An innocuously titled Hindi film, “Mrs,” which starkly depicts the typical Indian housewife’s grueling burden of domestic chores in a patriarchal home, has sparked heated debates on women’s rights and ...

Despite little promotion, a limited release and no big stars, the Indian musical romance Saiyaara has defied the odds to become the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year. Saiyaara premiered ...

The much-anticipated Kannada film 45, starring Shiva Rajkumar, Upendra, and Raj B. Shetty, is gearing up for a grand multilingual release. The recently unveiled Hindi trailer has sparked intense ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sweta Kaushal writes about Bollywood and Indian films. Nov 29, 2025, 11:28pm EST Indian stars Dhanush and Kriti Sanon on a poster ...

For decades, Hindi dominated India’s film industry — the largest in the world. Then some underdog filmmakers from the south released a movie that would change everything. By Vishal Menon “Pan Indian” ...

From fleets of private trailers to personal chefs and sprawling entourages, Bollywood stars' "obnoxious" demands are driving ...

“Dhoom Machale,” a popular Hindi film song played at the end of Zohran Mamdani’s first speech as New York City’s mayor-elect, nodded to his Indian roots. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with his mother ...