Bollywood’s premier production house Yash Raj Films has rubbished reports that their next project with director Pradeep Sarkar has been postponed.
‘We are happy to announce that the film started shooting on Jan 2 and it is on schedule,’ Rafiq Gangjee, vice president of Marketing and Communications of Yash Raj Films, said in a statement released [...]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn recently visited the Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan to seek blessings for his forthcoming movie ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge’.
The film’s trailer and posters have hit the theatres Dec 25.
Scheduled to release Feb 26, ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge’ is based on noted satirist Sharad Joshi’s short [...]
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Bollywood might have faced a low with close to Rs.700 crore (Rs.7 billion) losses this year, but it definitely had its high with hits like ‘Wanted’, ‘Dev D’ and ‘Kaminey’.
IANS picks 10 top Bollywood movies that saved the industry from doomsday in 2009.
1. ‘Love Aaj Kal’: Director Imtiaz Ali’s [...]
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Ajay Devgn starrer ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge?’ is based on noted satirist Sharad Joshi’s short story. To avoid any copyright problem, the maker of the film has bought film rights of the story.
Joshi’s story is found in Class IX textbooks as a part of the CBSE Hindi curriculum.
‘Though it’s just a [...]
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Ajay Devgn, Konkona Sen Sharma and Paresh Rawal – all three are National Award winners and they will be seen together for the first time in the comedy ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?’, being co-produced by Warner Bros Pictures India and Wide Frame Films.
The film is being directed by Ashwani Dheer, [...]
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Never mind that his production house Dharma Productions has just delivered a big hit in ‘Wake Up Sid’. Director-producer Karan Johar says he has matured over the years and box office collections are no longer the only driving factor for him.
‘Frankly, I am over and above box office today. With age [...]
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Debutant director Ayan Mukerji’s charming ‘Wake Up Sid’ about a young man and a woman five years older has not only wowed critics but pulled in the crowds too, sidelining the Govinda starrer ‘Do Knot Disturb’.
The box office received a shock with Ashutosh Gowariker’s ‘What’s Your Raashee’ that released Sep [...]
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Debutant director Ayan Mukerji’s unconventional romantic tale of a guy falling for an older woman in ‘Wake Up Sid’ has not only wowed the critics, it has pulled the crowd too, completely sidelining its co-release ‘Do Knot Disturb’.
The box office received a shock with Ahsutosh Gowariker’s ‘What’s Your Raashee’ that [...]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar’s latest flick ‘Wake Up Sid’, which was embroiled in a first-day-first-show controversy Friday, was running peacefully in 42 cinema halls in Mumbai and another 150 elsewhere in Maharashtra Saturday.
The film had faced protests from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Friday for having used ‘Bombay’ instead of ‘Mumbai’. The [...]
Film: ‘Wake Up Sid’; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Rahul Khanna; Director: Ayan Mukerji; Rating: ***1/2
Next time when a star son gets an opportunity to get an author-backed role, let’s not complain. That’s because if he actually goes on to come up with as flawless an act as seen in [...]
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar got a rude wake-up call Friday when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists protested the use of ‘Bombay’ instead of Mumbai in his latest movie ‘Wake Up Sid’ as soon as it was released.
Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma, is the latest [...]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) His last film for Yash Raj Films didn’t do well at the box office, but the banner has roped in Pradeep Sarkar of ‘Parineeta’ fame to wield the megaphone for their next venture.
The untitled project will star Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh in lead roles and is slated to go [...]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Once the script of ‘Wake Up Sid’ was ready, the star cast finalised and shooting of the film commenced, producer Karan Johar says he completely backed off and let first time director Ayan Mukerji run the entire show.
‘There isn’t any Karan Johar element that you would see in ‘Wake Up Sid’. [...]
Mumbai, Sept 30 (ANI): Adopting an innovative approach to promote their film, cast and crew of Bollywood’s upcoming film ‘Wake Up Sid’ launched a line of designer t-shirts here last evening.
The film, a light hearted romantic comedy, has already generated considerable amount of curiosity amongst the people and the film makers are leaving no [...]
