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Shining the light on Kunal Kohli’s rom-com, Hum Tum starring Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan as it clocks 21 years!

Hum Tum is a boy-meets-girl tale with no unexpected twists and turns. Its greatest Usp is its disarming lack of guile. Kohli nurtures his two protagonists’ stormy relationship through several continents and a gigantic time zone that spawns more than a decade(though neither Saif nor Rani bring a change in their look or attitude, except maybe in Saif’s hairstyle).

The ‘epic’ design doesn’t weight down the basic levity of the romantic comedy.

And what we end up looking at isn’t so much a celebration of universal love as two clumsy people grappling with the grammar of the emotion called love , who don’t get the punctuations right. But director Kohli, whose earlier film Mujhse Dosti Karoge was clogged with incongruities, gets all the pauses and punctuations right.

Subhash K Jha revisits 2007 and the zany film Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, which starred the brilliant cast of Abhay Deol, Minissha Lamba, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen, Karan Khanna, Sandhya Mridul, Vikram Chatwal, Ameesha Patel, and Dia Mirza.

Reema Kagti’s debut film Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd has enough chutzpah to keep you purring at the blend of parody and pathos. Once you get into the narrative groove of these imperfectly matched couples riding into a hectic, hilarious honeymoon in Goa, you’re in for a minor treat. The six couples are joined at the hip and the lip by some commanding inflexions that bind the people in a tongue that’s easy to identify… provided you’ve ever been married. Even if you haven’t been on a honeymoon, get a load of these feisty honeymooners, feasting on the first flush of love, romance, sex,...

Veteran Indian director and actor Aparna Sen’s new project “Her Indian Summer” is set to be developed as an Indo-u.K. co-production, it was revealed during a recent London retrospective of her work.

The film, a mixed-race love story set against the backdrop of the 1947 partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan, is being produced by Kolkata-based Indian producer-director Aritra Sen and Los Angeles-based British writer-director Alex Harvey’s Big Bazaar Films.

Sen came to notice as an actor with the “Samapti” segment in Oscar winner Satyajit Ray’s “Three Daughters” (1961). She acted in several more films by Ray and also worked with Indian cinema greats Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Rituparno Ghosh. Her acting credits also include Merchant-Ivory films “The Guru” (1969) and “Bombay Talkie” (1970).

“36 Chowringhee Lane” (1981), Sen’s directorial debut, won her best director at India’s National Film Awards. She has directed several acclaimed films since,...

Bombairiya

Starring Radhika Apte, Akshay Oberoi, Ravi Kissan, Siddhant Kapoor, Adil Hussain, Amit Sial

Directed by Pia Sukanya

Mumbai, or Bombay as we all know it, is a schizophrenic city. Inviting welcoming affectionate and warm one minute, hostile, intimidating and disorienting the next…. Bombairiya captures the polarized propensities of the split city with vigour and humour.

Sure, towards the midpoint the edifice of chaos built on the premise of ‘One Day in the Life Of Radhika Apte’(she gets top solo billing) begins to fall apart. And you feel the film is trying to cram in too much physical activity at the cost of giving the plot and the characters space to breathe.

But then , this is a homage to a breathless city. And the rhythms of the film follow suit.No time to ask why. Just act.

There is an unstoppable energy about the film that doesn’t always work in its favour.

Kareena Kapoor Khan's uncle Karan Kapoor recently shared baby Taimur and Saif Ali Khan's photograph from his birthday party from last month. The little nawab was seen playing with daddy Saif Ali Khan. Dressed in white shirt and denim, Taimur seems to be busy playing while Saif is relaxing in the garden.

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As the fan following of little Taimur Ali Khan is growing every single day, we are here with some new pictures of him that are absolutely adorable. These pictures are from Taimur's first birthday party at the Pataudi Palace last month. Kareena's uncle Karan Kapoor shared some cutesy moments between Taimur and his parents as Saif and Kareena could not stop smiling seeing their baby boy. The photograph was shared from two angles. Another shot had everyone in the picture chilling at Pataudi Palace. Sharmila Tagore is seen sitting while Kareena and Saif chill with Taimur.

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The annual tradition of Kapoor family's Christmas lunch continues even after the demise of late actor Shashi Kapoor. The legendary actor, who passed away earlier this month, would always host Christmas lunch every year. So, taking the traditional forward his kids Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor hosted the annual Christmas lunch yesterday in the loving memory of their parents. The annual celebration saw everyone from Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor and all the extended family. But, it was Taimur Ali Khan who stole the limelight.

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Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan's bundle of joy celebrated his first birthday on December 20 at Pataudi Palace. The little nawab looked super cute dressed in a kurta and pyjama with a jacket. The birthday party was a family affair with only a few close friends invited at Pataudi Palace. In the afternoon, Kareena and Saif kept the cake cutting ceremony where Taimur looked super cute covered in chocolate. The party people included Sharmila Tagore, Babita, Amrita Arora, Karan Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor amongst a few others.

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Their hectic schedule rarely gives them free time for fun and celebrations. This Holi, however, TV actors like Gurmeet Chaudhary, Shashank Vyas and Rati Pandey have decided to take a break from work and celebrate the festival of colours with their near and dear ones.Gurmeet, currently playing male lead in .Punar Vivah., is looking forward to having masti with wife Debina Bannerjee, who is busy with the comedy show .Chidyaghar., and their friends..I will be spending this Holi with my wife Debina and a few friends. We are up to a lot of masti with our closest friends who we invite over to our home. Unlike the last few years, I am just hoping that this year I don.t have to shoot on the day so that I can go ahead and make special plans with my family and friends,. he said.Ujjain boy Shashank plays Jagdish...

New Delhi, Jan 11: Small screen actor Kunal Karan Kapoor, who is playing a crime journalist in 'Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha', says he would love to take cues from late scribe J.Dey's life for the role.

The actor plays Mohan Bhatnagar in Colors' new show, produced by Sudhir Sharma.

Kunal, who earlier featured in shows like 'Left Right Left' and 'Pratigya', says he hasn't tried to emulate anyone for the look of his character.

'I have not followed anyone for Mohan's character. I have told the creative team not to touch my long hair. Otherwise I have gone by their suggestions on the look. Mohan is a carefree guy very much like me,' he said.

'To get into the character even better, I am thinking.

August 6, 2010: In recent news, the popular serial known as ‘Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya’, the protagonist played by Pooja Gaur is leading a very turbulent and disturbed life.

Her life has become even more horrendous, due to the fact that she has been kidnapped by Angad (as played by Kunal Karan Kapoor).

The complete family of Sajjan Singh (played by Anupam Shyam) feels that Pratigya isn’t as unpolluted as she looks. Krishna (played by Arhaan Behll) stands by her through thick and thin.

Krishna is the husband of Pratigya and he being a good husband, provides his wife with the support.