Retrospective

3,419 14.10 Salman Khan Did Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Without Payment On Koffee With Karan's final season premiere, Salman Khan explained why he did Kuch Kuch Hota Hai without a fee and reflected on Bollywood's PR shift. 2 min read 3,409 14.10 Nana Patekar Remembered by Shrabani Deodhar Shrabani Deodhar shares memories of Nana Patekar: the Nagin set, khichdi during pregnancy, on-set lessons, and an unfinished final script. 3 min read 3,406 14.10 Irrfan’s raatrani request that stayed with Nana Patekar A resurfaced conversation between Nana Patekar and Vishal Bhardwaj revisits Irrfan Khan's final, tender request about his favourite flower. 2 min read 3,404 14.10 Parzaan Dastur: From Kuch Kuch Hota Hai at Six to Filmmaking Parzaan Dastur was six when he became the Sikh boy in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. He now runs Ten Colour Productions and hosts a filmmaking podcast. 3 min read 3,397 14.10 Five Hindi films that made dissent patriotic Five Hindi films, now streaming on JioHotstar, Netflix and ZEE5, argue that questioning the system is an act of love for country. 2 min read 3,387 14.10 Dhurandhar and the narrowing of screen nationalism A new essay reads Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar franchise as part of a post-2014 turn toward exclusivist nationalism on the Hindi screen. 2 min read 3,381 13.10 How Zanjeer turned a ₹90 lakh risk into ₹3 crore Before the Angry Young Man era, Zanjeer was refused by Dharmendra, Dilip Kumar and others. A ₹90 lakh risk became a ₹3 crore turning point. 3 min read 3,376 13.10 Bollywood’s heroine rivalries have given way to solidarity Hindi cinema's heroine rivalries have moved from scarce-role zero-sum battles to digital-age solidarity, reshaping how the industry tells women's stories. 3 min read 3,370 13.10 Raza Murad on three RK villain turns that began with Prem Rog Raza Murad remembers how Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog made him a villain, beginning a three-film run as the main antagonist under the RK Films banner. 2 min read