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Bollywood

Nautanki Saaley

Madhavankutty Pillai

The ethics of Bollywood trying to make capital out of tragedies like the Delhi rape

Tyranny of the Casting Director

It is true. And sometimes they do not even bother to couch their demands in dignified terms

Side Effects of Stardom

What fame does to Bollywood stars

A Wanderer Finds His Home

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

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

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

Portraits of life imitating old Bollywood in the streets of India

Yash Chopra

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

Tragic Heroes

The anonymous lives of Bollywood lookalikes

The Film Reporter’s Viewfinder

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

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