Bollywood VIEWS!!!

Since I found Ranbir Kapoor’s Wake Up Sid to be truly wonderful, I had some hope that Ajab Prem Ki… will atleast be decent. Also, it was directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi whose previous claim to comical fame was Andaz Apna Apna way back in 1994.
Alas, I was so wrong. With time, there is erosion [...]

Priyanka Chopra’s birthday was last Saturday on July 18th. Because she and Shahid Kapoor both had off on the 18th and 19th—neither of the dates were scheduled with any shootings, promotions or press—there was much speculation that the two would celebrate together despite recent rumors that the young stars had gone their own separate ways. [...]

Yes. Neil Nitin Mukesh of Johnny Gaddaar fame has literally dropped his pants for his upcoming film, Jail. Could it be his desperation after his last film Aa Dekhen Zara failed to click with the masses or is it his bid  to ensure his next film’s initials?
Directed by controversy-conscious Madhur Bhandarkar, this film is part [...]

I am eagerly looking forward to SRK’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi slated for December 12, 2008. Directed by the magical Aditya Chopra, his first outing as director in ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ was mythical (a theatre in Mumbai is still playing one show of the film for the last ten years - an all-time [...]

Here are some more luminaries who stood out during the course of my journalistic career spanning a little more than 12 years.
Karan Johar, filmmaker: This was at the launch of his film, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. I asked him when he cried for the very first time in a cinema hall. “When Gregory Peck and [...]