Lefangey Parindey Coming at time just before the beginning of Commonwealth Games, LAFANGEY PARINDAY essentially is a film whose underlining theme is sports, Neil Nitin Mukesh representing the kick boxing in the film, while Deepika Padukone playing the character of a blind girl who excels in figure skating. The  timing of release of the film is crucial and one only hopes that the film would be lapped... 

Dabangg In his career of more than 20 years, Salman Khan has never sported a moustache in his films, may be in sync with the chocolate boy image that he projected, but with Dabangg he is turning a new leaf. He is sporting a moustache to add sense of dabanggee to his character. Dabangg is a Hindi word which literally means one who rules with muscles, and one cannot be a chocolate character to rule... 

Music Music is a gift that was given to all the living beings in the world. All of us – may we be plants, animals, Birds, reptiles, or humans – we all love music. It’s in our very soul, and thus it moves everybody. Music is the very essence of life. This is why every living being responds to it. We all have our different tastes in music. So do other living beings. Studies have revealed that... 

Madhuri Dixit The current Bollywood stars gain a lot of monetary advantage owing to their marketing prowess. Bollywood, it appears, has finally understood the power of marketing. But the industry is currently at the peak of male dominance. In spite of their popularity and success – the current female stars of today don’t hold a candle to the last female superstar of Bollywood. They all bow low... 

Arjun Rampal Who would have thought that when Arjun Rampal had made his debut in ROCK ON as an urban boy that with Rajniti he would really evolve as an actor? Indeed he is the surprise winner with Rajniti. His evolution as an actor is complete as the role that he has enacted in Rajniti is the roles with which common people identify as the role he has enacted has an element of connect through the tools... 

Dev Anand Whenever the history of Hindi cinema would be written Dev Anand’s name would emerge as the shinning beacon in the list. He is the personality that has always advocated about the issues concerning the youth of the country and has been at the forefront of spreading the spirit of youthfulness through his more than 100 films oeuvre that he has given to the world of Hindi cinema. It is... 

FIFA World Cup 2010 As the curtain on the Football World Cup has been raised, and there would be frenzy in all forms of media to cover it, the occasion provides an opportunity to interpret it in a different manner. The different manner could be to see how the game of football has evolved in the world of Hindi cinema and also to throw some light on the manner in which South Africa has been used as... 

Barbra Mori Bollywood, regarded world over as the largest film fraternity on the face of this earth is truly empowering globalization with its philanthropic ways! Catering to the entertainment of its masses across the globe, the world’s largest film industry has now a lot more to offer to its overseas follower-ship rather than just entertainment. Bollywood is now being eyed upon by upcoming actors... 

Drama Queen Marriage, divorce, vamps, heavy jewellery and obscene make up even at night, endless tears – ring any bells?? Yes, these are trademarks of saas-bahu shows on television. There were shows like Buniyaad, telecasted on Doordarshan pre-liberalisation, but these shows were often classics, and attempted to combine art with a dash of real life drama. Post liberalisation, the saga of saas-bahu... 

Reality TV Today is the era of reality Television, a place where fiction meets reality. There was a time when our Television sets were full of melodramatic daily soaps. TV shows without stringent story-lines, soon became increasingly popular with the audience. Ordinary people captured in real-life situations seemed to amuse the audience, which was bombarded with ultra-dramatic soaps and movies. Reality... 

Hindi Cinema On 28 May 2010, after a really long time, no Hindi film was released. It would probably be the first Friday this year when this phenomenon has happened. For a change, on this Friday two Hollywood films PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME and DAYBREAKERS were released. Sunil Dutt: Actor With Human Touch Earlier during the year that has gone so far, it was observed that more than four-five... 

Sunil Dutt 25 May was the death anniversary of Sunil Dutt, but neither at the national level or in the state of Punjab tributes were paid to his memory, a man who in his own way soothed the frayed nerves of the common people, be it those who were affected by Mumbai riots or those who were facing the onslaught of terrorism in Punjab. Even the world of cinema forgot him blissfully! …And Pran: Finest... 

India Gate - Delhi RAJNITI is going to give a new lease of life to  Delhi as a location for Hindi films. The myriad geographical landscapes that Delhi is studded with, straddling across centuries, is a delight of the filmmakers, and with Delhi centric film makers making their position felt  in Mumbai in a big way, as also the change that the city is experiencing owing to common wealth games, would... 

Kites - Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori One of the enchanting moments of KITES was the scene where Hrithick Roshan and Barbara Mori where shown sharing a glass of bubbly, and the scene was marketed with a gusto all around the world. By showing the moment on the screen, KITES indeed has made history in this regard, underlining this social reality of the modern times, where intimacy between a man and... 

Tongas in Hindi Films As the Commonwealth Games are approaching, in its frenzy to provide an international look for city of Delhi, Delhi government is taking one step or the other that may affect the livelihood of poor people and may also is a significant part of cultural landscape from yore, now being relegated to the background, as it is old, and decrepit. One such step is weeding out the ubiquitous...