LaBeouf, Hathaway best value actors in Hollywood

London, Sep 1 - Shia LaBeouf, star of the 'Transformers' movies, has topped a list of Hollywood best value actors with Anne Hathaway following second. The best value actor in Hollywood, for the second year running, was LaBeouf, 24. His films had big...

Four Actors Join Rudd’s Comedy ‘My Idiot Brother’

July 31, 2010: Director Jesse Peretz’s latest comedy movie My Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd has been joined by four other actors named Shirley Knight, Kathryn Hahn, Hugh Dancy, and Janet Montgomery. The movie is about an idealist who bumps...

12 Rashees, 12 Actors, One Family On SAB

July 1, 2010:In the endeavor to be different, TV producers often end up churning out the same ol’ thing. Scripts are tweaked here and there, but in the end, it all boils down to kitchen politics. Unheralded producer Manish Jain though seems to...

There’s no respect for good actors: Shilpa Shinde

May 11, 2010:Fans are conspicuous by the absence of Shilpa Shinde. The girl became the darling of the masses as Soni of Maayka fame. Post Maayka, Shinde was seen in Waaris but the show didn’t last long. Currently, the actress is doing an unheralded...

British filmmakers to scout for actors in India

New Delhi, April 12 - After 'Slumdog Millionaire' the makers of another British film are headed to India to look for new South Asian faces for their venture and possibly 'find the next star'. Yugesh Walia, the producer of the yet-to-be-titled film,...

I Have always felt as a director that half your battle is won if you cast the right actors in the right roles- Karan Razdan

March 30, 2010: In a telephonic interview, KARAN RAZDAN tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that filmmaking is a creative process than directing TV serials, because in films no one is holding a gun against your head unlike TV which is a tough medium which is made...

Actors staying away from Mahabharat?

March 23, 2010,:Once actors craved to be part of it but it seems the prospect of working in an epic like Mahabharata isn’t enticing anymore. Star Plus’s long over due Mahabharat is slated to come post Indian Premier League. However, the production...

Why have seasoned actors faded away from TV?

New Delhi, March 5 - Many seasoned Indian TV actors have been edged out by the influx of high pressure daily soaps and a younger lot who, some say, are chosen more for their looks than talent. Actors Anita Kanwar, Mita Vashisht, Tanvi Azmi, Renuka...