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In a new installment of This Day That Year, Subhash K Jha looks back Karan Johar’s 2 States, which released in 2014.

2 States creates a world where characters don’t shout to be heard. They just belong to a world where being proper, politically or otherwise, is not always a pre-condition.

Magically, 2 States ends with a beautifully staged wedding where the film’s culture-crossed couple finally gets their wish.

Sigh of relief? Not quite. This is a film you don’t want to end. It’s a story….but wait, it doesn’t seem like a story!! Not in the sense of ‘Once upon a time when Boy Met Girl.’ You know exactly where our twosome, the gorgeous Ananya and the diffident Krish, are going… But you get so sucked into their journey, their courtship, conflicts, tiffs, and buts, that you feel after a point that you aren...

When it comes to her characters, actress Vidya Balan has never failed to impress her fans. Be it her charming role as ?Sulu?, in her last movie Tumhari Sulu, or her strong character?of ?Durga Rani Singh? in Kahaani 2, the versatile actress has aced the game on numerous occasions. The actress who is thoroughly enjoying her stint as an Rj, speaking about various critical issues prevailing in society, this time spoke about her movie Hamari Adhuri Kahani.?In a Friday special episode with?Mumbai Ka Sabse Bada Struggler?Rj?Abhilash,?she spoke about the complex love story, her character Vasudha and her relationships with two men in the movie, working with writer and producer Mahesh Bhatt, actor Emraan Hashmi and much more.

When asked about her movie and the character,?Vidya?shared,??The film didn?t do well at the box-office, but was widely appreciated by my fans especially women.

After making films like Aamir and No One Killed Jessica and then following these up with Ghanchakkar, writer-director Raj Kumar Gupta was all set to make Section 84 next. The film was said to be a thriller and even the talks with Kareena Kapoor Khan had almost materialized. However, things didn’t work out between theRead More

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Vidya Balan’s last hit was Kahaani [2012] and that was five years back. Ever since then, she has faced a series of Box Office disappointments, right from Ghanchakkar to Kahaani 2. Each of her films has underperformed and the high that she had gained after back to back successes of Paa, Ishqiya, No One KilledRead More

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” goes the Xmas song, but it also applies to sorting through the dreck and crap that came out of Bollywood in 2015. I watched many of these duds so that you don’t have to, and trust me they’re not as hilarious as I’m going to make them, because for every great Jodi like Srk-Kajol in Dilwale there’s Sunny Leone being paired with Ram Kapoor. Yet there were some awful gems like Msg and its sequel that came out in the same year – take that annual Fast and Furious franchise! Herewith is the worst and secretly hilarious of the year.

Worst Actor – Emraan Hashmi for Hamari Adhuri Kahani/Mr X

After doing so well in Shanghai, and Ghanchakkar, Emraan decided to play it safe with his performances in Hamari Adhuri Kahani (paired opposite Vidya Balan) and the atrocious Mr X.

Much has been written about Kareena Kapoor's walk-out from Rajkumar Gupta's new film Section 84. But the real reason is yet to come out.

While sources close to the project say Kareena demanded too many changes, Kareena has another story to tell.

Says the actress, "From the very beginning I made it clear that I was not happy with several things in the script. The director promised to come back with the changes. However, I was still not convinced about the script even after he made the changes. So I thought it was better to opt out. I was patient. I gave the script several chances. But it didn't work for me."

Says the actress, "At this stage of my career I don't want to do any film that I'm not sure of."

Rajkumar Gupta on the other hand, chose not to comment. I am not surprised. It...

We all know what a fantastic actress Vidya Balan is. But for some reason or the other, her last few films like Ghanchakkar, Shaadi Ke Side Effects and Bobby Jasoos, didn't do well.

Ask Vidya if failures affect her personally and she says, "Failures are disappointing. And they do affect you when a film you've invested in so much in, doesn't work. Like I was heartbroken after Ghanchakkar. After Shaadi Ke Side Effects I had learnt to deal it better because I already had Ghanchakkar before. And by Bobby Jasoos, I had two before. I cry, get angry but with my closest people I get it out of my system so that I can move on. I make sure it's not bigger in my head than it actually is."

That's a good approach, Vidya. Moving on from something which is bothering you is always nice.

This Friday's prominent release, Fox Star's Hamari Adhuri Kahani, brings back on screen the hit pair of Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan (after The Dirty Picture and Ghanchakkar), and there is a curiosity to see them together again. It also marks the comeback of sorts of class actress Vidya Balan.

Vidya has gone on records to say that she really wanted to work with veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and that she is lucky to be a part of a film which is based on the life of his parents.

Vidya was very much impressed with all the real life characters that were etched out. Says Vidya, "It is a very unconventional love story but the characters are real life. My husband (Rajkummar Rao) is very possessive and treats me as a commodity and feels that Vasudha (my character) is his whole and sole property. He forces me to tattoo his name on my hands.

Once titled 'hitman' Hashmi due to his superb success record, actor Emraan Hashmi has been searching for that elusive hit for almost three years now. To be precise, his last big hit was Raaz 3 which released in September 2012.

In fact since Raaz 3, Emraan Hashmi has had some very promising films like Shanghai, Ek Thi Daayan, Ghanchakkar, etc flopping at the ticket window. Even his Dharma Productions outing Ungli failed to cut much ice, and the case was similar with his home banner venture (Vishesh Films), Mr X which despite the much touted SFX tanked. In all the cases, the hit music which was always associated with Emraan Hashmi films (and which earned him our title, music's lucky mascot) was clearly missing.

To cut a long story short, all eyes and hopes now rest on the golden boy Mohit Suri (Emraan's friend and cousin) to rejuvenate Emraan Hashmi's career and...

They ruled the roost in their respective times. Now, these Bollywood superwives, who are striking a good balance between their personal as well as professional life, will be shining out in the upcoming Bollywood movies in 2015, and we are sure they will once again charm us! Take a look...

Kareena Kapoor Khan:

After playing Ajay Devgn's love interest in Singham Returns, Kareena Kapoor Khan will be seen in three movies this year- Akshay Kumar's Gabbar Is Back, Singh Is Bling (she will also be playing a cameo in Brothers) and Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan:

She kept making fabulous appearances at Cannes. Now the beautiful actress will be making her most-awaited comeback with Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa this year. She even did a stunning photoshoot for a magazine thereby leaving the audiences in awe.

Lara Dutta:

She may have given flops (including...

Bollywood heartthrob Emraan Hashmi has said that he is very much looking forward to his next big release Hamari Adhuri Kahaani, opposite co-star Vidya Balan. Directed by Aashiqui 2 and Ek Villain’s Mohit Suri, the film is based on an intense romantic tale between Hashmi and Balan, with Rajkumar Rao in a supporting role.

Speaking to Pti, Emraan said how he is relieved that he decided to take on the film, which he had initially rejected. “Bhatt sahab forced and dragged me into this film when I said no the first time. He knew what was good for me. I didn’t probably give the narration a good listen the first time around or he gave me a bad narration, we don’t know. But I realised this is one of the landmark films in my life.”

Emraan has also said that working on Hamari Adhuri Kahaani has made...

Though it is time for Emraan Hashmi to get ready for his next release Raja Natwarlal, the actor has two other releases which were supposed to hit the silver screen this year. One is the much awaited Karan Johar venture Ungli which also stars Kangna Ranaut and Sanjay Dutt and the other is Emraan's Hollywood venture White Lies. While his former co-star Bipasha Basu too is awaiting her Hollywood release, Emraan Hashmi too joined hands with Danis Tanovic for White Lies. Now, Emraan revealed that they will be showcasing it on different Film festivals soon. Along with that, he also stated that the film is based on the real life story of a Pakistani whistle-blower and his fight against the corrupt system. Normally, films based on real life incidents often have setbacks but denying any such issues, Emraan maintained that it is a documented thing and they are not trying to malign anyone's image.

With Bollywood celebrities constantly striving to promote their films innovatively, Emraan Hashmi too has been indulging into extensive promotions for his upcoming film Raja Natwarlal. Emraan, who will be seen in a film after a gap of one year (last seen in Ghanchakkar, 2013), has now decided to cash in on the popularity of the Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez starrer Kick. Emraan Hashmi will be seen selling the tickets of Kick at the suburban multiplex Gaiety in Mumbai as a part of Raja Natwarlal's promotions. In fact, Emraan plans to con people by pursuing them to buy the wrong tickets. Considering that Emraan Hashmi too has a strong fan base, the makers believe that when Emraan starts selling these tickets, chances are rare that people will doubt his intentions. But fans beware, the conman Emraan may just sell fake or invalid tickets to you. However, this is not the first...

Bobby Jasoos has released and it is time for Vidya Balan to move on to her next. While on a personal front, she has gained good appreciation and acknowledgment for her Bobby act, Vidya is now stepping into a romantic zone after a hiatus with Hamari Adhuri Kahaani which is all set to go on floor. For Vidya, it is a different territory altogether as the last film with a strong romantic element was Ishqiya (2010) and that too had its own share of deceit, intrigue and suspense element to it. Ever since then she has experimented with the likes of No One Killed Jessica, The Dirty Picture, Kahaani, Ghanchakkar, Shaadi Ke Side Effects and Bobby Jasoos where she has basically played on her versatility. With Hamari Adhuri Kahaani, she gets into a romantic space after a hiatus. "Well yes, this is indeed an intense love story and as the title itself conveys,...

2013 has had some fantastic films from the passionate Ram-Leela to the dramatic Kai Po Che. There have of course been some majorly disappointing films. These either had fantastic trailers which showed promised of exciting cinema, or boasted star casts that would surely choose only the best of scripts. Take a look at the over-hyped films that brought nothing but heart-breaking sadness to the filmi buffs globally.

10. Bullet Raja

We were expecting a little bit of action, a little bit of comedy and little bit of romance. Tigmanshu Dhulia, director of the fantastic Paan Singh Tomar, sadly lets us down with this directorial venture. The dialogues are disappointing, the music is forgettable and draws the film out unnecessarily and the story is quite unbelievable. Sorry Saif, better luck next time.

9. Race 2

Race 1 was a stylish movie with fast-paced action and beautiful international locations. Race 2 maintains the style, some nice locations,...

2013 has been a stellar year for soundtracks, with constant innovation and the odd chartbuster that eventually tops your most played list on your iPod. There was a lot of fabulous collaborations like Vishal Bharadwaj and South-African band Umoja for Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola or the full on Southie beats for Chennai Express. There was a lot of regional flavour and experimentation with music directors like A.R. Rahman and Amit Trivedi looking to the sounds of Banaras and Gujarat for their fantastic albums. Whoever says there’s a dearth of good soundtracks, then look no further than our list of top albums of the year!

10. Kai Po Che

Amit Trivedi appears twice on our list, because he proved that quality trumps quality with his three-song album that perfectly conjured up that Gujurati flavour with his consistently inventive stamp. Who could have thought that bagpipes would go seamlessly well with shehnaii...

Mumbai, Oct 26: Actor Siddhanth Kapoor's film on cricket with Bejoy Nambiar will go on the floors Nov 15 and the cast of the film is busy practicing to get into the rhythm of the game.

Namit Das, who was seen in films like "Wake Up Sid" and "Ghanchakkar", is also a part of the film.

"We are doing a cricket-based film which is being produced by Bejoy Nambiar along with Dar (Dar Motion Pictures). Namit Das is a player, he is practicing. So, we all are practicing. We will start shooting Nov 15," the 29-year-old said here Saturday while preparing for the film on a cricket pitch.

Siddhanth also revealed that he.

After the phenomenal success of Kai Po Che! which was an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Disney Utv is producing another movie based on a Chetan Bhagat bestseller. The studio has roped in Raj Kumar Gupta to direct a movie based on Chetan Bhagat's highest selling novel Revolution 2020. The director debuted with the studio and has directed his three films Aamir, No One Killed Jessica and Ghanchakkar with Disney Utv. Chetan Bhagat shared the draft of his latest book with the creative team at Disney Utv during the pre-production of Kai Po Che! The Studio immediately saw the cinematic potential in the novel, which is high on drama and entertainment and at the same time hugely relevant to the youth of today. The studio snapped up the rights to the book immediately, a few months before it was launched. Within just a month of...

After the phenomenal success of Kai Po Che! which was an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’, Disney Utv is producing another movie based on a Chetan Bhagat bestseller. The studio has roped in Raj Kumar Gupta to direct a movie based on Chetan Bhagat’s highest selling novel ‘Revolution 2020’. The director debuted with the studio and has directed his three films Aamir, No One Killed Jessica and Ghanchakkar with Disney Utv. Read More...

Raj Kumar Gupta to direct the adaptation which is currently being scripted.

Disney Utv has signed up Raj Kumar Gupta to direct an adaptation of Revolution 2020, written by best-selling novelist Chetan Bhagat.

Bhagat’s previous novels include Five Point Someone, on which Hindi smash hit 3 Idiots was loosely based, and The 3 Mistakes Of My Life, which Disney Utv adapted as Kai Po Che!

One of Bollywood’s new generation filmmakers, Raj Kumar Gupta has previously directed films such as Aamir, No One Killed Jessica and Ghanchakkar for Disney Utv.

Published in 2011, Revolution 2020 is one of the best-selling novels in the history of Indian publishing with a million and a half copies sold. Bhagat describes it as “an intense love story, against the backdrop of corruption in the education sector, which exists and affects millions of youth across the country”.

The adaptation is currently being scripted and is expected to start shooting in mid-2014.

Mumbai, Sep 30: After the phenomenal success of "Kai Po Che", Disney Utv is producing a movie based on another of author Chetan Bhagat's bestsellers - "Revolution 2020" - and has roped in Raj Kumar Gupta to direct the screen adaptation of the novel.

Gupta made his directorial debut with the studio and has helmed three films - "Aamir", "No One Killed Jessica" and "Ghanchakkar" - with Disney Utv.

Gupta says he agreed to adapt and direct the bestseller as he was moved by it.

"I read Chetan Bhagat's 'Revolution 2020' and was quite moved by it. It is a very simple and heartfelt story about being young, being confused, being in love, getting corrupt. I am looking forward to writing and directing this book for the screen,".

After the phenomenal success of Kai Po Che! which was an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life', Disney Utv is producing another movie based on a Chetan Bhagat bestseller. The studio has roped in Raj Kumar Gupta to direct a movie based on Chetan Bhagat's highest selling novel 'Revolution 2020'. The director debuted with the studio and has directed his three films Aamir, No One Killed Jessica and Ghanchakkar with Disney Utv. Chetan Bhagat shared the draft of...

Kareena Kapoor will star opposite Emraan Hashmi in Ekta Kapoor’s next venture ‘Badtameez Dil’ and the diva refused to lock-lips with the serial kisser. When Kareena was asked to smooch Emraan, she straightway refused as she is not comfortable to do kissing scene. The past track of Emraan Hashmi shows if the actor has kissing scene in any movies, the movie boomed at the box-office than those films which has no lip-locking scenes. ‘Shanghai’, ‘Ek Thi Daayan’ and ‘Ghanchakkar’ failed at the box-office as it showed the actor in a simple role without smooching scene. Hence, the actor apparently asked the film producer Ekta Ka...

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Sonapani (Autumn) Film Festival (September 20-22, 2013), an event that takes place twice a year in a small eco-lodge in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, will present works of filmmakers Sourav Sarangi and Manjeet Singh, and cinematographer Satyajit Pande (Setu). All three of them will attend the festival.

Sourav Sarangi’s latest documentay Char…the no man’s Island won a Special Mention in Muhr Asia Africa Documentary category at Dubai film festival 2012 and Best Documentary award at Tiburon Film Festival 2013. The film screened at Berlin, Busan and International film festival of India (Iffi) in 2012. Read Interview: Sourav Sarangi

Manjeet Singh made his feature debut with Mumbai Cha Raja that premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2012. The film has travelled to several film festivals like Abu Dhabi, Palm Springs and won a Special Jury award at Mumbai film festival 2012. Read Internet has been a great film school for me: Manjeet Singh...

Mumbai, July 22: From a single mother to a sex symbol, Vidya Balan has portrayed a range of characters on the big screen and says acting allows you to live another person's world.

"I don't think it (acting) is about proving oneself. It is about inhibiting another person's world, one you have not been in before. I think as an actor, living a person's life is exciting," Vidya told Ians in an interview.

Vidya was recently seen as a plump loud Punjabi woman with an unusual dressing sense in Rajkumar Gupta directed "Ghanchakkar" and the actress says she always finds a way to connect with her characters, and managed to do with this.

What's the common factor in Emraan Hashmi's last few films? Well, none of these boasted of trademark 'Emraan Hashmi' kind of songs. Whether it is Ghanchakkar, Ek Thi Daayan, Rush or Shanghai, each of these had the kind of music that was miles away from the kind that goes with Emraan's territory. All of that is going to change now with Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi remake, work on which has already begun.For starters, the film would be an out and out musical and would boast of as m...

Vidya Balan is often the receiver of praise but the Ghanchakkar actress was full of praise for actor-director Farhan Akhtar. Although the two are paired with each other in the movie ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’, it was Akhtar’s performance in the newly released ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ that got Vidya talking.

While at a lauch event for artist Sohini Mukhopadhyay’s new album, Vidya told reporters , “I have just seen the movie and he has done a fabulous job as Milkha Singh.”

The film is directed by Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra and also stars Sonam Kapoor, who is still enjoying the success of her last release ‘Raanjhanaa’. The biopic follows the life of legendary indian athlete Milkha Singh and has already proved to be a great success at the box office making an impressive Rs. 8.5 crore on its first day.

Vidya will be seen alongside Farhan in the film ‘Shaadi Ke...

The green carpet became a runway for the sexiest stars in Bollywood to strut their stuff into the 14th annual Iifa (International Indian Film) awards ceremony.

Headed by the badshah of Bollywood, “King Khan”, the procession of fashionistas attracted a rambunctious crowd.

Shah Rukh Khan looked dashing as ever, wearing a crisp black suit and a smile that made every female in the vicinity weak at the knees – including Mani’s mum!

Heads turned as Mr. Khan walked down the carpet, not just on account of his slick sense of style, but also because of the smart black leather sling wrapped around his right arm. Only the King of Bollywood could turn an injury into a fashion statement! Insert Picture 1 – Shahrukh Khan

What he didn’t quite manage to pull off however, was the unkempt beard and long hair, which made him resemble an extra from Pirates of the Caribbean.

Sanjay Dutt and Prachi Desai Starrer Policegiri debuts this week in 828 UFO digital theatres, also Balaji Motion Pictures’ movie, Lootera, starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha debuts this week in 502 UFO digital theatres. In its second week Emran Hashmi and Vidya Balan starrer Ghanchakkar screens in 164 UFO digital theatres while Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor starrer Raanjhanaa screens in 234 UFO digital theatres in its third week. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s produced film Fukrey screens in 49 UFO digital theatres during the fourth week. Read More...

It was mentioned in this column last week that for Ghanchakkar to eventually come up trumps, a lot would depend on the weekday collections. Well, as it happened, the film didn’t quite cover much distance after a decent weekend and collected around 10 crores more. The film did stay stable but that was on the lower end that resulted in the first week billing of 32 crores.

Though these are decent collections for the film, much better was expected given the credentials involved. Still, if one compares these with some other films that Emraan Hashmi had done in the recent past which were not in his ‘zone’, case in point being Ek Thi Daayan and Shanghai, the film has fared better. However, one did look forward to more appreciation coming in for the film along with box office moolah, something that was not the case as it had to settle down with an ‘Average’ tag.

This Friday's new films include Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera and the Sanjay Dutt starrer Policegiri. Between the two, the Ranveer, Sonakshi and Adil starrer Lootera is expected to embark on a good to decent start while Policegiri may appeal to the massy audience, especially in North and Central India.Last week saw the release of Utv Motion Pictures' Rajkumar Gupta directed, Ghanchakkar, and like many of his predecessors who have excelled in off -beat and hard hitting cinema,...

Writer-turned-debutant director Shagufta Rafique has ambitious plans for her film (titled Rose), which is based on the theme of a raped housewife. While she hunts for the young woman who plays the part, she may also have to search for the man who would be playing the male lead.

Reason being the ultra hectic schedule of Emraan Hashmi, her first choice.

"If Shagufta plans to begin her film this year, it is virtually impossible to rope in Emraan," says an insider, "He just doesn't have dates. Now that Ghanchakkar is out, he would step into the promotion of Ungli. Then there is Badtameez Dil with Kareena Kapoor, for which he begins shooting soon. In between there is also his international flick White Lies which would be readied for release."

Add to that Invisible with Bhatts, that he begins early next year as well as a film with Kunal Deshmukh and...

Last week’s prediction of Ghanchakkar came true on two counts. First and foremost, it opened much better in multiplexes when compared to single screens. Secondly, the average footfalls for this widely released film were in 40%-50% range. However, it was also predicted that the film would see some good rise in collections over the weekend. Well, as it happened, this didn’t quite turn out to be the case as the film managed to stay on just about stable and couldn’t really see much escalation. As a result, the weekend collections were around 22 crores which, if not excellent, are decent for sure.

In fact if one looks at the kind of average to above average reviews that the film managed to get at large, and had a similar response from audience as well, this Rajkumar Gupta directed film still managed to have its head above water for a major part of the weekend.

Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan starrer ‘Ghanchakkar’ has made a tepid business of Rs 22.30 crore in the opening weekend. Rajkumar Gupta’s latest offering failed to receive good reviews from the critics as well as the audience. The film opened with a slow pace and could not speed up even during the weekends. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#Ghanchakkar collected approx Rs 22.30 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 7.20 cr, Sat 7.30 cr, Sun 7.80 cr." The overseas collection was decent. The film earned Rs.3.60 lacs in Newzealand, Rs.15.23 lacs in Australia, Rs.52.90 lacs in the UK, and Rs.31.43 lacs in Canada. The fi...

Ghanchakkar has seen mixed response coming its way. Though neither critics nor aam junta has dismissed the film, the feedback has ranged from being good to average. The common observation though is that the film is truly different and comic portions are truly hilarious. That had to be the case," says Emraan Hashmi who has seen some good response coming his way from all Read More...

Vidya Balan is all over with her Ghanchakkar release and is filming Shaadi ke Side Effects. Post the filming, the actress will apparently start shooting for Vishesh Films’ next untitled project directed by Mohit Suri.

Mohit is currently directing Villain with Siddharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles, post his Aashiqui 2 success. The project for which Vidya has come on board is said to be a love story.

A source told the Times of India that this film is an emotional love story and Vidya has been finalized for it. “When she read the script, Vidya really liked it and immediately agreed to sign it. The production house is working on the other details of the film and it may start by the end of this year,” added the source.

Mukesh Bhatt confirmed with the Times of India about Vidya signing the film but the male lead...

Ghanchakkar has seen mixed response coming its way. Though neither critics nor aam junta has dismissed the film, the feedback has ranged from being good to average. The common observation though is that the film is truly different and comic portions are truly hilarious."That had to be the case," says Emraan Hashmi who has seen some good response coming his way from all ends, "When a dramatic filmmaker makes a comedy, he is bound to set it apart. Rajkumar Gupta can't ev...

Starring Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Verma, Namit Das

Directed by Rajkumar Gupta

He is a lazy lazy lad. And she is one helluva crazy Punjaban whose kookie cooking drives her sullen husband up the nearest wall. Disgust on the dining-table camouflaged in tons of table-salt, Sanju(Emraan Hashmi, pitch-perfect in his spousal indolence) would probably have gone on tolerating his wife’s appalling culinary skills matched only by her hideous fashion sense, if only he didn’t decide to pull off one last heist that would make him and his inept cook of a wife rich for the rest of their life.

Take-home food, here we come!

Oh, I forgot to tell you …. Hashmi plays an expert lock-picker, the kind of safe-bet who can crack safes faster than we can say ‘Saif Ali Khan’.Forgetfulness comes easily in this crazily unpredictable dark comedy about an ordinary Delhi couple’s...

‘Ghanchakkar’ is a Bollywood comedy cum thriller movie directed by Raj Kumar Gupta who has earlier directed ‘Aamir’ and ‘No One Killed Jessica’. The film is jointly produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the banner of Utv Motion Pictures. The movie was released on 28th June 2013. The movie has got mixed response from the audiences and the critics have marked the movie as ‘one time watch’. The movie stars Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan in the prominent roles. The movie did an average business on the first day of its opening. At single screens the movie did not get a welcome response at the ticket coun...

Featuring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan in lead roles, Ghanchakkar debuts this week in 586 UFO digital theatres. In its second week, Raanjhanaa screens in 416 UFO digital theatres, while Fukrey screens in 191 UFO digital theatres during the third week. In its fifth week, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani continues to screen in 101 UFO digital theatres. Beehad-the Ravine is in 62 UFO screens during its 12th week. Read More...

New Delhi, June 29: Utv Motion Pictures' domestic comedy "Ghanchakkar", that released Friday, has collected Rs. 7.2 crores in India on its opening day.

Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan play the lead role in the Rajkumar Gupta-directed film that was made under the budget of Rs. 20 crores.

"India:#Ghanchakkar Fri Rs 7.2 cr (sic)," tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

Prior to the film's release, Emraan and Vidya were seen heavily promoting the film on TV shows like "Indian Idol Junior" and "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6", among others.

Ians...

Check out what happened when stars Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan took to the air on Google Hangout. The two shared their experiences with their fans about working on and playing the characters of Ghanchakkar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em3zbNRfYEc

In theaters now, the Rajkumar Gupta film is a crazy, quirky rollercoaster suspense ride that will surprise, shock and entertain you at every turn. Synopsis: When Sanjay (Emraan Hashmi), a suave, master safe cracker wants to retire from a career in crime, he decides to team up with two dangerous criminals to commit one last heist. A bank robbery that will ensure that he never has to worry about money again. Everything goes according to plan – in the wee hours of the morning, a bank vault is broken into and emptied of its contents of 350 million rupees. Sanjay is given the task of hiding the money till things cool down.

Ghanchakkar had so much going for it. The oddly interesting pair of Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi. A genuinely hatke plot. A lot of potential for a pacy thriller with comic elements. And yet, it ends up as flat as cola without the fizz.

Sanjay (Emraan) is a professional safecracker who wants to give up his ways and settle down in life with his over the top, fashionably challenged wife Neetu (Vidya). However, when he is offered a too-good-to-refuse deal by the goon duo Pandit (Rajesh Sharma) and Agreece (Namit Das), he decides to take it up as his last job. The robbery is successful and Sanjay is entrusted with the loot for three months till matters cool down. Unfortunately, Sanjay meets with an accident and forgets where he hid the loot. Then his co-conspirators come calling for their share.

Ghanchakkar starts off very well. The characters and their quirks are established quickly.

Film: "Ghanchakkar"; Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Verma and Namit Das; Director: Rajkumar Gupta; Rating: ***1/2

He is a lazy lad. And she is one helluva crazy Punjaban whose kookie cooking drives her sullen husband up the nearest wall. Disgust on the dining-table camouflaged in tons of table-salt, Sanju (Emraan Hashmi, pitch-perfect in his spousal indolence) would probably have gone on tolerating his wife's appalling culinary skills matched only by her hideous fashion sense, if only he didn't decide to pull off one last heist that would make him and his inept cook of a wife rich for the rest of their life.

Take-home food, here we come!

Oh, I forgot to tell you... Hashmi plays an expert lock-picker, the.

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 6 is now four weeks old! The challenge of the week was family, and the participants made sure they blended the beautiful emotions and relations that they share with their family in a way that the judges feel their performances from within.

The performances commenced with the all-time rockstars Lauren and Punit, who gave an enthralling contemporary performance based on Lauren’s bond with her father. As flawless as ever, their act was soothing and full of feelings, and the duo scored 30 on 30. To take this series of emotionally beautiful performances further, Siddharth and Sonia came up to describe what Siddharth’s mom means to him through a freestyle and hip-hop combined act. Siddharth’s hip-hop was not as clean as it should have come out, but nonetheless it was something that suited him, as the judges also said. This couple scored 24 on 30. Next up were Shaan...

The coming Friday will see the release of Utv Motion Pictures’ Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan starrer, Ghanchakkar. Given the fact the music has not made much of a mark and the promotion has not really clicked in a big way with the audience, the Rajkumar Gupta directed Ghanchakkar may not open to a great response. Having said that we would love to be surprised, given the track record of Rajkumar Gupta (Aamir and No One Killed Jessica) and Emraan Hashmi’s newfound star status, and not to forget Vidya Balan’s stature and presence. Read More...

If there is one actress in the recent times who is not at all bothered about appearing in a glamorous way in a film, with designer couture, without oodles of makeup, it is Vidya Balan, who has really redefined the notions of beauty as they conventionally are associated for a Hindi film heroine, and she affirms it again with her latest film Ghanchakkar. She has again been portrayed in a wacky sense as far as her attire is concerned, and one could argue that it is in sync with the...

New Delhi, Jun 27: Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi were spotted promoting their upcoming film 'Ghanchakkar' along with film director Rajkumar Gupta in Gurgaon.

Balan, who was dressed in her character and looked quiet excited, said that she is proud to be a part of the film.

"All I want to say is that I a m really proud to be a part of this film and I feel even after 10, 20 or 30 years this film will be remembered as a path breaking film. As it is one of those rare times when a comic suspense thriller has been made in Indian Cinema," the 35-year-old actress said.

"Even the comedy is very fresh. As Raj always comes up.

The coming Friday will see the release of Utv Motion Pictures' Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan starrer, Ghanchakkar. Given the fact the music has not made much of a mark and the promotion has not really clicked in a big way with the audience, the Rajkumar Gupta directed Ghanchakkar may not open to a great response. Having said that we would love to be surprised, given the track record of Rajkumar Gupta (Aamir and No One Killed Jessica) and Emraan Hashmi's newfound star status, and n...

With ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Fukrey’ and ‘Raanjhanaa’ doing well, industry is in a buoyant mood. This should be further aided by the arrival of ‘Ghanchakkar’ which is carrying positive vibes. Talkie promos of the film have managed to garner some very good response. These should also ensure that at multiplexes, the film opens well and consolidates its position by close of Friday itself.

In fact this is also one of those rare Emraan Hashmi films which is expected to open better at multiplexes than single screens. Now that’s quite a shift from the days of ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’ and ‘Aksar’, the non-Bhatt films, which were some of his early successes. Of course one could have foreseen an even better start in the interiors and the single screens as well had the songs being set in a quintessential ‘Emraan Hashmi mode’. However since director Rajkumar Gupta has established an...