'Across the globe, Indians have been treated as coolies. Here when we are in India, I do not want to be treated as a coolie.'
Among Manmohan Desai's blockbusters is the one that is most loved by audiences: Amar Akbar Anthony.
These are the big budget films that have been designed either as a spectacle or just for the masses, hence warranting a large segment of audiences coming together to enjoy the experience in theatres.
Mumbai City FC scripted history as they fought back from a goal down to stun Iraqi giants Air Force Club 2-1 and become the first Indian club to win a game at the top-tier AFC Asian Champions League.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
Everything you need to know the original blockbuster, right here!
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
In the final part of this special series, we look at the best roles of the young generation of the Kapoors.
In the draft rules, among 681 listed professions, armed security guards, supervisors, surveyors, and carpenters (class I) are proposed to be treated as highly skilled professionals; electricians, tailors and drivers are skilled; cooks and cobblers as semi-skilled and dairy coolies, office peons and sweepers as unskilled.
Quite a few light-hearted comedies are up for release, and Joginder Tuteja takes us through them.
'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...'
Joginder Tuteja lists never-seen-before jodis coming up in the movies.
'It's this swag and body language that convinces you that he can pound 10 men to dust with his bare fists.'
According to police, the actor apparently died two days ago.
A look at film releases affected by coronavirus.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actors, who waited patiently, and will now release their films in theatres this year.
Bollywood tells us that it's, in fact, all about loving your family! And so, film folk have often made films with their family members.
'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
As the nation and film fraternity mourns the loss of a legend, Namrata Thakker takes a look at Saroj Khan's beautiful life through her Instagram feed.
'One of the three directors from The Family Man -- Suparn Verma -- is my real life Chellam Sir.' 'He is somebody who has the answers to everything, so I call him anytime.'
Aishwarya's mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan has tested negative.
'We will be hoisting the tiranga, but this kind of celebration is uncalled for when the farmers in this country are dying by suicides, their families are ravaged by poverty and farmers are not enjoying any freedom.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at actors with the most movies in the pipeline.
Sukanya Verma lists different ways to rock the polka look by taking cues from our resident fashionistas.
'...And so many people are trying to find a way out of it.'
2020 will see new jodis on screen. While Ranbir Kapoor romances girlfriend Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday will be seen alongside Ishaan Khatter.
A copious amount of blood, beating, crying, saving, sacrificing, nationalism fills up its staggering three hours running time. Emotions run sky high, but you feel nothing, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
David Dhawan has won us over with his cinema over and over again. But which one worked BEST for you?
As long as Varun gives us one such performance every 2-3 years we forgive him all the excesses of Coolie No 1 and Judwaa, says Subhash K Jha.
Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from OTT platforms.
