Bollywood: News

31 May 2017

India

SRK escapes near-fatal accident on Aanand Rai's sets!

One week after Shah Rukh Khan started shooting for Aanand L Rai's next, reports are abuzz about a near-fatal accident on the sets.

29 May 2017

London

Bahrain sheikh sued for $42.5m by a businessman

A distant-relative of the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad is being sued by an Egyptian businessman Abdallah, who is claiming $42.5 million from him.

25 May 2017

Karan Johar

Karan Johar celebrates first birthday as father

Bollywood star Karan Johar turned 45 today, marking his first birthday as a father.

25 May 2017

India

India at Cannes: Despite media attention, have we succeeded?

The Cannes Film Festival entered its 70th anniversary this year. As usual, national media houses gushed over "mind-blowing" pictures of Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.

What to expect from Sachin, A Billion dreams?

Sachin Tendulkar's biopic "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" is set to release this Friday.

24 May 2017

India

Kashmir gets first movie in three decades, but no theatres

Filmmaker Hussain Khan, who has finally completed work on the first Kashmiri movie in three decades, is now staring at a major stumbling block.

23 May 2017

India

If Bahubali were a corporate organization!

According to the latest reports, Bahubali 2, which was made on a budget of Rs. 250 crore, has managed to garner Rs. 1,565 crore till date and is still going strong.

21 May 2017

Akshay Kumar

Real-life hero Mathews, the inspiration behind 'Airlift', passes away

Malayali businessman Mathunny Mathews, known for his role in the extraction of over 1 lakh stranded Indians during the Gulf War, passed away today at the age of 81.

20 May 2017

India

Braveheart Neerja's family snubbed by 'Neerja' producers?

Over a year after the blockbuster 'Neerja' hit theatres, an ongoing legal tussle between the braveheart's family and the producer has apparently reached tipping point.

19 May 2017

Kangana Ranaut

After editor Apurva Asrani, Kangana now attacked by Ketan Mehta

Kangana Ranaut seems to be fishing in troubled waters. Not even a week after being accused of stealing screenplay credits, she has been sent a notice by filmmaker Ketan Mehta for "hijacking" his project.

18 May 2017

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana's Simran- Writer claims actress snatched his hard work

Apurva Asrani, the writer of Kangana Ranaut's next 'Simran', slammed her for claiming that she wrote the film.

18 May 2017

Celebrity

Actress Reema Lagoo passes away after suffering a cardiac arrest

On Wednesday night, veteran actor Reema Lagoo passed away at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri.

17 May 2017

Baahubali

The Bahubali Effect - South re-releases look to strike gold

Only two weeks after release, the Hindi version of 'Bahubali: The Conclusion' emerged as the highest grosser of all-time, surpassing Aamir Khan's 'Dangal'.

13 May 2017

Ram Gopal Verma

Ram Gopal Verma, this is how legends die in Bollywood

It appears that every movie critic uses their choicest words to describe what a momentous failure a Ram Gopal Verma movie is; the latest offering by the erstwhile legend is no different.

11 May 2017

ISIS

Assassinations to the Azaan row: Understanding fatwas

Fatwas have been at the centre of eye-catching news stories in recent times, especially in the wake of the Sonu Nigam Azaan controversy. They make for interesting reading material both due to reflection of radicalism in some and the sheer absurdity in certain others.

02 May 2017

India

Revisiting and not "remembering" Satyajit Ray on his birthday

When my editor asked me to do a piece on Satyajit Ray's 96th birth-anniversary, the brief was, "something which is a tribute, not cliché, but contemporary."

27 Apr 2017

Vinod Khanna

Actor Vinod Khanna passes away at 70

Veteran actor Vinod Khanna, star of cult movies like 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Hera Pheri' and 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar', died on April 27 in Mumbai. He was 70.

24 Apr 2017

India

Why are Bollywood biggies turning to web shorts?

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of web series and short films in recent times as more and more artistes take to the uncensored, free platform.

18 Apr 2017

India

World Heritage Day 2017: Millions pay tribute to their monuments

On the occasion of the World Heritage Day being celebrated on April 18, people all over celebrated their heritage and paid tributes to monuments on Twitter.

07 Apr 2017

Akshay Kumar

National Film Awards 2017 announced

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has received the Best Actor Award for 'Rustom', his first ever.

10 Mar 2017

Karan Johar

Kangana Ranaut-Karan Johar tiff leads to viral nepotism debate

In the last month, Bollywood has been divided after Kangana Ranaut went on Karan Johar's 'Koffee With Karan' and called him a "flag-bearer of nepotism".

10 Jan 2017

Mumbai

Hrithik Roshan turns 43

Friends and well-wishers from all of Bollywood have flooded Hrithik Roshan's Twitter feed as he turns 43 today.

15 Aug 2016

India

Indian cinema today: In numbers

43% of the net box office revenue was amassed by the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) as of 2014.

15 Aug 2016

Mumbai

Sholay celebrates its 41st anniversary

It has been 41 years since the movie Sholay was released on big screen.

27 Jun 2016

Celebrity

Google doodle celebrates Burman

Internet giant Google celebrated RD Burman's birthday with a surprise doodle on its webpage today.

20 Jan 2016

Sunny Leone

Sunny overwhelmed by audience reaction to sexist interview

Sunny Leone thanked her supporters on Twitter for the overwhelming show of love and also, posted a Facebook video thanking her fans, which has been viewed by 2,00,000 supporters within an hour.

20 Jan 2016

Entertainment

Actress Asin takes her marriage vows

Bollywood actress Asin got hitched to businessman Rahul Sharma in Delhi on 19 January.