Gone are those days when only the heroes were offered the highest package. Gone are those days when heroines used to get only a tiny percentage paid for the hero.
Now the heroines are demanding as much as a hero if not more. Lakhs have gone out of fashion and crores is fast losing its sheen.
Recently eye brows went up when Kareena Kappor was reportedly paid Rs. 7 crores for a Hindi film. Now jaws are dropping to hear Aishwarya Rai Bachchan getting paid more than Kareena.
It is spreading that the …

Before you get the wrong idea let us clear upfront that we are talking of Vidya Balan’s role in the film Ishqiya! The sizzling star, who plays a village belle in Abhishek Chaubey’s debut directorial venture Ishqiya, plays the role of a femme fatal that has been carved out painstakingly by the director only for her!
Discussing Vidya’s role at length, the director narrates, “Ishqiya started as a story of a woman, who has the power with her husband at night though all through the day she may slog. It took …

TEEN PATTI starring two of the greatest living acting legends of our times – czar of the Indian film industry, Amitabh Bachchan and Academy Award Winner Sir Ben Kingsley along with an ensemble cast including R. Madhavan and launching Dhruv Ganesh, Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher and Vaibhav Talwar is all set to release on 26th February 2010.
TEEN PATTI is an emotionally riveting and razor sharp thriller set in India and England that revolves around greed, deception and giant feats of imagination.
The film is directed by Leena Yadav and produced by …

Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Love Aaj Kal has bagged 15 nominations for the 5th Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards to be held here Jan 8 next year.
Love Aaj Kal has been nominated for awards in various categories, including best film
, best director (Imtiaz Ali), Best Actor in a leading role (Saif), Best Actress in a leading role (Deepika), Best Female Singer, Best Male Singer, et al.
The film is about the essence of love that never changes despite time and space difference. It raked in Rs …

Looks like for a change Farah Khan has chosen Akshay Kumar over her dearest buddy Shah Rukh Khan for her third directorial venture.
Farah Khan is coming up with ‘Tees Maar Khan’ that will feature Akshay Kumar. Now what’s this name, you ask? Well, as Farah puts it, ‘Tees Maar Khan’ means a smart ass.
The movie will be co-produced by Farah and Akki’s home banner. The script is written by Farah’s hubby Shirish Kunder and for the first time he is producing for his wife’s film. “Initially, I was supposed to …

Nevada Well known American filmmaker Brett Ratner (Red Dragon) is “editing” English version of Bollywood blockbuster ‘Kites’ to fit in the Western psyche, according to reports.
It may be the first for a Hollywood director formatting a Bollywood movie.
Reports suggest that intercultural romance thriller ‘Kites’ has two versions—one for domestic Indian audience and another English version for international audiences.
While the domestic version has been completed, the international version is still being formatted.
The two versions were reportedly shot simultaneously in Hindi and English in Las Vegas (Nevada), New Mexico, and Los Angeles …

Florence Brudenell-Bruce, F1 racing driver Jenson Button’s ex-ladylove, who had the time of her life making movie Love Aaj Kal , has said that when it comes to Bollywood, blondes do not always have fun.
‘I would really like to do another Bollywood film, but unfortunately, I have blonde hair and fair skin and there aren’t that many parts out there for people who look like that,’ the Telegraph quoted her as saying.
She added that she wants to do a “big Hollywood period drama” with Russell Crowe.
Florence debuted in Love …