Sanjay Dutt, known for his 'Khalnayak' image, is set to return to the big screen as a historical antagonist in Raja Shivaji' and a rugged gangster in 'KD - The Devil'. This article ranks his most compelling villainous performances in Hindi cinema, highlighting his versatility in embracing darker roles.
The Raja Saab is a poorly judged effort to appease to the lowest hanging fruit, and is not sincere in its ambition to entertain, notes Arjun Menon.
The teaser of the Prabhas starrer Raja Saab gives us a peek into the horror-fantasy film.
'Coming from Sikkim and the Himalayan region, we don't have a well-established film industry, so funding, infrastructure, and distribution opportunities are limited. At the same time, that can be liberating.' 'There are fewer expectations about what stories should be told, and that gave me freedom to make the film on my own terms.'
'I always considered him as a director, never an actor. Do you know he always considered other actors for his films first?' 'For Pyaasa, he wanted to cast Dilip saab; only when Dilip saab refused did Guru Duttji decide to do the role himself.'
If you are willing to spare four hours of your day on a spy action thriller, Dhurandhar The Revenge will surprise, shock and overwhelm you with its nervous energy, notes Divya Nair.
Prabhas' forthcoming film The RajaSaab is up for release, and the promos in Mumbai kicked off with a song release.
January releases also feature Pawan Kalyan, the Fukrey folks, Vir Das, and the Border stars...
'You have become a big star. How can you play a secondary role to Meena Kumari?'
'Abrar uncle said he had started drinking from the afternoon on that fateful day. And he continued drinking till late at night.' 'Thereafter, he must have consumed some sleeping pills, as was his habit.' 'I think that combination went fatally wrong.'
Here's a quick look at the Bollywood movies list of 2026. Lots of interesting titles and genres coming right up!
There's a lot of OTT entertainment in store this February. Joginder Tuteja lists the interesting line-up of movies and series coming up.
2026 is all set to be big, when it comes to movie releases from Bollywood as well as pan-India releases from Tamil and Telugu cinema.
'He used to do his homework before singing a song.' 'He used to find out who the hero of the movie would be or the situation in which the song would play in the film.' 'Accordingly, he moulded his voice.' 'For example, he sang Tel Maalish and Main Bambai Ka Babu for Johnny Walker in Johnny Walker style.' 'He would sing in different tones for Shammi Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Guru Dutt.'
Among Hindi cinema's leading men of the last century, Sunil Dutt, who passed away 16 years ago on May 25, did not hesitate in doing women-oriented films which addressed the issues of their upliftment, empowerment and equality.
'I wanted to do something different, so I turned Dharamji into Hardy, making him waddle with Naseer's stick-like Laurel.' 'People enjoyed seeing him in these avatars. When you work with an evergreen superstar like Dharamji, you can make such 'items'.'
'The way the anticipation is built up for Gabbar Singh's introduction scene with sound, image and details of his personality, like the combat boots he wears.' 'The camera comes so close -- not a tele lens shot, but a wide-angle close-up -- that you can almost smell Gabbar's breath.'
So many movies are coming up for release in 2025!
Bollywood stars are clearly missing work, evident by the way they post pictures from various film and photoshoots on social media.
'Shooting with Pankaj was a delightful experience because he was a charming, easy and effortless singer.'
Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
Meena Kumari's classic film released 50 years ago, on February 4, 1972.
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
The actress has been posting pictures of herself in films with Bollywood's greatest heroes, and has an interesting thing to say about each.
'I was all of 4 years old when I saw my first stampede. #dilipkumar walked into a wedding reception.. there was hysteria.. women thronged to see him, the bridal couples stage broke!! Such was the magic!'
On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her lesser-known classics.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
'The passing away of his mother just days before the premiere of his first film, his controversy with terrorism, his relationship with his father, his best friend, the women in his life... everything was shocking for me.'
'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.' 'I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was retribution.'
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of golden melodies?
'There will be artists and megastars and celluloid masters in Indian Cinema but there will never be another AMITABH BACHCHAN.'
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'I knew things were not going well, but there was always that hope.'
'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for Janta curfew, quite a few film folk went on social media to stress on his words.
One of the most sought after exhibitions in Asia, as many as 549 companies are participating this year with 53 fighter aircraft on display.
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
