Dhobi Ghat preview

A gorgeous and unusually long trailer for Dhobi Ghat (just shy of four minutes): Have a look at this and at the film’s website.   These folks at Aamir Khan Productions really get the promotional side of the business (and I mean that in a good way, not as the usual snarky “Aamir’s a genius […]

KHJJS press conference photos

Through the amazing use of Cisco Telepresence technology, Bombay, London and NYC were joined across the wires and the airwaves for a press conference prior to the December 3 release of Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. First, the Bombay photographers had to do their thing: Photo-op over, we were now all set to get down […]

KHJJS Advance Screening

Hats off  to Ashutosh Gowariker and PVR  Pictures, who have done the practically unthinkable: screened an upcoming release (Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey)  for the local press in  NY,  and did  it before the press conference with “The Talent” takes place….. amazing! This is a promising step.   Here’s hoping all others follow suit…….and soon. […]

Code of conduct at the cinema

After gathering inputs from listeners far and wide, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode of BBC Radio have compiled this bang-on code of conduct for cinema-goers.   Hearing some of the experiences people shared over the past few weeks have been enlightening:   one man’s child was thrown up on by the woman in the row […]

Imran Khan BKB se pehle

Just a few days prior to the November 26 release of Break Ke Baad, Imran Khan sat down for a press conference at Reliance Big Pictures Manhattan offices, together with BKB’s Associate Producer, Vicky Bahri.   Imran took great care to repeat each person’s name after they introduced themselves before asking their questions. He was […]