Deepika, Sonam, Aishwarya, Sridevi, Hema Malini...
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite five Sushant performances.
Sonchiriya is that rare Bollywood film, one that soars wildly above others in its genre, notes Ritwik Sharma.
The film is set to release next Friday, June 17, but the makers of Udta Punjab are busy fighting the censor board.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Director Neeraj Ghaywan explains why his cinema challenges the traditional notion of good and evil.
'Is there a connection between the way we pitched the entire issue of Udta Punjab's censorship and the apologetic, full-of-very-specific-answers tone of the movie?' 'Maybe it's just me, but as an Indian liberal, I am more scared of us liberals than I am of the average Indian conservative bloke,' says Sreehari Nair.
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at movies that did well despite controversy.
Even though 2019 turned out to be a good year for Bollywood with a record count of films in the Rs 100 crore club -- there's an average of at least one major success every month -- quite a few films emerged as big disappointments commercially.
'Director Abhishek Chaubey didn't think I could be this girl. He didn't even think of coming to me. Shahid thought of coming to me and that's how everything happened. I feel if I don't take risks, I'll never know. I have to play around a little bit. I want to do a film like Udta Punjab as well as an out-and-out comedy.' Alia Bhatt is ready to fly high with Udta Punjab.
What would Parliament be without these nine ladies?
10 grossers where he either had the leading part or played a pivotal role.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Arshad Warsi plays best with his male costars. Which jodi do you like best?
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
Stars share their throwback pictures and takes us in flashback with them.
The Hindi version of Rajinikanth's Kabali did not find much love outside Tamil Nadu
Sushant Singh Rajput came, sparkled and left for a world that will hopefully understand and treat him better, hopes Sukanya Verma.
The influence of EDM was seen in Bollywood songs throughout the year.
Presenting Ranveer and the other stylish men who descended on the GQ red carpet!
The film marks the second-most successful opening for leading man Shahid Kapoor after Shaandaar.
Abhishek Chaubey talks about Udta Punjab, his actors and how the drug-themed film happened.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Udta Punjab is a wake-up call, an important film and a mighty impressive one at that, carrying a loud anti-drug message, raves Sukanya Verma.
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Tuesday.
The duo of Vyas and Desai took the opposing bowlers to the cleaners throughout the innings while stitching a massive first-wicket partnership of 282 runs.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Udta Punjab truly soars when being its own madcap beast, profane and powerful and preening.
Sukanya Verma looks at 2019's winners and washouts so far.
There are many, many instances of this 'dark' approach. Sukanya Verma looks at a few.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The starting point of the Udta Punjab casting was that we didn't think stars would do a film like this, so we'd take non-stars. As the names kept rolling in and we had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid and Alia Bhatt, I was like yaar yeh ho kya raha hai?'
'I salute Dixit and Qureshi for playing roles that are not in line with what mainstream Bollywood expects of its female stars,' says Aseem Chhabra, noting how Dedh Ishqiya makes important points in the most nuanced way.
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