INDIA CINEMA News, May 27, 2012

We promote wrong films, filmmakers in India: Tannishtha Zee News ... feels Indian films still have a long way to go when it comes to getting recognition in the international arena. The actress, known for her role in 'Brick Lane', points out that the focus is not on the right kind of cinemaor actors in the country. See all stories on this topic »

Farhan to co-host IIFA awards with Shahid Zee News New Delhi: Actor-director Farhan Akhtar is all set to co-host the upcoming 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony with Shahid Kapoor. On June 9, Farhan will bring his charm and wit to the awards stage enthralling the film ... See all stories on this topic » Zee News

'The Koran doesn't say cinema is a bad thing' Mid-Day In no time the Indian friend was upgraded to business class. Such is the star power, respect and adulation that Shaheen, actor, producer, director, and writer of over 100films, commands in Afghanistan today. You could easily dismiss his low-budget, ... See all stories on this topic » Mid-Day

Madhubala shot in Ramoji Film City NDTV The show, which deals with the emotions, trials and tribulations of people behind-the-scenes, aims to pay a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema. A lot of thought went behind the set-up of the show, says Tewari, who wanted to give a real look and feel ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

"Factrichi 100 Varsh" presents the rise of studios in Indian cinema only on ... India PRwire (press release) Since its inception, the Indian film industry has been characterized by small, owner-run production houses. Producers usually direct their ownfilms, and pass on their craft, expertise and contacts to their children. Pune, Maharashtra, May 23, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hooray for Bollywood The Age I walk, talk, eat, live Indian cinema.'' Sharma says the film links between Australia and India stretch back 80 years. ''In the 1930s, Mary Evans from Perth became the first female lead actor in Bollywood,'' he says. ''She ruled the Bollywood scene. See all stories on this topic »

Cannes: Not going on a diet for anyone, says Ash Firstpost The Indian actress was at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night, where she walked the red carpet in an elegant cream-and-gold sari to attend the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS auction. Fans were eager to see if the former Miss World was back in shape ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

People think that I am a perfect fit literary roles! Daily News & Analysis By L Romal M Singh | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA Says John Cusack — one of Hollywood's most talented and diverse actors. DNAgets chatty with the intellectual hunk, speaking quite randomly about his recent most filmJohn Cusack is not your ... See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

Fest closes with 'Mud', 'Money' McConaughey pulls off Cannes double header Arab Times Kuwait English Daily To have one film competing at the Cannes Film Festival is a privilege. To have two, Matthew McConaughey says, is wonderful good fortune — and the reward for a spell of hard labor in the trenches of independent cinema. In Lee Daniels' steamy Southern ... See all stories on this topic » Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

A human chameleon Pune Mirror These are the four faces of Nawazuddin Siddiqui — the terrific actor of the indie Hindi cinema — that I have seen in the past two weeks. Nawaz is in Cannes celebrating the world premieres of his two films — Gangs and Miss Lovely, a rare achievement ... See all stories on this topic »

Going slow…err…solo The Hindu “In most Indian families both exist but don't have enoughfilms to watch together. We have plenty of films that look at the mother-son relationship but we don't have enoughcinematic material on the bond that a father shares with his son. See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Ash she likes it Khaleej Times The 38-year-old actress is attending the film festival for two days as a L'Oreal brand ambassador and has taken her six-month-old daughter along for the trip. When asked about juggling work with motherhood, Aishwarya, who walked the red carpet for the ... See all stories on this topic » Khaleej Times

Hardeep Singh Kohli: For me, it is all about 'Gregory's Girl', a record of... The Independent What I hadn't fully appreciated was that, while I was lost in a Technicolor world of monsoon-ridded sari blouses from a world I barely knew, Scotland – the land I was growing up in – was making its ownfilms. It seemed a beautiful irony that movies ... See all stories on this topic »

Karan Johar Birthday Bash Includes Sonakshi Sinha and Shah Rukh Khan Gather Celebs News Channel The recent Karan Johar birthday bash featured India cinema stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Sonakshi Sinha. Johar was celebrating the milestone birthday of 40, and many of the biggest names in Bollywood were there as well. According to Times of India ... See all stories on this topic »

SFF 2012: A Look at the International Documentaries Section AtTheCinema By Julian Buckeridge There are over 150 titles playing at this year's Sydney Film Festival, so to help you wade through the immense list of features, AtTheCinema will be breaking down each section of the festival with our own recommendations, ... See all stories on this topic » AtTheCinema

Rewind TV: Hit & Miss; Hell on Wheels; The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate ... The Guardian The scene, along with Sevigny's serviceable Irish accent (I would have paid to hear her Manchester one), brought to mind Neil Jordan's gender-bent IRA thriller The Crying Game, which cast a male actor as a pre-op transsexual man, and to invite ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

We promote wrong films, filmmakers in India: Tannishtha Mumbai, May 27 — Tannishtha Chatterjee feels Indian films still have a long way to go ... SITE BLOGS WEB Search powered by Yahoo! Search Field. News ... points out that the focus is not on the right kind of cinema or actors in the country. india.nydailynews.com/.../we-promote-wrong-films-filmmaker...

Indian movies keeping local cinema industry alive: Qureshi DailyTimes delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top ... Veteran Lollywood actor Mustafa Qureshi has said there's no harm in Indian movies ... In an exclusive interview with Daily Times, Qureshi said Indian movies ... www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page...22-5-2012...

Review: Solid actors play it silly in Men In Black 3 - Rediff.com Movies With Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin as lead actors, only very rarely can a casting call be this ... India Movies, BollywoodNews Reviews, Trailers ... www.rediff.com/movies/review/review.../20120525.htm

'Thiranottam' to 'Grandmaster': Mohanlal turns 52 - South Cinema ... He is among the best actors Indian cinema has ever produced. Starting his career in 1978 with the Malayalam film 'Thiranottam', he has been leading the ... content.ibnlive.in.com/.../thiranottam-to-grandmaster-mohanla...

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