Composer Sandesh Shandilya is being heard for years now but he still has to establish himself in the Bollywood scheme of things. After a track like 'Suraj Hua Maddham' [K3G], it seemed that he had arrived in a big way but that proved to be a myth as barring the score of 'Socha Na Tha' and 'Chameli', his work didn't reach out to the audience in a massive way. He composed for 'Sun Zarra' recently but along with the film, the music tanked as well. …

When this man won the coveted first prize for popular television show THE GREAT INDIAN LAUGHTER CHALLENGE a few months back, he would have thought that the world of comedy now belonged to him! Little must he have known that he would be relegated to playing a sidekick to another comedian in his very first Bollywood outing. Sunil Pal, the winner of GREAT INDIAN LAUGHTER CHALLENGE, had a forgettable Bollywood debut recently as he played one of the …

When this man won the coveted first prize for popular television show THE GREAT INDIAN LAUGHTER CHALLENGE a few months back, he would have thought that the world of comedy now belonged to him! Little must he have known that he would be relegated to playing a sidekick to another comedian in his very first Bollywood outing. Sunil Pal, the winner of GREAT INDIAN LAUGHTER CHALLENGE, had a forgettable Bollywood debut recently as he played one of the …

'Krrish' is blazing guns at the Box Office. The unprecedented response from Patna to New York has left everyone dazed. But director Rakesh Roshan is also facing criticism from various quarters. Some people are of the opinion that 'Krrish' fails to touch people's hearts the way 'Koi Mil Gaya' did. Roshan Senior feels that comparisons always happen. But comparing 'Krrish' with 'Koi Mil Gaya' is like comparing Raj Kapoor's 'Sangam' with 'Awaara'. The …

June is certainly turning out to be the best month for Bollywood this year. While 'Fanaa' is on a record breaking spree and 'Krrish' posing a massive challenge with its cent percent opening weekend, twin releases of 'Phir Hera Pheri' and 'Chup Chup Ke' too have been going strong and decent respectively. Enjoying more or less a open week with just 'Alag' to compete, 'Phir Hera Pheri' boasts of a great second week with dividends coming in even in …

Salman Khan and Controversy go hand-in-glove. He has far too many troubles on his plate already. But then fresh storms continue to brew in his cup of life overflowing with mishaps. The latest one is the reopening of an eight year old case of killing two Chinkaras in the Kutch region of Gujarat during the shooting of his film 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' in the year 1998. The Forest Department of Gujarat had filed a case of illegally killing the endangered …

The second half of 2006 can well belong to Pretty Preity Zinta. For she has two big releases in the form of Karan Johar's 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' and Shirish Kunder's 'Jaaneman' which has already fetched a record-shattering Rs 7.4 crore for the Mumbai circuit. Preity recently won the 'IIFA Most Glamorous Star of the Year' award. But when she danced to the Arabic tunes of 'Laila o Laila' and 'Mehboob Mere' at the same event, one couldn't help but …

All is not well in the swell world of Saif Ali Khan and Foreign girl friend Rosa. Both were seen in a television commercial recently. And with the whole of India raving about the drop-dead-gorgeous Rosa, Saif the superstar-in-the-making is feeling insecure. According to the common friends of the couple, Rosa has been offered with more advertising commercials from the skin care and luxury products. But Saif is not in favor of her pursuing a career …

Hrithik Roshan's superman saga 'Krrish' released amidst a hysterical response from the masses. The crowds are going delirious by watching the super antics of the man-in-the-mask as he runs like a cheetah, flies like a superman, dresses like a Batman and webs his magic in a typical Spiderman manner. One fan in Abhishek Cinema Hall in Khanwa, a small town in Madhya Pradesh got a bit carried away as he jumped from the balcony of the cinema hall in the …

Its that phase of Bollywood when marketing and promotion has started counting big...REALLY BIG! The film may have its own merits and demerits but the super success of number of small and big films in last quarter or so has proved the importance of smart publicity campaign has ensured that audiences flock the theatres for an all important opening weekend. Sanjay Gupta, who has been a master of film's publicity recently launched 6 of his films and …