Well, Indian cinema is trying less troden path every now and then. After Omkara, now be ready for some adreanaline rush adventure with Naksha. Story of quest for hidden treasures and mystical secrets from the past. It is a film about an ancient map that holds the key to a secret that has remained hidden for centuries. Well its ounds well unitl you hear the storyline, its direct copy of Hollywoods National Treasure (2004) along with other Nicolas Cage flicks like Gone in 60 seconds.

The Congress has requested the Home Ministry to upgrade Shahrukh Khan’s security to Y plus security. Very few people are given this status and it is equal to what the Cabinet minister gets. Shahrukh had gotten 2 batches of nine armed police guards as well as a police vehicle which escorts him wherever he goes.

Nanik Rupani, the chairman of Priyadarshini Academy has announced that their biennial Smita Patil Memorial Award will be presented to Kareena Kapoor for her outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry. Priyadarshini Academy is an NGO that has been conducting these award ceremonies since 1984.

This year, the ceremony will be hosted on the 19th of September at Hilton towers in Mumbai. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Maharashtra Chief Minister and also father of actor Riteish Deshmukh, will be the Chief Guest for the function.

Ek Kahani Khatam to dujee shuru ho gayee…MAMU!

After sending whole nation into laughterthon in 2003 with Munnabhai MBBS, Munna and Circuit are back agian with yet another laughter journey in a seuquel titled as - Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Although major actors are the same, their characters are not. Only character of Munna & Circuit are retianed from the MBBS, those too aren’t waana be docs anymore. Boman herein plays a loud punjabi builder, while Jimmy another man in bad luck. New sober and simplistic entry is done by Vidya Balan (Parineeta fame) as RJ, with whom Munna falls in love this time.

Got a sad news the veteren filmmaker - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, popularly known as Hrishida, passed away today, 27th August 2006. He was suffering from severe illiness for pretty long time. The void created in Indian Cinema by his departure, could never be filled up.
Some of the memorable films made by him are;

Musafir (1957), Anari (1959), Anuradha (1960), Asli Naqli (1962), Anupama (1966), Ashirwad (1968), Satyakam (1969), Anand (1970), Budha Mil Gaya (1971), Guddi (1971), Bawarchi (1972), Abhimaan (1973), Namak Haram (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975), Alaap (1977), Golmaal (1979), Khubsoorat (1980), Rang Birangi (1983)

May his soul rest in peace. Watch his last rites video inside (courtesy: ANI)

Lets do quick recap of top 15 movies of 2006 till now. Well this year saw many big movies churning out of bollywood, some got box office sucess and some critical acclaim. But nevertheless, most of the anticipated movies of 2006 became successful. Lets look into top 10 movies of this year selected by our team.

Do post your Top movies too in comments.

Its time to take break from disco, emotional sagas with gigantic stars, skinflicks and popcorn zero logic comedies. Here comes a real cinema, which is neither art house production nor lavish mega budget Chopras & Johars dream projects. Ahista Ahista follows same path as Hrishikesh & Basu Da’s cinema. The true cinema starying away from all superficial elements - skinshow, loudness, starpower and foreign locales.

They are back - Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Anu Malik & Farah Khan, after super sucess of Mujhse Shaadi Karoge. Well if MSK was a comic story of one girl and two boys, this one is emotinal take upon same story.
Destination is same, but the route the makers have taken is different. The sensitive and emotional treatment of same story of MSK is given in Jane-e-maan. The lady luck however have been changed from Priyanka to Preity.