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Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao hit by swine flu
The actor-director duo have been quarantined in their Bandra home, and are undergoing treatment.
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Gurgaon review: Shanker Raman's brilliant noir drama is visceral and worth the visit
Gurgaon is a film with a tight script, shot beautifully, and held together by some brilliant performances, that tells a tale, and tells it bloody well.
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The sound of music in Vishal Bhardwaj's films – Birthday special
A filmmaker who started out as a music composer, Vishal Bhardwaj uses compositions and theme sounds as an integral part of his films to build scenes. On the actor's 52nd birthday (4 August 1965), we take a look at how the director has managed to enrich even the adaptations of Shakespeare with music.
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Taapsee Pannu buys a plush flat in Mumbai
The actress recently bought the new home in Andheri, a suburb of Mumbai.
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Jab Harry Met Sejal 'Phurr' song: SRK romances to Diplo's beats
Imtiaz Ali's mellow romance receives an upgrade with Diplo's beats and Irshad Kamil's wacky lyrics.
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A Gentleman song 'Chandralekha': Jacqueline is star of the show in this snappy number
Composers Sachin-Jigar create a familiar, easy karaoke number jazzed up with some disco rhythms.
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How Shakeel Badayuni-Naushad made the most impressive team in Hindi film music
Shakeel Badayuni was a lyricist with an innate understanding of music and Naushad a composer with a penchant for Urdu poetry. On the 101st birth anniversary of the lyricist (3 August), we look at his collaboration with the great composer.
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Secret Superstar trailer: Aamir Khan plays mentor to courageous Zaira Wasim
The uplifting trailer of Advait Chandan's quirky film was released today.
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Koena Mitra files a sexual harassment case after receiving lewd phone calls
The actress filed a complaint after being harassed by an unknown man, who called her 40-50 times on her mobile phone.
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Sushant Singh Rajput suites up at NASA for Chanda Mama Door Ke
The actor is training in neutral buoyancy, spacewalk drills, moon walks, as well as experiencing zero gravity simulations for the film.
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Ramsay Brothers spotted market for horror films and went all out: Author Shamya Dasgupta
Dasgupta, author of Don't Disturb The Dead: The Story Of The Ramsay Brothers, spoke in an exclusive interview with Cinestaan.com about his fascination with the story of the Ramsay family, their filmmaking technique, and the reason for the slow decline of the horror genre in Indian cinema.
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Irrfan Khan turns to Urdu poetry for Ronnie Screwvala's next
The film, produced by Screwvala's RSVP productions, will be directed by Akarsh Khurana.
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Shoojit Sircar and Nitesh Tiwari to conduct masterclasses at IFFM!
While Sircar will discuss his approach to working with actors Tiwari will explore bringing real life incidents to the screen.
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Richa Chadha confirms doing Inside Edge season 2
The actress has reportedly confirmed that a season 2 is happening. The Amazon Original series is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment.
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Neena Gupta asks for work on Instagram, inspires Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra commented 'inspired' on Neena Gupta's Instagram post asking for work.
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10 timeless sad songs by Mohammed Rafi – Death anniversary special
With a voice that suited Guru Dutt as much as it did Shammi Kapoor, Mohammed Rafi ruled Hindi film music for three decades. On his 37th death anniversary (31 July 1980), we look at 10 songs that stand testimony to Rafi's power of melancholy.
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5 film adaptations of Premchand's classics – Birth anniversary special
A benchmark for literary excellence in Hindi, Munshi Premchand's influence extended into the world of moving images as well. On his 137th birth anniversary (Premchand was born on 31 July, 1880), we recall five films based on his works.
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Kunal Nayyar, Tanmay Bhat, Kal Penn want to play 'heroine' in Priyanka Chopra's new ABC comedy series
The actress is developing a comedy series about a Hindi film actress settling into life in a US suburb.
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Bareilly Ki Barfi song: 'Nazm Nazm' is a sweet nostalgia trip into romance of letters
The second song of director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's film is composed, written, and sung by singer-composer Arko Mukherjee.
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Abhay Deol returns as time traveller in sci-fi film JL-50
The actor will be seen as a time travelling CBI officer in JL-50. He is currently shooting for the film in Kolkata.