Film controversy over model who became beggar
A decade ago she was known for slinking down walkways, was last year discovered living on the streets
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi
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A decade ago she was known for slinking down walkways, was last year discovered living on the streets
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi

Hollywood giant to make animated feature in India voiced by country's stars
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi

Having already been banned from China, the Oscar-winning director now risks more controversy with a film set in the disputed border region of India and Pakistan
Ben Child

Xan Brooks: Casting the News tackles the incredible true story of Acchan Miyan - the simian station agent of northern India
Xan Brooks

Workers in Bollywood on indefinite strike over low wages and expanding casual labour force
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi

Action film, featuring Bollywood's top male actor, aims to break the mould of Indian cinema
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi

Cinemagoers and critics alike left disappointed by Bollywood film Warner Brothers tried to ban
Gethin Chamberlain in Delhi

Warner Brothers fails in claim that title of Punjabi film was too similar to Harry Potter
Jenny Percival and agencies
Indian media mogul Anil Ambani to back studio following Spielberg's rift with US media house Viacom
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Indian producers are forced to postpone film premiere as legal action begins over the film's title
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi
Bollywood begins to explore contradictions between western lifestyles and traditional values - in English
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News Corporation-owned studio to produce Asian-language films for worldwide distribution
David Batty and agencies
Indian acting family which includes the godfather of Bollywood and former Miss World goes global
Alexandra Topping
After a lean year at home, Indian cinema is keen to show off new wave films
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi
At home, they would have been destined to play bit-parts in soap operas - but moving to India has given them a shot at megastardom. Sarfraz Manzoor meets the young British Asians aiming to make their fortunes in the Indian film industry
Sarfraz Manzoor
Anil Ambani announces his media group will be making 10 Hollywood movies for a billion dollars
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has been arrested at Mumbai airport in the continuing storm surrounding her public clinch with the Hollywood actor Richard Gere earlier this year.
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Mahatma Gandhi is seen as a saintly, almost godlike figure by many Indians. But as a new film and biography reveal, he was far from perfect when it came to parenting. Sarfraz Manzoor reports.
Sarfraz Manzoor
More and more British women are finding stardom in India's film industry. Could journalist and lifelong Bollywood fan Wersha Bharadwa follow in their footsteps? There was only one way to find out ...
Shobhaa De says her bestselling bonkbusters lay bare the underbelly of Bollywood. But is she more seduced by the glamour than she lets on, asks Urmee Khan.
Urmee Khan
In India, Shah Rukh Khan is so famous he can't leave home without half a dozen minders. In the UK, he sells out Wembley in minutes. Emine Saner meets the world's biggest film star.
Emine Saner
Martin Wainwright: The International Indian Film Academy has announced that it has chosen Yorkshire to host its 2007 awards, ahead of New York, Hong Kong and Rome. Eck.
Martin Wainwright