Vinayak Chakravorty

Why Tabu is Bollywood's Special One

Tabu completed 25 years as a Bollywood heroine this week. Typically departing from the film industry norms, she chose not to make any noise about it

Sex is the familiar ‘Kalank’ of Bollywood

Mainstream Hindi cinema’s prudish reluctance to explore sex and sexuality continues to hamper the genres of romance and relationship drama

Hollywood vs Bollywood: Director's dissonance

Hollywood vs Bollywood: How do their iconic mainstream filmmakers survive time while our top directors seem dated after courting success for a while?

Can Modi bhakti revive the career of Vivek Oberoi?

Vivek Oberoi has been crying foul ever since Election Commission postponed his biopic of Narendra Modi. Does the actor stand to gain when the film releases?

Joker and Thanos highlight Hollywood’s year of the supervillain

Hollywood supervillains Joker and Thanos highlight a year that promises to change how we perceive villainy and morality

The Method in Kangana Ranaut’s Madness

Kangana Ranaut has honed the act of being a rebel icon into a fine art. However, even as Bollywood struggles to deal with her defiance, the image threatens to become a cliché

Why Total Dhamaal is Madhuri Dixit's Total Blunder

Remix is B-Town's quickfix mantra

Mr Bharat: Manoj Kumar To Akshay Kumar

Manoj Kumar to Akshay Kumar, the Bollywood poster boy of patriotism has been updated to suit shifting tastes of the mass market

Why an Indian superhero isn’t a Marvel idea yet