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Pookutty shared the award with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke. The then 37-year-old Pookutty was an unknown name in the country, but it was not to remain so after the Oscar.

But the highlight was when the then Left government led by V.S. Achuthanandan decided to give him a hero’s welcome and the person who was asked to head the welcoming committee was the then Culture Minister M.A. Baby, at present a Cpi-m politburo member.

And on that day in 2009, his tiny village in Kollam district – Anchal – woke up to welcome their dearest son.

Soon Pookutty became the most popular personality in Kerala and stories of his childhood and how he studied under a kerosene lamp and his daily walk to the school about 10 kms all became news.

Also written was how a bus checker’s son, the youngest of eight children, the hardworking Pookutty was able to rise to the highest level.

Bollywood and TV actor Rohit Roy, who is known for his work in ‘Swabhimaan’, ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’, ‘Kaabil’ and ‘Mumbai Saga’, is set to make his international debut with the techno thriller feature ‘IRaH’ helmed by Sam Bhattacharjee. His character in the film is a manipulative, narcissistic CEO of a tech company, who creates an AI-based […]...

Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says she would love to be in Kashmir on a family vacation soon. She hopes that becomes a possibility once again, considering the state has gone through much unrest.

Meghna opened up on her favourite holiday destinations, and how she loves spending leisure time. "When it comes to family holidays, we often go on a safari because since my son loves the wilderness. He loves to watch tigers and lions in the forest. When it comes to destinations, I love Kashmir. I would love to go to Kashmir with my family and hope we are able to do so soon. If I were Santa Claus I would have people be more genteel, because somewhere that has been eroded a bit."

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She added: "In between the process of making a film, because there is so much work...

Meghna Gulzar debuted as a director in 2002 with the Tabu-Sushmita Sen starrer Filhaal. But the film failed to make an impact and the same happened with her next film Just Married in 2007 and the short story ‘Pooranmasi’ which was a part of Dus Kahaniyaan. She disappeared for a long time but then madeRead More

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In 2008, Sanjay Gupta under his banner White Feather Films had made Dus Kahaniyaan which was the first feature length film in India to have ten short films within it. It had stars like Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Sanjay Dutt, Manoj Bajpayee amongst a host of others. Sanjay Gupta's love for the short story format continues as he has just started writing a series of short stories to be published as a book. "I've finished writing the first three and to be honest am quite enjoying the process. My cinema is essentially dark and nourish, but I am consciously moving away from that space and making my films brighter now. So this is the obvious platform for me to release all the dark stories I still want to tell and to tread fearlessly in telling these stories. It's a luxury you do not have when writing for the screen.

Mumbai, Nov 18: Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is turning author. He is busy penning a compilation of short stories that he hasn't been able to tell through his movies.

In 2008, Gupta, under his banner White Feather Films, had made "Dus Kahaniyaan", a feature length film made up of 10 short films. His love for the short story format continues as he has started writing a series of short stories to be published as a book.

"I've finished writing the first three and to be honest am quite enjoying the process," Gupta, who has helmed films like "Kaante", "Zinda" and "Shootout at Wadala", said in a statement.

"My cinema is essentially.

To celebrate acclaimed Bollywood playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan’s UK tour, the team at BollySpice thought it would be cool to put together a special feature which looks at her greatest songs. Sunidhi is unsurprisingly in-demand amongst Bollywood filmmakers, who want her voice to be mimed by some of the hottest actresses in the industry. Her success is evident in the fact that she will be gracing the stage of the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London this Friday as part of her UK tour.

Having first acquired popularity by singing the songs for the film Mast (1999), Sunidhi is considered one of few who can use her voice to give it that provocative touch. She has sung to some of Bollywood’s most iconic tracks and has to some extent contributed towards the popularity of actresses like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu by lending them her voice in their films.

New Delhi, Sep 9: Television actor Rohit Roy, who has directed one of the 10 short stories in the film "Dus Kahaniyaan", is eager to direct a love story soon.

Roy said that the film will be a sad love story.

"I have completely locked the genre in mind, I will make a love story. No one will digress me from the path...It will be a sad love story," he told Ians in a group interview.

The 44-year-old, who was seen in TV shows like "Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand" and "Swabhimaan", said that he wants to make a love story as he believes in human emotions.

"I feel that love stories always do well. I believe in human.

One of the things we like to do here at BollySpice is shine the light on some people who work hard at the movies but never really get the focus on them: people like producers, singers, composers, music directors, costumers and more. Today we have a unique treat just for you. We recently interviewed Gourov Dasgupta, the music director of the upcoming thriller Enemmy and it was a fab. One of the coolest things is that he gave a shout-out to all of his team that worked on the Ost with him. We thought it would be really interesting to talk with them as well. See what music producer Roshan Balu, lyricist Manathan and signers Torsha and Keshav told us about the music of Enemmy!

Music producer Roshan Balu Talks the Music and Background score of Enemmy

Since I have my influences ranging from Carnatic music (because being from a...

Mumbai, May 1: Director Dibakar Banerjee wonders why a lot of filmmakers aren't attempting anthologies like "Bombay Talkies". He feels that the concept is beneficial for filmmakers as well as for audiences.

In 2006, Ram Gopal Varma's "Darna Zaroori Hai" featured six stories by six different directors - J.D. Chakravarthy, Manish Gupta, Prawal Raman, Sajid Khan, Jijy Philip and Vivek Shah. In 2007, "Dus Kahaniyaan" was a similar sort of project.

Now comes "Bollywood Talkies", an amalgamation of four short films by Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Banerjee. It releases Friday.

"I am very surprised that.

New Delhi, Oct 17: Actress Minissha Lamba has been in the film industry for almost seven years but likes to play safe when it comes to choosing a script.

The 27-year-old has done some out of the box movies like "Yahaan", "Dus Kahaniyaan" and "Joker".

"I don't like taking risks. The risk of failure is too much and like everybody else, I also want to be safe. I want to tread paths that are trodden before because one doesn't wish to make mistakes and then step backwards," Minissha told Ians.

"I would like to do things that.

Hansal Mehta’s latest film Shahid, based on the life of slain human rights activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Hansal, who has made films like Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (2000), Chhal (2002), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) and Woodstock Villa (2008) before, speaks about his career trajectory, his inspiration to make Shahid, and his tough journey with the film:

What is Shahid about?

Shahid is based on the remarkable journey of human rights lawyer / activist Shahid Azmi. It is a very personal account of an inspiring life tragically cut short. As Cameron Bailey of Tiff describes very beautifully on the Tiff website “it marries elements of political thriller, personal biography and romantic tragedy while being a courtroom drama at its core.”

What inspired you to make a film on the life of Shahid Azmi?

I was out of the country for nearly 3 years between 1990 and 1993. When I returned...

Mumbai, June 15: Actor-filmmaker Rohit Roy says Bipasha Basu has given a heads up for his next directorial venture, a remake of 1982 classic "Shaukeen".

"Bipasha loved the script and agreed to do the film... But can't confirm when we go on floors as the casting is still in progress," tweeted Rohit, who has earlier directed "Rice Plate", one of the 10 short films in "Dus Kahaniyaan".

The original "Shaukeen", directed by Basu Chatterjee,.

Vidya Balan just told her 'kahaani' successfully while a few years ago Sanjay Gupta too had a vision to present Dus Kahaniyaan in a feature film format. Though the film didn't do many wonders at the box office, it was acclaimed for it's unique presentation and the fact that it boasted of a huge A list star cast. Circa 2012 and the feat is being taken one level higher up with a film which has, hold your breath, 11 stories. Titled Mumbai Cutting, the film tells 11 stories - each of which has Mumbai as its setting. Interestingly the film is ready for over four years and is now finally gearing up for release on 29th June.

"When announced half a decade back, the film was considered special since it had an interesting set of actors like Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Soha Ali Khan, Jimmy Sheirgill, Sonali Kulkarni, Neetu Chandra, Sushant Singh, Raima Sen,...

Mumbai, May 1: His underworld drama "Shootout at Wadala" travels from 1978 to 1981 and director Sanajy Gupta says that creating the right background was a big challenge as everything has changed a lot in last three decades.

"It is the most challenging film which I have shot till date. It covers 1978-81. Everything has changed, including Mumbai and getting that right was a difficult task," Gupta, who made "Kaante", "Zinda", "Dus Kahaniyaan", told reporters Tuesday.

The director has wielded the megaphone to narrate the story of Mumbai police's first registered.

The credit titles of Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala would have Sanjay Gupta's wife Anu Gupta's name as co-producer along with Ekta Kapoor. Says Gupta enthusiastically, "Yes, for the first time my wife Anu's name will appear as the official producer for my film. In the past ten years, I've been to hell and back. I had a near-fatal accident. My wife brought me back from the dead. She gave me a new life, a new beginning and a son, at a time when my so-called friends decided to get seriously malicious. It's a new beginning for me. And if today I'm on the threshold of a fresh beginning it's because of my wife and the son that she has gifted me. So yes, she's the official co-producer of Shootout At Wadala." Gupta has no ambitions of seeing his little son Shivansh grow up to be a filmmaker.

Singer Kshitij Tarey's first album "Ae Dosheeza" is about to release. It maybe his first but he has sung many famous songs among which, the most recent one is "Aye Khuda'' from  .Murder . 2. that the listeners still hum to the tune of.Kshitij has sung "Tose naina'', ''Maula mere Maula'' (Anwar), "Madno", "Zameeno Aasman" (Lamha), ''Dhol yaara dhol'' (Dev D) and many more songs including those of 'Dus Kahaniyaan', 'The Train', 'Agar' and 'One two three'.Kshitij who was passionate about music since childhood, learned Indian classical music, ghazal, folk from Kota's Pandit Mahesh Chandra, from Kota's itself, Ustaad Sadik Hussain Qureshi, Mohan Sharma [Mewati gharana], Pandit Bhavdeep Jaipurwale [Kunwar Shyam Goswami gharana] in Mumbai. Besides from these gurus, he has also learned western music from Professor Roderigue S Plamthey.Kshitij, an M.A and Sangeet Visharad from music, when asked about how did he get his first break in singing in films,...

John Abraham is the chosen one by Sanjay Gupta for his comeback film. The actor has been signed up for an action thriller which would be going on floors soon. This would also serve as a reunion for Sanjay Gupta and John Abraham who had last worked together in Zinda (2006). "For quite some time, Sanjay has been deciding on the starcast for his next multi-starrer. In fact this new action thriller that he would be directing is being pitched as the 'baap of all action entertainers' that have ever come out of Bollywood. It's a multi starrer and while there are number of other actors who are in the film, John is a prominent name to be on board", says a source closely attached to the film. After Zinda, Sanjay Gupta went on a sabbatical for five years and only shot for one of the short stories in Dus Kahaniyaan.

John Abraham is the chosen one by Sanjay Gupta for his comeback film. The actor has been signed up for an action thriller which would be going on floors soon. This would also serve as a reunion for Sanjay Gupta and John Abraham who had last worked together in Zinda (2006). "For quite some time, Sanjay has been deciding on the starcast for his next multi-starrer. In fact this new action thriller that he would be directing is being pitched as the 'baap of all action entertainers' that have ever come out of Bollywood. It's a multi starrer and while there are number of other actors who are in the film, John is a prominent name to be on board", says a source closely attached to the film. After Zinda, Sanjay Gupta went on a sabbatical for five years and only shot for one of the short stories in Dus Kahaniyaan.

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

Minissha Lamba is in the mood for some fun. That explains why three of her films this year — Hum Tum Aur Shabana, Bheja Fry 2 and Joker — are all hardcore comedies. Lamba says, “Serious films have drained me emotionally. I am happy to have explored that space and now I have got them out of my system. Now I want to work in genres that are fun.” Although Lamba’s received a lot of critical acclaim for her performance in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Kidnap (2008) and especially Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (2009), she now wants to only do ...

After donning the director's cap in one of the stories in the film Dus Kahaniyaan and winning critical accolades for the same, actor-director Rohit Roy is all set to direct a new film, supposed to be a remake of Basu Chatterjee's successful film Shaukeen that starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal with Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles.The remaking rights have been acquired from Basu Chatterjee by Bunty Bahl, who will produce the film. Though both the producer and director have decided to retain the story and characters from the film, they have decided to update it to suit the present-day scenario. While Shaukeen was very simplistic in approach, the new version would be a modern version of the same. Though the original version was set in India, the new film would not. "We are looking at Las Vegas, Spain or Malaysia," divulges Roy.

Though still pretty new to the world of Hindi film music, Gourov Dasgupta certainly has made his mark, and you have heard his beats on the soundtracks for Dus Kahaniyaan and Hide & Seek. He is a rocker guy at heart, but as a composer he is a man of many faces and that really shows through in his latest Ost Knock Out. I caught up with Gourov and we had a killer time talking tunes, Knock Out, Mr. Sanjay Dutt and more. Check it out!

How did the music of Knock Out come about?

I owe everything to Apoorva Lakhia. My last film, Hide & Seek was also with him. Apu is debuting in Knock Out in a small role. The producer of this film is a friend of his, Mr. Sohail Maklai. So, Apu recommended me - he has always stood by me.

So, when you go to meet a...

After directing one of the stories in Dus Kahaniyaan and winning tremendous critical acclaim for it, actor-director Rohit Roy is gearing up to start his new film. This time, it's a remake of Basu Chatterjee's immensely likable and successful film Shaukeen, which starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A.K. Hangal with Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles. "The remaking rights have been acquired [from Basu-da] by Bunty Bahl, who will produce the film," Rohit reveals. Although Rohit and Bunty have decided to retain the story and characters from the film, they have decided to update it to suit the present-day scenario. "Shaukeen was very simplistic. The new Shaukeen will be a modern version. Also, the original version was set in India. But we are not placing our film in India. We are looking at Las Vegas, Spain or Malaysia," Rohit divulges. Producer Bunty Bahl states that they will finalize...

After directing one of the stories in Dus Kahaniyaan and winning tremendous critical acclaim for it, actor-director Rohit Roy is gearing up to start his new film. This time, it's a remake of Basu Chatterjee's immensely likable and successful film Shaukeen, which starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A.K. Hangal with Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles. "The remaking rights have been acquired [from Basu-da] by Bunty Bahl, who will produce the film," Rohit reveals. Although Rohit and Bunty have decided to retain the story and characters from the film, they have decided to update it to suit the present-day scenario. "Shaukeen was very simplistic. The new Shaukeen will be a modern version. Also, the original version was set in India. But we are not placing our film in India. We are looking at Las Vegas, Spain or Malaysia," Rohit divulges. Producer Bunty Bahl states that they will finalize...

Yet another enmity seems to have been forgiven and forgotten. A couple of years back when there was a rift between Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta, there were clear battle lines that were drawn. Though Suniel Shetty was a part of the team till then, the rift meant that there were clear sides being taken. Result? Sanjay Gupta was left to fend for himself as friendship between Suniel Shetty and Sanjay Dutt continued to thrive. Now that the dust has settled down, doesn't Sanjay Gupta miss Suniel being around?"Really, I have never had anything against him. I have shared great personal and professional relationship with him right from Kaante to Shootout At Lokhandwala to Dus Kahaniyaan. For us as a director and an actor, we have enjoyed a fabulous win-win situation", says Gupta who is looking at a new phase in his professional life now, "However,...

Gourov Dasgupta is one of the new breeds in the Hindi film music industry and is a cool combination of both music director and rocker. Not only can the man write a killer tune, he is also probably the one wailing on the guitar! He has only been in the industry a few short years, but you have heard his hits on Dus Kahiniyaan, Aa Dekhen Zara, and on his newest release Hide & Seek. For the edge of you seat thriller, Gourov composed tracks that range from a new take on 'Jingle Bells', to rock power ballad in 'Kaise Jiyu' to a full on rock jam 'Maula' and each one is awesome. I got a hold of Gourov, between recording sessions, for a chat about his music and we had a rockin' (if you will forgive the pun) talk! See for yourself!

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South African actress Tarina Patel impressed in Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Dus Kahaniyaan, in a golden bikini opposite Dino Morea, and in the role of Julie in the instantly forgettable Karzzzz. She will soon be seen in Axel Saxena's Chase and has bagged an international co-production in which she portrays an Anglo-Indian. The film will be shot partly in Italy.

Tarina is now based in India in order to be more in touch with her origins. "I shifted base here because my great grandfather is from India" she says, "But I had to take Hindi lessons to improve my diction before accepting Bollywood offers. People in the entertainment industry in India are easily accessible. You can directly call up a filmmaker and say that you want to work with him."

Everything is going right for Tarina at the moment, having recently returned from her honeymoon, following her marriage to Iqbal Meer Sharma,...

Fascination towards the larger then life films brought the South African model Tarina Patel to Bollywood. She did her acting debut with the most sensuous kahani in the film Dus Kahaniyaan, but now this Dus Kahaniyaan babe is going international.

Tarina Patel has recently bagged an international film. According to our sources the Model-turned-actress is doing the role of an Anglo-Indian girl in the untitled film. The film is apparently based in Italy and her character in the film is half Indian and half Italian.

Tarina is as of now reluctant to divulge any details.