Hrithik was the first and only choice

Excel Entertainment have clarified that Hrithik Roshan was always the first and only choice for their film Lakshya. The director (Farhan Akhtar) and producer (Ritesh Sidhwani) are currently in U.S.A. and have denied rumours that Hrithik ousted Vivek Oberoi from Lakshya by reducing his remuneration.

"It's absolutely bizarre," Farhan's sister Zoya Akhtar tells me (speaking on behalf of Excel Entertainment), "Farhan always wanted Hrithik for the role in Lakshya and he signed him as soon as the script was ready. Hrithik fitted the role to the T. We did not approach Vivek Oberoi for this film at any stage." Read more...

Are tragic endings back in vogue after Devdas?

Everyone loves a good cry at the end of a movie -- or so it seemed in the golden era of Hindi films when actress Nargis shot actors Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt in Mehboob Khan's Andaz and Mother India respectively.

Nearly 40 years later they seem to be making a comeback after the stupendous success of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's tragic period drama Devdas that starred Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit. Read more...

Gracy Singh replaced by newcomer in Qayamat

At this rate Lagaan could actually end up being her debut as well as her swansong! After the Oscar nominated Lagaan was a hit, Gracy Singh was thought by many to be the most sought after actress but things just went from bad to worse and most of it was Gracy's own doing. Read more...

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