Karan Razdan's one director who has had trouble with censor for not just one but two films. His films "Souten" and "Eight Shani" had scenes involving animals. He had a brief talk with Maneka Gandhi who told him to strictly follow the codes regarding animal treatment in films. Razdan's one complaint is that the directors are not fully aware of the codes. Three of his films have lined up for release. After Umar, it's now Souten on March 24 …

Actor/MP Govinda probably has decided to return to filmmaking. This is evident from the four titles of films that have been registered under his banner with the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Program Producers. The titles registered are Thela, Roop Darshan, Babloo Bablaa and Babboo Babloo. Though the titles have been registered but there is no confirm news that Govinda is returning to production. Considering the fact that Sukh …

Talk of filmmakers trying to break the mould and come up with something altogether new, different and interesting. International VJ turned producer/director Luke Kenny is one such man who is looking at the doing the same with the release of his crossover film '13th Floor'. Made a shoestring budget of $50,000, '13th Floor' stars Sandhya Mridul and Purab Kohli in principal roles and has a running length of 80 minutes. The movie is set in Mumbai …

Don't expect diplomatic statements with a feel good factor embedded in from Akshay Kumar. On being recently quizzed whether Akshay Kumar's mere presence in a film read a good success story in the making, he said pretty much matter of fact that "Good films, good story and good scripts run and not Khans, Kumars or anyone else!" Coming from the same man who has a string of hits behind him today and is now firmly placed amongst the Top 5 paid …

Aamir Ali was last seen in a film called Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai. He has now bagged two other bollywood films. The films are untitled yet. His other two films Anjaan and Raghu are ready for release but for one or the other technical reasons are still awaiting their release. Anjaan is produced by Anil Bohra and Manohar Kanungo. The film is getting delayed for some technical issues. Some scenes were not graded digitally well. So the shots were redone. …

Milan Luthria must be the happiest man around. The director's latest film, Taxi No 9211 is a success, and its script has made it to the Oscar Library of film scripts. Taxi No 9211 is a commercial success all the way and this appreciation only adds to the satisfaction of the team that sweated it out in the making. Ek Ajnabee's script also made it to the library earlier this year. The other films to have made it there are Karan Johar's Kal Ho Na …

Veteran filmmaker Harsh Kohli is making a comeback after 20 years. His last film was Love in Goa. He is planning his comeback with his son VJ Purab Kohli. Purab has already made it to the world of fame with a strong performances in My Brother Nikhil and the Luke Kenny's film 13th Floor. Purab is quite excited to work with his father. He feels very happy to work and learn from his father. The film is titled Kaun Ho Sakta Hai. There are 14 characters …

Kabir Sadanand is an able and young talent. He is good director and an equally good actor. This young man will now be seen in Subhash Ghai's film Good Boy Bad Boy. For this film he is teaming up with Emraan Hashmi and Tushar Kapoor. In between all this, he acted in CID series on television and directed Popkorn Khao Mast Ho Jao. This Ghai film will be directed by Ashwini Chaudhary (Dhoop). Kabir plays the out and out black character. He is …

Waquar Khan is the story of struggles and success. He truly resembles Naseeruddin Shah of Hero Hiralal. This is one of those rare instances when a film inspires reality. Waquar Khan struggled for 18 years to get work in the film industry. But this struggler was not considered worth. On the other hand he kept working as a rickshaw driver and finally today after 18 years at the age of 33 he is a hero in his own film that he has made with his brother. …

The film industry anywhere on the globe sees actors in their second innings as directors or producers who use their past experience and talent to enhance the art of film making. Kunal Kapoor is sure an exception to this fact. He is still in his youth. He is still an actor who has not completed the first innings of his career and yet has stepped into the second. When not acting, he is making short and meaningful films that earn him name and fame …