Ranbir Kapoor

Film tourism in India: Bollywood beckons

Film tourism in India: Bollywood beckons

June 26, 2021

In a country where people live and breathe Bollywood, films have for long been a powerful tool for tourism promotion as the locales used in big hits almost always end up seeing a significant boost in tourist arrivals soon after the films’ release. Though this has been on for de...

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Different colours of Holi on silver screen

Different colours of Holi on silver screen

March 26, 2021

From the symbol of ecstatic celebration in films like Sholay and Baghban to acting as a background for crime scenes like Damini, and for budding relationships like Ye Jawani Hai Deewani, the festival of colours has been aptly used as a plot device in Bollywood classic movies. Hol...

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50 years of Yash Raj Films: Five underrated films

50 years of Yash Raj Films: Five underrated films

September 25, 2020

From its first romantic drama, Daag: A Poem of Love, released in 1973 to their latest action thriller, Mardaani 2, featuring Rani Mukherjee as Shivani Roy, released in December 2019, Yash Raj Films has been producing gems for Indian cinema for over 50 years now. Founded by late f...

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Rishi Kapoor, a shining star across generations

Rishi Kapoor, a shining star across generations

April 30, 2020

In less than 24 hours Irrfan Khan’s co-actor joined him in the final resting place while the entire fandom across generations beyond borders is left speechless and in utter shock. Rishi Kapoor, the evergreen chocolate boy, and the son from the famous Kapoor dynasty of Bollywood...

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Jagga Jasoos review: seeking the child within you

Jagga Jasoos review: seeking the child within you

July 18, 2017

There are two parts of the brain, the left side makes you analytical whereas the right side makes you creative; a tad mad to say the least – Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos is a failed attempt to celebrate the madness that's fast disappearing. You cannot enjoy the film unless ther...

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Quand Bollywood tourne (presque) entièrement au Japon

Quand Bollywood tourne (presque) entièrement au Japon

January 31, 2017

Imtiaz Ali, le célèbre cinéaste indien (qui a tourné notamment pour partie « Tamasha » en Corse), va collaborer avec le vénérable studio de cinéma japonais Shochiku pour réaliser « Love in Tokyo », un film mêlant culture indienne et nippone, à travers une galerie de...

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Five Bollywood films that will compel you to travel

Five Bollywood films that will compel you to travel

December 28, 2016

Indian movies and exotic destinations have had a long affair. Here are five Bollywood flicks from contemporary times that are travel-inspired and kick audiences off couches, compelling them to go out and explore.

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Top 5 highest-grossing Bollywood blockbusters of 2016

Top 5 highest-grossing Bollywood blockbusters of 2016

December 23, 2016

Over the last couple of years, Indian cinema has witnessed its directors slowly wafting away from the regular conventional rom-coms and leaning in towards a flood of biopics and thrillers, and the diverse Indian audience seems to enjoy it, as the box-office collections of these f...

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Bollywood film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ caught in controversy

Bollywood film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ caught in controversy

October 21, 2016

The terrorist attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir in September 2016, has affected a lot of dimensions in both India and Pakistan. And now, Bollywood suffers too as an Indian nationalist party protest the release of the Hindi movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ as it stars a Pakistani act...

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Out of jail

Out of jail

January 8, 2016

After spending six years in jail in Pune, the 56-year-old Bollywood star and director Sanjay Dutt will finally be released by the end of February this year. Sanjay Dutt, a big Indian film star and producer, started his career in 1981. He has acted in more than a hundred Bollywood...

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The Downfall of Ranbir Kapoor

The Downfall of Ranbir Kapoor

December 14, 2015

Ranbir Kapoor, the fourth generation actor of the renowned ‘Kapoor family’ of the Hindi cinema who is a favourite amongst female audiences of the country is perhaps no longer a favourite of the box office numbers. That is yet again proven by the results of his latest release ...

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