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Ghanchakar Promotions

Actors Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi have taken the promotion of their upcoming film Ghanchakkar directed by Raj Kumar Gupta to a new high. Recently the duo were seen at a suburban hotel dressed in character to entertain their fans and field questions from the media.
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Salman Khan Praises Talent On Indian Idol Junior

Sony Entertainment Television recently launched their music reality show Indian Idol Junior and it is not only receiving accolades from viewers but from Bollywood bigwigs too. These talented junior singers have found a new fan in none other than Salman Khan. The actor tuned in to the recent episode ...
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Reliance Games Launches

Reliance Games, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games globally and the official gaming partner of the International Cricket Council for the fourth consecutive year, announced the launch of a 3D and a 2D mobile game for ‘ICC Champions Trophy 2013.’ Both the 3D and 2D mobile games ...
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Hathway To Air Fox International Channels In HD

The entire bouquet of Fox International Channels's (FIC) will now be available in High Definition (HD) on Hathway, the MSO and cable broadband service provider in India. Hathway’s consumers can now take a pick of their favourite channel in HD quality from National Geographic Channel, FOX Traveller, Nat Geo Wild, ...
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Tamil Blockbusters Now On BIGFLIX

Tamil film enthusiasts, who have always wanted to watch their favourite stars sizzle on their personal screens, are in for a treat. BIGFLIX, India’s first movie-on-demand service is all set to offer the best of Tamil titles across genres like action, comedy, drama and thriller on BIGFLIX.com. BIGFLIX will offer ...
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First Look: Shuddh Desi Romance

Director Maneesh Sharma is ready with his third film, a romantic comedy featuring Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra and debutant Vaani Kapoor. The movie, titled Shuddh Desi Romance and produced by Yash Raj Films, is set to hit cinemas on September 13, 2013.
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

The VFX of Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures’ Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is underway at Pixion Studios. Produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film features Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor. Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy.  
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein

Another shooting schedule of Dharma Productions’ Gori Tere Pyaar Mein is underway in Mumbai. Produced by Hiroo Johar and Karan Johar, and directed by Punit Malhotra, the film features Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead.  
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Krrish 3

The VFX of Film Kraft Productions’ Krrish 3 is underway at Pixion Studios. Produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan, the film toplines Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberoi and Kangna Ranaut. Music: Rajesh Roshan, Salim-Sulaiman.  
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Satyagraha

Arjun Rampal is dubbing for UTV Motion Pictures and Prakash Jha Productions’ Satyagraha at BR Studios. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Prakash Jha and Siddharth Roy Kapur, and directed by Prakash Jha, the film features Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpayee.  
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Habib Faisal’s Next

The first shooting schedule of Yash Raj Films’ next will go on the floors in September. Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Habib Faisal, the film features Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur.  
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Gang Of Ghosts

The second shooting schedule of Venus Records and Tapes and White Rice Entertainment’s Gang Of Ghosts is underway in Bangkok. Produced by Ratan Jain and directed by Satish Kaushik, the film features Mahie Gill, Chunkey Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Rajesh Khattar, Meera Chopra and Vijay Varma.  
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Ugly

The Digital Intermediate and VFX of Phantom Films and DAR Motion Pictures’ Ugly are in progress at Reliance MediaWorks. Produced by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena, and directed by Anurag Kashyap, the cast includes Ronit Roy, Vineet Sharma, Rahul Bhatt, Surveen Chawla and Tejaswini Kolhapure. Music: ...
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Bajatey Raho

The entire shooting of Eros International’s Bajatey Raho concluded in Mumbai recently. Produced by Krishika Lulla and directed by Shashant Shah, the film features Ranvir Shorey, Tusshar, Mariam Zakaria, Dolly Ahluwalia, Vishakha Singh and Ravi Kissen.  
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Mickey Virus

Mohit Chauhan recently recored a song for DAR Motion Pictures’ Mickey Virus in Mumbai. Directed by Saurabh Varma, the film features Manish Paul, Elli Avram, Varun Badola, Puja Gupta and Manish Chaudhary. Music: Hanif Sheikh.  
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Highway

The last shooting schedule of Imtiaz Ali’s Highway concluded in Delhi recently. Produced and directed by Imtiaz Ali, the film features Randeep Hooda and Imtiaz Ali. Music: AR Rahman.  
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Kaanchi

Another shooting schedule of Mukta Arts’ Kaanchi is in progress at Filmcity. Produced and directed by Subhash Ghai, the film features Mishti, Kartik Tiwari, Rishi Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty. Music: Ismail Darbar, Salim-Sulaiman.  
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Mountain Man

The Digital Intermediate of Maya Movies’ Mountain Man is in progress at Reliance MediaWorks. Produced by Deepa Sahi and directed by Ketan Mehta, the film features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte.  
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Something About Chennai Express

The music launch of the Rohit Shetty’s much-awaited Chennai Express featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone as the leading stars will be held in Mumbai on July 3. Shah Rukh Khan has planned something BIG for the event and we’re told it will be unforgettable. Trust SRK!  
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein

Short Takes

• Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan’s Gori Tere Pyaar Mein was to clash with Shahid Kapoor’s Rambo Rajkumar on November 15. Now Gori Tere Pyaar Mein has been postponed for a week and will clash with Kangna Ranaut’s Revolver Rani on November 22. • Imtiaz Ali’s Highway was supposed to ...
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Rules

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD) has become the highest grossing film at PVR Cinemas, overtaking 3 Idiots and Ek Tha Tiger (ETT) in just two weeks. The ticket pricing strategy has worked wonders for the film in spite of 50K lower admissions than ETT net is more than ETT (note ...
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Salman Khan With YRF Again

The first time this lethal combination worked together, they produced a huge success in Ek Tha Tiger, the second-highest grosser in India to date. Now we’re told the lethal combo will be teaming up once again. Sources close to Yash Raj Films tell us that Salman Khan has been ...
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3D Film For Salman Khan

He’s not signed a film that will be shot in 3D but Salman Khan is toying with converting a film into 3D. The movie in question is Sohail Khan’s Mental, which Khan is currently shooting. We’re told that Khan recently watched the footage of the film and a 3D ...
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First Time For Amitabh Bachchan

We all know that Amitabh Bachchan is a thorough professional and believes in being well prepared before he arrives on the sets. That won’t be the case with his television debut as director Anurag Kashyap had something else in mind. We’re told that the fiction series that Bachchan is ...
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First Half Of Disney UTV

At the end of the day, it’s the numbers that count, right? And judging by the numbers, Disney UTV is on a roll in 2013! At close to the halfway mark of the year, the studio has carved out by far the largest chunk of the box office pie, both ...
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Rajkumar Santoshi To Direct Ghayal 2

It’s no news that Rahul Rawail is no longer part of Sunny Deol’s Ghayal 2. When this happened, there were whispers that the film would not be made. We would like to state that there’s no truth to this. Ghayal 2 is indeed being made and Sunny Deol thought ...
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Blessing In Disguise

She made her foray into filmdom with a disaster, Teen Patti, and everyone said her career was over. But she didn’t give up and it seems luck is finally on her side. Her recent release, Aashiqui 2, created havoc at the ticket counter and she was still not approached till ...
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Guess Who?

If a director is used to making films on a particular budget, he shouldn’t make a sudden leap to a huge canvas. Their credibility and talent many not be in question but others who have done this have only hurt themselves. So, after delivering several duds, this director’s last ...
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Character Building

High-concept cinema has levelled the field, bringing character artistes new respect Much to the delight of aspiring actors, Bollywood has woken up to the fact that it takes more than a lead pair to make a film. ‘Realistic’ cinema is taking root and a new breed of young directors ...
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“I needed a larger canvas”

Parveez Shaikh started his career in the advertising world but he always had a knack for writing. So when friend Vikas Bahl asked him to write a script for a film, he couldn’t resist. First Break I was working in an advertising firm and was friends with Vikas Bahl ...
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