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Turn on the charm Arjun Rampal on films, family and fatherhood
Aamir's collection Did you know Aamir Khan has a cute quirk? He likes collecting clapper boards of his films and has got the clapper boards of most of the films he has acted in from the time he began his career. His latest addition is a clapper board of 3 ... 
MUMBAI EXPRESSKunal Kapoor has been signed for an important role in Farhan Akhtar's sequel to Don. Refuting rumours that he has stepped into Arjun Rampal's shoes in the film, Kunal says, “It's an altogether different character.” Thrilled about ... MUMBAI EXPRESS 
House on fireHard Kaur is one of the most easy-going actors around. The rap singer gets along like a house on fire with her Patiala House co-stars, Rishi Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. She guffaws, “I like the way Rishi Kapoor arm-wrestled with me. The ...
Fishing for a storyThe movie opens with Richard Dreyfuss, who we remember from the oceanography institute, holding forth on great whites in Steven Spielberg's Jaws 35 years ago. So here he is in a fishing boat humming ‘Show me the way to go home' which if ... 
The minefield called politicsAfter ages, here comes a film that revels in politics and its many intrigues. There is the good lot, the moderates, the bad and the stooges. The screenplay of Irandu Mugam (U) straddles all these groups with relative ease, even if it, at ... 
Poster perfectIt's a horror film staple — Creepy Kids who are in tune with terrible events happening around them that adults don't understand, or Really Creepy Kids who're the ones committing the terrible events. As even a passing glance at the poster ... 
Laugh, now and thenThe crisp, graphics-charged opening titles tell you that Balae Pandiya (U) is in the comedy thriller league — first-time director Siddharth Chandrasekar's sense of humour runs through its warp and weft. The end again, which has the cast ... 
Sounds familiar?Wonder if there's a special school the Chopras and Johars go to pick up children trained to do the most annoying things. If you aren't yet tired of kids indulging in spank-worthy behaviour (all the ones from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to Tara Rum Pum ... 
Drama on the highwayWith a little restraint and extra effort, this might have just been a watchable film. It still is, if you don't mind watching a film that tries hard to be Guy Ritchie, Tarantino, Vishal Bhardwaj and Anurag Kashyap all at once.There's ...
Simply Kareena! Kareena Kapoor on her personal and professional life as she completes 10 years in Bollywood
Three at a time Shruti Haasan talks to nikhil raghavan about the three exciting projects that keep her busy these days Moments with Maddy Madhavan opens up about his favourite actor, upcoming movies and the sabbatical he's planning to take, to soma basu and s.s. kavitha A new innings Sonakshi Sinha on Dabangg, Salman Khan and her dad Shatrughan Sinha BLAST FROM THE PAST 
Mahamaya 1944P. U. Chinnappa, P. Kannamba, M.G. Chakrapani, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram, M. S. Saroja, R. Balasubramaniam, D. Balasubramaniam, S.V. Sahasranamam, M. K. Meenalochani, ‘Baby' T. D. Kusalambal (later, Kushalakumari ), T. Rajbala (later T. R. Rajani) and T. R. B. Rao 
Grill Mill -- MALAVIKA AVINASHGuess I'm a tad too old to play the lead and too young to play the mother.So, you were offered roles that didn't match your age on the big screen.Yes. And, that from some of the big directors. But, I was not ready to accept them. ... 
My First BreakI started off as a stage actor in comedies. My first stint in Tamil was for the television serial ‘Thanthira Bhoomi'. On television, I got recognition for my role in K. Balachander's ‘Anni'. I soon realised filmmakers offered me ... 
ITSY-BITSYSince his debut as a child actor in 1996, Jiiva has done a variety of roles in 14 films, and has a clutch of interesting projects in hand. “The first up for release is Singam Puli, in which I have a double role. Then, there's Ko and ... Cine Quiz 1. Today is Teacher's Day in our country. Name the acclaimed film, based on a novel of the same name by E. R.Braithwaite, which saw Sidney Poitier essay the role of a teacher.2. Name A.R. Murugadoss's next Tamil flick which will star ... HOT FROM HOLLYWOOD Forget Spider-Man and Batman, Kristen Stewart is the biggest comic book star around right now. A comic-strip tale of the Twilight star's life and rise to fame has proved such a hit its makers are producing a special run to appease desperate ... KOLLYWOOD CLIPS 
Samy’s latestSindhu Samaveli is Samy’s latest release. Going by the track record of the director who created quite a controversy with Uyir and Mirugam, has Sindhu Samaveli already begun causing a stir? “The A certification is only for the ... 
Tactics galoreThe concept is rather new. The audio release of Chikku Bukku a fortnight ago was followed by a trailer launch this past week. “Two songs in the album have gone down very well with youngsters. So we felt that a 30-minute visual teaser of ... 
Raavanan has helpedJohn Vijay runs an ad agency called H2O, has directed shows for television, including Channel V, and was the programming head of Radio 1, the FM station, when it was set up in Chennai and Bangalore. But the acting bug bit him when Mithran ... 
Perfect screen momEven in her first film, Pokkisham, Anupama Kumar garnered enough attention. Now again in Vamsam, her second, she has made viewers sit up and take note of her. Passion for cinema makes this mother of a five-year-old shuttle between Delhi, where ... AIR SUPPLY 
SERIALSWatch Steven Spielberg's ‘Catch Me If You Can.' The movie tells the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. who, even before he turned 19, successfully amassed millions of dollars posing as a pilot, a doctor and even a legal ... 
SERIESA major tourist destination today, Hawaii was once described by Mark Twain as ‘the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in an ocean.' Although the island became the United States' 50 {+t} {+h} State in 1959, its history goes ... 
MOVIESThe action/adventure film is about Foh, a part-time mechanic and part-time car racer. When Foh implicates a criminal named Cougar in the hit-and-run of a traffic cop, Cougar kidnaps Foh's sister and threatens to kill her unless Foh races ... Raging Planet: Hurricane A hurricane is the largest storm on earth. It is an irresistible force, a wind with overwhelming destructive power. It generates torrential rain, the record being 40 inches in 24 hours.Truly, it is one of the most devastating forces of ... |
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