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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt back in jail

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:32:18 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Actor Sanjay Dutt, one of Bollywood's biggest stars, has returned to prison to serve the remainder of a five-year sentence for firearms offences during the Mumbai bombings 20 years ago, forcing at least one film onto the back burner.

Key facts on actor Sanjay Dutt

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:24:13 +0530

REUTERS - Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt returned to prison on Thursday to serve the remainder of his five-year jail sentence for firearms offences during the Mumbai bombings 20 years ago. Here are some key facts on Sanjay Dutt:

Arjun Kapoor doing double duty in 'Aurangzeb'

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:22 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - It's been just over a year since Arjun Kapoor made his acting debut in Bollywood and the star kid who impressed critics in "Ishaqzaade" is working doubly hard in his new film.

'Gippi' marks rare coming-of-age tale for Bollywood

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:02:39 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood films have played on teenage angst before but Indian cinema has rarely shone the spotlight on a girl who stumbles through life dealing with the typical crises of adolescence.

A Minute With: Dibakar Banerjee on 'Bombay Talkies'

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:30:28 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Director Dibakar Banerjee has marked 100 years of Indian cinema with a short film inspired by a story written by Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

Seeds of Indian cinema grew from one photographer's obsession

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:56:24 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Male actors dressed as women and scenes were projected on a white sheet for a gamble that almost bankrupted one Indian photographer, whose obsession with creating a "moving picture" sowed the seeds for the world's largest film industry.

A Minute With: Anurag Kashyap on 'Bombay Talkies'

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:32:37 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India celebrates 100 years of cinema, Anurag Kashyap is one of four leading filmmakers collaborating on a Bollywood project that shows what the movies have meant to them.

Bollywood singer Shamshad Begum dies aged 94

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:45:23 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Singer Shamshad Begum, whose lilting voice charmed fans of Bollywood films for more than 60 years, has died at the age of 94.