Early Reviews… Fatal Blows?

A rather dangerous pattern has emerged in the last couple of years with reviewers and critics passing judgment on films before audiences even get to booking windows of cinemas. It is partly understandable because Internet operates on a more immediate level than newspapers, and it is part of the blog culture to be first out with the news and views. Read more

Hard Film-Line Against Pakistan!

When Hindi films first started releasing in Pakistan last year, after deca­des of embargo, it was believ­ed that the country could deve­lop into as big a market as a single territory like Bombay or Delhi-U.P., or fetch as much revenue as the satellite rights. Read more

Muscling On….

If ever you want to see Aamir Khan behaving like a little boy, there are two sure shot ways: either put him in front of television cameras with his nephew, Imran Khan, and see him regress rapidly into his teen years, or catch him in the presence of senior actresses like Asha Parekh and Waheeda Rehman.

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Bollywood True or False (Dec, 29 2008 – Jan, 3 2009)

Test Your Bollywood Knowledge by playing this Exciting quiz Read more

Child Labour, Is It?

The newly-appointed labour minister of Maha­rash­tra has started making the welfare of child actors the linchpin of his labour policy… and this will affect the functioning of television serials and make the lives of child actors and producers very difficult in the future. Read more

Goodbye 2008!

While many may believe that the year 2008 has not been good for films and will happily wish it farewell, the fact is that it has not been too different from the many other years gone by in the past. It may have started off badly, but at least it has ended with two blockbusters, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini. Read more

Parallel Cinema – Elephants As Friends

(Every new film has some echoes in the past, and this column attempts to make the links. The writer tries to draw a para­llel between the new film and one or more films of the past.)

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Filmmaking: The Process

(This is a weekly column by well-known filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, which takes you through the entire process of filmmaking.)

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Readers Ask

How many days are consumed to shoot an entire film?

- Rishi Marwah

- On an average, a big-budget film is shot for anywhere between 100 and 200 days. There are also small-budget films which are completed in a fortnight-long shooting schedule! Actually, it all depends on the director and the genre of the film. Some directors shoot fast, others take a long time. Action films take more shooting days than love stories or family dramas.

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‘Ghajini’ Cleared By Madras HC After Producer Deposits Rs. 5 Crore In Court Indore Cinema Becomes First To Release Film

For all its grander than the grandest initial, Ghajini may actually not have hit the screens this week. On Tuesday, 23rd December, the Madras high court stayed the release of easily the most eagerly awaited film of the year.

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