Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Broken Horses shelved and Sharman Joshi bags Ferrari Ki Sawaari

Two news items from Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions. First, his much ambitious Hollywood debut Broken Horses is NOT happening. He set up an office in LA, did recce for the film and even put out a video of it on his official website. But now it has been shelved. The main reason seems to be [...]

VOTD : Here is the RAT!

Aha, here it is! Screeny is back. But who many Screenys do we have ? I have lost count. Anyone ? Ok, thats secondary. We first got this bit and as expected, here is the short.  Also, attached is a note by Screeny, about the short – the how and why. And its done for [...]

VOTD : Filmmakers VS Critics

If you missed the latest episode of Koffee With Karan, we have got the most interesting part of the show. Our VOTD – Critics talking about filmmakers and the directors talking about the film reviews. KWK had Raj Kumar Hirani, Farah Khan and Imtiaz Ali as guests on the show. And the critics were Mayank [...]

Xclusive : Meet John Roy Hill

Naam toh suna hoga ? Ok, padha hoga ? Remember John Roy Hill ? Remember Dabangg ? Remember Dabangg’s first trailer ? Well, if you belong to a club like ours where every new detail or piece of information about cinema makes you curious, then here is something for cheap thrill. Take a look at [...]

First Look : Madhur Bhandarkar’s Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Trailer)

Madhur Bhandarkar, known for, what else, but Bhandarkarism ( Or if you have a better word, do let us know) in cinema, is ready with his new film titled Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidhya, Shruti Hassan, Shazahn Padamsee and Shraddha Das.  And if you are interested, [...]

Are you writing Tim Burton’s Stainboy story ?

Because we surely are trying our luck. And you just have to write 140 characters. Ok, its even less than that. Its Tim Burton’s Cadavre Exquis ( or Exquisite Corpse) – a technique used to collectively tell a story. Each contributor adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed. This is [...]

WTF : Who let the Rats out ?

Aha, it seems like a day of anonymous mails. And am sure that you guys know how much we  love every bit of that “A” part. First, came the synopsis of Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai, which we removed it later because at this point it might prove bad for the film. ( Btw, Dear Dibakar, do [...]

Locarno Film Festival 2011 : Open Doors will have Spotlight on India

WHAT : This initiative, focusing on a different region every year, operates in two modes. On the one hand, Open Doors co-production lab brings professionals from the chosen region together with potential partners, mostly from Europe, to foster support for projects that would otherwise be difficult to make. Every year, following a call for submission, the [...]

Blah-jid takes Raja Sen to the cleaners (Dhobi Ghat )

As promised, ButtUpSajid is back. With 2nd part of his post on Aamir, Dhobi Ghat and more. Click here to read the first one. It all started with a column. Yes. Hello, again folks. So, is Aamir a star only because we’re too dumb? Does he ‘know his audience so well that he confidently feeds [...]

Dear Bhansali, wake up, smell the coffee, look outside and fire the fluffers. Because big is NOT always Biutiful!

As the opening credits of the film rolled, a plate appears on screen, of you dedicating the film to your father.  My mind quickly went back to another film, and easily this year’s best so far, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful. And strange as it may sound, the actor of the film is Javier Bardem. You [...]