THE BEST FEMALE ACTORS OF 2023: TINAA GHAAI

This week-long series brings to you, next, the best of 2023 through the eyes of another among the very influential in Bollywood. Actor and Exec...

I want to act, not be famous: Arif Zakaria

Aparajita Krishna tells us, that Arif Zakaria was born in a very respected Konkani Muslim family in Bombay.

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Against all odds

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, takes you right into the storm of Bollywood’s films revolving around natural and man-made ...

Minority Report

Khalid Mohamed writes on the ceaseless ghettoization of Muslim characters in B-town’s mainstream movies, and now web ser...

Reignmen: Salman, Aamir & Shah Rukh Khan

Khalid Mohamed on why Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan have continued to reign in Bollywood through three decades.  

A Muslim in Bollywood

The mainstream Hindi film industry’s template for the community reflects ideological and political shifts in contemporary India.

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The Khan Syndrome: Are we ready for a New Kind of Hero?

Admit it. We all need a hero - someone whom we can look up to, admire and believe that he represents the zeitge...

San Francisco Film Fest to Honor Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will be honored at the 60th San Francisco Intl. Film Festival on April 14 at the Castro Theater. “King” Khan as he is known to his...

Special People Too Have Stories To Tell

Bollywood took sights at social responsibility for children in need of special care with films like Taare Zameen Par, Black, Paa, My Name Is Khan, U Me Aur Hum, etc. even t...