Naam Shabana - More Than Just a Film

Over the last few years, shouts of women empowerment, feminism, and gender equality have taken a steep rise owing to the increase in tragic incidents involving females. As we all know that cinema is the so-called mirror of the society; whatever takes place in the society or whatever is happening in the society is sure to be made a film on. A couple of weeks back, a certain Bollywood film named "Naam Shabana" got released on the same lines. The only difference being the fact that it was made with an intention of bringing about a necessary change in the society.

Why Are Good Films Not Appreciated in India?

Films are something truly dynamical. They often change your perspective towards life and certain events happening around you. They do transform you sometimes and that can be both in the positive and the negative aspects. Our beloved country is highly influenced by the films and cinema we watch. We see any film and we gradually tend to do what the lead in the film does and mutually share his ideology in the real life.

5 Movies That Would Make Awesome TV Shows

Our Bollywood films are known to take inspirations from Hollywood films. But what if we take that inspiration to a new level and adapt them into TV shows?

With the audience slowly accepting different concepts, they might as well accept a desi touch to some of our favourite Hollywood films and since our television is ruled by women, the films I’m mentioning have female characters we can all relate to.

1. Monster In Law

Celebrating 11 Years of Rang De Basanti - Still Making An Impact

There are movies that leave an impact on your mind after coming out of the theatre. This impact actually makes you think about either yourself or about the world around you. These few movies are timeless and remain fresh forever. Rang De Basanti is one such movie which completed 11 years on 26th January this year. It was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra casting Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Kunal Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan and Alice Patten while R. Madhavan appears in a guest role but also a major character.

Top 15 Bollywood Movies To Watch Out For in 2017

Cine-lovers, at the start of the year, always look forward to the films that would be released in the year ahead. Some of the notable films to watch out for in 2017 have been listed below:

#1. Raees

Changing Trends in Indian Cinema from 1950s To 2017

Bollywood is known to make a variety of films ranging from commercial masala flicks to the realistic cinema, from sci-fi superhero films to message-oriented films. A common pattern that one can observe in the films that release every year is the set formula on which most of the films are based. Filmmakers, here, try to follow a set formula in their films and don’t wish to experiment with new story and screenplay.

Bollywood: How Fickle Can Our Award Shows Be?

The season of popular award shows has come, and yet again the Indian audience has to bear the agony of sitting through another indistinguishable award show lacking originality, authenticity and credibility. Time and again, we witness stars dancing and walking away with awards in a scenario when it’s hard to even tell one award function from another.

Bollywood: Contrasting Tales of Two Magnanimous Filmmakers

The film industry has always been known to produce exceptional talents that last for a long time and leave a lasting impression in the audience’s mind. While a few of them come from a non-filmi background, a majority of them are a product of the industry only.