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

Rahul Bhatia

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

arindam

“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

Manjula Negi

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

Ajit Duara

The actors are likeable enough, but the designer psychology gives it a distinctly phoney tone.

My Name Is Khan

Ajit Duara

Gigantic in ambition, dwarfed in execution, KJo is back to doing what he does best.

Chance Pe Dance

Ajit Duara

Yet another simplistic movie about the red carpet dreams of a starry eyed traveller to tinsel town.

Bollywood’s Script Thieves

Rahul Bhatia

The Hindi film industry is notorious for lifting stories. Is there a solution?

‘In a Way I am Indebted to Farhan’

Sourav Majumdar

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.