Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi at the music launch of Kaifiyat in Bandra on May 10th 2008. To mark the sixth death anniversary of veteran lyricist, poet and writer Kaifi Azmi, an audio CD, titled Kaifiyat covering some of the best works of the poet in Urdu, recited by the poet himself, was re-released here. The release function Saturday was attended by his family members including his wife Shaukat, daughter Shabana Azmi, son Baba Azmi, daughter-in-law Tanvi Azmi, son-in-law Javed Akhtar and CEO Big Music and Home Entertainment Kulmeet Makkar. (more…)

The everlasting beauty Rekha at Bhavna Somaiya’s book Fragmented Dreams launch in Bhavans on May 10th 2008. Noted film journalist Bhawana Somaaya said that writing on cinema, once referred to as “yellow journalism” confined to the glossies, has transformed to a serious and respectable profession. “It has even infiltrated into the front-page territory. My new book `Fragmented Frames` is a celebration of this change in perspective,” Somaaya said at the box release function of `Fragmented Frames` at the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) (more…)

It has become a trend to get a hype sponsored solely by legal controversies. All major films get legal notice these days. Take for example, Tashan or Krazzy 4, these all films had one thing in common, legal notices. This time, it is the turn for Bhootnath to get a notice. A novelist Pankaj Rai has accused Ravi Chopra to take this flick from Ruskin Bond’s Ghost Trouble. He claims that the rights to translate the book into a screenplay belong to him. (more…)

When lots of stars choose to do music videos once in a while, then why not the handsome hunk John Abraham? He will be doing a music video for the famous Pakistani band called Strings. The album will be titled Koi Anewala Hai. This will be the first music video by the group after a gap of about 4 years. (more…)

Lara Dutta has given us a piece of her funny bones in a lot of comedy films, the girl is no doubt very smart when it comes to her reel life. the witty actress gives some very funny one-liners in real life as well. The Bollywood beauty will be starring in Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai opposite Govinda. (more…)

Now, blogging isn’t for everyone and not all can show how versatile they are like Big B. Ramu aka Ram Gopal Verma is one who claims to be completely net illiterate. When news flogged that he would be blogging, the ace director says he can not switch on a computer let alone blog. (more…)

We had reported about a new film from Abbas-Mustan sometime back but by that time the director duo had only one female lead. Now they have got one more name appear on the list. This time the girl in discussion has already won million’s of fan in the country by her role as Vani in TV serial Kasamh Se, Prachi Desai. Prachi has already signed her debut film opposite Farhan Akhtar in a forthcoming film titled Rock On. (more…)