Bollywood

Irrfan Khan, Sonali Bendre, and Rishi Kapoor spoke openly about cancer — and changed how India talks about illness. The cultural shift their honesty created.

March 10, 2012 · 1 min read

Aamir Khan stepped away from everything to make Satyamev Jayate, TV about India's hardest social issues. Why the 'offline' part was the story.

March 2, 2012 · 1 min read

Saif Ali Khan was arrested on February 21, 2012, for allegedly assaulting businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma at Mumbai's Taj hotel — and released on bail in an hour.

February 22, 2012 · 1 min read

The Dhoom casting rumor was wrong: only one Khan signed up. Aamir Khan joined Dhoom 3 as the franchise's first Khan villain, after John Abraham and Hrithik.

February 21, 2012 · 1 min read

On the Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu sets, Imran Khan turned photographer and exhibited candid portraits of co-star Kareena Kapoor, shot on iPhone and SLR, in Mumbai.

February 2, 2012 · 1 min read

Arnold Schwarzenegger made his first trip to India in February 2012, attending TERI's 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi as guest of honour.

February 2, 2012 · 1 min read

Asha Bhosle, the Guinness-record most-recorded artist in music history, was to be felicitated with a lifetime achievement award at the 2012 Screen Awards.

January 12, 2012 · 1 min read

How Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao's 2011 announcement of son Azad's birth via IVF surrogate opened India's mainstream conversation on surrogacy's ethics, law,

December 5, 2011 · 1 min read

As I start writing this new edition of Bolly Volley trying to recall what I liked and disliked about the two major Bollywood films released since the last…

November 23, 2011 · 5 min read

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan welcomed daughter Aaradhya on November 16, 2011 — announced, fittingly, on Twitter by the Bachchans themselves.

November 15, 2011 · 1 min read

A casual family dinner in the US with Ehsaan Noorani of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy — jingles vs film songs, the Dus days, and advice for young musicians. Video inside.

November 2, 2011 · 2 min read

Aamir Khan's 2011 television debut announcement became Satyamev Jayate — a Star Plus talk show on social issues that premiered May 6, 2012.

October 23, 2011 · 1 min read

Ah, Diwali is less than a week away! It always brings back memories of the days when it was okay to burst a loud “chocolate bomb” just about anywhere. Words…

October 19, 2011 · 5 min read

…He has gotten up and exited from the gathering, and it’s as though one of the lights in our family room has been snuffed out …

October 11, 2011 · 4 min read

Farhan Akhtar called the 3D trailer of Shah Rukh Khan's RA.One 'outstanding' on Twitter, as he wrapped shooting Don 2 ahead of its December 2011 release.

September 20, 2011 · 1 min read

I am ready with a new edition of Bolly Volley (late again!). I know many are eager to watch the major Bollywood release this weekend – “Mere Brother Ki…

September 9, 2011 · 5 min read

Bodyguard's record ₹21.6 crore opening made Kareena Kapoor Bollywood's undisputed No. 1 heroine in September 2011 — with four Khan films lined up next.

September 8, 2011 · 2 min read

Bodyguard crossed Rs 200 crore, making Salman Khan's third straight blockbuster. The commercial logic of Bollywood now bends around one man — who is

August 31, 2011 · 1 min read

Farhan Akhtar sent a legal notice to the Times of India group over an April 2011 Bombay Times story linking him to an assistant director.

July 19, 2011 · 2 min read

Aishwarya Rai's 2011 pregnancy raised a real Bollywood question: can a top actress keep a major career after becoming a mother?

July 1, 2011 · 1 min read