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So what if Kamal Haasans recent Hindi film Mumbai Express derailed That wont stop him from experimenting with languages other than his native Tamil.

Mumbai, Aug 25 : So what if actor-director Kamal Haasans Hindi film "Mumbai Express" derailed That will not stop him from experimenting with languages other than his native Tamil.

So what if actor-director Kamal Haasans Hindi film "Mumbai Express" derailed That will not stop him from experimenting with languages other than his native Tamil....

Ramji Londonwale music launch at Marriot hotel on 24th August 2005. Chief guest Subhash Ghai launched the music of Ramji Londonwaley starring Mahadevan and Samita Bangargi.Subhash Ghai came in as the chief guest to launch the music album which has music by Vishal Bharadwaj. Kamal Hassan was missing as the film is based on a story written by him. We spotted Aishwarya Rais mom Brinda Rai with her bahu, may be she was there as Jag Mundhra who has made Provoked with Ash has become close to the Rai family.

Ramji Londonwale is completely Madhavans baby - right from taking the rights of the story from Kamal Hassan to putting the whole team together, the producer, the technical staff etc.

Ramji Londonwale premiere at Fame Adlabs on 1st september 2005. FAME Adlabs, part of Shrinagar Cinemas Ltd., hosted the premiere of Ramji Londonwale directed by Sanjay Dayma and produced by Sunanda Murli Manohar. The story of the movie is written by renowned actor Kamal Haasan. Keeping the union jack’s colour theme in mind, FAME Adlabs was decorated in blue & red. This was also extended to the dress code of the celebrity guest who attended the premiere. Present at the premiere were actors Madhavan, who plays the title role in the film, Samita Bangargi, Raj Zutshi and Satish Shah. The others personalities who attended the premiere are Bikram Saluja, Sameer Soni, Ashish Choudhary, Subhash Ghai, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidya Malavade, Udita Goswami, Rohit Roy and Mansi Joshi Roy, Ayub and Niharika Khan and Sudhir Mishra.

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan s upcoming film -Vettayadu Vilayadu has run into rough weather with the US Consulate refusing to give visas to the cast and crew to shoot the film in America.

M.A.C Viva Glam spokesperson Linda Evangelista hosts AIDS awareness party in India. Saturday 22nd October - M·A·C Cosmetics hosted a party with M·A·C AIDS Fund spokesperson Linda Evangelista at Blue Sea in Mumbai, India, to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS and urge people to help fight the fear and stigma surrounding the disease.Celebrities in attendance included, Bipasha Basu, Kajol Devgan, Arjun &Meher Rampal,   Sunil Shetty & Mana Shetty, Abu Jani, Rukshana & Mustafa Eisa, Laila & Ricky Lamba, Madhu Sapre, Yash Birla, Devaunshi & Anoop Mehta, Komal & Rajiv Vazir, Sheetal And Atulya Mafatlal, Helen Khan, Tania Zaeta, Bandana & Ravi Krishnan, Rocky S, Atul & Vandana Kasbekar, Monica Vaziralli, Lascelles & Pallavi Symmons, Alvira Agnihotri, Parizaad Kolah, Niharika Khan, Aditya Bal, Alec Padamsee, Anil Chopra, Anil Dharker, Tina Tahiliani, Manoj Bohra, Teejay Siddhu, Arti Surendranath, Rajesh & Zeba Kohli, Sumeet Chopra, Kekashan Patel, Rohit Bal, Neeta Lulla etc

Test your Kamal Haasan knowledge

Film: "Meenakshi"; Cast: Rajiv Kanakala, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Amith, Sivakrishna, Ali, Rajitha and Kavitha; Music: Madhu; Director: Prabhakar; Producer: Vedavathi and Reddy; Banner: Easwari Art Pictures

Actor Kamal Haasan is currently in the city to promote his latest Kannada film Rama Shama Bhama.

That seems to be the purpose of enterprising Bihari producers Baldev and Kamal who have got together to dub and release one of Bachchans biggest blockbuster, "Namak Halaal", in Bhojpuri.

Mumbai, Dec 23 : The shooting of Rajshri Productions latest venture "Vivah", starring Shahid Kapur and Amrita Rao, has begun in full swing. The film also has Anupam Kher, Aloknath, Seema Biswas, Samir Soni, Lata Sabharwal, Manoj Joshi, Amrita Prakash, Dinesh Lamba and Master Amey Pandya among others."I am happy all my actors and technicians are giving me their very best," says director Sooraj Barjatya. The film is being produced by Kamal Kumar, Rajkumar and Ajit Kumar Barjatya. Story-screenplay-direction is by Sooraj Barjatya and lyrics and music are by Rajshris old favourite Ravindra Jain.

Mumbai, Jan 2 : This year at the movies I felt like a child at a toy shop. So much to choose from. So many colours of life, so many vibrant styles of cinema. From wacky satires that didnt work Kamal Haasans "Mumbai Express" and historicals that were hysterical Ketan Mehtas "Mangal Pandey - The Rising" to period films that were noble failures Subhash Ghais "Kisna", Akbar Khans "Taj Mahal"; from sleazy cornballs Ashu Y. Trikhas "Sheesha", Jai Prakashs "Chaahat Ek Nasha" and unclassifiable oddballs Chandan Aroras "Main Meri Patni Aur Woh, Ruchi Narains "Kal", Kannika Vermas "Dansh", Ashwini Chowdharys "Siskiyan" to ragas of finesse Onirbans "My Brother Nikhil", Pradeep Sarkars "Parineeta", Jahnu Baruas "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara" and slick eye-candy Siddharth Anands "Salaam Namaste", Shaad Alis "Bunty Aur Babli", and finally an outright classic Sanjay Leela Bhansalis "Black"... yes, I saw them all. Heres looking back at my favourite films in 2005:

Bangalore, Jan 8 : A song by actor Kamal Haasan sung in Hubli accent in the film "Rama Shama Bhama" is the reason behind its album topping the charts this week.

Bangalore, Jan 8 : Kamal Haasans comeback in Kannada film "Rama Shama Bhama" is not only the fortnights pick but also promises to become one of the biggest hits.

Mumbai, Jan 19 : Fifteen years after Kamal Haasan in "Appu Raja", Anupam Kher reprises the role of a dwarf in debutant director Shirish Kunders "Jaan-e-Man".

15 years after Kamal Haasan played a dwarf in Appu Raja, Anupam Kher has decided to follow suit in new director Shirish Kunders Jaan-e-Man

Fifteen years after Kamal Haasan in Appu Raja, Anupam Kher reprises the role of a dwarf in debutant director Shirish Kunders Jaan-e-Man.

Kamalinee Mukherjee is to play the actors wife on screen, for Vettayadu Vilayadu.

Trisha is probably the happiest heroine Kollywood today. With so many films in her kitty Trisha today is the most vaunted actress in Tamil cinema. She has been signed for Kamal Hassans next flick Dasavatharam. This film was in news for sometime. The other two heroines who were considered for this role were Vidya Balan and actress Jyothika.

Fazil plays a directors role in Kamals Pachakuthira, which has Dilip in the lead role. Fazil had shown his face in many mimicry venues and has acted in films too. Fazil, had been well known for his vibrant acting abilities that he exhibited while demonstrating the scenes for the actors in his films. Earlier an intercollegiate star and mimicry performer, he has also played a role in his super hit Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu.

South film director Vayalar Madhav had earlier planned to have Kamal Hassan to play the role of eunuch in his movie Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

We all know about the success of Rameshs Rama Shama Bhama. His debut film as director created record collection. Ramesh spoke on the 100th day of this film. He said that he is fortunate to have a friend like Kamal Hassan. It was a great experience for him to get Kamal to Kannada after such a long gap.

The film is based on the life of great saint-composer Ramadasu. Gopanna Nagarjuna leads his life leisurely with his wife Kamala Sneha. He leans towards devotion when he gets the job as Tahsildar. He gets entranced by Lord Rama and becomes great devotee of Rama. With the guidance of his Guru Kabir Das ANR he starts constructing a temple for Lord. Qutub Shahi King Tanesha believes that the temple is being built by unauthorized funds from the treasury. Hence Gopanna is incarcerated at Golconda Fort this room is still there by the king. How Gopanna with his resilient power and his bhakti makes the king realize his fault forms the crux of the film.

Multistarer films are very rare in Kannada. Tandega Takka maga staring Upendra and Ambarish, was in the multi-starrer league. A remake of Tamil hit Thevar Magan, this Kannada venture does not meet expectations. The royalty and vigor that we saw in Tamil Thevarmagan and Hindi Virasat, is missing here. Upendra and Ambarish fail to reach the levels that Shivaji Ganeshan and Kamal Thevarmagan and Amrish Puri and Anil Kapoor Virasat reached

Remakes are raining in Bollywood left, right and center. The latest classic to have caught the fascination of filmmakers happens to be the Ashok Kumar - Pran starrer comedy thriller Victoria No. 203. There was news that actor Kamal Sadanah, son of yesteryear filmmaker Brij Sadanah who made the original film, is keen to remake the film. Kamal Sadanah had also reportedly approached Rahul Rawail to direct the film. Rahul Rawail had given Kamal Sadanah his break in Bollywood with his first film Bekhudi opposite Kajol who also made her debut in the film.

Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Principal Correspondent, Mumbai Mirror and author of Hema Malinis biography Diva Unveiled, won the Best Film Journalist Award of 2006 at the Lions International Club recently.

Yes, the day was filled with happiness. Manoj Mr. Bharat Kumar, macho man of yesteryears Dharmendra, hip hop music veteran Bappi Lahiri Kamal Kumar Barjatya and Rajkumar Barjatya of Rajshrees.

Mrs. Chandra Kamal Kaur and Raman Shripad Bharadwaj have joined hands to form Kamal Raman Bharadwaj Corporation.

Filmmaker Mira Nair is all set to make a series of films based on HIV. During her recent visit to India she has confirmed directors Vishal Bharadwaj, Santosh Sivan and Kamal Hassan to make these films.

Legendary director Kamal Amrohi created and recreated history with films like Pakeezah and Razia Sultan. And now his grandson is all set to follow his footsteps. Mashhoor, the son of Tajdar Amrohi and grandson of Kamal Amrohi, will be making his Bollywood debut with the film Hum Laakh Chhupayein Pyaar...Magar.

New Delhi, May 30 : Another star scion is foraying into showbiz. Mashhoor, the grandson of legendary filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, is ready to join the Bollywood race with his maiden venture "Hum Laakh Chhupayein Pyaar... Magar".The multifaceted Mashhoor, 24, will not only play the main lead in the film but also direct the romantic comedy going on the floors next month. And he has scripted it as well.

Tamil director Gowtham Menon of Cheli and Gharshana fame is now facing big problems in Tamil film industry as his latest film with Kamal Haasan, Vetayadu Vilayadu, is in deep financial imbroglio. The film is in mess because of the original producer has not cleared off dues.

No, no one is remaking L.V. Prasads Kamal Haasan-Rati Agnihotri hit Ek Duuje Ke Liye. Not to our knowledge at least. But producer Anjum Rizvi [Ahista Ahista] has signed Deepak Shivdasani to direct and Sikandar Kher to enact the lead role in a film called Ek Duuje Ke Liye.