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Bajirao Mastani: Peshwa Bajirao's descendents cry foul
Sanjay Leela Bhansali hopes to appease them with a disclaimerSanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 5, 2015) On Friday, the descendants of Bajirao Peshwa and Mastani Baisaheb held a joint press...
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When I first got in Mumbai, I took a big gulp of the sea water-Vidhu Vinod...
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (63), Anupama Chopra (48), Vikram Chandra (54)An abiding interest in Mumbai brings together an acclaimed author, his journalist sister and filmmaker brother-in-lawShreevatsa Nevatia...
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Staging a good theatre experience is not as frightening as movies can...
Based on his mother's life, Mahesh Bhatt has scripted a forthcoming play. The filmmaker talks about his liberating discovery of theatreReema Gehi (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 6, 2015) It's no sort of a...
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I will always be oversensitive person-Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh opens his heart about how 2015 has been the most difficult year for him on the personal frontShubha Shetty Saha (MID-DAY; November 30, 2015)Still sporting his gravity-defying mooch,...
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Book excerpt: Ram Gopal Varma opens up about working with Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan has been one of the strongest influences on RGV. But he discovered far more about the person after working with him, realised that there is something about him that he hates too. Read...
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Films' promotional budget adding stress on market
The promotional budgets of films seem to be getting bigger and bigger, adding extra stress on the marketGaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; December 4, 2015)Gone are the days when promotions and publicity of the...
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Character in Wazir loosely based on Farooq Abdullah?
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; December 6, 2015)Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akthar starrer 'Wazir' is all set to hit theatres next month and if the latest is to be believed, a character in the film is inspired...
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I love taking selfies. Just ask me nicely-Ranveer Singh
He is a livewire who’ll disarm you with charm. 'Bajirao Mastani' actor Ranveer Singh talks of fame and its trappings in an unapologetic I-am-like-this-only chatAastha Atray Banan (MID-DAY; December 6,...
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Rock On 2 is a Salute to the persecuted people of the North East-Farhan Akhtar
Subhash K Jha (DNA; November 30, 2015) Farhan Akhtar is currently filming the long-awaited sequel to Rock On!!. Farhan, director Shujaat Saudagar and the rest of the team, recently shot a long spell in...
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Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt won’t play conventional pair in Gauri Shinde's...
Subhash K Jha (DNA; November 30, 2015) Unconventional pairings are becoming the convention in Hindi films. And we don’t only mean the glaring age disparity between Akshay Kumar and Amy Fernandes in...
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Salman Khan told me that he wants thighs like me-Dharmendra
The senior actor shares this and moreChaya Unnikrishnan (DNA; December 3, 2015)He is 81 years old, but Dharmendra’s charisma is intact. He also looks fit enough to throw a punch! Add to it, his...
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Sangram Singh turns down Aamir Khan starrer Dangal?
The wrestling champ did not want to be beaten up by Aamir Khan on screenSubhash K Jha (DNA; December 5, 2015)Things are not so hunky-dory between real-life wrestling champ Sangram Singh and the...
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Tamasha collects 54.50 cr in 8 days
Box Office India Trade NetworkTAMASHA had a decent weekend of 38 crore nett apprx as it grossed 10.75 crore nett on Friday, 13 crore nett on Saturday and 14.25 crore nett on Sunday. It is the seventh...
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Hate Story 3 collects 15.25 cr in 2 days
Box Office India Trade NetworkHATE STORY 3 did well on day one as it grossed around 8.75 crore nett though the collections did falter a little after the early shows at places where it had taken a...
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo collects 191.95 cr in 3 weeks
Box Office India Trade NetworkPREM RATAN DHAN PAYO has seen dropping collections after the first week. The film is still a big hit due to the huge first week but should really have held better at the...
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(Crisp) Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 by FENIL SETA
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 serves as a nice finale to this memorable series. Few scenes take the breath away while the characterization and the changing dynamics between the characters make...
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Sikander Kher will make his TV debut in Season 2 of 24?
BOMBAY TIMES (December 7, 2015) We have exclusively learnt that Sikander Kher will make his TV debut in Season 2 of Anil Kapoor's cult international TV series 24. We have further learnt that Sikander...
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Image: Richa Chadha meets the Godfather and her favouroite Ghostbuster
MUMBAI MIRROR (December 7, 2015) Richa Chadha, one of the international jury members at the ongoing 15th Marrakech International Film Festival, took time off judging duties to strike up a conversation...
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1st time in theatre: Bollywood stars on their earliest encounters with the...
Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 7, 2015)KANGANA RANAUT I was eight when I saw parts of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. I didn't sit through the whole film but I remember constantly humming “Na...
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I get cast for my looks-Dev Patel
Dev Patel on being an Indian actor in the West and playing desi charactersBryan Durham (DNA; December 7, 2015) I visited the sets of Slumdog Millionaire several years ago, at least eight or 10 months...
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