The slow and steady Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
NEW DELHI: ‘Quality precedes quantity’ is a notion that has worked in favour of a few Bollywood filmmakers, who have the knack for weaving stories that compel the audience to overlook the hiatus...
View ArticleGovinda to play negative role in Kill Dil
MUMBAI: Govinda has scaled the success graph during his prime and won the epithet ‘King of Comedy’. After making audiences roar with laughter in films such as Hero No 1, Coolie No 1 and Partner,...
View ArticleYa Rab: redefining the Muslim identity
LAHORE: Bollywood films that shed light on issues prevalent in society usually stumble at the box office. Naseeruddin Shah’s Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (2006), Raj Kumar Gupta’s Aamir (2008) and Subhash...
View ArticleDid you know? SRK will go for Hajj with his daughter
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has a strong desire to undertake pilgrimage. The actor is known to have a very clear understanding of Islam, he is very knowledgeable and passionate about the...
View ArticleScandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Revenge renewed
As the seasons come to an end, panicked fans troll the Internet for news about their beloved shows. Has it been renewed? Canceled? When will it be back? ABC began handing out renewal notices on...
View ArticleFilm review: The House is Black - the other face of beauty
To find beauty in human suffering may sound almost sadistic and even more so if it is in the form of the stunted limbs and rotting flesh of lepers. But the late Persian poet, Forough Farrokhzad’s...
View ArticleRundown of all the upcoming TV show
Take a deep breath everybody, the whirlwind of cancellation, renewal, and pick up announcements regarding all of your favorite shows is finally over. Here is a list by E! Online of all series you will...
View ArticleIrrfan Khan to play villain in The Amazing Spider-Man 3?
Move over the Dr Rajit Ratha cameo he did in The Amazing Spider-Man. Now, Irrfan Khan will be a full-fledged villain in the third instalment of the superhero franchise, scheduled for the 2016 release....
View ArticleNeighbors knocks Spider-Man from box office perch
LOS ANGELES: Raunchy adult comedy Neighbors, starring Seth Rogen as a family man who moves next to a frat house, kicked superhero movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2 off the top spot on US and Canadian...
View ArticleCannes to open with glitz, glamour and a dash of scandal
LONDON: Movers and shakers of the film world are boarding yachts or jets to head for the once sleepy Mediterranean seaside town of Cannes for a 12-day party that also serves as a film festival, with...
View ArticleAwards season: Moods, moments and cliches
KARACHI: We were riveted as Idena Menzel belted out Frozen’s Let it go live at the Oscars. And we squirmed when a not-very-fit Salman Khan attempted a stilted Dabangg Dabangg. It is awards season...
View ArticleAmerican Idol’s hours cut and Gotham unveiled
LOS ANGELES: Fox TV’s lineup for the upcoming television season will include a high-profile Batman show called Gotham while the network scales back on air time for its aging American Idol. The...
View ArticleCannes set to open, with fans, stars and tight security
FRANCE: Film fans already are standing outside security cordons with no idea which stars may show up, and security guards are keeping a constant vigil for potential jewel thieves as the 67th Cannes...
View ArticleSaqib Saleem on his contemporaries
Actor Saqib Saleem, who has starred in four films since making his Bollywood debut in 2011 with Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, says he is jealous of Ranbir Kapoor and attributes his success in Bollywood...
View ArticlePitobash considers Irrfan Khan a role model
Bollywood actor Pitobash Tripathy recently ventured into Hollywood through the film Million Dollar Arm, for which he is receiving tremendous adulation. He has been in Los Angeles since April 30 for...
View ArticleBollywood and the ballot
KARACHI: Following the landmark 2014 Indian general elections, results indicate that the 16th Lok Sabha will be no less than star-studded. Although the practice of party tickets being given to...
View ArticleLake Bell on going from indie to Disney
LOS ANGELES: Actor Lake Bell, one of the few female actors in Hollywood who can also add the titles of writer and director to her name, swapped the world of quirky independent film for an...
View ArticleHoliday —Akshay Kumar surges to a new high in action
MUMBAI: Fit as a fiddle, action titan Akshay Kumar has embarked on a new exciting journey with his forthcoming thriller Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, in which he will try AKIRU, a form of...
View ArticleDid you know? Film being made on Edward Snowden
It has been revealed that James Bond producers are ready to make a movie on Edward Snowden’s story. Sony Pictures has optioned film rights to No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US...
View ArticleGul Hamid: The silent star who was heard
PESHAWAR: Long before Peshawar came to be known as the birthplace of Indian cinema legends such as Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar it was home to Gul Hamid — the Pakhtun actor who made his mark before...
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