Bipasha very important to ‘Aa Dekhen…’: Neil Nitin MukeshMUMBAI - Any actor would love to hog the limelight for a film, especially when he is just one film old and is paired opposite a leading lady who has been around for more than seven years. But Neil Nitin Mukesh doesn’t mind acknowledging Bipasha Basu’s towering presence in his upcoming release ‘Aa Dekhe Zara’. ‘Milkshake murderess’ appeals conviction in Hong Kong courtHONG KONG - The wife of a wealthy American investment banker Tuesday won the right to appeal her life sentence for killing her husband in the so-called ‘milkshake murder’ case. After thrillers, Mohit Suri wants to make romantic comedyNEW DELHI - After the success of his thriller ‘Raaz - The Mystery Continues’, director Mohit Suri is keen to make a romantic drama and says his first candyfloss film will release before ‘Raaz’ part three. Newcomer Jackky Bhagnani shed 60 kilos for Bollywood debutPATTAYA - His waistline was 44 inches and he weighed 130 kg once, but thanks to rigorous workouts newcomer Jackky Bhagnani shed 60 kg and is now set to flaunt his well-toned body in his debut film ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’ being shot at this Thai resort. India beat Sri lanka in thriller, lead series 2-0COLOMBO - India snatched a thriller beating Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the second One-Day International here Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. ‘Luck By Chance’ - a behind-the-curtains Bollywood tale (IANS Preview)NEW DELHI - Just when you thought Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ was the last take on Bollywood’s inside story, Zoya Akhtar makes her directorial debut this Friday with ‘Luck By Chance’, a serious dig at the industry. Michael Jackson hit ‘Thriller’ to be turned into musicalLOS ANGELES - Broadway impresario James L. Nederlander has inked a deal with Michael Jacskon to turn the pop star’s classic horror spoof ‘Thriller’ into a stage musical. Jimmy Shergill has no apprehensions in working for small screenBollywood actor Jimmy Shergill has no issues shifting gears from the silver to the small screen. My film is certainly not called ‘Jehad’: Rensil d’SilvaMUMBAI - Saif Ali Khan’s films have a tendency to go nameless until the last minute. The latest is a Rensil d’Silva-directed terrorist thriller, which is produced by Karan Johar and has Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Viveik Oberoi and Om Puri in leading roles. Aamir lauded for endorsing no-smoking campaign in ‘Ghajini’PANAJI - Director A.R. Murgadoss and actor Aamir Khan, who are riding on the success of ‘Ghajini’, are being lauded by National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) for cinematically endorsing and propagating the no-smoking ban in the action thriller. I had asked the bank to step up security: 75-year-old bank robbery foilerNEW DELHI - An aware citizen who does not step back to help a person in need, Maharaj Krishna Kapoor, the brave 75-year-old who foiled a bank heist in south Delhi Monday, said he had written to the bank to step up security just 10 days ago. Hollywood has tough competition to Bollywood in 2009NEW DELHI - Although Bollywood has an array of big-ticket films lined up for release in 2009, Hollywood could prove tough competition with an assorted platter of movies to woo Indian audiences, including ‘Changeling’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Seven Pounds’. Aniston-starrer ‘Marley and Me’ has record Christmas Day openingLOS ANGELES - ‘Marley and Me’, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, had the largest Christmas Day opening in Hollywood’s history with estimated ticket sales of $14.75 million, according to figures released by box office tracking firm Media by Numbers. I prefer to play dark characters: Emraan HashmiNEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi, who has stayed away from doing boy-next-door kind of roles, maintains that he would rather portray dark characters than do roles where he would be required to dance around trees. ‘Ghajini’ already a hit at ticket countersNEW DELHI - Aamir Khan’s much-hyped and eagerly awaited psychological thriller ‘Ghajini’ has set the cash registers ringing in terms of advance bookings, beating Percept Picture Company’s animation caper ‘Jumbo’. |