Giridhar Jha

Has the movement lost momentum in Bollywood, silenced by a stifling patriarchy? Many suspects are back in business.

Maharashtra goes to polls on October 21, but a weakened opposition has failed to build an anti-incumbency against Devendra Fadnavis government

An ecology spanner in BJP-Sena partnership ahead of poll preps

Nitesh Tiwari made Dangal, the most successful Hindi movie ever. Will his new film live up to it?

Unable to study in Cambridge University due to financial constraints, Anand Kumar set up a coaching school -- Super 30 -- in Patna to help poor students crack the tough IIT entrance examination. Bollywood has not missed his sensational life story

A controversial Bihar Police letter asking the Special Branch to 'spy' on the RSS has not amused the BJP. Did JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar know about it?

With an eye on digital platforms, a new breed of intrepid directors is travelling the extra mile to make movies in diverse languages of the country

The seemingly impregnable triumvirate of Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are under pressure from new generation actors who are connecting better with more realistic and social storylines

A motley group of young actors like Rajkumar Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal are stealing the spotlight not with their sex appeal but with their constant endeavour to push boundaries as actors

'From a seven-year-old boy to a 70-year-old man, everybody loves Kaun Banega Crorepati,' says Arun Sheshkumar, the man behind the popular show.

'War', being touted as one of the best action flicks ever from Hindi cinema, is definitely the most combustible movie of the year

Viju Khote, who passed away in Mumbai on Monday at 77, was one such actor who proved the maxim that no actor is big or small -- only their roles are!

The film follows a predictable pattern without enough twists and turns and even lacks the emotional quotient required for giving a lift to such a plot.

It is the fifth and the final edition of the iconic Rambo series, which had started way back in 1982. The movie had made Stallone, who was already a popular Hollywood star at the time, a major international icon.

Karan Deol will make his debut with an eagerly-awaited movie Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas. Two other prominent Hindi movies releasing on the same date are The Zoya Factor and Prassthanam.

Anybody hooked to Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s would not be unfamiliar with the Ramsay Brothers, a one-of-its-kind team of seven siblings with diverse expertise, who redefined horror in Indian cinema with low-budget movies.

Mondol, who once worked at the late actor-director Feroz Khan’s Juhu house in Mumbai along with her husband as domestic help, is now a much sought-after name in the music industry with several filmmakers and music directors showing a keen interest in working with her for their next projects.

'My father was a non-conformist. He lived as he wished and did not become part of the glamour world. He was a Marxist and believed in simple living and high thinking,' says veteran actor Parikshat Sahni.

A team of film critics from the venerated British daily has found only Indian movie, Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) worthy of a place on the coveted list of the top 100 films of the 21st century.