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Tag Archives: Nikhil Advani
D-Day
Dubbing for Emmay Entertainment and DAR Motion Pictures’ D-Day is underway at BR Studios. Produced by Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Arun Rangachari, and directed by Nikhil Advani, the film features Irrfan, Arjun Rampal, Rishi Kapoor, Shruti Haasan and Huma Qureshi.
Posted in Production News
Tagged Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Nikhil Advani, Rishi Kapoor, Shruti Haasan, the film features Irrfan
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Nikhil Advani To Produce
Nikhil Advani is all set to produce Lokmanya, a full-length Marathi feature film, which will be helmed by first-time director Om Raut. The film is based on the life of the great freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The script has been validated by Deepak Tilak, Vice-Chancellor of the Tilak ...
Nikhil Advani Celebrates
Nikhil Advani threw a grand party for winning the National Award for Best Animation Film for his film Delhi Safari. Many celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar, Arjun Rampal, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Zoya Akhtar, Kiran Rao and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra were present at the bash.
Posted in Events, Events
Tagged Arjun Rampal, Delhi Safari, Farhan Akhtar, Irrfan Khan, Karan Johar, Kiran Rao, National Award, Nikhil Advani, Tabu, Zoya Akhtar
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Short Takes
• After Prakash Raj began doing film after film in Bollywood, it’s another South star’s turn to do the same. Nasser, who we saw in Rowdy Rathore as Baapji, is carving a niche in the industry. After the massive success of Rowdy Rathore, Nasser has been signed by Nikhil Advani for ...
Delhi Safari
It’s not often that an animation film wins your heart. This is because filmmakers dabbling in this medium usually focus on animation technique rather than content. But even the best technique cannot anchor a film and mustil lustrate an interesting story. Delhi Safari is an animation film that has all ...
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Delhi Safari, Govinda, Nikhil Advani, Urmila Mathondkar
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I Did It My Way
Stepping out on one’s own teaches one to be strong and, most importantly, gives wing to one’s passion as a filmmaker
Not a day goes by when I don’t think of Dharma Productions, with whom I worked. And there’s no point wondering what it would have been like had ...
Posted in Columns
Tagged Anurag Kayshap, Delhi Safari, Dharma Productions, Karan Johar, Nikhil Advani
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Huma Qureshi To Star In Action Flick
Huma Qureshi will be seen in a different avatar in Nikhil Advani’s next film, an action film. We heard that Advani has asked Qureshi to get into perfect shape and look extra hot. She will also undergo some combat training to prepare for some stunts along with Arjun Rampal in ...
KJo Versus Nikhil Advani
Years ago, Karan Johar launched his assistant Nikhil Advani as director with Kal Ho Naa Ho, after which they never worked together. There were talks of a fallout between the two, which was sorted recently. But they will be at loggerheads yet again!
A few days ago, Johar announced ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Akshaye Khanna, Boman Irani, Delhi Safari, Govinda, Karan Johar, Nikhil Advani, Student of the year, Urmila Matondkar
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Nikhil Advani-Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy Connection
Alas, when you deliver a dud, everyone avoids you like the plague. But friendship matters more to some people and director Nikhil Advani is one of them.Despite the fact that this musical trio has not delivered a major chartbuster for a long time, Advani has hired them for the fifth ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Chandni Chowk To China, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Nikhil Advani, Salaam-e-Ishq, Shankar Ehsaan Loy
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Debutante No 11 For Abhishek Bachchan
Believe it or not, Abhishek Bachchan has worked with as many as ten new directors to date – A Muthu (Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa), Goldie Behl (Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai), Anupam Kher (Om Jai Jagadish), Gurudev Bhalla (Shararat), Apoorva Lakhia (Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost), Rohan Sippy (Kuch Naa ...
DAR, Again Joint Ventures
A few weeks ago, we told you that after making two films with Vikram Bhatt’s production house, DAR Motion Pictures has decided to go solo. But they found the going tough and have, once again, decided to make movies only in joint ventures.
Nikhil Advani has given them not ...
DI of Delhi Safari
The Digital Intermediate of People TreeFilms Pvt Ltd, Krayon Pictures and Fantastic Films International’s Delhi Safari is underway at Prime Focus Studios. Produced by Mukesh Talreja and Namrata Sharma and directed by Nikhil Advani, this animated film has voiceover by Govinda, Suniel Shetty,Urmila Matondkar, Ayesha Takia Azmi, Boman Irani and ...
Posted in Production News
Tagged Akshaye Khanna, Boman Irani, Delhi Safari, Govinda, Nikhil Advani, Suniel Shetty, Urmila Matondkar
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Reviewers Reviewed!
A panel discussion on the relevance of film reviews was held on the sixth day of the 13th Mumbai Film Festival. Filmmaker Nikhil Advani and film reviewers Mayank Shekhar, Bhawana Somaaya and Anupama Chopra were part of this discussion.
Chopra opened the debate by narrating how a film reviewer ...
Patiala House
Romantic films are Nikhil Advani’s forte, a strength he proved with his debut film Kal Ho Naa Ho. Alas, his next two releases – Salaam-E-Ishq (a romantic film but with too many sub-plots) and Chandni Chowk To China – failed to click at the box office.
Now, Advani ...
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Bhushan Kumar, Dimple Kapadia, Ehsaan Noorani, Hari Om Entertainment Co, Krishan Kumar, Loy Mendonca, Mukesh Talreja, Nikhil Advani, Rishi Kapoor, Santosh Thundyil, Shankar Mahadevan, T-Series, Twinkle Khanna, Zoeb Springwala
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai fits into a fantasy romance genre where a born loser’s USP is also his virtue. It wins him the ultimate in romance, a pretty girl from Venus! For an additional fillip, the backdrop is of a film set.
Rajesh (Riteish Deshmukh) is an assistant director ...
Will She, Won’t She?
Abhay Deol is one actor who believes in the director he works with. He was the one who gave a break to Navdeep Singh by accepting and doing his maiden venture Manorama-Six Feet Under. Now when he came to know that Singh is having ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Abhay Deol, John Abraham, Manorama-Six Feet Under, Nikhil Advani, Nikhil Dwivedi, PVR Pictures, Vidya Balan
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Change of Hands
Just two weeks ago, Box Office India was the first to tell you that Eros International had relinquished its rights over two Akshay Kumar movies, Khatta Meetha and Patiala House. We also told you that Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision had decided to co-produce Khatta Meetha with Akshay's home production.
Now ...
Change of Hands
Just a week ago, in their Annual Report, Eros International had announced a handful of projects for 2010 and 2011. But here’s the dampner. It appears the company has decided to relinquish all rights of two of these projects—Khatta Meetha, directed by Priyadarshan, and Patiala House, directed by Nikhil Advani.
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Exit SEL, Enter Ram Sampath
Like they say, nothing is permanent in our film in...
Like they say, nothing is permanent in our film in...
20 Crore For Ajay Devgn
Post the big success of Singham, Ajay Devgn has be...
Post the big success of Singham, Ajay Devgn has be...
Aaj Ka Awaara
Looks Like history is repeating itself. Observe th...
Looks Like history is repeating itself. Observe th...
Vikram Bhatt Versus Kunal Kohli
Call it a co-incidence! Two films with an uncanny ...
Call it a co-incidence! Two films with an uncanny ...
Suna hai...
• Tabu, who seems to have taken a sabbatical from ...
• Tabu, who seems to have taken a sabbatical from ...
Short Takes
*** Ayan Mukerji will begin shooting for his next ...
*** Ayan Mukerji will begin shooting for his next ...
How Saif Got The Title Agent Vinod
When Saif Ali Khan said he wanted to make Agent Vi...
When Saif Ali Khan said he wanted to make Agent Vi...
Rowdy It Is
Dhadhang dhang(Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal) is a tacky n...
Dhadhang dhang(Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal) is a tacky n...
Will Sonu Sood Play Pran?
Last week, we broke the news that Arjun Rampal had...
Last week, we broke the news that Arjun Rampal had...
Milan To Direct Saif-Sanjay
It’s not breaking news that Saif Ali Khan is doing...
It’s not breaking news that Saif Ali Khan is doing...
B.A.B. – Busy Alia Bhatt
It is not unusual for an actor to work on more tha...
It is not unusual for an actor to work on more tha...
Friends Forever
In an industry where the competition is razor shar...
In an industry where the competition is razor shar...
