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Quietly, Sridevi has started shooting for her new film entitled Mom, in Delhi. The film, directed by debutant Ravi Udywar, features Sridevi as a stepmom in conflict with her 18-year old daughter. The daughter will be played by a newcomer. In the meanwhile, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and surprisingly, Akshaye Khanna have joined the cast of Mom. Akshaye has not appeared in any film since the political satire Gali Gali Chor Hai bombed in 2012. Says a source, "Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor, who produces Mom, personally requested Akshaye to make a comeback. He has a terrific role in Mom." Neither Nawazuddin nor Akshaye Khanna have ever shared screen space with the one and only Sridevi. The shooting of the film commenced quietly in Delhi on 6th March.

Akshaye Khanna who was last seen in the 2012 film Gali Gali Chor Hai disappeared from the film circuit since. However we now hear that the actor is set to make a comeback with the Rohit Dhawan directed film Dishoom. In fact we hear that Akshaye will be seen playing the main antagonist in the film. Further it is also learnt that Akshaye Khanna's role will be that of a flamboyant smart-talking villain who rattles off one wisecrack after another. Though Akshaye has previously played villainous roles, in Dishoom he will be garbed in flashy, slightly overthe-top wardrobe as an Afghan man. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Dishoom is said to have some high octane action sequences. Featuring Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez, the film is expected to release in April 2016.

Pakistani starlet Veena Malik who hogged the limelight with her ‘Bigg Boss’ appearance has been spreading her wings in every languages of movies. She ventured into Bollywood with her special appearance in ‘Gali Gali Chor Hai’ and then she played lead role in ‘Zindagi 50-50’. Now she has entered into Tamil film with ‘Mutham Thara Vaa’ and what striking is that Veena Malik sheds her clothes and goes intimate with her co-star. The film is a dubbed version of her forthcoming Hindi movie, ‘Zindagi 50-50’. Veena Malik’s raunchy picture is taking the audience by storm and she is very much talked about. ‘Mutham Thara Vaa•..

That 2012 began with an overwrought hyper-melodramatic brutal and tumultuous remake of Agneepath and ended with Yash Chopra’s muted mellow all-heart-no-malice ode to romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan seems indicative of the direction that Bollywood seems headed for. The journey, as we can see, is unpredictable and largely exciting. Looking back, some films of 2012 that fetched hype-star ratings seem bloated and over-eager to please either critics or the masses, but never both. Luckily the films that were truly meritorious did get a place under the swoon.

Each year Bollywood surprises us, and not always in a good way. 2012 seems like a watershed year even by the continuously evolving standards of filmmaking set by envelope-pushing directors who have filtered into filmdom during the past years. 2012 was the year when Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sujoy Ghosh and Shoojit Sircar came into their own with films that took mainstream cinema to new heights. It was...

Will You Marry Me? releases this Friday and it's leading lady Mugdha Godse is taking solace from the fact that she would be at least hogging all the attention in this multi-starrer. From playing an extended cameo in Gali Gali Chor Hai which didn't quite end up fetching many brownie points for her, she is now being seen as a central protagonist in the film."Yes, but you know I never thought of it this way when I signed Will You Marry Me?," says Mugdha, "Of course now when you s...

Outspoken writer/producer and director Mahesh Bhatt has always been brave and bold. With an enviable record of successful films and a clear formula for delivering hits, Bhatt has often been accused of promoting sex in his movies. However his rescent defence is clear and precise: “(Sex) is what sells,” the director declares, “Why blame me when it is what people want to see (and) they buy tickets to watch my films.”

Earlier Bhatt accused the industry and audiences over hypocrisy when it came to his films (Jism, Murder), in comparison to Yash Raj films (Neal ‘n’ Nikki, Salaam Namaste), which were equal in their sex related content. Bhatt has however equally been celebrated for his presentation of serious films and topics, with classics such as Arth (1982), Saaransh (1984), Naam (1986) and Zakhm (1998), however with the recent release and dismal box office performance of Akshaye Khanna’s corruption-themed Gali Gali Chor Hai,...

Gali Gali Chor Hai has released and while there have been positive reviews all around for Akshaye Khanna in particular; the leading ladies haven't seen similar favour coming their way. The love triangle of sorts that has been explored with the character of Shreya suspecting Akshaye of being in a relationship with Mugdha hasn't really been lapped up since it diverts viewer's attention. However quiz Mugdha about this and one hears that she doesn't carry any regret whatsoever since t...

The opening of the topical Gali Gali Chor Hai, starring Akshaye Khanna and Shriya Saran, was never expected to be bumper (unlike last Thursday's Agneepath). However, the 15-25 percent start at most centers was a disappointment. Additionally the film could not improve its collection much during the latter shows, despite a section of the audience liking it. Was it the India-Australia Twenty20 cricket match, which plays havoc with smaller releases? Only time can tell. All the sam...

Starring: Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran, Satish Kaushik, Mugdha Godse, Anu Kapoor

Directed by Rumi Jaffery

While credit must be given to writer-director Rumy Jaffery for focusing on the issue of corruption noble intentions don’t necessarily make a notable work of art. Certainly Gali Gali Chor Hai(Ggch) must have sounded amusing and topical on paper.It is a savagely stinging satire on the harassment of the average law-abiding middleclass man, played with arresting earnestness by Akshaye Khanna, in the hands of various touts, middlemen, law enforcers, goons and politicians all of whom infest the tranquil city of Bhopal with the destructive determination of termites eating into a ‘system’ that has long ceased to be if any consequence , moral or ethical.

While the script has some sparkling vignettes and scenes taken from the portrait of a common man trapped in the wheels of a fluctuating fortune, the treatment of the theme of corruption is staid,...

One Up Entertainment's Gali Gali Chor Hai directed by famous screenplay writer-turned-director, Rumi Jaffery releases today, and this is his second outing as a director after Salman Khan's God Tussi Great Ho. Starring a not-so-hot at the box-office actor, Akshaye Khanna, the film can still manage to spring a surprise and emerge a success and we will list the reasons for our belief. First and foremost, the film is very topical and deals with the subject of corruption. It is...

One Up Entertainment's Gali Gali Chor Hai directed by famous screenplay writer-turned-director, Rumi Jaffery releases today, and this is his second outing as a director after Salman Khan's God Tussi Great Ho. Starring a not-so-hot at the box-office actor, Akshaye Khanna, the film can still manage to spring a surprise and emerge a success and we will list the reasons for our belief.First and foremost, the film is very topical and deals with the subject of corruption. It is...

Gali Gali Chor Hai may be a film about the common man while exploring the theme of corruption and hence one may wonder that it won't quite necessitate a place for Veena Malik's item song 'Channo' or any other elements that creates space to highlight glamour in the film. But, film's leading lady Mugdha Godse promises that in her own limited way, she would up the glamour quotient in the Akshaye Kumar starrer though she isn't sporting a bikini in the film."Yes, 100% there...

Gali Gali Chor Hai is up for release and Rumi Jaffery, the filmmaker who has directed the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Govinda and Priyanka Chopra in films like God Tussi Great Ho and Life Partner, can be heard singing praises about Akshaye Khanna who, as per the director, was always his first choice to play Bharat."Believe me, when I started this script I could only think of Akshaye. He is a very good actor and the kind of expressions he gives undoubtedly makes him...

This Friday's solo release, Akshaye Khanna's Gali Gali Chor Hai, highlights the highly topical and prevalent issue of corruption in almost every section of the society. As the promos of the film have publicized the same point quite well, even if Ggch gets a decent word-of-mouth, the low budget flick can manage to surprise! As was expected and predicted, Karan Malhotra's Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra and Rishi Kapoor starrer, Agneepath, has seen a huge opening exte...

Veteran actor Satish Kaushik has been known to tickle the bones of his audience for almost three decades now. However, in filmmaker Rumi Jaffery's next movie he will do anything but make people laugh. In the movie Gali Gali Chor Hai, Kaushik plays the role of a supportive father to actor Akshaye Khanna's character, who is the main protagonist of the movie. "I don't play any unique character and yet this character is important. I play the role of a common man," says Kaushik.

New Delhi, Jan 30: Director-actor Satish Kaushik, known for his comic timing, says his role in Rumi Jafri's "Gali Gali Chor Hai" is not unique. He just represents the common man.

"I don't play any unique character and yet this character is important. I play the role of a common man," Kaushik said in a statement.

Set for a Feb 3 release, the film focuses on corruption and its affect on common man and Kaushik will be seen as a supportive father to Akshaye Khanna, the movie's main protagonist.

Recently producer Nitin Manmohan and Jafri arranged a screening of the film for Anna Hazare and the people of Ralegaon.

Shriya Sharan has revealed that she based her character in Gali Gali Chor Hai on herself. The actress plays a housewife living in Bhopal who finds her daily life disrupted by a guest. Sharan told DNA India: "I play a housewife who has simple pleasures. Misunderstandings crop in my marriage after a paying guest enters the scene. "As an actor I was able to do justice to my middle class character as I myself come from one such family. My mother was a school teacher and I remember how much she had to save even to buy a new set of curtains! "I have seen days where sweetmeats were a luxury and the first scooter and car rides were experiences (more)...

Buzz is that controversial babe Veena Malik's item song 'Channo' from the upcoming film Gali Gali Chor Hai has been deleted. But wait before you to jump to any conclusion. It so happened that the makers of the film recently organised a special screening for social activist Anna Hazare at Ralegan Siddhi. Probably, keeping Anna in mind the makers decided to tentatively edit the item song for the special screening. The song has Veena as the face of a political party.

When two actresses come together for a film, it is more or less given that the duo will be seen in conflicts. However for Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse, it was a different kind of conflict when they shared screen space for Gali Gali Chor Hai. No, they weren't fighting over Akshaye Khanna, their common interest in the film, but for food which pretty much divided the two. "Shriya is a foodie. Being a North Indian who has been working mostly down South, she has a taste for diverse...

Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 25: Around 2,000 villagers gathered here to watch the special screening of Rumi Jafry's 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' with social activist Anna Hazare and actors Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran, Mugdha Godse and Annu Kapoor.

Jafry and producer Nitin Manmohan were present too Tuesday night for the screening of the corruption-based movie, set for release Feb 3.

It was screened for Hazare and his villagers on a specially created Led wall screen in an open auditorium, said a press statement.

Hazare greeted and welcomed the cast of the film and praised them for their effort. He also.

Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 24: Social activist Anna Hazare will attend a special screening of a forthcoming Bollywood film based on anti-corruption at his hometown Tuesday along with the film's cast, an associate said.

'Anna will be present at the screening of 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' along with its cast and crew. The film will be screened Tuesday at 7 p.m. near the Yadav temple at Ralegan Siddhi,' said Suresh Pathare, Hazare's associate.

The cast and crew of the film include Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran, Mugdha Godse, Satish Kaushik, Annu Kapoor, music director Anu Malik, producer Nitin Manmohan and director Rumy.

New Delhi, Jan 24: After spending over three decades in the film industry and working in more than 60 films, actor Annu Kapoor feels he could have been wiser, and done better for himself.

Asked if there's anything he would like to ask himself at this stage of life, he said: "Why have I been such an idiot?"

"I have asked this question to myself because understanding and time is a part of very few lucky lives. When one has time, then the understanding is not there, and when you have the understanding then you don't have the time," he added.

Annu, who will soon be seen in Rumi Jaffery's "Gali Gali Chor Hai", admits he lives.

The entire cast and crew of the upcoming release Gali Gali Chor Hai have headed to Ralegan Siddhi, the hometown of social activist Anna Hazare, for the special screening of the film.Since the storyline of the film is based on the corruption issue, the Gali Gali Chor Hai team felt that it would be very much relatable to the anti-corruption supporter and wanted to know his opinion on the film.Anna is likely to watch director Rumy Jaffery's flick along with actor Akshaye Khan...