I was confident of my growth as actor: Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya is all smiles. His film 'Radio' has fetched him some good reviews as an actor, something he has been longing for. The singer-composer-actor says he was confident of his growth as a performer and winning people's hearts.

Adnan's 'Ek Ladki Deewani Si' focuses on love ballads

Album: 'Ek Ladki Deewani Si'; Music Director: Adnan Sami; Lyricist: Irfan Siddiqui; Singers: Adnan Sami, Tulsi Kumar and Jermaine Jackson; Rating: **1/2

IIFA Awards 2011 going to Canada

The 12th Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) will be held in Ontario, Canada, in 2011. However, organisers are yet to announce the venue for the IIFA awards in 2010.

Eminent litterateur, filmmaker Dilip Chitre dead

Eminent Marathi and English litterateur, poet and filmmaker Dilip Chitre died after a long illness here early Thursday. He was 71.

SAB adds another laugh-a-riot to it's content

SAB TV that telecasts only comedy-based shows is all set to add another programme to it's bouquet of shows with 'Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo'.

'Rocket Singh...' to be screened at Dubai film fest

YashRaj Films' 'Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year', slated for Dec 11 release in India, has been selected to be screened at the 6th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

Dharamsala to host film festival

The fifth three-day Free Spirit Film Festival will be organised in this Himachal Pradesh hill station from Dec 10, an organiser said Wednesday.

India hopes to end secondary school dropouts from 2020

The government hopes to end dropouts from schools at the secondary level by 2020, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday.

Is Amitabh overloading on work?

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan's workaholism is well known. Little wonder that he dozed off at a felicitation ceremony in Chennai.

Reliance BIG Pictures co-producing 'Raavan', says CEO

Reliance BIG Pictures had been associated with the Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Raavana' from day one, the company's CEO Sanjeev Lamba said, denying reports that it had backed off from the Mani Ratnam directed project.

New films on TV...good or bad?

New movies are increasingly being beamed to homes not long after their release, thanks to Direct To Home (DTH) television or channels buying the screening rights early. While many members of the film fraternity support the trend, saying that films nowadays don't have a long shelf life, there are some who don't.

What prompted director Mudassar to carry Sush?

A photo of director Mudassar Aziz carrying Sushmita Sen on his shoulders during the Caribbean shoot of their film 'Dulha Mil Gaya' has been splashed all over the Internet, creating much buzz. Though it looks like a romantic episode, the reality is completely different.

Ajay, Anil bond - finally

Anil Kapoor and Ajay Devgn have been in Bollywood for a long time but never shared screen space. However, the two bonded extremely well when they met accidentally at the Filmistan studios here.

Saroj Khan to open dance academy in Chandigarh

Bollywood's well-known choreographer Saroj Khan is set to start a dance academy here by the end of this month. She may also do a broadway show based on ancient dancer Amrapali with Madhuri Dixit.

More women exposed in Tiger Woods scandal

US tabloids identified more alleged mistresses of golf superstar Tiger Woods Monday as the scandal prompted by his late night car crash last month continued to gather steam.

Asha Parekh remembers 'intimidating' Bina Rai

Yesteryears star Asha Parekh remembers late Bina Rai as an 'intimidating' and 'very introvert' actress. The two worked together in 'Ghunghat'.

Reliance MediaWorks teams up with In-Three for 3D films

Reliance MediaWorks Ltd has joined hands with US-based company In-Three to establish a facility to convert 2D films and videos into 3D.

The love of Rocket Singh's life is sales: Ranbir

Ranbir Kapoor and on screen romance almost go hand in hand but his much awaited 'Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year' has no love angle. He says the film's protagonist is completely in love with sales.

Ranbir, Priyanka didn't hike fee for my movie: Sajid Nadiadwala

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are riding high at the box office these days but they offered to keep their fees at the most reasonable for 'Anjana Anjani', making Sajid Nadiadwala a happy producer.

Amitabh Bachchan conferred Asian Film Cultural Award

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was Monday conferred the Asian Film Cultural Award for completing 40 years in the entertainment industry.

US pop star sings for a cause in Kashmir

As she enthralled the audience in this summer capital Monday evening, US pop singer, Terra Naomi also sent a positive message - that we must unite to save the planet from the perils of climate change.

Deepika Padukone endorses fairness cream

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has become the brand ambassador of Johnson and amp; Johnson's new fairness cream and says Neutrogena Fine Fairness cream is a multi-purpose product.

It's time to honour foreign films with National Award: Gulzar

The song 'Jai Ho' from 'Slumdog Millionaire' has been nominated in the best song category at the Grammy Awards. Lyricist Gulzar is happy but says it's high time India honoured foreign filmmakers.

NFDC being restructured: Ambika Soni

The government has given up its plans to close down the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), that has run up losses of over Rs.27 crore and has now decided to restructure the organisation, the Rajya Sabha was informed Monday.

Soni personally monitoring satellite TV for obscenity

Not enough is being done to prevent obscenity on satellite TV channels and the government is working to rectify this, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said in the Rajya Sabha Monday.