'The Theory of Everything' is all set to hit theaters next month. The biopic has actor Eddie Redmayne play the protagonist, Stephen Hawking, a student of cosmology who is diagnosed with a fatal illness at 21, and goes on to become a theoretical
We put together a few old pictures of the PM with the actor and were stumped at how the two looked strikingly similar. Looks like Paresh won't have to waste too much time on make up for the film.Rawal-Modi friendship goes back a long way. It’s also
Okay... we admit that we had some kind of trouble distinguishing between the two. But we are sure one of them is the real Jimi Hendrix and the other is actor Andre 3000 in the movie 'All Is By My Side'.
We think Frida Kahlo looks a lot like Beyonce, but for the biopic 'Frida', casting directors chose to stick with someone closer to home and hence they picked actress Salma Hayek. Her performance was such a hit, that even today, when you type the
Hollywood often tends to pick 'experienced' actors to play legends or icons in biopics, but when they asked Emile Hirsch (right) to play Christopher McCandless in the movie 'Into the Wild', they were surprised by the actor's performance.
When searching for somebody to play music legend Ray Charles, the director hit the jackpot by choosing Jamie Fox to reprise his role. The outcome, people couldn't really differentiate between the two and Jamie won an Oscar.
Sean's current girlfriend Charlize Theron also features on this list for her role in 'Monster'. She played Aileen Wournos a former prostitute who was executed in Florida in 2002 for killing six men.
Do you know why 'Milk' was voted as the 'best gay film of the decade'? Because of the splendid performance by actor Sean Penn who not only looked but also acted every bit like Harvey Milk (left). He went on to pick the Oscar for this role.
The legendary Bob Dylan was a 'beautiful' man in his younger days. So beautiful, that the makers of his biopic had to cast a lady (Cate Blanchett) to reprise him in the movie 'I'm Not There'.
Can the real Queen (of England) please stand up. This picture of the Queen (left) and a sill from the movie 'The Queen' starring Helen Mirren makes us wonder if they are related some how.
You have seen how our Bollywood stars matched up to the roles they played, now take a look at some of the Hollywood actors and tell us who matched the character better. In this picture from the movie 'Jobs' Ashton Kutcher bore some rather uncanny
Sachin Khedekar simply slipped into the role of Subhash Chandra Bose. Though is was very difficult to play the role of turbulent national leader, Sachin pulled it off smoothly.
'The Legend of Bhagat Singh' featured Ajay Devgn who looked very much alike to the fighter Bhagat Singh. Though the film received critical reviews, the actor garnered a lot of appreciation for his performance.
Aamir Khan essayed the role of legendary sepoy Mangal Pandey for the film, 'Mangal Pandey-The Rising'. From the shackled and bruised Mangal to the very end of the film, Aamir's performance was a complete hit.
Vidya Balan played the role of South controversial actress, Vijayalaxmi (Silk Smitha) in 'The Dirty Picture'. And surely she pulled off the role magnificently.
Farhan Akhtar infused realism in drama with his mesmerizing performance in 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. With a perfect physique Farhan looked strikingly similar to the Rome Olympics winner, Milkha Singh.
Randeep Hooda is gearing up for his next biopic on Charles Sohbraj, 'Main Aur Charles'. The film will revolve around the serial killer and his escape from Tihar jail.
Biopics create magic only when the central character holds up the drama. Priyanka Chopra is slowly carving her way to stardom with some brilliant performances. After a mind-blowing act in 'Barfi!', she will step into the shoes of Olympic medalist,
Wedding photos of Stephen and Jane Hawking, recently surfaced online and we just could not believe our eyes when we compare the picture with a still from the movie. The film that previewed at the Toronto Film Festival, has already received a lot of
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