Salman Khan, without a doubt, is the biggest box office draw in India today. The 52-year-old star has delivered one blockbuster after another in the last decade or so with films such as the Ek Tha Tiger and its sequel Tiger Zinda Hai, the Dabangg franchise, Sultan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and many more.Read News

Shashi Kapoor was one of the earliest actors who boldly ventured internationally when no one else was attempting to. He was also amongst the first Bollywood personalities to support independent theatre and cinema which were so reliant on state patronage in those times—by establishing Prithvi Theatre and his production house Film Valas. Read News

"Padmavati", in a sense, is a neighbourhood story. My village, Mustafabad, happens to be in Rae Bareli, which embraces numerous Chishtiya Sufi shrines or places where the saints spent some time, including Khwaja Ashraf Jehangir Semnani, the saint Malik Mohammad Jaisi, the author of "Padmavat", was devoted to. Jaisi would faint at the controversy surrounding his masterpiece.Read News

Sections of the Indian film and television which did business through banking channels remained largely on track after the November 8, 2016, demonetization. But Bollywood's daily wagers -- spot boys, light men, casual actors and other temps -- continue to face its after-effects, say industry experts.Read News

National Award-winner Madhur Bhandarkar, who has had several run-ins with the censor board over his critically-acclaimed projects, is exasperated at having to give all kinds of explanations about his next outing 'Indu Sarkar', which is set against the backdrop of the 1975-77 Emergency.Read News

Holi is all about "gujiya and gulaal", and for others, it's incomplete without a dose of "bhang". TV celebrities have interesting anecdotes to share on their experience of "bhang ke side effects" during the festival of colours. Read News

The continued efforts of veteran designers like Ritu Kumar, Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Wendell Rodricks to bring Indian textiles to the fashion forefront is motivating younger talent to value the country's rich handloom heritage instead of looking abroad for inspiration.Read News

As distinctive as their full-throated voices, the Langhas, a Muslim community of folk musicians from Rajasthan, have evolved a rather unique way to preserve their identity for centuries. It's a strict no-no for them to marry into other communities.Read News

There are two kinds of movie buffs who watch Mughal-E-Azam, arguably the greatest Bollywood film ever made. One, of course, watch it for the pure love and artistry of Mughal-E-Azam and the other watch it just for Madhubala. So intrinsic is the imagery of Madhubala in Mughal-E-Azam that we often forget that filmsRead News

Apart from the dance and drama of Bollywood, Jess Gonchor is captivated by how the Indian film industry puts pieces of Indian culture into its storylines. The American production designer ("The Devil Wears Prada", et al) feels Hollywood can learn from the glitzy Hindi filmdom how to embrace its culture "naturally".Read News