Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt is fond of Anurag Kashyap’s cult-classic ‘Black Friday’ but, as a fellow filmmaker, he feels that it was imperative for Anurag to go through the journey of being denied the film’s release in theatres until it eventually made it to the theatres. Vikram spoke with IANS during the promotions of his recently released film ‘Haunted 3D’, and shared that while ‘Black Friday’ is a fine piece of cinematic art, the withholding of its release wa…
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Mumbai, June 20 (IANS): Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has penned a warm birthday note for her mother, Sunanda Shetty, whom she described as her toughest critic, best friend, and soulmate. Shilpa shared a handful of pictures featuring her alongside her mother Sunanda, husband Raj Kundra, sister Shamita and children. The gamut of photographs also featured pictures of her mother from her younger days.The actress wrote in the caption section: “Happy Birthday, Mom. My biggest blessing, greatest s…
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Director Vikram Bhatt, who is receiving a lot of positive response to his recently released film ‘Haunted 3D’, has spoken up on the evolution of the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification). Vikram spoke with IANS during the promotions of ‘Haunted 3D’ in the city, and said that by the early aughts. A lot was happening concurrently in India and globally in the early 2000s, the dot com bubble burst, the maturation of India’s Economic Policy of Liberalization, and mor…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Actor Govinda, who paid his last respects to the late filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani, expressed his grief at the demise of the filmmaker. The actor spoke with the media stationed at the venue, and called him the foundation of his existence as a film artiste.He told the media, “He was my foundation. I and other artistes, who were lifted from poverty by him, are deeply grateful to him. There must be at least a dozen or so artists in the country who were helped by him”.He furth…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Film producer and former Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has passed away at the age of 76. IMPPA President Abhay Sinha has confirmed the news to IANS. As per reports, Pahlaj Nihalani had been ailing for some time and was suffering from liver-related health issues. His last rites will be performed at a crematorium in Santa Cruz, Mumbai.Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit took to Instagram to confirm the news of Pahlaj Nihalani’s death.Sharing his p…
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared ace director Pandiraaj’s eagerly awaited upcoming film, ‘Parimala & Co’, featuring actors Jayaram and Urvasi in the lead, for release with a U/A certificate. For the unaware, the film is slated to hit screens worldwide on June 5 this year.Taking to its X timeline to make the announcement, Lyca Productions, one of the production houses producing the film, wrote, “#ParimalaAndCo is all set to hit the screens….
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) If sources in the industry are to be believed, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared critically acclaimed director Meera Kathiravan’s eagerly awaited romantic drama, ‘Habeebi’, featuring actor Dhanush’s father Kasthuri Raja and Malavika Manoj in the lead, for release with a clean ‘U’ certificate. Sources in the know claim that the film has now successfully completed its censor formalities and that it has been awarded a clean ‘U’ certificate by …
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Subhash K Raj’s upcoming family entertainer, ‘Blast’, featuring actors Arjun Sarja, Priety Mukhundhan and Abhirami in the lead, for release with a U/A certificate. Taking to its social media timelines, well known production house AGS Entertainment, which is producing the film, confirmed the development. It wrote, ” #BlastGetsUA. #KalpathiSAghoram #KalpathiSGanesh #KalpathiSSuresh @archanakalpathi @aish…
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Martin Joseph’s eagerly awaited Malayalam crime thriller ‘Dridam’, featuring actor Shane Nigam in the lead, for release with a ‘U/A 16+’ certificate. E4 Entertainment, the production house producing the film, took to its Instagram page to confirm the development. It shared a poster that showed the film had been certified U/A and wrote, “Officially certified and ready to begin. What comes next changes ev…
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director R J Balaji’s eagerly awaited upcoming action thriller ‘Karuppu’, featuring actor Suriya in the lead, for release with a U/A certificate. For the unaware, the film is slated to hit screens worldwide on May 14 this year.Dream Warrior Pictures, the production house producing the film, took to its X timeline to make the announcement.It wrote,”#Karuppu has been certified U/A. A power-packed theatrical experi…