Movie review by Rashid Irani: Even Bruce Willis, John Cusack can't save The Prince.Rashid Irani, Hindustan Times   September 13, 2014

Film: The Prince
Direction: Brian A Miller
Actors: Jason Patric, Jessica Lowndes
Rating: 1/5

Their names may be above the title but don’t let that fool you. Saddled with insignificant supporting roles, Bruce Willis and John Cusack barely tap into their considerable talents preferring instead to just pocket their (presumably hefty) pay cheques. The real star (if he can be called that) of this kidnap thriller is Jason Patric.

An expressionless wonder, he portrays a distraught dad who high tails it to New Orleans to search for his missing daughter (Gia Mantegna, comatose). His mission puts him at cross-purposes with a drug lord, a vengeance-seeking mobster (Willis) and a battalion of brutes.

The shootouts and chases are staged so ineptly that it’s difficult to figure out who’s doing what to whom and why. Worst of all, not a single law enforcement officer can be glimpsed as the body count rises and public property is wantonly destroyed.

It’s almost as if the city’s police force has gone on vacation. Incidentally, cuss words have been bleeped from practically every sentence. Why not bleep out the dire dialogue entirely? That may at least have made The Prince more fun to watch.source HT.

Banging Response: 'Bang Bang' teaser creates history?

Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif's forthcoming film `Bang Bang` seems to be on the right track. The movie's action-packed teaser was viewed by over 2.3 million viewers within 24 hours of its release.

Unveiled Wednesday at 8 a.m., the teaser has so far received over 2,400,000 views on videosharing platform YouTube and the numbers are still on the rise.

Hrithik and Katrina, who shared a crackling chemistry in the hit film "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", have also been appreciated for their looks in the movie by star friends like Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor.

The teaser has a heavy dose of guns, explosions and death-defying action stunts.



Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Bang Bang" is produced by Fox Star Studios and is being touted as the biggest action-romance of the year.

It will hit the screens on Gandhi Jayanti, which falls on Oct 2.

Watch the first look of Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor starrer 'Ek Villain'

Sidharth Malhotra is riding high on the success of his last two releases and even Shraddha Kapoor has come out fresh from the success of her last flick with Aditya Roy Kapur. 

In their next film, 'Ek Villain', the trailer opens with romantic and lovable moments between the couple. They are shown getting intimate and some lovely grand scenes establish the love track. 

But, in a rapid turn of events, the romantic tone changes to villainous tone (as the title suggests) as we see an injured Shraddha being pushed off the building by a masked stranger. Suspense goes a notch higher when we see a calm Sidharth going violent and attacking everyone in the fray. So, is he the Villain or is he not? 

To add to the chaos, Riteish Deshmukh is shown at the end walking away at a railway station as the promo closes. There are many questions on the viewers minds as the promo plays out. 

While Sidharth looks the part of a brooding lover and a ruffian villain​, Shraddha looks innocent and lovely. 

Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, the movie is set to hit the theatre on 27th June 2014. 

Ek Villain is an action romance film directed by Mohit Suri. It features Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, Shraddha Kapoor and Amrita Puri in lead roles with Kamaal Rashid Khan (KRK) as the antagonist. The film is produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Motion Pictures.

Aamir Khan clueless of his son Junaid's plans to enter Bollywood

Superstar Aamir Khan has no clue what his 21-year-old son Junaid plans to do in life. He says he doesn't "tell me anything".

"We don't have any command on our kids. What will he do, when will he do, I have no idea. He doesn't tell me anything," Aamir told reporters here at the trailer launch of Jackie Shroff's son Tiger's debut film "Heropanti" Friday.

"You (media) please ask him and tell me about his plans," he added.

Aamir has three children in all. Son Junaid and daughter Ira are from his first wife Reena, and the actor-producer also has a son named Azad Rao Khan with his current wife Kiran Rao. The baby was born via a surrogate.

Newsbreak: Rajnikanth Starrer Postponed, Again.;

By Santa Banta News Network

The release of the long-awaited Rajnikanth starrer Kochadaiyaan has been postponed yet again.

After many postponements the film had been `finally` announced for April 11 alongside the Big B's Bhootnaath Returns. But now it seems the Big B would have to go it alone on that Friday.

The new release date, according sources very close to the project, is May 1 .

Says a source very close to the project, `Despite our very best efforts we're just not ready.We need two more weeks and we are not willing to speeden the post-production just because we have been missing other deadlines in the past.`

This is the fifth time that the film's release has been postponed. The official reason for this the latest postponement is going to be the Lok Sabha elections in April.


When contacted the film's co-producer Dr Manohar said, `We are looking at a new date.Yes, we're looking at the one mentioned by you. The censoring of Kochadaiyaan in all the various languages is not yet done.`

Weirdly the film has to be censored repeatedly although the content is exactly the same in every language.

What's the big deal in locking lips, asks Varun.

Actor Varun Dhawan has five kissing scenes in his forthcoming film "Main Tera Hero", directed by his father David Dhawan. The young actor finds nothing wrong in locking lips onscreen "in the 21st century".

In the promos of the film, the "Student Of The Year" fame actor can be seen locking lips with his co-star Ileana D'Cruz.

"I was okay kissing in front of my father," Varun told reporters here Thursday at the cover launch of Stardust magazine, featuring him with his second co-star in the film, Nargis Fakhri.

"It's an important part of the climax. There are five kisses in the film," he added.

The 26-year-old does further said that "it's high time" people stop creating hype over a kiss in a film.


"I think in today's age, in the 21st century, it's fine. What's the big deal in it," he asked.

"It is just a kiss. It is just an expression of love that the two characters are feeling at that time," he added.
The film is slated to release April 4.By Santa Banta News Network

Kahaani Mein Twist: Marriage not on cards for Kat and Ranbir?

Katrina Kaif is unfazed by rumours that she has plans to tie the knot with actor Ranbir Kapoor, and says she will continue keeping quiet about her private life.

At an event here Thursday, the actress was asked to comment on the latest rumours.

She said: "This has come in some newspaper, but there is no such thing. If there is something as such, I will let you know."

Katrina, who was earlier dating Salman, has been guarded about her personal life.

"As far as I am concerned, I have always been the same...I don't speak about my personal life. Now it (any rumour) doesn't bother me. With time, you get used to it...such small things don't affect," she added.

Meanwhile, Katrina was busy working with her rumoured current beau Ranbir in "Jagga Jasoos".


Having co-starred with him in movies like "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" and "Raajneeti", the actress said: "The films that we have done (together) have been extremely special films...not just successful. It's exciting for me as he is a great actor."

"The most exciting thing for me (in 'Jagga Jasoos') is to work with Anurag Basu as it's important for me to learn from him."byy santa banta news networkk..