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.
Vicky Kaushal, Mithila Palkar, Jubin Nautiyal are part of the list too!
Varun Dhawan is Bollywood's most successful actor today, but his Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Judwaa 2 don't top this list.
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
'Patriotism shouldn't be taken as a sellable thing.'
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Yet another awards show, but Bollywood isn't complaining!
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
Aditi celebrates Sammohanam... Ameesha celebrates Gadar...
The actor said he would like to continue contributing in his small way to causes he believes in and to "make India stronger and stronger".
Guess how much Akshay and Salman earn?
Celebrating Independence Day the Bollywood way.
'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".'
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has objections to Totally Siyappa and its dialogues.
Take a look at the arrivals.
'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?".'
'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.' 'He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.'
'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.'
Which one are you looking forward to?
Sukanya Verma looks back at the trend's most memorable incarnations in recent times.
Gadar's sequel will take Tara and Sakeena's story forward.
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
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.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
'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.'
Akshay Kumar seems to be the closest to inheriting the brand appeal and position enjoyed by Amitabh Bachchan. We tell you why.
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!
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.
Quite a few major stars would be seen on OTT this year, marking their digital debuts.
They are so bad, they're good for laughs!
'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.'
'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.'
Saif and Amrita Singh's daughter makes her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.
'We should celebrate when a girl hits puberty, just the way we celebrate New Year, Holi, Diwali.'
The hits and misses of the week.
This Republic Day, learn what it takes to be a perfect patriot from Bollywood.
