BollywoodBollywood and Hollywood in one feed: what to watch, who is in it, where to stream it.
Hindi cinema: the stars, the films and the release calendar.
FeatureA storyteller from small-town India, a visual effects tycoon who conquered Hollywood, and a Kannada superstar who chose to bet on himself. Jubliz meets the three people who have carried Ramayana from dream to Diwali.
FeatureBefore a single pixel was rendered, carpenters, painters and designers raised entire kingdoms in Mumbai. Jubliz walks the streets of the most ambitious physical sets Indian cinema has built in a generation.
FeatureThe visual effects are Ramayana's grandest promise and its most fiercely argued feature. Jubliz separates the craft from the noise, and places the debate in the long history of Indian spectacle.
FeatureTwo Oscar winning composers, three and a half years of work and one of the richest music deals in Indian film history. Jubliz listens closely to the most talked about soundtrack of the year.
FeatureEvery Diwali, India burns Ravana in effigy. This Diwali, it may queue up to cheer him. Jubliz explores how the KGF superstar built a demon king of devotion, intellect and menace.
FeaturePlaying a god is the hardest brief in Indian cinema, and playing the goddess beside him may be harder still. Jubliz looks at how two very different artists approached the most revered couple in the epic.
FeatureBehind the three headline names stands one of the largest casts ever gathered for an Indian film, drawn from Bollywood, regional cinema, television and the stage. Jubliz introduces the faces who complete Ayodhya and Lanka.
FeatureFrom a Hanuman Jayanti teaser to a Los Angeles red carpet, Ramayana's marketing has been choreographed to the rhythm of the sacred calendar. Jubliz tracks how the buzz was built, where it soared and where it wobbled.
FeatureIndia's costliest film is also its boldest commercial experiment. Jubliz follows the money, from record rights deals and global screens to advance bookings, a tax search and a brand new streaming window.
FeatureEvery new Ramayana is watched with every old Ramayana in mind. Jubliz traces more than a century of adaptations, from silent film to Sunday television to arena theatre, to understand exactly what Nitesh Tiwari is measured against.
FeatureThe first audience has spoken; the critics and the box office are next. This is Jubliz's interim verdict, written on the eve of release and designed to be updated in Diwali week.
FeaturePart One ends where many viewers say the epic truly begins. Jubliz looks at what the concluding chapter must deliver, who will step into the spotlight, and the growing question of when it will arrive.
FeatureThree minutes and three seconds were all it took. With the trailer of Eetha, Shraddha Kapoor has stepped out of the shadows of horror comedy and into the blazing footlights of the Tamasha stage, in what may prove to be the performance of her career. Jubliz celebrates a transformation the whole country is talking about.
BollywoodA delayed flight meant Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha spotted the Karwa Chauth moon from the air.
BollywoodNetflix's Ruchikaa Kapoor Sheikh says Sunny Deol was nervous about a streaming debut with no action scenes.
BollywoodSharvari promoted Yeh Prem Mol Liya in her mother's treasured pink Patola saree, a gift after Jhumka Patola.
BollywoodAnirudh has reportedly exited Shah Rukh Khan's King over scheduling, with Sachin-Jigar said to be taking over.
BollywoodOn Koffee With Karan 9, Janhvi confirmed she is dating Shikhar Pahariya but said a wedding is still a few years off.
BollywoodKareena Kapoor Khan suspects she said it first, while Saif Ali Khan says he simply cannot remember.
BollywoodDeepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh describe what makes Diwali in Abu Dhabi feel like home for their family.
BollywoodPriyanka Chopra Jonas says Nick arranged his tour so he could be home for Karwa Chauth, without her even asking.
BollywoodOn a Kaun Banega Crorepati Diwali special, Ranbir Kapoor named Amitabh Bachchan and his late father Rishi Kapoor.
BollywoodShilpa Shetty, Mira Rajput and Neelam Kothari were among guests at Sunita Kapoor's annual Karva Chauth gathering.
BollywoodSiddharth marked Aditi Rao Hydari's birthday with candid photos and a note signed off as her biggest fan.
BollywoodPriyadarshan has confirmed Bhumi Pednekar for his untitled 1970s comedy starring Akshay Kumar.
BollywoodThe actor has turned entrepreneur with DZ, an oversized, space-inspired clothing label sold through its own website.
BollywoodThe Fukrey actor and Utsav Entertainment have parted ways by mutual agreement, citing scheduling commitments.
BollywoodIndustry buzz links the Sapne Vs Everyone actor with filmmaker Ssanjay Tripaathy, though nothing is confirmed.
BollywoodThe actor explains why morally grey roles keep drawing him in, from Gurgaon and Toxic to Gajab Raat.
BollywoodAhan Shetty's action drama Sanki was set to start filming in Bhopal on 30 October, directed by Tinu Suresh Desai.
BollywoodBeta Builder, starring Mayur More and Ashlesha Thakur, has started filming as a live-action and generative AI hybrid.
BollywoodHimesh Reshammiya and Akasa Singh sing Dard-E-Dil Dard-E-Jigar, the third track from Emraan Hashmi's Gunmaaster G9.
BollywoodAt the Jagran Film Festival, Paresh Rawal said only 11 of his roughly 250 films are good, naming Hera Pheri and Sardar.
BollywoodAsked about Annu Kapoor's comments on her appearance, Tamannaah Bhatia said she simply focuses on her work.
BollywoodAsked to cast an Indian Heated Rivalry on Koffee With Karan 9, Varun Dhawan named Student of the Year co-star Sidharth.
BollywoodOn Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, Sai Pallavi said her partner must be a good person who owns his mistakes.
BollywoodSiddharth Anand's one-word post has fans guessing at a King update ahead of Shah Rukh Khan's 2 November birthday.
BollywoodJanhvi Kapoor's rapid-fire quip on Koffee With Karan 9, read as a dig at Tara Sutaria, drew criticism online.
BollywoodAnushka Sharma and Virat Kohli joined Krishna Das' kirtan in Mumbai, with videos of the evening widely shared.
BollywoodYash Raj Films has titled Ali Abbas Zafar's romantic action-drama Beparwah, with a release set for March 2027.
BollywoodAt the NDTV World Summit 2026, Kriti Sanon said AI scares her and called for laws to protect personal rights.
BollywoodKriti Sanon says her first on-screen bikini scene in Cocktail 2 came at the right time in her life.
BollywoodRaghav Juyal has begun shooting Remo D'Souza's dance film as its lead, years after appearing in ABCD 2's ensemble.
BollywoodAneet Padda joined the Panday family celebration, though rumours of a romance with Ahaan Panday remain unconfirmed.
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