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Looks like the Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar rivalry is really hotting up as both have carved a strong niche for themselves at the Box Office. While Akshay may not be in the same league as SRK, but he has become one of the most bankable stars in Bollywood and has been able to hold his own against the mighty Khans.                

We shall once again witness the clash of the titans as its been confirmed that not only will Don and Jaan-E-Maan see a Diwali/ID release but both will have the same revenue-sharing terms between the distributors and multiplex chains. This means that distributors of the two films will get 50 percent of net collections in the first week and 45 percent in the second week.

Okay lets see how movies are faring this week on the almighty Box Office. LRM is still ruling the roost, which doesn’t surprise any of us. In fact there have been hardly any changes from last week and the Top... Continue Reading

If you can’t get enough of Krrish,well here is some good news for you. Now you can catch the desi super-hero in action on your television sets as the movie has been released on DVD and VCD by T-Series. Here... Continue Reading

More Don news. In an unprecedented move, the production team of Don-The Chase Begins has announced that Advance booking for the movie will begin from tomorrow! This is unheard of in Bollywood, as no one has ever opened the booking... Continue Reading

Bollywood has come of age and now filmmakers are not scared of taking risks or thinking out of the box. This is also due to the new ‘Initial Phenomena’ where most films recover their costs in the opening week. One... Continue Reading

Wondering about the B.O. status this week? Well here are the Top 5 movies of this week and looks like the remake of the 70’s cult movie Jai Santoshi Maa hasn’t even entered the charts! The animated Krishna was also... Continue Reading

Sometimes there are certain movies, which just come out from nowhere and wake the country from its apathetic state. This year there were two such movies, Rang De Basanti and Lage Raho Munnabhai. Both completely opposite each other in every... Continue Reading

There was a very interesting article in the press recently, which talked about India, and its Oscar dreams. It’s no secret that the Indian media goes in an over-drive mode whenever a Bollywood Film is selected as an Oscar entry.... Continue Reading

In a brave attempt to curb piracy Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has partnered with United Film Organisers (UFO) Moviez, a digital cinema network. An exclusive screening of Jaaneman was arranged by the two and this is seen as a vital step... Continue Reading

The Indian Film Industry is a powerful entity not only in India but also in the Indian sub-continent. Bollywood has always found an appreciative audience in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh even when they were officially banned. There was a... Continue Reading

Lage Raho Munnabhai is still raking in the moolah and here are its 4th week collection:Mumbai - 1,49,74,954                                      Ahmedabad - 40,87,278Valsad - 1,49,701Rajkot - 4,15,000Jamnagar - 2,91,749Bhavnagar - 2,93,903Nasik - 4,12,627Delhi - 97,28,281Noida - 17,21,519Kaushambi - 2,41,380Gurgaon - 17,34,501Ghaziabad -... Continue Reading

Karan Johar is the latest Bollywood personality to join the advertising bandwagon. The man has a signed an undisclosed deal with Hewlett and Packard and claims that is had nothing to do with money! Yeah Karan we believe you!“They've got... Continue Reading

Bollywood is now no longer restricted to the sub-continent or to the NRI market. It is now breaking cultural as well as language barriers and now the latest country to succumb to the Bollywood charm is Poland. It was "Kabhi... Continue Reading

Ram Gopal Verma in recent times was the first director to start the whole Indie Film Scene and kudos to him for that. However his production house ‘The Factory’ these days has become the laughing stock of Bollywood as they... Continue Reading

Here is the Box Office Report of this week and this Friday one also sees the whacky Khosla Ka Ghosla and the forgettable Rocky in the charts! As expected the latter bombed and the former has done well in urban... Continue Reading

Looks like even the Malaysian Prime Minister has succumbed to the SRK killer charm! The whole crew of Don-The Chase Begins was given permission to shoot in the PM’s office, which is located in the famous Twin Towers in Kuala... Continue Reading

Curious about the upcoming releases? Here is what Bollywood is planning to offer us in the next few weeks!September 29, 2006                                                             - Jai Santoshi Maa- Krishna- Utthaan- Woh LamheOctober 6, 2006- Iqraar - By Chance- Jackpot - The Money Game-... Continue Reading

If you thought only Hindi movies do well in the UK, think again! DIL APNA PUNJABI (more power to us punjus) is doing better than Lage Raho Munnabhai! Here are the top Indian movies in the UK this week: Check... Continue Reading

Looks like the principles of Gandhism is getting lost on the team behind Lage Raho Munnabhai as the Multiplex-Chopra War has been ignited once again. The distributors of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' and the multiplex owners are... Continue Reading

Well its official! Pyaar Ke Side Effects has been declared a hit and the bombshell Mallika Sherawat is having the last laugh! Always been dismissed as a bimbo and a sex symbol (at times rightfully so), the actress has proved... Continue Reading