Debutant director Balakrishnan had written a script one-and-half years ago keeping Big B in mind. Now the film is going on floor in April in Film City. It has been titled Cheeni Kum and stars Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Paresh Rawal and Zohra Sehgal. It is produced by Sunil Manchanda. The movie is titled 'Cheeni Kum' because it is little less mushy as compared to other films. It is a sarcastic love story in which Tabu is paired opposite Bachchan while …

First weekend performance of latest release It was an interesting Friday for Bollywood as two movies belonging to completely different schools of film making released simultaneously. While Karan Razdan's 'Souten' was a social affair with little dose of sleazy element, 'Being Cyrus' by debutant Homi Adjania was the first ever of its kinds by an Indian film maker [yes, first ever] and heralded the arrival of a new era that boasts of an alternative …

Model-turned-actor Upen Patel is one guy who's been really lucky as a first timer. He has already landed as a debutant in Subhash Ghai's 36 China Town. And now he is busy with six other big banner films. Upen is doing another movie with Subhash Ghai, one with Ashtavinayak films, Sunil Darshan's movie, Tips' new film, Shyam Bajaj's film and Vipul Shah's next flick. Looks like Upen's one busy guy signing film after film.

The final schedule for Mannerism Films Pvt. Ltd's Kaafila has started at Amritsar. The film stars Sunny Deol, Sana Nawaz, Ammtoje Mann. Shooting will be finished soon. The movie has been shot in Europe, Ladakh, Manali and Punjab. It will release by mid 2006.

Madhur Bhandarkar and Guddu Dhanoa are having a little problem over a film title, Traffic. It seems Dhanoa's Sunny Deol - Priyanka Chopra starrer film Deodhar Gandhi is a movie based on an auto rickshaw driver and so Dhanoa thinks 'Traffic' will be a more suited title but that name is already registered by Bhandarkar. Bhandarkar is also facing trouble for his movie title, Signal. That name is already registered by another director. The movie …

Think twice before you try to get a little smart with Sunil Shetty. Because you may not know that he is a man who is alert 24 hours a day. Well, this is what is proclaimed by "Anna", a character played by Shetty in the film 'Shaadi Se Pehle'. A stylized don who travels in swanky cars, sports a MS Dhoni ishtyle hairdo with long black coats coming straight from John Travolta's wardrobe in 'Face/Off', 'Anna' knows to keep danger on bay. He has an …

Dharmesh Darshan is planning to take Aishwarya Rai opposite Akshay Kumar for his next film after the completion of "Aap Ki Khatir". Akshay Kumar has been fixed for the role and Darshan has had a talk over the film with Aishwarya Rai. It has been reported that she was very happy after listening the story and liked her role a lot. Currently she is in Brazil shooting for Dhoom2. The picture will only be clear after she returns. So right now …

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 …

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 …

Shilpa Shetty has been keeping a low profile for some time now. She feels that she let her audiences down with some of her last releases. Hence she feels that she would do only one film at a time. Her last release Dus kept the box office registers ringing. She met the requirements of the film very well with a perfect gym toned body and good acting. Her next film will be Aapne with the Deol clan, and she is pretty charged up about the film. It …