Jhamu Sugandh

Ram Gopal Varma revisits the 1990s, when Mumbai’s underworld controlled Bollywood through fear, extortion, and casting pressure. He explains why Rakesh Roshan and Gulshan Kumar were targeted, links it to real attacks and killings, and reveals how gangsters used cinema to boost their image while stars were summoned to Dubai at their behest.

The film financier suffered a massive heart attack.

Jhamu Sugandh is all set to breathe new life into the Bengali film industry, and one of the beneficiaries is a Madhuri-starrer.

His directorial debut didn't quite work but his next more than made up for it. Madhur Bhandarkar of Chandni Bar fame has all of a sudden become the most wanted director.

Arvind Ranjan Das's feature film - Ghazab Nagaria - written, produced and directed by him is likely to be released shortly.

Bollywood actress Genelia D’Souza's cult classic blockbuster film 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' completed 15 years on July 3. But did you know that Genelia declined the 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' offer initially?

It's the age of multi-starrers, multiple directors and multiple music makers. Here is yet another one of those.

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police on Saturday foiled a plan to kill film actor Aamir Khan and two others associated with the Bollywood blockbuster Lagaan by gunning down four persons allegedly owing allegiance to underworld don Abu Salem.

Anurag Kashyap is floating on cloud nine these days. His 'Gulaal' will finally see the light of the day.

The anti-corruption bureau has issued summons to at least 20 Bollywood personalities.

Ram Gopal Varma opens up on how he conceived Satya and why he wanted to humanise a gangster. He also added that he was not scared of the underworld as they were very happy that he showed their human side and hence he was the only one who did not get a call from the underworld for extortion in the 90s. He further recalls stories and anecdotes about gangsters like Dawood Ibrahim.

There is a lesson to be learnt from IFFI 2006. The Indian Panorama or the independent, arthouse cinema, is an endangered species.

NEW DELHI: A cautious union home ministry on Thursday avoided confirming the arrest of alleged underworld extortionist Abu Salem, by the United Arab Emirate authorities at Sharjah on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: He is on the most wanted list of the Mumbai police. Starting his career with a small garments shop, 38-year-old Abdul Qayyum Ansari alias Abu Salem now controls a multi-crore extortion racket here.

MUMBAI: The police on Thursday denied that four alleged gangsters, who were planning to kill actor Aamir Khan and three others, were eliminated by them in fake encounters.

S BALAKRISHNAN AND SOMIT SEN MUMBAI: The Dawood Ibrahim gang had played an important role in the arrest of Abu Salem and Bollywood actress Monica Bedi in Portugal on Friday, police sources said. Efforts being made to bring Salem to India: Advani Bhujbal welcomes reports about Salem's arrest

S BALAKRISHNAN AND SOMIT SEN MUMBAI: The Dawood Ibrahim gang played an important role in the arrest of Abu Salem and Bollywood actress Monica Bedi in Portugal the police said on Friday. Mumbai police readies proof against Salem Why arrest announcement was delayed Abu Salem: The making of a mafia don Monica Bedi: From Bollywood starlet to Don's wife Full coverage

MUMBAI: Abdul Qayyum Ansari alias Abu Salem began his career in the mid-eightes selling garments at Manish Market and is now in the most wanted list of the city police.

MUMBAI: Four alleged Abu Salem gangsters, who were reportedly planning to gun down actor Aamir Khan and two other film personalities associated with the superhit film `Lagaan', were shot dead in an encounter on 32nd Road in Khar early on Saturday morning.

After six years, families of two boys still do not know why cops killed their son, who were booked and encountered eventually.

Pakhi, says he was initially sceptical about her transition from scriptwriter to actress

The thriller series P.I. Meena, which premiered on Amazon Prime, has received a positive response from viewers. Arindam Mitra, the show's runner, spoke about his experiences with the show and his previous film Black Friday. He explained that he chose a female lead to explore a story of a girl in a male-dominated world. Mitra also discussed the challenges of pitching the show and the saturation of content in the OTT space. He believes that the entry of stars into the OTT space has changed the dynamics of storytelling.

Aamir Khan is launching his nephew but the debutant calls it 'kismet, taqdeer', as he won’t take up a film for just friendship or family.

IN BLACK AND WHITEIt is already doing so, says Ramesh Sippy "What drives the Mumbai film industry into the arms of the dons?" the media constantly asks, as though the whole industry was functioning that way!

Film remakes sound great on paper for what can be more promising than taking an already successful film, updating it, and presenting it anew. But it is more of a gamble than it appears to be. If the numbers are any indication, 90 per cent of remakes of classic or blockbuster Bollywood films fail to perform at the box office and the negative reviews that the remakes of 'Himmatwala', 'Chashme Baddoor', 'Zanjeer' and 'Shaukeen', ‘Sholay’ and 'Karzzz' fetched is proof. So, what’s still luring filmmakers to pump money into the concept of remakes? For the #BigStory of the week, we spoke to the industry to gauge their thoughts.

Sukhwinder Singh, 43, is a Shiv Bhakt, who seems to be waiting for his Salman bhai to get married. He believes that you can entertain only with happiness and not with hesitation that will come into you if you are competitive.

Blitzed by film-makers of every stripe with designer projects, besieged by fans who come for a dekko all the way from Raipur as well as Russia, Amitabh Bachchan is ultra-cool, the way he has been, come sunshine or gloom.

Zippy, zany, zingy. That's Bollywood today. It is changing. And how. Sunday Times on the ABC of new Bollywoodspeak.