Bollywood

Side Effects of Stardom

Shaikh Ayaz

What fame does to Bollywood stars

A Wanderer Finds His Home

Aanchal Bansal

Rabbi Shergill delivered a major Bollywood hit with Challa Ki Labhda Phire, but this folk musician’s heart lies in Punjab

The Woman with a Whip

Shaikh Ayaz

The remarkable story of Fearless Nadia, one of Bollywood’s earliest female stunt stars, who has become a feminist icon

The Man with Many Questions

Shaikh Ayaz

The strange journey of Anand Gandhi, from being a writer for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to directing the cerebral film festival favourite Ship of Theseus

Prisoners of a Dream

Chinki Sinha

Portraits of life imitating old Bollywood in the streets of India

Yash Chopra

arindam

Barring exceptions like Lamhe, his movies have been mushy to the extent of being silly

Tragic Heroes

Shaikh Ayaz

The anonymous lives of Bollywood lookalikes

The Film Reporter’s Viewfinder

Haima Deshpande

A brief history of Indian film journalism through the eyes of those who’ve lived it

The Vibes of Deepika

Rajeev Masand

Controlled aggression, sporting spirit and playful camaraderie. One of the guys? A superhot actress, actually

The 3 am Nannies

Shaikh Ayaz

As talent management agencies wrest control of a major chunk of Bollywood talent, the old-world secretaries, once the backbone of the star system, are fading away