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Bollywood's Fashion Disaster on Day 2 of Cannes

The Bollywood entourage makes the fashion police run for cover as they seem to be dressed for a big, fat Indian wedding at one of the most fashionable events of the world.

Sanjay Dutt: India Bollywood Actor Returns to Jail

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has returned to jail to serve his sentence for firearms offences linked to 1993 blasts which killed 257 people in Mumbai.

Sanjay Dutt To Surrender Today

The Supreme Court, on March 21, had upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts

Bollywood Cinema: 10 Lesser-known Facts

Indian cinema began 100 years ago with the first "Bollywood" film, although the term was only coined many years later. The vibrant song-and-dance routines have millions of fans but here are some lesser-known facts that may have escaped their knowledge.

The Great Gatsby Premiere: Noise for Big B Confused US Media

At the New York premiere of Hollywood film The Great Gatsby“, the noise went up for a moment and the US media was left wondering if Leonardo DiCaprio had come

Bollywood Celebs Who Tried to Hide Away Their Cash

Income Tax (IT) officers raided the studios and offices of Balaji Telefilms’ head honcho and leading Bollywood producer, Ekta Kapoor.

From Mother India to Munni

When it comes to portrayal of women on screen, do commercial films merely reflect prevailing attitudes or do they shape and contribute to those attitudes as well?

When Bollywood Saved the Day in Parliament

Don’t diagnose problems when you haven’t taken any steps to improve the condition of women

Flying the Indian Flag at Cannes 2013

Flying the Indian flag at the Cannes festival is Amit Kumar's Monsoon Shootout, which is one of two films selected for Midnight Screenings.

Aamir Khan Featured on Time Cover

Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the world's 100 most influential people.

If Sanjay Dutt Can Get Four Weeks Off, Why Can’t Others

this ability of male superstars to get almost anything that they don’t like changed is limited to “reel life” and not “real life”. Not unless if you are Sanjay Dutt.

Jewish Stars of Bollywood

'Shalom Bollywood’, a documentary tells of the 2,000-year-old Indian Jewish community and its role in the country’s film industry.

Celluloid Man: Past Without History

For Nair, the very existence of the past, even in its residual form was more important than constructing a discriminating history of cinema.

Why Ranbir Reminds Us of His Grand-uncle Shammi Kapoor

Actor Ranbir Kapoor’s high-on-energy moves in new song Badtameez dil from his forthcoming movie Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani are being compared to his late grand-uncle Shammi Kapoor’s famous dancing style.

Barfi Wins Top Honours at Lux Cozi TOIFA

Barfi!" turned out to be the top winner at the maiden edition of the Times of India Film Awards.

Will Aishwarya Rai Fake it or Keep it Real With Abhishek Bachchan

Aishwarya's Vancouver performance along with husband Abhishek would be her first overseas performance post the birth of her baby daughter Aaradhya.

Paan Singh Tomar at the Oscars. Why Didn’t it Happen?

Picking Barfi! over Paan Singh Tomar, Dirty Picture, Kahaani, Deool, Eega, Vazhakku Enn 18/9 and Akasathinte Niram as the Indian entry at the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, was quite a disappointing decision.

How India Broke the UK Extradition Jinx

Extradition is a very important tool in tackling international crime and hopefully, this judgment will usher in a new hope for India and ensure we get a large number of fugitives hiding in different parts of the world.

Have Not Applied for Pardon, I Love India: Sanjay Dutt

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt who was sentenced to five years in jail by the Supreme Court last week, broke his silence for the first time since the judgement, and said that he would surrender when the time comes.

Shiv Sena Opposes Move to Pardon Sanjay Dutt

The Shiv Sena today opposed the move to pardon Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt stating that it would send a wrong message to the society.

The Three Faces of Sanjay Dutt: Which One Do We Punish?

If sentenced, he will serve a few years in jail and come back almost forgotten. In the trial of an actor’s life, that may well be the ultimate punishment.

It’s Time Someone Sang Subah Ho Gayi Mamu to Sanjay Dutt

The Supreme Court judges have shown that they are not blind and that they can see things as they are.

Supreme Court Upholds Sanjay Dutt's Conviction, Sentences Five Years in Jail

Supreme court says that on the gravity of the crime Sanjay Dutt will not get a probation as he had asked for.

Have SRK and Priyanka Chopra Taken the Next Step

Is it marriage or something short of that? After all, marriage is a big deal, especially if the groom is already married and has kids.

My Husband Will Manage my Career Now: Madhuri Dixit

Professionally, Dr Nene has not been happy with the kind of offers that have come his way. And he has realised that it makes better sense to help manage Brand Madhuri than work on a compromise.

Crossover Cinema

New breed of cinema in English is redefining filmmaking in India

What are Madhuri’s Hubby's Plans for Mumbai Healthcare?

There were also speculations that Sriram Nene might not take up any job in India at all and head back to US soon.

Bollywood and Indian Railways Long Running Love Story

For many years trains have lend a quaint romantic charm to many Bollywood films.

History of the Kiss - Sexually Liberated 1930s to Prudish 21st Century

For almost four decades, Bollywood's only association with intimacy was two nodding dandelions and the camera panning to logs burning in the fireplace.

Top Ten Nightmares From the Filmfare Awards

Gillette is obviously not a sponsor of Filmfare. This was made amply clear by the fact that everyone was sporting the same facial scruff.

100 Years of Indian Cinema: How Bombay Became Bollywood

A lot has changed since the time the the first feature film, 'Raja Harishchandra' was released in Mumbai in 1913.

Shah Rukh Khan First Indian Actor to Appear on Forbes Cover

The king of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan will soon be appearing on the cover page of Forbes magazine. The upcoming edition will list out the names of the 100 most powerful people in India.

Did Shah Rukh Khan's Nasty Temper Cost Him his Security Men

The actor who was guarded with 10 policemen have been stripped of his security blanket

Bollywood Comes of Age

Suddenly the traditional boy-meets-girl formula, accompanied by the attendant melodramatic hi-jinx, has given way to some semblance of realism in subject, story-telling and performance.

Bollywood’s Greatest Majnu

Yash Chopra defined love and romance on the silver screen.

Rajesh Khanna Was Forced to Sign His Will

After filing a domestic violence case, Anita Advani, who claims to have been the live-in partner of late actor Rajesh Khanna, has now filed a criminal complaint against Khanna’s estranged wife actor Dimple Kapadia, daughters Twinkle Khanna and Rinki Khanna and son-in-law actor Akshay Kumar.

Rajesh Khanna Kissed Me When I Was 13

The sordid saga of lovers Anita Advani and Rajesh Khanna has taken a perverse twist, as lurid details of their 33-year-long affair come to light. Earlier this month, Advani moved the Magistrate's Court at Bandra with a Domestic Violence complaint, a follow-up to her legal notice to Khanna's family sent in June, which was first reported by Mid-Day.

The Man Who Sparked Bollywood’s Love of Foreign Locales

Mr. Chopra, who died Sunday, was a towering figure in Hindi cinema, credited with popularizing shooting in foreign locations, which has become a must for big-budget productions.

Yash Chopra's Funeral Today, India Remembers the King of Romance

Veteran Hindi filmmaker Yash Chopra died of multi-organ failure on Sunday, a week after he was admitted to the Lilavati hospital with dengue. The funeral will take place today in Mumbai.

The Pataudi Heirloom That Will Not be Part of Kareena Kapoor's Trousseau

The dress was once a part of disputed family heirlooms and currently resides in the house of Saif's aunt Nilofer. Due to the feud over the property and assets, this traditional wedding ensemble will not be a part of Kareena's trousseau.