Having captured media attention when Shah Rukh Khan displayed a six-pack for Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om, seven years later he was determined to better his feat in the soon-to-be-released Happy New Year, writes Malavika Sangghvi.
Under Rajkumar Hirani's light touch and unwavering optimism, the darkness of Sanjay Dutt's life acquires the spirit of a sportsman, grit of a soldier, humour of a rascal and regrets of a son, notes Sukanya Verma.
It has been 20 years since the Kargil War. Sukanya Verma look back at Lakshya, Farhan Akhtar's memorable film that was inspired by the war in the icy heights where young Indian soldiers fought tireless battles to evict Pakistani troops from our territory.
Bhoothnath Returns starts off with a fascinating premise but drags towards the end, says Sukanya Verma.
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'He was the first creative person to recognise and fully realise the power of film in an era when press ads were the only competence of Indian creatives.'
Bollywood celebrated 70 years of Independence by telling us what it means to them, and posting interesting pictures on social media.
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The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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'We cannot express the sorrow in words.'
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Oh the possibilities!
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While Sonu Sood stays consistent and Deepika inevitably dazzles, it is Shah Rukh himself who appears the most out of place, says Raja Sen.
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Bollywood actors pay tribute to the veteran actress Reema Lagoo.
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'It was fun trying to regulate ourselves and keep it in the family zone and yet, be tongue-in-cheek.'
'My friends told me they will call me an actress only when I appear on Comedy Nights with Kapil. I just a got a confirmation that I will be going on Kapil's show!' Wedding Pulav actress Anushka Ranjan gets ready for showbiz.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
Indians took to social media to pay their respects.
'I try and be a part the audience to get reactions. If I can predict the expression you will have on your face when you are watching it, then I am in the business of feelings.' Neerja director Ram Madhvani gets ready for his first feature film.
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PK is no satire -- it's a bit too toothless for that -- but it is a rollicking mainstream entertainer with ambition to evoke some introspection, says Raja Sen.
'The way the daredevil feats are set up, they don't have the maniacal feeling of actual gun battles, or good jazz, or a whacked-out dance performance -- they just don't provide you that giddy tingle you go looking for in such films,' feels Sreehari Nair.
The Parsi community runs India's respected corporate houses like the Tata, Wadia and Godrej groups.
Bhoothnath Returns has a few laughs but it ignores the basics, rants Raja Sen.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task. But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.
Youngistaan neither says something new nor does it reinforce time-tested wisdom in a way that you actually want to pay attention to it, feels Paloma Sharma.
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