Which one are you looking forward to?
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar had interviewed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, perhaps for the first time that the country's premier was sitting down for such a question and answer session.
'Before my scene with Amitabh Bachchan, my father asked me, "You are acting opposite Amitji. Are you scared?"' 'I foolishly said, "No. He is an actor and so am I. He will say his lines and I will say mine. Why should I be scared?".'
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
'If your film does not do well and if you don't have a godfather and you are not a star kid, then your next film selection may have a restriction.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
They are so bad, they're good for laughs!
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The Khans and the Kumar make it to the list!
Aditi celebrates Sammohanam... Ameesha celebrates Gadar...
The failure of big-budget Bollywood movies show that mega stars such as Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma are struggling to impress the audience.
'Gadar 2 was made with the purpose of entertaining people and not to perpetuate enmity between neighbouring countries.'
Gadar's sequel will take Tara and Sakeena's story forward.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
'The government wants to ban surrogacy and take away women's fundamental right to do what she wants with her body.'
Akshay Kumar seems to be the closest to inheriting the brand appeal and position enjoyed by Amitabh Bachchan. We tell you why.
India and Pakistan's tumultuous relationship is fodder for drama in many Bollywood movies. Be it Partition, war, jingoism or aman ki asha, there is a movie for every theme and timeline.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the trend's most memorable incarnations in recent times.
'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'
'When Zubeida came, everybody loved me and I got a slew of offers of the same kind.' 'People started saying, "Aap nayi Aruna Irani ban jayegi".'
'Without ever losing hope, I survived in Mumbai with the hope of becoming a good actor.'
Saif and Amrita Singh's daughter makes her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.
The hits and misses of the week.
'We should celebrate when a girl hits puberty, just the way we celebrate New Year, Holi, Diwali.'
'I still remember I couldn't buy How To Learn Acting because I did not have sufficient money.' 'Later, when I searched for the book, I could never find it.'
There are many patriotic movies lined up in the months ahead. What makes some of these films special is that these have the country's name right in the title itself, what with 'India' and 'Hindustan' finding prominence.
This Republic Day, learn what it takes to be a perfect patriot from Bollywood.
Judwaa 2 has given Varun Dhawan his biggest opening day, and his biggest opening weekend.
What does the box office of the movies say?
The Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards were held in Mumbai, and Bollywood suitably glammed up for the night.
Prernaa Arora lets go of Kedarnath... What Varun Dhawan insists on... Check out Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.
'I am very grateful to Arshad (Warsi, who stars in Jolly LLB) to show me the way of doing a film like this. He is the guy who paved the way. I went by the way he did it. He made sure the film was big. I hope this film goes the same way as the first. To be honest, the pressure is on me.' Akshay Kumar discusses his new film Jolly LLB 2.
It's comeback time for many Bollywood stars. With the OTT platform opening up, quite a few actors, who had taken a break, are getting ready to be seen again!
Bhaiaji Superhit is bah baloney! sighs Sukanya Verma.
Amazon Prime leads the race to buy digital rights for Bollywood blockbusters with Hotstar and Netflix trailing far behind.
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