by Meena Iyer | May 24, 2005 | Features, General
Think Bandit Queen, 1947: Earth, Saathiya, Maqbool, and you think quality cinema. That’s the hallmark of Bobby Bedi’s career. The shy, soft-spoken, sophisticated Bedi lives in Delhi and runs his film business across three countries—India, the United Kingdom, and the...
by Meena Iyer | Feb 14, 2005 | Features, General
Ashok Amritraj is perhaps the only Indian who’s hit the big time in Hollywood. Check this out: * In the fall of 2005 his company, Hyde Park Entertainment, and Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks will release a family film titled Dreamer. * In 2004 he bankrolled Bringing...
by Meena Iyer | Nov 12, 2004 | Features, General
The year’s surprise hit Hum Tum has set Saif Ali Khan’s stock on the rise. Suddenly he’s being deluged with offers from top-grade filmmakers, advertising honchos, and show organizers. And the junior nawab is being offered the kind of money he always desired. Yup, his...
by Meena Iyer | Jul 28, 2004 | Features, General
Can Farhan Akhtar live up to the promise of Dil Chahta Hai? Can Hrithik Roshan repeat the magic after Koi … Mil Gaya? The hype surrounding Lakshya is colossal. The trade and the audience are training their eyes on the film. No wonder Farhan Akhtar is a very nervous...
by Meena Iyer | Jun 8, 2004 | Features, General
Maverick, megalomaniac, movie mogul, marquee king—some of the titles bestowed upon Ram Gopal Varma. But Ramu has no time for flak or flattery. In just under 15 years, this engineer from Andhra Pradesh has brought about a mini revolution in Hindi cinema and continues...
