The Taj Story” is the latest in a slew of pseudo-historical films to emerge from Bollywood that critics say seek to erase ...

N EW DELHI (AP) — Dharmendra, one of Indian cinema’s most popular stars whose versatile performances made him a defining screen presence of 1970s and 1980s Bollywood films, died Monday. He was 89. The ...

For nearly a century, Bollywood has held a mirror to Indian society, the plotlines of the world’s most prolific movie industry reflecting the changing tides of a vast, developing nation. India’s ...

Tollywood, the Telugu-language film industry, is rapidly gaining global attention, challenging Bollywood's dominance ...

For decades, Hindi dominated India’s film industry — the largest in the world. Then some underdog filmmakers from the south released a movie that would change everything. By Vishal Menon “Pan Indian” ...

Bollywood is fast shedding its Leftist skin, and its new avatar is sending shockwaves through the old ecosystem of parochial filmmakers, actors, and critics alike. Bollywood is slowly moving away from ...

Beautiful cinematography, entrancing music, captivating storytelling — Bollywood movies have it all. Following an increased interest in Asian media, Netflix has been adding to its curation of South ...

A NEW FILM has brought mayhem to India’s cinemas. One of Banyan’s colleagues watched it in the southern city of Chennai and could barely hear the dialogue for all the hooting, whistling and dancing in ...

Deepika Padukone never set out to take India to the world. She wanted the world to come to India. As the most popular actress in the world’s most populous country, she’s often asked if she’s going to ...

In his 30s, Suniel Shetty’s rippling muscles made him a South Asian Arnold Schwarzenegger of sorts. In movie theaters during the 1990s, his fans cheered and whistled as he stood up to power and fought ...

The court also fined him 10,000 rupees, or $154. NEW DELHI -- He's known as the Tom Cruise of Bollywood, with millions of dollars riding on his films and, now, he's been sentenced to five years in ...