10 Must-Watch Hindies From The 21st Century: From The Lunchbox to Court
90s, they say, was lousy. Just when all hopes were lost, thanks to the emergence of a new breed of indie players, Bollywood veered towards
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Most Bollywood films are “romances” unless otherwise specified. That self-explanatory disclaimer says everything that you need to know about Hindi films
Read More10 Bollywood Films That Are So Bad That They Are Hilariously Good
Some movies are more entertaining when you are drunk. Ask a connoisseur of camp, and he will confirm that trashy films can be a source
Read More10 Bollywood Dramas to Watch: A Quintessential and Time-Tested Genre
Time, as they say, is a good judge of whether a work of art is great or not. Indeed, Mughal-E-Azam, Guide, Shree 420 and plenty
Read MoreSatya, Daddy, Maqbool: 10 Bollywood Gangster Films To Watch
The gangster isn’t as fashionable as he used to be. (“Abhi politician sab se bada bhai hai,” says a character in Satya). By 9/11, terrorism
Read MoreSeriously Funny: 10 Hindi Comedies
Inspired Madness: Comedy is a communal hug – a “jaadu ki jhappi” as Raju Hirani’s Munnabhai would have it – that Bollywood has churned out
Read MoreIs The Book Better Or The Movie? Exploring 10 Hindi films Based On Novels
Literature may or may not need films, but films undoubtedly need literature for its creative growth and sustenance but mostly, to access material that’s inaccessible
Read MoreCinema With Message: Your Guide to 10 Socially Relevant Films from Bollywood
Alongside escapist fare, Bollywood has had a great parallel tradition of poetic realism, stories of social issues and locating heroism in ordinary lives, led by
Read MoreSerial Killer, Femme Fatale, Avenger Mom: 10 Bollywood Thrillers And Their Pulpy Delights
It will do well for readers to remember that Bollywood’s forte is pulp thrillers with chartbuster music, unlike Hollywood that has over the years perfected
Read MoreOur Ultimate Guide To India’s New Wave: 10 Essential Parallel Cinema Gems
Led by Shyam Benegal, Mani Kaul, Govind Nihalani and Saeed Mirza, Hindi parallel cinema advocated uncompromising realism. Its influence can still be felt on contemporary
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