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  Satyagraha novel in the making?

  Bollywood | March 22, 2013 12:31 IST

  Mumbai,Mar 22:Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is busy shooting his new political drama Satyagraha in Bhopal, has plans to turn the film's story into a novel that will be published post the movie's release. "Prakash Jha

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  Character Actors Not Treated Well In Bollywood : Manoj Bajpai

  Bollywood | November 27, 2011 16:11 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 27 : Actor Manoj Bajpai, who shot to fame with the role of Bhiku Mhatre in Ram Gopal Varma's ‘Satya' over a decade ago and has portrayed a variety of roles so far,

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  After Aarakshan, Big B In Anna-Inspired Satyagraha

  Bollywood | August 23, 2011 14:30 IST

  Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan will once again team up with filmmaker Prakash Jha to take on corruption in Indian politics, says a media report.Their next collaboration Satyagraha scheduled to go on the floors in January

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  Supreme Court Judgement On 'Aarakshan' Historic: Big B

  Bollywood | August 21, 2011 16:04 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 21:  Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is elated over the apex court's decision lifting the ban on ‘Aarakshan' in Uttar Pradesh, calling the judgement “historic”.The 68-year-old actor, who plays the character of a college

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  SC Quashes Ban On Aarakshan In UP

  Bollywood | August 19, 2011 15:25 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 19: Giving the go ahead for the screening of Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Aarakshan' in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today quashed the ban imposed by the state, saying public discussion and dissent

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  SC Issues Notices On Aarakshan Ban In UP

  Bollywood | August 16, 2011 17:59 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 16 : The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha's petition challenging the state government's decision to ban screening of ‘Aarakshan'. A bench

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  Punjab Govt Revokes Ban On Aarakshan

  Bollywood | August 14, 2011 19:46 IST

  Chandigarh, Aug 14: After Andhra Pradesh, Punjab Government today revoked the ban on Prakash Jha's ‘Aarakshan' permitting the exhibition of the film in its revised version after some objectionable dialogues and scenes were deleted.The Amitabh

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  'Aarakshan' Gets Decent Response In Major Cities

  Bollywood | August 13, 2011 8:16 IST

  New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 13:  Amid ban in three states and minor protests in some other places, Prakash Jha's controversial ‘Aarakshan' released yesterday to a decent response in the metropolises.Multiplex chains and theatre owners said that

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  Aarakshan: Supreme Court To Hear Jha's Plea On Tuesday

  Bollywood | August 12, 2011 21:12 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 12: Filmmaker Prakash Jha today moved the Supreme Court seeking its direction to lift the ban imposed on the release of his controversial film ‘Aarakshan' in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

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  Punjab Agrees To Lift Ban On 'Aarakshan' After Cuts

  Bollywood | August 12, 2011 20:12 IST

  Chandigarh, Aug 12: The Punjab government today agreed to lift the ban on the release of Prakash Jha's ‘Aarakshan' (reservation) on the condition the producers delete certain scenes and dialogues from the movie.  The government,

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  Govt Defends Censor Decision On Aarakshan

  Bollywood | August 12, 2011 19:47 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 12: Defending the censor board's decision to allow the film “Aakarshan” release, the Centre today ruled out any scope for intervention in the matter. “I am fully with the decision of the

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  RJD Asks Nitish To Ban 'Aarakshan' In Bihar

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 21:14 IST

  Patna, Aug 11: RJD today demanded that Nitish Kumar government in Bihar ban the release of Prakash Jha's controversial Hindi film “Aarakashan” (Reservation) in keeping with Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.RJD workers brought out a procession

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  Nothing Objectionable In Aarakshan: Ajay Devgn

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 21:09 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 11: Actor Ajay Devgn today said that ‘Aarakshan', the Prakash Jha-directed film, has nothing objectionable in it.The promos of upcoming film ‘Rascals', starring Ajay, would be released alongwith Aarakshan.There have been demands of

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  Are We Living In A Fascist Society, Asks Big B

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 19:54 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: Expressing his dismay over the ongoing protests surrounding the release of his film ‘Aarakshan', mega star Amitabh Bachchan said the way creative freedom is being curbed one might be living in

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  Prakash Jha Agrees To Edit Scenes In Aarakshan After UP, Punjab Slap Ban

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 16:56 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 11 :  After UP, Punjab has banned Prakash Jha's film ‘Aarakshan' (reservation) ahead of its release on Friday over certain controversial scenes and dialogues, which the director said he is ready to delete.Mayawati

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  National SC Commission Demands Deletion Of Objectionable Dialogues From Aarakshan

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 13:45 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11 :  The National Commission for Scheduled Castes today said it has forwarded to the Censor Board “some objectionable” dialogues from the Amitabh Bachchan-Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Aarakshan', asking it to take

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  Mayawati Govt Bans Aarakshan For 2 Months In UP

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 11:39 IST

  Lucknow/New Delhi, August 11: The Mayawati government banned the release of Prakash Jha's controversial Hindi film ‘Aarakshan'(Reservation) in Uttar Pradesh for two months on the grounds it would create law and order problem in the

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  High Court Says, No Special Screening Of 'Aarakshan' Before Release

  Bollywood | August 09, 2011 20:08 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 9: In a relief for filmmaker Prakash Jha, the Bombay High Court today refused to stay the release of his film ‘Aarakshan' and said there will be no special screening for anybody before

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  Decks Cleared For Screening Of Aarakshan

  Bollywood | August 09, 2011 22:07 IST

  Mumbai/Chennai, Aug 9: Prakash Jha''s controversial Hindi film ''Aarakshan''(Reservation) is set to hit the screens on August 12 as scheduled after both Bombay and Madras High Courts today cleared the decks for its release.  Bombay

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  'Aarakshan' My Most Complicated Role: Saif

  Bollywood | August 06, 2011 13:26 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 6 :Saif Ali Khan says playing a Dalit teacher in Prakash Jha's upcoming film ‘Aarakshan' has been his most difficult role so far.The actor, who has an image of the sophisticated urban