Mahadevan to adapt Satyajit Ray`s short story into film

Mahadevan to adapt Satyajit Ray`s short story into film

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 15:21

Ananth Mahadevan will pay tribute to Satyajit Ray by adapting a short story of the master filmmaker and megastar Amitabh Bachchan is top on his wish list to play the lead role.

Justin Bieber approached for `Fifty Shades Of Grey` movie?

Justin Bieber approached for `Fifty Shades Of Grey` movie?

Last Updated: Saturday, September 15, 2012, 13:56

Justin Bieber says he has been approached to play a part in a movie adaptation of bestselling erotic novel ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’.

Brad Pitt developing film based on ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ book

Brad Pitt developing film based on ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ book

Last Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 09:18

Brad Pitt is developing a new movie about the Holocaust, which is based on Edwin Black`s New York Times bestselling book `IBM and the Holocaust`.

Amar Chitra Katha to release animation film

Amar Chitra Katha to release animation film

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 19:15

Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) will release its first feature film, ‘Sons of Ram - Heroes will Rise’, in association with Cartoon Network.

Classic fairytale ‘Sleeping Beauty’ gets big screen adaptation

Classic fairytale ‘Sleeping Beauty’ gets big screen adaptation

Last Updated: Monday, July 23, 2012, 09:52

Classic fairytale Sleeping Beauty is all set to get a big screen treatment.

Guru Dutt biography becomes innovative book drama

Guru Dutt biography becomes innovative book drama

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 14:42

Hoping to make an instant connect with audiences, Sathya Saran is taking her biography of Guru Dutt to the masses by enacting the book with a cast of six characters across India.

A Jungle Book movie in the making again?

A Jungle Book movie in the making again?

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 02, 2012, 09:39

The 1967 Disney classic The Jungle Book is about to be given the Hollywood treatment once again with a live action version.

Now, a book on Prakash Jha`s `Rajneeti`

Now, a book on Prakash Jha`s `Rajneeti`

Last Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 12:13

Prakash Jha and Katrina Kaif launched a book on their 2010 movie ‘Rajneeti’, at the Crossword bookstore in Mumbai.

Rhea Kapoor to adapt book again for `Herogiri`

Rhea Kapoor to adapt book again for `Herogiri`

Last Updated: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 19:01

The young producer has bought the rights to Indian author Mainik Dhar`s ‘Herogiri’.

Rushdie was lied to, but I won’t face trouble: Deepa Mehta

Rushdie was lied to, but I won’t face trouble: Deepa Mehta

Last Updated: Thursday, February 02, 2012, 15:31

Deepa Mehta is making a film on Salman Rushdie`s bestseller ‘Midnight`s Children’.

Felicity Jones to play Charles Dickens’ mistress in next

Felicity Jones to play Charles Dickens’ mistress in next

Last Updated: Saturday, December 03, 2011, 12:28

Felicity Jones will reportedly play famous Victorian novelist Charles Dickens` mistress Nelly Ternan in an adaptation of novel `The Invisible Woman`.

Gillian Anderson to play spooky Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’

Gillian Anderson to play spooky Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 19:26

Gillian Anderson has been signed up to play tormented Miss Havisham in the BBC’s festive adaptation of ‘Great Expectations’.

Booking Bollywood: A new literary genre in making

Booking Bollywood: A new literary genre in making

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 12:43

A spate of innovative books are throwing meaningful light on the evolution of mainstream cinema.