Vidya Balan’s sexy avatar, itsy bitsy clothes, cleavage-showing blouses and raunchy dance numbers in “The Dirty Picture” are receiving jaw-dropping reactions. Fans and trade pundits say the masala movie is expected to beat the musical treat “Rockstar”, the fun-filled “Desi Boyz” and the action thriller “Don 2″. Directed by Milan Luthria, “The Dirty Picture” is said to be the tragic tale of a southern sex symbol’s rise and fall and Vidya is playing …

The trailer of The Dirty Picture, a biopic on Silk Smita starring Vidya Balan is out and is creating waves across the country. Since Silk Smita was one of the original sex symbols it was not surprising to see Vidya Balan in creations designed to showcase her sex appeal. Word leaked out that Naseerudin Shah's character portrayed in the trailer as a man who lusts after Silk Smita is inspired from Rajinikanth who has done a few films with the sultry …

Actress Priyanka Chopra praises "Ishqiya" and congratulates filmmaker-composer-singer Vishal Bhardwaj and her wife Rekha for winning national awards for the movie. The rural drama was the directorial debut of Abhishek Chaubey and Bhardwaj produced it and even composed music for the movie that saw Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan in the lead roles. At the 58th National Awards, announced in the capital Thursday, Rekha was named the …

She sported 12 different looks in “What’s Your Rashee” and now Priyanka Chopra is set to age from 20 years to 65 years in Vishal Bharadwaj’s “Saat Khoon Maaf”. “I age from 20-65 in the film. That was a very difficult thing for me to do. ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ is an incredible film for me. It’s a huge part and a very important responsibility for me. It made me extremely nervous that Vishal actually chose me to do the film. But I am very excited about …

Priyanka Chopra plays an unique role in “Saat Khoon Maaf” – she has seven husbands in the movie. While Naseeruddin Shah is her oldest spouse, Neil Nitin Mukesh has just been signed to play the youngest. Neil’s character will require heavy physical transformation. He will apparently be unrecognizable on screen. “When I heard the script, I was zapped. This was something I had to do. I play one of Priyanka’s husbands, the youngest of the lot. The …

The most anticipated film of the year ‘Rajneeti’ is slated for release by UTV Motion Pictures on June 4, 2010. ‘Rajneeti’ is co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Walkwater Media Ltd; and is directed by ten time national award winner Prakash Jha. ‘Rajneeti’ stars Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai and Naseeruddin Shah along with newcomer Sarah. The music of the film has been composed by the Wayne …

Vidya Balan is all set to show that she can handle the role of a cunning wicked girl too with ease. Though she is still constantly nailed down by the critics for her poor dancing skills and bad dressing sense, the actress is not bothered. She has learned to take all the extra packages that come with the profession of being a heroine in Bollywood with a smile. In a role that she has not tried before and one that could change the way the film world …

One of the most critically acclaimed actresses of our times, Nandita Das has completed her debut feature film as a director- 'Firaaq... In Such Times'. The movie which features seasoned actors like Shahana Goswami, Naseeruddin Shah, Raghuvir Yadav, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval and Tisca Arora, tells a plot about how violence affects people's lives. The movie cinematographed by one of her colleagues Ravi K Chandran, is edited by Sreekar prasad. …

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has been a part of several off beat films and has always walked away with huge acclaim for his versatility. Many have heard of Naseer being part of a Pakistani film that has been doing the round at several film festivals. 'Khuda Ke Liye' , a film that depicts the general state of Muslims in theUS post the 9/11 attacks will soon be released in India on the 4th of April courtesy Percept Picture Company. The film directed …

MITHYA releases coming Friday i.e. 8th February and by now the promos have given a good enough indication of the film being a funny amalgamation of Bollywood and underworld. As per the film's director Rajat Kapoor (RAGHU ROMEO, MIXED DOUBLES), the film is a tribute to gangster films. He has been quoted as saying that he loves Hollywood gangster films from the past and always had this in the back of his mind to make a film belonging to similar genre. …