Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 13 (IANS) The three biggest stars in the Malayalam film industry are pitted against one another after their films hit the silver screen Friday, spoiling the filmgoers for choice this long weekend.

Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Literature and Indian cinema are getting progressively aligned. So it comes as no surprise that Aparna Sen invited writer Kunal Basu to Kolkata to participate in the making of the 'The Japanese Wife', which is based on his novel.

Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) After trying his hand in business for 20 years, Shammi Kapoor's son Aditya Raj Kapoor, who is fondly called Mickey, has finally taken the plunge in Bollywood. He is directing a Hindi film.

One look at the opening shot of the film set in Varanasi and you know you are in Pradeep Sarkar territory.

Shilpa Shukla almost went unnoticed in "Khamosh Pani" and "Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi".

The publicity material of Anil Mehta's "Aaja Nachle" read "Madhuri Dixit is back". Just that one line is proof of how much the film-makers are banking on the "Dhak dhak" girl to hit the jackpot at the box-office.

Bollywood actress Raima Sen (R) along with model showcase Lakme's new freespirit collection by Manish Malhotra, in Mumbai on Thursday.

Film: 'No Smoking'; Music Director: Vishal Bharadwaj; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Daler Mehendi, Vishal Bharadwaj, Rekha Bharadwaj, Deva Sen Gupta, Sunidhi Chauhan, Adnan Sami; Rating: ***1/2

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Rumours are rife that Sharman Joshi lost 'Dhamaal' as well as 'Golmaal Returns' -- which now has Shreyas Talpade -- because of his high fee.

His much-talked-about period drama 'Jodhaa-Akbar' is a film that director Ashutosh Gowariker describes as a fusion of history and his imagination. He denies any resemblance with K. Asif's magnum opus 'Mughal-e-Azam'.