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Bollywood: Taboo to wear a bikini

DON’T judge Shazahn Padamsee by her looks alone.Read

Bollywood: Rom-com star is a gangster hit

THEY say rom-com specialists should steer well clear of any action genres. Their attempts to cross over can be hazardous. Enter Tusshar Kapoor and the critics shut up!Read

Bollywood: An obsession with the lens

HOW much can you learn about Atul Kasbekar through his mobile? He keeps two of them that I already know about. Now try giving him two options and see his head twirl – your mobile or your camera? Ah! That’s where you catch Atul. Whatever he chooses is his call, but one thing’s certain – his obsession for the lens will never fade away.Read

Bollywood: Re-inventing an almost-dormant spy genre

When I spoke to Sriram Raghavan, he was 24 hours away from the long-awaited UK launch of his first big action spy adventure movie, Agent Vinod. An acclaimed director of action thrillers, he is relentlessly unassuming and doesn’t scream and shout about his achievements.Read

Bollywood: India's very own Bond

WHEN Ian Fleming learned that Sean Connery was to play James Bond on the big screen, he was aghast. So what did Sriram Raghavan think when he learned that he was writing a secret agent role for Saif Ali Khan? Well, here’s the twist.Read

Bollywood: Lunch with a legend

FEBRUARY 29, 1pm – Shazahn Padamsee sends me a text that reads: ‘Can you make it home for lunch at 2pm?’Read

Talking about Bollywood Striptease

REMEMBER the days of sitting in a cafe, snatching a few hours to pen your thoughts, ordering your fifth cup of black coffee and typing away on your laptop before you know its dinner time?Read

Bollywood: Imran Khan has his mind on bigger things

HE HAS had the best track record on screen – from his debut movie Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na to his recently released Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Imran Khan is basking in the glory of his successes.Read

Bollywood: Dating Amy

AS YOU will know by now, I am interviewing Amy Jackson in her bedroom and admiring the beautiful views of the sea.Read

Bollywood with Devansh Patel

TO SAY that Tena Desae is following Freida Pinto’s path to popularity isn’t true. This curly-haired lass definitely has got lucky in the west by making her debut in the imminent UK blockbuster The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which is directed by John Madden and stars Dev Patel from Harrow, Dame Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson and Dame Maggie Smith.Read

Bollywood: Devansh Patel talks to director Gautham Menon

IN 2003, it was Kaakha Kaakha that put South Indian director Gautham Menon into the spotlight. But before that, it was in 2001 when he tried his hands in Bollywood with Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein.Read

Devansh Patel's Bollywood

IN 2003, it was Kaakha Kaakha that put South Indian director Gautham Menon into the spotlight.Read

Bollywood's latest superstar featured at Madame Tussauds

I DON’T know why but I’m singing and dancing to the song ‘Ek do teen, char paanch che saath aath nau, dus gyaarah baarah terah’.Read

Bollywood: Cruise control time

WINTER is setting in but at the Imax theatre in Mumbai the temperature was soaring – courtesy of the handsome faces on the red carpet.Read

Bollywood: A crazy little thing called love

IF YOU the trace the life of Akshay Kumar, you’ll find out that he is interested in love – and the lack of it.Read

Bollywood: How new action thriller 'is the first of its kind'

Our man in Mumbai, Devansh Patel, finds out about Rana Daggubati's affection for Goa, the setting for his Bollywood debut film Dum Maaro Dum.Read

Bollywood: Neil Nitin Mukesh's early promise shows no sign of fading

Our man in Mumbai, DEVANSH PATEL, met up with Neil Nitin Mukesh to talk about his new film, Saat Khoon MaafRead

Never mind the Bar, I'm heading for Bollywood

TARA BRADY meets a man who studied for years to be a lawyer, then gave it all up to pursue a career in Indian films - and has proved that he made the right decision.Read

Bollywood: Anushka dips into a role like tortilla into salsa

DEVANSH PATEL, our man in Mumbai, meets the elusive, charming and spicy Anushka SharmaRead

Bollywood: Hrithik meets his double

Our man in Mumbai DEVANSH PATEL met up with one of India's hottest stars for the unveiling of his wax model at the world famous Madame TussaudsRead