Articles about Anurag Basu

Indian reality show-judge, Director, Actor, Screenwriter and Producer

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06 Aug 2021

'Sherni,' 'Soorarai Pottru,' 'Ludo' lead nominations at IFFM 2021

Vidya Balan's Sherni, Anurag Basu-directed Ludo, and Suriya-starrer Soorarai Pottru are leading the nominations at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) Awards 2021, as per a recent announcement.

26 Dec 2020

Had to: Anurag Basu on dropping Govinda from 'Jagga Jasoos'

Director Anurag Basu has opened up about his 2017-movie Jagga Jasoos and revealed why he had to cut Govinda's role.

05 Dec 2020

Fire breaks out at Fatima Sana Shaikh's residence; actor safe

On Thursday night, a fire broke out at actor Fatima Sana Shaikh's residence, after which she called the fire department.

27 Nov 2020

'Hinduphobic Anurag Basu' trends on Twitter over 'Ludo' scene

Amid the appreciation that director Anurag Basu received for his recently-released dark comedy movie Ludo, a section of people have come to slam the filmmaker for allegedly showing Hinduism in a demeaning manner.

21 Nov 2020

Director Anurag Basu planning a sequel to 'Ludo'?

As Anurag Basu's latest film Ludo garners appreciation from fans and critics, he is already in talks to make a sequel to the movie.

16 Nov 2020

Aditya Roy Kapur to star in action-thriller 'OM-The Battle Within'

Actor Aditya Roy Kapur is all set to star in an upcoming action-thriller movie OM-The Battle Within.

31 Oct 2020

Fatima Sana Shaikh reveals she was molested at age three

Bollywood actor Fatima Sana Shaikh has revealed that she was sexually abused as a three-year-old.

27 Oct 2020

Abhishek rubbishes rumors about Amitabh getting hospitalized

Since Monday, reports of megastar Amitabh Bachchan getting hospitalized have been doing the rounds.

19 Oct 2020

'Ludo' trailer: Anurag Basu promises a super entertaining thriller

Anurag Basu's upcoming Netflix film Ludo's trailer is now out.

18 Sep 2020

'Serious Men' trailer: Street-smart Nawazuddin in Sudhir Mishra film

A fun and mystery-filled trailer of Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer upcoming Netflix film Serious Men is now out.

01 Aug 2020

'Gunjan Saxena': Inspiring trailer, Janhvi Kapoor not so much

The trailer of Janhvi Kapoor-starrer biopic Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is out, and it does not look half bad.

16 Jul 2020

What made news in the entertainment world today?

In perhaps the biggest-ever announcement from Netflix India, the streaming giant on Thursday unveiled a line-up of 17 Indian movies and shows, that will be out in coming months.

16 Jul 2020

Netflix announces 17 new Indian movies, shows: Check list here

After a bit of a wait-and-watch period, Netflix has announced a slew of Indian original movies and shows to be released in the coming months.

16 May 2020

Vidya Balan's 'Shakuntala Devi' to premiere on Prime Video

Vidya Balan-starrer Shakuntala Devi is all set to release on Amazon's streaming arm Prime Video.

15 May 2020

Theater owners angry over digital release of 'Gulabo Sitabo'

As theaters remain indefinitely shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, producers are eyeing newer ways to keep their projects afloat.

14 May 2020

What Amitabh Bachchan said about 'Gulabo Sitabo' going digital

Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Gulabo Sitabo has become the first big-ticket Bollywood outing to be released directly on a digital platform, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

14 May 2020

Amitabh-Ayushmann's 'Gulabo Sitabo' to release on Amazon Prime this June

Amazon Prime India just made its biggest movie acquisition till now.

11 May 2020

'Ludo' and 'Jhund' to release directly on Amazon Prime?

The pandemic is bringing some unforeseen changes in the movie business.

29 Apr 2020

8 Irrfan Khan movies you can stream right now

Irrfan Khan did not merely act in movies. He got under the skin of his characters, he breathed and lived them.

16 Apr 2020

TV actors Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani split up: Report

Lovebirds Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani, lovingly called Ashvik by their fans, have parted ways, various reports said on Thursday.

22 Dec 2019

Aaradhya delivers powerful performance at school annual day; Amitabh elated

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's daughter Aaradhya Bachchan's powerful performance on women empowerment at her school annual day is winning hearts on the internet.

25 Nov 2019

SRK and Abhishek Bachchan unite for 'Bob Biswas' origin story

There are many reasons that made the 2012 Sujoy Ghosh thriller Kahaani the phenomenon that it became. One reason was the iconic character of Bob Biswas, a regular-looking LIC agent who moonlighted as a cold-blooded contract killer.

15 Nov 2019

Amitabh Bachchan shares picture of old letter written by Abhishek

As is common knowledge, Amitabh Bachchan takes his social media presence rather seriously. The 77-year-old megastar never misses out an opportunity to share candid throwback pictures of his family.

06 Nov 2019

Troll calls Abhishek Bachchan 'unemployed'; actor responds gracefully

Abhishek Bachchan is not new to online trolling. The 43-year-old actor is often targeted by many on social media for his on-again, off-again relationship with films.

10 Aug 2019

#Sadak2: 'Manikarnika' actor Jisshu Sengupta to play Alia Bhatt's father

Popular Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta, who was seen as Kangana Ranaut's husband, Gangadhar Rao in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, has been roped in for Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2.

13 Jul 2019

Manushi Chhillar to debut with 'Bunty Aur Babli Again'?

Ever since Manushi Chhillar won the Miss World title in 2017, there have been speculations about her big Bollywood debut.

22 Jun 2019

Deepika to replace Kangana in 'Imali'? Director reveals truth

Due to their packed schedules, Bollywood actors often have to walk out of projects, leaving the makers as well as the fans perplexed as to who will be the new replacement.

04 Apr 2019

Kangana exits 'Imali'. Director Anurag Basu gives his reaction

When Kangana Ranaut announced Imali with Anurag Basu, the actor-director duo was quite excited about their collaboration.

19 Mar 2019

Shilpa Shetty to divorce Raj Kundra? Here's the truth

Shilpa Shetty's fans got the shock of their lives after it was reported that the diva is planning to get divorced from Raj Kundra.

01 Feb 2019

Fatima reveals the truth behind link up rumors with Aamir

When Fatima Sana Shaikh made her debut with Dangal (2016), she took the industry by storm.

22 Jan 2019

Anurag Basu's next stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao

Anurag Basu is working on a multi-starrer dark comic anthology and the yet-to-be-titled film will hit the screens on September 6.

01 Nov 2018

Abhishek's special gesture for Aishwarya's birthday is all about love

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned 45 today. Although she wanted her birthday celebrations to be a low-key affair, her doting husband Abhishek Bachchan made sure her day turned out to be a special one.

23 Sep 2018

'Manmarziyaan': Kashyap isn't but Abhishek is fine with scene deletion

'Manmarziyaan' actor Abhishek Bachchan has found himself on the opposite side of the battle line from director Anurag Kashyap, as he has supported the chopping of the smoking scenes from the movie.

04 Sep 2018

Who will play Mr Bajaj in 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2'?

Ekta Kapoor's popular daily soap 'Kasuatii Zindagii Kay' is returning to our lives, with Erica Fernandes-Parth Samthaan playing the lead role of Prerna-Anurag.

28 Jul 2018

Criticism or despise? Rishi Kapoor trashes Kashyap and Basu's movies

That Rishi Kapoor doesn't hold Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu in high regard is well known. And now the veteran actor, known for his outspoken nature, has once again shown his hate.