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It’s common knowledge that Bollywood’s history with horror is really shaky. Despite lacking in quality filmmaking and storytelling, films like Mahal, Gumnaam, and the works done by the Ramsay brothers have gained cult status due to a severe case of nostalgia. Thanks to the Bhatts, the 2000s and 2010s were plagued with half-hearted remakes of international horror films. And it was probably the mercurial success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, the remake of Manichitrathazhu, that caused the Hindi film industry to steer away from serious horror films. Yes, we get the occasional Tumbbad, but the landscape is largely filled with Go Goa Gone, Stree, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and Bhediya. And, to be honest, they are quite profitable. Aditya Sarpotdar is riding this tide with Zombivli, Munjya, and now Kakuda. So, let’s talk about it.

Aditya Sarpotdar’s Kakuda, which has been written by Avinash Dwivedi and Chirag Garg, tells...

Singer Esha Gaur is making her debut with Krishna Bhatt’s ‘1920 Horrors of the Heart’ as a playback singer. The film’s teaser launched recently with a hauntingly melodious and soothing lori.

Speaking about it, Esha says, ”This is a special debut and I am going to cherish this forever. We all know the huge contribution from Bhatt Productions in Hindi mainstream movies, especially in 90’s films like Aashiqui, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee or Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke – the list is endless.”

She further says, “People were engrossed in the sweet melodies sung by all the stalwarts like Kumar Shanu, Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Sargam, Abhijeet. When I heard this song for the first time after being asked to sing it, I had shivers down my spine because of its sinister and eerie melody. My colleague Puneet Dixit has composed the songs. He has matched Mahesh and Vikram Bhatt...

Agatha Christie’s “The Sittaford Mystery” will be adapted as “Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley” for streamer SonyLIV by renowned Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj.

Set in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, northern India, the series will follow the journey of Charlie Chopra and her quest to uncover a mystery. Bhardwaj will serve as director and co-producer and co-screenwriter alongside Anjum Rajabali and Jyotsna Hariharan. The cast includes Wamiqa Gabbi, Priyanshu Painyuli, Naseeruddin Shah, Neena Gupta, Ratna Pathak Shah, Gulshan Grover, Lara Dutta, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Paoli Dam.

Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures will produce with Priti Shahani’s Tusk Tale Films in association with Agatha Christie Limited. Bhardwaj’s film franchise based on the works of Christie was announced in 2020.

Bhardwaj is best known internationally for his acclaimed Shakespeare trilogy “Maqbool,” (Macbeth) “Omkara” (Othello) and “Haider” (Hamlet).

James Prichard, Basi Akpabio and Leo Dezoysa will serve as executive producers...

Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is developing a film franchise based on the works of Agatha Christie. The series will feature an entirely new pair of lead investigators.

The first film, due to shoot in early 2021, will introduce a young heroine who is thrown into solving a murder, and teams up with an unlikely companion to solve the case. Details of which Christie novel is being adapted for the film have not been revealed yet. The cast is currently being finalized.

Future films will follow the duo as they continue to investigate multiple murder mysteries.

Bhardwaj is best known internationally for his acclaimed Shakespeare trilogy “Magbool,” (Macbeth) “Omkara” (Othello) and “Haider” (Hamlet).

Christie’s books have sold over two billion copies across the globe in English and translations. Agatha Christie Limited (Acl) manages the literary and media rights to Christie’s works.

“Agatha Christie had a tremendous skill of defining emotional chaos,...

Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Raja Nawathe's Gumnaam (1965) is now showing in the series A Journey into Indian Cinema.In front of a quaint hotel in an undisclosed location, a man gets run over. The mastermind behind the murder hides in shadows and smokes a cigarette before paying off the assassin. Cryptic phone conversations about a will follow before this man, too, is killed. He is shot by a man in a trench coat and a hat. We only see his shadow while a hanging telephone handset gets soaked in blood.Raja Nawathe started out his career in the Hindi film industry by assisting superstar-filmmaker Raj Kapoor and in 1965, he decided to make an unauthorized adaptation of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, but with his usual romance melodrama tropes intact. The result was Gumnaam (meaning “anonymous”), produced by Kapoor’s Prithvi Pictures.

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High school friends Enid Coleslaw (Thora Birch) and Rebecca Doppelmeyer (Scarlett Johansson) absolutely cannot wait to be free of the prison of school, defiantly flipping the bird and squashing their mortarboards following their graduation. Enid isn’t off the hook just yet: her “diploma” is instead a note informing her that she must “take some stupid art class” (her words) if she hopes to graduate. Their fellow classmates are caricatures of everyone we all knew during our adolescence. Melora (Debra Azar) is inhumanly happy all the time and oblivious to Enid and Rebecca’s sense of ennui and contempt. Todd (T.J. Thyne) is ultra-nervous to talk with the insouciant Rebecca at the punchbowl. Another bespectacled student sits off by himself. Enid and Rebecca are at both an intellectual and emotional crossroads. They want to share an apartment; however, they seem unaware of the amount of money they...

Those who have been religiously following yesteryear’s cinema will swear by the late actress Nanda’s innocence with which she has portrayed a wide range of characters in films. Some of the most memorable films that Nanda was a part of included Jab Phool Khile, Gumnaam and Ittefaq. The late actress has made headlines on accountRead More

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With Halloween falling on a Friday night this year we are sure that many of you will be hosting a fabulous Halloween bash! Of course, you have to set the mood and make it spooky! To help and to get us in the Halloween mood we dug up (pun intented) a list of scary Bolly song videos that you can have playing on a screen as a backdrop to add some spine tingling mood music and visuals for your bash! Or to just get your scare on but remember if you are home alone to turn on the lights!

1.) ‘Yaar Na Miley’ – Kick

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2.) Mere Dholna – Bhool Bhulaiya

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUD8jbLpk84

3.) ‘Bhoot Hoon Main’ – Bhoot

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l53F-Fjo5k

4.) ‘Party with the Bhoothnath’ – Bhootnath Returns

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7kdKf_aqX4

5.) ‘Sexy Mama’ – 13B

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Mumbai, March 27: For veteran actress Asha Parekh, it's hard to believe that her friend and confidante Nanda is no more. She says she had spoken to the late actress just the night before she passed away, and finds it "frightening" that she didn't even get a chance to bid her goodbye.

Nanda, known for hits like "Gumnaam" and "Jab Jab Phool Khile", died here Tuesday morning following a massive heart attack at her residence. She was 72.

"I spoke to her on Monday night. We had a long chat. On Tuesday morning she was gone. When I spoke to her in the night, she was absolutely normal. She was in no pain at all, not even any uneasiness..

Bollywood legend Nanda had died at the age of 75. According to family members, the veteran actress died of a massive heart attack at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday morning. Born in 1939, Nanda was a major star during the 1960s and 70s and is famous for films such as Aanchal (1960), Hum Dono (1961), Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Gumnaam (1965) and Ittefaq (1969). She played both lead and supporting roles and went on to play senior characters during the 1980s with films such as Ahista Ahista (1981) and Prem Rog (1982). She retired from acting after having completed her work in Prem Rog where she played the mother of lead actress Padmini Kolhapure. According to Nanda’s family members, her death came as a “shock as she did not have a history of illness.”

Nanda’s last rites were performed at a crematorium in Oshiwara on Wednesday. Bollywood stars and friends paid tribute to her after hearing of her sad demise.

Mumbai, March 25: Yesteryear actress Nanda, known for hits like "Gumnaam" and "Jab Jab Phool Khile", died Tuesday morning at her residence, her relative said. She was 75.

"Yes, she passed away this morning after a heart attack at her residence," the relative confirmed to Ians.

Waheeda Rehman, who was a very good friend of Nanda, rushed to her residence as soon as she got the news, said a source close to the actress.

Waheeda and Nanda had worked together in "Kala Bazar".

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As reported earlier in Bollywood Hungama, the very popular villain Pran Sikand (93 years) took his last breath yesterday evening at Lilavati Hospital, due to prolonged illness. He was cremated at the Shivaji Park electric crematorium today at 12.30 pm in the presence of family members and Bollywood stars.

Present at the funeral were Gulzar, Karan Johar, Shakti Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Salim Khan, Raj Babbar, Amitabh Bachchan and many others. However, stars like Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Sridevi and others took on to twitter to express their grievances.

The late actor is survived by his wife Shukla, sons Arvind and Sunil, daughter Pinky and grandchildren. Pran was known for his steallar performances in movies like Zanjeer, Johnny Mera Naam, Gumnaam, Kashmir Ki Kali and many more. He was also recently honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.