Joginder Tuteja looks back at how Hindi movies have done during this festive season in the last decade.
A look at the red carpet pictures.
'In a super ambitious industry, you stood out for your unfilminess. Thank you for giving my films your iconic voice.'
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
To mark World Whiskey Day, a toast to its memorable imagery in Hindi films.
'Since childhood, I have enjoyed playing with children. Even when I did films early in my career, I would make sure that whatever content I am putting out, kids should be able to watch these films.'
Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama. Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.
'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'
Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal are getting married over the weekend.
Uzbekistan lives comfortably in several centuries but is also a forward-looking nation, Deepa Gahlot discovers on a visit to this Central Asian country.
Their music, available online, sung in Hindi, English, Urdu and Marathi, displays a new grammar and vocabulary which expresses the language of the disempowered,
'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.'
The actor is all set for his new film, Patiala House.
'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?' 'There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.'
A look at the star arrivals.
Rolling out the red carpet for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Chinese leadership conveyed a message of friendship, serving him some exotic Chinese dishes mixed with Bollywood and Western music.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Do Patti gives in to its basest impulses, but collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma.
Salim-Sulaiman's music defines the new Bollywood sound.
Fusion band Indian Ocean, who have scored two songs for Aamir Khan's upcoming film Peepli Live, perform live.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at Bollywood's wedding movies to see how well they have done in the past.
The annual Zoom Holi party saw quite a few in party-mode.
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
Cashing on the success of celebrity show Big Brother and her last film Metro, the actress is promoting a new production of the musical Miss Bollywood in London.
Joginder Tuteja gives us the half yearly box office report of 2023.
Know all about your favourite stars? Test your filmi knowledge here!
IIFA Awards, the three-day award gala, returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year and will be held from September 27 to 29.
Outside the Bollywood dhinchak and the thumps of EDM, music in India has had an older and longer history whose traditions are being kept alive by many young musicians. We introduce you to some of them
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
'There is a whole gang working against me.'
Film folk raised Mumbai's summer temperatures even higher when they walked the red carpet at the second edition of the Bollywood Hungama's Style Icons Summit and Awards 2024 on May 2.
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
'Reality shows don't teach contestants how to deal with the reality of being a singer.'
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Bollywood stars have a lot of time on their hands.
Sarfaraz's inclusion is well-deserved, backed by an exceptional performance in the unofficial Test match against England Lions,
Daphne Beal joins the growing list of Americans who are smitten by Bollywood's music.
