If Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hands over the Sushant Singh Rajput case to CBI, neither his government nor the Mumbai Police stand to lose reputation or anything.

Of all its decades, 1990s do appear to be replete with run-of-the-mill movies, with least number of all-time classics. It is amply illustrated by the fact that most of the favourite films chosen by the stars are in the range of mediocre-to-above average category, writes Giridhar Jha.

All stakeholders in the movie business have to devise ways and plans carefully, and create a new ecosystem to stay afloat in the tough times ahead after the heavy loss they suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak

In an industry where the biggest of film stars prefer to remain politically correct, if not mum, it is certainly rare for an A-lister actor to take sides on as big an issue as this, knowing fully well the ramifications of her move.

While Seshan came to Bihar primarily to clean up the electoral system and stop rigging, its immediate beneficiary turned out to be the man who was initially most incensed about him

It will be a pity if Ujda Chaman and Bala fall back upon the old, regressive tropes, fail to use healthy humour for disseminating a serious message and make even one bald person in the audience leave the theatre in disgust.

Sadly, the millennials mocking Govinda with contemptuous glee do not appear to know his contribution to Hindi cinema at a time when he has pretty much become irrelevant for them.

Anybody who is aware of the dynamics of the actor-journo ties in Bollywood will tell her that there has always been a love-hate relationship between them.

For the 53-year-old superstar, the viewpoint of a movie critic does not matter since it is always at variance with that of the audiences. Public acceptance is the ultimate verdict.

Going by the astounding victory of the NDA in the just-concluded general elections, it seems that Nitish Kumar had taken a rather pragmatic step by walking out of the Mahagathbandhan at the right time.

Bollywood actor Sunny Deol on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who also happens to be the party president, has been the ubiquitous face and the fortune of his party ever since he led NDA to victory against Laloo Prasad’s RJD.

The commercial loss of a few crores incurred on such films, if any, should not jolt either SRK's stature as a superstar or his multi-million empire. He can easily withstand a few knocks in his quest for quality cinema.

Kader Khan, best known for penning some of the most powerful dialogues and comic timing as an actor, passed away on December 31 due to prolonged illness. He was 81.

Hits and flops are an intrinsic part of the show business and an actor, howsoever big, has to take his flops in his stride. The Indian cinema history is replete with examples of the failure of good films, let alone the awful ones.

DDLJ has completed 1,200 weeks over 23 years at one of Mumbai's oldest cinemas - Maratha Mandir. But, didn’t a wise man once say that all good things must come to an end?

Kishore Kumar did consider the venerable K L Saigal as his guru, and used to sing his songs all the time. He had, in fact, grown up listening to Saigal’s songs.

It would be a mistake on part of his opponents to take Lalu Prasad's junior son Tejashwi Yadav lightly given the fact that he is widely acknowledged to be a true inheritor of his father’s legacy, tainted or otherwise.

In Bollywood, female actors have always had a shorter career than that of their male counterparts. Once they got married in the past, they either had to leave the industry on their own or were dumped by the producers

People from non-political background have always outnumbered inveterate politicians in Nitish Kumar's inner circle of advisors. Kishor has been one of them, with or without an official arrangement.