Sri Lanka is in for a treat as the stars of Bhushan Kumar’s film Ready, Salman Khan, Asin Thottumkal and the funny man Paresh Rawal land in the island country for the first schedule of the film.

Ram Gopal Varma’s Rann is in deep waters for featuring a distorted version of the Indian National anthem.

Melody queen and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar presented awards to brave hearts of last year’s Mumbai terror attacks in Mumbai last evening.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has apparently expressed desire to see Nandita Das’ directorial debut Firaaq. It is a movie about the 2002 communal riots in the state that targeted the Muslim community and left over 1,000 people dead.

The 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 began in Panaji on Saturday amid tight security.

Amitabh Bachchan has been replaced by Naseeruddin Shah in the movie, Maharathi based on a super hit Gujarati play starring Paresh Rawal.