Abbas Tyrewala was in Chennai on Sunday and Monday, trying to get the last bit of his much-delayed music in ‘Jhootha Hi Sahi’ in place. The film is just weeks away from its release date of October 15 and the master CD is still not in the director’s han

Exclusive first look: Nadunisi Naigal

Exclusive first look: Nadunisi Naigal

The story of ‘18 Vayasu’

After hogging the limelight with the critically acclaimed ‘Renigunta’, director Panneerselvam is now busy with his next project, titled ’18 Vayasu’…

Namitha is back in Tollywood

Arya is Ambani

Aryas Boss Engira Baskaran is making waves in Andhra Pradesh too. The film has been dubbed in Telugu and the title of the Tollywood version is Nene Ambani…

I have put 110 per cent in ‘Khatta Meetha’ and cant wait for July 23 when the film releases, says Trisha, who is making her Bollywood debut with the Priyadarshan-directed movie, which has Akshay Kumar as the leading man…

Take it easy, John!

John Abraham’s chiseled body is one thing to watch out for. But maintaining such perfect structure is surely not only taxing, but also hazardous at times…

Katrina Kaif to work with Farah Khan again

Nai, nai don’t just go by the headline… Not that the ladies are going to do a movie together… Read on to find out……

Sneha thanks Vijayashanthi

Sneha is a synonym to smile, so to say. But hardly has the actress had a chance to smile in Bhavani, a film in which she is playing the role of a police officer for the first time in her career…

Rahman cancels North American leg of concert

Music maestro A.R. Rahman has cancelled the North American leg of his “Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour” after a lighting rig collapsed in Detroit before the show.

The pride of music industry, the Mozart of Madras our dear AR Rahman will appear in twenty four different avatars in outfits designed by Ritu Beri for ‘Jai Ho’ concert in New York…

‘Singam’ is a commercial cocktail: Suriya

After playing a cop in the super-hit ‘Kaakha Kaakha’, Suriya dons the uniform again for Hari’s ‘Singam’.

Aadukalam heroine Tapasee unveiled!

Aadukalam heroine Tapasee unveiled!

Mani Ratnam to get 2010 Filmmaker Award at Venice

Hailing Mani Ratnam as “one of the great innovators in contemporary Indian cinema”, the Venice International Film Festival will honour the director of ‘Raavan’ with the 2010 Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award.

King Khan moots Q&A contests via Twitter

Trust Shah Rukh Khan to come up with the wildest and wackiest of ideas to do what he does best. Promote himself!

He had earlier refused the invitation to participate in the upcoming IIFA extravaganza as a mark of protest against the alleged mistreatment of Tamils in Sri Lanka, but film icon Kamal Haasan said that he will not return the Padmasri award.

Rahman’s <i>Tamizh Anthem</i> is a pleasant experience

Ulaga Tamizh Semmozhi Maanadu, the official anthem of the World Classical Tamil Conference, scored by A R Rahman is a very pleasant musical experience.

I auditioned nine times for Aamir’s ‘Delhi Belly’: Vir Das

Stand-up comedian Vir Das, who is basking in the favourable reviews of his ‘Badmaash Company’, is now looking forward to ‘Delhi Belly’. And he says producer Aamir Khan didn’t make things easy for him as he had to undergo repeated auditions before

Mahesh N Junior NTR battle on August 15th

Telugu cinema industry’s
Prince Mahesh and Young tiger Junior NTR are said to battle out on
August
15th, 2010.

‘Kites’ grosses over Rs 60 crore in three days

Rakesh Roshan has hit out at the critics of Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Kites’ saying despite poor reviews, the film has grossed over Rs 60 crore in the first three days of its release.

The tussle between two comedians is turning out to be serious every passing day. The Chennai police on Sunday arrested Singamuthu for allegedly abusing Vadivelu’s office assistant at the latter’s office earlier in the day…

Tamil Anthem for World Tamil Conference Launched [Gallery]

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.Karunanidhi launched the Tamil Anthem for the World Tamil Conference in Chennai on Sunday.Mozart of Madras, A R Rahman has composed the anthem. He explained that Tamil is an universal language and he therefore used carn

Mahanadhi Shankar turns a hero

Remember Shankar the rowdy jail warden who invited your hate by playing the role Thulukanam and harassing Kamal Haasan endlessly in ‘Mahanadhi’?

Bhagyaraj denies remake

Veteran K.Bhagyaraj is waiting for his son to hit a high with his own directorial venture Siddu +2. Santhanu who had a high decibel debut with Sakkarakatti still hasn’t managed to get a place for him in Kollywood…

Follow Rahman to come up in life: CM

Describing A R Rahman as a “shining star” in the Islamic Community, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said the music composer’s life is a lesson for the present day youth striving to come up in life and aspiring to scale great heights…

Cheap marketing tactics are
being employed by Bhumika Thakur, who is producing and also acting in
her next movie “Takita…

Music Review: ‘Raavan’

Expectations? Now either one can come up with 50 statements, detailing the expectations that one has from the music of this film which brings together Mani Ratnam, A.R. Rahman, Gulzar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.

Kushboo wants to enter politics

On a day when the Supreme Court quashed all the 23 cases against her for her interview to a magazine on pre-marital sex, Kushboo said she would not hesitate to accept a political platform if offered…

Raavan’s my most challenging film to date: Abhishek

Raavan’s my most challenging film to date: Abhishek

Most actresses wear bikinis: Tanushree

Bollywood star Tanushree Dutta in a bare-all interview with TOI

Amitabh Bachchan will work for free in a forthcoming film starring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal.

Katrina Kaif refuses Vijay’s film

We knew that Gemini Films Circuit has bought the rights of the Hindi blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’ to remake in Tamil and Telugu. There were quite a few top names – including Vijay, Suriya, Madhavan, Jeeva and Dhanush – tossed to play the coveted 3 i

Kapil Sibal introduces Copyright (Amendment) Bill

HRD (Human Resource Development) minister Kapil Sibal introduced the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2010 in the Rajya Sabha yesterday…..

Rahman to perform at IPL finale

AR Rahman to perform live in Mumbai on April 24 and 25 for the music release of Raavan and the IPL grand finale

Mani Ratnam meets Rajkiran

We told you some time ago this was coming. Sources say Mani Ratnam had invited Rajkiran to his office a few days ago discussed a role in his forthcoming bilingual…

The news of Shoaib Malik’s marriage to Sania Mirza has had interesting repercussions. Shoaib was reportedly involved with starlet Sayali Bhagat in his commitment-free days.

Andrea will soon be a director

Andrea was first introduced in the industry as a play back singer. Then Gautham Menon offered her ‘Pachaikili Muthucharam’ after seeing her in a television advertisement. Now Andrea has expanded the borders of her search for creativity in film

Asin grabs two from Salman

Salman Khan and Asin’s friendship
is the present talk of the B-town media and is getting intense day by
day….

Rahman: Islam has been hijacked by the extremists

The double Oscars and two Grammies winner A R Rahman, a practising Muslim, has taken it upon himself to promote love and unity through his music.

‘I am the brand ambassador of India’: Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan today steered clear of the controversy over superstar Amitabh Bachchan endorsing Gujarat, saying he is the brand ambassador of whole of India.

The title track of Balaji Motion Pictures and Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’ has been creating waves across the city. …

Fan sues Salman Khan

A fan accuses Salman Khan of allegedly using her photographs to promote his film, demanding Rs 25 lakhs as compensation

Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya

‘Vinnai Thaandi..’ is appealing in the first half but goes wayward in the second half due to a dragging script.

RahMania tomorrow

RahMania, the event to pay tribute to AR Rahman for his stupendous success in recent times, will be held tomorrow, Sunday in Chennai at Wesley School Grounds in Royapettah…

Ash shoots for Holi

Vipul Shah is testing the waters shooting yet another Holi song. This time with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Neha Dhupia using organic colours in Action Replayy.

Though his own Grammy win was somehow overlooked, Gulzar is happy saluting the global appeal of Rahman…

Why is Rii seducing Prosenjit ?

Rii oozes oomph and is comfortable with her seductress tag. And is that why Tollywood is casting her as a temptress?

The story of ‘Raavan’

It’s a much anticipated film of the year. Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ is almost finalized for May 21 release simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi. The unit is working hard to meet the deadline…

10-crore fee for Ash!

Bollywood pay cheques have hit the ceiling and crossed dizzy heights. Last week, film industry pandits wah-wahed when news broke out that Kareena Kapoor had hit the Rs 7-crore mark.

Mumbai, here comes Shruti!

Another star is about to shine upon the city of Mumbai and it is none other than the sexy Shruti Haasan.