The upcoming Sharman Joshi - Boman Irani starrer Ferrari Ki Sawaari has already earned Rs.65 crores for its producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Despite the film's release being over a month away, the makers seem to be making money already.
It is learnt that collectively, the film's theatrical, satellite, music and home video rights have been sold for a whopping Rs. 65 crores. However, the biggest chunk comes from the sale of the theatrical rights, which alone have been sold to Eros for Rs. 42 crores, while the rest includes satellite, DVDs and music rights.
Deepika Padukone, who is presently one of the front runners for the top slot in Bollywood, is now all set to razzle and dazzle everyone alike, by donning a bikini onscreen for the first time in her upcoming film Cocktail. The first theatrical promo of the film is expected to be unveiled early next week which will show Deepika in a hot red bikini.
What Anurag Kashyap has managed to do with Gangs Of Wasseypur is unique. Apart from directing his first ever mainstream film, Anurag has roped in 340 actors for Gangs Of Wasseypur (GOW), making it one of the first films to ever have so many characters.
The film that will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section will feature the crew attending the festival in a novel fashion.
It seems to be the season of social awakening with Aamir Khan's 'Satyamev Jayate' being debated vociferously throughout the country. On the other hand, another gentleman of repute from the industry, Shekhar Ravjiani, arguably one of the biggest names in Bollywood is quietly and tirelessly working towards a cause that he believes in. Ravjiani has been carrying out his social responsibilities in the way he knows best, by creating wonderful music.
After the by now (in)famous Shah Rukh Khan - MCA spat, Shiv Sena, in its mouthpiece 'Saamna', lashed out at the actor by saying he should have been handed a life ban by the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association).
It also stated that 'Shah Rukh Khan has been insulted several times by the security at American airports but we didn't see him lose his cool there. The rich make their own law in this country, which is why he shoved around a security guard.'
The Rajya Sabha (RS) yesterday passed the much talked about bill amending Copyright laws in the country. Some of the core points reflected in the Copyright Amendment Bill include the right of author and music composer, right to the visually impaired, extending compulsory regime to unpublished work and imposition of punitive actions. For a while now, noted lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar had been fighting for the rights of writers, lyricists, singers and composers so that these artistes get a fair share in revenue in the form of royalties from music companies and production houses.
The super combination of superstar Ajay Devgn and ace director Rohit Shetty is back! The power packed duo which gave Singham one of the biggest hits of 2012, has a new treat in store for fans. Not only was Singham a stupendous earner at the box office, but its famous dialogue "Aata majhi satakli" achieved cult status amongst audiences.
Buzz is that Shetty has retained Devgn's famous one liner "Aata majhi satakli" from Singham in his upcoming comic caper Bol Bachchan starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai.
Mona Kapoor, Boney Kapoor's late wife, was sorely missed at her daughter Anshula's graduation ceremony in America, which was held on May 14. But her presence was compensated by Mona's good friend Shabana Azmi, who traveled all the way to US to attend the ceremony at Columbia University in New York. Readers maybe aware that the duo of Shabana and Mona had been the thickest of friends for many years.
