SRK overwhelms Edinburgh fest

They may be used to dealing with James Bond, aka Pierce Brosnan and his predecessor Sean Connery, but the 55-year-old Edinburgh Film Festival’s first foray into Hindi filmdom with this year’s Shah Rukh Khan special has re-written its rules

Nicole Kidman starrer pulled out from the Venice Film Festival

The Hours, expected to be one of the biggest attractions in the 59th Venice film festival at the end of this month, was pulled off the bill on Friday due to delays in post-production.

Directed by Stephen Daldry, who made his name with Billy Elliot, The Hours has a star-studded cast including Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep.

Naseerudin Shah to guest star in Boom

Naseer, who seems to have taken a break from commercial Hindi films, has been roped in by the Boom team for a guest appearance. The versatile actor has already done a completely offbeat film, Bombay Boys with Kaizad in the past and received excellent reviews for his 'different' role of a Mumbai underworld's bhai.

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