It is not nepotism nor 'gangeism' that is the bane of a newcomer's existence. It's these draconian contracts.
'I have a problem with the term 'outsider'. 'Doctor ka beta doctor banta hain, par aap baki doctors ko outsider nahi na bulate.' 'I always wanted to be an actor, yaar.' 'While I was in the bank for eight years, I was training to be an actor in Delhi.'
'I don't trust these days. Like now, everyone likes Mimi and my phone is constantly ringing. But tomorrow if I make a flop, the opposite will happen.'
In What's Love Got To Do With It, Shekhar Kapur makes the simple point that when it comes to love, nothing else matters, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening to Punjabi hip hop and before long we couldn't differentiate between Ranveer and Rocky.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Amitabh Bachchan has very rightly said, "until you loose, you shall never know the joy of victory."
Pankaj Tripathi speaks to Rediff.com about his amazing journey from a village in Gopalganj in Bihar, which had no electricity, to Bollywood's blinding lights.
The 47 year old actress says, 'Angioplasty done...stent in place...and most importantly, my cardiologist reconfirmed 'I do have a big heart''
Bollywood inspired weddings, Dharmendra's cringe-worthy attempt at realism, Sridevi and Aishwarya's painful connection and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
It's not uncommon for performers to become bigger than the stories they are placed in and Sreehari Nair would happily pay to watch Isha Talwar and Paramvir Singh Cheema riffing on love, bad life choices, psychology, rhythm, and oven-baked Kulchas in Chamak.
Think you know everything about Bollywood? Test your gyaan here!
Bollywood celebrated Children's Day with the cutest pictures on social media!
Rani Mukerji is one of the many Indians who will promote Bollywood at the ongoing TIFF.
''Even today, after 63 years, I'm still looking forward to a new release.'
'But Ranveer is a great actor who can really transform himself into the character and it will be interesting to see what he brings to the character of Don.'
'She knows how hard the process was for me. I would share with her what all we would shoot.'
A look at some Bollywood attempts at gadgets and gizmos ala the Bond genius.
Salman Khan is so neck deep in his formulaic rut that the only way he knows out is to dole out some more of the bunk. Except now, the swagger has traded places with desperation, notes Sukanya Verma.
Kohli displayed perfect co-ordination dancing to the popular Bollywood number Mundiyan from Baaghi 2.
Flower said Rahul has great batting skills and can lead the team well.
In Khufiya, a mother's journey, a lover's vendetta and a country's mission, skewed patriotism and moral disengagement coalesce and highlight the nature of the spying business, notes Sukanya Verma.
'That I have been given the opportunity to be part of The Forgotten Army and Bunty Aur Babli 2 is really great.'
'I started losing sleep.' 'I started having trust issues.' 'I knew that actors sometimes go through this and I thought I'll be able to step in and step out of the character.' 'But it took me a while to feel good again.'
'Dada is a living legend, not just here but around the world. The biopic on him will be very special.'
Think you know everything about Bollywood? Test your gyaan here!
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf traces the journey of PM-CARES from its founding to finally admitting it is not a government fund.
Bollywood's trendiest stars get it right!
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