Here are some other crazy, questionable ways Bollywood tries to make its villains all kinds of strange.
'For women, it's about, 'See idiot, this is what we go through.' For that, they will get their men.' 'When he comes, he will understand women's problems and say, "You are special" and she will get that 10 minutes ka bhaav. But it's very important.'
Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite!
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Film Awards to the year's winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours.
Clue: The man behind Cocktail, Badlapur, Raabta, Stree...
After riding high on the success of her latest movie Padmaavat, actress Deepika Padukone was seen in New Delhi on Tuesday night at the felicitation ceremony of her father and Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone.
'We are not rebelling against our party.' 'We are not fence-crossers.'
Here's giving these actors a standing ovation!
The price for pushing the envelope beyond the comfort zone that the land of storytelling is used to is a hefty one, observes Meghna Chadha.
It is always fun when real life couples take their love on screen.
One more screening for the industry peeps!
Sukanya Verma offers a glimpse of Bollywood's foodie folks.
'It was a rare year when all three Khans -- Shah Rukh, Aamir, and Salman had a release each -- failed to deliver.' 'The performance of their films at the box office reflected the dwindling magnetism of the star when it came to getting people to the theatres.'
Raza Murad has featured in over 500 movies till date, and he's not slowing down anytime soon.
'Modi maintains what has been called a 'strategic silence' on controversial topics,' points out Amulya Ganguli.
Sukanya Verma lets her imagination fly on how the bride will look on her big day!
Deepika was reluctant to do the role, but Ranveer persuaded her, and the 000s on the cheque did the rest, reports Subhash K Jha.
Yet another awards show, but Bollywood isn't complaining!
Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
As do hunky actors like Shahid Kapoor and Freddy Daruwala.
10 dating boo boos to avoid on V-Day.
'I always wanted to play a negative character, so I was like why not play it with Mr Bhansali?' 'As they say, be careful what you wish for.' 'I wanted to play an antagonist and I got the most evil one ever.'
There will be as many as 9 historicals coming up in the next 15 months!
Everyone seems to be a fan of statement sleeves.
The actor, who graced the cover of London's Evening Standard magazine's June edition, revealed her struggle.
It is not only the biggest opener of Ranbir Kapoor's career, it is also the highest opener among films not starring one of the Khans in the lead.
We don't have *that* answer, but here's who is queuing up at the altar!
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of 2018. Are these on your playlist too?
'The vitriol against Deepika Padukone, who is a hugely popular star, will fade over time. But let's not forget what caused it,' says Shuma Raha.
Telly folk step out for a glamorous night.
'It is a film with a good human concept that would touch people around the world.' 'We are honouring a film that deserves to be at the Oscars.'
'Chhapaak is definitely the most challenging film of my career.' 'I have gone through many emotionally challenging experiences, but none affected me the way it did when I played an acid attack survivor.'
'I would like to play dark characters, like Khilji in Padmaavat.' 'But I have a problem, as the rapper inside me is a badass and I go deep into the character.' 'So even after the film ends, that character remains inside me for some time, which is really bad, because I start behaving like that.'
Shahid Kapoor's BIGGEST OPENERS...
Amazon Prime leads the race to buy digital rights for Bollywood blockbusters with Hotstar and Netflix trailing far behind.
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