Death of young actor fuels debate on nepotism in Bollywood

Shalini Dore Features News EditorIn observance of India’s Independence Day on Aug. 15 we decided to put together an intro to Hindi films for those interested in dipping their toes in one of the largest film industries in the world.

Anurag Tagat August is traditionally a vibrant period for India’s music industry, with myriad music festivals announced from October through February and tour dates booked for international artists — all of which provides a crucial boost for the independent community operating outside the film arena.

Take out the surfboards or maybe find a cliff to jump off from to celebrate Chris Hemsworth's birthday in the true spirit! The Avengers: Endgame star turns 37 today and fans of the Aussie actor have flooded the internet with wishes for the actor. Indian fans are not holding back on showering the Thor actor with love either for even Hemsworth now knows that he has a huge fanbase in India.

ARMY, get excited! BTS is coming back on the big screen in a big way. The septet just announced Break The Silence: The Movie - Persona which will hit theatres in about 70 countries with limited screenings on September 10.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorIn some big Bollywood news, we can reveal that Vaani Kapoor has been set as the female lead opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in the new film from director Abhishek Kapoor.Plot details are being kept under wraps on the Yash Raj-produced movie but Ayushmann is set to play an athlete and will undergo a significant “physical transformation” for the role.

Ever since popular film 365 Days have hit the OTT platform, the ladies all across the world can’t stop drooling over Italian Michele Morrone. He was certainly a delight to watch on the screen and it was difficult to take eyes off her swag.

Jordan Moreau After testing positive for coronavirus last month, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has recovered and was discharged from the hospital, he announced on Sunday.The Indian actor, who is 77 years old, was admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital on July 11, a little more than three weeks ago.On Twitter, the actor thanked the “excellent care and nursing” at the hospital for making it “possible for me to see this day.”T 3613 – I have tested CoVid- have been discharged.

Bruce Haring, Brandon Choe UPDATE: Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s most famous film stars, has been discharged from the hosptal after testing negative for COVID-19.T 3613 – I have tested CoVid- have been discharged. I am back home in solitary quarantine.

coronavirus. His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital with the virus, said in a tweet that his father has tested negative and will rest at home.

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Aishwarya and Aaradhya have thankfully tested negative and have been discharged from the hospital. They will now be at home.

Indian Matchmaking as soon as it hit the streaming service. Being that I’m Indian, 31, and unmarried, the subject matter hit close to home—and frankly, was triggering.

NEW DELHI -- The entertainment capital of India may be reeling under the coronavirus onslaught, but its celebrity inhabitants are being roiled by troubles of another kind. The suicide last month of a young and popular movie actor in Mumbai has fueled a reckoning over the privileges of the Bollywood elite, laying bare the simmering fault lines between the haves and have-nots of the Hindi-language movie industry.