As we eagerly wait to see what 'farq' it makes when it hits the screens on June 28, Sukanya Verma looks at the few occasions caste came up in Hindi movies.
For some, he's a bully and probable 'blackmailer' who targeted the rich and famous, especially in Bollywood, for fame, and allegedly, ransom. For others, he's finally the one brave narc who decided to do his job, no matter how powerful his quarry, observes Shekhar Gupta.
2019 had as many as 17 films in the Rs 100/200/300 crore clubs. What's even more remarkable is that 10 directors made their debut in this elite club, something totally unprecedented.
It's time for another Ayushmann Khurrana release, and everyone -- including the film folk! -- is lining up to watch.
Some cool tips, right here!
'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.' 'Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over the heads of people.' 'It was an incredible sight!'
Top Opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government for "doing nothing other than 'show-baazi'" by slashing allocations to all major social security schemes like MGNREGA.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under scathing attack from the Grand Secular Alliance on Sunday in poll-bound Bihar with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and Congress President Sonia Gandhi accusing him of "insulting" the state and failing to deliver on any of his promises.
... you won't feel anything either.
Sukanya Verma suggests that one can take a leaf from these Bollywood movies and see the extent folks can go to cover their prized faces.
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
A look at the Kannada film directed by Om Prakash Rao.
'There is a strong possibility that the BJP's seats are going to be much higher compared to the JD-U and this would be the turning point for the BJP.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
A look at the two films releasing this week.
Asking the people of Bihar to bring their own government to power, the post made a veiled reference to the alleged high handedness of bureaucracy under the JD(U)-BJP rule but fell shy of a frontal attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his arch rival, or the near hegemonic saffron party which considers him a bete noire.
The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.
Sridevi was one of India's finest actresses. Here's the proof.
25 years on, we see how these actors have fared.
Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
The charismatic actor came to spend the next three years at Barnes School and Junior College at Devlali, near Nashik, in Maharashtra. His former schoolmates pay tribute to their late friend.
On Lagaan's 20th anniversary, we bring back Aamir Khan's views expressed in an exclusive interview to Rediff.com Contributor Haresh Pandya in February 2000.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 'special package' of Rs 1,25,000 crore for poll-bound Bihar during his address at Ara district, in the state.
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
Modi also berated the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress combine in Bihar, calling it an alliance of "double-double yuvraj" (two crown princes) whose sole concern was to protect their "respective thrones".
Joginder Tuteja lists the most interesting ones, right here.
We round off the week with some good, bad and ugly looks.
Though Grand Masti won't be memorable, it will be decent fun for the time it plays on screen.
