No one in Bollywood had faith in Ranveer Singh, I was told to replace him with Ranbir Kapoor: Anurag Kashyap on how Bombay Velvet flopped

Anurag Kashyap confessed it took him a year to mentally process the change in casting from Ranveer Singh to Ranbir Kapoor in ...
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10 Bollywood Films That Capture The Spirit Of Mumbai

From ‘Bombay’ to ‘All We Imagine as Light’, these ten Bollywood films beautifully capture Mumbai’s chaos, dreams, heartbreaks ...
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7 Hindi films from the 80s that were ahead of their time

The 1980s blended satire, neo-realism and daring family drama. From Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro to Salaam Bombay!, here are seven ...

Anurag Kashyap reveals how ‘big directors’ used to call Ranveer Singh ‘treadmill’, urged him to cast Ranbir Kapoor instead in ‘Bombay Velvet’

Anurag Kashyap revealed his film Bombay Velvet failed due to its inflated Rs 90 crore budget. Preferring budget control and ...
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Iconic Bollywood romance marks 30 years of nonstop run at Mumbai theatre

The city’s Maratha Mandir has been holding daily screenings of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge since it released in 1995.

'Padmaavat', 'The Kashmir Files' to 'Udta Punjab': Bollywood films that overcame CBFC bans to hit the big screen

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus 'Padmaavat' faced protests, a title change (from Padmavati), and was initially held back by the CBFC due to its portrayal of historical events. After modifications ...
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Swinging Scores—How Jazz Shaped Bollywood’s Golden Age

The book traces how swing, bebop, and big band music arrived in Bombay in the early 20th century, shaped the city's nightlife, and eventually found their way into the DNA of Bollywood film scores.