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The lips are unsealed
After decades of playing coy with the idea, the kiss has finally arrived in Bollywood cinema. A record number of films last year featured a smooch.…
Film Curator
Film curation the age of IMDB
With the internet playing the role of the preferred tastemaker is there hope for the field?
Bollywood wannabes
Cinema
The star next door
With 'Barfi!' Ranbir Kapoor has proved that he is positioning himself as Everyman.
Story line matters most
What indie cinema can learn from Satyamev Jayate
Aamir has cracked the marketing code. Perhaps it's time independent filmmakers took their cue from him.
Cinema
A telling story
For Bollywood stars, poring through pages of script to decide if a film is worthy seems superfluous.
free spiritedness
Half sati, half sexy
Bollywood's idea of a free-spirited female is one who can down shots and go clubbing.
safe bet
Rise of the cameo kings
Abhay Deol speaks believable Tamil, unlike Shah Rukh Khan in Ra. One, and Emraan Hashmi has bad teeth and a paunch.
Social mirror
No more Mr good guy
An illegal arms dealer, a bookie and a doublecrossing mafia don - Emraan Hashmi.
Bollywood dreams
Blast from the cast
The character actor is no longer the nameless face that is meant to blend in with a voice that can never be clever.
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Neighbours' ennui
Now, people next door are just faces that you politely smile at in the lift.
Wine & Dine
Kebabs, not canapês
Change the rules of Sunday brunching by introducing desi elements to it.
