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Ganpati Bappa and the Movies
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How Mumbai’s studios and streets celebrated cinema
Mumbai: Mumbai’s Ganesh Utsav has always been more than a religious celebration. For generations, it has also intersected with the city’s other great...
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Why Sunny Deol’s ‘Batwara 1947’ failed to impress
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Mumbai: The failure of ‘Batwara 1947’ has emerged as one of those box-office mysteries that is difficult to explain purely through the usual parameters of filmmaking. The film brought back...
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From ‘Weak Independent Woman’ to a Comic Voice
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Mumbai: Sharon Verma’s journey in comedy is a story of an unlikely breakout. She was not introduced to audiences as an established star, but as a relatively new comedian who...
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When Bollywood Meets the Sporting World
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From Dhyan Chand and cricket legends to Lagaan and Chak De! India, the relationship between Indian cinema and sport has grown into a cultural phenomenon. August 29 is observed as...
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After Don-3 controversy, Ranveer’s next film goes on floors
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Mumbai: After months of attention surrounding his reported exit from Don 3, Ranveer Singh has finally moved on to his next major cinematic venture. The actor’s ambitious survival spectacle Pralay...
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From Stardom to Statecraft
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For India’s film stars, the leap from screen fame to political power has been a journey of triumphs, reversals and occasional second acts.
From Thalapathy on screen, Vijay has taken...
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Why do Indian superheroes fail to impress the audience?
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Mumbai: Spider-Man continues to enjoy phenomenal success at the Indian box office, highlighting the country's enduring fascination with Hollywood superheroes. But the craze also raises an important question: Has Bollywood...
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Alpha, Alia and the business of female stardom
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Mumbai: For all the progress Hindi cinema likes to claim, one uncomfortable truth keeps returning to the surface and that is, the industry still does not know how to build...
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The Films That Changed the Script
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From Lagaan to Dhurandhar, eight movies that dismantled old certainties and transformed Indian cinema over the past quarter-century.
On June 15, 1896, less than seven months after the Lumière brothers...
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Raja Shivaji sparks a new era for Marathi cinema
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Mumbai: As Raja Shivaji marches steadily towards the Rs 100 crore mark, the film has reignited debate around the future of the Marathi film industry. Having already crossed Rs 80...
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