Bollywood along with regional commercial cinema has reflected the ideology of its time.
'Dhanush is a unique talent.' 'There is no other person in the industry whom I envy as a writer and a director except Dhanush.'
'Sonam is my lucky charm.' 'Because of her, 2018 went well for me, as I got four big weddings.' 'It started with Sonam's in November, then Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh's in December, Kapil Sharma's wedding and then Isha Ambani's wedding.'
The Baahubali hitmaker is, however, busy with the blockbuster's sequel.
Take a look at the arrivals.
Tinseltown's biggest stars stole the show at the recently concluded India Couture Week in Mumbai.
'He said the N D Studios wasn't functioning, shootings were not happening.'
Director Siddique talks about making Bodyguard in three different languages and his debut in Bollywood.
Atlee gives temporary relief from reality, by blinding us into a make-believe world where the perfect family hero and messiah makes the world a safer and equal place for all, explains Divya Nair.
Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot..
Three or four stars are disproportionately powerful in the industry. All the others in Bollywood, no matter how talented, must be aligned to one of these stars or be reconciled to doing small movies with the others, says Aakar Patel.
At the Gadar 2 success party, Sunny had a lot of things to say, and Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com and Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com bring back snippets.
Ambani's holding group launched the Indian Super League, an elite competition of newly created teams, in 2014 with the aim of attracting investment and big global names, much like the Indian Premier League has in cricket. 'It was 100% a wasted opportunity'.
Do you know who Abhishek Kapoor, John Abraham and Rajkumar Gupta are dating?
Tiger Shroff returns to the big screen after 18 months... Kangana plays a fighter pilot...Vidhu Vinod Chopra directs 12th Fail and much more...
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at films which didn't do as well at the box office but are performing well on the digital platform.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big clashes in the Independence Day weekend in the last decade.
'Thanks to OTT, our work is now seen by all.' 'Every movie is getting recognition from not just India, but from all over the world.'
Culver Max Entertainment, formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has terminated merger agreements with Zee Entertainment, which could have otherwise created a USD 10 billion media enterprise in the country.
'...when you hit rock bottom, you can't go any lower than that. 'And I've been to rock bottom.' 'But that's what made me the actor I am today. I'm fearless.'
To name your movie after Bollywood's most dhinchak hero and craft something so dull borderlines on sacrilege, feels Sukanya Verma.
Amazing stories about some of our best loved movies from Bhavani Iyer who wrote them.
Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife Tahira Kashyap threw the the first party of the festive season.
The summer saw its fair share of hits at the box office. Now, the monsoon has quite a few movie releases from across genres.
The Hindi film industry extends its tentacles of popularity to Australia too.
A string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the intertwining of cinema with literature at the fest.
'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.' 'We met him at his farm house.' 'For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and that may or may not go down well with some people.'
There will be as many as 9 historicals coming up in the next 15 months!
Bollywood errupted with joy over the news of Sanjay Dutt's release on bail by the Supreme Court.
The petitioners had sought interim order of protection from any coercive action and for the probe to be stayed in the case pending the hearing of their pleas.
With an exciting line-up of movies ranging from hard-boileddramas to cackling comedies to go, the coming year packs in quite a punch.
Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh threw a birthday party for their son Riaan, who turned eight on November 25.
The Varun Dhawan-Kriti Sanon starrer, Bhediya, has released to good reviews.
Karan Johar had a busy weekend doing what he loves best: Partying!
Meet Namrata Rao who has edited some of the finest films in recent years
'Sometimes I remind myself to take that moment and think and appreciate that I've been given so much and I've earned it as well.'
