One just hopes that the collections stay stable on Monday and Tuesday especially and the drop is at maximum in 30% to 40% range.
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.
'Without ever losing hope, I survived in Mumbai with the hope of becoming a good actor.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Aditi celebrates Sammohanam... Ameesha celebrates Gadar...
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
Which one are you looking forward to?
'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?".'
'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.'
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
'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".'
There's so much entertainment coming up in April, May, June 2023.
2023 has seen some beautiful performances in films that released on OTT as well as in theatres.
The Khans and the Kumar make it to the list!
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's sequel will take Tara and Sakeena's story forward.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the trend's most memorable incarnations in recent times.
Akshay Kumar seems to be the closest to inheriting the brand appeal and position enjoyed by Amitabh Bachchan. We tell you why.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
They are so bad, they're good for laughs!
'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.'
Saif and Amrita Singh's daughter makes her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.
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.
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.'
This Republic Day, learn what it takes to be a perfect patriot from Bollywood.
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!
Judwaa 2 has given Varun Dhawan his biggest opening day, and his biggest opening weekend.
What does the box office of the movies say?
Prernaa Arora lets go of Kedarnath... What Varun Dhawan insists on... Check out Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.
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.
Quite a few major stars would be seen on OTT this year, marking their digital debuts.
'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.
From bikinis to superhero spandex, it's all in a day's work for these film folk!
'All the actresses we approached for the role of Sakeena were demanding a lot of money. After a point, we collectively decided that we would cast a new face opposite Sunny Deol and the money that we would save by doing so, we would give it to Amrish Puriji and get him onboard for the role of Mayor Ashraf Ali. I was completely okay with signing a new heroine but there is no alternative to Amrish Puriji in the industry.'
'Struggle can be hard, difficult or smooth, but it is the period that defines your future and makes you who you are.'
