Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
A peek into the Big B's life.
'The minorities are determined to prove Modi wrong in 2019, and the only way he can counter their mobilisation against his government is to get a bigger share of the Hindu vote,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.' 'It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.' 'If we talk about secularism, we must talk about communalism.'
'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity or even reviews.' Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali and actress-writer Preeti Mamgain hope to make way for Bollywood's writers.
Before Vishal Bharadwaj's advent, several Hindi filmmakers had attempted screen adaptations of Shakespeare's various works, with varied success.
Pran lived a full life, entertaining and scaring the hell out of many people, writes Aseem Chhabra, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
Raza Murad has featured in over 500 movies till date, and he's not slowing down anytime soon.
A look at the fresh faces in Bollywood that stood out this year!
Sukanya Verma lists the 2018 films that impressive her.
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
Manoj Kumar praises Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan... Luv Ranjan's success formula... Check out Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.
Love, memorable, throwback pix to celebrate Mother's Day.
A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Stars share their throwback pictures and takes us in flashback with them.
Omung Kumar plays it woefully safe and completely avoids treading on political toes except for a token representation now and then, writes Sukanya Verma.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Fascinating films based on true stories you might want to catch this year.
Kill Dil has random songs, birdbrained logic and a romance that's about as exciting as toothpaste, says Sukanya Verma.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
'I am angry because this ever happened.' 'I am sad because it's painful to think what they must be going through.' 'I am glad we've fought hard to break through such cruel tradition.' 'But it burns my blood to think we're still holding on to regressive culture that is stemmed from preserving this so-called honour,' says Sukanya Verma.
From odd to heartwarming, the best of Twitter conversations in 2014.
Want to add to Sukanya Verma's list? Hit the message board.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Some cool tips, right here!
A total of 123 candidates, including seven ministers of Congress-National Conference coalition, eight former ministers and legislators are in fray for the Jammu and Kashmir's first phase of elections scheduled later this month.
About 56 per cent was the overall turnout for 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra.
When TV stars take on the big screen...
'Rishi Kapoor was shocked and said, 'Woh sare log jinko main janta hoon, unki filmein main nahin kar raha. Aapko to main janta bhi nahin hoon.'
A group of Kashmiri students at a private university in Meerut were on Thursday booked for sedition after they allegedly cheered for the Pakistan team during a cricket match against India.
So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
Cartoon characters created and developed in local animation studios are enchanting Indian kids like never before, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
