Retrospective

3,661 22.10 Ghajini’s 100-crore mark ended Bollywood’s copy era From Sholay to Laal Singh Chaddha, how Hindi cinema turned borrowed Hollywood plots into licensed remakes and crossed the 100-crore mark. 2 min read 3,631 21.10 Isha Koppikar regrets turning down Dil Chahta Hai role The actor says the part played by Sonali Kulkarni opposite Saif Ali Khan was offered to her first, but a prior film commitment forced her to say no. 3 min read 3,630 21.10 Amitabh Bachchan: Taxi fallback, Rs 90 crore debt, KBC rescue A resurfaced 1997 BBC interview shows Amitabh Bachchan arrived in Bombay with a taxi-driver fallback, then faced nearly Rs 90 crore in debt before KBC. 3 min read 3,629 21.10 Tiger Shroff Incident Revives Bollywood’s Underworld History Sunday's reported shooting targeting Tiger Shroff reopens the record of extortion, violence and money laundering that once defined Hindi cinema. 3 min read 3,628 21.10 Richa Chadha’s Musafiri maps Mumbai from 1661 to BSE Richa Chadha's Musafiri episode traces how a 1661 royal marriage, merchant trade and philanthropy turned the Bombay islands into Mumbai. 3 min read 3,605 20.10 Four Hindi films that carry Dussehra’s spirit From Kalank's burning effigy to Adipurush's Ramayana and Ek Villain's inner battle, a festival watchlist mapping four very different Dussehras. 2 min read 3,600 20.10 Durga Puja in Bollywood: From Kahaani to a 1948 Pandal From Kahaani's Vijay Dashami revenge to Devdas's unmasking, how Durga Puja became Hindi cinema's festival of reckonings—and a Mumbai institution since 1948. 2 min read 3,597 20.10 Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein turns 25: Dia, Madhavan look back Dia Mirza and R Madhavan revisit the 2001 romance that marked Dia's debut and Madhavan's first Bollywood film, as fans mark 25 years. 3 min read 3,575 19.10 Anupam Kher Recalls Bollywood’s Golden Period With Bachchan Anupam Kher shares an old London rehearsal clip with Amitabh Bachchan and reflects on why the 1980s and 1990s remain Hindi cinema's golden period. 2 min read