Stories
Bollywood’s next wave of sequels is shaping up around familiar heroes, expanded cinematic universes and stories that already have a strong fan base. For…
Bollywood has long earned money from theatrical tickets, satellite rights, streaming deals and music licensing. A newer opportunity is emerging around the…
Bollywood has long travelled beyond Hindi-speaking India, but its reach in the southern states has entered a stronger and more commercially important phase.…
Bollywood is entering a period in which recognisable faces are no longer the only guarantee of audience interest. Directors are increasingly looking towards…
Bollywood music videos have grown into miniature films, with elaborate sets, hundreds of dancers, couture costumes, visual effects and shooting schedules that…
For decades, Hindi film songs lived in the realm of longing, heartbreak and picturesque romance, soundtracked by grand orchestras and choreographed dreams.…
Bollywood stars used to face the same ritual before every release: a packed press junket, a dozen TV studio lights, three minutes of careful soundbites and the…
Bollywood has spent decades casting children as the lighter relief, a small singing sidekick, or a wide-eyed bystander meant to soften a grown-up plot. That…
Some Hindi film characters are remembered long after the plot has faded. A sharp dialogue, unusual costume or instantly recognisable comic rhythm can turn a…
Long treated as a behind-the-scenes step, editing in Hindi cinema is now openly shaping how films feel. Editors such as A. Sreekar Prasad and Namrata Rao have…
