VOTD : Ghantas, Samir Karnik on critics and Imtiaz Ali gets nostalgic

In today’s VOTD we have not one, but three videos. First is the promo of The Ghanta Awards which is happening on this Saturday (17th March) at Comedy Store, Phoenix Mills at 6pm. Sung by Kumar Sanu and made in Allahabad.   The Ghanta Nomination list is here. And you can buy the tickets here [...]

An evening with Rockstar

It started as a twitter discussion. As always, we were accusing Anurag Kashyap of following the mantra “It’s All About Loving Your Friends (and their films)”. Later on, we found out that AK had told Imtiaz Ali, yeh film aapse kahin zyada mujhe samajh me aaye hai. Or something like that. Well, now how do [...]

Ranbir & Rahman’s Rockstar and Imtiaz Ali’s cinema template

Rockstar is Imtiaz Ali’s fourth film after Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal. Thanks to some good friends, I had some idea about the story of the film long before it was announced because Imtiaz has been trying to make the film since last few years. But after SNT, JWM and [...]

And here’s the album of the year – Rockstar

If you want music on your twitter timeline, you must follow Rohit. And if you are lucky enough, your mailbox will be flooded with some evergreen goodies. So when it came to a post on the most awaited album of the year, who better than him to do the job. With Couples Retreat and some [...]

First Look : Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar (Trailer)

It’s raining trailers and how! After Agneepath and The Dirty Picture, the trailer of Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar is finally out. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri. And the most interesting bit – A R Rahman’s music. And we will also get to see Shammi Kapoor one last time on the big screen. Bring it on! [...]

Rockstar Poster – Real or fake?

Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar starring Ranbir Kapoor is ready for release. The film’s theatrical trailer will come out with Salman Khan’s Bodygaurd. And the film’s first poster is just out. Some nice sketch work but a tacky font. But is it real or fake? We are not sure yet but this one is currently online.

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 [...]

30 Filmy Fundas of 2009 – The good, the bad & the fuglies!

2009 – The Master of Feel Bad started the year delivering his career’s first hit and the Master of Feel Good Cinema ended the year with a recording breaking monster hit! Aha, not that bad if we count only the boundaries. After the musical notes of the year, we sat down to discuss the filmy notes of the [...]

29 musical notes of 2009 – the good, the bad and the fuglies!

Its that time of the year when we love making those lists. The best, the worst and the top ten. We sat down with some of our favourite music in non-stop loop and made our list of the good, the bad and fuglies. Whatever caught our attention, from every possible extreme.  1. Ripley’s Believe It Or [...]

For all that jazz, Giselli got only 1 lakh!

Love Aaj Kal had big names like Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor and Imtiaz Ali. But the one who got all the eyeballs and got people talking was Giselli Monetiro (Harleen Kaur).  She quickly made her entry in Google’s top search that week also. And here is a bit of info that we heard recently. The actress [...]