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Ishkq In ParisAfter many challenges and hiccups with release dates, Preity Zinta’s maiden venture as a producer…
Hum Hai Raahi CAR KeComedy is a tried and tested formula and although a well-made comedy looks effortless, there’s…
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Tiger Shroff: Another Action StarA few years ago, filmmakers were shying away from signing him but it was Sajid Nadiadwala who had…
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Tag Archives: Ranbir Kapoor
Barfi! Travels to Taiwan, China and Hong Kong
UTV’s last year’s release Barfi! will be travelling to Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. The film has already had a successful run at international shores like at Busan last year and its mainstream release in Turkey earlier this month.
Barfi! which saw tremendous critical acclaim and phenomenal box office ...
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Tagged Anurag Basu, Barfi, Busan, Hong Kong, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor
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Fox Star Studios Partners With Phantom Films
Fox Star Studios recently announced a partnership with Phantom Films to produce Anurag Kashyap’s next release, Bombay Velvet. The film features Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles. It will go on the floors from July, 2013 and is slated to release on December 25, 2014. The first ...
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Tagged Anurag Kashyap, Deepika Padukone, Fox Star Studios, Phantom Films, Ranbir Kapoor, vijay singh
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“Today, I have to push much less to be appreciated”
Guest Editor Deepika Padukone speaks to Box Office India about her upcoming release Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, her journey in Bollywood, her goals and her strengths and insecurities
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD) is very hot among the trade. What are your expectations from the film?
I think ...
Sneak Peek
The producers of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani released new stills of the film's special song Ghaagra which features dance diva Madhuri Dixit shaking a leg with lead actor Ranbir Kapoor. Here's a sneak peek:
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Tagged Madhuri Dixit, Ranbir Kapoor, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
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Ranbir Kapoor’s Badtameez Dil
The moment the Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone starrer Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani’s song Badtameez dil, hit the television screens, it mesmerised one and all. The song sung by Benny Dayal and Shefali Alvares became a rage right from the word go. And not just that, Kapoor’s dance moves became ...
Short Takes
• Yami Gautam has been roped in to play leading lady in producer Anjum Rizvi and director Shivam Nair’s next film titled Fanney Khan. The film is expected to go on the floors in August and also features Annu Kapoor in a pivotal role.
• Finally, the shooting of Welcome 2 will ...
Barfi! To Release In Turkey
Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra-starrer Barfi! is still making news. The Anurag Basu film produced by UTV Motion Pictures, which released in India eight months ago, will rerelease in Turkey on May 10, 2013.
But get this. The Turkish distributor PinemArt has an ingenious marketing strategy for the film. ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Anurag Basu, Barfi, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, UTV Motion Pictures
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Vidya Balan’s Party For Aditya Roy Kapur
Vidya Balan along with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur recently threw a party for Aditya Roy Kapur to celebrate the success of his film Aashiqui 2. Present at the do were Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin and Ayan Mukerji.
Posted in Events, Events
Tagged Aashiqui 2, Aditya Roy Kapur, Ayan Mukerji, Kalki Koechlin, Karan Johar, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Vidya Balan
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Onir To Direct Metro 2?
Anurag Basu is busy scripting his next film Kishore Kumar’s biopic. But we hear the director will start rolling only in April next year as his leading man Ranbir Kapoor has a packed schedule till then. So what will Basu do for 12 months?
We hear the director, who ...
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Tagged Anurag Basu, film, Ishana Movies, Metro 2, Onir, produce, Ranbir Kapoor
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No Special Song On Jr RK
Usually, when you try to make an out-of-the-box film, you tend to promote the film by attaching a big actor to it. That was the initial idea for Bombay Talkies, being directed by Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and Zoya Akhtar.
The plan was to have Ranbir Kapoor ...
Wanted Actresses
As surprising as it sounds, six big films all set to go on the floors very soon don’t have an actress finalised so far. Yes, the movies we are talking about feature big actors. There’s no actress finalised for – Shah Rukh Khan’s Happy New Year, Akshay Kumar’s remake of ...
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Tagged Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Happy New Year, Hrithik Roshan, Imtiaz Ali, Kick, Prabhudheva, Ramanna, Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Siddhi, Tamil
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Pritam Honoured In Hong Kong
UTV Motion Pictures’ Team Barfi! has added another feather to its cap. After sweeping up several awards, Barfi’s music composer Pritam has won the Best Composer award for the film at the 7th Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong yesterday. Directed by Anurag Basu and featuring Ranbir Kapoor, ...
“An editor can define the fate of a film”
From working at a Pizza joint to editing films, Pranav Dhiwar is a self-made Bollywood professional. Before he landed Dabangg, he did a crash course in film editing and was lucky to land a job as an editor soon enough
Background
Like any other kid, I was confused ...
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Tagged Aarti Bajaj, Abhinav Kashyap, Anurag Kashyap, Besharam, pranav dhiwar, Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan
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Short Takes
• We’ve heard that Sanjay Dutt Productions has decided to produce more films and there’s frenetic activity. They recently signed Sejal Shah to direct a film under the banner. It’s a small-budget film.
• Karan Johar, who’s making a short film along with three other directors, has finally zeroed in on ...
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Tagged Gori Tere Pyar Mein, Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Punit Malhotra, Ranbir Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Sanjay Dutt
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Ranbir Kapoor To Endorse
Here’s a surprise. Ranbir Kapoor will be the face of BlackBerry in India. The smart phone was initially promoted as ‘corporate’ phone but now they want to project its phone among the youth. So they’re banking on Kapoor’s charisma. Apparently, all the formalities are in place and there will soon ...
Hrithik OR Ranbir OR New Face
Now we all know that Shekhar Kapur is all set to make his most ambitious venture Paani and it will be produced by Yash Raj Films. Now everyone’s wondering who will play leading man. Kapur had a word with Hrithik Roshan long ago and the two had decided to work ...
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Tagged Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shekhar Kapur, Yash Raj Films
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Ranbir Kapoor Nominated
Ranbir Kapoor has been nominated at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards 2012 where he fights for the top spot with his latest release Barfi in the most entertaining actor in a Romantic Film – male, category, against Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. This grand ...
Creative Catalysts
The audience at large believe that studios are all about loosening their purse strings for movies. Sagorika Dasgupta met a team that has with time shattered this myth. The team at DisneyUTV, churns out 10-12 films a year which requires intense involvement at every stage of the movie production process ...
Posted in Interviews, Main Story
Tagged Anurag Kayshap, Barfi, Dev.D, DisneyUTV, Emraan Hashmi, Ghanchakkar, Ranbir Kapoor, Siddharth Roy Kapur, UTV Motion Pictures, Vidya Balan
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Another shooting schedule of Dharma Productions’ Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is underway in Mumbai. Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar, and directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film toplines Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead. Music: Pritam.
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Tagged Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
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Ranbir Kapoor’s New Style
We all know that all the Khans work only with actresses who give them bulk dates because they work on only one film at a time. It seems Ranbir Kapoor is also following suit.
His last film Barfi! took way too long to complete because, although Kapoor was working ...
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Tagged Barfi, Besharam, Imtiaz Ali, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar
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Barfi! Honoured
The screening of the recently released Barfi! at the currently held Busan Film Festival in South Korea received an astounding response from the audience. So much so that 4000 tickets of the show were sold out two days before the screening. The film received a standing ovation at the Festival and ...
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Tagged Barfi, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Sidharth Roy Kapur, UTV Motion Pictures
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Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
Another shooting schedule of Dharma Productions’ Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani is underway at Filmistan Studios. Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar, and directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film toplines Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead. Music: Pritam.
Barfi! India’s Entry To The Oscars
Barfi! has been selected as the official Indian entry for the Academy Awards 2013.
Reacting to the development, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director - Studios, Disney UTV, said, "We are honoured that Barfi! has been selected to represent India as its official entry to the Academy Awards ...
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Tagged Anurag Basu, Barfi, Ileana Dcruz, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor
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Will Ranbir Play Kishore Kumar?
It's been ages since Anurag Basu said he would make a biopic on the life of legendary singer Kishore Kumar but he got busy with Barfi! Now that the film has released, we’re told Basu will get cracking on the biopic.
And guess what? If all goes well, the ...
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Tagged Kishore Kumar., Ranbir Kapoor, Will Ranbir Play Kishore Kumar?
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Barfi! Opens With Impressive Numbers
This week, the box office counters were graced with the highly-anticipated release, Barfi!. The film, which features Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz, has the cash registers ringing after taking an opening of 70 per cent across territories at multiplexes. Kapoor, who enthralled audiences with Rockstar, has once again ...
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Tagged Anurag Basu, Barfi! Opens, Ileana Dcruz, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor
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Barfi! At Busan
Director Anurag Basu’s upcoming film Barfi! has been selected for the Busan Film Festival to be held next month. The film, produced by UTV Motion Pictures, features Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz in lead roles. It is slated for a September 14 release.
Barfi!
The VFX of UTV Motion Pictures and Ishana Movies’ Barfi! was completed at Pixion Studios recently. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, and directed by Anurag Basu, the film toplines Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz. Music: Pritam. Director of Photography: Ravi Varman. Editing: Akiv Ali.
Kapoor Cousins Spotted
This is going to be a Kapoor month for the Hindi film industry as Ranbir Kapoor’s Barfi! which is releasing on September 14 will be followed immediately by cousin Kareena Kapoor's film Heroine releasing on September 21. And as both the films are UTV seems like both the stars are ...
Ranbir,PC And Ileana Promotes Barfi!
Barfi! is all set to release on September 14 and the star cast of the film is busy with the promotions. Recently, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra along with Ileana D'Cruz were spotted on the sets of a singing reality show for the publicity of their film.
Deepika Padukone To Opt Out Of Race 2?
If things don’t fall in place, Deepika Padukone ma...
If things don’t fall in place, Deepika Padukone ma...
When Ranbir, Nargis and Imtiaz ran away to the fields of Punjab
Team Rockstar including Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakh...
Team Rockstar including Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakh...
1st Day 1st Show Collections Of Rockstar - Varanasi
First Day First Show Collections of Rascals in Var...
First Day First Show Collections of Rascals in Var...
Music Launch of film 5 Ghantey Mein 5 Crore
Barfi! Pushed, Joker Advanced
According to the grapevine, Ranbir Kapoor wanted h...
According to the grapevine, Ranbir Kapoor wanted h...
Preity Zinta Launches Ishqk In Paris
Preity Zinta launched her next production venture ...
Preity Zinta launched her next production venture ...
Prem Chopra Hosts A Party For Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Prem Chopra hosts Ferrari Ki Sawaari success party
Prem Chopra hosts Ferrari Ki Sawaari success party
First Real Estate Awards Event
A number of celebrities performed at the Real Esta...
A number of celebrities performed at the Real Esta...
Pre-Wedding Dinner
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor hosted a pre-marr...
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor hosted a pre-marr...
Hrithik Roshan Launches
Hrithik Roshan recently launched the Hotwheels Thr...
Hrithik Roshan recently launched the Hotwheels Thr...
Imran Khan's Housewarming Party
Imran Khan and his wife Avantika Malik, recently, ...
Imran Khan and his wife Avantika Malik, recently, ...
RnM Moving Pictures Launches Dance With Madhuri
RnM Moving Pictures Launches Dance With Madhuri
RnM Moving Pictures Launches Dance With Madhuri
