The son of yesteryears Bollywood super stars, late Smita Patil and Raj Babbar, Prateik Babbar has shown the potential of growing into a big star. His versatile acting and pleasing looks have won him many hearts already and he looks to be heading in the right direction. Born on 28th November 1986, Prateik featured in a few television commercials before making his Bollywood … [Read more...]
Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap – Meet the funky new Amitabh Bachchan
You have to hand it to the man, he is 68 and he still manages to land the choicest roles available in Hindi cinema. In Bbuddah hoga tera Baap, Amitabh Bachchan can be seen wearing colorful clothes and other funky effects such as a yellow scarf. The film is an irreverent comedy about a cussed, angry old man. However, Amitabh says he's just an 'angry man' now. Preview - … [Read more...]
Macho Heroes – Bollywood’s new poster boys
Recently, Salman Khan in an interview had spoken about the return of the macho heroes in Hindi films. He felt that in the last few years the image of the hero of a Hindi film had moved from the action oriented, hard-hitting, strong guy to a romantic, soft and emotional gentleman. There has been a transformation from the days of Amitabh Bachchan's Deewar and Coolie to SRK's Rab … [Read more...]
Top Five Filmy Families of Bollywood
In India, families seem to rule the roost – whether it is in politics, business or Bollywood. Each leader brings some more members of his family into his line of work. When we look around among the well known figures of Bollywood this fact of life is very much in evidence. Among the Kapoors four generations have been in the forefront among the actors, among the Roshans, we have … [Read more...]
Bollywood’s Moviestars Vs. Media’s News – Where Do We Draw The line?
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcolm X Films and film stars are an indispensable part of the Indian lifestyle. If a corporate honcho parties with Shahrukh Khan, then the village barber in the same city … [Read more...]