Each year there are numerous movies which come out of the big entertaining world of Bollywood. Some are expected to work and they do turn out to be great hits. For some, it is pretty obvious from the first look itself, that they will be huge box office disappointments and they do stand true to [...]
2011 saw its fair share of anticipation and over-hype, as with every other year. However, it seems this was the year that the directors, in particular, got to deliver stories and characters which were far from the norm of typical Indian cinema. The audiences, in turn, were able to see a some hugely entertaining and [...]
Jodis can often be the make or break of a given movie. This year has seen the comeback of some pairings cinema is already familiar with and it’s also given birth to some fresh twosomes. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and take a look at the jodis that we loved, the ones we [...]
There’s nothing quite as exciting as a list of debutants. Why? They are the future! They’re the ones upon whom all eyes are on. They’re the ones that even make the top heroes feel a bit shakey on their high pedestals. And so it’s time to congratulate and appreciate top 5 male debutants of the [...]
Once again the time has come to see who are the 5 ladies who made some serious waves in the industry in the year 2011. 5. Preeti Desai – Shor In The City At number 5 we have the very gorgeous Miss Great Britain 2006, Miss Preeti Desai. After a successful career in modelling, Preeti debuted [...]
2011 has been all about variety. A run-of-the-mill, do it by the numbers soundtrack just won’t cut it anymore, not with an abundance of fresh talent injecting life and creativity into the industry, and pushing the veterans to try harder. This year it was hard to narrow the list down to just 10 great albums [...]
2011 was a great year for music in the Hindi film industry with an eclectic mix of styles, moods, vibes, beats, fresh new sounds and cool grooves. The songs ranged from romantic ballads, to full on rock, to the playful, the funny, the traditional, the internationally flavored ones and everything in-between and even some with the track [...]
Our leading ladies and item girls will be nowhere near half as attractive without the talented singers that voice their musical numbers. What’s more, while our cinematic experiences with our on-screen goddesses have a time limit, our playback goddesses are always with us in iPods, tablets, computers, radios and more. This year Bollyspice salutes the [...]
Playback singers are the unsung heroes of Indian Cinema (no pun intended). This year, for the very first time, Bollyspice would like to congratulate the following 10 male playback singers for their outstanding work in Indian Cinema in 2011. 10. Mika Singh No one does a mass entertainer quite like Mika Singh and 2011 was [...]
2011 was a year filled with good music and many outstanding song picturizations. In this top fifteen we will acknowledge all the choreographers, art directors, cinematographers, performers and many more who have worked very hard to entertain us. 15. ‘Aap Ke Aa Jaane Se’ – Love Breakups Zindagi This song is not on the soundtrack [...]
Munni and Sheila can claim credit for recently bringing item songs out of oblivion in Bollywood films as Malaika Arora Khan and Katrina Kaif set records in 2010. Continuing the trend, 2011 also had its fair share of hot item numbers. From situational songs to promotional videos, various celebrities set the screens ablaze with their [...]
They are the new kids on the block in the Hindi film music industry, but brothers Ajay and Atul Gogvale have been creating award winning soundtracks and background scores for Marathi films since 2004. Their first foray into the Hindi film industry was the Ajay Devgn starrer Singham. Audiences fell in love with their range [...]
The names Abbas-Mustan evoke images of racy thrillers with twists-n-turns, dashing heroes, sexy femme fatales and good music. Their movies may lack logic at times but they rarely lack in entertainment. So it was with expectations of getting thoroughly entertained that I sat down to watch their latest offering, Players, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, [...]
Namaste, Sat Sri Akal, Assalaam-o-alaikum and welcome to my Christmas and new year present to all you Bollywood fanatics – a countdown of top the 10 grossing films of 2011. It’s been a year that saw 107 Bollywood releases, 5 of which made it into the list of the highly coveted ‘The Highest Grossing Films [...]
In a year that boasted some huge family friendly blockbusters and multiple films from some of the biggest stars, it was pretty easy for smaller films with tiny budgets, no big name stars or controversial subjects to fly a little under the radar. Here are ten of the best films that may have been appreciated [...]
2011, was a year of many highs and several lows for the Indian film industry. There was drama, catfights, box office clashes, chartbusting songs, 100 crore+ blockbusters, scandal, women centric films actually doing well, hook ups and break ups amongst other things. To break away from the clichéd countdowns that appear at the end of [...]
Gautam Menon’s bilingual (Tamil/Telugu) masterpiece Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (VTV) and Yeh Maaya Chesave (YMC) is finally being re-made in Hindi as Ekk Deewana Tha with Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson as the leads. The music of VTV/YMC, composed by A R Rahman, was given as epic a status if not more than the movie. So it [...]
Bollywood is getting hotter by the day. Actors are hitting the gym even at wee hours of the morning just to stay in shape. Therefore, we’ve compiled a list of the most drool-worthy bodies that Bollywood has seen in 2011. This should motivate some of us lazy people (myself included) to get back on track [...]
As you probably know one of the year’s biggest films is hitting the big screen on 26th January 2012. We are talking about Agneepath . Agneepath, directed by Karan Malhotra, is a homage to the cult 1990 classic directed by the late Mukul S Anand. The action drama stars Hrithik Roshan playing the role of [...]
Every year BollySpice likes to celebrate the year that was by bringing you the best of the best in our countdowns. One of Bollywood fans’ most favourite pastimes is enjoying the monthly magazine issues that release with their favourite stars on the covers. Have a look as we count down the most sizzling and memorable [...]
They don’t make obvious villains like Shakaal, Mogambo or Gabbar anymore. Today’s villains are subtle, cunning and unpredictable. Many a times you don’t even know they ‘are’ the villains of the story. So out goes the dramatic theatrical villainous acts and in comes in a new breed of actors ready to embrace all that symbolizes [...]