Abhay Deol: The road less travelled
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Editorial Department in Movies
Nephew of screen legend Dharmendra and cousin to Sunny and Bobby, Abhay Deol might hail from the film fraternity, but that does not mean you will catch this Deol running around the trees or playing the action hero. With acclaimed performances in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Dev D, which has just bagged a cutch of Filmfare awards, taking the road less travelled has made all the difference for the poster boy of offbeat film. Steven Baker caught up with front runner of the independent Indian cinema movement as he prepares for his eighth release Road, Movie. (more…)
3 Idiots adds punch at box office
Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Editorial Department in Movies
MUMBAI – A stand-off between producers and multiplex owners and a shortage of hits marked a bleak year for Bollywood in 2009, but Aamir Khan starrer ‘3 Idiots’ may have saved the industry from hitting rock-bottom, trade analysts said. (more…)
Avatar climbs back to top at box office
Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Editorial Department in Movies
LONDON – After briefly losing ground to a bunch of animated chipmunks, director James Cameron’s 3D blockbuster “Avatar” regained pole position at the UK box office over the weekend. (more…)
Disaster movie “2012” is exciting, and fun
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Editorial Dept in Movies
LOS ANGELES – If you rolled every disaster movie into one spectacular package, you would wind up with something close to “2012,” Roland Emmerich’s latest apocalyptic fantasy. (more…)