DTH major Dish TV has said it aims to add three million subscribers this fiscal to take its subscriber base to 10 million by March 2011.The company has also announced that it has crossed the eight million subscribers mark."The eight-million mark has helped us re-look at our targets. We now look ahead to exit the current fiscal with a three ...

Added features make site more fun and interactive.In a recent marketing makeover, UTV World Movies has completely revamped its website by adding content, blogs, links to social networking sites and other features in a bid to keep audiences engaged about the goings-on of the website in particular and the channel in general. The earlier website, which Vahishta Mistry-VP Interactive said ...

The display of indomitable human spirit in the face of tremendous odds always makes for a good cinematic theme. Madholal Keep Walking uses it to show how one man, just one out of the millions thronging our cities, gets back his lost spirit. Madholal (Subrat Datta) lives in a Mumbai chawl with his family, a wife who stitches during the ...

December 17 has been finally locked for Kireet Khurana's Toonpur Ka Superhero, India's first live-action animation film which was delayed for almost two years. Khurana is presently busy with the movies DI (Digital Intermediate) and colour correction and said that the first promo of the film is also being readied. "We plan to release the promo with a big film ...

There is a time in your life when everything is going as it should. You've got the girl. You've got the cash. And it's time to party. Except it's not: you fall face down amidst celebratory cheers and wake up in a hospital with everyone looking exceedingly glum. Nagesh Kukunoor does his own till-death-do-us - part movie (secretly, every filmmaker ...

Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and director Rajkumar Hirani recently launched the standard edition DVD and VCD of their hit film 3 Idiots at a function organised by Reliance Big Home Video at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.They were joined by Sweta Agnihotri, Chief Operating Officer, Reliance BIG Home Video.Hirani spoke about his experiences while shooting 3 Idiots and how the ...

The team of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara will now head to Egypt for the final schedule.Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin, the leading ladies of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, completed shooting for their parts in Spain and have been in Mumbai for quite a few days. Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol who had stayed back to complete their parts ...

Rising costs, video piracy and dubbed films eat into its profits.The Telugu film industry, second-largest in the country and next only to Bollywood, is today struggling to retain its position as escalating production costs, video privacy and dubbed movies from other languages eat into its profitability.Just a few years ago, the Telugu film industry was a trendsetter of sorts in ...

Her 12 years as a frontline playback singer has only honed the vocal skills and market standing of Sunidhi Chauhan, whose first tryst of fame was as a child prodigy in Kalyanji-Anandji's Little Wonders concerts in the early '90s. Checking out Sunidhi's evolution and future plans from the singer herself.You recently sang your first-ever song for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali ...

Katrina Kaif was heckled by cameramen and cornered by personal questions at a press conference. A blow-by-blow account of the happenings:Even though airlines stake their reputation on always being on time, Katrina Kaif sauntered in for a press conference almost 100 minutes late where she was announced as the brand ambassador of Etihad Airways, UAE's national carrier that was established ...

With Aakrosh, a film on honour killings, director Priyadarshan is trying to change his image of being the 'king of comedies' to a serious filmmaker.After a series of comic ventures, what was the reason to make an action film? I am trying to prove again that I can direct a film. (laughs) I have realised that a comedy filmmaker is ...

Can a philosopher's stone turn everything into gold? Is life a journey where one's achievements are measured in terms of material prosperity? These are some questions first-time director Kris Allen promised to explore in Antim Shwash Sundor (Last Breath Beautiful.) But if you are wondering if they have been answered, then the reply is no.Prem Sengupta (Subrat Dutta)'s otherwise placid ...

The National Textile Corporation (NTC), which owns the land where Bharatmata, the theatre in the city that screens only Marathi films, is located, plans to rebuild the cinema hall."I met Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran in Delhi and he has assured me that NTC would build (the theatre) on its own," Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan told reporters in Mumbai."We ...

Indian television, in its experimental phase, bends towards paranormal activities to garner viewership.IN a country like India, where grandma's spooky tales and ghost stories are a narrative tradition, and where the afterlife is a frequently discussed topic, it was rather surprising that Indian television channels had not cashed in enough on our beliefs. Besides, a sprinkling of fiction horror shows, ...

Director Ajai Sinha wants that his forthcoming film Khap, that deals with honour-killings, should be made tax-free. According to him, this move will not only enable more people to watch it but also create an awareness about this serious issue which is prevalent in the Northern parts of India. Sinha decided to make a film on this topical issue while ...

Imagine TV is all set to bring back its popular serial Kitani Mohabbat Hai for a second season. No, it's not taking off from where the show ended nor is it a sequel. The channel is planning to air a fresh love story, albeit with the same lead pair Karan Kundra and Kritika Kamara. In its first season, this Ekta ...

Karthik and Ashwini get married much against the wishes of his father Jayantrao. The young couple then moves into a new house built by Karthik. This house is just opposite the old one built by Jayantrao and his wife Yamuna. Karthik was born in this house. After Yamuna's death, Jayantrao leaves for Pune but the house is never locked.After three ...

Kangna Ranaut has been signed as the brand ambassador of Lawman Pg3's international-patented product called Vertebrae Denims. The product was launched at a South Mumbai hotel on August 31. It will be the first time that the actress will be endorsing a brand. The denims are now available at all leading showrooms across the country.Vipul Shah's Tamil remake takes offThe ...

From Zanjeer in 1973 to Jaadugar in 1989, they saw consistent professional peaks, and Amitabh Bachchan soon became a part of Kalyanji-Anandji's extended family. On the occasion of Kalyanjibhai's 10th death anniversary on August 24, the mega-star pays a tribute."Back in the days when I was struggling, music directors were very important people. Many well-wishers informed me that the top ...

Writer-director Rajan Shahi, who helmed popular shows like Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin and Kareena Kareena, took a major risk two years ago when he turned producer. But the effort paid off and today he is known as the man behind Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain which are rocking the charts.He is a maker with possibly ...

Hitting the right noteSa Re Ga Ma Pa - The Singing SuperstarFriday-Saturday, 9.30 pm, Zee TVSa Re Ga Ma Pa returns this time looking out for a singing superstar! And going by the first couple of episodes, the show delivers, though nothing new. We have all seen it before. The grueling auditions, the serpentine queues, young boys and girls braving ...

Television actor Abir Chatterjee is making waves with his second feature film Bomkesh Bakshi, in which he has convincingly portrayed the character of the sharp-witted, well-informed, middle-class legendary Bengali detective.You hail from a family of actors. Was it natural for you to follow in your parents' footsteps? Not really. My father Phalguni Chatterjee and mother, Rumki Chatterjee, are both noted ...

We Are Family, the first full-blown Hindi adaptation of a Hollywood film (with the necessary permissions) will be out this week. It would be interesting to watch the audience response to the film that is essentially Stepmom redux. Opinions on whether it will work or not are divided.Those who closely follow Hollywood movies are of the opinion that people who ...

It's the season of new seasons.Sometimes, it's yesterday once more (thank you, Carpenters for that lyric). All of last week, the news channels argued over the hike in pay scales for MPs and the nuclear liability bill. This week they're still arguing over both. Last week, on Headlines Today, the panelists (including Shobhaa De, Rahul Bajaj and Naveen Jindal) were ...

After Gulaal, writer-actor Raj Singh Choudhary is back in the limelight for his outing as the kidnapped groom in the National Award-winning film Antardwand.Raj Singh Choudhary's telephone has not stopped ringing ever since Antardwand, a film about an eligible bachelor being made to marry forcibly, has hit the theatres. The actor is winning rave reviews for his portrayal of Raghu, ...