In the 70s and 80s Bollywood villains were portrayed as outsized, larger-than-life characters with personalities that were sometimes similarly flamboyant. The menace evoked by Amjad Khan's Gabbar ...

If you’ve watched enough films, you’ve probably noticed it: the villain throws their head back and lets out a sinister laugh, usually at the worst possible moment. Whether it’s the Joker cackling in ...

When Akshay Kumar plays a crusader against corruption, don’t we know what to expect? So why, pray why, do we keep our hopes high? As a producer of Gabbar is Back, veteran director Sanjay Leela ...

Five years before clearing the SSC examination in 1980, Sholay’s release in 1975 put school students like me in a dilemma. Word-of-mouth buzzed with curious chatter about an all-action movie. Seniors ...

A ‘terrifyingly real’ villain without a tragic backstory or an apology – just a daaku who enjoyed being bad. This unadulterated evil, coming from a man with an un-villain-like personality and voice, ...

The 1975 blockbuster Sholay made history with its record-breaking success in theaters. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film is still remembered for its unforgettable characters. Among them, the most ...

(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters) Sign up here. If you need proof that the Indian film industry is stuck in a time warp, then “Gabbar is Back, opens new ...

Ever since former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan confirmed his relationship with Sophie Shine – an Irish product consultant – the announcement has sent fans into a frenzy, with netizens using ...

Telugu action movie Sardaar Gabbar Singh, which stars Pawan Kalyan as a maverick cop and Kajal Aggarwal as a princess, has raked in a tad more than $1 million in its first three days on 160 screens in ...

The 1975 blockbuster Sholay made history with its record-breaking success in theaters. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film is still remembered for its unforgettable characters. Among them, the most ...