Bollywood
Simple to Sexy
Shradha Sukumaran
Not very long ago, Vidya Balan was overweight and old-fashioned. But somehow, she returned from the verge of self-destruction stronger and hotter.
Love, Sex Aur Censor
In the final days before the release of his film Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, director Dibakar Banerjee gave Open full access to his life.
Confessions of a Bollywood Scriptwriter
“Most producers don’t know how to read a script. The development heads in corporate and big production companies are the worst.”
The Shape Shifter
Boman Irani has never been to an acting school, but he is still an intelligent actor. He knows that audiences today appreciate complex characters, and playing just a good or bad guy isn’t enough.
Karthik Calling Karthik
The actors are likeable enough, but the designer psychology gives it a distinctly phoney tone.
Chance Pe Dance
Yet another simplistic movie about the red carpet dreams of a starry eyed traveller to tinsel town.
Bollywood’s Script Thieves
The Hindi film industry is notorious for lifting stories. Is there a solution?
‘In a Way I am Indebted to Farhan’
At his cosy apartment off Peddar Road in Mumbai, the director of India’s 1978 cult film Don is shaping his second innings in Hindi cinema. After a 31-year hiatus, Chandra Barot, 67, is raring to have one more shot at moviemaking.
The Instinct of Aamir Khan
How he understands his audience, how he uses his gift of curiosity, how he managed to tame the media and why he is a different man.
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