‘Kahaani’ to be remade in Tamil, Telugu

Vidya Balan-starrer “Kahaani” is set to be remade in Tamil and Telugu. The TV production company Endemol India, now set to foray into movie making business, has bought its remake rights. Known for its television shows like “Bigg [...]

Not dating Vijayendra, CBI didn’t raid my house: Actress Haripriya

Kannada actress Haripriya has denied reports that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths raided her residence calling them “wild imagination of media”. She also said that she is not romantically involved with B.S. Vijayendra, [...]

Pawan Kalyan hits the bull’s eye with ‘Gabbar Singh’

Film: “Gabbar Singh”; Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Ali, Thanikella Bharani, Nagineedu and Suhasini Mani Ratnam; Producer: Banda Ganesh; Director: Harish Shankar; Music Director: [...]

Gujarati songs played at actor’s funeral

In an unusual practice, Gujarati film songs were played at the funeral here of comedian Ramesh Mehta, who passed away here Friday. He was 78. Mehta, a popular Gujarati actor since 1969, was famous for his comic timing. He worked in over 200 [...]

‘Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi’ paisa vasool movie

Film: “Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi”; Cast: Rebel Star Ambareesh, Real Star Upendra, Ramya, Doddanna, Sridhar, Tennis Krishna, Ajay and others; Director: Suresh Krishna; Producer: Munirathna; Dialogue-Writer: Upendra; Composer: [...]

Crorepati game show emotionally draining for me: Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopi is enjoying his role as the host of “Ningelukum Akam Kodieshweran”, the Malayalam version of “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, but says that contestants’ sob stories are so sad that it is taking an emotional [...]

Bhojpuri songs to spread awareness about kala azar

Bhojpuri folk songs that have been entertaining people in Bihar for years will now be used to spread awareness about the kala azar disease, a recurring epidemic that takes hundreds of lives in the state each year and afflicts thousands of poor [...]

‘The Dirty Picture’ in Kannada: Ekta Kapoor opposes title

Director Trishul of “Baba” fame has titled his next Kannada film “The Dirty Picture”, but filmmaker Ekta Kapoor is unhappy and has filed a complaint against the use of the title. The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce [...]

I failed in my first attempt, not my father: Malayalam actor Fahad

Fahad Fazil, the latest heartthrob in the Malayalam film industry, has played down his disastrous debut despite being launched by his illustrious father Fazil in 2001, saying the failure was his and not that of his father. “Please don’t [...]

Revathy happy with Hindi, southern cinema amalgamation

Actress Revathy is delighted to see how various southern films are being remade in Hindi and vice-versa. “It’s one country. The issues and emotions are very much similar. The beauty about India is that it’s so varied, the cultural [...]