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Mumbai, Jul 17: Bajrangi Bhaijaan, an overcooked melodrama in which an orthodox upcountry man takes on the odds of history and geography to escort a six-year-old mute Pakistani girl back to her village, is anything but a conventional Salman Khan vehicle. The Kabir Khan-directed film sees the superstar trade his swaggering, wise-cracking persona for an infinitely more staid image. Salman does not

Mumbai, Jul 17: Actor Aditya Pancholi, whose son Sooraj is making his debut in Bollywood with "Hero", has advised him not to be like him if he wants to become a star. "I told him not to follow me. Every father tells his son to be like him but I don't want him to be like me. If he doesn't follow me then he will become a star," Aditya said in an interview here. "I have made so many mistakes in life

New Delhi, Jul 16: Given the lacklustre journey of Bollywood in the first half of 2015, a remunerative miracle at the box office is much-awaited. All eyes are on superstar Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", which delves into Indo-Pak relations, to break the dry spell, say trade analysts. With only two films - "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" and "ABCD 2" - crossing the Rs.100 crore mark in Hindi cinema in

Mumbai, Jul 16: Actor Ajay Devgn says he wants to see his wife Kajol and superstar Shah Rukh Khan together on-screen and is happy that they have teamed up for a film. Rohit Shetty's "Dilwale" stars the iconic pair of Shah Rukh and Kajol, who have featured in blockbusters like "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" and "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham". They were last seen in "My Name is Khan

Mumbai, Jul 15: The first poster of "Bajirao Mastani" is out with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali unveiling the look of his stars -- Ranveer Singh as Bajirao, Priyanka Chopra as his wife Kashibai and Deepika Padukone as warrior princess Mastani. The stars took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the look of the film which will have a face off with Shah Rukh Khan's "Dilwale" on December 18

New Delhi, Jul 15: Dealing with the subject of cross-border terrorism in films is Kabir Khan's forte and the director says India-Pakistan relationship as a backdrop makes a movie larger than life. "I try to do human stories in my films. But I try to put a real context, and real political backdrop to my films which makes the storytelling larger than life," he told reporters here. The filmmaker

Karachi, Jul 14: Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" has become the first film revolving around the Indo-Pak theme to get a clearance for a screening in Pakistan this Eid. The Pakistan Central Censor Board has given a go ahead to the Kabir Khan-directed movie, about an Indian man's attempt to help a young, speech-impaired girl from Pakistan return to her homeland with some cuts. Bollywood films

Chennai, Jul 14: Southern music composer MS Viswanathan, who has over 750 films to his credit, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday. He was 87. MSV, as he was fondly called by the members of Tamil filmdom, was undergoing treatment at Fortis Malar hospital for old-age related ailments and breathing problem. "He passed away around 4.30 a.m. on Tuesday," a family source said. Popular for

Mumbai, Jul 13: Newly-weds Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput were the cynosure of all eyes here at the Palladium Hotel, where a flurry of stars from Amitabh Bachchan, Anurag Kashyap and Anil Kapoor to Kangana Ranat, Sonam Kapoor and Preity Zinta attended the couple's wedding reception on Sunday night. A live band welcomed all the guests with some groovy music at the entrance of the hotel. Among the

Mumbai, Jul 13: Shah Rukh Khan was among the first to 'tweet' support to Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", but the "Dabangg" actor is yet to see the teaser of Shah Rukh's new movie "Fan". Nevertheless, he is sure it's "superb". Asked if he had watched the teaser of Shah Rukh’s already viral teaser of "Fan", Salman said: “No, but I’ll go and see the teaser. But even without watching, I know that