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Meet the Parents: The Nepotism Edition

Star kids are the raw fuel on which the engine of Bollywood’s nepotism runs, but their parents are the oil that keeps the engine running along nice and smooth. Rishi Kapoor and Salim Khan are star examples.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 12, 2016

Pop Culture

Phata Poster Nikla Hero’s Sidekick

In a year where Bollywood has been plagued by disastrous box-office results, mainstream film letdowns, and inconsistent performances by its superstars, it’s the hero’s humble sidekick who has wowed.

Poulomi Das March 12, 2016

Bollywood

John Abraham’s Batla House is “Inspired by True Events”. Will it Acknowledge the Tough Questions Around the 2008 Encounter?

Batla House, the John Abraham-starring film, will no doubt open to praise and paisa, unfettered by the fact that, 11 years later, the actual encounter that saw two alleged terrorists and police officer MC Sharma killed, is still one of the murkiest cases in the annals of Delhi Police’s speckled history.

Karanjeet Kaur March 11, 2016

Bollywood

12 Years of Khosla Ka Ghosla: The Perfect Portrayal of Middle-Class India

Twelve years ago, Khosla ka Ghosla set the template for what was to become a new direction in Hindi cinema. Marked by realism, the film focused on the modest hopes of middle-class India, and how badly those hopes can get shafted.

Bhaskar Chawla March 10, 2016

Bollywood

Shaadi Ke Pehle PR: The Making of #DeepVeer Ki Shaadi

A celebrity wedding is as much an entertainment commodity as a big-banner film. Ranveer and Deepika have coordinated everything from their Instagram wedding announcement, to Koffee With Karan’s opening episode which was designed only to get us hyped about the shaadi.

Poulomi Das March 10, 2016

Bollywood

Soni Razdan Would Like Bollywood to Write Roles For Middle-Aged Actresses

Back in 1981, 26-year-old Soni Razdan debuted with a small role in 36 Chowringhee Lane, a film that revolves around a lonely, older woman. Today, Razdan is 62. Life has come full circle: This week, she stars as the lonely, older woman in Sanjoy Nag’s Yours Truly.

Poulomi Das March 8, 2016

Bollywood

Baazaar Review: This Saif Ali Khan Starrer is So Bad That It’s Not Even Good

Baazaar doesn’t have characters – just caricatures. Every plot point of the film is an extended open-mic joke that refuses to land. And you can tell a lot about a film where the lead – Rohan Mehra in his debut role – exists just to prove that Arjun Kapoor isn’t the most one-dimensional actor in Bollywood.

Poulomi Das March 8, 2016

Pop Culture

Dasvi Review: Some Heart but almost no Soul

Dasvi has a terrific premise, some moments of joy, but is so poorly executed and written that it wastes a lot of its own potential; chief among them a more than decent turn by Abhishek Bachchan

Divya Unny March 7, 2016

Pop Culture

Is the Feisty Small-town Girl the New Manic Pixie Dream Girl?

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana is the latest in a series of Bollywood capers featuring a girl from tier-II India, who lives and loves on her own terms. Small-town Bittis and Aartis are the new Geet.

Poulomi Das March 7, 2016

Bollywood

Shashi Kapoor: The Man With the Crooked Smile Who Made Everything Better

On a terrible day, watching a Shashi Kapoor film is like therapy. Sometimes, even a song is enough: One viewing of “Bekhudi mein sanam” is enough to pull me out of any bad mood that I may be in.

Shakun Saini March 5, 2016