Set in modern-day Varanasi, Neeraj Ghaywan's directorial debut "Masaan", which wowed Cannes critics, steers clear of cliches associated with the holy Indian city. Ghaywan maintains the film, which released Friday, is about India in transition and doesn't peddle poverty as Twitter trolls suggest."I am…

The New Year, new beginnings also means rewarding the achievers of the year gone by.2008's first film awards brings a cheers for Life in a Metro directed by the maverick Anurag Basu and helps bring in the New Year to celebrate the year with…

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…

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…

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…

Viju Shah, who had just one release each in the last three years, ASAMBHAV [2004], SHIKHAR [2005] and YUN HOTA TO KYA HOTA [2006] would be starting the year 2007 with SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM.Though the film has music by Himesh Reshammiya, Viju has been…

First weekend performance of latest releasePretty uneventful - this is how one would summarize the weekend gone by for Bollywood. Even as there were 4 films released last Friday, neither trade nor aam junta were excited about any of them. Whether it was noir…

Even before the first show of NISHABD had commenced, it was crystal clear that the film won't take anything more than an average start. This was even mentioned in last week's column and it was a known fact that regardless of the actual credentials of…

Holi is a festival of Colors, Joy and also an occasion to meet our near & dears to express our love and affection. NGO Manthan exactly did the same thing by organizing a colorful Pre- Holi Celebration with singers like Shankar Swahney, Ashok Mastie, Vipin…

For the umpteenth time in last 3 years, the promotion of Sanjay Dutt's long-in-the-making SARHAD PAAR has kick started again.A film by Nimbus Motion Pictures, SARHAD PAAR has been facing troubles all through its shoot and post production. Now things seem to be sorting…