Mumbai: “Bandaa”, starring Manoj Bajpayee, is set for a direct-to-digital premiere on streaming platform ZEE5. ZEE5 made the announcement on Sunday on the occasion of Bajpayee’s 54th birthday. According to the streamer, “Bandaa” is a power-packed courtroom drama inspired by true incidents. Directed by Apoorv Singh Karki and written by Deepak Kingrani, the film is produced…
New Delhi: Some films are unforgettable and “Tere Naam” is one such movie, believes actor Bhumika Chawla, who played the demure Nirjara in the 2003 Salman Khan-led blockbuster. The actor said it’s a “beautiful compliment” that audiences still remember her for the Satish Kaushik-directed Hindi romance tragedy. “Some films make a mark, and they leave…
New Delhi: With his latest release “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga”, actor Sunny Kaushal says he wanted to test if audiences would accept him in a “negative character”. “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga”, directed by Ajay Singh, revolves around Neha, an air hostess (Yami Gautam) and her businessman beau Ankit (Kaushal) who are on a mission to steal…
Mumbai: Actor-reality TV star Shehnaaz Gill, who has made her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan’s “Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan”, says she was driven to put her best foot forward in the Mumbai entertainment industry after gaining popularity through “Bigg Boss”. Gill was already a star in the Punjabi entertainment industry when she participated in…
Kolkata: Jacqueline Fitschi-Cornaz walked through the streets of central Kolkata, clad in the blue-bordered white saree of the Missionaries of Charity, it was as if a younger Mother Teresa had come back to life. Essaying the role of the Nobel prize winning nun, often called the ‘saint of the gutters’, long before she was canonised,…
Mumbai: Pamela Chopra, playback singer, writer and late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s wife, died on Thursday at a Mumbai hospital. She was 74. Pamela Chopra breathed her last at Lilavati hospital where she was admitted after being diagnosed with pneumonia. She is survived by her sons, filmmaker Aditya Chopra and actor Uday Chopra. “She passed away today…
Chennai: Movie Train Motion Pictures unveiled the first motion poster of its Muttiah Muralitharan biopic “800” on the occasion of the Sri Lankan cricket legend’s 51st birthday. The producers shared the poster of the Tamil film, starring “Slumdog Millionaire” actor Madhurr Mittal in the role of the spinner, on Monday. “We are proud to bring…
Mumbai: “Chhorii” star Nushrratt Bharuccha is set to feature in the Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s 2005 movie “Chatrapathi”, the makers said Monday. Billed as a “high octane action drama”, the upcoming film will see Nushrratt star opposite Sreenivas Bellamkonda. The film will hit the screens on May 12. The actor said she is excited…
Mumbai: Filmmaker Umesh Shukla of “102 Not Out” fame is set to direct the book-to-screen adaptation of “A Don’s Nemesis”. The book revolves around the single-hand pursuit of don Ravi Pujari by Dr Amar Kumar Pandey, a retired IPS officer and former Director General of Police, Karnataka, across the globe and finally locating, identifying, arresting and…
Mumbai: Actor Alaya F, known for her films such as “Jawaani Jaaneman” and “Freddy”, says the pandemic has changed the Hindi film industry as a whole and she finds it easier to adapt to it now. The actor, daughter of model-actor Pooja Bedi, will next be seen in ZEE5’s “U Turn”. “The pandemic has changed…
