bollywood and indian cinema
Madhuri Dixit in Devdas (dir: Bhansali, 2002)
Indian Cinema and Politics
“What does India’s government have against Bollywood?
Article from The Economist about BJP’s crackdown on Muslim actors and their families.
From The Economist (Feb 2021) about the consequences of COVID-19 and political meddling.
From The Economist (Feb 2021) about the consequences of COVID-19 and political meddling.
Podcasts on Indian and Pakistani Cinema
Brown people represent
a selection of hindi moviestars
A video essay on the importance of the blockbuster RRR.
film news and articles about indian cinema
New Films from India
Parallel Cinema
Indian Cinema Halls
The International Bollywood
From the article “Netflix is capturing Bollywood like it did Hollywood. Other streamers want the market too”. Click the link below.
Women in Bollywood Films
selected scenes, videos and trailers
Hero Introductions
Kal Ho Naa Ho – hero introduction
Singham – hero introduction
"Kajra Re" from Bunty aur Babli
"Mahi Ve" from Kal Ho Naa Ho
"Deewangi Deewangi" from Om Shanti Om
"Soni Soni" from Mohabbatein
"Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham" from KKKG
"O paalanhaare" from Lagaan
"Nach Baliye" from Bunty aur Babli
"Dil Na Diya" from Krrish
Narrative
"Yeh Dosti Hum Nahin" from Sholay
"Ladki Badi Anjani Hai" from Kuch kuch hota hai
"Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka" from Devdas
"Dhoom Again" from Dhoom: 2
"Kuch Naa Kaho" from Kuch Naa Kaho
"Yeh Taara Woh Taara" from Swades
"Singham" from Singham
The International Bollywood
Pyar ka Taraana – Denmark
Women in Bollywood Films
Compare the real life devadasis with the Bollywood 'nautch girl':
Storyville: Sex, Death, and the Gods, BBC documentary
Bollywood Trailers
Parallel Cinema
Films about Indians in an International Setting
Meet the Patels Official Trailer 2 (2015) - Documentary HD MEET THE PATELS is a laugh-out-loud, real-life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams...
"Pretentious Movie Reviews"
These reviews are hilarious if you have a vast knowledge of Hindi Cinema.
We had the utmost honour of re-watching the classic DDLJ. We set out to find how a film can play for 1000 weeks straight in theatres, and uncovered hidden treasures and creepiness.
Commercials with Bollywood Stars