Film folk have been looking very glamorous in the last two days, thanks to the Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest.
From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar.
Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials. Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever. On what would have been Bappi Lahiri's 73rd birthday this November 27, Dinesh Raheja rewinds to the late music composer's halcyon days.
'I was a boy from a small village in Punjab. Who would have thought I'd be loved by everyone?'
'I am old school and want what my parents have. They have been together for 35 years and still go on dates.'
In a world obsessed with fast fashion and new drops every week, some Bollywood stars are looking back -- straight into their mom's wardrobes.
'Sulakshanadidi was never the same after Sanjeev Kumar turned her down.'
Pratik Gandhi's emotional range makes him a treat to watch while Vidya is as wild as she's wise, observes Sukanya Verma.
It was a dull weekend at the box office.
'In almost every film, Shah Rukhbhai has done a lot of his own stunts.'
A look at the interesting movie releases lined up for November.
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week.
Nushrratt Bharuccha offered prayers at the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Tuesday and sought Lord Shiva's blessings.
'At times when the pressure, glitz and glam felt horribly garish, there he was with no pretences or guile. A sweet reminder that life is about the real things not the fluff.'
'I made a big fuss about playing Manoj Kumar's mother, but he had made up his mind. He said he would wait until I made up my mind. I was about 40 then. He was so large and I was so tiny!'
Given all the talent involved and a rousing real life story at its centre, Haq is looking solid, notes Mayur Sanap.
After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer. But Helen was raring to step out of her dancing shoes, and play heroine instead.
Rakul Singh takes a break from shooting De De Pyaar De 2, and goes sight-seeing in London.
Salman Khan was moved to tears on the latest episode of Bigg Boss 19.
'Last year, we had about 10 to 12 per cent of Hollywood films as a box-office contribution. This year already, it has jumped up to 24 per cent because the lineup is very strong.'
This turgid drama, solely designed to titillate male audiences, move from one hare-brained scene after another with intermittent over-acting, ear-splitting background music, and over-the-top dialoguebaazi, sighs Mayur Sanap.
Jeetendra and his family-backed Balaji Telefilms is focusing on expanding the content slate on its streaming platform Kutingg through micro dramas and long-format binge shows after the recent ban on its subscription-based video-on-demand platform ALTT due to obscene content.
Zubeen Garg was not just Assam's voice, he was its heartbeat, its rebellion, and its song of unity in a land often torn apart.
After Aneet Padda, Bollywood gets ready for yet another promising actress to storm the big screen.
Born on June 25, 1951, Shah was a prominent figure in Indian cinema and television. His career spanned several decades, during which he earned acclaim for his comedic timing in movies such as Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Maalamaal, Hero Hiralal, Main Hoon Na and Kal Ho Naa Ho.
Kriti goes green... Sonakshi picks black... Mouni gets her blush on...
While Nishaanchi is not a homerun for Kashyap, there's enough joy in this audience pleaser, notes Mayur Sanap.
Saiyaara has emerged as a blockbuster, and it's time to welcome the two newcomers, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, to Bollywood.
It was a proud evening for Shah Rukh Khan, as elder son Aryan Khan shone under the spotlight for his first ever premiere.
Quite a few friends turned up at the screening of Anurag Kashyap's Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat.
It will enter the Rs 100 Crore Club by Tuesday, and then march on.
Saiyaara, which collected Rs 306 crore, would have made more but was was hit by the Mahavatar Narsimha wave.
'If it makes you laugh, or cry, or remember something you thought you'd forgotten,if it makes you feel a little less alone -- then maybe that's what I'm here for.'
The sheer awfulness of Andaaz 2 really doesn't deserve anyone's time or attention, warns Mayur Sanap.
'Even if I had the backing of a big corporate house, which I don't, in today's market, I wouldn't want the responsibility of making a Rs 300 crore-Rs 400 crore film.'
This is what unfolded at the India Couture Week ramp.
There's room for all kinds on OTT this week, as Sukanya Verma tells us.
