… and why that should make you gnash your teeth

8 October 2011BY: Rahul Bhatia

I don’t understand why a film-maker who spent so many years making a film on the Jessica murder case didn’t google Harinder Baweja

As the article concludes, reality is always more complicated...and more interesting.

"Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, arguably the funniest Indian film ever made, was made on a meagre budget, featured mostly unknowns, and hardly anyone involved believed in it. It became a classic, and almost all its alumni went on to highly successful careers. A celebration"

A fitting tribute to one of the most iconic yet underrated films made in India. The Mahabharata climax scene is legendary among people of my generation and later generations never get what was so funny about it. Likewise with Andaz Apna Apna. JBDY popped up again in conversations because one of its lead actors, Ravi Baswani who played the character of Sudhir Mishra passed away recently.

Baradwaj Rangan's new blog on WordPress.com

Every project gets greenlit in Bollywood in the following order of priority. Star cast. Banner. Director. And finally, Story. If you have the stars, everyone’ll want to produce your film, eg Blue.

“The Merchants of Bollywood,” a musical about the Hindi film industry, is set for its first worldwide tour this year.

"Harishchandrachi Factory" is India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Oscars, having beaten stiff competition for the chance from higher profile Bollywood movies.

One of The Comic Project's awesome creations.

Veteran singer Kumar Sanu has donned the producer's cap and perhaps inspired by the astounding success of 'Slumdog Millionaire' is now making a film on the street children of Mumbai.

Hollywood and India join up to create a new genre of movies; Mickey Rourke considers a role, Stallone shoots with Kumar

A total of five songs could be nominated, and 49 were eligible, but academy voters were apparently stumped at three, and even had to pick two from the same film, "Slumdog Millionaire."

Composer A.R. Rahman might not be a household name in the United States quite yet, but he's one of most well-known musicians in his native India

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Film Industry in Small Indian Textile Town Makes Low-Budget Parodies Of Bollywood Smash Hits With a Lot of Heart, Local Flavor and Ingenuity

Another site to watch Bollywood Movies online.

Online streaming options for Bollywood and Hollywood movies