Every time Jews and Hindi films come up in the same sentence, it is the glamorous Baghdadi Jewish actresses of the silent and early talkies era who dominate the imagination. Actresses like Sulochana ...

In the film Karma, Himansu Rai and Devika Rani took part in a ground-breaking moment for Indian cinema: one of the first on-screen kisses. It lasted a full four minutes. Karma was a landmark in other ...

Melbourne visual communications designer Peter Dietze discovered his relationship to it more than 20 years ago, going through family photos. Only then did he learn from his mother that his maternal ...

For the very first time, an extraordinary archive featuring Indian cinema’s iconic history is being displayed in Melbourne. Bombay Talkies exhibition kicked off in Melbourne at Australian Centre for ...

Anil Pandit, of the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, claimed responsibility for firing on Tiger Shroff. Here's a list of seven ...

Sham Kaushal, Bollywood's top action director from a pind in Punjab, and chawls of Bombay, with 130+ major films to his credit. Sneak-peek into famous action sequences from movies like Black Friday, ...

In Hindi cinema, vintage cars quietly signalled class aspiration while unintentionally archiving Bombay's changing streets. Historian Karl Bhote argues that film preserved iconic models like the Fiat ...

In the early years of the 20th century, a young man from Calcutta landed in England, ready to continue his law work. Himansu Rai came from a family of eminent lawyers and it was his duty to study and ...

Nana Patekar, an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker, died Thursday at his home in the western state of Goa. He was 75.