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Mukkabaaz shows how Bollywood's successfully co-opted desi sports in its onscreen tales
Archita Kashyap • 8 years agoCinematically telling stories about desi sports is a smart choice and Mukkabaaz is only the latest example
Sachin: A Billion Dreams review — Tendulkar’s story told from the heart leaves you enthralled
Debdutta • 8 years agoThe Sachin biopic takes you on a journey of nostalgia and you are transported to a day and age where life was simple, and hopes of a country centred on the shoulders of a young, curly-haired Mumbaikar.
With Gold, Soorma and more women-centric narratives, Bollywood sports films come of age
Gautam Chintamani • 8 years agoThe emergence of the biopic genre changed the fortunes of the sports film as Indian audiences have started to look at sports beyond cricket.
Sachin: A Billion Dreams review — Tendulkar's story is told captivatingly
Debdutta • 8 years agowe're bringing you a live review from the theatre, where Sachin: A Billion Dreams is being screened
Shraddha Kapoor will play Saina Nehwal in biopic based on badminton ace, not Deepika Padukone
Fp Staff • 8 years agoSaina Nehwal was pleased with the decision to cast Shraddha Kapoor in the biopic based on her life
Dangal, Lagaan, Chak De! India, Paan Singh Tomar: The sports film as a political phenomenon
Mk Raghavendra • 9 years agoThe phenomenal successes of Sultan and Dangal in 2016 make it apparent that the sports film has become a reliable commercial model in Indian cinema today — but this has not always been the case.
After MS Dhoni, Sushant Singh Rajput to play paralympian Murlikant Petkar
Fp Staff • 9 years agoSushant Singh Rajput's next project could see him playing 1972 Paralympic Games hero Murlikant Petkar
Fierce: Anushka Sharma's first look in 'Sultan' is even better than Salman Khan's!
Fp Staff • 9 years agoAnushka Sharma's first look in Sultan is out and the actress looks fierce as a wrestler