Farooq Sheikh passes away of heart attack

Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh, noted for his contributions to Parallel cinema in 1970's and 80's, is no more. The actor died of heart attack late Friday night in a hospital in Dubai. He was 65. His body has now reached Mumbai after completing all the formalities.   Whole Bollywood industry is under trauma after being heard of legendry actor's death. Actress Shabama Azmi expressed her grief on the disheartening news, "He was a very fine actor and a very dear friend. His death is a big loss." Actor Om Puri also stated, "It is a very tragic and shocking news. He was a very pleasant and non controversial personality." Lyrisist Javed Aktar comment

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Star Wars Episode 7

JJ Abram's directorial Star Wars Episode 7, is set to release next year. With its tradition of releasing in the summer, episode 7 too will follow the same, claiming the rumours of the film being postponed for Christmas release, as false. This space opera film will likely see Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher from Episodes IV, V, and VI. Guess the fans will have to continue craving for the film, until official announcements are made.

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sholay 3D

 The much-awaited 3D version of epic film “Sholay”, set to release Jan 3, has been made on a budget of approximately Rs.20 crore, which includes restoration and conversion, says producer Sascha Sippy. Sascha is the grandson of late filmmaker G.P. Sippy, who had originally produced Amitabh Bachchan-Dharmendra starrer “Sholay”, directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. “It took two years to make ‘Sholay’ and three years to restore and convert it into 3D. As far as the budget is concerned, it is close to Rs.20 crore to Rs.22 crore, which also includes the marketing and publicity of the film besides restoration and conversion costs,” Sascha told IANS.

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Nosferatu

                                                                                                                               Nosferatu As a special Halloween treat, this newly restored version of one of silent cinema’s undisputed classics –Nosferatu – receives a theatrical release as part of Eureka’s award-winning The Masters

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New York

                                                       New York New York is a 2009 Bollywood thriller film directed by Kabir Khan, produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films, and screenplay by Sandeep Srivastava. Visual effects are by Visual Computing Labs, Tata Elxsi Ltd. It stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irrfan Khan. New York begins in 1999, ends in 2008, and tells the story of three students

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