'The second Sunday after Sholay's release, Amjad and Shehla had taken Shadaab to Juhu beach. They were strolling leisurely when, to Shehla's shock, he suddenly picked up their son, grabbed her hand and pulled her along, urging her to run. They raced towards their car and had just managed to get in and lock the doors when all hell broke loose. Hundreds started banging on the car, shouting, 'Gabbar Singh bahar niklo!''
At 8,700 screens, India, the world's largest film producing country, has just six screens for every million of its people, compared to 125 in the US and 30 in China. With Sitaare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan hopes to expand the market for Indian cinema.
'While Rocky Aur Rani is a good film, there is nothing compelling in the content for which viewers would be ready to pay a premium.'
As Abhay turns 45 on March 15, Joginder Tuteja looks back at his best work.
Juggling marriage, motherhood and movies -- all in a day's work -- Kareena loves her job and hopes she'll never retire. So do we, as the actress turns 43 on September 21.
'Now, because of Pushpa and with the love of the Indian audience now, I am a more familiar face, and everyone knows me.'
There are many Indian fans in Dubai, who, as a mark of protest, have decided to give this match a miss.
Joginder Tuteja gives us the half yearly box office report of 2023.
The consistently heavy downpour of films, shows, events, videos and whatnot is causing economic disruption.
Siddharth Roy Kapur's RKF aims to raise around $50 million by offering up to a 50 per cent stake in the company.
Industry experts believe that this deal will positively impact the Indian film industry, which is struggling with fewer movie releases.
After being in theatres for 10 days, Crew and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire have similar box office collections.
'This tragedy will not be the last -- you shall witness another tomorrow, perhaps another the day after, and increasingly more.'
Shah Rukh Khan won his first National Film Award for best actor for Jawan, sharing the honour with Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail. Rani Mukerji was named best actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. 12th Fail was adjudged best feature film.
'Those movie stars are asking for Rs 35 crore and are opening to Rs 3.5 crore.' 'How's that math working?'
Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.
'Republic Day week has consistently been a lucrative period for the film industry.'
More than six years after Dangal, there is finally a worthy follow-up Hindi film, which has not just gone past the lifetime score of the Aamir Khan starrer but also emerged as the biggest Hindi film of all time (including dubbed blockbusters too).
His latest film Satyagraha has received mixed reviews and box office fate but Bajpayee's performance has found favour among everyone.
Time and again sequels have done well at the box office, as is apparent with the blockbuster success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, the biggest Bollywood grosser of 2022 so far.
By getting Jagdeep Dhankhar to resign at short notice, Narendra Modi has sent a message to his own ideological clan that he brooks no one trying to get too big for their boots, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
Arjun Menon looks at the Top 10 South films that made an impact in 2024.
Here are 10 star kid debuts we loved from the word go and where to watch them on OTT.
'The IOA has no jurisdiction over the conduct of elections for NSFs, yet this order has been issued in a manner that clearly questions its intent.'
Two double centuries, three movies over the Rs 150 crore mark and five centuries -- that's how the repertoire looks like for Karan Johar and his Dharma Productions.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest money-making movie murder mysteries.
'Two of the songs haven't been shot by me. When I saw the film, they came as a shock.'
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
Has anyone played an anti-hero you want to hate but also can't stop watching, asks Mayur Sanap.
'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.'
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
As Tamil superstar Vijay turns 47 on June 22, Subhash K Jha picks his five finest performances.
Though tragic stories traditionally been avoided by Bollywood, there have been a few instances of this genre resulting in audiences making them commercial winners as well.
'This (crash) is one of those times where there is no concrete explanation yet for what happened. I think that adds to my parents' worry.'
There have been several instances of cop films doing quite well at the box office.
Even as Crew makes money at the box office, its star Kareena Kapoor keeps up the interest by sharing pictures from behind the sets.
As Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan is making history at the box office, his colleagues in Bollywood are raising a toast to him.
