Hindi News
Box office analysis-April 05 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseFirst things first - there was something strange about the way 3 releases of the Friday gone by were promoted. While DELHII HEIGHTS came from the producers who have a monumental success in the form of Rajnikanth starrer mega-film…
"DELHII HEIGHTS would be very successful overseas" - Anand Kumar
Rarely does one find a film maker who is so confident about his film from day one, even if it is his debut venture.Anand Kumar is one of them who surely believes that DELHII HEIGHTS is a kind of film that has immense potential…
Rakeysh Mehra roped in as Partner for UTV's world cinema library
UTV the diversified media entity with presence in Movies, New Media- (Animation &Gaming), TV, Broadcasting announced another first in the Indian media space with launch of its new business vertical UTV Palador - a 360-degree initiative in world cinema under the brand name of 'Olive…
First weekend performance of latest release
In last week's column, there were three things clearly mentioned regarding the fate of NAMASTEY LONDON at the box office.a) The film would open well on Friday (though not excellent which means 80% above) and then take a dip in the evening shows when…
'Roobaroo' singer croons anthem song of SAY SALAAM INDIA
Everyone who loves Hindi film music would surely have heard of the immensely popular tracks 'Roobaroo' and 'Paathshaala' that were an integral part of last year's best film RANG DE BASANTI. The singer who made it possible? Naresh Iyer.The young guy, who has been…
Box office analysis-March 23 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseOne thing that continued to puzzle me over the last few weeks was a lackluster promotion and hype building around HAT TRICK. After all it came from one of the biggest film making house of the country, UTV, had…
Big B, Rakeysh Mehra, Ashutosh for red carpet premier of The Namesake
While the whole world has shifted its base to the West coast for the World Cup, some one from the West has finally landed in India. It's none other than, one of the most awaited movies for 2007, UTV and Mira Nair's 'The Namesake' that…
Irrfan & Tabu lip lock in THE NAMESAKE
Mira Nair directed THE NAMESAKE releases today in India and unlike many films in the recent past that have made a big deal about a peck or two, this one hasn't quite resorted to such tricks.In spite of the film being abound in kisses…
SSI - Not just a metaphor but truly a film about cricket
From the beginning of the promotion of HAT TRICK till very recently, director Milan Luthria had emphasized on the fact that the film was not 'about' cricket but had the sport as just a metaphor. Still many missed the point and the result was that…
NAMASTEY LONDON to take best overseas opening?
Will Akshay Kumar get his best overseas opening ever with NAMASTEY LONDON?Industry is thinking aloud about this to be truly possible as his latest film gets a global release. Reasons are aplenty. First and foremost Akshay Kumar has really turned out to be an…