What has Irrfan Khan got to do with John Abraham’s date issues?

If Irrfan Khan wants to blame one person in the industry because of whom he is no longer voluntarily unemployed, it has to Johan Abraham. John was supposed to start shooting for Nishikan Kamat’s directorial venture Rocky Handsome this month. However, the dates for Kamat’s film clashed with Anees Bazmee’s Welcome Back. The movie is said to be inspired by Arvind Kejriwal’s aam aadmi movement. Says director Nishikant Kamat, “When John...

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Is Sujoy Ghosh remaking a Satyajit Ray film with Vidya Balan?

There were reports that Sujoy Ghosh, the National Award winning film-maker who earlier wrote, produced and directed Vidya Balan’s hit thriller Kahaani; was planning on remaking Satyajit Ray’s film Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest). When asked about it, he says the film’s ideology suits the 1970′s more than the present times and that is the reason he dropped the project. Sujoy told a leading daily, “It wouldn’t make...

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Bollywood stars with humble beginnings, big breaks

A look at the stars who started out small, but then made their mark with big projects Rags-to-riches stories are perhaps what make Bollywood the land of promises. This industry is known to have absorbed talent from varied backgrounds. HitList shares with you names who started out with small roles but then went on to bag ambitious projects.  Nawazuddin Siddiqui Started out as: Character actor New avatar: ...

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui says that I was never friends with Irrfan but there's no rivalry

    Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has denied reports of a cold war with his 'The Lunchbox' co-star Irrfan Khan, saying that there is no rivalry between them.The duo apparently stayed together in a one-room apartment in their struggling days. But once Irrfan rose to prominence, he and Nawaz drifted apart.Both the actors were last seen together in their much acclaimed movie 'The Lunchbox'. During the shoot they remained cordial...

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