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Ramchand Pakistani review

Cast: Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqi, Fazal Hussain, Nouman Ijaz
Director: Mehreen Jabbar
At one point in Ramchand Pakistani, Shankar, a poor Dalit farmer from Pakistan, who is rotting in an Indian jail because he inadvertently followed his son Ramchand into India, furiously tells his son that its all his fault.
The eight-year-old boy looks shattered and slowly his [...]

Aishwarya Rai to lose weight for Shankar’s ‘Robot’ starring super star Rajini Kanth

There was a word going around that Aishwarya had backed out of Rajnikanth starrer ‘Robot’ probably because she wanted to start a family, but the latest one is that the Bachchan Bahu has put that on the back burner… because Robot is too good a role to miss out on.
The director of this sci-fi thriller [...]

Deepika Padukone Asking High Remuneration Than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan?

It may seem to be incredible, but the truth is that ‘one film wonder’ Deepika Padukone is proving to be costlier than former Miss World Aishwarya Rai to the film producers.
Before her entry into Bollywood, Deepika was talked about more because of her string of boyfriends, but today she is also in the news for [...]

Aishwarya Rai Bacchan confirmed with Rajnikant

The glamorous actress Aishwarya Rai Bacchan is to star opposite Tamil film icon Rajnikant in sci-fi film ‘Robot’ though there is no official confirmation from either the producer or director.
Aishwarya told the media that she would be pairing with Rajnikant in the movie being directed by Shankar. This will be her second project with Shankar [...]

Aishwarya replaces Deepika in Robot?

It seems Deepika Padukone has been replaced in Shankar’s magnum opus, Robot. And the coveted role is all set to go to Aishwarya. It happened like this. Shankar, I am told, did consider Ash for the part, but since Shah Rukh Khan was in the picture, Aishwarya was indecisive.
News about Deepika Padukone being seriously considered [...]

Two heroines for ‘Robot’?

Within 24 hours of official announcement of Shankar & Rajini’s Robot, the rumour mills have started working actively. The latest buzz in Kollywood is that ‘Robot’, the grand and possibly the biggest film in Indian history, would have two heroines. Nayantara and Deepika Padukone are said to be the twin heroines of the movie.
While Nayantara, [...]

Rajnikanth replaces Shah Rukh

Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Following the huge box-office success of ‘Sivaji-The Boss’, director Shankar has again roped in Rajnikanth for his next film, the Rs.1 billion-sci-fi film ‘Robot’.
The Britain-based Ayngran International, which has distributed more than 1,500 Indian films, and Eros Multimedia, distributors of films like ‘Munnabhai MBBS’,will produce the film. It will see the [...]