The Dirty Picture

Beyond saas-bahu sagas, how Ekta Kapoor champions intersectional feminism in her films as producer

The perception of Ekta Kapoor as the soap-opera queen is a unidimensional thought, given the exciting envelope-pushing films she has been backing as a producer

Shakuntala Devi to The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan destigmatises women who lived on their own terms

Vidya Balan may have rejected many-a-biopics but she has always chosen to play women who share her feisty spirit, like Shakuntala Devi and Silk Smitha.

From Once Upon A Time In Hollywood to Luck By Chance, why we love watching films about the movies

The problematic stereotypes aside, what Quentin Tarantino manages to achieve through Once Upon A Time in Hollywood is to bring alive the world of movies of the late 1960s.

Vidya Balan on Mission Mangal: The myth that scientists are geeks was busted in my head with this film

Vidya Balan talks about reuniting with Akshay Kumar for Mission Mangal, returning to woman-led films in the future, and playing Indira Gandhi in a web show.

Super 30: Niharika Basin Khan on transforming Hrithik Roshan, and why biopics are easier for costume design

Niharika Bhasin Khan, who paired up with make-up artist Vikram Gaikwad, to design Hrithik Roshan's appearance in Super 30 explains why it was important to dilute his 'Greek God' looks.

Amitabh Bachchan shares inside pictures from DeepVeer wedding; Simmba's 'dhamaka combo': Social Media Stalkers' Guide

Amitabh Bachchan shared pictures where he and Ranveer Singh were is dance-off of sorts with Jaya Bachchan and Deepika Padukone

The Dirty Picture director Milan Luthria says Bollywood may be reaching its saturation point with biopics

Milan Luthria was a part of panel discussion with Hansal Mehta, Nandita Das and Dangal writer Piyush Gupta, at an FICCI Frames event in Mumbai.

Vidya Balan feels every role she has done has a 'personal connect'; says 'they are an extension of me'

Vidya Balan has successfully established herself as an actor par excellence with films such as Parineeta, Ishqiya, No One Killed Jessica, The Dirty Picture, Kahaani and Begum Jaan among others.

Begum Jaan shows how Vidya Balan has been pigeonholed into doing seemingly 'serious' roles

It is time someone offered Vidya Balan a well-written comedy and got her to explore further the sardonic streak the actress gave to her depiction of Reshma/Silk in The Dirty Picture.

Vidya Balan: 'There’s only one person whose empowerment I’m concerned with and that's me'

On International Women's Day, Vidya Balan talks to Firstpost about what it means to be a woman in a male-dominated society and profession.