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The men Prachi loves the most
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She wants to date Hrithik Roshan on screen; even Aamir Khan is on her list
She is all of 20 and the men she wants to date on screen are either on the wrong or the right side of 40. These are men who were at the helm of their career when Prachi was still […]
Hrithik tops cosmopolitan sexiest men
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We generally see sexy babes toplist by number of magazines like Maxim. Cosmopolitan does the role reversal with its list of ‘Cosmos 20 Sexiest Men’. Hrithik Roshan tops the list followed by: Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal and Kunal Kapoor.
List feature some of the popular and well known faces from bollywood like Shahrukh, Aamir, Saif, Salman […]
BOI : Dostana is Average
Q. Is Yuvvraaj the biggest flop of the year?
A. Its on par with the second biggest flop of the year Love Story 2050. Drona still remains the biggest flop by far
Ishrat Shareef, UK
Q. What are the chances for Jumbo at the box office?
A. Animation films do not have a big market in India but the […]
Jodhaa Akbar wins Best Foreign Feature Film at Sao Paulo Film Festival
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Helmer Emily Atef’s German drama “The Stranger in Me” nabbed the top kudos of the 32nd edition of the Sao Paulo Film Fest, held Oct. 16-30 in South America’s largest city.
“Stranger” got the feature kudo, as well as a special actress award for Susanne Wolff. According to fest rules, the jury […]
International Awards For Jodhaa Akbar and Hrithik
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Jodhaa Akbar won the best film grand prix award at the Film Festival of Muslim Cinema Golden Minbar in Kazan, Russia. The award was shared with Iranian film M For Mother.
Hrithik Roshan was awarded best actor for Jodhaa Akbar.
Jodhaa Akbar wins Best Film in Russia
Jodhaa Akbar won the Best Film Grand Prix at the film […]
Jodhaa Akbar Finally In Rajasthan
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After eight months of its release and superhit business in the major circuits, Jodhaa Akbar managed to see a release in Rajasthan on 3rd October.
The film was initially released all over India in February but bas banned in Rajasthan by the Karni Sena group. Exhibitors in Rajasthan kept away from Jodhaa Akbar in fear of […]
TOI REVIEW: KIDNAP
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Kidnap (thriller)
Cast: Imran Khan, Minnisha Lamba, Sanjay Dutt
Direction: Sanjay Gadhvi
Critics rating: ***
The new kid on the block is indeed quite natty. Sanjay Gadhvi’s thriller may be low on Dhoom this time, but young Imran Khan more than makes up for the sluggish pace and the mediocre script. His transition from the sweet, chocolate boy hero […]
Kidnap Opens To An Excellent Response All Over
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Kidnap has opened to an excellent response all over. The morning shows ranged from 70-100% and afternoon shows are better ranging at 80-100%. The all India average looks set to be around 90% for the first day.
The best opening was in the Mumbai circuit as the morning shows at places like Pune and Surat opened […]
First review of Kidnap
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Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minissha Lamba, Vidya Malvade, Rahul Dev, Reema Lagoo
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Producer: Dhilin Mehta (Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.)
Music: Pritam, Sandeep & Sanjeev Vyas
Rating: **1/2
Kidnap is a high level drama which unveils the story with each opening scene, step by step. It is basically the story of the fight between Imran Khan […]
Dull Period Proves To Be Good
BOI
The normally dull period at the box office of Ramadan has proved to be good this year for the film industry. Films like Phoonk, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Rock On!!, A Wednesday and last week’s 1920 have all proved to be successes of varying degrees.
All the films are small budget apart from Rock On!! which is […]
Will Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Beat The First Week Record Of Singh Is Kinng?
BOI
Q. What are the intial reactions to Golmaal Returns promo?
A. Excellent. Its been very well received and liked by one and all in the trade and evoked tremendous curiosity from the film going public. Golmaal Returns is a sure shot winner.
Karan Arora, Canada
Q. What are the budgets of Rock On and Phoonk?
A. The budget […]
Krrish At International Film Festival
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Rakesh Roshan directed Hrithik Roshan starrer blockbuster Krrish (2006) will be screened at the Pusan International Film Festival. It will be showcased as part of the “Superheroes in Asia” segment. Other movies in this segment are Gekko Kaamen from Japan, Mercury Man from Thailand and Hong Gil Dong amongst others.
The festival will start on 2nd […]
Singh Is Kinng Emerges Highest Revenue Earner Ever
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Singh Is Kinng has emerged the highest revenue earner ever from all sources of revenue. It will beat the total revenue of Om Shanti Om by a few crores thanks mainly to the jump in prices of satellite revenue and the awesome revenue from its music rights. Singh Is Kinng will fetch a revenue of […]
TZP, Jodhaa Akbar to compete at Asia Pacific Screen Awards
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MUMBAI: Aamir Khan’s directorial debut Taare Zameen Par and Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodhaa Akbar have been entered to compete at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
The awards are scheduled to take place on 11 November on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. This year the APSA has attracted more than 180 film entries from 43 countries […]
Hrithik chews anti-smoking chewing gum
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After Shahrukh Khan, it’s now Hrithik Roshan who is breaking the headlines for smoking. While Shahrukh favors smoking, Hrithik opposes it. Hrithik has a clear picture in the industry for not holding butts in films or in social gatherings. On looking at this positive angle, a pharmaceutical company has approached him to endorse anti-smoking chewing […]
Demystifying Akshay’s Rs 71 cr movie deal
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MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar’s Rs 71 crore remuneration which official sources attribute to market speculation has Bollywood in a tizzy. Pritish Nandy who heads PNC says, “The numbers in Bollywood are still as opaque as they always were. So it is the myth-building exercise that carries through.”
Speaking from Thailand, Akshay said that he was a stakeholder […]
JA trended better than JTYJN
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Week 2
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Avg drop
JA
42.24%
34.68%
41%
13.3%
50.22%
44.14%
53.22%
39.82%
JTYJN
15.5%
49.91%
45.34%
37.60%
63.47%
46.04%
48.71%
43.79%
(Figures from Boxofficeindia)
9Sep2008 | manoj | 19 comments | Continued
kangana on kites and Aamir
In a recent Interview, Kangana Ranaut talks about her meeting with Rakesh Roshan to talk about Kites.
He said ‘you are doing my film’. That’s the kind of rapport I have with Anurag. He never narrates the script to me. How can you refuse someone who has launched you and taught you acting, anyways? No complaints, […]
This is what makes him the King! 
such a wise person... 
This movie is simply AWESOME. Anyone who says they found the film boring or meaningless just don't have a heart. ...
The first half of the movie is perfectly okays and attractive too but the second half completes the fact that ...
I think screen people made a mistake they shouldnt have nominated sunidhi sukhwinder rnbdj sucks 
IT IS GOOD NOMINATIONS NOT EXCELLENT... 
wao................. rab ne should be nominate na? i think its the best movie in 2008... 
he is looking dso gud 