Bollywood Articles

Shahrukh Khan’s My Name Is Khan and its impact in both India and Pakistan is discussed at length in a very interesting piece at Despardes. In it, the author (I couldn’t find a byline) talks about the furor that followed Khan’s remarks about India’s Pakistani-less cricket team and how the Karan Johar-directed My Name Is Khan is perceived differently by Indian and Pakistani audiences. "This [...]

My Name Is Khan: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol (top); Kajol (bottom) Like Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer, My Name Is Khan, directed by Karan Johar and starring Bollywood idol Shahrukh Khan (at times spelled Shah Rukh Khan), is a recent release that benefited from widespread controversy. Currently showing at about 1,570 worldwide, My Name Is Khan has grossed $25 million in its first 10 days — [...]

According to a Reuters report, the Friday opening of Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan forced movie theaters in Mumbai to be turned into "fortresses," with thousands of police in riot gear outside theaters and plainclothesmen inside the halls. Reason for all that protection: flag-waving Hindu fanatics who now have star Shahrukh Khan (above) as their Enemy No. 1 after the actor remarked that no [...]

Toronto will be the setting of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards; the Ontario metropolis will be the first North American city to host the event. The annual Indian Academy Awards ceremony is the culmination of a four-day celebration of Indian filmmaking. The 2011 edition will take place between June 16-19. The first International India Film Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Millennium [...]