Aamir Khan starrer comedy-drama 3 Idiots has grossed over Rs 315 crore ($70 million) globally in 19 days since its release, a statement by Reliance BIG Entertainment, the film’s distributor, said Tuesday.
Based on Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller Five Point Someone, the film has been produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
“3 Idiots has opened new vistas for the Indian film industry. The huge response across continents reinforces our belief that a well-made, Read the full story

Movie Review: 3 idiots; Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi & Boman Irani; Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani the flick opens with Farhan(R. Madhavan) and Raju (Sharman Joshi) beginning a journey in search of their lost friend Ranchoddas Shaymaldas Chajaad (Aamir Khan) who leaves college all of sudden.
The movie proceeds through narrations that take you into the flashback when Rancho, Read the full story

The chocolate hero is melting a lot these days. The latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor has locked his lips with Priyanka Chopra in the upcoming movie Anjaana Anjaani. The kissing scene for the Siddharth Anand directed movie was recently shot during the its Bangkok schedule. Although Ranbir and Priyanka are pairing for the first time their on-screen chemistry is amazing. A source on the sets reveals that the two star interacted and partied together before the scene was shot. Both of them also Read the full story

Bottom Line: Effective jolts await in this ultra-low-budget haunted-house tale, but audiences will need extraordinary patience.
Hoping to catch lightning in a bottle (or the ghost in the machine), Paramount Pictures has been treading carefully with its release of “Paranormal Activity,” a pickup from Slamdance 2008 whose ridiculously low budget of $15,000 and Read the full story

Mimo and Niloy won super hero and super heroine crowns at the grand finale of the talent hunt programme ‘Fair & Lovely Super Hero Super Heroine’ held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Wednesday.
The first runners-up were Bashury as heroine and Sohan as hero while the second runners-up were Prema as heroine and Rose as hero.
Champions Niloy and Mimo received Tk two lakhs each and the first runners-up Sohan and Bashury received Tk one lakh and 50 thousand each.
The organisers gave the second runners-up Rose and Prema Tk one lakh each and the rest of the six participants Tk 50 thousand each.
A total of 12 finalists participated in the programme. The participants were Niloy, Eshita, Rose, Read the full story

Film: “Kurbaan”
Music Directors: Salim Merchant-Sulaiman Merchant
Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar
Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Marianne D’Cruz Aiman, Salim Merchant, Vishal Dadlani, Sonu Niigaam, Shruti Pathak and Shreya Ghoshal
Salim-Sulaiman have slowly emerged as creators of amazing and impressive music. With their next album for the movie “Kurbaan”, which has Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, they have proved their prowess yet again. The album boasts of songs that grow on you and are not typical.
There are five originals and one remix in the album.
“Ali maula”, brilliantly sung by Salim Merchant himself, has a dark, edgy beginning. The slow-paced devotional Read the full story

Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s latest movie “Third Person Singular Number” will have its world premiere at the upcoming 14th Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea. The film will participate as part of ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ category at the festival.
A total of 53 films from 23 countries will be screened in this category. ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ includes independent films highlighting young directors, who are either creating new Read the full story

Film enthusiasts of the country will soon get an opportunity to watch last year’s multi-Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” on big screen. Production house Impress Telefilm Limited and mobile phone operator Aktel have brought the film to Bangladeshi theatres.
The film will be screened at theatres in and outside Dhaka, starting from October 9. Prior to the release, the Bangladesh premiere of the film was held yesterday at the Star Cineplex, Bashundhara Shopping Mall.
Faridur Reza Sagor, managing director, Impress Telefilm Ltd; Michael Kuehner, managing director, Aktel and Shegufta Yasmin, head of Corporate Affairs, Aktel spoke prior to the premiere. Sagor and Kuehner formally launched the event through opening the can of Read the full story

Ace script writer Rensil D’Silva’s directorial debut film Kurbaan is finally out of the bag.
The film’s first poster was published very recently and cinemagoers were treated to a backless Kareena Kapoor along with a chiseled bare chested Saif Ali Khan.
The intensity of the film, which has been spoken about by the entire cast and crew is evident in the poster and on the actors’ faces.
The film based on terrorism has been shot primarily in New York and Read the full story

More alive than dead
‘Wanted’ is Salman Khan’s Ghajini. No, he doesn’t suffer from any short-term memory loss in the film. Rather he mouths about half a dozen times the dialogue: “Ek baar maine jo commitment kar di, phir main apni bhi nahin sunta”. But, like Aamir, Sallu does get to flaunt his rippling muscles, his biceps, triceps, abs, and what not (including the glint of his Vicco-vajradanti teeth), in a series of bone-breaking, jaw-crushing, blood-spluttering fights that makes you feel he’s the ‘last action hero’ that sadly came too late in the day.
Salman Khan, the darling of masses, plays to the gallery in Wanted. To an extent, the movie is a showcase of Salman’s looks, his brawny bod, his dance moves and his overall personality, save his acting. And the star, whose career obit has already been penned and will now be edited by his detractors, manages to Read the full story