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Movies Box Office Columns Features Interviews List Memories Reviews Short Takes Slide Shows Southern Spice Specials Quiz			Home > Movies > Features March 31, 2003 No red carpet welcome for Head of State Bringing Down The House slips from top slot at US box office March 29, 2003 Star siblings vie for attention Quite a few brothers and sisters of stars will be launched this year. But will they achieve success? March 28, 2003 Music industry's winning streak The music companies seem to have found a way out to fight the current recession. March 27, 2003 Milind Soman does a Mandakini The model-turned-actor-turned-producer talks about his latest film. Attack of the clones According to the Indian Music Industry, a third of all the cassettes manufactured and sold in the country are pirated. March 26, 2003 Why Amitabh makes a saleable father figure Suneel Darshan on the spate of films on the father-son relationship. 'Abhishek has the makings of a big star' Sholay director Ramesh Sippy speaks about his son Rohan's debut directorial venture Kuch Na Kaho. 'My friends think I have become filmi' Armed with an acting degree from the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, the VJ is ready to take on Bollywood. March 25, 2003 Dreamcatcher: BO disappointment While the celluloid version of Stephen King's novel fails to chill, Ashok Amritraj's Bringing Down The House holds sway over the US box office. March 24, 2003 Hollywood loves Polanski again! Surprise Oscars for Adrien Brody and Roman Polanski. Miyazaki spirits away Animation Oscar Little seen animated movie Sprited Away wins the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. 'Shame on you, Mr Bush!' Politics and war were never far from the 75th Annual Academy Awards Chicago's rich haul in LA The 75th Annual Academy Awards Bollywood's in for a laugh Govinda's Ek Aur Ek Gyarah heralds a spate of comedies in Bollywood. Tamil filmmaker plans for simultaneous theatrical and VCD release Starved of a hit and looking for profits, Tamil filmmakers look to Babu Ganesh's recent announcement with hope. March 22, 2003 'It isn't important for my films to flatter me as an actor' Talking movies with Ajay Devgan 'I prefer slow and steady progress' Sanjay Suri feels success is just around the corner. March 21, 2003 'People are happy with me in Saathiya. So am I' Meet everybody's pal, Rani Mukherji March 20, 2003 Bachchan is Deauville's honorary citizen Amitabh Bachchan follows Queen Elizabeth, Yuri Gagarin and Pope John Paul IV as Deauville's honorary citizen. Star kids get realistic Kareena drops Rs 1.5 crore price to play role in Govind Nihalani's Dev. March 19, 2003 Anupam Kher in autobiographical play The actor-director is also scripting his next film Vivek Oberoi, off the record Sukanya Verma spends an afternoon in the company of Vivek 'Tigger' Oberoi. 'Tusshar can't be in all my films' Ekta Kapoor promises her next film, a thriller, will be quite unlike anything seen on Hindi screen. March 18, 2003 New faces, new talent Bollywood will see more actors and directors making their debut than we have seen in the last two years March 17, 2003 Bachchan to sing with Abida Parveen Aadesh Srivastava will record a Sufiana song with the Pakistani singer with voiceovers by Amitabh Bachchan for Ravi Chopra's Baagban. Mad about Mandira 'Who the hell said Mandira Bedi is supposed to be an expert on cricket?' asks husband Raj Kaushal Go East, not West 'India has the highest number of IT professionals, film technicians, carpenters, storytellers, actors. Put them together, and the convergence of technology and entertainment can beat the US.': Shekhar Kapur Bringing Down The House laughs loudest Bringing Down The House beat two Oscar winners and a teen heartthrob to garner an estimated $22.4 million gross over the weekend The second coming 2003 sees a number of actors being relaunched. Chief among them is Randeep Hooda of Monsoon Wedding Humour wins in Bowling For Columbine Michael Moore, Oscar nominee for Bowling For Columbine, made history recently by being the first documentary feature maker to win the Best Original Screenplay Award. Bend It Like Beckham opens big Distributor Fox Searchlight says the movie has the largest opening weekend average of any film released over the last eight weeks in the US. March 15, 2003 Bollywood's in for a scare! This is the first time so many filmmakers are tackling the horror genre. Mayawati promises sops to Bollywood Chief Minister Mayawati lures Bollywood to Uttar Pradesh March 14, 2003 Report piracy, get rewarded The Motion Picture Association launches the DVD Rewards campaign in India. March 13, 2003 Terrorism comes to Bollywood Ram Gopal Varma's Ek is about individuals from Indian and international intelligence agencies coming together to squash a nuclear threat to India. 'Sami is Vikram's film' 'We want Sami to be a good family entertainer, a treat for the summer holidays,' says producer Pushpa Kandasamy. March 12, 2003 'I feel more connected with Bollywood now' 'Whenever I come back, people are willing to sign me on for their films,' says Kabir Bedi 'Coming back to illogical films will be tough' Prashant Narayanan on his first foreign film, Shadows Of Time South Asia hits the NY stage 7-11 Convenience Theatre is riveting and funny, but has a serious message. March 11, 2003 'I am not married to Aamir Khan!' Preity Zinta wants everyone to forget the rumours and enjoy The Hero, her next release. Bollywood remade Filmmakers in Mumbai have discovered the solution to the crisis in creative writing: remake old hits. March 10, 2003 'If you expect to see Tabu, I'll shoot you' Sushmita on It Rained That Night Amritraj's comic caper hits the jackpbot At $31.7 million, Bringing Down The House earns the highest ever opening for producer Ashok Amritraj Birju scores in Berlin Heeraz Marfatia's short narrative won the second prize at the coveted Berlin International Film Festival. March 7, 2003 US film circle buys Adoor's Nizhalkuthu Adoor Gopalakrishnan hopes GFI will help popularise Nizhalkuthu across America. March 6, 2003 Goodness Gracious Syal The UK Film Council awards Meera Syal £101,500 for film projects. Sindhu Bhairavi revived Nineteen years after the film was made, K Balachander readies the sequel for television March 5, 2003 'Stars are like children' Firoz Nadiadwala on Bollywood trends. Bollywood heads for Leicester Director Suhas Bade, who is planning a £1 million film, thinks Leicester is the ideal outdoor location. March 4, 2003 Go Hollywood More and more Bollywood actors are being lured by international projects. 'People can use some comedy' Ashok Amritraj branches into comedy with Bringing Down The House. March 3, 2003 Will Saaya repeat Raaz's success? Producer Makesh Bhatt, for one, is sure it will. Another nail in the coffin Despite bad reviews, Cradle 2 the Grave finds favour at the box office. March 1, 2003 Will The Hero work? Anil Sharma's extravagant project hopes to shatter the jinx, even as most films turn turtle at the box-office. 'I've never been treated like a foreigner' Sita Thompson's bid for Bollywood. Will Chicago bag an Oscar? If Rob Marshal's musical wins Best Picture, it will be the first time a musical has won this top honour since Oliver in 1968. Archives April 2003 | February 2003	Advertisement

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