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Sun,19 May 2013

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Under pressure to make good cinema: John Abraham

After his debut production venture Vicky Donor collected three National Awards, actor John Abraham says he is felling the pressure to churn out good films under his banner. The actor is currently working on his second home production Madras Cafe, a political thriller directed by Shoojit Sircar.

Nobody blushes during a lovemaking scene nowadays: Arjun Kapoor

Actors Arjun Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran, who will be seen in the upcoming flick Aurangzeb, visited HT House on Wednesday. Arjun, 27, who made his debut with Ishaqzaade last year, said he feels comfortable doing lovemaking scenes.

I might direct my son: Sunny Deol

Actor-producer Sunny Deol, who had directed Dillagi, says his son Karan Deol will be launched in a year’s time and that he might go behind the camera to direct him.

Kangana Ranaut’s lucky charm

Actor Kangana Ranaut,who debuted in Bollywood with Gangster (2006) and whose latest release Shootout At Wadala also did well, feels that gangster thrillers are lucky for her.

Gandhi’s quote to be featured in Satyagraha?

Filmmaker Prakash Jha’s upcoming political drama Satyagraha, is likely to have a quote from Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography as its prologue.

Shabana Azmi infuriated a song, blames producer for the lyrics

A song, Ishq Ki Maa Ki, from the upcoming film I Don't Luv U has infuriated actor Shabana Azmi. Azmi sparked a Twitter war over the song. Amit Kasaria and Pallavi Mishra, director and producer of the film speak on the issue.

Amitabh Bachchan addresses Cannes audience in Hindi

It was a historic moment for Amitabh Bachchan to be invited to open the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival with his, The Great Gatsby co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio. Big B made the experience more special by addressing the audience in his mother tongue Hindi.

Can't imagine Munnabhai without Sanjay Dutt: Subhash Kapoor

Sanjay Dutt will be seen in the upcoming Munnabhai sequel It seems Sanjay Dutt's jail yatra has come in the way of his 'journey' to Delhi. Director Subhash Kapoor says the third instalment of the Munnabhai movie will start only when the actor finishes his jail stint.

Unlearning Hindi was tough: Prithviraj

South actors are known to struggle with Hindi when they take on Bollywood roles. Some need to learn the language from scratch while others face difficulty when it comes to diction. Prithviraj Sukumaran too had an uphill task for his next release, Aurangzeb.

Rishi Kapoor turns Dawood for D-Day?

Although Rishi's role is said to be inspired by don, Dawood Ibrahim, the makers insist he is playing the part of a man called Goldman, who works for the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). However, they do add that his role is that of India’s ‘most wanted man’.

Akshay Kumar, Nargis Fakhri in Shaukeen remake

Akshay Kumar has been roped in to reprise Mithun Chakraborty’s role from the original in the remake of Basu Chatterjee’s comedy, Shaukeen (1982). Annu Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher have been cast as the three lecherous old men.

India at Cannes: 67 yrs young friendship

Several big names from Indian cinema have been associated with the festival. But the fact is that only one film so far has won the prestigious Palm D'Or. Chetan Anand's Neecha Nagar won it in 1946. Read on for all there's to know about India story at Cannes.

Your guide to Cannes Film Festival 2013

Anurag Kashyap turns editor for Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut has a lot of films lined up this year — Krrish 3, Rajjo, Queen and I Love NY — but it’s Queen that currently has her smiling from ear to ear. Not only has her performance pleased...

Sonakshi Sinha brushes up her skills for upcoming film

In her next film, Lootera, Sonakshi Sinha plays a zamindar’s (land owner) daughter, who has been sent to Shantiniketan. She’s a painter and writer who enjoys the finer things in life. Now we’ve heard that for the film, she’s wielding the paintbrush too.

LBT strike disrupts Karan Johar’s shoot

The Mumbai retailers’ strike against Local Body Tax (LBT) has disrupted the shoot of Karan Johar’s upcoming co-production. The makers had planned to shoot Hasee Toh Phasee around the busy...