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Akshay Kumar flying high

Akshay Kumar flying high

He hasn't always had the best luck, but Bollywood's Khiladi is finally getting much-deserved acclaim for his acting chops in Airlift

Being Manmohan Desai

Being Manmohan Desai

Eccentricities and a wild imagination made Manji one of the greatest directors of Indian cinema.

On Golden Pond

More than 50 years after mega-hit Jab Jab Phool Khile hit the screens, original 'fan-boy' Khalid Mohamed looks back at a checkered career, and pays tribute to Bollywood's matinee idol - Shashi Kapoor

Govinda Returns

Govinda Returns

Nostalgia is bringing back the dancing superstar with a slew of projects, after a few career slumps

The unappreciated heroines of Bollywood

The unappreciated heroines of Bollywood

Richa Chadda, Swara Bhaskar and Radhika Apte have proved to be powerhouses of talent - so the reason they are seldom found in big-budget blockbusters will surprise you

It’s been ‘just casual’ for Kajol

It’s been ‘just casual’ for Kajol

Post the hysteria that was DDLJ, Kajol has been quite picky with the roles she accepts. After all, acting is just a part of her life, not her reason for being

Any witch way

A new movie, portraying the leading lady as one with a penchant for witchcraft, is in the eye of the storm

Preity goes pretty off-track

Preity goes pretty off-track

The bubbly actress needs to get her act together. Pronto.

Sultan of Power Slam

Sultan of Power Slam

Salman Khan's nuanced portrayal of a simpleton wrestler has won him back his acting chops

Relegated to the shadows

Relegated to the shadows

B-town actresses who died young, many under mysterious circumstances, have almost been obliterated from public memory. Surely these women deserved better