Osian’s film festival opens to great response
July 21st, 2007
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The 9th Osian's-Cinefan festival opened Friday evening promising 10 days of good and meaningful cinema for movie buffs in the capital. The inauguration was a jam-packed event with hundreds of eager Delhiites and diplomats turning up. The festival will showcase several Arab and Japanese films. 'Osian's is the most eagerly-awaited cultural event that Delhiites look forward to,' said Sheila Dikshit, Delhi chief minister, at the…
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Bollywood turning realisitic, says actress Gul Panag
April 1st, 2007
Dimple cheeked girl from Chandiragh become Bollywood Star and won the beauty Pageant Miss India in 1999 was special guest at Reel World Film Festival's Closing Night Gala in Toronto, Canada. We are thankful to Gul Panag for the exclusive interview to www.meraraabta.com despite very short time. TORONTO: Highly educated and stunningly beautiful girls from respectable families are joining the film world in India with a sacred purpose---To present realistic…
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Gul makes a splash in the pool!
March 12th, 2007
The other day, at a suburban pool, Gul Panag literally made a splash. Taking some time off from her hectic shooting schedule, the actor decided to cool things down with a relaxing swim little realizing the hungama it would create. The moment she dived into the cool water in her two piece swim suit, heads began to turn. Her svelte, well-toned body had the men and women in a trance.…
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Expectations are a tricky thing: Gul
February 28th, 2007
From her role in the acclaimed serial Kashmir, to performances in Jurm and Dhoop, the vivacious Gul Panag talks about the road that brought her to Dor. You’ve recently won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance–Female for Dor. How does that feel? It’s immensely encouraging. I mean, newcomers to the industry need as much support as they can get. Once you’re an established actor, you have a better idea of the industry,…
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Gul Panag on a roll
January 24th, 2007
First it was Dhoop, which was followed by Jurm and now Dor. Gul Panag has come a long way. She took the non-glamorous route and has made an impact. Her performance in Dor is award worthy and Nagesh Kukoonur clearly has emerged as the director of the decade. There’s a buzz that Gul is on for an international project but the actress is not revealing anything. “Yes there are talks,”…
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Sanjay Suri – Gul Panag move from DHOOP to ANUBHAV
December 1st, 2006
After working together in critically acclaimed DHOOP that launched the career of director Ashwini Chaudhary, its lead pair of Sanjay Suri and Gul Panag are pairing up for a film that has been tentatively titled ANUBHAV Based on the story of a young man [Suri] who transforms from being a theater artist to a gigolo, ANUBHAV is directed by Rajiv Nath who is a National award winner filmmaker from Kerala.…
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Dor
September 22nd, 2006
Status: Released (2006) Genre: Drama Director: Nagesh Kukunoor Production Company: Sahara One Motion Pictures Producer/s: Sahara One Motion Pictures Cast: Gul Panag, Shreyas Talpade, Ayesha Takia, Girish Karnad, Nagesh Kukunoor Character Name: Zeenat Fatima/Zeenat A. Khan Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, this film saw Gul's subtle potrayal of Zeenat, a woman whose husband faces a death sentence, unless she manages to get a pardon signed by the widow of the very…
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A relationship is far more than just lust and passion
June 2nd, 2006
Human relationships are very complex. Does a formula for a perfect relationship exist? How essential are love, lust, aggression, jealousy and passion in a relationship? A relationship is far more than just lust and passion. One look at her and those gorgeous dimples caste a spell on you! Awaiting the release of her next film 'Phir Zindagi ', Gul shares her thoughts on love and relationships. Gul has a simple…
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Jurm
May 19th, 2005
Status: Released (2005) Genre: Action, Thriller Director: Vikram Bhatt Production Company: Fundamental Films and Dream Boat Entertainment P.L Producer/s: K. P. Singh Cast: Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Milind Soman, Gul Panag, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vivek Shauq, Firdaus Mewawala, Mohit Sitaram, Jaiwant Wadkar Character Name: Sonia A thriller directed by the master of the genre, Vikram Bhat saw Gul paired opposite Bobby Deol. A hardcore commercial film, though not having fared well at…
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Spiritual Inspiration: God and I by Gul Panag
January 4th, 2004
I am not ritualistic at all, but I do believe in the existence of a superpower. My Sikh parents have given me a liberal upbringing as far as religion is concerned. They've never imposed any religious ideas upon me. I do not have any temple or idols at home. I strongly believe that God is in our hearts. I am of the opinion that positive thinking makes a lot of…
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