Priyadarshan's film Malamaal Weekly has hit off really well with the audience. He is now in Mumbai. This time it is to direct an ad campaign supporting Chicken Consumption with Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty. This campaign is a must to boost the poultry business that is experiencing a low due to the bird flu scare. The ad will also feature Fardeen Khan. All the four men are avid chicken eaters. For them to convince people to get back to their …

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 …

Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) 's 8th Annual International Film Festival will kick start at Imax Wadala from the 23rd March 2006 and will go on for a span of 7 days till 30th March 2006. It is during the span of these seven days that movie lovers will get to see not just Indian but films from across the globe under one roof. There will be more than 100 films showcased from 30 countries. The festival will open with French film maker Christophe …

First weekend performance of latest release This Friday audiences proved once again that in most of the cases it is fairly simple to differentiate a bad product from the good one. Otherwise how could one explain the shockingly low opening weekend for 'Teesri Aankh - The Hidden Camera' that boasted of A-starcast [Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel]. There was nothing in the promos the movie that could have excited a viewer to venture into a theatre and once …

Actor Ajay Devgan has done several films so far but the opening of the film Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke, which also marks his debut in a Bhojpuri film albeit in a small role, is something he will never forget. Of course the reasons are good. The film opened in Mumbai at Navrang Cinema, Andheri. It unexpectedly got a very huge opening here. The crowd that turned up for the film was so huge that the police had to come into action to control the crowd. …

The curiosity surrounding Jigyasa finally came to an end yesterday. The film premiered at Cinemax cinema Andheri yesterday. Most of the cast of the film was present at the venue. The film revolves around a north Indian small town girl who comes to Mumbai with an aspiration to become a superstar. The story is woven around a couple of characters that resemble some real life personalities. For instance the character Aruna Kapoor is a character that …

At a jampacked music launch at the Raheja Classique club in Mumbai on Tuesday night, music director A R Rahman released the debut album of brilliant singer Kailash Kher. Entitled Kailasa, the album is actually also named after the band that Kher has formed in partnership with musician-composers Naresh and Paresh Kamath, both gifted guitarists and good backup singers. Rehman, who had a busy night ahead for a film recording, was nevertheless graciously …

Vivek Oberoi and Fardeen Khan will be seen shaking their legs in a promotional music video that will be shot for their film Pyare Mohan. Pyare Mohan is produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film also stars Esha Deol and Amrita Rao. The music video will be shot in Mumbai next week. The video will not only be used for the promotion but will also be used in the start of the film. The music for this video is being done by UK based band Tricky Baby. …

Reema Kagti who is directing Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd was quite surprised that Nikhil Advani who was first narrated the script did not do the film after several visits and talks. The film is finally being produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. She recently discovered that the Nikhil Advani's film Salaam E Ishq is very similar to her film. How similar is what she does not know. Both the films have a story woven around six couples. …

In a glittering ceremony on 2nd March 2006, PVR Cinemas increased its chain of screens by opening PVR Rivoli based in the heart of the capital Delhi. This writer was invited for the exclusive screening of OSCAR nominated 'Walk The Line' that marked the launch of the theatre. Rivoli stands tall amongst one of the rare heritage properties in Delhi and its facelift by PVR opens an exciting chapter in the history of this decades old theatre. The …