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Calling all Prime Video India subscribers! Get ready to expand your watchlist because a wave of exciting new Hindi titles is about to hit the streaming platform. We’re talking gripping thrillers featuring Bollywood A-listers, heartwarming coming-of-age tales, and hard-hitting dramas that will leave you wanting more.

This compilation brings you the inside scoop on upcoming releases across various genres. Whether you’re a fan of action heroes like Anil Kapoor or prefer the sizzling chemistry of Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, there’s something for every taste. So, grab your popcorn, settle in, and get ready to be entertained by the latest offerings from Prime Video India!

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The trailer of Haddi, a dark comedy film set in the underworld of Mumbai, has been released online and has created a buzz among the viewers. The film marks the second direction of Akshat Verma, who is known for writing the cult classic Delhi Belly. The film also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role of a transgender gangster who wants to become a woman. Anurag Kashyap plays the antagonist, Amma, a ruthless don who is Haddi arch-enemy.

The trailer showcases the quirky and edgy tone of the film, as well as the impressive performances of the lead actors. The film promises to be a roller-coaster ride of humour, action, drama and emotion. The film also explores the history and struggles of the transgender community in India, and how Malkan tries to find his identity and love in a hostile world.

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The film also stars Ila Arun, Shriidhar Dubey,...

Directed by Akshat Verma, the film, starring Saif Ali Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Akshay Oberoi, is too quirky to be serious, too existential to be funny, too inconsistently paced to be a pointless experience...

Directed by Akshat Verma, this film is trippy, cheerfully absurd and in places, laugh-out-loud funny but the energy levels take a definite dip in the second half...

Aamir Khan has praised one more film which is surely going to help that movie in some way. The film in question is none other than Kaalakaandi, directed by Akshat Verma, who wrote Aamir’s quirky 2011 comedy Delhi Belly. Aamir saw the film at a special screening and tweeted that he found the film very funny and that it made him laugh a lot. He also praised the performance of Saif Ali Khan and the direction of Akshat Verma.

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It’s not regular kind of film, and it comes to the audience after Tiger Zinda Hai. “So there’s bound to be anxiety. The last month has been a time of no major releases. So our film Kaalkaandi comes with a lot of expectations. These expectations don’t scare me. But they make me anxious,” says Akshat.Read More

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This year’s one of the most anticipated films, Kaalakaandi, is all set to release this Friday on 12th January, 2018. The film which is a dark comedy based on three different stories in Mumbai where fate intertwines and destinies bump into each other is a story about life, death and karma! Directed by Akshat Verma, the film stars Saif Ali Khan along with the eclectic ensemble of Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Akshay Oberoi, Isha Talwar, Shenaz Treasury, Shivam Patil, Amyra Dastur and Neil Bhoopalam.

First to set the stage Icymi check out the trailer!

Now we have 5 very cool and interesting facts about the film!

1. Kaalakaandi marks Saif Ali Khan’s 60th Film

The very versatile actor Saif Ali Khan has spent 25 years in Bollywood entertaining his audiences with some of his best films like Dil Chahta Hai, Salaam Namaste, Omkara, Being Cyrus, etc is...

Akshat Verma who will debut as a director with KaalaKaandi had an interesting and challenging experience working with a very talented ensemble. Kaalakaandi is a dark comedy based on three different stories in Mumbai where fate intertwines and destinies bump into each other. Kaalakaandi (a Marathi slang term for when things go disastrously wrong) is a story about life, death and karma!

With such an intriguing storyline, the director bought on board an eclectic starcast which includes Saif Ali Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Sobhita Dhulipala, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Akshay Oberoi, Shehnaz Treasury, Shivam Patil, Amyra Dastur, and Neil Bhoopalam.

Akshat Shares, “The challenge with an ensemble cast starts with the writing, where you’re juggling many more characters and trying to make them distinct and three dimensional. So for example, when you’re writing comedy, how do you give each character a distinct flavor instead of making them all sound the same.

For the first time in their careers, Vijay Raaz and Deepak Dobriyal will be seen together in Kaalakaandi, a dark comedy written and directed by Akshat Varma.

The two actors have successfully made their individual mark in their cinematic journey and are considered amongst the most dynamic actors’ in the industry. One of the three stories in Kaalakaandi, revolves around Deepak and Vijay’s characters and their desire to get rich. Their story is quite compelling and effortlessly brings to life the underbelly of Mumbai, which they represent in the film.

Director Akshat Verma Shares, “In Kaalakaandi there are three different stories with each having a different rhythm to it. For Deepak and Vijay with their theatre background they come in ready to go, with every take they gave being their best one. Their performance is like firing cylinders, the more you work with them the spontaneous they get.”

According to Saif Ali Khan,...

After giving a hit psychedelic song, Swagpur Ka Chaudhary, the team of Kaalakaandi is all set to release their second song, Kaala Doreya, a pop wedding number. Kaala Doreya is a well-known Punjabi folk song (Gidda) which is traditionally sung during weddings. For a wedding scene in the film, director Akshat Verma was very keen to have a traditional number and at the same time wanted it to have unconventional beats.

Akshat bought on board music composer Sameer Uddin to curate modern beats to the traditional song, which is sung by the very talented Neha Bhasin with a special rap by the English rap artist, Raxstar. The song has a special performance by Akshay Oberoi and Amyra Dastur with Saif Ali Khan joining in with his crazy moves!

So this wedding season get ready to groove on Kaala Doreya!

Produced by Cinestaan Film Company and Ashi Dua Sara of Flying Unicorn,...

That brilliant writer of Delhi Belly is at it again. The language of Akshay Verma’s directorial debut Kaalakaandi has stunned shocked and embarrassed many. I remember the then-chairperson of the Cbfc Pahlaj Nihalani warning me, “The gaalis that you will hear in this film are what you’ve never heard in your life.” Akshat laughs, “ThankfullyRead More

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Saif Ali Khan has had his hands full this year with Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon, Raja Krishna Menon’s Chef and Nikkhil Advani’s production, Baazaar. While the actor is gearing up for his next release, Kaalakaandi, helmed by Akshat Verma, he is also currently shooting for his Netflix series ‘Sacred Games’. Saif Ali Khan has become theRead More

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After starring in Rangoon and Chef this year which didn’t do well at the box office, Saif Ali Khan has once again stepped up and will star in a very different role in his upcoming film, Kaalakaandi. The film marks the directorial debut of Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma and stars Khan in a quirkyRead More

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We have your first look into the world of Saif Ali Khan’s Kaalakaandi. The film, which is a raucous tale about life, death, karma, that barrels through one monsoon night in Mumbai, talks about the journey of six characters from different walks of life.

Kaalakaandi’s trailer takes us on a rollercoaster ride with star Saif Ali Khan as you have never seen him before along with the eclectic ensemble of Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Akshay Oberoi, Isha Talwar, Shenaz Treasury, Shivam Patil, Amyra Dastur, Nary Singh and Neil Bhoopalam. The film marks the directorial debut of ‘Delhi Belly’ writer Akshat Verma.

Saif says, “The film is a cross section of Mumbai with underworld goons, doomed bankers and idealistic lovers all mixed together in this karmic tale about love, crime and living a lifetime in one night!! I truly consider it to be one...

Directed by Akshat Verma, the film follows Saif Ali Khan’s adventures on a night out after he is diagnosed with stomach cancer...

The recent brouhaha over Saif Ali Khan’s next film Kalaakandi will now be streamed on Netflix but not released in theatres shows how producers are now jittery about their products when it comes to economics. Director Akshat Verma had made the hit Delhi Belly under the aegis of Aamir Khan Productions six years ago. ButRead More

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By now we all know that Saif Ali Khan will soon be seen in the film Kaalakaandi which marks the directorial debut of Delhi Belly writer, Akshat Verma. In fact the makers of the film had recently come out with a teaser that had created a strong buzz online. But now we hear that though it wasRead More

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The young actor Akshay Oberoi, who has received rave reviews for his performance in the dark film Gurgaon, clarifies the rumors about his part in the film Fanney Khan by Rakeysh OmPrakash Mehra.

Contrary to the reports that suggested that he has declined a film with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay commented, “Who in their right mind would ever decline a Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan film? It would have been my honor to work with Aishwarya and Rakeysh sir. Yes, I had auditioned for the film and even got shortlisted but unfortunately I wasn’t the one who was finalized for the role and these things happen. I would have loved to be the one to receive that final call from the producers but maybe next time.”

Well, that’s really brave of the young actor to come out and say that.

Akshay will be soon seen in Akshat Verma’s Kaalakaandi,...

Saif Ali Khan’s upcoming thrilling dark comedy Kaalakaandi revolves around one night where the lives of different people come together. To make this seem even more real, Director Akshat Verma thought it would be best to shoot the film in real locations in and around the streets of Mumbai.

Saif Ali Khan said, “I think Mumbai is really cinematic, and Akshat has shown it wonderfully. Bandra particularly has a lot of character and personality. You feel it’s shot in a real place and you feel that instant connect to the place. Otherwise when you only shoot on set, and don’t really know where the film is. So here one can tell that it’s got a grounding and reality like Mumbai, which is amazing because you feel the connection with all the characters more so because you know where they live.”

Produced by Cinestaan Film Company and...

Having done a phenomenal job on the screenplay of Delhi Belly, Akshat Verma is gearing up for the release of his upcoming directorial venture Kaalakaandi.

The film comprises of an extremely talented bunch of actors including Saif Ali Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vijay Raaz, Deepak Dobriyal, Akshay Oberoi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Isha Talwar, Shenaz Treasury, Amyra Dastur and Neil Bhoopalam in a special appearance.

Working with an ensemble cast could be challenging, but Akshat did it with ease. In fact he had a great time bonding with all of them. “The most interesting thing about working with an ensemble cast is that every day is unpredictable because all these actors have a different way of working, a different way of approaching their scenes and also a different pace to how they come at it.”

“It serves to keep me on my toes in terms of how to configure my direction style to what they would bring.

Having done a tremendous job with the screenplay of Delhi Belly, Akshat Verma...

Having done a tremendous job with the screenplay of Delhi Belly, Akshat Verma, who is making his directorial debut with the Saif Ali Khan starrer Kaalakaandi, is on his way to making another urban story that delves into the real life and times of the people living in the city.

In a recent interview Saif Ali Khan said, “Kaalakaandi is one of the best movies I’ve been in. Akshat has done a stellar job reflecting the soul of Mumbai. It highlights its underbelly and counterculture so brilliantly, and for that, it needs to be celebrated।”

“Kaalakaandi is a labour of love. It is something that my team and I have been working on for a few years now. The role was tailor-made for Saif and he has done a swell job with his performance. We are overwhelmed with the response that we have received for the teaser and can...

Releasing on September 8th, Kaalakaandi stars Saif Ali Khan. The dark comedy is the directorial debut of Akshat Verma. Having written one of the best new age comedy Delhi Belly back in 2011 which received quite an overwhelming response from the audience, Akshat Verma is all set to showcase his new work with Kaalakaandi.

Set in Mumbai, the movie is said to be a thrilling dark comedy based on the lives of six urban and ambitious characters from different worlds. Kaalakaandi is going to be a raucous tale about life, death and karma that barrels through one monsoon night.

Here’s something cool, Kaalakaandi was written specifically with Saif Ali Khan in mind. It took over two years before the script was presented to the actor and to add to their surprise, Saif gave a nod in just 5 minutes after reading it!

“Kaalakaandi is a film I’m so happy to be a part of!

Cinestaan Film Company announces the release of its next film Kaalakaandi on September 08 directed by Akshat Verma, writer of the cult film Delhi Belly....

We have seen the Royal Nawab, Saif Ali Khan play varied roles ranging from lover boy to the vicious Langda Tyagi to the unconventional Cyrus in films. When he signed Akshat Verma’s forthcoming venture, they had always maintained that it will be a black comedy, a genre rarely explored in Bollywood. Now we hear thatRead More

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A few months, we had reported that Akshat Verma was back with a film titled Kaalagandi after Delhi Belly. The film has locked Saif Ali Khan as the lead and it went on floors in October after slightly getting delayed due to Saif’s injury. Now, we have heard that Amyra Dastur from Mr X fameRead More

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Exclusive: Debut slate includes I Am Here from Loev [pictured] director Sudhanshu Saria.

India and UK-based boutique studio Cinestaan Film Company (Cfc) has unveiled its debut slate of productions, including new projects from rising Indian film-makers Gitanjali Rao, Akshat Verma and Atul Manjrekar.

The company, which aims to produce India-related films for both Indian and international audiences, has also acquired adaptation rights to Vaseem Khan’s best-selling novel The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra.

Rao is directing animated feature Bombay Rose for the start-up studio. A co-production with France’s Les Film d’ici, the film marks Rao’s feature debut following her 2006 short Printed Rainbow, which won three awards at Cannes. The film is scheduled for delivery in early 2018.

Verma, who wrote hit youth-themed comedy Delhi Belly, is currently shooting his directorial debut Kalaakaandi for Cinestaan. Also scripted by Verma, the dark ensemble comedy stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz and Sobhita...

<img class="size-full wp-image-657251 aligncenter" src="http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Saif-Ali-Khan.jpg" alt="Saif Ali Khan" width="500" height="277" /> Saif Ali Khan, who is known for his choice of offbeat roles, is now all set to add yet another feather in his cap with his role in <i>Kaali Gaandi</i>. The film, which marks the directorial debut of <i>Delhi Belly</i>'s writer Akshat Verma, is something quite offbeat. If the rumours are to be believed, then, <i>Kaali Gaandi</i> revolves around a man rediscovering and regaining his life whilst he is on a road trip with a transvestite. Saif Ali Khan met up with a real life transvestite to get more insights into their lives. Rumours also have it that there is a particular scene in the film a scene wherein Saif Ali Khan is seen chatting with a transgender asking to see her genitals. While the other details regarding the film's cast is yet to be announced, do watch this space for developments.

<img class="size-full wp-image-657251 aligncenter" src="http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Saif-Ali-Khan.jpg" alt="Saif Ali Khan" width="500" height="277" /> Saif Ali Khan, who is known for his choice of offbeat roles, is now all set to add yet another feather in his cap with his role in <i>Kaali Gaandi</i>. The film, which marks the directorial debut of <i>Delhi Belly</i>'s writer Akshat Verma, is something quite offbeat. If the rumours are to be believed, then, <i>Kaali Gaandi</i> revolves around a man rediscovering and regaining his life whilst he is on a road trip with a transvestite. Saif Ali Khan met up with a real life transvestite to get more insights into their lives. Rumours also have it that there is a particular scene in the film a scene wherein Saif Ali Khan is seen chatting with a transgender asking to see her genitals. While the other details regarding the film's cast is yet to be announced, do watch this space for developments.

While a 16 minute satirical take on Draupadi and her five husbands has been released on the web, the director of the same, Akshat Verma is facing the brunt for the same from various Hindu groups. Right-wing organizations have raised objection over the short film's content claiming that it has insulted a holy epic saga like Mahabarata.

The film titled Mama's Boys featuring Aditi Rao Hydari as Draupadi and veteran actress Neena Gupta as Kunti showcases the day when Kunti accidentally asks her son Arjun who has won over Draupadi to distribute his win amongst his brothers. What follows is a series of jokes of how each brother reacts to the news. According to organizations like Hindu Mahasabha and Hindu Sena, the film features sexual inneundos, cuss words and even portrays brothers Nakul and Sahadev to be gay which they find extremely offensive.

On the other hand, Akshat Verma expressed that...

Ever since the announcement of Akshat Verma's upcoming film Kaalagandi, there have been several speculations about the cast. Now we hear that a name has been added to the star cast and it is that of Former Miss India Sobhita Dhulipala who was last seen in Raman Raghav 2.0. She will apparently play a prominent role in this dark comedy. Sobhita Dhulipala, who has also signed a three film deal with Anurag Kashyap's Phantom Productions, will play the love interest of Kunaal Roy Kapur in the film. A source close to the project said, "Yes, she has been roped in for the dark comedy that narrates the stories of different people from various segments of the society. She will play the love interest of Kunaal Roy Kapoor. After her performance in the Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Vicky Kaushal starrer earned her acclaim, Sobhita got several offers. She liked Akshat's story and signed the project.

For a while now there have been rumours of Kareena Kapoor Khan being pregnant. After a lot of back and forth on whether the actress was in fact pregnant or not, Saif Ali Khan decided to end the speculation. In a statement released today, Saif confirmed Kareena's pregnancy saying, "My wife and I would like to announce that we are expecting our first child in December. We would like to thank our well-wishers for their blessings and support and also the press for their discretion and patience." Talking about Saif and Kareena's announcement Rhea Kapoor the producer of Kareena's next venture Veere Di Wedding said, "Ekta Kapoor and I, with our families and companies, are delighted and excited for Kareena and Saif! As producers of Veere Di Wedding we are thrilled to be part of their special journey! Bebo is a thorough professional and will start the shoot of the film in August.

It seems like there's no stopping the Delhi Belly's writer Akshat Verma. After having written a path breaking film like Delhi Belly, Akshat is now finally stepping into direction. If the market buzz is to be believed, then, Akshat Verma is now all set to direct a film that has romance and drama in abundance. The buzz is that, Saif Ali Khan has been roped in to play the lead. Attempts to reach Akshat Verma and Saif Ali Khan to confirm the news proved futile.

After having successfully established herself as an actress, the beautiful Anushka Sharma stepped into producing films with her maiden venture NH10 that was directed by Navdeep Singh. Buoyed with the positive response to the film, the fiery actress will now be producing three films. While the first film will be directed by Navdeep Singh, the second and third film will mark the directorial debut of Anshai Lal and Akshat Verma respectively. Speaking about Anshai's film, she 'revealed' that it has a funny script that loaded with humour and romance, whereas Navdeep Singh's film will be a thriller. Besides this, all that she said about Akshat's film was that it has a hilarious script. Buzz is that she will be starring in one of the three films, although no details of the same is out. Watch this space for developments.

With the current evolution in screenplay in movies, Whistling Woods International has announced a 5-day writing workshop for aspiring screenwriters by industry stalwart Anjum Rajabali along with 12 senior writers & directors.

In the last couple of years, the Indian film industry has witnessed a renaissance of sorts in terms of content and screenplay. More films are breaking the conventional mould relying confidently on bold scripts, which are widely accepted by the audiences. Movies like Queen, Badlapur, Haider, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, The Lunchbox, Delhi Belly, Udaan, Nh-10 and Vicky Donor have received an amazing response solely on basis of a strong screenplay. Gradually & steadily, the scriptwriters are moving to center-stage.

The workshop is designed to help & guide new & aspiring writers.  It will also be useful for experienced writers who want to revisit & strengthen their understanding of the craft. Some of the biggest names in Indian screenwriting, including those who are, right now,...

After the success of her maiden production venture NH10, Bollywood's youngest producer Anushka Sharma has finally locked in on her next venture. In fact the actress will be producing Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma's directorial debut.

Interestingly this comes after Utv that was initially set to produce Akshat's film backed out of the project stating that the budgets far exceeded what was planned. Confirming the same Karnesh Sharma, (Anushka's brother and partner in the production house) stated that while he has known Akshat for a while now he had initially liked the concept of the film ever since it was recited to another production house, and now he along with Anushka would be producing the film under their banner Clean Slate Films. As for Anushka featuring in the film like NH10, Karnesh denied that she would be acting in the film stating that the film with Akshat woluld feature a new cast.

In Bollywood stars and actors turn producers so that they can play leading men and leading ladies in their own productions. But not someone like Anushka Sharma. Despite scoring a big hit in the Navdeep Singh-directed NH10, which is still going great guns at the box office, the actress doesn’t want to only produce movies that stars her in the lead.

Anushka’s next two productions – under her Clean Slate Films banner which she’s formed with brother Karnesh Sharma – were finalised last year itself much before NH10 even got completed. She didn’t need to wait for the box office fate of NH10 because she believed in the stories and the creative talent associated with them. And now Anushka’s getting Akshat Verma, who wrote the rip-roaring hit comedy Delhi Belly, to direct a film for her. She is not going to act in that one and...

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan has been receiving quite a bit of attention from the Indian audience post the release of his film Khoobsurat alongside Sonam Kapoor. Though currently the actor is back home on a vacation we hear that he has been signed on by Akshat Verma, who earlier wrote the film Delhi Belly, for his directorial debut. If that wasn't enough it is also learnt that Fawad has already been approached for the project and has reacted positively to the same. Said to be an intense drama with comic touches, the film will be produced Utv which also produced Khoobsurat. Confirming the same, sources close to the production house said, "Yes Fawad has been approached for the project. Currently talks are on for the same, nothing has been finalized." The untitled project that is yet to lock on the lead actress is expected to go on floors by November.

The 3rd Indian Screenwriters’ Conference will be held from February 25 – 27, 2013 in St. Andrew’s Auditorium, Bandra, Mumbai. Organised by the Film Writers Association (Fwa), the agenda of the conference is divided in two parts: ‘creative issues’ and ‘professional and legal issues’ facing television and film writers.

Only Fwa members are eligible to attend the event. Non-members will need to register as members first. For more details write to: screenwritersconference@gmail.com

Here is a detailed schedule of the conference:

Day 1: Monday, February 25

10am – 10:20am: Introduction to the Conference by Convenor & Co-Convenor, Isc

10:20am – 10:30am: Welcome Address by President, Fwa

10:30am – 11:00am: Chief Guest Javed Akhtar’s address

11:00am – 11:30am: Special Guest Tom Schulman’s address

11:30am – 11:45am: Tea/Coffee break

11:45am – 12:30pm: Keynote Speech by Shiv Vishwanathan

12:30pm – 01:00pm: Audience Q&A with Keynote Speaker

01:...

Since its inception till date, Pen India Pvt. Ltd and director Sujoy Ghosh’s film Kahaani has been winning accolades one after the other. Recently, during the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards at New York, USA, Kahaani won the award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’. Sujoy got the award for the best screenplay amongst nominees like Anurag Kashyap for Gangs Of Wasseypur, Akshat Verma for Delhi Belly, Juhi Chaturvedi for Vicky Donor and Gurvinder Singh for Alms Of The Blind Horse. Read More...

Since its inception till date, Pen India Pvt. Ltd and director Sujoy Ghosh's film Kahaani has been winning accolades one after the other. Recently, during the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards at New York, USA, Kahaani won the award for 'Best Original Screenplay'. Sujoy got the award for the best screenplay amongst nominees like Anurag Kashyap for Gangs Of Wasseypur, Akshat Verma for Delhi Belly, Juhi Chaturvedi for Vicky Donor and Gurvinder Singh for Alms Of The Blind Horse.

The South Asian International Film Festival (Saiff),New York has started a new initiative titled South Asian Rising Star Film Awards to celebrate its ninth anniversary.

Nominees have been announced in nine categories for the first edition of the awards. A jury consisting of Indian film critic Rajeev Mansand; author, and journalist Anupama Chopra; Siddhartha Khosla who is the front-man of NY-based band Goldspot and a singer/songwriter; American actress and musician Janina Gavankar and American actor Maulik Pancholy will select the winners.

South Asian Rising Star Awards are presented by Saiff and HBO.

The award ceremony, to be held on October 23rd, will be co hosted by American adult entertainer and Bollywood actor Sunny Leone.

 

Here nominees are:-

 Best Lead Actor:

1.  Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Gangs of Wasseypur)

2.  Mohammad Samad (Gattu)

3.  Ayushman Khurana (Vicky Donor)

4.  AshChandler(Love, Wrinkle Free)

5.  Vinay Virmani (Breakaway)

 

Best Lead Actress:

1.  Tanishtha Chatterjee (Dekh Indian Circus)

2.  Humaima Malik...

Aamir Khan Productions comic thriller Delhi Belly, which was one of last years most successful films at the box office, will now be screened at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. The film directed by Abhinay Deo and written by Akshat Verma had raised the standard of filmmaking in India. With brilliant performances by the films leading trio Imran Khan, Kunal Roy Kapur and Vir along with the music which has been rendered by Ram Sampath, Delhi Belly won many awards this year. Produced by Utv Motion Pictures Delhi Belly was recently released in Hong Kong on May 10.

Utv Motion Pictures will release the 2011 Hindi blockbuster Delhi Belly on 10 May 2012 in Hong Kong.

The film will release across 8 screens in UA Cinemas, Hong Kong for the first week with Cantonese subtitles.

Directed by Abhinay Deo and written by Akshat Verma, the film stars Imran Khan, Kunal Roy Kapur and Vir Das. It was produced by Utv and Aamir Khan Productions.

‘Delhi Belly has done superb business in cities like London, Singapore, Dubai, New York, Sydney, Melbourne, we hope it resonates with audience in Hong Kong,’ said Amrita Pandey – Senior Vice President, International Distribution and Syndication, Utv Motion Pictures.

Is sperm donation legal in India? Is adoption not a better alternative? What should childless couples do? These were just some of the questions audience members asked John Abraham when he was in London yesterday for an exclusive press conference for his maiden production Vicky Donor. Bollyspice went along to meet John in his new avatar and from the presentation he gave and the audiences response to him, we have to say John Abraham the producer has arrived in a big way!

Many of you will know by now that Vicky Donor is the first feature production from Ja Entertainment and stars popular Indian-vj Ayushmann Khurrana in a romantic comedy between a Punjabi boy and a Bengali girl, which touches on the issue of sperm donation. The film, set to release on April 20th, is directed by Shoojit Sircar, who last directed Yahaan starring Jimmy Shergill back in 2005.

Here’s what John Abraham,...

Best Actor<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Actor (Female)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Vidya Balan - The Dirty Picture</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Film<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Dirty Picture</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Director<span style="font-weight: bold;">Milan Luthria - The Dirty Picture</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Performer of the Year<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ekta Kapoor - The Dirty Picture</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Favourite Jodi<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra - Don 2</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Actor (Male) Popular Choice<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shahrukh Khan - Ra.One and Don 2</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Actor (Female) Popular Choice<span style="font-weight: bold;">Deepika Padukone - Aarakshan and Dum Maaro Dum</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Actor in a Comic Role<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pitobash - Shor in the City</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Most Promising Debut Director<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bejoy Nambiar - Shaitan</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Most Promising Newcomer (Male)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Divyendu - Pyar Ka Punchnama</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Most Promising Newcomer (Female)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Parineeti Chopra - Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Prashant Narayanan - Murder 2</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Actor for a Negative Role (Female)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Priyanka Chopra - Saat Khoon Maaf</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Best Supporting Actor<span style="font-weight: bold;">Saif Ali Khan...

Namaste, Sat Sri Akal, Assalaam-o-alaikum and welcome to my Christmas and new year present to all you Bollywood fanatics – a countdown of top the 10 grossing films of 2011. It’s been a year that saw 107 Bollywood releases, 5 of which made it into the list of the highly coveted ‘The Highest Grossing Films of Bollywood’.

2011 also saw four films cross the 100 crore mark for the first time in Indian cinematic history . Several films released this year experienced major commercial success worldwide, and if it’s possible to comprehend, the total net collections of the top ten films of 2011 is estimated at 840.31 crore (Us$170.41 million), which is already 14% up from 2010′s 735.07 crore (Us$149.07 million). 2011 has thus set the record for biggest cumulative top-ten-films collections of all time, and I thought we were experiencing a major worldwide financial crisis!

There has been some major movement from the mid – year review you saw in June so,...

Bollywood.s small fry .Delhi Belly. has bagged the maximum nominations for the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards. The Imran Khan-starrer has picked 19 nominations, while small-budget film .Shaitan. follows with 15 nods..Delhi Belly., which became a winner thanks to its bold and quirky dialogues, has been nominated in categories like best film, best director (Abhinay Deo), best actor in a supporting role - male (Kunal Roy Kapur), best actor in a supporting role - female (Poorna Jagannathan), best actor in a comic role (Kunal Roy Kapur and Vijay Raaz), best ensemble cast, most promising newcomer - female (Poorna Jagannathan).The movie has also been nominated for the best background score (Ram Sampat), best music (Ram Sampat), best screenplay (Akshat Verma), best story (Akshat Verma), best editing (Hufeza Lokhandwala), best dialogue (Akshat Verma), best cinematography (Jason West), best sound design (Vinod Subramaniam and Dwarak Warrier), best production design (Shashank Tere...

Naseeruddin Shah, who worked with Vidya Balan in two films . .Ishqiya. and .The Dirty Picture., believes that his co-star now holds an enviable position in the Hindi film industry..She is a marvellous actress. She has been very brave, not just worked very hard but she is courageous in her choice of work. It is a testimony to her courage that she is in a position that most of our leading ladies would envy her today,. the 61-year-old said at the music launch of his forthcoming film .Chaalis Chauraasi..Naseer further believes that Vidya is the only actress around whom a woman-centric script can be woven and added: .It.s a wonderful thing. So hats off to the girl..If he is highly impressed with Vidya, Naseer also admired Abhinay Deo.s .Delhi Belly., which was scripted by Akshat Verma..Delhi Belly.! It was a very funny film. There is...

The 13th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff), a Reliance entertainment initiative organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image today announced that Marry Me and Family by Neelesha Barthel has been selected to be presented at the intensive three day workshop. This project was selected from numerous other submitted projects. The screenplay in its third draft had received script development support by the German Federal Film Board in the past and German Broadcaster Zdf is signed in as a co-production partner for the feature film debut of Writer/Director Neelesha Barthel. The Three day workshop will be held from the 11th to the 13th of October 2011, in association with Life Entertainment, "Germany and India 2011-2012- Infinite Opportunities", Primehouse, dffb, Hff and Skw Schwarz Rechtsanwälte. The workshop will bring together some of the best script writers, directors and teachers from India and Germany. Amongst them: Dani Levy (Go for Zucker, My Führer...