How Actors Made (and Will Make) Their Directorial Debuts

Choreographer-director Prabhudheva is happy for southern actor-singer Dhanush, who is making his Bollywood debut with "Raanjhanaa". "Dhanush has already proved himself and my best wishes are always with him. Now he is in Mumbai, and I am sure he ...

Bobby Pushkarna's debut directorial venture Zindagi Bahut Khoobsurat Hai was screened at the 66th Cannes Film Festival under short film category. The movie captures Mumbai in a humane light. Take a look at some stills from the sets.more photos ...

4 directors of Taipei Factory pose for a photo after the premiere. From the left: Chang Jung-chi, Midi Z, Singing Chen and Shen Ko-shang Click here for high-resolution version TAIPEI, TAIWAN--(Marketwired - May 17, 2013) - The Taipei Factory ...

Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi) Best Actress Priyanka Chopra (Barfi) Best Film Barfi Best Director Anurag Basu (Barfi) Best Actor Critics Irrfan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar) Best Actress Critics Deepika Padukone (Cocktail) Best Debut Director (Critics) Gauri ...

Aadi has had a fairly smooth run so far after making his debut with Prema Kavali directed by Vijayabhaskar. Both Prema Kavali and his second film, Lovely, directed by Jaya B have fared decently at the box office. The actor's third film Sukumarudu, helmed by G Ashok (of Pilla Jamindar fame), is ready for release on May 10. In this exclusive chat, Aadi explains his role in the film and comments on his co-stars and others involved in the film. Wasn't Siddharth supposed to do Sukumarudu with G ...

Yami Gautam made her debut in Telugu with Nuvvila directed by Ravi Babu in November 2011. She became a name to reckon with after the Hindi film Vicky Donor. Yami is all set to enter the Tamil industry with Radhamohan's bi-lingual film Gouravam which also marks the debut of Sirish in Telugu and Tamil. She gives us more details about Gouravam in this exclusive interview. Are you happy playing the lead role in Gouravam, a film to do with honour killings? Yes, I'm happy being a part of this ...

Vanakkam Chennai is Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's debut film as a director in Tamil. Her husband, Udhayanidhi Stalin, a well-known producer is producing this film under his banner, Red Giant Movies. Kiruthiga won the best director award at the Jaipur International Film festival for her short film, Life. Vanakkam Chennai written by Kiruthiga has Mirchi Siva and Priya Anand and Santhanam playing the lead roles. Anirudh of Kolaveri fame is the music ...

She has the zeal, the youthful energy, the right attitude, great voice quality and some of the best music directors recording with her. Singer Shalmali Kholgade, who has several prestigious awards in her kitty, debuted with the blockbuster Pareshaan, followed ...

Nikhil Siddhartha made a dream debut with Happy Days, directed by Sekhar Kammula, in 2007. He went on to do seven more films, of which Yuvatha and Veedu Theda had successful runs. His latest film, Swamy Ra Ra, co-starring Swati and directed by debutant Sudheer Varma, is releasing on March 23. In this chat with Radhika Rajamani, Nikhil gives us a peek into what Swamy Ra Ra is all about. How did you come to sign Swamy Ra Ra? The film falls in the genre of crime comedy. The film is ...