Page 21 - Bollywood

Akshay Kumar 4th on Forbes highest-paid actors list, Dwayne Johnson on top

Akshay's latest release 'Mission Mangal' entered the Rs 100-crore club on the sixth day of its release and is expected to cruise past the lifetime business of his March release 'Kesari'

Pakistan launches crackdown on sale of Indian movies, bans advertisements

However, the airing at the same time of advertisements, produced in India, and carrying Indian celebrities, on Pakistani media was tantamount to "negating the state policy"

'Chhoti Si Baat', 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' actress Vidya Sinha dies at 71

Sinha was a prominent presence in these slightly off-beat, middle class stories of the '70s

Indian rapper Badshah sets viewer record but YouTube isn't talking about it

dshah broke a record even Taylor Swift couldn't touch. The clip, a dancehall romp, was seen 75 million times in one day, eclipsing a mark set by Korean boy band BTS in April.

The tale of two overpriced bananas and a shocked Bollywood celebrity

From popcorn at PVR to coffee at Starbucks, a larger debate on overpriced indulgences has ensued under #RahulBoseMoment

Casio looks for a new brand asset in a bid to find favour with the young

In keeping with the fit and tough image that the brand has adopted, it chose actor Jacqueline Fernandez as ambassador last year (for women's watches) and more recently has appointed Tiger Shroff

When advertising created celebrities

Airtel 4G girl Sasha Chhetri is a better-known face across India than most Bollywood starlets

Anurag Basu's next untitled gets new release date

The release date of Anurag Basu's next untitled comedy which has an ensemble star cast has been postponed. The film which was earlier slated to hit the screen on January 24, 2020, has been pushed forward to February 21.The 'Barfi' director's upcoming film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkumar Rao, Aditya Roy Kapur, Pankaj Tripathi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Sanya Malhotra.Taking to his Twitter handle, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced the new release date of the film. "New release date for Anurag Basu's next film [not titled yet]... Will now release on 21 Feb 2020... Stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, and Pankaj Tripathi," he wrote.It's the first time that the trio will be seen together in a film. While Rajkumar and Pankaj have earlier shared screen space in 'Stree', and 'Bareilly Ki Barfi', but it's the first time that Abhishek and Aditya will be seen together working with Tripathi.The untitled project is being ..

Reignited nepotism

From brand endorsements to celebrity alliances, Bollywood is the ultimate ticket to fame, glamour and super success

Machismo and masochism

After six years, his sophomore effort, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (MKDNH), can be nearly interpreted as an ode to Matunga, the Mumbai neighbourhood that seems to house most of the city's Tamils

Has the Khan triumvirate of Bollywood lost its hold on Indian cinegoers?

All three Khan superstars need to sit and do some serious career thinking and revamping

From Jolly to Bauua, Bollywood's small-town heroes are always upper caste

The Hindi film industry needs to cater to the socio-cultural diversity of India in its story writing, instead of repeating mundane plots focused on Savarnas

All the Prime Minister's Men who took Bollywood's woes to Narendra Modi

Several photographs were clicked and shared online, quickly bringing to notice the fact that this panel had in fact been a "manel" - composed of men alone

'Neta Abhineta' highlights Bollywood's muted and opportunist politics

This is the kind of book you may pick up at an airport but not feel guilty if you don't finish it

'Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 2', 'Go Goa Gone', 'The Lunchbox' and Shahidreceive 'Anti-Kela' awards

Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 2

Raj Kapoor's wife Krishna dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 87

In May 1946, Raj Kapoor married Krishna Malhotra and the couple had five children -- three sons, Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv, and two daughters, Ritu and Rima.

How Bollywood's new 'adarsh' Indian is patriotic, honest and govt-friendly

A new element has been introduced into films - a jingoistic fervour that coincides with not just the frenzied nationalism seen on social media and in certain sections of society

Bollywood is India's future! Hindi movies are so great, says Mark Mobius

Here's why Mark Mobius, former executive chairman, Templeton Emerging Market Group, is bullish on India

For all its technical gloss, Bollywood is on a downward spiral

Bollywood, must decide whether it wants to change quickly and adapt to a new entertainment order, or face a slow winding down

As Hollywood turns up heat, Bollywood struggles to swing its first big hit

Studios like Disney, Viacom and Warner Brothers are bringing in every big franchise film into India