Here're some stills from Bollywood movies portraying Indian / Hindu culture, as well as film reviews...
Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a rags-to-riches drama set in India, which is equally brilliant and shocking. It passionately exploits India’s weaknesses only exposing the seamier side of the society...
Mike Myers’ mocking comedy 'The Love Guru' opened amidst protests that the film is offensive to Hinduism. It is vulgar but not Hinduphobic, said a Hindu group. But does it make you feel proud when the world’s oldest religion is mocked? Sure, no one takes such comedies seriously, but as Hindus, we are not amused!
In this movie adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's major international bestseller "The Namesake", acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair vividly portrays a Hindu family's reality in America.
A photo gallery of stills from Mira Nair's film "The Namesake" based on Jhumpa Lahiri's award-winning novel
Sooraj Barjatya's Bollywood film 'Vivah' upholds the sanctity of marital bonding. It is a heart warming tale of unconditional love...
Still from Sooraj Barjatya's Bollywood film 'Vivah' starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao.
'The Rising' - the costliest Bollywood movie ever made - is based on the 1857
revolt by Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British rule over the issue
of gun cartridges being greased with animal fat forbidden by both the religions. Here’s a sneak peek and a pictorial walk-though of the film.
Top 10 stills from the historical Bollywood film "Mangal Pandey - The Rising".
The legendary Indian storyteller, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's poetic prose comes to life in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's cinematic adaptation of ‘Parineeta - The Married Woman’. The intensity and depth of relationships, the sheer passion of love and the harsh anguish of separation permeate this love story of Lolita and Shekhar.
A selection of beautiful photos featuring Madhuri and Aishwarya adorning the bindi - from the Bollywood film - 'Devdas'.
Agnivarsha or 'The Fire & the Rain' relives the age-old myth even as its multi-faceted characters, which transcend time, play out its inexorable end. The film, adapted from 'The Myth of Yavakri' in the Mahabharata, opened in Broadway recently.
Oscar nominated director Mira Nair's latest film Monsoon Wedding, which won the Golden Lion at the 58th Venice International Film Festival in September 2001, is a true mirror of contemporary Indian culture centered on a typical Hindu wedding.
An invigorating lighthearted romantic comedy with Hollywood-style humor, Deepa Mehta's 'Bollywood Hollywood' is an interesting mixture of the Indian filmmaking style with Western tastes.
Aparna Sen's Mr & Mrs Iyer is a poignant love story set amid violence mirroring a frightening reality in the wake of 9/11 and Hindu-Muslim riots. The award-winning film masterfully explores human nature and relationships in times of trouble.
Stills from the award-winning 2001 Mira Nair film 'Monsoon Wedding.'
'The Fire and the Rain' (Agnivarsha) is a lurid drama in the tradition of the age of Mahabharata with elegant production design, sets and costume. Here're a few stills from the movie for you.
The film Bollywood Hollywood is a madcap love-song to both East and West with Bollywood music and actors, Hollywood choreography and North American locations! Here're a few stills from the movie for you.
Stills from the award-winning Aparna Sen film 'Mr & Mrs Iyer.'
Hollywood has borrowed themes and motifs from Hinduism time and again. Many have resulted in the creation of tasteless spoofs teeming with confusion and quandary.
