'7 Khoon Maaf', a winner by Vishal Bhardwaj (Film Review, Rating: ****)

Film: "7 Khoon Maaf"; Starring: Priyanka Chopra,Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan Khan,Anu Kapoor,Alexandr Dyachenko,John Abraham,Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vivaan Shah; Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj; Rating: **** Chalk up an absolute winner for the Vishal Bhardwaj-Priyanka Chopra team. They make a coherent vision out of an inconceivable marital crises. How do you make sense of a woman who's an incorrigible potentially-loathsome serial spouse-killer who when challenged about her weird passion for changing husb...

I am very fond of Kangana: Madhavan

Actor R. Madhavan really enjoyed working with National Award winning actress Kangana Ranaut in "Tanu Weds Manu", so much so that the multi-lingual star admits he has become fond of her and would like to do more films with the pretty actress. "I am very fond of Kangana and attracted to her. I feel she is an extremely competent actor, very professional and she has actively contributed to the role for the first time," Madhavan told IANS. "As an actor, I have never worked with a heroine who does ...

Saif teaches Big B how to use iPad (Movie snippets)

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's hectic shooting schedule in Bhopal for "Aarakshan" is proving to be quite a learning experience. "Saif (Ali Khan) introduces me to a cool application on iPad - 'Rehearsal'. Particularly useful for us (artists) in reading scripts, making comment," Amitabh wrote on microblogging site Twitter. The film based on the sensitive issue of reservations is being directed by Prakash Jha and stars Deepika Padukone apart from Saif. -*- Shilpa praises Piggy Chops Now this is a r...

'Veerabahu' is illogical, incoherent (Kannada Movie Review)

Film: "Veerabahu"; Director: S. Mahender; Producer: Sandesh Nagaraj; Cast: Vijay, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, A.T. Raghu, Achyuth Kumar, Dharma, Avinash, Raju Thalikote, Vinayaprakash; Music: V. Harikrishna; Rating: *1/2 Director S. Mahendar, who makes a comeback after nearly three years, was expected to deliver something fresh with his new film, if not something out of the world. But he effortlessly disappoints the audience with his latest film "Veerabahu" which has an age-old story and...

Bollywood tweet-cheers for India in World Cup

Many Bollywood stars, including Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu, cheered for the Indian cricket team in the first match of the World Cup Saturday. India are playing Bangladesh in Dhaka in the Cup opener. "Big day today! India will win for sure! Wishing Mahi n his team to do the magic:) We want the Cup!!! Let's cheer for them (sic)," Bipasha posted on her Twitter page. An excited Akshay Kumar posted: "Da Greatest Festival of evry Indian has finaly arrived" da Cricket World Cup" :) All da Best 2a...

'5 Idiots' is just ordinary (Kannada Movie Review)

Film: "5 Idiots"; Cast: Master Anand, Naveen Krishna, Vasu, Harshitha Poonachcha, Namrata Hegde, Petrol Prasanna, Tennis Krishna, Bank Janardhan; Producer: Lokesh Murthy; Director: Master Anand; Camera: Renu; Music: Drummer Deva, Rating: ** "5 Idiots" is an ordinary film based on a weak story and average performances from artistes. Though the film will be able to bring in a few laughs through its slapstick presentation, its weak plot becomes irritating as the film progresses. Towards the se...

Hema Malini to be elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka

Yesteryears Bollywood actress and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Hema Malini is set to reenter the Rajya Sabha -- this time from Karnataka. She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2003 by the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Her choice as the BJP candidate for the March 3 election was announced in New Delhi late Friday though there were several contenders from the Karnataka BJP for the seat. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday denied a rift in the state BJP unit over Hema Malini...

Mika Singh and Kangana dance the night away

Recently Mika Singh was asked to shoot a video of his upcoming song Jugni with Kangana Ranaut. The song is from the film Tannu Weds Mannu. The scheduled time for the shoot to get over was three days. As it turns out the shoot started late as well and the complete unit was sure that the stipulated 3 days will become 4 days atleast. The unit was in for a surprise, though. Once the music started and the choreographer Saroj Khan got into action, the shots started getting canned in single takes. D...

Patiala House - A father-son story at heart (Movie Review)

Film: "Patiala House"; Director: Nikhil Advani; Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Dimple Kapadia, Anushka Sharma; Rating: **** It takes us just five minutes to get the hang of this film's narrative structure. It is as nimbly-paced as a fast-bowler playing cricket in a wide-open field trying to avoid all the roar and din of the cheering crowds in the stands. For a film that has a surprisingly large number of characters (after the 23rd Sikh-Briton running up and down the wooden staircase I stop...

'Tanu Weds Manu' music an eclectic mix (Music Review)

Film: "Tanu Weds Manu"; Music Director: Krsna; Lyricist: Rajshekhar; Singers: Lehmber Hussainpuri, Mohit Chauhan, Ujjaini Mukherjee, Niladri Debnath, Rakhi Chand, Vivek Naik, Roop Kumar Rathod, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh and Wadali Brothers; Rating: ***1/2 From a full-on Punjabi track to a soulful qawwali outing - the music of forthcoming film "Tanu Weds Manu", composed by debutant music director Krsna, is all that and more. The album is a must hear and a very impressive effort by the compos...