Agneepath's Kancha Cheena and Rauf Lala remind one of the various sinister villians Hindi cinema has seen so far.
'It was because of the strength of Helenji's performance that I was even called on stage to present her with the coveted Black Lady.'
Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen but here's a list of the ones who did.
Full credit to Ayan Mukerji for venturing into the 'Astraverse', says Deepa Gahlot.
A look at the portrayal of air hostesses in Hindi movies.
Mukesh Sahni's move to contest 55 seats in the UP assembly polls antagonised top BJP leaders.
"I strongly condemn this scene as wrestlers are respectable people of the society with good moral standing," Kumar said.
Kadvi Hawa has some very bad news for us all.
Audiences -- and producers -- no longer shy away from casting older heroines opposite younger heroes.
10 Ways Bollywood has kidnapped in the movies.
'I love my life and will keep living it my way. I don't want the praise to go to my head or the trolling to go to my heart.'
For some, he's a bully and probable 'blackmailer' who targeted the rich and famous, especially in Bollywood, for fame, and allegedly, ransom. For others, he's finally the one brave narc who decided to do his job, no matter how powerful his quarry, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'His is a naive genius which eludes the sophisticated. He is natural, lazy, effortless. He is no match for other stars. His acting is poor, his dancing is worse. Yet Salman as Salman is miles ahead of them....'
'I am happy to get good work; it's all because of His blessings.' 'There are so many better actors than us, but they are not getting any chance.'
Does action suit Hrithik? Joginder Tuteja finds out.
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.' 'That's why these films are running in theatres.'
'It's not easy playing a ghost.'
Bollywood stars have posted gorgeous pictures on Instagram.
'In Byculla, a lot of boys hero-worship the bhais.' 'Hamza grew up in that environment, but he got a government job.' 'And he did this so he could marry the woman he loves.' 'Now, after getting the government job, he thought he would get to bully people...' 'But bechara, he's getting bullied at work.'
'The Muslim identity of the family appears incidental to the subject of the film...' 'The self-sacrificing, suffering mother film could have belonged to any religion.' 'The abusive father, who prefers his son to his daughter, could have followed any religion.' 'That the Muslim household is remarkably free from religious symbolism is also the strength of the film,' feels Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at all the lesser known films Bollywood's leading men debuted in.
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
But why is everyone getting so het up over what, after all, is a mere film? If you don't like it, don't watch it. Why create a public spectacle over it? asks Virendra Kapoor.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Here's a year-wise toast to the most groundbreaking films that hit the screens between 2001 and 2010.
The Bombay high court on Friday noted that passing a blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, wife of arrested businessman Raj Kundra, shall have a "chilling effect on the freedom of press" and said there is a judicial limit on what can be construed as good or bad journalism.
This is Amitabh Bachchan's first entry in the list of highest openers in Bollywood and Aamir Khan's second.
With red carpets a no-go and limited traveling, it's the fresh-faced selfies that are gathering most notice.
While we wait and see the final BO ratings of this Ajay Devgn-starrer, here's a look at successful action movies in the past.
'I am absolutely blessed to be working with the fittest actors.'
It is a shame that a bright man with a clear political agenda should have arrogated to himself the right to say things deeply offensive to other people, but trampled on the right to a contrary opinion, says Mitali Saran
Antim: The Final Truth is so done to death that even criticising it feels like an exercise in monotony, feels Sukanya Verma.
'In the last seven years or so, many reigning heroes have stopped working with him because no matter how popular a star they are, irrespective of whether they are playing the lead, it eventually becomes an Amitabh Bachchan film!'
Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
Here's the new lineup coming your way over the next few weeks and months.
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