hit at the Box Office in 2007. The songs from the first movie are all evergreen and are very much loved by each and every Reshammiyan (fans of Himeshji). Let’s take a look and see the new musical gift that Himeshji has given us this time, with ‘Teraa Surroor’.

Main Woh Chaand

A romantic ballad, ‘Main Woh Chaand’, is about the aching and the longing moments of love. The song has been sung wonderfully by Darshan Raval with a small violin portion having vocals by Himeshji himself. The melody is soothingly beautiful and the piano rifts give a special touch. The song has lyrics by Sameer Anjaan ji.

>Releasing today is the highly anticipated Jazbaa, directed by Sanjay Gupta. The gritty crime thriller marks the return of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to the silver screen. Joining her in the drama is Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Atul Kulkarni, and Jackie Shroff. Playing the villain of the piece is Chandan Roy Sanyal, who debuted in Rang De Basanti and has gone on to impress audiences and critics with his performances, most notably in Kaminey.

We caught up with the actor for a wonderful chat about all things Jazbaa, including playing a villain, what it is like to do scenes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and so much more. Check it out!

Tell us about how you became a part of Jazbaa.

A gentleman called Mr. Honey Trepan is the casting director of the film. He had cast me in a very popular feature film, Kaminey, five years ago. One day he said...

Ever since this film was announced, the hype surrounding Jazbaa has been almost surreal. The film sees director Sanjay Gupta (Shootout at Lokhandwala, Kaante, Musafir) working with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for the first time with a stellar cast of national award winning actors Irrfan Khan and Shabana Azmi. Jazbaa is an action thriller with a hard hitting storyline. Its soundtrack is however, is very soothing to the ears with songs that are not over the top at all. Jazbaa is not the kind of film that would rely on music to influence its plot/storyline. It is a thriller and often with these kind of films we hear fast paced/dramatic songs but in the case of Jazbaa, the music is totally the opposite.

Bandeya – Jubin (Amjad – Nadeem)

‘Bandeya’ is the first song that released from the album and from the promo itself, one could tell that the song would...

After Sanjay Dutt returned from Pune’s Yerwada jail to his Bandra residence this week on parole for a month, his near and dear friends have started meeting him. Yesterday, Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Sanjay Gupta who have worked with Sanjay in past, gave a visit to his residence to meet.

Sanjay who was looking happy and quite emotional as well, hugged both the filmmakers in his own Jaadu Ki Jhappi style. Sanjay’s wife Manyata Dutt was also present there and posed for the media.

Chopra has worked with Sanjay in films like Mission Kashmir, Parineeta and popular Munna Bhai series while Gupta has directed him in several films including Aatish, Khauff, Jung, Kaante, Musafir and Shootout at Lokhandwala.

Sanjay who is serving a five-year term at Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail, was recently granted for a month parole for tending to his daughter, who is to undergo nose surgery.

She does not not call it a come back but we cinema enthusiasts probably will continue to mark Jazbaa as a comeback of sorts as it is the return of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to the silver screen after a five year hiatus. (Yes we know she’s been busy brand-ambassador-ing her way to glory in this hiatus period but we still did not get a movie!)

So apart from stunning us in various elegant gowns at Cannes 2015 and performing her Loreal brand ambassador duties, Aishwarya’s attendance at the festival had more to it. She also unveiled the Jazbaa first look. Unless you have been living under a rock you’re probably already aware that Jazbaa is a Sanjay Gupta (Kaante) directorial which also stars Irrfan Khan, Jackie Shroff and Atul Kulkarni in title roles. There is some buzz that Shabana Azmi is also part of the project and that...

A while back we had reported that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, contrary to reports of her making her comeback with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, would in fact first be seen in Sanjay Gupta's next titled Jazbaa. Soon after, Aishwarya confirmed the development while making a statement at the Cannes Film Festival. Now we hear that Gupta has roped in known Hollywood action director Spiro Razatos to helm the action sequences in the film. Spiro, who is best known for his work on films like Back to the Future (1985), Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and the more recently Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) , will be in the city for the film. Interestingly while Spiro has previously worked on Bollywood ventures like Kaante and My Name is Khan, this will be the first time that the action director will be in India for a shoot. Jazbaa, which is said to be an action drama,...

Having performed around the world, known for their powerhouse performance, The Titans of Bollywood, Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani with Neeti Mohan are coming to New Jersey on Friday, June 27th. Ariz Inc. the company that has brought superstars such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Atif Aslam, Mika Singh, Kailash Kher, Strings and many others, is set to bring this fiery duo to the Ritz Theatre and Performing Arts Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey for one a night only live performance for NY and NJ.

Vishal & Shekhar reign in the Bollywood industry with over 50 mega hits, that include chart toppers from Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Chennai Express, Ra.One, On Shanti Om, Student of The Year, The Dirty Picture, Tees Maar Khan, Golmaal, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Dostana, Bluffmaster, Anjaana Anjaani, Tashan, Tara Rum Pum, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Salaam Namaste, Kaante, Jhankar Beats, Dus , upcoming film: Happy New Year and the list goes on.

With the big success Ragini Mms 2 under her belt, Sunny Leone is indeed hitting the mainstream button with vengeance. She has green-lighted her next Bollywood outing in the form of Mastizaade. The film is special as it also marks the return of Milap Zaveri as a director. With three back to back hits as a writer behind him (Grand Masti, Main Tera Hero and Shootout At Wadala), Milap is indeed raring to go. If the title is exciting enough, Sunny Leone would be playing a character by the name of, hold your breath, Laila Lele. "I am really excited to have Sunny as my Laila," quips Milap, whose Shootout At Wadala incidentally had Sunny in an item number titled 'Laila'. While the film's screenplay has been written by Mustaq Sheikh, dialogues are by Milap Zaveri. Mastizaade also marks the return of Milap with Pritish Nandy Communications (Pnc). "After writing...

Sanjay Gupta who is known for making stylish action films like Kaante, Musafir, Zinda and more recently Shootout At Wadala will soon be exploring other genres. In fact the producer-director has roped in writer Milap Zaveri to direct his next project titled Ooh La La.

The film which will be an out and out comedy will be directed by Milap and produced by Gupta's production house. While the details of the film are being kept under wraps, it is said to be a clean comic film, featuring three heroes and two heroines. Confirming the development Milap says, "Yes I am directing the film, the screenplay for which has been written by Mushtaq Sheikh, and the story by me. The film will be an outright comedy on the lines of the Housefull, Dhamaal and Golmaal series; however it will not be a sex comedy like Grand Masti. Sanjay who has always...

Mumbai, Nov 18: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is turning author. He is busy penning a compilation of short stories that he hasn't been able to tell through his movies.

In 2008, Gupta, under his banner White Feather Films, had made "Dus Kahaniyaan", a feature length film made up of 10 short films. His love for the short story format continues as he has started writing a series of short stories to be published as a book.

"I've finished writing the first three and to be honest am quite enjoying the process," Gupta, who has helmed films like "Kaante", "Zinda" and "Shootout at Wadala", said in a statement.

"My cinema is essentially.

Mumbai, Nov 10: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta says the audience is scared of simple melodies after being served with noise in the name of music and that he has decided not to emphasise on item numbers anymore.

"In the name of all the noise and item songs we have become scared of simple melodies. The same is happening to our film making," he posted on his Twitter handle Sunday.

Gupta has given hits like "Kaante" and "Shootout at Wadala" and these movies too had item numbers "Maahi ve" and "Laila teri le legi", respectively, but he says not any more.

"I do not absolve myself having been a part of the item song rat race,.

Mumbai, Oct 10: Malaika Arora Khan, who turned producer with 2010 superhit "Dabangg", says she has no plans to return to acting but is open to item numbers.

"Now I am enjoying making films. I am really enjoying being a producer. It is a very different aspect in my life, so that's what I love doing. I am not interested in acting," the 39-year-old said here Wednesday at the launch of Naturals Marvie lounge.

Malaika featured in a few cameos at the start of her career in films like "Bichhoo", "Kaante" and "Housefull". She is game to dance in movies.

"I love dancing and I will continue doing that. I am very happy like this," added Malaika, who has grooved to popular numbers like "Chhaiya chhaiya" and "Munni badnaam".

Malaika,.

Molecule Communication in collaboration with Sva & SAG/AFTRA Presents Ticket 2 Bollywood “Cinema Beyond Boundaries” the 2nd annual conference for successful film industry professionals working in the Bollywood and New York film industries. Over three days of panels, workshops and receptions where today’s hottest writers, directors, musicians and actors recount experiences in the field and lessons learned. They will offer personal insights and forecast changes in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global film making industry, while also taking the opportunity to extend their professional networks. CBB will focus on global cinema opportunities, bringing Hollywood and Bollywood film professionals together to discuss screenwriting trends, co production opportunities, and international film financing to connect the world’s most important film industries.

Guest Speakers from the East:

Madhur Bhandarkar: Screenwriter/Producer/Director; Fashion, Jail, Heroine, Chandni Bar Sanjay Gupta: Screenwriter/Director/Producer; Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, Dus Kahaniya Aunradha Tiwari: Screenwriter; Fashion,...

This weekend, Sonu Niigaam will be rocking the UK! With three concerts on the 16th (O2 Apollo, Manchester), 17th (Wembley Arena, London) and 18th (Demontfort Hall, Leicester) of August, we are all excited for Sonu’s upcoming tour: Sonu Nigam Rocks the UK. Organised by Perfect Harmony Productions Ltd with their associates Blues Communications, Cisne for Arts and Rock On Music, do not miss your chance to hear the iconic and mesmerising Sonu Nigam live. In anticipation, we bring you our BollySpice top Sonu songs from A to Z.

‘Ab Mujhe Raat Din’

Taken from Sonu’s own album ‘Deewana’ (1999), Ab Muje Raat Din is a beautiful song that describes the magic of falling in love perfectly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsPDQBWHlS8

‘Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin’

From the film Agneepath (2012) cast including: Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra. This song made Sonu win almost all the awards in Bollywood.

The first trailer for Sanjay Gupta's highly anticipated cops vs. gangsters flick, Shootout at Wadala has appeared online and it looks pretty fucking stylish. Twitch readers might know Gupta from a few of his older films like Kaante or Zinda, but this looks like a significant step up from those films, even though I enjoyed them well enough. This film is a thematic prequel to a film he produced back in 2007 called Shootout at Lokhandwala, which recreated a famous gun battle between gangsters and Mumbai cops. Wadala takes the feud back to the seventies, when India was even more inundated with wicked mustaches than it is today.While the trailer is stylish enough on its own, it is really the cast of this beast that...

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The much-awaited trailer of John Abraham’s “Shootout at Wadala” is out. The film is a sequel to “Shootout at Lokhandwala” (2007). This film apart from John, stars Anil Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Sonu Sood and Kangana Ranaut. It has been directed by Sanjay Gupta who has received tremendous fame for his rendition of films like “Zinda” and “Kaante”. It is based on the book “Dongri to Dubai” that is penned by Hussain Zaidi. Ekta Kapoor has produced the film. In the film John plays the lead role of dreaded gangster Manya Surve. He had been shot dead in a police encounter on 1st November, 1982. This encounter was the firs...

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta’s wife Anuradha gave birth to a girl Monday.

This is their second child. The couple has son, Shivansh who born in March 2011.

“My wife delivered a cute little baby girl today (Monday) morning at 10.00 in Breach Candy hospital. Both the mother and the daughter are perfectly fine. It was a normal delivery. Thanks a lot for your wishes,” Gupta, known for directing hits like “Kaante” and told Ians.Read More...

Mumbai, Jan 14: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta's wife Anuradha gave birth to a girl Monday.

This is their second child. The couple has son, Shivansh who born in March 2011.

"My wife delivered a cute little baby girl today (Monday) morning at 10.00 in Breach Candy hospital. Both the mother and the daughter are perfectly fine. It was a normal delivery. Thanks a lot for your wishes," Gupta, known for directing hits like "Kaante" and told Ians.

As the news came out, the film fraternity has started sending their wishes to the couple and the newborn through Twitter.

"Congrats my brother Sanjay Gupta. A new angel arrives in.

Bollywood actor and entrepreneur Sunil Shetty, who was born in the year 1961, turned 51 years on Saturday. The 'He-Man' of Bollywood started his career with the film Balwaan in 1992. In between 1992 and 1994, he did a few films, but his first major hit was Mohra (1994), where he shared the screen with Naseeruddin Shah, Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon. The actor starred in films like Refugee, Loc Kargil, Hera Pheri, Kaante, Shootout At Lokhandwala and others.