Mahesh Manjrekar to play Laloo Prasad Yadav?

Mahesh Manjrekar is certainly turning out to be an all rounder. He's one of the few actor-directors around in Bollywood.

After directing Vaastav and Hathyar besides other films, Mahesh was cast in Sanjay Gupta's Kaante with the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt.

And now we hear he has decided to don the greasepaint again and play the part of politician Laloo Prasad Yadav. Read on...

Shatru to replace Big B in Police Force?

While there is tremendous speculation about the reasons that prompted Amitabh Bachchan to opt out of Police Force, directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, speculation is also rife vis-à-vis who would step in the Big B's shoes eventually. There's talk that Shatrughan Sinha has been finalized already. "I'm hearing a lot of names myself," Madhur smiles. Read on...

Pyaasa is no paisa wasool

As a wise man once observed, ‘Icarus did fall, but first he flew’. However, of late, films are flopping even before taking off.

It's a nerve-wrecking cycle of pre-release hope and post-release despair.

Last week’s release, Pyaasa has come a cropper. Debuting at No 3 on the charts, Pyaasa is unlikely to make much paisa for the distributors. The tepid response to Miss World, Yukta Mookhey makes one circumspect about assuming that international beauty pageant winners will automatically conquer the marquee. Read on...

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