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Bollywood

Salman and the agony of waiting

Madhavankutty Pillai

If Salman’s indeed guilty, then his best option would have been to take the punishment early enough

Revolver Rani

A biting satire of political and media skullduggery that slides into B-movie parody mode

Other Lives, Other Interests

Uninterested in acting theory, indifferent to stardom—Vijay Raaz is a Bollywood anomaly

Why is John a star but Nawaz an actor?

Decoding ‘stardom’ in Bollywood

The Mind of Imtiaz Ali

Revelations on his art and craft after two days of trailing the filmmaker

The Underdog

Jimmy Shergill has not given up just yet. His acclaimed performances in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster I and II and Bullett Raja may revive his Hindi cinema career—or so he hopes

The Brazenness of Bollywood

Why their Saifai shindig was neither their first, nor will it be their last

Bollywood’s Banker Bashing Blockbuster

So, does the success of Dhoom 3 seal Aamir Khan’s reputation as a market whiz?

The Second Life of Chunky Pandey

Leading man and the hero’s best friend in the early 1990s, Pandey went to Bangladesh when his career was on a decline and became a superstar. In the past couple of years, Pandey has made his way back to A-list Bollywood, albeit with silly films

Of Movies and Midriffs as Market Signs

Hindi film advertising is under pressure, and what works has plenty to say about India as a mass market

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