As the going gets tough, Indians get going ... to the movies
AFP News
Dec 17, 2019
No industry for women: Bollywood #MeToo accused back at work
AFP News
Nov 28, 2019
The Oscar-winning film "Forrest Gump" will be getting a Bollywood makeover as it starts production for a 2020 release.
Mufsin Mahbub
Nov 18, 2019
Spy thriller "Raazi" stole the night at Bollywood's answer to the Oscars, taking best film and best actress for its young star Alia Bhatt in Mumbai where the glitzy awards gala was held for the first time since being established two decades ago.Megastar Ranveer Singh won best actor for his role in the controversial "Padmaavat", a historical action movie that enraged Hindu radicals but was an international success.
AFP News
Sep 19, 2019
In a windowless attic in Dharavi in Mumbai, one of Asia's biggest slums, some are looking to become a Bollywood star -- or at least get a bit part.It is in this studio, accessible via a narrow ladder and rope, that larger-than-life Baburao Ladsaheb offers what a hand-painted sign calls "Five Star Acting Dancing Fighting Classes"."I've been running these classes for 35 years and have trained over 15,000 students," says Ladsaheb, taking a break from classes where he blows a whistle as his pupils learn the steps to famous Bollywood dances.
AFP News
Sep 17, 2019
Chopra was the first Indian actress to lead a primetime US series with FBI thriller "Quantico," and cemented her global celebrity status after marrying pop singer Nick Jonas
AFP News
Sep 13, 2019
Netflix launched in India in 2016 and two of its Indian-made series have won critical acclaim
AFP News
Sep 12, 2019
The national award winning actress, Zaira Wasim quit the movie industry for her faith and religion.
Nandika Chand
Jul 01, 2019
IndiGo Airlines representatives deemed the incident "unacceptable."
Dory Jackson
Nov 08, 2017
The announcement is expected to be made when Apple launches its latest iPhone models in India this year, according to a report.
Vishakha Sonawane
Jun 03, 2016
India’s thriving movie scene and its actors were reportedly the targets of an Islamic State extortion scheme.
Bruce Wright
May 26, 2016
Disney’s “Jungle Book” has quickly become the biggest-ever U.S. movie in India, and American studios will notice.
Matt Pressberg
Apr 25, 2016
Kareena Kapoor reportedly declined the invite since she did not want to attend the event alone given a conflict in her husband’s schedule.
Hannah Raissa Marfil
Apr 05, 2016
With a Dec. 25 release date in India, the U.S. film will avoid a clash with big-ticket Bollywood movies. But will that help it beat the odds in the world's second-most populous country?
Suman Varandani
Dec 19, 2015
Foreign box office helped propel superhero movies last year, according to Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid actors.
Chancellor Agard
Aug 05, 2015
Salman Khan was found guilty of culpable homicide by a lower court for running over five people, one of whom died, in 2002.
Sneha Shankar
May 08, 2015
Salman Khan, one of India's highest-paid movie stars, was found guilty and given a five-year prison term in a 2002 hit-and-run case.
Sneha Shankar
May 06, 2015
The Bollywood streaming entertainment service boasts 20 million users.
Harichandan Arakali
Mar 19, 2015
A New York-based Sikh rights group has claimed that the actor instigated violence against the Sikh community during the 1984 riots in India.
Suman Varandani
Oct 28, 2014
Saif Ali Khan, 44, is married to Kareena Kapoor Khan, a Hindu by birth.
Suman Varandani
Oct 16, 2014
Many are questioning how much progress India has made in rectifying its rape crisis after yet another tourist was gang-raped in Delhi.
Mark Johanson
Jan 15, 2014
The release of "Dhoom 3" (or any such product from India) in Pakistan raises a raft of thorny and confusing legal questions.
Palash Ghosh
Jan 07, 2014