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Bollywood

Prisoners of a Dream

Chinki Sinha

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

The Vibes of Deepika

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

The 3 am Nannies

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

Surviving the Struggle

Neeta Shah is one of many aspirants to cine stardom. In her book, she gives us an insight into the horrific and wonderful world of the film industry

What the Stars Are Foretold

If Anaita Shroff Adajania and Niharika Khan get to tell Hrithik Roshan or Vidya Balan what to wear (and what not), there’s a good reason. They are Bollywood stylists

An Outsider in Bollywood

From a meeting with Mahesh Bhatt at his fourth floor office that led him to write the song Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai to another meeting at a fourth-floor office, this time with Aditya Chopra, about writing the film Ek Tha Tiger, journalist Neelesh Misra speaks of his first ten years in Bollywood

That 70s Showman

Milan Luthria, director of The Dirty Picture, on his fear of beginnings, love of dark characters and favourite Bollywood era

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