As palms start swaying gently to the cool November sea breeze, the tinsel towners know it’s time to celebrate. It’s time for excesses and indulgences. It’s time for fireworks and crackers.

Try love, Anupam
It's a very rare feeling. There are times when a friend, one of your best friends, goes out of Mumbai and you find something precious missing in the city.

Dress rehearsal
These days Jaya Bachchan dresses traditionally in full-sleeved salwaar suits, sans bindi, drawing reverentially at rosary beads - she can easily pass off as a Mohammedan khatoon.

Aaj Ka Ravan
Suchitra Films Enterprises’ Aaj Ka Ravan was launched with a song recording at Sahara India. The song was penned by Kiran Mishra, composed by Pappu-Pawan and rendered by Vinod Rathod.

Kundan Shah directs Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon
Sai Trinetra Arts’ Prod. No.2 was launched on October 19 at Gambhir Villa and Hiranandani Complex, Powai. Later a seven-day shooting schedule was held at Gambhir Villa and Kamal Amrohi Studios, Chennai.

Talking Business

DIWALI IS DILEMMA TIME...

After the last minute decision to postpone Dillagi, last week, theatres which had booked the film earlier are now faced with a problem of finding an alternate film to play during the Diwali week.

Celebchat

JACKIE SHROFF

The obvious question first. When is Grahan being released?
I am looking at a December 15 release for the film if things go according to schedule. Both my distributors and financiers have decided to stand by me and make sure the film is released this year.

All eyes on Jaitley

A NEW LOOK NFDC ON THE CARDS

New Delhi: The combined pressure exerted by several quarters of the film industry seems to have finally come to bear on the ministry of information and broadcasting.