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Release Date:01 November 2013 Banner: Film Kraft Production Producer: Rakesh Roshan Director: Rakesh Roshan Genre:Adventure | Action | Sci/Fi

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is said to be quite fond of his kids, has been helping daughter Suhana with her studies and it seems that the daughter has turned tutor for her doting daddy, if the star's Facebook updates are anything to go by. Taking to Facebook, SRK wrote, “The best way to teach is to learn from the student. Learning geography from my daughter. All good except no cigarette or coffee in class.” In the past, Khan had also jokingly said that he is quite terrified of his daughter, who scolds him as and when he does something that she feels is wrong. SRK will be next seen in Farah Khan's Happy New Year, which also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, Sonu Sood and Jackie Shroff.

For Saif Ali Khan , who had played a character loosely based on iconic British spy James Bond in Agent Vinod , visiting the actual headquarters of the Secret Service, where the fictional Bond reportedly works, would be like a dream come true and filmmaker Sajid Khan should be thanked for providing Saif with this opportunity. Sources attached to the unit of Sajid Khan's upcoming filmHumshakals revealed that the team that has been currently shooting in London for the movie, had got special permission to shoot in the MI6 (Military Intelligence) building, which is located in the south western part of central London, on the bank of the River Thames. Usually, the location is not available for film shoots due to security reasons, but somehow, Khan managed to get the required approval for a day. A source said, “The MI6 building is an iconic building and hence because of the security reasons, they do not let anyone enter the building. Being very fascinated towards the building, Sajid was ...

The first look of Kabir Khan 's upcoming directorial venture, for which he is presently shooting in Beirut, Lebanon has been unveiled. The flick, which is tentatively titled Daniyal Khan, stars Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles and the duo are seen performing action sequences in the film's first look. The picture shows Kat and Saif in a combat position, with the Nawab of Pataudi holding a gun and two armed soldiers behind them. This is Kaif's second film with Kabir after Ek Tha Tiger, in which too she performed some high-octane stunts. The film has been produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and its script has been penned by veteran crime reporter S. Hussain Zadi. Reportedly, the film will revolve around the 26/11 attacks and Saif will be seen playing the role of a secret agent in the movie.

The first look of Kabir Khan 's upcoming directorial venture, for which he is presently shooting in Beirut, Lebanon has been unveiled. The flick, which is tentatively titled Daniyal Khan, stars Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles and the duo are seen performing action sequences in the film's first look. The picture shows Kat and Saif in a combat position, with the Nawab of Pataudi holding a gun and two armed soldiers behind them. This is Kaif's second film with Kabir after Ek Tha Tiger, in which too she performed some high-octane stunts. The film has been produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and its script has been penned by veteran crime reporter S. Hussain Zadi. Reportedly, the film will revolve around the 26/11 attacks and Saif will be seen playing the role of a secret agent in the movie.

She might be having one of the best bodies in Bollywood, but actress Priyanka Chopra claims that she hates working out and only she knows how she has worked out for her role in the upcoming film on boxer Mary Kom. At a press event, Piggy Chops, as she is known, also said that though she is fit, she leads quite an unhealthy life. For her role in the biopic on Mary Kom, Priyanka Chopra has been training hard and taking boxing lessons and in another interview, Priyanka had admitted that this was her toughest role to play. Priyanka will also be seen in YRF flick Gunday, in which she will share screen space with Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh.

Aamir Khan, who won accolades from all sections of the society for his chat show Satyamev Jayate, was recently conferred with a prestigious US award for his contribution to the society through his show, which dealt with social evils prevalent in India. Mr. Perfectionist was presented with the Inaugural America Abroad Media Award along with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center on Non-violent Conflict (ICNC) at a function in Washington, which was attended by city's who's who, including those from the State Department, Pentagon and diplomats. Post the ceremony, in a panel discussion, the 47-year-old said that he and his team are trying to do this show with a lot of love as they feel that they are not only a part of the problem, but also a part of the solution. Aamir was accompanied by his wife Kiran Rao at the ceremony. Khan also informed that he and his team are now working on the second season of the show .

Release Date : 25 October 2013 Genre : Thriller Banner : Dar Motion Pictures Director : Saurabh Varma Cast : Manish Paul, Elli Avram, Varun Badola, Manish Choudhary, Puja Gupta Mickey Virus Movie Review-In Short A lazy computer hacker is hired by a cop to crack a case involving the cyber-world and millions of rupees. Mickey Virus Movie Review-Verdict Though the second half has been stretched to an extent, the movie is a fun watch overall with doses of good humour and hilarious dialogues Mickey Virus Movie Review-Story Plot Lazy computer hacker Mickey (Manish Paul) doesn’t believe in work and spends his days coming up with computer viruses and dreaming about Kung-Fu Chameli, an animation figure/virus that he has created and fallen in love with. When Mickey is approached by ACP Siddhanth (Manish Choudhary) and Bhalla (Varun Badola) to crack a case, that has already claimed the lives of two international hackers, Mickey though initially reluctant, agrees to help them. Things get complicat...

Release Date : 25 October 2013 Genre : Drama | Romance Banner : Blue Throat Entertainment Presenter : Aris Pioneer Enterprises Company Ltd Producer : Sunny Sharma Director : Anish Khanna Cast : Rajeev Khandelwal, Rayo Bhakirta, Neha Ahuja, Ann Mitchai, Neha Ghelot Ishk Actually Movie Review-In Short A woman gets torn between the man she has fallen in love with and the man she is supposed to marry. Ishk Actually Movie Review-Verdict There is 'Actually' nothing in Ishk Actually that makes it worth a watch, except for the pretty visuals and the melodious songs and lyrics. Ishk Actually Movie Review-Story Plot Gia (Neha Ahuja) is about to be married to serious businessman Kabir (Rayo Bakhirta). However, Neil (Rajeev Khandelwal), the man she had a one-night stand with, has come into her life with as her wedding planner, which makes things complicated-to say the least. How this co-incidence turns Gia's life upside down and how she manages to deal with it, forms the rest of the pl...

Shahrukh Khan may be practically spending 20 hours a day into promotion of Chennai Express . However when he sits down for a conversation, he makes sure that every minute spent with him counts. This is pretty much the case as we catch up with him barely a day before the film's release. Starting from Kabhi Alvidaa Naa Kehna, each of your last 10 films has been successful with seven netting over 50 crores and last three hitting a century. How have you maintained this consistency? Well, in spite of all this people say that I am not as successful as I was five years ago (smiles). I don't need to show my past records for my present form. I tell people that after being in the industry for 22 years, I have been desensitised to a lot of things, especially when it comes to how people measure my success. See, measure of success is the ultimate failure. At the end of the success will come an ultimate failure. That’s when you stop. Till that thing happens, you can't make success tangi...

It all started with Eros International's Cocktail. From there on,Deepika Padukone worked on three back to back films which had UTV attached to them - Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and now Chennai Express - each of which went on to be a milestone in Deepika's career as well as Indian box office. Now life is coming back full circle for Deepika Padukone who would be seen in two Eros productions - Ram Leela andKochadiiyaan. No wonder, she is flying high and merrily wearing the crown of Numero Uno heroine quite firmly on her head. "Frankly, it hasn't sunk in yet," says Deepika, "It is not even about time. It is about the fact that so much has happened during the years gone by. Right from the time I said yes to Om Shanti Om, things have just been moving and moving and moving ahead, I really have not had any time to sit down, analyse and absorb all that has happened to me. I look at everything that I have done so far as experiences. I am still in those moments. I ...

Hollywood actor Harrison Ford, who had starred in Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi noir Blade Runner, recently revealed that he would be glad to work with Scott again in a sequel to the movie. Ford, who had played the role of Rick Deckard in the film, also gushed about Scott and said that he truly admires Scott as a man and as a director. In the film, Ford had played a burned-out police detective, who is summoned back from retirement to hunt down bio-engineered beings, who are known as 'replicants'.

Now there's a chance for all Aamir Khan fans to don their favourite actor's 3D avatar. The makers of Dhoom 3 have now launched a game based on their upcoming action thriller. From slick graphics to superbikes and from cool cops to a tenacious anti-hero, Dhoom 3: The Game' has it all. Developed by 99Games Online Private Limited in collaboration with Yash Raj Films Private Limited (YRF), Dhoom:3 The Game was launched exclusively on Windows Phone on Friday. In this endless 3D racing game, players will get to don the digital avatar of Aamir Khan's character in the movie and will be chased by Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, who play two cool cops. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya Dhoom 3 is also stars Katrina Kaif as the female lead and is slated to release on December 20, this year.

Popular rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has a huge fan following, both in India and abroad, and now he has also found a fan in Aashiqui 2 actress Shraddha Kapoor. Sharddha, who recently met the Brown Rang hit maker at her close friend's engagement, immensely enjoyed his music and the beats of his songs. In the recent past, the 24-year-old actress, who took singing lessons in her childhood, had stated that she wants to start practicing music again. Kapoor will be next seen in Mohit Suri's upcoming film The Villain, in which she'll be seen opposite Sidharth Malhotra.

Bollywood's Crown Prince Ranbir Kapoor surely seems to be going the Hrithik Roshan way. The Barfi! boy will be next seen working in a superhero project with his Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani director Ayan Mukerji and Ranbir recently revealed that the film would be a part of a trilogy. In an interview, Ranbir said that Ayan is writing the script of the film and that he is quite excited about this film, which is a fantasy flick. Ranbir also revealed that the film will be a trilogy, but hastened to add that it will not be like Hrithik's Krrish series. This would be the third time Ranbir and Ayan would be teaming up after Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani. Ranbir's next project is Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet, in which he will be playing a gritty street-fighter opposite Anushka Sharma.

One would have thought that being born in an affluent film family would have ensured a good childhood for superstar Hrithik Roshan, but the light-eyed actor claims that he actually had a bad childhood. Talking about his childhood days in an interview, Hrithik said that his childhood was not so great as he used to come home crying from school every day. Hrithik also added that he faced many physical problems as a kid and at the age of 15, ended up missing school a lot because of his bad back and his rheumatism in his fingers and knees. Hrithik will be next seen playing a superhero in Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 3, which also stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi in lead roles.

A few weeks back, there had been reports that actress Kareena Kapoor had decided to not have kissing scenes or intimate scenes in her upcoming films as she is now married to Saif Ali Khan . However, Bebo, as she is fondly called, recently rubbished such reports. In an interview, Kareena said that if such scenes are integral to the film, she will definitely do them and that there is no such 'no-kissing' clause in her contract. There had been reports that Kareena had requested Prakash Jha to cancel an intimate scene between her and co-star Ajay Devgn in Satyagraha. Kareena will be next seen opposite Imran Khan in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.

In the poster of upcoming film Bullett Raja , Saif Ali Khan is seen pulling a rickshaw on which Sonakshi Sinha is sitting, but what many might not know is that Saif enjoyed pulling the rickshaw so much that he actually carried on doing it even after the scene was shot! A source attached to the film said, “They were shooting in the Dalhousie area. It was a scene where Sonakshi steps out from a tram where Saif follows her and offers to give her a ride on a hand-pulled rickshaw. They had so much fun while shooting that Saif didn't even hear when the director called out for a cut in the scene. It was a very pleasant sight to see both the actors enjoying themselves so much.”

Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor Khan , who has won accolades from both the audiences and the critics for her power-packed performances in her various films, will be honoured by Asian Sunday newspaper and Members of Parliament for her contribution to the global entertainment industry, at the launch of the newspaper’s London Edition, which will be held at the House of Commons on 29th October. The Begum of Pataudi will be honoured by cross-party politicians, on behalf of the British Government. Asian Sunday and members of Bradford Metropolitan District Council will also be honouring Bradford-born celebrities Dynamo (AKA Steven Frayne, Dynamo: Magician Impossible) and singer-songwriter-actress Kimberley Walsh for their respective contributions to the entertainment industry. Kareena will be next seen opposite Imran Khan in Punit Malhotra’s Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.

Aamir Khan has some special affinity for Diwali, as far as releasing the theatrical trailers of his films are concerned. Since year 2007, Aamir has been releasing the trailers of his films on the Festival of Lights and the theatrical trailer of his much-anticipated film Dhoom 3 too will be launched this Diwali. In 2007, Khan released the theatrical trailer of his much-acclaimed film Taare Zameen Par on Diwali and eversince it has become a ritual with him. The trailers of his blockbuster hits, Ghajini and 3 Idiots too were released on Diwali. Dhoom 3's theatrical trailer will be launched in IMAX format and till date films like Spiderman, Batman and Mission Impossible only have released in this format. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the third edition of the Dhoom franchise will also star Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra and will hit the theaters on December 20, 2013.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma , who is looking forward to the release of his upcoming film Satya 2 , has been threatened and police security has been provided at his office and residence. However, neither RGV nor the cops have divulged any details about the nature of the threat that has been issued to the maverick filmmaker. "On basis of an intercepted conversation Mumbai police gave me security..for various reasons I can't divulge the contents of the threat. For some important reasons I cannot comment on whether or not this threat to me is related to the content of Satya 2,” Varma posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Varma's Satya 2, which stars Puneet Singh Ratn and Anaika Soti in the lead roles, was earlier supposed to release on October 25, however it will now hit the theaters on November 8, 2013.

Director-actor Tigmanshu Dhulia is gearing up for the release of his upcoming directorial venture Bullett Raja, which has been shot extensively in Uttar Pradesh and Kolkata. Reportedly, Dhulia loves shooting at historical places, but never got an opportunity to make such a place a part of his story. However, he fulfilled his wishes with Bullett Raja, as he worked around a sequence with symbolic references to the freedom struggle in India. A major sequence of the film has been shot at Kakori, the same place where freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad led a major train robbery during the British rule in India. Tigmanshu always wanted to shoot at Kakori and he made the most of it with his film Bullett Raja. A source close to the team says, “Kakori train bypass is a beautiful location to shoot as it is not densely populated. We did extensive recce to make a note of the train arriving pattern. The crew used to be informed 15 minutes in advance, to avoid any kind of damage or causality. The sa...

Shah Rukh Khan 's last release Chennai Express created history by breaking all the previous box-office records and recently, a few actors claimed that their upcoming films will break the records set by the Rohit Shetty directed flick. However, the King Khan is undeterred by such statements, as he feels that it's great to have competition. At an event when he was asked to react on the statements given by his competitors, the King Khan said, “It's great to have competition and whenever somebody's film works we feel good. We hear and talk a lot of things but the truth is that whenever somebody's film works we feel that we'll make a film better than this and also that we'll make a film better than our own.” “My experience says that we should give our 100 per cent to our films and if they turn out to be good, then try and make the next one even better and I think everyone does that so it's not a matter of controversy or issue. I hope every film does well, ...