Bollywood, the world's second largest film industry, is hassled by the increasing number of litigations pending against it in various courts of India.Many in the industry that produces about 1,000 films a year point out that several public bodies, NGOs, individuals, political pressure groups and vested interests across the county regularly slap cases against films on flimsy grounds. They make either the producer or the director and in some cases even the artistes respondents in their suits.

Bollywood has roped in cricketers from Australia, England and New Zealand to shoot a film at the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and then the New Year Test in Sydney.Brett Lee is among the four Australians making their Bollywood debuts.An entourage from India’s thriving movie industry is due to arrive in Melbourne to film crowd [...]

Pankaj Kapur has hardly spoken about his son, but for a change he has praised Shahid's performance in "Vivah" and "Jab We Met".He said that he was confident that one day Shahid would become a successful actor. If that wasn't enough, the latest is that the actor is soon going to be directed by his father in one of his forthcoming films.

Prolific director Subhash Ghai, who is introducing a new hero in his forthcoming film “Black and White”, believes there is a dearth of fresh talent in Bollywood.“The Mumbai film industry is definitely starved of new talent, especially for the main roles,” Ghai told IANS in an interview.He feels that corporate houses, which pay exorbitant amounts [...]

A dry welcome, a squabble over media accreditation cards, half-made stalls and special press shows summed up the scene on the eve of the 38th International Film Festival of India here. What set the right ambience for the fest was a performance of Ghumat Ghaz, traditional Goan folk music.More than 60 artistes, in the age [...]

Glamorous Bipasha Basu will be seen in a new avatar in Rituparno Ghosh's neo-realistic film "Shob Choritroi Kalponik" (All Characters are Imaginary) - in starched cotton saris and long blouses. And the actress is looking forward to her first Bengali role.

After director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, it is Akshay Kumar who is going to relive his childhood memories of Delhi's old quarters in "Chandni Chowk To China".

For long, Akshay had felt that his own success story had the potential to be made into a movie. And now it looks like he's getting his way.

Subhash K. Jha: Anupam Kher is shooting for a fascinating new film about the warm relationship between a man and his granddaughter in "Hawai Dada". And what makes it special is that veteran actress Tanuja is playing his wife.

"She has always been a favourite. She is one of our cinema's natural born actresses. Working with Tanuja in 'Hawai Dada' is such a pleasure," Anupam told IANS.

Subhash K. Jha: Our movies never had it so good. Our movies never had it so bad. Everyone pushed the envelope, but forgot to address the target audience.Just look at the fare on display in 2007 - "Dus Kahaniyan" gave us 10 fast-paced, sensitive and stirring stories about love, sex and sin in rapid-fire rhythms.

Subhash K. Jha: As 2007 comes to an end, Shah Rukh Khan is the undisputed king of box office and Kareena Kapoor is the "actress number 1".

Director Shimit Amin hit the bull's eye with "Chak De! India" and revived the hockey mania. Ranbir Kapoor led the pack of newcomers in 2007.