Mumbai, May 15 — Indian cinema has evolved and its reach is huge, says Bipasha Basu adding that the people love to see Indian actors perform and cheer for them.Starting her career with "Ajnabee" in 2001, the 33-year-old has spent over a decade in filmdom and says that the industry has evolved in the last 11 years."It's (film industry) grown by leaps and bounds. When we travel (abroad), we see how people love to see us perform. They just hang out of their chairs, cheeri...

New Delhi, May 13: Eighteen Hindi films at the first Imphal International Short Film Festival in Manipur could not be screened for the general audience due to a ban imposed by rebel groups since 2000. The films were screened only for the four jury members for competition section. "We missed out such a wonderful opportunity to screen some of the finest Hindi films. Leaving the Hindi sections, we screened 15 international and 29 regional films to the audience. We funded few films to be produce...

Anjana Sukhani is a name that brings in three words to one's mind - glamorous, cute and sexy. Even though she has been making her presence felt down south during the last one year, it would be after a hiatus that she would be returning in a Hindi film with Ram Gopal Varma's Department. Playing a simple and strong Maharashtrian girl, she is happy to be back to her first love - Bollywood. Over to Anjana.A film with Ram Gopal Varma - It can't get bigger than that, right? Absolutely. It is big in ...

I accepted Prahaar because I wanted to support Nana Patekar making his debut as a director. It was a cameo, but worth it for the experience of working with Dimple Kapadia. Shirley is a gregarious, excitable character who transforms after a personal tragedy. I portrayed her as over-the-top in the initial scene in order to bring the contrast in the subsequent one. The film offered just one performing scene, but it is a moment I'm proud of. It is a very quiet, poignant moment, and I was trembli...

The veteran lyricist is all praise for Bollywood’s young filmmakers and their experimental creations, but he is not particularly happy with films that have no songs What makes Indian cinema stand out in the crowd of global films is its vibrancy, its colours and its unique dance sequences. It’s difficult to imagine Bollywood without songs. That’s the point Javed Akhtar made recently. Though the seasoned writer-lyricist is impressed with young filmmakers and their movies, he doesn’t quite...

On our first anniversary, we take a moment for a sad trip down memory lane so we can remember those talented souls who passed away Bollywood movies can hardly be called realistic, yet all of them will have a sad moment following a happy one. Sorrow, tears and grief are as essential – if not more – to Bollywood movies as song and dance. And why not? For all their success and fame, the members of the film fraternity too have experienced these emotions. In the last one year alone, our regional...