Boney and Sridevi Kapoor’s film and television entertainment company BSK Network and Entertainment Pvt Ltd has acquired the all-India theatrical domestic distribution rights of Vishal Bhardwaj’s forthcoming movie ‘Ishqiya’.
Releasing Jan 29, the movie is BSKs first release this year after its last year’s hit ‘Wanted’, a statement released by the company said.
Co-produced by [...]
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek were honoured with the best jodi award for their chemistry in ‘Paa’ at the STAR Screen Awards.
Amitabh played Abhishek’s son who suffers from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process. The father-son duo also entertained the audiences at the event Saturday by doing the Auro dance [...]
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Film: ‘Ishqiya’; Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj and Clinton Cerejo; Rating: *** 1/2
Vishal Bhardwaj’s track record as a composer has been very impressive and with ‘Ishqiya’ he once again proves that he is not only a good filmmaker but also a brilliant musician.
It [...]
After Gujarat, Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Paa’ has now been declared tax-free in West Bengal.
The tax exemption will help reduce ticket prices and will further help the movie business in its long run, said a statement.
Produced by AB Corp and distributed by Reliance BIG Pictures, ‘Paa’ is an emotional story of a father-son relationship that had [...]
Vidya Balan, who never touches alcohol, has shot a special risque number entitled ‘Ibn batuta’ in ‘Ishqiya’ with her co-stars Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi.
‘We shot the song last month after the entire shooting was completed. I don’t drink and I had to act sozzled along with Naseer saab and Arshad,’ Viday told IANS.
The song [...]
Debutant Bollywood director Abhishek Chaubey says that his film ‘Ishqiya’ has turned out to be a bold movie because of the rural backdrop. He, however, adds that he isn’t making any social statement with the film, which is a tale of romance, crime, suspense, passion and deceit.
‘One of the reasons why it comes across as [...]
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has received lots of compliments for his performance in ‘Paa’ and the latest to join the bandwagon is Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
‘Sachin Tendulkar called to personally compliment me on ‘Paa’,’ the 68-year-old posted on his blog, bigb.bigadda.com.
‘I was waiting for him to finish his [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Vishal Bhardwaj’s production venture ‘Ishqiya’ faced the censor board’s ire for using the word ’sex’ in its promos. But the ban has been lifted, giving respite to the producers.
The film has a scene where actor Arshad Warsi uses the three letter word, but it did not go down very well [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Bollywood actor Salman Khan grew so fond of a horse, Laxmi, during the shoot of his film ‘Veer’ that he has planned to purchase two for his farmhouse.
‘My love for horses has grown so much after shooting for ‘Veer’ that I have decided to buy two horses for my farmhouse,’ [...]
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Director R. Balakrishnan is planning to incorporate three deleted scenes from his recently released movie ‘Paa’ to increase the footage of Auro, the film’s protagonist, revealed lead actor Amitabh Bachchan.
‘Balki wishes to put in three deleted scenes of the film back on to it. And I think we shall be [...]
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) The poignant story of 13-year-old Auro who suffers from progeria in ‘Paa’ has touched many hearts and megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he never expected people to so ‘warmly embrace’ his premature ageing character.
‘No, I never ever imagined that Auro would be picked up, caressed and so warmly embraced. It is miraculous. [...]
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) The poignant story of Auro in R. Balakrishnan’s ‘Paa’ led to two brothers suffering from progeria getting government aid, but critics say patients of the premature ageing disease don’t look like Amitabh Bachchan in the movie. Bouquets or brickbats – the filmmaker is only happy that it has made people experts [...]
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) After receiving flak from critics, Vidya Balan has now managed to impress them with her performance in ‘Paa’. The actress is now looking forward to ‘Ishqiya’ and ‘Chenaab Gandhi’ to strengthen her position and says she won’t do roles she doesn’t identify with.
‘Isn’t that amazing? It’s taken a lot of getting [...]
Film: ‘Paa’; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal; Director: R. Balakrishnan; Rationg ** 1/2
When a director takes a road less travelled, it means risk and challenges. Director R. Balakrishnan’s ‘Paa’ journey was difficult but he achieved what he had set out to do — Amitabh Bachchan’s not recognisable in the role of [...]
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan’s much-awaited ‘Paa’, in which Big B plays a 13-year-old boy suffering from progeria that accelerates the ageing process, will release Friday in 20 countries with 700 prints, including digital.
‘Paa’ is an AB Corp Ltd. presentation in association with Reliance BIG Pictures, which will release it simultaneously in India as [...]
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) When ‘Paa’ came her way, Vidya Balan was excited about sharing screen space with superstar Amitabh Bachchan, but was equally looking forward to working with Abhishek again. The actress is all admiration for Bachchan junior, who she says is an ‘instinctive’ actor and has ’something so magical about his eyes’.
‘When ‘Paa’ [...]
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) His script is ready and he has finalised the actors and the producer. Yet, designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee will take two years to begin work on his directorial debut because he first wants to fulfil his commitments to the fashion world.
‘It was a natural progression (to film making). I have everything [...]
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is playing Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in her forthcoming movie ‘Paa’, says that now she can proudly tell everyone that the 67-year-old megastar was her first child.
‘After this role, I can proudly tell my children and grandchildren that Big B was my first child. Not even [...]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Mouthing expletives for her role in ‘Ishqiya’ embarrassed Vidya Balan as she says she never uses foul language in real life.
‘Oh! I was very apprehensive while using those slangs. I have never used them in my real life but I had to because the script demanded. When you will see [...]
Film: ‘Paa’; Music Director: Ilayaraja; Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Shilpa Rao, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan and Amitabh Bachchan; Lyricist; Rating: ***
‘Paa’ is a film with an unusual story and music maestro Ilayaraja has composed tunes that gel well with the movie’s subject. Director R. Balakrishnan’s film stars Amitabh Bachchan as Abhishek’s son Auro, who suffers from [...]
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan are leaving no stone unturned to promote their upcoming films ‘Paa’ and ‘3 Idiots’ respectively – the two are meeting Sunday to discuss marketing gimmicks for both the films.
‘Paa’ is releasing Dec 4, while ‘3 Idiots’ hits the screens Dec 25.
‘Aamir comes over [...]
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Vidya Balan, who plays Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in ‘Paa’, was so impressed by Abhishek’s caring behaviour towards his father during the shooting that she confesses she would like to have a son like Abhishek in real life.
‘I would prefer a son like Abhishek. I have seen him with his father on [...]
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Who says acting is easy? Not when you have to carry a boy weighing 45 kgs on your shoulders. Just ask actress vidya Balan, who had to go through the exercise for her film ‘Paa’ — and ended up falling.
‘In a scene, Vidya had to shoot with a child who [...]
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) The film ‘Paa’, in which Amitabh Bachchan plays a patient of a rare disorder called progeria is not an educational movie, but in fact an ‘emotional story about a father and son’, says director R. Balki.
While promoting the film along with its stars Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan at an Andheri [...]
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) After chic and cool in ‘Dostana’, Abhishek Bachchan goes for a makeover in R. Balakrishnan’s ‘Paa’ — the actor will be seen mostly in white kurta-pyjamas in 90 percent of the movie, in which he is playing a politician.
Abhishek was quite content with the clothes he was made to wear for [...]
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Director R. Balakrishna’s eagerly-awaited role-reversal drama ‘Paa’, which has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role, has been postponed by a month to avert a clash with the other Big B starrer ‘Teen Patti’.
Apparently Big B personally requested the producers of ‘Teen Patti’ to not allow it to clash with ‘Paa’, which [...]
