How Dynasties Rule Bollywood
A marriage brings out the clan power in the Hindi film industry.
Kaveree Bamzai
IN BOLLYWOOD, FAMILIES HAVE ALWAYS been the first port of call and also the last resort. When Sony Pictures Entertainment wanted to take on the might of Shah Rukh Khan at the height of his popularity in 2007, they put their money on Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who went back to two of Bollywood’s oldest families for inspiration, casting Ranbir Kapoor, a fourth-generation actor, and Sonam Kapoor, a second-generation actor, in Saawariya. The two families were connected informally, as indeed most dynasties in Bollywood are, through Sonam’s grandfather Surinder Kapoor who was secretary to actor Geeta Bali, who was married to Ranbir’s grand-uncle, beloved ’60s swinging star Shammi Kapoor.
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Shivaay on the best Bollywood masala films over the last decade
Posted in Commentary, SS Exclusive, the good with tags Shivaay on May 15, 2022 by munnaMy take on the best Bollywood masala films over the last decade and why Hindi cinema needs at least half a dozen of such movies every year :
Reference : Sanjay Dutt’s own revelation that he thinks Hindi cinema has forgotten larger-than-life heroes onscreen and as such is losing out on audiences from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan.
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