As he spoke with confidence and passion about his craft, Hollywood script writing guru Syd Field enthralled the high profile crowd of Indian cinema through his words of wisdom. Invited to India by UTV Motion Pictures, Field, who is delivering a two-day long seminar on…

First weekend performance of latest release'I See You' was the sole release of the week but as expected it didn't arrive with any kind of bang! In fact let alone the bang, there wasn't even a slight noise of any kind as it opened…

Pick up any 10 films releasing in a particular month and most of them would be dominated by male actors. In such a scenario when even a leading lady finds it difficult to find a breathing place for a performance, it is quite a tough…

Smita Kudva, who trained under legendary filmmaker Satjayit Ray and assisted Ismail Merchant, is making her debut as a feature film director with 'Magic Loom Girl', the filming for which will commence early next year.Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, who composes music for the film,…

Just like any other year, even 2006 saw a number of first time directors trying to make their presence felt in the Bollywood film making scene. A super successful year only helped the cause as number of directors showed potential and promised an extended outing…

A Good script is a mixture of Strong Action and Strong Character'an interesting character to reveal the action'a good action to reveal the character says Syd Field, script guru!Syd Field, described by CNN as 'the guru of all screenwriters' known for his sharp eye…

In a short span having stormed Bollywood with hits like 'Woh Lamhe' in 'Zeher', 'Aadat' in 'Kalyug' & 'Tere Bin' in 'Bas Ek Pal' & popular all over the Asian diaspora has made Atif Aslam the most popular playback singer & sort after artist in…

Vinod Khanna is one of the most stylish actors of Indian cinema. He ruled the roost in his prime with films like 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Parvarish', 'Qurbani' and 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'. In his second innings he delivered a gut wrenching 'Dayavaan' (also famous for a…

When Esha Deol slapped Amrita Rao and royally went around town basking in her own glory, she may not have realized that the demure-n-dainty Rao may go on to deliver a super hit (Vivah) and become the muse of arguably the greatest modern painters (M…

Is Sushmita Sen going the Parveen Babi Way? Well, that's the lead story of a popular gossip magazine for January. Sushmita has led a checkered life. Hoisted on the Miss World stage at age 19, a somewhat successful Hindi film career, a lucrative modeling career,…