By Mehrooj Rai Published: December 26, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email With quirky scripts being enough to keep the audience entertained, this year proved there's far more to Bollywood than we think. The year 2018 has been one of the most surprising ones in recent Bollywood memory, for it has been one where content ruled above all other elements in films. This year in particular, movies with unique content found solidification in Bollywood. While big-budget films (those with a lot of expectations associated) tanked at the box office, smaller films with lower budget and lesser known faces triumphed massively. One of the most shocking things about this year was that films with massive stars such as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan underperformed against the hopes and excitement of their fans, while lesser known faces like Rajkummar Rao, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana emerged successful and catapulted these actors towards stardom.Additionally, the year also worked … [Read more...] about The year of the underdog: 8 movies that made 2018 a game changer for Bollywood
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Katrina Kaif Photos: Sizzling pictures of Barbie doll of Bollywood Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is one of the eight siblings, born to her Kashmiri father and English mother. Before she became an established star in Bollywood, Katrina did a number of modeling projects. Though she is seen extensively in Hindi movies, Kat, as she is fondly known, has done several Telugu movies and Malayalam film also. Also See: Katrina Kaif's Hot & Sexy Photos She ventured into Bollywood movies after she bumped into filmmaker Kaizad Gustad at a fashion show in London, who later cast her in Boom, a film that critically and commercially bombed at the box office. One of the quick facts about the actress is that she changed her surname to her father’s name (Kaif) only after she became a Bollywood actress. Prior to this, she was Katrina Turquotte as she used her mother’s surname. Unlike many others, success did not come easy to Katrina and she had a really tough time settling in Bollywood, primarily because of her heavy English accent and lack of any godfather in the … [Read more...] about Katrina Kaif Photos: Sizzling pictures of Barbie doll of Bollywood Katrina Kaif
#MeToo movement hits Bollywood after Miss Universe finalist accuses ‘creepy’ veteran actor of molesting her on a film set in 2008
THE #MeToo movement may finally be gaining a foothold in India, as a prominent former actress and Miss Universe finalist speaks out against a veteran actor. Tanushree Dutta claims Bollywood heavyweight Nana Patekar behaved inappropriately towards her on a film set in 2008 by demanded intimate dance steps in a routine for the film Horn OK Please. This was despite her saying she was uncomfortable. Patekar denies the allegations, and has threatened legal action. Dutta left Bollywood after making the allegations, and said she turned down jobs because she felt "broken" and "humiliated". The #MeToo movement began last year after sexual misconduct allegations began to appear in the press against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. It has led to thousands of women sharing their stories of sexual harassment. Despite being the biggest film industry in the world, Bollywood has stayed more or less silent on the#MeToo front. Dutta told Radio 1 Newsbeat it was "really creepy because he had to put … [Read more...] about #MeToo movement hits Bollywood after Miss Universe finalist accuses ‘creepy’ veteran actor of molesting her on a film set in 2008
When Tanushree Dutta said #MeToo but Bollywood didn’t care, because that stuff is only for movies
By Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava Published: October 7, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Tanushree Dutta filed a complaint against Nana Patekar a decade ago, alleging that she was harassed by him. This is one real life story Bollywood will likely never make into a blockbuster, for after all, it involves one of their own. Actress Tanushree Dutta’s accusations of sexual harassment against veteran actor Nana Patekar have been met with diverse reactions within the industry, but the most deafening is the sound of silence by most of Bollywood’s bigwigs. On the one hand, some of those who have reacted should have just kept quiet. For instance, 66- year-old Shakti Kapoor, who himself has a dubious reputation, thought it was appropriate to joke about the matter. #WATCH:I don't know anything about this case. This was ten years back, I was a kid back then: Shakti Kapoor on #TanushreeDutta's harassment allegations against Nana Patekar. (2/10/2018) … [Read more...] about When Tanushree Dutta said #MeToo but Bollywood didn’t care, because that stuff is only for movies
Is Bollywood’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ really a copy of Lollywood’s ‘Actor in Law’?
By Mehrooj Rai Published: August 21, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Those who are going to the lengths of declaring Bollywood has copied a Pakistani film should hold back their horses. The trailer for Batti Gul Meter Chalu, scheduled for release on September 21st, was recently released to acclaim. The film, helmed by the Toilet: Ek Prem Katha director Shree Narayan Singh, stars Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor alongside Divyendu Sharma and Yami Gautam. The film’s theme is truly commendable, for this is perhaps the first Bollywood film dealing with the subject of electricity theft. The film is essentially an issue-based commentary on the subject of power theft and skyrocketing electricity bills in the mofussil areas of India.Shahid is a cheerful and carefree advocate, but his life changes completely when his friend (Sharma) commits suicide under the pressure of paying a hefty amount of Rs1.5 lakh as his electricity bill. From that moment, the sole purpose of his … [Read more...] about Is Bollywood’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ really a copy of Lollywood’s ‘Actor in Law’?