In the day and age of cars, trains and flights, the humble and the most healthy mode of transport – a bicycle seems lost. However, it has symbolised a lot and given many moments to Bollywood – on and off screen! Film Historian Dilip Thakur, lists some of them. Read on…Sangeeta Bijlani and Salman KhanDilip…
In 2016, Asin prioritised her personal life and decided to settle down. She got married to Micromax co-founder and CEO Rahul Sharma at the Dusit Devarana Hotel in Delhi. Asin then retired from acting. Many actresses in Bollywood make superhit debuts in the film industry and work with some of the most reputed actors and directors but…
The special effects in ‘Drona’ were worked on by EyeQube which is headed by Charles Darby and David Bush. It also featured Indian martial arts including Kalaripayattu, Chhau, Gatka, and sword fighting. There have been many Bollywood films that have broken box office earning records. But then, others are such disasters that it becomes difficult…
This film pioneered the concept of multi-starrers in India and featured eight big stars Since Indian films have borrowed traditions from traditional Indian theatre and folk plays, having large ensembles and song-and-dance sequences in films has been common ever since talkies began in the 1930s. But the concept of multi-starrers did not emerge until much…
Sharmin Segal, one of the stars of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heermandi, has ties to one of India’s richest families Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi has been streaming on Netflix for the better part of two weeks now. The show has been largely praised by critics but received mixed reactions from the audiences. Some of the performances…
Mithun Chakraborty reminisced about a time when several top Bollywood actresses declined to work with him. He expressed gratitude to Zeenat Aman for breaking the trend by agreeing to collaborate on ‘Taqdeer,’ marking a significant moment in his career.Reflecting on his past, Mithun Chakraborty acknowledged the challenges he faced in the industry. He recounted how…
This actor, who once did side roles, then became a superstar, bigger than Amitabh Bachchan; but later quit films. Amitabh Bachchan is one of the biggest superstars in Bollywood. The actor is called the angry young man of Bollywood, however, before him, there was another star who carried this tag and earned it after a…
This courtesan went on to be a Bollywood bigwig, producing and directing films, becoming the first female composer in Hindi films Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi has brought courtesans – known as tawaifs in India – back to the limelight. Over the years, Indian cinema has told several stories of tawaifs, both fictitious and real, ranging…
Kangana Ranaut’s recent assertion that she is the most respected individual in Bollywood after Amitabh Bachchan has stirred a storm of controversy. The actress made this statement during an election rally, drawing widespread trolling on social media. Undeterred by the backlash, Kangana doubled down on her claim and took aim at other celebrities in the…
There is only one billionaire in Bollywood, a filmmaker who once made toothbrush and is now richer than all three Khans and Aditya Chopra The Indian entertainment industry is a prosperous one. Each year, many films release across languages, earnings hundreds of crores, and making producers and financers richer and richer. While stars do rake…
