The Hangover hits the jackpot in the home video circuit
After a phenomenal theatrical run, Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ The Hangover has hit the jackpot with the home video as well.
View ArticleAkshay waives off fees, turns co-producer for his films
Akshay Kumar has decided that it is unfair to make his producers walk the line of fire alone. By waiving off his fees and turning co-producer for his films, Bollywood’s original action hero may change...
View ArticleNow, multiplex experience at a 'miniplex'
How do you make a multiplex affordable? Make it smaller and call it a miniplex. Simple. K Sera Sera, is offering a chain of branded cinemas called miniplexes which promise to give the cine fan a...
View ArticleAn interview with SRK on the movie 'MNK'
Shah Rukh Khan sitting against a setting sun at Mannat annexe's library got into a long conversation with ET correspondent on his much anticipated movie 'My Name is Khan'.
View ArticleMy Name is Khan has a lot riding on me: Karan Johar
It’s been a long journey as a film-maker from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to My Name is Khan, Karan Johar tells ET.
View ArticleWho should be the owner of intellectual property rights?
Should the investor, as a risk taker, be the sole owner of all intellectual property rights or should creators be co-owners? The industry and the government think differently.
View ArticleFilm festvials and sex
The Delhi High Court verdict, decriminalising consensual homosexuality, has become a catalyst for queer activities across India, including special film festivals that are generating a lot of interest.
View ArticleDocumentary on music band Indian Ocean makes it to Silver Screen
It’s a miracle to see the documentary Leaving Home, that chronicles the life and music of the band Indian Ocean, making it to the silver screen.
View ArticleMy constant challenge is to weave real life with the story: Prakash Jha
One of the few filmmakers who blend ideology and commerce, Prakash Jha is ready with Rajneeti, his magnum opus on Bihar. He talks to Nandini Raghavendra on why he feels so passionately about the state.
View ArticleFTII: A destination for Dentists, psychiatrists, lawyers, policemen,...
Dentists, psychiatrists, lawyers, policemen, scientists - the Film and Television Institute of India is where they are all headed, leaving behind many a lucrative profession to pursue their celluloid...
View ArticleLesser known retrospectives of Stayajit Ray
There is a side of Satyajit Ray few know about, like his love for word games, quizzes, anagrams and alliteration. Through April and May, his death and birth month, the maestro’s film retrospectives and...
View ArticleEscape From Terrorbytes: Perils of piracy
Why so serious? ET finds a lighter way to get the anti-piracy message through.
View ArticleI didn't want to be an actor: Suriya
True to his name, he's the Sun around which a major part of the Tamil film industry revolves. ET in conversation with Tamil superstar, Suriya.
View ArticleWhat drives Raavan's actor Vikram to do unusual roles
Vikram, who was recently seen in Mani Ratnam's Raavan, talks about what drives him to pick up unusual roles.
View ArticleAffordable housing: A roof for all
Thanks to affordable housing, now owning a home of one's own isn't a distant dream anymore. The sudden growth that our economy saw and the following recession have taught both the common man and their...
View ArticleHouse decoration: Add zing to the walls
Empty walls at home are like an icecream without the topping. So, go ahead and style up your walls now...
View ArticleBathrooms: Liven up your private space
Upkeep of the bathroom is as important as taking care of the bedroom. With the help of stylish fixtures, you can make it look good.
View ArticleGangster flicks of Bollywood: From dusk to don
The gangster flicks of the ‘70s and ‘80s set the box-office on fire, but the resurrection brought mixed results. What is about crime and the underworld that resonates only in audiences of metros, and...
View ArticleTeaching the art of cinema: FTII and Whistling Woods
One is India’s premier film school, while the other is taking baby steps into training the young to translate their dreams onto celluloid. As the Film and Television Institute of India turns 50, its...
View Article50 years of Film and Television Institute of India
Hunger strikes, power battles, clashes with the management, to being on the verge of a closure; these aren’t things you associate with a film school.
View ArticleDecoding the Model Real Estate Regulation Act
The model bill proposes to establish a regulatory authority, to control and promote the construction, sale, transfer and management of colonies, residential buildings, apartments and other properties.
View ArticleInstant offices: The growth story of serviced and virtual offices
ET takes a look at the growing segment of serviced and virtual offices and the options available in this segment.
View ArticleThe experience of first show of a Rajinikanth film
From the extraordinary prelude of the brass band, to the chaotic crowds, to the milk ablutions, the experience only comes second to watching the actual film.
View ArticleFilms on sports: Scriptwriters who took the road less travelled
Rakesh Mehra, Jaideep Sahni & Vipul Rawal: Three scriptwriters, who chose to take the road less travelled, say the apathy is in our attitude
View ArticleGreed Street: Where is the Harshad movie?
In spite of names like Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh,no one has bothered to do with Dalal Street what Oliver Stone has done with Wall Street.
View ArticleAnother GenNext Kapur family finds feet in Bollywood
Millions have a story to tell. Few dare to share it. A lucky few get to breathe life into their characters and let them roll onto the silver screen. One such story began in 1937 in Lahore and is being...
View ArticleAamir Khan: By and large this has definitely been a decade of content
Films which are unusual, which have a story to tell, and tell it interestingly, and do not follow the usual path, are the ones that have succeeded in the decade.
View ArticleWhy Salman Khan is without a doubt the Star of 2010
As he turns 45 on Monday, Khan says that he still feels the same rush of adrenaline for his work as when he started out two decades ago.
View ArticleDo brands really need celebrity support?
While marketers’ star-fixation may often border on the absurd, stars simply love the money and publicity they earn from brand endorsements, says Ravi Balakrishnan
View ArticleMalayalam movies: Non-linear narratives are making the box-office ring louder
Overlapping narratives is not the only trend that is stalking Malayalam movies. A string of multi-starrers, too, has hit the screens in Kerala.
View ArticleHow Kareena Kapoor manages to be in the top league
"If you are looking to make money, this industry is actually the wrong place to be in, as there are so many ups and downs here," says Kareena Kapoor.
View ArticleNeed for secure transport corridors
There is a perceivable increase in concern among road transport industry players about security of their vehicles, consignments & crew due to increasing crime rate.
View ArticleHow China plans to boost its air, rail services?
Local governments across China are throttling forward with airport construction projects as part of a nationwide push to expand regional air service as directed by a state council.
View ArticlePanama Canal toll hike approved, box rate unchanged
Despite protests from containership owners, Government of Panama has approved toll increases on the Panama Canal following the recommendation from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).
View ArticleMaritime Labour Convention to take effect from August next year
Having met requisite conditions of ratifications as well of tonnage, ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) is now all set to enter into force from August next year.
View ArticleCargo diversion feared as longshore talks collapse
Talks have collapsed between the US east coast ILA and USMX, sparking fears of a mass cargo diversion to west coast ports.
View ArticleIran offers insured ships for crude shipments
Faced with problems of its customers not being able to import oil due to lack of adequate insurance for ships, National Iranian Oil Company has offered India and other countries the use of fullyinsured...
View ArticleDelayed rains dampen country's exim trade milieu
While a snapshot of the world shipping environment depicts a market beset with uncertainties, the sectoral scenario of the country seems to have been made worse by whimsical Rain Gods.
View ArticleUS sanctions: Russian registry to stop verifying Iran ships
Wary of being caught up in Western sanctions on the Islamic Republic, St. Petersburg-based Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has decided to stop verifying safety and environmental standards...
View ArticleMaritime Chronicles: Times Group's coffee table book Navigators
The Times Group launched its coffee table book Navigators during the third edition of the Southern Region Shipping Conclave, organised by SICCI and CCHAA.
View ArticleEast-coast ports will see increase in cargo traffic: Experts
Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust, has said that the cargo traffic through India's west-coast ports was estimated to drop to 66% in 3 to 4 yrs from 77% in FY 2010.
View ArticleRail cargo to attract service tax from October
During August, the railways carried revenue earning freight of 78.43 million tonnes, over the actual freight traffic of 75.79 million tonnes carried during the same period last year.
View ArticleMarine, maritime economy to help Europe's economic recovery: EC
Its new rules ensure sustainable use of the oceans and seas while enabling maritime economies to grow and coastal communities to thrive.
View ArticleCII Institute of Logistics conference: Rise of Maruti & application of...
The application of rustic wisdom of Indian villages can partially be credited to the spectacular rise of Maruti Suzuki and its reach into the rural hinterlands of India.
View ArticleUnder pressure, port sector likely to see consolidation
Is Indian port sector heading towards consolidation ? Answers to that important question are not forthcoming from industry professionals who seem to have divided on the issue.
View Article'Indian Customs laws on abandoned cargoes are unclear, used in brazen manner'
Most liner shipping companies' fear that a cargo destined for an Indian port may be abandoned after landing is genuine.
View ArticleShipping ministry finalises plan for ports in AP & Bengal, to move...
The shipping ministry has firmed up port projects in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh and expected to take cabinet's approval for its implementation this month, new minister of state for shipping Milind...
View ArticleAd makers reach out to film songs to build brand recall
The remote usually pauses for a second when you hear a familiar tune, or it rings in some memory, and in India, for the larger part of our audience that tune is most likely to be part of a Hindi film...
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