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…

Upen Patel seems quite pleased with the positive reviews he has received from critics for 'Namastey London', though he had a small role in the film. And now he seems pretty excited about his forthcoming film 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' where he plays the lead…

Shilpa Shetty is not running the London Marathon.Confirming the news, her spokesperson and publicist Dale Bhagwagar said, "News about Shilpa Shetty running the London Marathon is false. She is not aware of it, neither has she ever spoken about it. The reports are completely…

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…

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…

Hindi music industry has been going through a dull phase.None of the new releases have smashed the charts with old war horses like GURU, SALAAM E ISHQ, DHOOM 2 and ANWAR continuing to top the charts for months now. The only album to have…

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…

Baiscope Entertainment celebrates its first anniversary with IndieFocus - a film festival of eclectic independent cinema from across the globe with a panel of eminent directors like Anurag Kashyap and Oscar winning directors from abroad.The film festival will be held from 16th march to…

In a radio interview to a London-based station last evening, Shabana Azmi praised the Executive Producer of Honeymoon Travels...., Zoya Akhtar over Farhan Akhtar! !"I think Zoya has an incredible knack of managing actors. With six couples on the sets of Honeymoon Travels....., you…

You have loved him in his street-smart act till very recently for his hit film 'Bhagam Bhag'. Now get ready to adore him as the man, who has indeed matured over his decade and a half year old career, comes up with yet another performance…