White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
'Physical compatibility is very important among couples before marriage.'
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is not so much a homosexual romance as it is an exuberant appeal imploring conservative Indian parents to accept and respect their children's choices, gay or straight, notes Sukanya Verma.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
Cinema screens bring in over 60% of the Rs 19,100 crore that Indian films earned in 2019. The reception a film gets in theatres impacts the price of every other revenue stream -- TV, OTT, overseas. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the theatre business is not doomed and why OTT won't become the first window of release.
Chhichhore offers too good a time to pay attention to its faults, feels Sukanya Verma.
Games Sukanya Verma learned at the movies.
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'We don't make films which have scope for great music anymore.'
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
'Karan Johar said you can be the next Khan of Bollwyood. That was the best compliment I received.' Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa 8 winner Faisal Khan is enjoying the spotlight.
'Are we seeing the beginning of the communalising of one of the most iconic film industries in the world?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
The very filmi Valentine's Day Special!
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
Joginder Tuteja sees just how many Rs 100 crore movies Bollywood's top actors have in their kitty.
The very filmi Valentine's Day Special!
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Jab Harry Met Sejal has the stars, the songs, the scenery and everything you'd imagine in a love story. But in the absence of soul, none of it really matters, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
Take a bow, Manish Malhotra!
Besharam is so unbelievably sloppy and senseless, not even the best actors in the business can redeem it.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.' 'But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
'If you step out and take a walk on the streets, you will see hundreds of people like me.' 'They relate to me. I am their representative.'
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